The 2011 Shanghai Masters is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the snooker tour and the top 32 players in the world will all be desperate to claim victory in China.
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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.
Day one features a number of qualifiers, all looking to cause an upset in front of their home crowd in the wildcard round.
Snooker Shootout winner Nigel Bond faces commentators nightmare Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon, with impressive youngster Jack Lisowski also attempting to book his place in the last 32.
Day two sees the top seeds enter the frame for round one, with defending champion Ali Carter beginning his campaign against Mark King.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, Shaun Murphy, Stephen Hendry and Mark Selby are all in action, but await their opponents from the Wildcard round.
The pick of Wednesday's matches sees attacking sensation Judd Trump against Australian Open winner and recent father Stuart Bingham.
The Chinese Dragon Ding Junhui will also take to the baize looking to impress in front of an expectant crowd against veteran Martin Gould.
World Champion and tournament favourite John Higgins faces a tough opener against recent PTC 4 runner up Mark Davis.
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 v Hossein Vafaei
Anthony Hamilton v Li Hang
James Wattana v Jin Long
Jack Lisowski v Rouzi Maimaiti
Dominic Dale v Cao Xinlong
Nigel Bond v Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon
Robert Milkins v Tang Jun
Michael Holt v Cai Jianzhong
September 6
Alistair Carter v Mark King
Mark Allen v Ryan Day
Peter Ebdon v WC 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan v WC 2
Stephen Maguire v WC 3
Shaun Murphy v WC 4
Jamie Cope v WC 5
Mark Selby v WC 6
September 7
Mark Williams v Andrew Higginson
Stephen Hendry v WC 7
Judd Trump v Stuart Bingham
John Higgins v Mark Davis
Matthew Stevens v Stephen Lee
Neil Robertson v Liang Wenbo
Graeme Dott v WC 8
Ding Junhui v Martin Gould
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
