2010 Shanghai Masters
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The 2010 Roewe Shanghai Masters professional ranking
snooker
tournament took place between 6–12 September 2010 at the Shanghai Grand Stage
, Shanghai
, China
.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
was the defending champion, but he has withdrawn due to personal reasons.
Ali Carter
won in the final 10–7 against Jamie Burnett
.
60,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-finalists: £15,000
Quarter-finalists: £8,000
Last 16: £5,925
Last 32: £4,000
Last 48: £2,200
Last 64: £1,500
Stage 1 Highest Break: £400
Stage 2 Highest Break: £2,000
Total: £325,000
, England
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Snooker world rankings
The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
snooker
Snooker
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tournament took place between 6–12 September 2010 at the Shanghai Grand Stage
Shanghai Indoor Stadium
Shanghai Indoor Stadium is a multi-purpose gymnasium, in Shanghai, China.Hailed as a great feat of engineering at the time of its construction, the building is now considered dated and out-classed, by newly constructed sporting facilities nearby. It is now used mostly for entertainment events,...
, Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
was the defending champion, but he has withdrawn due to personal reasons.
Ali Carter
Allister Carter
Allister "Ali" Carter is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree. He reached the final of the 2008 World Championship, his first major final. Although he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan, this run allowed him to reach the top 8 of the rankings for the first time...
won in the final 10–7 against Jamie Burnett
Jamie Burnett
Jamie Burnett is a professional snooker player from Hamilton, Scotland.-Career:During the qualifying stages of the 2004 UK Championship, he achieved the impressive feat of becoming the first ever player to compile a break over 147 in a professional match, in which he made a break of 148 against...
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Prize fund
Winner: £Pound sterling
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60,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-finalists: £15,000
Quarter-finalists: £8,000
Last 16: £5,925
Last 32: £4,000
Last 48: £2,200
Last 64: £1,500
Stage 1 Highest Break: £400
Stage 2 Highest Break: £2,000
Total: £325,000
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Shanghai on 6 September 2010.| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |  Jamie BurnettJamie Burnett Jamie Burnett is a professional snooker player from Hamilton, Scotland.-Career:During the qualifying stages of the 2004 UK Championship, he achieved the impressive feat of becoming the first ever player to compile a break over 147 in a professional match, in which he made a break of 148 against... |
5–2 |  Tian PengfeiTian Pengfei Tian Pengfei is a professional snooker player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Tian first competed on the main tour in the 2006/2007 season, dropping off the tour in the following season.... |
| WC2 |  Andrew HigginsonAndrew Higginson Andrew Higginson is an English professional snooker player, currently living in Widnes. He is best known for reaching the final of the 2007 Welsh Open as a virtual unknown... |
5–2 | Rouzi Maimaiti |
| WC3 |  Ken DohertyKen Doherty Ken Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion... |
5–4 |  Mohammad Sajjad |
| WC4 | Robert Milkins Robert Milkins - External links :* * * *... |
3–5 | Jin Long Jin Long Jin Long is a Chinese professional snooker player. He has managed to regain a Main Tour place by winning the 2008 Asian Championship, beating Aditya Mehta 7–3 in the final, having had spells on the tour on three previous occasions... |
| WC5 | Dave Harold Dave Harold David 'Dave' Harold is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter"... |
5–1 | |
| WC6 | Mike Dunn |
1–5 | Mei Xiwen Mei Xiwen Mei Xiwen is a Chinese professional snooker player. He made his debut on the Main Tour in the 2009/2010 season, as the ACBS Asian nomination, but dropped off the tour after just one season.-References:* * *... |
| WC7 | Martin Gould Martin Gould Martin Gould is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. He practises at the Whetstone Snooker Club. He works part-time as a debt collector, where he picked up his nickname "Solid Gould".... |
5–3 | Li Hang Li Hang Li Hang is a Chinese professional snooker player, who is making his debut on the Main Tour for the 2008/2009 season. He managed to qualify by winning the ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship. He competed in the 2008 Jiangsu Classic, finishing last in his group, although he managed to beat the 2008... |
| WC8 | Joe Delaney |
5–1 | Li Yan Li Yan (snooker player) Li Yan is a professional snooker player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Li received a wild card for the 2008 Shanghai Masters, losing 1-5 to Anthony Hamilton... |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas Jan Verhaas Jan Verhaas is a Dutch snooker referee. He lives in Brielle.-Career:After working as a process operator for Shell Chemicals, Verhaas qualified as a class 1 snooker referee in 1990. At the age of 25, he was discovered during a tournament in Rotterdam... Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai Indoor Stadium Shanghai Indoor Stadium is a multi-purpose gymnasium, in Shanghai, China.Hailed as a great feat of engineering at the time of its construction, the building is now considered dated and out-classed, by newly constructed sporting facilities nearby. It is now used mostly for entertainment events,... , Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... , 12 September 2010. |
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| Jamie Burnett Jamie Burnett Jamie Burnett is a professional snooker player from Hamilton, Scotland.-Career:During the qualifying stages of the 2004 UK Championship, he achieved the impressive feat of becoming the first ever player to compile a break over 147 in a professional match, in which he made a break of 148 against... |
7–10 | Ali Carter Allister Carter Allister "Ali" Carter is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree. He reached the final of the 2008 World Championship, his first major final. Although he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan, this run allowed him to reach the top 8 of the rankings for the first time... (3) |
| Afternoon: 25–76, 67–43, 70–47 (51), 7–60, 43–70 (62), 71–0 (57), 65–23, 1–71 (71), 48–63 Evening: 15–61, 71–70 (52 Carter), 0–78 (72), 60–37, 17–55, 64–52, 31–68 (64), 26–78 |
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| 57 | Highest break | 72 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
These matches took place between 2 and 5 August 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, SheffieldSheffield
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England
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Qualifying stages centuries
- 138 Liam HighfieldLiam HighfieldLiam Highfield is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, with finishing second in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:...
- 136 Jamie BurnettJamie BurnettJamie Burnett is a professional snooker player from Hamilton, Scotland.-Career:During the qualifying stages of the 2004 UK Championship, he achieved the impressive feat of becoming the first ever player to compile a break over 147 in a professional match, in which he made a break of 148 against...
- 135, 100 Jamie JonesJamie Jones (snooker player)-Early career:In 2002, he became the youngest ever player to make a 147 in an official event, making it aged 14, a record that has since been beaten by Judd Trump....
- 132 Andrew HigginsonAndrew HigginsonAndrew Higginson is an English professional snooker player, currently living in Widnes. He is best known for reaching the final of the 2007 Welsh Open as a virtual unknown...
- 129 Xiao GuodongXiao GuodongXiao Guodong is a Chinese professional snooker player, who turned professional for in 2007 by winning the Asian Under-21 Championships.-Career:...
- 120 Peter LinesPeter LinesPeter Lines is an English professional snooker player from Leeds. He practices at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds.He qualified for the World Championship in 1998, compiling a magnificent 141 total clearance in the process before losing 10–3 to John Parrott in Round One...
- 114 Thanawat ThirapongpaiboonThanawat ThirapongpaiboonThanawat Thirapongpaiboon is a Thai professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010 as the Asian nomination following his run to the semi-finals of the 2010 Asian Championship...
- 114 Liu Song
- 111 Liu ChuangLiu ChuangLiu Chuang is a Chinese professional snooker player.-Early life:Liu grew up in Liaoning province in northeast China. Near his parents' house there was a snooker table and when he was 10 he played on it and liked it a lot...
- 111 Judd TrumpJudd TrumpJudd Trump is an English professional snooker player from Bristol. He enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments before turning professional in 2005. On 3 April 2011, Trump won his first ranking title, beating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final of the China Open...
- 111 Joe Delaney
- 109 David MorrisDavid Morris (snooker player)David Morris, born in Kilkenny, Ireland, on 27 November 1988, is an Irish snooker player, who is widely considered a rising star of the game.-Early career:Aged 16, he reached the quarter finals of the U21 World Snooker Championships...
- 107 Tony DragoTony DragoTony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...
