2015 Shanghai Masters
Snooker tournament
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The 2015 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 20 September 2015 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. The ninth edition of the tournament since it was first held in 2007, it was the second ranking event of the 2015/2016 season.[1]
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| Dates | 14–20 September 2015 |
| Venue | Shanghai Grand Stage |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £465,200 |
| Winner's share | £85,000 |
| Highest break |  Luca Brecel (BEL) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| Score | 10–9 |
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Stuart Bingham was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 3–6 against Judd Trump in the semi-finals.[3]
Kyren Wilson won his first ranking title, defeating Trump 10–9 in the final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money from this year is shown below:[4]
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Shanghai on 14 and 15 September 2015.[5][6][7]
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 |  Jamie Jones (WAL) | 1–5 |  Fang Xiongman (CHN) |
| WC2 | Mike Dunn (ENG) | 5–0 | Niu Zhuang (CHN) |
| WC3 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–0 | Chen Zifan (CHN) |
| WC4 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 5–2 | Han Bin (CHN) |
| WC5 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 5–2 | Lin Shuai (CHN) |
| WC6 |  Alan McManus (SCO) | 5–2 | Yao Pengcheng (CHN) |
| WC7 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 5–1 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |
| WC8 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 5–2 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) |
Main draw
- Ricky Walden withdrew to attend the birth of his son, which took place on 14 September.[8]
- Mark Selby withdrew as his father-in-law died shortly before the tournament began.[9]
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 20 September 2015.[7] | ||
| Judd Trump (6) England |
9–10 | Kyren Wilson England |
| Afternoon: 1–62, 81–0 (81), 24–71, 74–0 (72), 42–68, 41–71 (71), 60–13, 22–76 (58), 40–78 (62) Evening: 33–75, 121–0 (115), 46–83 (68), 86–7 (76), 58–45 (50), 70–29, 22–80, 90–0 (89), 79–40 (60), 0–78 (75) | ||
| 115 | Highest break | 75 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 5 and 9 August 2015 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[10][11][12]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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