2008 Shanghai Masters


The 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 September and 5 October 2008 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the second ranking event of the 2008/2009 season and was the second annual edition of the tournament.
Former World Champion Graeme Dott withdrew from the competition after breaking his left arm on 30 September, during an informal football match with other snooker players. As a result, Jamie Cope, who was due to play Dott in the first round, received a bye to the last 16, where he made the 64th official maximum break against Mark Williams.
Qualifier Ricky Walden won in the final 10–8 against World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan to win his first ranking title.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
These matches were played in Shanghai on 29 September.
MatchScore
WC1 Ricky Walden5–0 Zhang Anda
WC2 Judd Trump5–4 Ah Bulajiang
WC3 Jimmy White5–2 Xiao Guodong
WC4 Anthony Hamilton5–1 Li Yan
WC5 Andy Hicks5–1 Li Yuan
WC6 Tom Ford5–4 Yu Delu
WC7 Stuart Pettman5–1 Cao Xinlong

Main draw

Final

Qualifying rounds

These matches took place from 2 to 5 September 2008 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries