# 2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker)

The 2014 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–14 September 2014 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2014/2015 season. It was sponsored by the Bank of Communications.
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 4–6 against Stuart Bingham in the semi-finals.
Bingham won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Allen 10–3 in the final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 8 and 9 September 2014.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 1–5 | Yan Bingtao (CHN) |
| WC2 | Li Hang (CHN) | 5–3 | Chen Zifan (CHN) |
| WC3 | Michael White (WAL) | 5–1 | Niu Zhuang (CHN) |
| WC4 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 5–0 | Xu Si (CHN) |
| WC5 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 5–2 | Zhang Yong (CHN) |
| WC6 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 3–5 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
| WC7 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 5–2 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) |
| WC8 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5–3 | Huang Jiahao (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jack Lisowski | 1 | 1 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Joe Perry | 4 | | Martin Gould | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | 1 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | 15 | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yan Bingtao | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yan Bingtao | 2 | 15 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Judd Trump | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 5 | | Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | 11 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Li Hang | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Li Hang | 3 | | | | 11 | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Alan McManus | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | Alan McManus | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy Robertson | 1 | 13 | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan McManus | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Stuart Bingham | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Mark Allen | 3 |
| 3 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Mark Allen | 3 |
| | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael White | 5 | | Michael White | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | John Higgins | 4 | | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 3 | 10 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | 10 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | |
| | Zhao Xintong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhao Xintong | 5 | | Zhao Xintong | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Robert Milkins | 1 | | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 5 | | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | 2 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Deng Shihao. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 14 September 2014. :
| Stuart Bingham (11) England | 10–3 | Mark Allen (10) Northern Ireland |
| Afternoon: 99–0 (99), 67–52 (Allen 51), 71–19, 69–22 (68), 0–101 (97), 61–69, 64–28, 0–75 (69), 56–48 Evening: 66–57, 56–1, 78–49 (57), 81–16 (81) |||
| 99 | Highest break | 97 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 3 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 12 and 15 August 2014 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 5 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Clark | Ryan Clark | 0 | Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 4 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 3 |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | w/o | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 4 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | w/d | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 0 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | Oliver Lines | 1 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 5 | Allan Taylor | Allan Taylor | 3 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 5 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 |
| David Grace | David Grace | 4 | Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | 4 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 1 | Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 4 |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 5 | | | | | | |
| Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 5 | Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mitchell Mann | Mitchell Mann | 4 | Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 5 | Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 5 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 5 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 5 | Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | Alex Davies | Alex Davies | 2 |
| Sydney Wilson | Sydney Wilson | 2 | Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 3 | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 1 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 3 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 1 |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 | Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 4 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 |
| Zak Surety | Zak Surety | 4 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | Ross Muir | 2 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 5 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 5 | Ian Burns | Ian Burns | 0 | Dominic Dale | Dominic Dale | 5 |
| Fraser Patrick | Fraser Patrick | 4 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 5 | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 4 |
| Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 5 | Michael Wasley | Michael Wasley | 5 | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | w/o | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | Zhang Anda | w/d | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 2 |
| Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 3 | David Morris | David Morris | 5 | David Morris | David Morris | 2 | Li Hang | Li Hang | 5 |
| Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 5 | Eden Sharav | Eden Sharav | 3 | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | | | | | | |
| Chris Melling | Chris Melling | 1 | Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 3 |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | w/o | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 5 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 |
| John Sutton | John Sutton | w/d | Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 5 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ahmed Saif | Ahmed Saif | 3 | Tony Drago | Tony Drago | 2 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 5 | Alan McManus | Alan McManus | 5 |
| Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 5 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 5 | Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 1 | Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 3 |
| Michael Leslie | Michael Leslie | 3 | Hammad Miah | Hammad Miah | 3 | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 5 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 5 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | Oliver Brown | 2 | Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 2 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 3 | Michael White | Michael White | 5 |
| Ratchayothin Yotharuck | Ratchayothin Yotharuck | 4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 5 | Dechawat Poomjaeng | Dechawat Poomjaeng | 3 |
| James Wattana | James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | James Wattana | 1 | | | | | | |
| Lee Page | Lee Page | 5 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 5 | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | James Cahill | 4 | Lee Page | Lee Page | 3 | Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 2 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 |
| Alex Borg | Alex Borg | 5 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 5 | Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 3 |
| Joe O'Connor | Joe O'Connor | 3 | Alex Borg | Alex Borg | 1 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 4 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | |
| Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 5 | Joel Walker | Joel Walker | 3 | Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 0 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 4 |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 5 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Jamie Clarke | Jamie Clarke | 3 | Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 4 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 2 | | | | | | |
| Steven Hallworth | Steven Hallworth | 5 | Steven Hallworth | Steven Hallworth | 5 | Steven Hallworth | Steven Hallworth | 3 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | w/o | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 |
| Steve Davis | Steve Davis | w/d | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 3 | | | | | | |
| Vinnie Calabrese | Vinnie Calabrese | 5 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ian Glover | Ian Glover | 4 | Vinnie Calabrese | Vinnie Calabrese | 1 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 | Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 2 |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 5 | Aditya Mehta | Aditya Mehta | 4 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 1 | Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 5 |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | Alexander Ursenbacher | 1 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 5 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | Yu Delu | Yu Delu | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | Ashley Carty | 2 | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 2 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 5 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 5 | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 2 |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 5 | Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 5 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lu Ning | Lu Ning | 3 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 5 | Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 4 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 5 | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 4 |
| Lu Chenwei | Lu Chenwei | 2 | Stuart Carrington | Stuart Carrington | 5 | | | | | | |
| Cao Xinlong | Cao Xinlong | 2 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 5 | Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 4 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | Mark King | Mark King | 0 |
| John Astley | John Astley | 5 | Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 3 | John Astley | John Astley | 2 | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 |
| Alex Pagulayan | Alex Pagulayan | 2 | John Astley | John Astley | 5 | | | | | | |