# 2007 Shanghai Masters

The 2007 Shanghai Masters was the inaugural edition of the Shanghai Masters snooker tournament and the first ranking event of the 2007/2008 season. It took place between 6–12 August 2007 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China.
Dominic Dale won in the final 10–6 against Ryan Day.

## Tournament summary

* Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event due to back problems that prevented him from travelling or playing.
* Matthew Stevens went 0–4 down to Stephen Maguire, but took the next 5 frames to win 5–4.
* Dominic Dale won 8 consecutive frames in the final, claiming victory from trailing 2–6. He also dyed his hair blonde halfway through the tournament because he saw the style in a barbershop in Shanghai.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

A wildcard round was held on the opening day of the tournament before the first round proper to allow eight Chinese players to display their abilities. Matches in this round were best of 9 frames.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Scott MacKenzie (SCO) | 4–5 | Yang Qingtian (CHN) |
| WC2 | Stuart Pettman (ENG) | 5–0 | Cao Kaisheng (CHN) |
| WC3 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 5–1 | Cao Xinlong (CHN) |
| WC4 | Adrian Gunnell (ENG) | 5–2 | Jin Long (CHN) |
| WC5 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 5–1 | Liu Chuang (CHN) |
| WC6 | Tony Drago (MLT) | 5–2 | Ah Bulajiang (CHN) |
| WC7 | Michael Judge (IRL) | 2–5 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) |
| WC8 | Mike Dunn (ENG) | 3–5 | Yu Delu (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 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 2 | 1 | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mark Selby | 5 | 11 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yang Qingtian | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yang Qingtian | 0 | | | | 11 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stuart Pettman | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | w/d | | Stuart Pettman | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Pettman | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Pettman | w/o | | | | | | | | 11 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | 6 | | | | |
| | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Harold | 5 | | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Steve Davis | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Steve Davis | 5 | 15 | Steve Davis | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | Dave Harold | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ali Carter | 1 | | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Gunnell | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Gunnell | 5 | | Adrian Gunnell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ken Doherty | 3 | | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dominic Dale | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ryan Day | 6 |
| 3 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ryan Day | 6 |
| | Ian McCulloch | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian McCulloch | 5 | | Ian McCulloch | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ryan Day | 5 | 16 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | 16 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Xiao Guodong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xiao Guodong | 1 | 10 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Neil Robertson | 0 | | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | 16 | Ryan Day | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 2 | 8 | Stephen Hendry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stephen Lee | 5 | 13 | Stephen Lee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | 13 | Stephen Lee | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yu Delu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yu Delu | 2 | 9 | Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Graeme Dott | 5 | 2 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Johan Oomen. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 12 August 2007. :
| Dominic Dale Wales | 10–6 | Ryan Day Wales |
| Afternoon: 32–105 (105), 71–33, 94–0 (54), 6–118 (115), 0–77 (76), 21–65 (53), 47–75 (74), 48–81 (59), 84–0 (84) Evening: 143–4 (143), 65–33, 68–8, 79–0, 61–23, 90–0, 56–7 |||
| 143 | Highest break | 115 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Qualifying

Qualifying rounds for the Shanghai Masters took place at Pontin's, Prestatyn, Wales, between 26 and 29 June 2007.
| 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 |
| Mark Joyce | 5 | Drew Henry | 2 | John Parrott | 5 | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| Fraser Patrick | 3 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Mark Joyce | 4 | John Parrott | 4 |
| Tian Pengfei | w/d | Scott MacKenzie | | Andrew Higginson | 2 | Gerard Greene | 2 |
| Xiao Guodong | w/d | Bye | | Scott MacKenzie | 5 | Scott MacKenzie | 5 |
| Alex Davies | 1 | Jimmy White | 3 | Alan McManus | 5 | Stuart Bingham | 5 |
| Alfred Burden | 5 | Alfred Burden | 5 | Alfred Burden | 1 | Alan McManus | 4 |
| Munraj Pal | 4 | Stuart Pettman | 5 | Andy Hicks | 3 | Joe Perry | 4 |
| Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | Stuart Pettman | 5 | Stuart Pettman | 5 |
| Shailesh Jogia | 5 | Jimmy Michie | 3 | Mark Davis | 4 | Dave Harold | 5 |
| Steve Mifsud | 0 | Shailesh Jogia | 5 | Shailesh Jogia | 5 | Shailesh Jogia | 1 |
| Leo Fernandez | 5 | Paul Davies | 5 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | Barry Hawkins | 2 |
| Rodney Goggins | 4 | Leo Fernandez | 3 | Paul Davies | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| James McBain | 3 | Judd Trump | 5 | Adrian Gunnell | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 4 |
| Gareth Coppack | 5 | Gareth Coppack | 1 | Judd Trump | 4 | Adrian Gunnell | 5 |
| Kurt Maflin | 2 | Joe Delaney | 5 | Rory McLeod | 5 | Dominic Dale | 5 |
| Kevin Van Hove | 5 | Kevin Van Hove | 1 | Joe Delaney | 1 | Rory McLeod | 0 |
| Lee Walker | | Barry Pinches | 5 | Ricky Walden | 5 | Ian McCulloch | 5 |
| Bye | | Lee Walker | 2 | Barry Pinches | 2 | Ricky Walden | 1 |
| Tony Drago | w/o | Tom Ford | 4 | Andrew Norman | 2 | Joe Swail | 4 |
| Issara Kachaiwong | w/d | Tony Drago | 5 | Tony Drago | 5 | Tony Drago | 5 |
| Liu Song | w/d | Marcus Campbell | 4 | Michael Judge | 5 | Mark Allen | 1 |
| Supoj Saenla | w/o | Supoj Saenla | 5 | Supoj Saenla | 1 | Michael Judge | 5 |
| Lee Spick | 5 | Rod Lawler | 5 | David Gilbert | 5 | Matthew Stevens | 5 |
| Martin Gould | 4 | Lee Spick | 0 | Rod Lawler | 4 | David Gilbert | 4 |
| Liang Wenbo | 5 | Robin Hull | 3 | Jamie Burnett | 3 | Nigel Bond | 5 |
| Ashley Wright | 1 | Liang Wenbo | 5 | Liang Wenbo | 5 | Liang Wenbo | 3 |
| Jamie O'Neill | w/o | Ian Preece | 1 | David Gray | 5 | Marco Fu | 5 |
| Liu Chuang | w/d | Jamie O'Neill | 5 | Jamie O'Neill | 2 | David Gray | 1 |
| David Morris | 5 | Mike Dunn | 5 | James Wattana | 3 | Mark King | 1 |
| Ben Woollaston | 0 | David Morris | 1 | Mike Dunn | 5 | Mike Dunn | 5 |
| Matthew Selt | 2 | David Roe | 5 | Robert Milkins | 4 | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Patrick Wallace | 5 | Patrick Wallace | 4 | David Roe | 5 | David Roe | 1 |

## Century breaks
### Main stage centuries

* 143, 127, 116, 102 – Dominic Dale
* 133, 123 – Ian McCulloch
* 131, 104 – Mark Selby
* 126 – Adrian Gunnell
* 124, 106 – Stephen Maguire
* 115, 106, 105, 103 – Ryan Day
* 108 – Stuart Bingham
* 102 – Michael Holt
* 101 – Shaun Murphy