Snooker tournament
The 2013 Bank of Communications Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 September 2013 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai , China . It was the third ranking event of the 2013/2014 season .[ 1]
John Higgins was the defending champion,[ 2] [ 3] Mark Davis in the last 16.
Ding Junhui won his seventh ranking title by defeating Xiao Guodong 10–6 in the final.[ 4] [ 5] Chinese players had reached the final of a ranking event, but was also the first of three consecutive ranking finals between Asian players, all of which were won by Ding.[ 6]
Prize fund
The total prize money of the event was raised to £425,000 from the previous year's £400,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[ 7]
Winner: £ 80,000
Runner-up: £35,000
Semi-final: £19,500
Quarter-final: £11,000
Last 16: £7,500
Last 32: £6,000
Last 48: £2,300
Last 64: £1,500
Last 96: £250
Non-televised highest break: £200
Televised highest break: £2,000
Total: £425,000
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Shanghai on 16 and 17 September 2013.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Main draw
[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams .Shanghai Grand Stage , Shanghai , China , 22 September 2013.[ 11] [ 12]
Xiao Guodong China
6–10
Ding Junhui China
Afternoon: 37–85 , 13–103 (83) , 74 –0 (62)88 –31 (67)29–67 (66) , 77 –47 (52)0–127 (126) , 26–101 (58) , 38–57 Evening: 78 –0 (78), 12–65 (58) , 8–78 (78) , 0–81 (81) , 86 –985 –045–78 (71)
78
Highest break
126
0
Century breaks
1
4
50+ breaks
8
Qualifying
These matches were held between 7 and 10 August 2013 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster , England .[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
[ 16]
Televised stage centuries
[ 17]
References
External links
Ranking events Non-ranking events