- 105 Matthew CouchMatthew CouchMatthew Couch is an English professional snooker player from Scunthorpe. A professional since 1992, Couch has had little success in ranking events, although he reached the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in 1998, and his highest break is 141 from 2002.He returned to the Main Tour for the...
- 105 Joe SwailJoe Swail-External links:*...
- 104 Anthony McGillAnthony McGill (snooker player)Anthony McGill is a Scottish professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, after finishing fourth in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:He was runner-up to Stuart Carrington in the 2006 Junior Pot Black....
- 103 Tom FordTom Ford (snooker player)-External links:*...
- 103 Kyren WilsonKyren WilsonKyren Wilson is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, after finishing fifth in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:...
- 101, 100 Michael WhiteMichael White (snooker player)Michael White is a Welsh professional snooker player from Neath. He is the resident professional at the Whitez Snooker Club in the Uplands, Swansea.-Early career:...
- 101 Matthew StevensMatthew StevensMatthew Stevens is a Welsh professional snooker player. Stevens has won two of the game's most prestigious events, the Benson and Hedges Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been the runner-up in the World Snooker Championship on two occasions, in 2000 and 2005...
TV stages centuries
- 142 Stuart BinghamStuart BinghamStuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. He was the 1996 English Amateur and World Amateur champion, but for many years was something of a journeyman professional. He had a run of strong results in late 2005, to earn him a top 32 world rankings place he has yet to lose...
- 135, 102 Judd TrumpJudd TrumpJudd Trump is an English professional snooker player from Bristol. He enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments before turning professional in 2005. On 3 April 2011, Trump won his first ranking title, beating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final of the China Open...
- 131 Jamie BurnettJamie BurnettJamie Burnett is a professional snooker player from Hamilton, Scotland.-Career:During the qualifying stages of the 2004 UK Championship, he achieved the impressive feat of becoming the first ever player to compile a break over 147 in a professional match, in which he made a break of 148 against...
- 130 Tian PengfeiTian PengfeiTian Pengfei is a professional snooker player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Tian first competed on the main tour in the 2006/2007 season, dropping off the tour in the following season....
- 129, 103 Ali CarterAllister CarterAllister "Ali" Carter is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree. He reached the final of the 2008 World Championship, his first major final. Although he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan, this run allowed him to reach the top 8 of the rankings for the first time...
- 114 Shaun MurphyShaun Murphy (snooker player)Shaun Murphy is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. He is known for his dedication and for being a devout Christian.Born in Harlow, England, Murphy turned...
- 109 Ken DohertyKen DohertyKen Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion...
- 106, 105 Mark SelbyMark SelbyMark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...
- 106 Dave HaroldDave HaroldDavid 'Dave' Harold is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter"...
- 105, 102 Mark DavisMark Davis (snooker player)Mark Davis is an English professional snooker player from St. Leonards in Sussex, England. The highlights of his career so far have been winning the Benson & Hedges Championship in 2002 – earning him an appearance at the Masters – and winning the 2009 Six-red World Championship.- Career :Davis...
- 101 Marco FuMarco FuMarco Fu Ka-chun , commonly known as Marco Fu, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong. He currently resides in Happy Valley. He is best known for winning the 2007 Grand Prix, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final, and for being runner-up in the 2008 UK Championship...
- 101 Martin GouldMartin GouldMartin Gould is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. He practises at the Whetstone Snooker Club. He works part-time as a debt collector, where he picked up his nickname "Solid Gould"....
- 100 Mei XiwenMei XiwenMei Xiwen is a Chinese professional snooker player. He made his debut on the Main Tour in the 2009/2010 season, as the ACBS Asian nomination, but dropped off the tour after just one season.-References:* * *...
- 100 Stephen MaguireStephen MaguireStephen Maguire is a Scottish professional snooker player.-Early career:Maguire almost qualified for the 2000 World Championships, leading eventual semi-finalist Joe Swail 9–6 in the final qualifying round before losing 9–10, but first served notice of his true potential by knocking out Stephen...
- 100 Jamie CopeJamie Cope-External links:***...
- 100 Mark KingMark King (snooker player)Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...