Shanghai Masters 2008

The 2008 Shanghai Masters, the second ranking professional snooker tournament of the 2008/2009 season, is the second annual edition of the Shanghai Masters tournament. It is taking place between 29 September and 5 October 2008 at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China.

Facts and figures

Former World Champion Graeme Dott withdrew from the the competition after breaking his left arm on 30 September, during an informal football game with other snooker players. As a result, Jamie Cope, who was due to play Dott in the first round, instead received a bye to the last 16.Cite web
url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/shanghai_masters_news-5693.htm
title=Unlucky Break for Dott
author=
work=WorldSnooker.com
pages= [http://www.worldsnooker.com/shanghai_masters_news.htm?tid=112 "Shanghai Masters 2008" section]
publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
location=Bristol, UK
date=1 October 2008
accessdate=1 October 2008] Spurred by this good fortune, Jamie then made a 147 maximum against Mark J. Williams. [Cite web
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7648556.stm
title=Maximum break fails to save Cope
date=2 October 2008
accessdate=5 October 2008]

Representation from different countries

This table shows the number of players in the Main draw (top 32), with the total number including qualification in parenthesis.

Qualifying rounds

These matches took place between 2 September to 5 September 2008 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales, except as noted below.

32TeamX4RoundBracket|team-width=19%
RD1 = Round 1
Best of 9 frames
RD2 = Round 2
Best of 9 frames
RD3 = Round 3
Best of 9 frames
RD4 = Round 4
Best of 9 frames
RD1-team01 = flagicon|SCO nowrap|James McBain
RD1-score01 = 5
RD1-team02 = flagicon|IND nowrap|Aditya Mehta
RD1-score02 = 2
RD1-team03 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Peter Lines
RD1-score03 = 5
RD1-team04 = flagicon|WAL nowrap|Andrew Pagett
RD1-score04 = 0
RD1-team05 = flagicon|WAL nowrap|Daniel Wells
RD1-score05 = 5
RD1-team06 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Wayne Cooper
RD1-score06 = 3
RD1-team07 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Lee Spick
RD1-score07 = 5
RD1-team08 = flagicon|NIR nowrap|Declan Hughes
RD1-score08 = 1
RD1-team09 = flagicon|IRL nowrap|Rodney Goggins
RD1-score09 = 2
RD1-team10 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Andy Lee
RD1-score10 = 5
RD1-team11 = flagicon|WAL nowrap|Jamie Jones
RD1-score11 = 2
RD1-team12 = flagicon|CHN nowrap|Li Hang
RD1-score12 = 5
RD1-team13 = flagicon|SCO nowrap|Scott Mackenzie
RD1-score13 = 2
RD1-team14 = flagicon|SCO nowrap|Robert Stephen
RD1-score14 = 5
RD1-team15 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Kuldesh Johal
RD1-score15 = 5
RD1-team16 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|David Grace
RD1-score16 = 3
RD1-team17 = flagicon|NIR nowrap|Patrick Wallace
RD1-score17 = 1
RD1-team18 = flagicon|CHN nowrap|Jin Long
RD1-score18 = 5
RD1-team19 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Stephen Craigie
RD1-score19 = 5
RD1-team20 = flagicon|NED nowrap|Stefan Mazrocis
RD1-score20 = 1
RD1-team21 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Lewis Roberts
RD1-score21 = 1
RD1-team22 = flagicon|THA nowrap|Atthasit Mahithi
RD1-score22 = 5
RD1-team23 = flagicon|THA nowrap|Supoj Saenla
RD1-score23 = 2
RD1-team24 = flagicon|IRE nowrap|Vincent Muldoon
RD1-score24 = 5
RD1-team25 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Paul Davison
RD1-score25 = 5
RD1-team26 = flagicon|NZL nowrap|Chris McBreen
RD1-score26 = 1
RD1-team27 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Matthew Selt
RD1-score27 = 5
RD1-team28 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Michael Georgiou
RD1-score28 = 0
RD1-team29 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Matthew Couch
RD1-score29 = 5
RD1-team30 = flagicon|CHN nowrap|Liu Chuang
RD1-score30 = 1
RD1-team31 = bye
RD1-score31 = 0
RD1-team32 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Simon Bedford
RD1-score32 = 5

