{{short description|2025 invitational snooker tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}} {{for|the tennis tournament|2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters}} {{Infobox individual snooker tournament |tournament_name=2025 Shanghai Masters |logo=300px |dates={{Start and end dates|2025|07|28|2025|08|03|df=y}} |venue=Luwan Gymnasium |location=Shanghai |country=China |organisation=World Snooker Tour<br/>Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association |format=Non-ranking event |Total prize fund=£825,000 |winners_share=£210,000 |defending_champion= |highest_break={{flagathlete|Zhang Anda|CHN}} (147) |winner={{flagathlete|Kyren Wilson|ENG}} |runner_up={{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}} |score=11–9 |previous=2024 |next= 2026 }}
The '''2025 Shanghai Masters''' was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 28 July to 3 August 2025 at the Luwan Gymnasium in Shanghai, China. Part of the 2025–26 snooker season, it was the 16th edition of the Shanghai Masters since the tournament was first staged in 2007 and the fifth edition since the tournament became an invitational event in 2018. The tournament was broadcast by local channels in Asia; by Eurosport, Discovery+, and HBO Max in Europe; by TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland; and by WST Play in all other territories. The winner received £210,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000.
A total of 24 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—were invited to participate. The world number 10 Mark Allen withdrew and was replaced by the world number 17 Ali Carter. Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Shaun Murphy 11–5 in the 2024 final, but he lost 4–6 to Mark Selby in the quarter-finals. Kyren Wilson won the tournament, beating Carter 11–9 in the final to claim his second Shanghai Masters title, following his previous win at the 2015 event. He became the third player to win the tournament multiple times, after Ding Junhui and Ronnie O'Sullivan.
The tournament produced 56 century breaks, of which the highest was a maximum break by Zhang Anda, the fourth of his career, in his second-round match against Ding. It was the second maximum of the season and the 219th official maximum in professional snooker history. The second-round match between Wilson and Si Jiahui produced six century breaks, three by each player, which equalled the record for the most centuries in a best-of-11 match. Ding made the 700th century break of his professional career during the tournament, and Barry Hawkins made his 500th career century.
==Overview== The inaugural 2007 Shanghai Masters was won by Dominic Dale, who trailed 2–6 in the final against Ryan Day, only to win eight consecutive frames for a 10–6 victory. Staged as a ranking event from 2007 to 2017, the Shanghai Masters became a non-ranking invitational event in 2018, comprising 24 players.<ref name="WST_history">{{cite web |date=8 July 2024 |title=History of the Shanghai Masters |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/08/history-of-the-shanghai-masters/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719183825/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/july/08/history-of-the-shanghai-masters/ |archive-date=19 July 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024 |website=World Snooker Tour}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Shanghai Masters to Become Snooker's Richest Invitational|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/shanghai-masters-become-lucrative-non-ranking-event-history/|website=World Snooker Tour|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822014654/http://www.worldsnooker.com/shanghai-masters-become-lucrative-non-ranking-event-history/|access-date=27 May 2026|archive-date=22 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> As of the 2024 edition, Ronnie O'Sullivan was the tournament's most successful player, having won the title five times, in 2009, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shanghai Masters|url=https://www.wst.tv/shanghaimasters/|website=World Snooker Tour|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260527073904/https://www.wst.tv/shanghaimasters/|access-date=27 May 2026|archive-date=27 May 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated Shaun Murphy 11–5 in the 2024 final to win the title for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-21 |title=Shanghai Masters final: Judd Trump beat Shaun Murphy 11-5 to win title |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cql8g5129ywo |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB |archive-date=1 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250201071317/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cql8g5129ywo |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Participants=== The 2025 edition featured the top 16 players in the world rankings, with the exception of the world number 10 Mark Allen, who withdrew from the event for family reasons and was replaced in the draw by the world number 17 Ali Carter.