# 2008 Shanghai Masters

The 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 September and 5 October 2008 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the second ranking event of the 2008/2009 season and was the second annual edition of the tournament.
Former World Champion Graeme Dott withdrew from the competition after breaking his left arm on 30 September, during an informal football match with other snooker players. As a result, Jamie Cope, who was due to play Dott in the first round, received a bye to the last 16, where he made the 64th official maximum break against Mark Williams.
Qualifier Ricky Walden won in the final 10–8 against World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan to win his first ranking title.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Shanghai on 29 September.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5–0 | Zhang Anda (CHN) |
| WC2 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 5–4 | Ah Bulajiang (CHN) |
| WC3 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 5–2 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) |
| WC4 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5–1 | Li Yan (CHN) |
| WC5 | Andy Hicks (ENG) | 5–1 | Li Yuan (CHN) |
| WC6 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 5–4 | Yu Delu (CHN) |
| WC7 | Stuart Pettman (ENG) | 5–1 | Cao Xinlong (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 | Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Davis | 5 | | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | Steve Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | 11 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | |
| | Judd Trump | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judd Trump | 1 | 5 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Mark King | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark King | 5 | 16 | Mark King | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | 5 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | 15 | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | 15 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Andy Hicks | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Shaun Murphy | 1 | | Andy Hicks | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Hicks | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andy Hicks | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 8 |
| 3 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 8 |
| | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | 3 | 3 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | 3 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | 9 | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liang Wenbo | 0 | 9 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | John Higgins | 5 | 6 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Ali Carter | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Williams | 5 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Graeme Dott | w/d | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | w/o | | | | | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 1 | 13 | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Pettman | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 5 October 2008. :
| Ricky Walden England | 10–8 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England |
| Afternoon: 0–88, 61–47, 113–20 (74), 99–4 (94), 22–86 (58), 0–95 (64), 1–87 (87), 77–38 (56), 0–78 (78) Evening: 104–0 (95), 5–122 (108), 78–21, 65–25, 16–82 (82), 73–23 (59), 84–4, 30–66, 105–11 (105) |||
| 105 | Highest break | 108 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Qualifying rounds

These matches took place from 2 to 5 September 2008 at Pontins in 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 |
| James McBain | 5 | Mark Davis | 5 | Gerard Greene | 5 | Steve Davis | 5 |
| Aditya Mehta | 2 | James McBain | 3 | Mark Davis | 3 | Gerard Greene | 3 |
| Peter Lines | 5 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Jimmy Michie | 4 | Dave Harold | 5 |
| Andrew Pagett | 0 | Peter Lines | 1 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Rod Lawler | 1 |
| Daniel Wells | 5 | Ian Preece | 5 | Marcus Campbell | 2 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| Wayne Cooper | 3 | Daniel Wells | 1 | Ian Preece | 5 | Ian Preece | 3 |
| Lee Spick | 5 | Liu Song | 3 | Ricky Walden | 5 | Ian McCulloch | 2 |
| Declan Hughes | 1 | Lee Spick | 5 | Lee Spick | 3 | Ricky Walden | 5 |
| Rodney Goggins | 2 | Martin Gould | 1 | Judd Trump | 5 | Joe Swail | 3 |
| Andy Lee | 5 | Andy Lee | 5 | Andy Lee | 2 | Judd Trump | 5 |
| Jamie Jones | 2 | Jimmy White | 5 | Andrew Higginson | 3 | Ken Doherty | 1 |
| Li Hang | 5 | Li Hang | 3 | Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 |
| Scott MacKenzie | 2 | Paul Davies | 2 | Michael Holt | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 |
| Robert Stephen | 5 | Robert Stephen | 5 | Robert Stephen | 1 | Michael Holt | 1 |
| Kuldesh Johal | 5 | Andy Hicks | 5 | David Gilbert | 2 | Michael Judge | 2 |
| David Grace | 3 | Kuldesh Johal | 3 | Andy Hicks | 5 | Andy Hicks | 5 |
| Patrick Wallace | 1 | David Morris | 5 | David Gray | 3 | Barry Hawkins | 5 |
| Jin Long | 5 | Jin Long | 3 | David Morris | 5 | David Morris | 2 |
| Stephen Craigie | 5 | Joe Delaney | 2 | Mike Dunn | 5 | Stuart Bingham | 5 |
| Stefan Mazrocis | 1 | Stephen Craigie | 5 | Stephen Craigie | 2 | Mike Dunn | 0 |
| Lewis Roberts | 1 | David Roe | 3 | Liang Wenbo | 5 | Mark Allen | 2 |
| Atthasit Mahitthi | 5 | Atthasit Mahitthi | 5 | Atthasit Mahitthi | 3 | Liang Wenbo | 5 |
| Supoj Saenla | 2 | Andrew Norman | 5 | Tom Ford | 5 | Stephen Lee | 4 |
| Vincent Muldoon | 5 | Vincent Muldoon | 3 | Andrew Norman | 2 | Tom Ford | 5 |
| Paul Davison | 5 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Adrian Gunnell | 3 | Mark Williams | 5 |
| Chris McBreen | 1 | Paul Davison | 1 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Mark Joyce | 1 |
| Matthew Selt | 5 | Robert Milkins | 3 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| Michael Georgiou | 0 | Matthew Selt | 5 | Matthew Selt | 0 | Jamie Burnett | 0 |
| Matthew Couch | 5 | Barry Pinches | 0 | Alan McManus | 5 | Matthew Stevens | 5 |
| Liu Chuang | 1 | Matthew Couch | 5 | Matthew Couch | 2 | Alan McManus | 1 |
| Simon Bedford | | Stuart Pettman | 5 | Rory McLeod | 3 | Nigel Bond | 4 |
| bye | | Simon Bedford | 3 | Stuart Pettman | 5 | Stuart Pettman | 5 |
* 1 2 Matches were held over and played in Shanghai.