2008 Shanghai Masters
snooker tournament
The 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 September and 5 October 2008 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. The second edition of the tournament since its inaugural staging the previous year, it was the second ranking event of the 2008/2009 season.
Former World Champion Graeme Dott withdrew from the competition after breaking his left arm on 30 September, during an informal football match with other snooker players. As a result, Jamie Cope, who was due to play Dott in the first round, received a bye to the last 16, where he made the 64th official maximum break against Mark Williams.
Qualifier Ricky Walden won in the final 10–8 against World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan to win his first ranking title.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Shanghai on 29 September.
Main draw
Final
Qualifying rounds
These matches took place from 2 to 5 September 2008 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.
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