<ref name="WST_Carter_rep_Allen">{{cite web |date=14 July 2025 |title=Allen Replaced By Carter In Shanghai |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/14/allen-replaced-by-carter-in-shanghai-/ |access-date=4 August 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090222/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/14/allen-replaced-by-carter-in-shanghai-/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> It also featured the four highest-ranked Chinese players outside the top 16 (Lei Peifan, Pang Junxu, Wu Yize, and Yuan Sijun) and four Chinese wildcard players. The co-organiser of the tournament, the Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA), nominated two top domestically ranked players as wildcards. Another two wildcards were finalists at an open qualifier event held at Shanghai Plaza from 4 to 13 July.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pu |first=Yaolei |date=2025-07-04 |title=下一站大师梦想启程，斯诺克上海大师赛外卡资格赛开杆 |url=https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_31104581 |work=Thepaper.cn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090222/https://m.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_31104581|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> During the opening ceremony, the four wildcard players, Han Fuyuan, Qiu Lei, Wang Xinbo, and Zhou Jinhao, were drawn at random to play Shaun Murphy, Carter, Si Jiahui, and Chris Wakelin respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=23 July 2025 |title=Shanghai Masters Wild Cards |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/23/shanghai-masters-wild-cards/ |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090214/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/23/shanghai-masters-wild-cards/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Format=== The tournament took place from 28 July to 3 August 2025 at the Luwan Gymnasium in Shanghai, China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calendar 2025/2026|url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=2&season=2025 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=snooker.org |language=en |archive-date=24 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724075449/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2025&template=2 |url-status=live }}</ref> The top eight seeds received byes to the last 16. All remaining players started in the first round. All matches up to and including the quarter-finals were played as the best of 11 {{cuegloss|frame|frames}}. The semi-finals were played as the best of 19 frames. The final was the best of 21 frames.<ref name="s.org"/>
===Broadcasters=== The tournament was broadcast by TNT Sports and Discovery+ in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was broadcast by Eurosport in mainland Europe; by Discovery+ in Germany, Italy, and Austria; and by HBO Max in other European territories. It was broadcast by {{ill|Migu (streaming service)|lt=Migu|zh|咪咕}}, Huya, the CBSA-WPBSA Academy WeChat channel, and CBSA-WPBSA Academy Douyin in mainland China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia; by TrueSports in Thailand; by Sportcast in Taiwan; and by TAP Sports in the Philippines. In all other territories, it was broadcast by WST Play.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-22 |title=How To Watch The Shanghai Masters |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/22/how-to-watch-the-shanghai-masters/ |access-date=2025-07-25 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726002408/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/22/how-to-watch-the-shanghai-masters/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Prize fund=== The total prize fund was £825,000, with the winner receiving £210,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:<ref name="WST_tournament">{{Cite web |title=Shanghai Masters |url=https://www.wst.tv//shanghaimasters |access-date=2025-07-24 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716200530/https://www.wst.tv/shanghaimasters/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{div col}} *Winner: £210,000 *Runner-up: £105,000 *Semi-final: £70,000 *Quarter-final: £35,000 *Last 16: £17,500 *Last 24: £10,000 *Highest break: £10,000 {{div col end}} * Total: £825,000
==Summary== ===First round=== The four wildcard players and the four Chinese players ranked outside the top 16 all lost in the first round. Chris Wakelin, competing in the tournament for the first time, made three {{Cuegloss|half-century}} breaks as he defeated 17-year-old Zhou Jinhao 6–3, while Shaun Murphy made five half-centuries as he whitewashed Han Fuyan.<ref name="WST_Wakelin">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-28 |title=Wakelin Set For Zhao Clash |url=https://www.wst.tv//news/2025/july/28/wakelin/ |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090210/https://www.wst.tv//news/2025/july/28/wakelin/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Ali Carter defeated Qiu Lei 6–1, and Si Jiahui advanced with a 6–4 win over Wang Xinbo.<ref name="s.org" /> Barry Hawkins made his 500th century break in professional competition as he defeated Wu Yize 6–4, becoming the 15th player in professional snooker history to reach that milestone.