2011 Shanghai Masters
Snooker tournament
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The 2011 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–11 September 2011 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the fifth edition of the tournament since it was first held in 2007. This was the first time that the Bank of Communications sponsored the event.[1]
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 5–11 September 2011 |
| Venue | Shanghai Grand Stage |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £350,000 |
| Winner's share | £65,000 |
| Highest break |  Shaun Murphy (ENG) (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Score | 10–9 |
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Ali Carter was the defending champion, but lost in the first round 4–5 against Mark King.
Mark Selby won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Williams 10–9 in the final.[2][3] By doing so, he became world number one for the first time in his career.
Prize fund
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Shanghai on 5 September 2011.[5][6]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 |  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 5–1 |  Hossein Vafaei (IRI) |
| WC2 |  James Wattana (THA) | 5–1 |  Jin Long (CHN) |
| WC3 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5–0 | Li Hang (CHN) |
| WC4 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 5–3 | Cao Xinlong (CHN) |
| WC5 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 5–2 | Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN) |
| WC6 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 5–2 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) |
| WC7 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–0 | Tang Jun (CHN) |
| WC8 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 5–3 | Cai Jianzhong (CHN) |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 11 September 2011.[6] | ||
| Mark Selby (4) England |
10–9 | Mark Williams (3) Wales |
| Afternoon: 74–75 (Selby 74), 58–42, 115–0 (113), 38–76 (68), 83–1 (78), 0–132 (132), 84–55 (Williams 51), 95–0 (95), 45–68 (67) Evening: 55–25, 37–64, 63–42, 5–69, 39–70, 42–75, 6–88 (88), 83–48, 78–60, 69–0 | ||
| 113 | Highest break | 132 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
These matches took place between 31 July and 4 August 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[8][9][10][11]
- Preliminary round
Best of 9 frames
 Lucky Vatnani | w/d–w/o | David Hogan |
 Luca Brecel | 4–5 | Adam Duffy |
- Round 1–4
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
- 143, 102 – Shaun Murphy
- 132, 130, 129, 100 – Mark Williams
- 129, 123, 112, 107, 104 – Anthony Hamilton
- 129, 112 – Stuart Bingham
- 128, 102 – Dominic Dale
- 117, 113, 110 – Mark Selby
- 112 – John Higgins
- 111, 110 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 109 – Robert Milkins
- 101 – Jamie Cope
- 100 – Michael Holt
- 100 – Mark Allen