 Snooker tournaments |
| Ranking tournaments |
| World Championship |
| UK Championship |
| Grand Prix |
| Welsh Open |
| China Open |
| Shanghai Masters |
| Northern Ireland Trophy |
| Other tournaments |
| Masters |
| Premier League |
| Pot Black |
| Malta Cup |
| Withdrawn tournaments |
| See: Snooker tournaments |
The Shanghai Masters, also known as the World Snooker Roewe Shanghai Masters for sponsorship purposes, is a professional snooker tournament. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association ( WPBSA, also known as the World Snooker Association or simply World Snooker for short is the governing Roewe (in Chinese: 荣威 in Pinyin: Rongwei, English pronunciation, which is similar to the British pronunciation for "Rover") Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long It is one of a number of ranking tournaments. The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional Snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments
The event was introduced in the 2007/08 season and is the second ranking event to be held in China as a result of the growth of the sport in the country. The Snooker Season 2007/08 is a series of Snooker tournaments played during 2007 and 2008 China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Like the China Open, an extra wildcard round was included before the first round proper, featuring eight promising Chinese players. The China Open (also known as the Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open for sponsorship purposes is a professional Snooker tournament [1]
The tournament currently takes place at the Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai in August and is the first ranking event of the season. A tournament (IPA) is a Competition involving a relatively large number of competitors all participating in a Sport or Game. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Prize money for 2007 totalled £250,000 ($496,411) with the winner receiving £48,000 ($95,311). The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency [2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 results | Dominic Dale-  Wales |
10 - 6 | Ryan Day- Wales |
2007/08 |
References
- ^ Snooker stars set for Grand Stage in Shanghai. Dominic "One of the Worst" Dale (born Christopher Dale on 29 December 1971) is a Welsh professional Snooker player and occasional Ryan Day (born 23 March 1980, in Pontycymer, Bridgend, Wales) is a Welsh professional Snooker player The Snooker Season 2007/08 is a series of Snooker tournaments played during 2007 and 2008 World Snooker. Retrieved on 2007-08-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
- ^ 2007 Shanghai Masters: Information. Global Cue Sports Centre. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid
External links
- World Snooker coverage: 2007
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