<ref name="Hawkins_500">{{cite web |title=Barry Hawkins joins exclusive break club as he sets up date with Ronnie O'Sullivan at Shanghai Masters |url=https://www.totallysnookered.com/sport/snooker/tournaments/shanghai-masters/barry-hawkins-joins-exclusive-break-club-as-he-sets-up-date-with-ronnie-osullivan-at-shanghai-masters-5244028 |website=totallysnookered.com |first=Michael |last=Day |date=28 July 2025 |access-date=28 July 2025 |archive-date=28 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250728181914/https://www.totallysnookered.com/sport/snooker/tournaments/shanghai-masters/barry-hawkins-joins-exclusive-break-club-as-he-sets-up-date-with-ronnie-osullivan-at-shanghai-masters-5244028 |url-status=live}}</ref> Neil Robertson beat Pang Junxu 6–2, and Zhang Anda defeated Yuan Sijun in a {{Cuegloss|deciding frame}}.<ref name="WST_Wakelin" /> Xiao Guodong made back-to-back centuries of 143 (the highest of the first round) and 120 as he defeated Lei Peifan 6–3.<ref name="s.org" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Xiao Guodong v Lei Peifan |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/c9085f38-12d7-4fee-badd-30a2cb5890b1 |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090206/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/c9085f38-12d7-4fee-badd-30a2cb5890b1|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Last 16=== Facing two-time runner-up Murphy, the eighth seed Mark Selby won the first {{Cuegloss|frame}} with a 66 break and took the second on the {{Cuegloss|colours}} after Murphy missed the {{Cuegloss|brown ball|brown}} and hit the {{Cuegloss|black ball|black}}, conceding a {{Cuegloss|free ball}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Southby |first=Ben |date=29 July 2025 |title='World of trouble' - Shaun Murphy error draws gasps from crowd as Mark Selby profits from 'dreadful mess' at Shanghai Masters |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/shanghai-masters/2025-2026/shaun-murphy-mark-selby-mistake-whitewash-black-brown-round-two_sto23206537/story.shtml |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=TNT Sports}}</ref> Selby then made breaks of 115, 81, 73, and 137 as he completed a 6–0 whitewash, with Murphy having scored only 52 points in the match.<ref name="TNT_Selby_Murphy">{{Cite web |last=Kane |first=Desmond |date=29 July 2025 |title=Shanghai Masters LIVE – Mark Selby whitewashes Shaun Murphy in last 16 before Judd Trump faces Neil Robertson in heavyweight snooker battle |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/shanghai-masters/2025-2026/shanghai-masters-live-mark-selby-faces-shaun-murphy-in-blockbuster-last-16-clash-as-kyren-wilson-meets-si-jiahui-in-825000-snooker-tournament_sto23206509/story.shtml |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=TNT Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Mark Selby v Shaun Murphy |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/0ddf919a-f2cb-4a84-910e-37ddc62e9446 |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090122/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/0ddf919a-f2cb-4a84-910e-37ddc62e9446|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WST_Wilson_noLookBlack">{{Cite web |date=2025-07-29 |title=Superb Wilson denied history after no look black |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/29/superb-wilson-denied-history-after-no-look-black/ |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en |archive-date=29 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729153342/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/29/superb-wilson-denied-history-after-no-look-black/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The match between the third seed Kyren Wilson and Si produced six century breaks—120, 114, and 114 by Wilson and 124, 139, and 127 by Si—which equalled the record for the most centuries in a best-of-11 match. The record had been set by Neil Robertson and Judd Trump at the 2016 Masters and previously equalled by Neil Robertson and Selby at the 2020 Champion of Champions.<ref name="WST_Wilson_noLookBlack" /> Si led 3–1, 4–3, and 5–4, but Wilson made an 83 break in the 10th frame to force a decider, which he won with a 97 break.<ref name="TNT_Selby_Murphy" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 July 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Kyren Wilson v Si Jiahui |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/0a4ccf60-2bbe-41e4-9885-512c7ba4987c |access-date=2025-07-29 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090117/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/0a4ccf60-2bbe-41e4-9885-512c7ba4987c|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Wilson missed a so-called "no-look" shot on the last black of the match, not realising that {{cuegloss|pot|potting}} it would have set a new record of seven centuries. However, he said afterwards: "You have to have a bit of fun. The crowd appreciate that sort of thing."<ref name="WST_Wilson_noLookBlack" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Bobbie |date=29 July 2025 |title=Shanghai Masters: Kyren Wilson misses out on history after no-look black |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cdrkd5ylg0mo |access-date=30 July 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB |archive-date=30 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250730001004/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cdrkd5ylg0mo |url-status=live }}</ref> [[File:Zhang Anda PHC 2012.jpg|thumb|Zhang Anda ''(pictured in 2012)'' made the fourth maximum break of his career in his last-16 match against Ding Junhui.]] The seventh seed Ding Junhui won four of the first five frames against Zhang, making two centuries, including his 700th career century.