2007 Shanghai Masters

The 2007 Shanghai Masters was the inaugural edition of the Shanghai Masters snooker tournament and the first ranking event of the 2007/2008 season. It took place between 6–12 August 2007 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China.
Dominic Dale won in the final 10–6 against Ryan Day.

Tournament summary

Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event due to back problems that prevented him from travelling or playing.
Matthew Stevens went 0–4 down to Stephen Maguire, but took the next 5 frames to win 5–4.
Dominic Dale won 8 consecutive frames in the final, claiming victory from trailing 2–6. He also dyed his hair blonde halfway through the tournament because he saw the style in a barbershop in Shanghai.

Prize fund

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

Winner: £48,000
Runner-up: £22,500
Semi-final: £12,000
Quarter-final: £6,500
Last 16: £4,275
Last 32: £2,750
Last 48: £1,725
Last 64: £1,325
Stage one highest break: £500
Stage two highest break: £2,000
Stage one maximum break: £1,000
Stage two maximum break: £20,000
Total: £250,000

Wildcard round

A wildcard round was held on the opening day of the tournament before the first round proper to allow eight Chinese players to display their abilities. Matches in this round were best of 9 frames.

Match

Score

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