2007 Shanghai Masters
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| Dates | 6–12 August 2007 |
| Venue | Shanghai Grand Stage |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000 |
| Winner's share | £48,000 |
| Highest break | 143 |
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| Champion |  Dominic Dale |
| Runner-up | Ryan Day |
| Score | 10–6 |
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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.
Contents
Tournament summary
- Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event due to back problems that prevented him from travelling or playing.[1]
- Matthew Stevens went 0–4 down to Stephen Maguire, but took the next 5 frames to win 5–4.
- Dominic Dale dyed his hair blonde half way through the tournament because he saw the style in a barbershop in Shanghai.
- Dominic Dale won 8 consecutive frames in the final, claiming victory from trailing 2–6.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
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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.[3][4]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 |  Scott MacKenzie |
4–5 |  Yang Qingtian |
| WC2 |  Stuart Pettman |
5–0 | Cao Kaisheng |
| WC3 |  Fergal O'Brien |
5–1 | Cao Xinlong |
| WC4 | Adrian Gunnell |
5–2 | Jin Long |
| WC5 | Dominic Dale |
5–1 | Liu Chuang |
| WC6 |  Tony Drago |
5–2 | Ah Bulajiang |
| WC7 | Michael Judge |
2–5 | Xiao Guodong |
| WC8 | Mike Dunn |
3–5 | Yu Delu |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Johan Oomen. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 12 August 2007.[3][4] |
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| Dominic Dale Wales |
10–6 | Ryan Day Wales |
| Afternoon: 32–105 (105), 71–33, 94–0 (54), 6–118 (115), 0–77 (76), 21–65 (53), 47–75 (74), 48–81 (59), 84–0 (84) Evening: 143–4 (143), 65–33, 68–8, 79–0, 61–23, 90–0, 56–7 |
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| 143 | Highest break | 115 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying
Qualifying rounds for the Shanghai Masters took place at Pontin's, Prestatyn, Wales, between 26–29 June 2007.[3]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
- 143, 127, 116, 102 Dominic Dale
- 133, 123 Ian McCulloh
- 131, 104 Mark Selby
- 126 Adrian Gunnell
- 124, 106 Stephen Maguire
- 115, 106, 105, 103 Ryan Day
- 108 Stuart Bingham
- 102 Michael Holt
- 101 Shaun Murphy