<ref name="Ding_700">{{cite web |last=Day |first=Michael |date=29 July 2025 |title=The favourites continue to rule in Shanghai as Judd Trump begins title defence with victory |url=https://www.totallysnookered.com/sport/snooker/tournaments/shanghai-masters/the-favourites-continue-to-rule-at-2025-shanghai-masters-snooker-as-champion-judd-trump-begins-title-defence-with-victory-5247298 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729164923/https://www.totallysnookered.com/sport/snooker/tournaments/shanghai-masters/the-favourites-continue-to-rule-at-2025-shanghai-masters-snooker-as-champion-judd-trump-begins-title-defence-with-victory-5247298 |archive-date=29 July 2025 |access-date=29 July 2025 |website=Totally Snookered}}</ref> In the sixth frame, Zhang made a maximum break, the fourth of his career, the second of the season, the fourth in the tournament's history, and the 219th official maximum in professional competition.<ref name="Max 219">{{cite web |title=Zhang fires in Shanghai maximum |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/29/zhang-fires-in-shanghai-maximum/ |website=World Snooker Tour |date=29 July 2025 |access-date=29 July 2025 |archive-date=29 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250729153249/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/29/zhang-fires-in-shanghai-maximum/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Ding_700" /> Ding won the seventh frame to lead 5–2, but Zhang then won three consecutive frames, making a second century of 120 in frame nine, as he tied the scores at 5–5. Ding won the deciding frame on the colours. Facing Robertson, Trump made back-to-back centuries in the first two frames and went on to secure a 6–2 victory.<ref name="WST_Wilson_noLookBlack" />
Carter made a 131 century to win the opening frame of his match against the fourth seed Mark Williams but lost five of the next six to trail 2–5. However, Carter produced breaks of 93, 78, and 87 to force a deciding frame, which he won with a {{Cuegloss|total clearance}} of 132.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Daniel |date=30 July 2025 |title=Wild comeback sees Ali Carter pip Mark Williams with Ronnie O'Sullivan and Zhao Xintong to follow |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/shanghai-masters/2025-2026/shanghai-masters-live-mark-williams-ali-carter-ronnie-osullivan-zhao-xintong_sto23206820/story.shtml |access-date=30 July 2025 |website=TNT Sports}}</ref><ref name="WST_Zhao_Wakelin">{{Cite web |date=30 July 2025 |title=World Champion Zhao returns with victory |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/30/world-champion-zhao-blasts-past-wakelin/ |access-date=30 July 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090106/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/30/world-champion-zhao-blasts-past-wakelin/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 July 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Mark Williams v Ali Carter |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/6e579ae4-7d57-46c5-ba69-6c81598be105 |access-date=30 July 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090101/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/6e579ae4-7d57-46c5-ba69-6c81598be105|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Xiao made three centuries of 104, 111, and 113 as he came from 0–2 behind to defeat the fifth seed John Higgins 6–4.<ref name="WST_Zhao_Wakelin" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 July 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: John Higgins v Xiao Guodong |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/c6d49f74-487d-46fc-9754-32c1bb360c0d |access-date=30 July 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090058/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/c6d49f74-487d-46fc-9754-32c1bb360c0d|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Zhao Xintong, playing in his first match since winning the 2025 World Championship, was tied at 2–2 with Wakelin at the mid-session interval. Zhao then made breaks of 103, 65, 73, and 59 as he won four consecutive frames for a 6–2 victory.<ref name="WST_Zhao_Wakelin" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 July 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Zhao Xintong v Chris Wakelin |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/0dff47c3-ef2b-4357-ab08-d9d35f311a66 |access-date=30 July 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091828/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/0dff47c3-ef2b-4357-ab08-d9d35f311a66|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Facing Hawkins, the five-time winner and sixth seed Ronnie O'Sullivan made breaks of 94, 94, 54, 90, and 89 as he moved into a 5–3 lead. Hawkins responded with breaks of 88 and 106 to force a deciding frame, but O'Sullivan won the decider with a 67 break. Afterward, O'Sullivan called the performance his best since winning the 2022 World Championship.