RONNIE O’SULLIVAN is eyeing more history at the 2024 Shanghai Masters.
The Rocket will lead a strong field of snooker’s biggest names at the Shanghai Grand Stage in China.
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He heads into the tournament as the defending champion after beating Luca Brecel 11-9 in the 2023 final.
O’Sullivan’s victory last year was his fourth in a row and fifth overall at the event.
Ahead of this year’s tournament, SunSport has all the information you need.
When is the Shanghai Masters?
The Shanghai Masters gets underway on July 15.
The tournament will run until the final on July 21.
Shanghai Grand Stage, with a capacity of 13,000, will host the event.
What is the Shanghai Masters format?
The main draw of the Shanghai Masters will see eight seeded players, including O’Sullivan, enter in the second round.
They will be joined by eight winners from the first round, which features four wildcards.
From the first round to the quarter-finals, matches will be the best of 11 frames.
The semi-final then moves to a best of 19 frames before the finalists compete across 21 frames to crown the winner.
How to watch the Shanghai Masters?
The Shanghai Masters will be broadcast live on Eurosport and Discovery+.
Live coverage from the first round onwards will be shown daily.
Fans can purchase a Discovery+ subscription with or without TNT Sports from £6.99-per-month or £39.99-per-year.
Alternatively, SunSport will LIVE BLOG the latter stages of the tournament.
Shanghai Masters 2024 schedule & draw
The event takes place over one week with the schedule as follows:
Round One – July 15
Round Two – July 16-17
Quarter-finals – July 18
Semi-finals – July 19-20
Final – July 21
Round One
Zhang Anda vs Wildcard 4
Ali Carter vs Wildcard 3
Tom Ford vs Si Jiahui
Mark Williams vs Wildcard 2
Gary Wilson vs Pang Junxu
Jak Jones vs Wildcard 1
Jon Higgins vs Lyu Haotian
Barry Hawkins vs Zhou Yuelong
Round Two
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Zhang/Wildcard
Ding Junhui vs Carter/Wildcard
Luca Brecel vs Ford/Si
Judd Trump vs Williams/Wildcard
Mark Allen vs Wilson/Pang
Mark Selby vs Jones/Wildcard
Shaun Murphy vs Higgins/Lyu
Kyren Wilson vs Hawkins/Zhou
Shanghai Masters prize money
Round One – £10,000
Round Two – £17,500
Quarter-finals – £35,000
Semi-finals – £70,000
Runner-up – £105,000
Winner – £210,000
Highest break – £10,000
Total – £825,000
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