The Shanghai Masters is a professional snooker tournament organised by the World Snooker Tour and the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA) in Shanghai, China. Held as a ranking event from 2007 to 2017, it became a non-ranking invitational tournament in 2018. It features 24 invited players, comprising the top 16 players in the world rankings, the four highest-ranked Chinese players outside the top 16, and four Chinese wildcard players. At the most recent edition in 2025, the winner received £210,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000.
Ronnie O'Sullivan is the most successful player in the tournament's history, having won the title five times, in 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2023. Four maximum breaks have been made in the history of the event, most recently by Zhang Anda at the 2025 edition. The reigning champion is Judd Trump, who won the 2026 event with an 11–6 victory over Kyren Wilson.
History The event was introduced in the 2007–2008 season and was the second ranking event to be held in China as a result of the growth of the sport in the country. Until 2016, the first round was preceded by a wildcard round featuring eight players. In 2018, the tournament became a 24-player invitational event.
Following the 2019 edition, the tournament was not held again until 2023, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Format Since 2018, the tournament has been an invitational event for the top 16 players in the world rankings, the four highest-ranked Chinese players outside the top 16, and four Chinese wildcards. The top eight players in the world rankings are seeded through to the last 16. In the first round, players ranked 9 to 12 play the four highest-ranked Chinese players while players ranked 13 to 16 play the four Chinese wildcards. All matches are played as the best of 11 frames up to the quarter-finals. The semi-finals are the best of 19 frames and the final is the best of 21 frames.
Winners
Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue City Season Shanghai Masters (ranking, 2007–2017) 2007 10–6 Shanghai Indoor Stadium Shanghai, China 2007/08 2008 10–8 2008/09 2009 10–5 2009/10 2010 10–7 2010/11 2011 10–9 2011/12 2012 10–9 2012/13 2013 10–6 2013/14 2014 10–3 2014/15 2015 10–9 2015/16 2016 10–6 2016/17 2017 10–3 2017/18 Shanghai Masters (non-ranking, 2018–present) 2018 11–9 Regal International East Asia Hotel Shanghai, China 2018/19 2019 11–9 2019/20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2023 11–9 Shanghai Indoor Stadium Shanghai, China 2023/24 2024 11–5 2024/252025 11–9Luwan Indoor Stadium2025/262026 11–62026/27
Finalists Name Nationality Winner Finals 5 1 6 2 3 5 2 1 3 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1
Legend The names of active players are marked in bold.
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