<ref name="WST_Zhao_Wakelin" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 July 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Ronnie O'Sullivan v Barry Hawkins |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/83f5cae4-3bec-488d-8fc7-8a4a6a52c37c |access-date=30 July 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091823/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/83f5cae4-3bec-488d-8fc7-8a4a6a52c37c|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Quarter-finals=== Despite making three centuries of 104, 108, and 102, the defending champion Trump lost 4–6 to Selby, who made a 137 break in frame five.<ref name="BBC_Wilson_Zhou">{{Cite web |last=Brotherton |first=Alex |date=31 July 2025 |title=Shanghai Masters: Kyren Wilson and Zhao Xintong set up semi-final |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c0j91q174w9o |access-date=1 August 2025 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091817/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c0j91q174w9o|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WST_Wilson_and_Zhao">{{Cite web |date=31 July 2025 |title=Wilson and Zhao set up blockbuster clash |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/31/wilson-and-zhao-set-up-blockbuster-clash-1/ |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091812/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/july/31/wilson-and-zhao-set-up-blockbuster-clash-1/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Judd Trump v Mark Selby |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/ed59dc47-0442-4376-aee7-8666cadd59a7 |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091806/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/ed59dc47-0442-4376-aee7-8666cadd59a7|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Xiao also made three centuries, 121, 106, and 102, as he took a 5–2 lead over Carter. However, Carter made breaks of 72, 92, and 87 to force a deciding frame, which he won.<ref name="BBC_Wilson_Zhou" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Xiao Guodong v Ali Carter |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/ba9dc906-e952-43ee-900c-a1053c6a6997|access-date=31 July 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091802/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/ba9dc906-e952-43ee-900c-a1053c6a6997|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> It was the second consecutive best-of-11 match Carter had won from 2–5 behind.<ref name="WST_Wilson_and_Zhao" />
O'Sullivan took the first frame against Wilson and tied the scores to force a {{Cuegloss|respotted black}} in the second, but Wilson potted the black to win the frame. O'Sullivan {{Cuegloss|snookers required|required a snooker}} in the third but obtained the {{Cuegloss|penalty points}} he needed, helped by a free ball, and moved 2–1 ahead. However, Wilson took five of the next six frames as he secured a 6–3 win, having made two centuries and five half-centuries in the match. It was Wilson's third consecutive victory over O'Sullivan.<ref name="WST_Wilson_and_Zhao" /><ref name="BBC_Wilson_Zhou" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Kyren Wilson v Ronnie O'Sullivan |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/eda68c76-1e76-443e-818e-36fa7a16f69e |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091505/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/eda68c76-1e76-443e-818e-36fa7a16f69e|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Zhao made three centuries of 134, 132, and 118 as he defeated Ding 6–1 in less than an hour and a half, averaging 17.5 seconds per shot.<ref name="WST_Wilson_and_Zhao" /><ref name="BBC_Wilson_Zhou" /><ref>{{cite web |date=31 July 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Ding Junhui v Zhao Xintong |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/c8bb79a7-4b26-49b0-a3c1-d1dc73cf260d |access-date=31 July 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091457/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/c8bb79a7-4b26-49b0-a3c1-d1dc73cf260d|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Semi-finals=== [[File:Ali Carter at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2013-02-03 12.jpg|thumb|Ali Carter ''(pictured in 2013)'' replaced Mark Allen, who withdrew. He came from 2–5 behind in the last 16 and quarter-finals, and from 6–8 behind in the semi-finals, to reach his second Shanghai Masters final.]] The semi-finals were played as the best of 19 frames over two {{cuegloss|session|sessions}}.<ref name="s.org" /> Selby faced Carter in the first semi-final. The first four frames were shared, as Selby made two 85 breaks and Carter made breaks of 76 and 60. Carter had an opportunity to win frame five by potting {{cuegloss|pink ball|pink}} and black, but he went {{Cuegloss|in-off}} the pink while using the {{cuegloss|rest}}, and Selby won the frame for a 3–2 lead. Carter tied the scores with a 102 century. Selby made an 80 break to take frame seven, but Carter won the last two frames of the session for a 5–4 advantage.