RD2-seed01 = (s)
RD2-team01 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Mark Davis
RD2-score01 = 5
RD2-team02 = flagicon|SCO nowrap|James McBain
RD2-score02 = 3
RD2-seed03 = (s)
RD2-team03 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Rod Lawler
RD2-score03 = 5
RD2-team04 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Peter Lines
RD2-score04 = 1
RD2-seed05 = (s)
RD2-team05 = flagicon|WAL nowrap|Ian Preece
RD2-score05 = 5
RD2-team06 = flagicon|WAL nowrap|Daniel Wells
RD2-score06 = 1
RD2-seed07 = (s)
RD2-team07 = flagicon|CHN nowrap|Liu Song
RD2-score07 = 3
RD2-team08 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Lee Spick
RD2-score08 = 5
RD2-seed09 = (s)
RD2-team09 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Martin Gould
RD2-score09 = 1
RD2-team10 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Andy Lee
RD2-score10 = 5
RD2-seed11 = (s)
RD2-team11 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Jimmy White
RD2-score11 = 5
RD2-team12 = flagicon|CHN nowrap|Li Hang
RD2-score12 = 3
RD2-seed13 = (s)
RD2-team13 = flagicon|WAL nowrap|Paul Davies
RD2-score13 = 2
RD2-team14 = flagicon|SCO nowrap|Robert Stephen
RD2-score14 = 5
RD2-seed15 = (s)
RD2-team15 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Andy Hicks
RD2-score15 = 5
RD2-team16 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Kuldesh Johal
RD2-score16 = 3
RD2-seed17 = (s)
RD2-team17 = flagicon|IRL nowrap|David Morris
RD2-score17 = 5
RD2-team18 = flagicon|CHN nowrap|Jin Long
RD2-score18 = 3
RD2-seed19 = (s)
RD2-team19 = flagicon|IRL nowrap|Joe Delaney
RD2-score19 = 2
RD2-team20 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Stephen Craigie
RD2-score20 = 5
RD2-seed21 = (s)
RD2-team21 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|David Roe
RD2-score21 = 3
RD2-team22 = flagicon|THA nowrap|Atthasit Mahithi
RD2-score22 = 5
RD2-seed23 = (s)
RD2-team23 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Andrew Norman
RD2-score23 = 5
RD2-team24 = flagicon|IRE nowrap|Vincent Muldoon
RD2-score24 = 3
RD2-seed25 = (s)
RD2-team25 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Mark Joyce
RD2-score25 = 5
RD2-team26 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Paul Davison
RD2-score26 = 1
RD2-seed27 = (s)
RD2-team27 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Robert Milkins
RD2-score27 = 3
RD2-team28 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Matthew Selt
RD2-score28 = 5
RD2-seed29 = (s)
RD2-team29 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Barry Pinches
RD2-score29 = 0
RD2-team30 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Matthew Couch
RD2-score30 = 5
RD2-seed31 = (s)
RD2-team31 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Stuart Pettman
RD2-score31 = 5
RD2-team32 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Simon Bedford
RD2-score32 = 3
RD3-seed01 = (s)
RD3-team01 = flagicon|NIR nowrap|Gerard Greene
RD3-score01 = 5
RD3-team02 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Mark Davis
RD3-score02 = 3
RD3-seed03 = (s)
RD3-team03 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Jimmy Michie
RD3-score03 = 4
RD3-team04 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Rod Lawler
RD3-score04 = 5
RD3-seed05 = (s)
RD3-team05 = flagicon|SCO nowrap|Marcus Campbell
RD3-score05 = 2
RD3-team06 = flagicon|WAL nowrap|Ian Preece
RD3-score06 = 5
RD3-seed07 = (s)
RD3-team07 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Ricky Walden
RD3-score07 = 5
RD3-team08 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Lee Spick
RD3-score08 = 3
RD3-seed09 = (s)
RD3-team09 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Judd Trump
RD3-score09 = 5
RD3-team10 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Andy Lee
RD3-score10 = 2
RD3-seed11 = (s)
RD3-team11 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Andrew Higginson
RD3-score11 = 3
RD3-team12 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Jimmy White
RD3-score12 = 5
RD3-seed13 = (s)
RD3-team13 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Michael Holt
RD3-score13 = 5
RD3-team14 = flagicon|SCO nowrap|Robert Stephen
RD3-score14 = 1
RD3-seed15 = (s)
RD3-team15 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|David Gilbert
RD3-score15 = 2
RD3-team16 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Andy Hicks
RD3-score16 = 5
RD3-seed17 = (s)
RD3-team17 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|David Gray
RD3-score17 = 3
RD3-team18 = flagicon|IRL nowrap|David Morris
RD3-score18 = 5
RD3-seed19 = (s)
RD3-team19 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Mike Dunn
RD3-score19 = 5
RD3-team20 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Stephen Craigie
RD3-score20 = 2
RD3-seed21 = (s)
RD3-team21 = flagicon|CHN nowrap|Liang Wenbo
RD3-score21 = 5
RD3-team22 = flagicon|THA nowrap|Atthasit Mahithi
RD3-score22 = 3
RD3-seed23 = (s)
RD3-team23 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Tom Ford
RD3-score23 = 5
RD3-team24 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Andrew Norman
RD3-score24 = 2
RD3-seed25 = (s)
RD3-team25 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Adrian Gunnell
RD3-score25 = 3
RD3-team26 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Mark Joyce
RD3-score26 = 5
RD3-seed27 = (s)
RD3-team27 = flagicon|SCO nowrap|Jamie Burnett
RD3-score27 = 5
RD3-team28 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Matthew Selt
RD3-score28 = 0
RD3-seed29 = (s)
RD3-team29 = flagicon|SCO nowrap|Alan McManus
RD3-score29 = 5
RD3-team30 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Matthew Couch
RD3-score30 = 2
RD3-seed31 = (s)
RD3-team31 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Rory McLeod
RD3-score31 = 3
RD3-team32 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Stuart Pettman
RD3-score32 = 5
RD4-seed01 = (s)
RD4-team01 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Steve Davis
RD4-score01 = 5
RD4-team02 = flagicon|NIR nowrap|Gerard Greene
RD4-score02 = 3
RD4-seed03 = (s)
RD4-team03 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Dave Harold
RD4-score03 = 5
RD4-team04 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Rod Lawler
RD4-score04 = 1
RD4-seed05 = (s)
RD4-team05 = flagicon|IRL nowrap|Fergal O'Brien
RD4-score05 = 5
RD4-team06 = flagicon|WAL nowrap|Ian Preece
RD4-score06 = 3
RD4-seed07 = (s)
RD4-team07 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Ian McCulloch
RD4-score07 = 2
RD4-team08 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Ricky Walden
RD4-score08 = 5
RD4-seed09 = (s)
RD4-team09 = flagicon|NIR nowrap|Joe Swail
RD4-score09 = 3
RD4-team10 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Judd Trump
RD4-score10 = 5
RD4-seed11 = (s)
RD4-team11 = flagicon|IRL nowrap|Ken Doherty
RD4-score11 = 1
RD4-team12 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Jimmy White
RD4-score12 = 5
RD4-seed13 = (s)
RD4-team13 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Anthony Hamilton
RD4-score13 = 5
RD4-team14 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Michael Holt
RD4-score14 = 1
RD4-seed15 = (s)
RD4-team15 = flagicon|IRL nowrap|Michael Judge
RD4-score15 = 2
RD4-team16 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Andy Hicks
RD4-score16 = 5
RD4-seed17 = (s)
RD4-team17 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Barry Hawkins
RD4-score17 = 5
RD4-team18 = flagicon|IRL nowrap|David Morris
RD4-score18 = 2
RD4-seed19 = (s)
RD4-team19 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Stuart Bingham
RD4-score19 = 5
RD4-team20 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Mike Dunn
RD4-score20 = 0
RD4-seed21 = (s)
RD4-team21 = flagicon|NIR nowrap|Mark Allen
RD4-score21 = 2
RD4-team22 = flagicon|CHN nowrap|Liang Wenbo
RD4-score22 = 5
RD4-seed23 = (s)
RD4-team23 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Stephen Lee
RD4-score23 = 4
RD4-team24 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Tom Ford
RD4-score24 = 5
RD4-seed25 = (s)
RD4-team25 = flagicon|WAL nowrap|Mark J Williams
RD4-score25 = 5
RD4-team26 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Mark Joyce
RD4-score26 = 1
RD4-seed27 = (s)
RD4-team27 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Jamie Cope
RD4-score27 = 5
RD4-team28 = flagicon|SCO nowrap|Jamie Burnett
RD4-score28 = 0
RD4-seed29 = (s)
RD4-team29 = flagicon|WAL nowrap|Matthew Stevens
RD4-score29 = 5
RD4-team30 = flagicon|SCO nowrap|Alan McManus
RD4-score30 = 1
RD4-seed31 = (s)
RD4-team31 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Nigel Bond
RD4-score31 = 4
RD4-team32 = flagicon|ENG nowrap|Stuart Pettman
RD4-score32 = 5

