# 2009 Shanghai Masters

The 2009 Roewe Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–13 September 2009 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 10–5 against Liang Wenbo.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on September 7.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 5–1 | Tang Jun (CHN) |
| WC2 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 1–5 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) |
| WC3 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 5–0 | Aditya Mehta (IND) |
| WC4 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5–3 | Mohammed Shehab (UAE) |
| WC5 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 5–4 | Yu Delu (CHN) |
| WC6 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 4–5 | Li Yan (CHN) |
| WC7 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 5–0 | Shi Hanqing (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 | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 1 | 1 | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Stephen Hendry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | 11 | Stephen Hendry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 4 | | | | 1 | Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Ali Carter | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ali Carter | 5 | 6 | Ali Carter | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 1 | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jamie Cope | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Joe Perry | 4 | | Jamie Cope | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Doherty | 5 | | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stephen Maguire | w/d | | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| | Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graeme Dott | 0 | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Marco Fu | 5 | 9 | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | 14 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Lee | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Lee | 2 | 14 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mark Selby | 3 | | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 1 | | | | |
| 7 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 1 | | | | |
| | Li Yan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Li Yan | 3 | 7 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Allen | 2 | | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | 7 | Ryan Day | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 3 | 16 | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Higgins | 5 | 2 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* ↑ Maguire withdrew due to a shoulder injury (internal bleeding in muscle)

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 13 September 2009. :
| Liang Wenbo China | 5–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) England |
| Afternoon: 2–70 (70), 59–66, 53–78, 67–27, 0–87 (80), 81–0 (81), 7–75 (75), 31–99 (91), 89–0 (89) Evening: 63–9, 0–109 (109), 62–51, 26–85 (56), 43–77 (69), 0–71 (71) |||
| 81 | Highest break | 109 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 8 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 3 and 6 August 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.
| 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 |
| Daniel Wells | 5 | Joe Delaney | 5 | Stuart Pettman | 5 | Mark King | 5 |
| Ian Preece | 3 | Daniel Wells | 3 | Joe Delaney | 2 | Stuart Pettman | 4 |
| Li Hang | w/d | David Morris | 4 | Marcus Campbell | 5 | Judd Trump | 2 |
| Tony Drago | w/o | Tony Drago | 5 | Tony Drago | 4 | Marcus Campbell | 5 |
| Chris Norbury | 2 | David Gilbert | 5 | Alan McManus | 0 | Liang Wenbo | 5 |
| Brendan O'Donoghue | 5 | Brendan O'Donoghue | 2 | David Gilbert | 5 | David Gilbert | 2 |
| Bjorn Haneveer | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 | Andrew Higginson | 5 | Dave Harold | 2 |
| David Gray | 1 | Bjorn Haneveer | 0 | Jimmy White | 2 | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Atthasit Mahitthi | 3 | Mark Joyce | 2 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Joe Jogia | 5 | Joe Jogia | 5 | Joe Jogia | 4 | Jamie Burnett | 4 |
| Craig Steadman | 5 | Robert Milkins | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| Zhang Anda | 2 | Craig Steadman | 1 | Robert Milkins | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | 0 |
| Xiao Guodong | 5 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Ken Doherty | 5 | Fergal O'Brien | 4 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | Rod Lawler | 2 | Ken Doherty | 5 |
| Simon Bedford | 5 | Liu Song | 0 | Ian McCulloch | 1 | Barry Hawkins | 5 |
| David Hogan | 3 | Simon Bedford | 5 | Simon Bedford | 5 | Simon Bedford | 1 |
| Stephen Rowlings | 2 | Barry Pinches | 4 | Mike Dunn | 0 | Graeme Dott | 5 |
| Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 4 |
| Matthew Couch | w/o | Jin Long | 4 | Dominic Dale | 5 | Nigel Bond | 5 |
| Mei Xiwen | w/d | Matthew Couch | 5 | Matthew Couch | 2 | Dominic Dale | 4 |
| Lee Spick | 5 | Tom Ford | 2 | Michael Judge | 1 | Stephen Lee | 5 |
| Andrew Norman | 1 | Lee Spick | 5 | Lee Spick | 5 | Lee Spick | 3 |
| Lee Page | 2 | John Parrott | 0 | Mark Davis | 5 | Stuart Bingham | 5 |
| Michael White | 5 | Michael White | 5 | Michael White | 3 | Mark Davis | 2 |
| Ben Woollaston | 5 | Peter Lines | 5 | Martin Gould | 5 | Gerard Greene | 5 |
| Sam Baird | 4 | Ben Woollaston | 3 | Peter Lines | 0 | Martin Gould | 3 |
| Patrick Wallace | 5 | Paul Davies | 3 | Rory McLeod | 3 | Matthew Stevens | 5 |
| Jordan Brown | 4 | Patrick Wallace | 5 | Patrick Wallace | 5 | Patrick Wallace | 1 |
| Noppadol Sangnil | 5 | David Roe | 3 | Adrian Gunnell | 5 | Joe Swail | 5 |
| James Wattana | 2 | Noppadol Sangnil | 5 | Noppadol Sangnil | 2 | Adrian Gunnell | 1 |
| Matthew Selt | 5 | Andy Hicks | 4 | Jimmy Michie | 1 | Steve Davis | 4 |
| Mark Boyle | 2 | Matthew Selt | 5 | Matthew Selt | 5 | Matthew Selt | 5 |
* 1 2 Withdrew because of visa-problems.
* ↑ Match was held over and played in Shanghai.