<ref name="WST_Carter_Selby_1">{{Cite web |date=1 August 2025 |title=Carter edges ahead of Selby |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/01/carter-edges-ahead-of-selby-1/ |access-date=1 August 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091449/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/01/carter-edges-ahead-of-selby-1/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Selby won the first two frames of the second session with breaks of 108 and 81, but Carter made a 129 century in frame 12 to tie the scores at 6–6. Selby made breaks of 91 and 62 to lead 8–6, but missed a {{Cuegloss|blue ball|blue}} in the 15th frame that allowed Carter to take the frame with a 66 break. Carter added breaks of 83, 62, and 79 to win four consecutive frames and secure a 10–8 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 August 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Mark Selby v Ali Carter |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/457f70c1-914c-4aee-8215-db0818e63778 |access-date=1 August 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091442/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/457f70c1-914c-4aee-8215-db0818e63778|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Carter beats Selby to reach Shanghai final |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cvgnm2022gro |work=BBC Sport |first=Alex |last=Brotherton |date=1 August 2025 |access-date=2 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091413/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cvgnm2022gro|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> "I love Shanghai, I love the city and I love the tournament," said Carter afterward.<ref>{{cite web |title=Captain set for Shanghai final |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/01/captain-set-for-shanghai-final/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=1 August 2025 |access-date=1 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091343/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/01/captain-set-for-shanghai-final/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
The two most recent world champions, Wilson and Zhao, contested the second semi-final. Zhao made a 113 century in frame four to tie the scores at 2–2, and the scores were level again at 3–3 and 4–4. Zhao produced a 121 century in frame nine to end the first session 5–4 ahead.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zhao leads captivating semi-final |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/02/zhao-leads-captivating-semi-final-1/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=2 August 2025 |access-date=2 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091337/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/02/zhao-leads-captivating-semi-final-1/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> In the second session, Zhao was leading by 23 points in the 10th frame when play was briefly suspended due to a technical issue with the arena's scoreboard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hilsum |first=James |date=2 August 2025 |title=Why Kyren Wilson and Zhao Xintong were forced to leave table during Shanghai Masters semi-final - 'It's no good' |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/shanghai-masters/2025-2026/why-kyren-wilson-zhao-xintong-leave-table_sto23207773/story.shtml |access-date=2 August 2025 |website=TNT Sports}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ridge |first=Patric |date=2 August 2025 |title=Kyren Wilson coasts past struggling Zhao Xintong to secure final meeting with Ali Carter |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/shanghai-masters/2025-2026/kyren-wilson-semi-finals-zhao-xintong_sto23207669/story.shtml |access-date=2 August 2025 |website=TNT Sports}}</ref> Wilson won the frame when the players returned, and went on to take six consecutive frames, making breaks including 70, 101, and 51 as he secured a 10–5 victory.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 August 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Kyren Wilson v Zhao Xintong |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/72031d90-063e-477a-bc80-9204a71bc0e0 |access-date=2 August 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091331/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/72031d90-063e-477a-bc80-9204a71bc0e0|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Losing to Wilson ended Zhao's 26-match winning streak since his last defeat by Murphy at the 2024 UK Championship. "Snooker in China is booming and you can feel an extra air of expectation every time Zhao turns up for a game," Wilson said afterward. "I knew I had to play well and shut that out."<ref name="Metro_Wilson">{{Cite web |last=Haigh |first=Phil |date=2 August 2025 |title=Kyren Wilson ends Zhao Xintong's epic winning run in style at Shanghai Masters |url=https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/02/kyren-wilson-unceremoniously-ends-zhao-xintongs-epic-winning-run-shanghai-masters-23816986/ |access-date=2 August 2025 |website=Metro |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091325/https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/02/kyren-wilson-unceremoniously-ends-zhao-xintongs-epic-winning-run-shanghai-masters-23816986/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Wilson overhauls Zhao to make Shanghai final |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/02/wilson-overhauls-zhao-to-make-shanghai-final-1/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=2 August 2025 |access-date=2 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091318/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/02/wilson-overhauls-zhao-to-make-shanghai-final-1/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wilson ends Zhao's run to reach Shanghai final |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/czd0lj747q4o |work=BBC Sport |first=Sean |last=Kearns |date=2 August 2025 |access-date=2 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423091308/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/czd0lj747q4o|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Final=== [[File:Kyren Wilson EuM 2022-3.jpg|thumb|Kyren Wilson ''(pictured in 2022)'' defeated Ali Carter 11–9 in the final to win his second Shanghai Masters title.]] The final was played as the best of 21 frames over two sessions on 3 August between the world number 2 Wilson and the world number 17 Carter.