 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–20 September 2015 |
| Venue | Shanghai Grand Stage |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £465,200 |
| Winner's share | £85,000 |
| Highest break | 
Luca Brecel (
BEL) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion | 
Kyren Wilson (
ENG) |
| Runner-up |
Judd Trump (
ENG) |
| Score | 10–9 |
←
2014
2016 → | |
The 2015 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 20 September 2015 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the second ranking event of the 2015/2016 season. [1]
Stuart Bingham was the defending champion, [2] but he lost 3–6 against Judd Trump in the semi-finals. [3]
Kyren Wilson won his first ranking title, defeating Trump 10–9 in the final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money from this year is shown below: [4]
|
|
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Shanghai on 14 and 15 September 2015. [5] [6] [7]
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | 
Jamie Jones (
WAL) |
1–5 | 
Fang Xiongman (
CHN)
|
| WC2 |
Mike Dunn (
ENG) |
5–0 |
Niu Zhuang (
CHN)
|
| WC3 |
Robert Milkins (
ENG) |
5–0 |
Chen Zifan (
CHN)
|
| WC4 |
Tom Ford (
ENG) |
5–2 |
Han Bin (
CHN)
|
| WC5 |
Jamie Cope (
ENG) |
5–2 |
Lin Shuai (
CHN)
|
| WC6 | 
Alan McManus (
SCO) |
5–2 |
Yao Pengcheng (
CHN)
|
| WC7 |
Kyren Wilson (
ENG) |
5–1 |
Wang Yuchen (
CHN)
|
| WC8 |
Peter Ebdon (
ENG) |
5–2 |
Yuan Sijun (
CHN)
|
Main draw
- Ricky Walden withdrew to attend the birth of his son, which took place on 14 September. [8]
- Mark Selby withdrew as his father-in-law died shortly before the tournament began. [9]
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:
Brendan Moore. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 20 September 2015. [7] | ||
|
Judd Trump (6)
England
|
9–10 |
Kyren Wilson
England
|
| Afternoon: 1–62, 81–0 (81), 24–71, 74–0 (72), 42–68, 41–71 (71), 60–13, 22–76 (58), 40–78 (62) Evening: 33–75, 121–0 (115), 46–83 (68), 86–7 (76), 58–45 (50), 70–29, 22–80, 90–0 (89), 79–40 (60), 0–78 (75) | ||
| 115 | Highest break | 75 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 5 and 9 August 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. [10] [11] [12]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
|
|
Televised stage centuries
|
|
References
- ^ "Tournament Calendar 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters: Stuart Bingham beats Mark Allen to claim title". BBC Sport. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters: Judd Trump to face Kyren Wilson in final". BBC Sport. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2015/2016 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 May 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ a b "World Snooker Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters 2015 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Shanghai Masters 2015: Schedule & results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "Shanghai Masters (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Walden Withdraws from Shanghai Masters". 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Selby Withdraws Due to Family Bereavement". 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters 2015 Qualifying Draw & Results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters 2015 Qualifying Format". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters Qualifiers (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
External links