*(s) Denotes seeded player for that round.
*? played in Shanghai on September 29
*? played in Shanghai on September 30; winner played Ryan Day in round 1

References

* [http://www.worldsnooker.com/Shanghai_Masters_qualifying_drawsheet.htm?tid=110 Drawsheet] , from "WorldSnooker"Clarifyme|date=September 2008|reason=This is not a complete reference citation. Use to provide source details. Use to cite specific facts, inline in the article.
* [http://www.worldsnooker.com/shanghai_masters_qualifying_results.htm?tid=110 Results] , from "WorldSnooker"Clarifyme|date=September 2008|reason=This is not a complete reference citation. Use to provide source details. Use to cite specific facts, inline in the article.
*http://www.worldsnooker.com/shanghai_masters_news.htm?tid=112Clarifyme|date=September 2008|reason=This is not a complete reference citation. Use to provide source details. Use to cite specific facts, inline in the article.
* [http://www.worldsnooker.com/shanghai_masters_qualifying_news.htm?tid=110] Clarifyme|date=September 2008|reason=This is not a complete reference citation. Use to provide source details. Use to cite specific facts, inline in the article.
* [http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2008-9/Professional/2008-shanghai-draw.htm 2008 Shanghai Masters Trophy at Global Cue Sports Centre] Clarifyme|date=September 2008|reason=This is not a complete reference citation. Use to provide source details. Use to cite specific facts, inline in the article.