<ref name="s.org" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Historic Seedings 2025/2026 |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?cutoff=1&season=2025&template=25 |access-date=2025-08-04 |website=snooker.org |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090909/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?cutoff=1&season=2025&template=25|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Both players were competing in their second Shanghai Masters final, Carter having won the title in 2010 and Wilson in 2015.<ref name="Metro_Wilson" /> Carter made a 68 break to win the opening frame, but Wilson took the next two with breaks of 129 and 96. Carter won two consecutive frames with breaks of 86 and 65 to lead 3–2, but Wilson then won three in a row with breaks of 51, 80, and 78 to lead 5–3. Carter won the last two frames of the session with breaks of 68 and 66 to tie the scores at 5–5.<ref name="WST_final_match">{{cite web |date=3 August 2025 |title=2025 Shanghai Masters: Ali Carter v Kyren Wilson |url=https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/be5568df-eac9-494a-a3db-4f782af4ae3b |access-date=3 August 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090723/https://www.wst.tv/match-centre/be5568df-eac9-494a-a3db-4f782af4ae3b|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Carter and Wilson inseparable after first session |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/03/carter-and-wilson-inseparable-after-first-session/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=3 August 2025 |access-date=3 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090719/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/03/carter-and-wilson-inseparable-after-first-session/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
When the match resumed, Wilson won two consecutive frames, making a 105 century in frame 12, but Carter also won two in a row, making a 76 break in frame 13, as he tied the scores at 7–7. Wilson again moved two frames in front with breaks of 66 and 122, but Carter produced breaks of 140 and 63 as he levelled at 9–9. Wilson made an 86 {{Cuegloss|clearance}} to move 10–9 ahead. Wilson cleared from the last {{cuegloss|red ball|red}} to win the 20th frame by one point, securing an 11–9 victory and his second Shanghai Masters title.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haigh |first=Phil |date=3 August 2025 |title=Kyren Wilson ends Ali Carter fairytale in brilliant Shanghai Masters final |url=https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/03/kyren-wilson-ends-ali-carter-fairytale-brilliant-shanghai-masters-final-23822506/ |access-date=3 August 2025 |website=Metro |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090715/https://metro.co.uk/2025/08/03/kyren-wilson-ends-ali-carter-fairytale-brilliant-shanghai-masters-final-23822506/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wilson overcomes Carter for Shanghai Masters title |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cr4e20el06lo |work=BBC Sport |first=Frank |last=Keogh |date=3 August 2025 |access-date=3 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090711/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cr4e20el06lo|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WST_final_match" /> He became the third player to win the tournament multiple times, following Ding and O'Sullivan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2025 |title=Kyren Wilson edges out Ali Carter in thriller to claim Shanghai Masters glory |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/shanghai-masters/2025-2026/final-live-coverage-kyren-wilson-ali-carter-china-blog_sto23207924/story.shtml |access-date=3 August 2025 |website=TNT Sports}}</ref> "I knew I had to take out that clearance at the end," Wilson said afterwards. "Fatigue was starting to slip in. I didn't want to face [Carter] in a final frame because his success rate in deciders this week has been fantastic. He is a great champion and made it really difficult all day long." Carter commented: "It was a really tough game. I felt I hung in there all day. I didn't feel I played particularly great, but I was pleased to compete with a World Champion like [Wilson]. I felt if I'd had a bit of a tailwind at some point I'd have probably won."<ref>{{cite web |title=Warrior shoots down Captain in epic |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/03/warrior-shoots-down-captain-in-epic/ |work=World Snooker Tour |date=3 August 2025 |access-date=3 August 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423090637/https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/august/03/warrior-shoots-down-captain-in-epic/|archive-date=23 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Tournament draw== The tournament results for the event are shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote their seeding, an "a" indicates amateur status for the four wildcards, and players in bold denote match winners.