2008 Shanghai Masters

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. It was the second ranking event of the 2008/2009 season and was the second annual edition of the tournament.

Roewe Shanghai Masters
Tournament information
Dates29 September – 5 October 2008 (2008-09-29 2008-10-05)
VenueShanghai Grand Stage
CityShanghai
CountryChina
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£282,000
Winner's share£52,000
Highest break Jamie Cope (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Ricky Walden (ENG)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score10–8
2007
2009

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.

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