RONNIE O’SULLIVAN is eyeing more history at the 2024 Shanghai Masters.
The Rocket will lead a strong field of snooker’s biggest names at the Shanghai Grand Stage in China.
He heads into the tournament as the defending champion after beating Luca Brecel 11-9 in the 2023 final.
O’Sullivan’s victory last year was his fourth in a row and fifth overall at the event.
Ahead of this year’s tournament, SunSport has all the information you need.
The main draw of the Shanghai Masters will see eight seeded players, including O’Sullivan, enter in the second round.
They will be joined by eight winners from the first round, which features four wildcards.
From the first round to the quarter-finals, matches will be the best of 11 frames.
The semi-final then moves to a best of 19 frames before the finalists compete across 21 frames to crown the winner.
The Shanghai Masters will be broadcast live on Eurosport and Discovery+.
Live coverage from the first round onwards will be shown daily.
Fans can purchase a Discovery+ subscription with or without TNT Sports from £6.99-per-month or £39.99-per-year.
Alternatively, SunSport will LIVE BLOG the latter stages of the tournament.
The event takes place over one week with the schedule as follows:
Round One
Round Two
