32 of the world's top players have travelled to the Far East for the season's second ranking event - The Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters.
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The event has been a regular fixture on the Snooker calendar since 2007 and highlights the growing popularity of the sport in Asia.
An array of top stars will battle it out for the £65,000 first prize and all important ranking points that will significantly affect the world rankings.
Mark Selby booked his place in the final with a 6-0 demolition of Mark King on Saturday morning. Selby recently added the China Wuxi Classic and PTC 4 title to his name and will be hoping to continue his incredible form in the final tomorrow.
His opponent in the final is to be Mark Williams, after the world number one clinched a final frame decider to win a thriller against Neil Robertson.
Williams recorded his third century break of the event in the process and will be looking to win the second ranking event of the season, having himself lost in a final frame decider to Stuart Bingham in the final of the Australian Open.
The highest break of the tournament so far belongs to Shaun Murphy, who made a superb 143 against Mark Allen in round two. Should that break remain unbeaten, he would collect the £2,000 high break prize.
The tournament will be played from Monday September 5-11 at the Grand Stage in Shanghai.
First Round Matches
September 5 (Wildcard round)
Fergal O'Brien 5-1 Hossein Vafaei
Anthony Hamilton 5-0 Li Hang
James Wattana 5-1 Jin Long
Jack Lisowski 5-2 Rouzi Maimaiti
Dominic Dale 5-3 Cao Xinlong
Nigel Bond 5-2 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
Robert Milkins 5-0 Tang Jun
Michael Holt 5-3 Cai Jianzhong
September 6
Alistair Carter 4-5 Mark King
Mark Allen 5-2 Ryan Day
Peter Ebdon 3-5 Fergal O'Brien
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-1 James Wattana
Stephen Maguire 4-5 Anthony Hamilton
Shaun Murphy 5-4 Dominic Dale
Jamie Cope 5-3 Jack Lisowski
Mark Selby 5-3 Nigel Bond
September 7
Mark Williams 5-0 Andrew Higginson
Stephen Hendry 1-5 Robert Milkins
Judd Trump 1-5 Stuart Bingham
John Higgins 5-2 Mark Davis
Matthew Stevens 5-2 Stephen Lee
Neil Robertson 5-1 Liang Wenbo
Graeme Dott 2-5 Michael Holt
Ding Junhui 3-5 Martin Gould
Thursday September 8 (Round Two)
John Higgins 5-2 Stuart Bingham
Mark Williams 5-1 Robert Milkins
Jamie Cope 0-5 Mark Selby
Mark King 5-3 Fergal O'Brien
Matthew Stevens 5-1 Martin Gould
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-5 Anthony Hamilton
Shaun Murphy 5-4 Mark Allen
Neil Robertson 5-2 Michael Holt
Friday September 9 (Quarter-finals)
Mark King 5-2 Anthony Hamilton
Shaun Murphy 4-5 Mark Selby
Mark Williams 5-0 Matthew Stevens
Neil Robertson 5-2 John Higgins
Saturday September 10 (Semi-finals)
Mark King 0-6 Mark Selby
Mark Williams 6-5 Neil Robertson
Sunday September 11 (Final)
7.00am & 12.45am
Mark Selby v Mark Williams
Prize Fund
Winner £65,000
Runner-up £32,000
Semi-finals £15,000
Quarter-finals £10,000
Last 16 £7,000
Last 32 £4,000
Last 48 £2,300
Last 64 £1,500
High TV break £2,000
High non-TV break £200
Total £350,000
