Carter takes title No.2 in 2010 Shanghai Masters

Allister Carter from England won the 2010 Roewe Shanghai Masters.

In the final he beat surprise package Jamie Burnett (Scotland) 10-7.

Jamie Cope and Mark Selby (both from England) lost out in the semifinals.

Carter received £60,000 for the victory and Burnett got £30,000 for his runner-up spot.

Stuart Bingham (England) had the highest break of the tournament with a 142. That earnt him £2,000.

Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) withdrew from the event due to personal issues.

This was the second ranking title for Carter. H also won the 2009 Welsh Open. It was Burnett's first final.

Carter improves to second place in the world rankings. Burnett leaps to 29th place. The currently suspended John Higgins (Scotland) stays on top, and current world champion Neil Robertson (Australia) sits in third.

The rankings are now updated after every tournament. The seedings list is updated every few events.

The tournament took place at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China 6-12 September, 2010. It was the first ranking tournament of seven on the 2010/2011 Main Tour. Next up on the snooker calendar is the 12BET.com World Open which starts 18th September 2010.

See also:

• Shanghai Masters 2010 (World Snooker)
• Carter beats Burnett to secure Shanghai Masters title (BBC)
• Carter downs Burnett to win Shanghai title (Eurosport)
• Shanghai Success for Ali Carter (Sporting Life)
• 2010 Shanghai Masters (Global Snooker)
• Ali Geed up by Shanghai Win (Snooker Scene blog)
  
• Captain Carter Captures Shanghai Masters (Pro Snooker Blog)
• 2010 Shanghai Masters Results (Snooker Database)
• 2010 Shanghai Masters (Wikipedia)
• Ali Carter (Pro Snooker Blog)
• Allister Carter (Wikipedia)

Related posts:

• Walden strikes gold in Shanghai Masters (2008 Shanghai Masters)
• Dominic Dale on top in Shanghai Masters (2007 Shanghai Masters)
• O'Sullivan pockets 2009 Shanghai Masters (2009 Shanghai Masters)

Shameless plugs:

• Event Prediction: Shanghai Masters 2010
• WWW Snooker: Roewe Shanghai Masters 2010

O'Sullivan pockets 2009 Shanghai Masters

Ronnie O'Sullivan from England won the 2009 Roewe Shanghai Masters.

Walden strikes gold in Shanghai Masters

Ricky Walden surprised everyone by capturing the 2008 Roewe Shanghai Masters.

He finished in style with a 105 in the final frame to beat fellow Englishman Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-8.

Mark Selby (England) and Scotland's Stephen Maguire lost out in the semi-finals.

Defending champion Dominic Dale (Wales) was edged out 5-4 by Steve Davis (England) in the first round.

Walden received £52,000 for the victory which was his first major title. His previously best was a quarter-final. O'Sullivan got £25,000 for the runner-up spot. He was aiming to win his third consecutive ranking event.

Jamie Cope (England) made a 147 break in his first-round loss against Mark J Williams (Wales). His consolation prize was £2,000 for the highest break and the £20,000 bonus for a maximum. It was his second career 147.

Walden jumps from 30th to 17th in the provisional rankings. O'Sullivan increases his lead over Maguire and Shaun Murphy (England) in second and third respectively.

The event took place at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 29 September - 5 October, 2008. It was the second ranking tournament of eight on the 2008/2009 Main Tour. Next up on the snooker calendar is the Royal Watches Grand Prix which starts 11th October.

See also:

• Shanghai Masters 2008 (World Snooker)
• Walden stuns O'Sullivan in final (BBC)
• Walden wins Shanghai Masters (Eurosport)
• Ricky Rocks Rocket (Sporting Life)
• 2008 Shanghai Masters (Global Cue Sports Centre)
• Ronnie O'Sullivan humbled by Ricky Walden (Times Online)
• Hey Ricky You're So Fine (Snooker Scene blog)
• Wonderful Walden Wins Shanghai Masters! (Pro Snooker Blog)
• Shanghai bleibt für Überraschungen gut (Snookerblog - German)
• Snooker Ranking - Shanghai Masters 2008 - Finals (Cuefactor)
• SnookerManager: Shanghai Masters 2008
• Shanghai Masters Qualifying (Official Fergal O'Brien Website)
• Shanghai Masters (Ricky Walden Forum)
• Ricky Walden (Official website)
• Ricky Walden (Wikipedia)

Related posts:

• Dominic Dale on top in Shanghai Masters (2007 Roewe Shanghai Masters)
• It's Ronnie again in the Northern Ireland Trophy (2008 Main Tour)

Shameless plugs:

• Event Prediction: Shanghai Masters 2008
• WWW Snooker: Shanghai Masters 2008

Dominic Dale on top in Shanghai Masters

Dominic Dale won the Roewe Shanghai Masters for his first major title in 10 years.

In the final the popular Welshman came back from 6-2 down to defeat practice partner Ryan Day (Wales) 10-6. It was an unexpected match-up. Dale is No.32 in the official rankings whilst Day sits in 16th place.

Former world champion Graeme Dott (Scotland) and 2007 World runner-up Mark Selby (England) lost out in the semi-finals.

Dale received £48,000 for the victory and an additional £2,000 for his 143 tournament high break. Day walked away with £22,500.

This was Dominic's second ranking title. He also won the 1997 Grand Prix.

The win took him to No.16 in the new provisional rankings. Day's second career runner-up finish puts him in 10th position. World champion John Higgins from Scotland leads the list, followed by Shaun Murphy (England) and Dott.

The event took place on the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China Aug 6-12, 2007. It was the first tournament of seven on the 2007/2008 Main Tour. Next up is the Royal London Watches Grand Prix 17nd September.

See also:

• Roewe Shanghai Masters tournament page (World Snooker)
• Resurgent Dale wins in Shanghai (BBC)
• Dale takes Shanghai title (Eurosport)
• Dale toasts his Shanghai surprise (Sporting Life)
• 2007 Shanghai Masters (Global Cue Sports Centre)
• Dream recovery seals title for Dale (This is Swansea)
• Stunning comeback for Dale (icWales)
• Dale Defeats Day in Season Opener (greenbaize)
• Shanghai Masters--Dominic Dale sang a song (YouTube)
• Dale zerstört Days Träume (Snookerblog - German)
• Shanghai Masters - dia 7 (Final) (Snooker Planet - Portuguese)
• And so to Shanghai (Snooker Scene Blog)
• Snooker Ranking - Shanghai Masters 2007 (Cuefactor)
• SnookerManager: Shanghai Masters 2007
• Dominic Dale (Wikipedia)

Shameless plugs:

• Event Prediction: Shanghai Masters
• WWW Snooker: Roewe Shanghai Masters 2007