2018 Shanghai Masters
The 2018 Shanghai Masters was a professional snooker tournament that took place in Shanghai, China from 10 to 16 September. It was a 24-man non-ranking invitation event, unlike previous editions of the Shanghai Masters which were ranking events. Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended the title by beating Barry Hawkins 11–9 in the final. With this win O'Sullivan became the first player to pass £10 million in career prize money. Field. The 24 players were the top-16 in the world rankings after the 2018 World Open, the next four players, outside the top-16 in the world  rankings, of Chinese origin, two players from the CBSA under-21 rankings and two from China's Amateur Masters series. The Amateur Masters was won by Pu Qingsong with Guo Hua the runner-up. The two players from the CBSA under-21 rankings were Chang Bingyu and Fan Zhengyi. Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Mark Williams seeded 2. The top 8 seeds received byes into the second round. Prize fund. The breakdown of prize money is shown below: Century breaks. Total: 37