2017 Shanghai Masters
The 2017 Juss Sports Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in Shanghai, China.[1] It was the ninth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
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| Dates | 13–18 November 2017 |
| Venue | Shanghai Grand Stage |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £700,000 |
| Winner's share | £150,000 |
| Highest break |  |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 10–3 |
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Qualifying for the tournament took place between 11–13 October in Wigan.
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament due to an eye infection.
Notably, Judd Trump won 20 consecutive frames in four matches before losing 3 frames to Jack Lisowski in the semi-finals.[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan captured his 30th ranking title by beating Judd Trump 10–3 in the final. With his win, O'Sullivan is ranked 2nd place on the all-time list of ranking event wins, only behind Stephen Hendry.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £5,000
Main draw
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- Notes
- On 24 October 2017, Bingham was banned for 6 months due to betting breaches.
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:  Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 18 November 2017. | ||
| Judd Trump |
3–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Afternoon: 15–77, 0–95 (91), 31–49, 0–93 (76), 9–81 (81), 42–101 (56), 48–70 (70), 102–17 (102), 62–45 Evening: 0–108 (108), 67–33 (64), 63–65 (Trump 63), 42–68 | ||
| 102 | Highest break | 108 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying
These matches were played between 11 and 13 October 2017 at the Robin Park Arena and Sports Centre in Wigan, England. All matches were the best of 9 frames.
Round 1
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Round 2
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- Notes
- Match held over and played in Shanghai.
- Wildcard
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 37
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Televised stage centuries
Total: 50
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References
- "2017 Shanghai Masters". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- https://www.vavel.com/en/snooker/848747-judd-trump-wins-his-20th-consecutive-frame-as-he-cruises-into-the-shanghai-masters-semi-finals.html
- http://www.worldsnooker.com/osullivan-wins-30th-ranking-title/
- "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.