# 2010 Shanghai Masters

The 2010 Roewe Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–12 September 2010 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he withdrew for personal reasons.
Ali Carter won in the final 10–7 against Jamie Burnett.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 6 September 2010.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 5–2 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) |
| WC2 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 5–2 | Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN) |
| WC3 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5–4 | Muhammad Sajjad (PAK) |
| WC4 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 3–5 | Jin Long (CHN) |
| WC5 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 5–1 | Passakorn Suwannawat (THA) |
| WC6 | Mike Dunn (ENG) | 1–5 | Mei Xiwen (CHN) |
| WC7 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 5–3 | Li Hang (CHN) |
| WC8 | Joe Delaney (IRL) | 5–1 | Li Yan (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 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Burnett | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Burnett | w/o | | Jamie Burnett | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Andrew Higginson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ryan Day | 3 | | Andrew Higginson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | Jamie Burnett | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Davis | 5 | | Mark Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | 5 | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | | | | | | Jamie Burnett | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Jamie Cope | 1 | | | | |
| 7 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Jamie Cope | 1 | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden | 3 | 7 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Graeme Dott | 5 | 12 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | 12 | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | 16 | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Davis | 3 | 16 | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ding Junhui | 5 | 4 | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jin Long | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jin Long | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jamie Burnett | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ali Carter | 10 |
| 3 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ali Carter | 10 |
| | Dave Harold | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Harold | 3 | 3 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mark Allen | 2 | | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | 3 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Lee | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Mark Selby | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Mark Selby | 2 | | | | |
| | Mei Xiwen | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mei Xiwen | 2 | 8 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stephen Hendry | 2 | | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | 8 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | 14 | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Delaney | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Delaney | 3 | 14 | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 12 September 2010. :
| Jamie Burnett Scotland | 7–10 | Ali Carter (3) England |
| 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 (Carter 52), 0–78 (72), 60–37, 17–55, 64–52, 31–68 (64), 26–78 |||
| 57 | Highest break | 72 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 5 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 2 and 5 August 2010 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.
| 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 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| Jack Lisowski | 3 | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Michael Holt | 1 |
| James McBain | 5 | James McBain | 5 | James McBain | 1 | Jamie Burnett | 5 |
| Reanne Evans | 1 | Matthew Selt | 4 | Marcus Campbell | 3 | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Alfie Burden | 5 | Alfie Burden | 5 | Alfie Burden | 5 | Alfie Burden | 4 |
| Justin Astley | 3 | Mark Joyce | 4 | Nigel Bond | 1 | Mark Davis | 5 |
| Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 5 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | 4 |
| Matthew Couch | 5 | Bjorn Haneveer | 0 | Tom Ford | 5 | Judd Trump | 5 |
| Andrew Pagett | 2 | Matthew Couch | 5 | Matthew Couch | 0 | Tom Ford | 1 |
| Paul Davison | 1 | Tony Drago | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Ricky Walden | 5 |
| Xiao Guodong | 5 | Xiao Guodong | 2 | Tony Drago | 3 | Anthony Hamilton | 2 |
| Jamie O'Neill | 4 | David Gilbert | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | Ken Doherty | 5 |
| Igor Figueiredo | 5 | Igor Figueiredo | 5 | Igor Figueiredo | 1 | Fergal O'Brien | 4 |
| Anthony McGill | 5 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Steve Davis | 5 |
| Issara Kachaiwong | 4 | Anthony McGill | 4 | Barry Pinches | 1 | Rod Lawler | 0 |
| Joe Jogia | 5 | Peter Lines | 5 | Robert Milkins | 5 | Joe Perry | 1 |
| Noppon Saengkham | 0 | Joe Jogia | 2 | Peter Lines | 4 | Robert Milkins | 5 |
| Patrick Wallace | 5 | David Morris | 5 | Ian McCulloch | 5 | Dave Harold | 5 |
| Adam Wicheard | 1 | Patrick Wallace | 3 | David Morris | 2 | Ian McCulloch | 4 |
| Ben Woollaston | 3 | James Wattana | 5 | Joe Swail | 5 | Stuart Bingham | 5 |
| Liu Song | 5 | Liu Song | 3 | James Wattana | 1 | Joe Swail | 2 |
| Zhang Anda | 5 | Paul Davies | 1 | Stuart Pettman | 3 | Matthew Stevens | 5 |
| Jak Jones | 4 | Zhang Anda | 5 | Zhang Anda | 5 | Zhang Anda | 2 |
| Jamie Jones | 5 | Jimmy Michie | 2 | Adrian Gunnell | 1 | Stephen Lee | 5 |
| Kuldesh Johal | 2 | Jamie Jones | 5 | Jamie Jones | 5 | Jamie Jones | 2 |
| Kyren Wilson | 5 | Andy Hicks | 5 | Alan McManus | 3 | Mike Dunn | 5 |
| Kurt Maflin | 2 | Kyren Wilson | 1 | Andy Hicks | 5 | Andy Hicks | 0 |
| Liam Highfield | 5 | Jimmy White | 3 | Martin Gould | 5 | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Dermot McGlinchey | 3 | Liam Highfield | 5 | Liam Highfield | 3 | Martin Gould | 5 |
| Simon Bedford | 2 | Joe Delaney | 5 | Rory McLeod | 1 | Gerard Greene | 2 |
| Patrick Einsle | 5 | Patrick Einsle | 2 | Joe Delaney | 5 | Joe Delaney | 5 |
| Michael White | 5 | Michael Judge | 2 | Dominic Dale | 1 | Peter Ebdon | 5 |
| Liu Chuang | 2 | Michael White | 5 | Michael White | 5 | Michael White | 1 |