Shanghai Masters 2014
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Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters 2014
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Venue: | Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai , China |
| Opening: | September 8, 2014 |
| Endgame: | September 14, 2014
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| Winner: |
 Stuart Bingham
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| Highest Break: | 144 ( Barry Hawkins )
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The Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters 2014 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 2014/15 season , which was held from September 8th to 14th, 2014 on the Grand Stage of the indoor stadium in Shanghai ( China ).
The defending champion was the Chinese Ding Junhui , who lost 4-6 to Stuart Bingham in the semifinals .
In the final, Bingham prevailed 10-3 against Mark Allen and won his second title in a world ranking tournament.
Prize money and world ranking points
The prize money increased year on year by 25,000 pounds sterling , the winner was £ 5000 more. Since there were no more world ranking points since this season, but the prize money determined the world ranking position, the importance of the tournament increased. Only in four of the 21 world ranking tournaments (including the Players Tour Championship ) was there a higher amount to be won.
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| winner | £ 85,000 |
| finalist | £ 35,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 19,500 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 12,000 |
| Round of 16 | £ 8,000 |
| Last 32 | £ 6,000 |
| Last 48 | 2500 pounds |
| Last 64 | £ 1750 |
| Last 96 | 400 pounds |
| Highest qualifying round break | £ 200 |
| Highest final round break | £ 2000 |
| All in all | £ 450,000 |
Wildcard round
The games of the wildcard round took place on September 8th and 9th.
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Final round
Tournament course
1 round
Ronnie O'Sullivan , who won the tournament in Shanghai five years ago, had to admit defeat to Scottish rival Alan McManus 3: 5 in the first final round . Also, Judd Trump , who previously at the Australian Goldfields Open triumph and the Paul Hunter Classic moved into the final, defeated Dominic Dale 2: 5th
On the next day of the tournament, the No. 2 in the world rankings , Neil Robertson , was eliminated after a 3-0 lead with 4: 5 against the Welshman Michael White . White, who had to play a wildcard match before the first round, took advantage of Robertson's weak phase after the interval and equalized to 3: 3. Robertson managed to take another 4: 3 lead, but missed the knockout point. A total of nine top 16 seeded players were eliminated in Round 1, including Barry Hawkins , Marco Fu , John Higgins and Wuxi Classic finalist Joe Perry .
Round of 16
Shaun Murphy lost to Graeme Dott 3: 5 and was eliminated as the tenth top 16 seeded player. Mark Allen triumphed 5-1 against Mark Williams in a curious game. In the fourth frame, Williams missed a playable red three times and had to give up the frame. When the score was 4-0, Allen missed the early decision when he punched the ball in the final on Pink.
Quarter finals
The reigning world champion Mark Selby prevailed against the Irish Fergal O'Brien with a clear 5-0. Mark Allen won in a thrilling game 5-4 against Michael White , who had caused a surprise with the first round win over Neil Robertson . Allen now led by a clear 4: 1 when White equalized with three strong breaks of 85, 83 and 76. In the decision-making frame, however, Allen had the stronger nerves and was able to decide the game for himself.
Semifinals
In the first semi-final there was a new edition of the final of the Riga Open between Mark Allen and World Champion Mark Selby . Selby started strong with breaks of 70, 116 and 71 and pulled away 5-2. Then Allen started a brilliant comeback, won three frames in a row and saved himself in the decision frame. Selby presented well with a 63 break, but missed Pink on the middle pocket. Everyone took advantage of the Englishman's mistake , cleared the table and reached a tournament final for the third time in a row after the Riga Open and the Paul Hunter Classic in Fürth .
Another surprise came from Stuart Bingham , who beat home favorites Ding Junhui 6-4 , making it into a ranking tournament final for the fourth time in his career. Ding took the lead at the beginning, but Bingham kept coming back. After the Chinese went 4-2, Bingham passed and won four frames in a row, including breaks of 63, 59 and 97.
final
Stuart Bingham and Mark Allen , who had prevailed in the semi-finals against favorites Ding Junhui and Mark Selby , faced each other for the first time in a tournament final. Bingham started with a strong 99 break and pulled away 4-0. Allen, who had hardly found his way into the game by then, reported back with a 97, which even offered the chance of a maximum break , but missed the thirteenth black. In the following frames the game became increasingly bumpy due to the climatic conditions, a reasonable break-building was hardly possible. Bingham got along better during this phase and extended his lead to 6-3 at the end of the first session.
Even in the evening the situation remained unchanged and Bingham was able to win three more frames. Finally, the Englishman won the game 10: 3 with a convincing 81 break in the last frame. This was the second time in his career that he won a ranking tournament.
Tournament schedule
final
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Final: Best of 19 Frames Referee: Deng Shihao Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai , China , September 14, 2014  |
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Stuart Bingham
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 Mark Allen (10)
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Afternoon games: 99 : 0 (99), 67 : 52 (51 all), 71 : 19, 69 : 22 (68), 0: 101 (97), 61: 69 , 64 : 28, 0: 75 (69), 56 : 48 evening games: 66 : 57, 56 : 1, 78 : 49 (57), 81 : 16 (81) |
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| 99 | Highest break | 97 |
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| 4th | 50+ breaks | 3 |
qualification
The qualifiers took place from August 12 to 15, 2014 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley , England .
A = amateur player (not on the main tour during the 2014/15 season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
ITC = Invitational Tour Card
Century Breaks
Finals
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qualification
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- ↑ Calendar 2014/2015 . Snooker.org. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ↑ Shanghai Masters - Ding Junhui triumphs in Shanghai . Yahoo Eurosport . September 22, 2013. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ↑ a b Bingham Beats Ding In Shanghai ( English ) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ↑ Bingham Beats Allen To Take Shanghai Crown ( English ) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ↑ Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season (PDF; 93.9 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ↑ Shanghai Masters - Shanghai Masters tournament information . Yahoo Eurosport . August 29, 2014. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ↑ a b Shanghai Masters Draw (PDF; 208 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . September 17, 2014. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ a b World Snooker Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters 2014 - Provisional Format of Play (PDF; 48.3 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ↑ a b c Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters (2014) . Snooker.org. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ Shanghai Masters - O'Sullivan fails at first hurdle . Yahoo Eurosport . September 8, 2014. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ↑ White Shines To Beat Robertson ( English ) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ↑ In-Form Allen Beats Williams ( English ) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ↑ Ding Too Strong For Dott ( English ) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ↑ Allen Stuns Selby To Reach Final ( English ) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ↑ Shanghai Masters - Bingham celebrates second title win . Yahoo Eurosport . September 14, 2014. Accessed on September 22, 2014. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Shanghai Masters: Final - Match 39: Stuart Bingham v Mark Allen . In: worldsnookerdata.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ↑ Shanghai Masters Qualifiers Draw (PDF; 428 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . August 17, 2014. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ↑ Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters 2014 Qualifying Format (PDF; 79.3 kB) In: worldsnooker.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ↑ Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters Qualifiers (2014) . Snooker.org. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ Shanghai Masters - Century Breaks . In: worldsnookerdata.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ^ Shanghai Masters Qualifiers - Century Breaks . In: worldsnookerdata.com . World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved September 8, 2014.