<ref name="s.org">{{cite web |title=Shanghai Masters 2025 |website=snooker.org |access-date=27 July 2025 |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=2336 |archive-date=21 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250821041813/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=2336 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WST_draw">{{cite web |url=https://www.wst.tv/matches/cf2f60a0-84d3-424c-9bce-e98928b8f4e1?tab=1 |title=Draw – Shanghai Masters 2025 |access-date=27 July 2025 |website=World Snooker Tour |archive-date=30 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630174936/https://www.wst.tv/matches/cf2f60a0-84d3-424c-9bce-e98928b8f4e1?tab=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|RD1-team03={{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}} |RD1-score03=6 |RD1-team04={{flagathlete|Han Fuyuan|CHN}} {{tooltip|(a)|amateur player}} |RD1-score04=0
|RD1-team05={{flagathlete|Xiao Guodong|CHN}} |RD1-score05=6 |RD1-team06={{flagathlete|Lei Peifan|CHN}} |RD1-score06=3
|RD1-team07={{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}}{{efn|Ali Carter (ranked 17th) replaced Mark Allen (ranked 10th), who withdrew for personal reasons.<ref name="WST_Carter_rep_Allen" />}} |RD1-score07=6 |RD1-team08={{flagathlete|Qiu Lei|CHN}} {{tooltip|(a)|amateur player}} |RD1-score08=1
|RD1-team09={{flagathlete|Si Jiahui|CHN}} |RD1-score09=6 |RD1-team10={{flagathlete|Wang Xinbo|CHN}} {{tooltip|(a)|amateur player}} |RD1-score10=4
|RD1-team11={{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}} |RD1-score11=6 |RD1-team12={{flagathlete|Wu Yize|CHN}} |RD1-score12=4
|RD1-team13={{flagathlete|Zhang Anda|CHN}} |RD1-score13=6 |RD1-team14={{flagathlete|Yuan Sijun|CHN}} |RD1-score14=5
|RD1-team15={{flagathlete|Chris Wakelin|ENG}} |RD1-score15=6 |RD1-team16={{flagathlete|Zhou Jinhao|CHN}} {{tooltip|(a)|amateur player}} |RD1-score16=3
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|RD2-team03={{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}} {{tooltip|(8)|player seeding}} |RD2-score03=6 |RD2-team04={{flagathlete|Shaun Murphy|ENG}} |RD2-score04=0
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|RD2-team07={{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}} {{tooltip|(4)|player seeding}} |RD2-score07=5 |RD2-team08={{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}} |RD2-score08=6
|RD2-team09={{flagathlete|Kyren Wilson|ENG}} {{tooltip|(3)|player seeding}} |RD2-score09=6 |RD2-team10={{flagathlete|Si Jiahui|CHN}} |RD2-score10=5
|RD2-team11={{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}} {{tooltip|(6)|player seeding}} |RD2-score11=6 |RD2-team12={{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}} |RD2-score12=5
|RD2-team13={{flagathlete|Ding Junhui|CHN}} {{tooltip|(7)|player seeding}} |RD2-score13=6 |RD2-team14={{flagathlete|Zhang Anda|CHN}} |RD2-score14=5
|RD2-team15={{flagathlete|Zhao Xintong|CHN}} {{tooltip|(2)|player seeding}} |RD2-score15=6 |RD2-team16={{flagathlete|Chris Wakelin|ENG}} |RD2-score16=2
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===Final=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" |+ {{sronly|Final}} |- | colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 21 frames. Referee: Zheng Weili<br/>Luwan Gymnasium in Shanghai, China, 3 August 2025<ref name="WST_final_match" /> |- | width="260" align="right" | Ali Carter<br/>{{ENG}} | width="100" align="center" | 9–'''11''' | width="260" | '''Kyren Wilson''' {{tooltip|(3)|player seeding}}<br/>{{ENG}} |- | colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%;" | ''Afternoon:'' '''103'''–7, 7–'''129''' (129), 7–'''109''', '''87'''–0, '''90'''–0, 31–'''65''', 1–'''82''', 0–'''78''', '''69'''–15, '''66'''–1<br/>''Evening:'' 27–'''70''', 0–'''105''' (105), '''76'''–0, '''63'''–0, 14–'''83''', 0–'''122''' (122), '''140'''–0 (140), '''90'''–0, 7–'''126''', 56–'''57''' |- | align="right" | (''frame 17'') '''140''' | align="center" | Highest break | 129 (''frame 2'') |- | align="right" | 1 | align="center" | Century breaks | '''3''' |- |}
==Century breaks== A total of 56 century breaks were made during the tournament.<ref name="SI_cent">{{cite web |title=Tournament Centuries |url=https://snookerinfo.co.uk/2025-26/ |website=snookerinfo.co.uk |access-date=3 August 2025 |archive-date=30 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630143630/https://snookerinfo.co.uk/2025-26/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{div col}} * 147, 139, 120, 116 – Zhang Anda<ref name="Max 219" /> * 143, 121, 120, 113, 111, 106, 104, 102 – Xiao Guodong * 140, 132, 131, 129, 116, 102 – Ali Carter * 139, 127, 124, 118, 110 – Si Jiahui * 137, 137, 115, 108 – Mark Selby * 137, 102 – Neil Robertson * 134, 132, 121, 118, 113, 103 – Zhao Xintong * 131 – Pang Junxu * 129, 122, 120, 114, 114, 111, 109, 105, 101 – Kyren Wilson * 127, 125, 108, 104, 103, 102 – Judd Trump * 124 – Mark Williams * 107, 106 – Ding Junhui * 106, 102 – Barry Hawkins {{div col end}}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Shanghai Masters}} {{2025–26 snooker season}}
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