Shanghai Masters 2024: Schedule, TV channel, live stream with Ronnie O’Sullivan chasing a FIFTH straight title THIS week

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN is eyeing more history at the 2024 Shanghai Masters – and has safely made it into the quarter-finals.

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.

When is the Shanghai Masters?

• The Shanghai Masters gets underway on July 15.
• The tournament will run until the final on July 21.
• Shanghai Grand Stage, with a capacity of 13,000, will host the event.

What is the Shanghai Masters format?

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.

How to watch the Shanghai Masters?

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.

Shanghai Masters 2024 schedule & draw

The event takes place over one week with the schedule as follows:

• Round One – July 15
• Round Two – July 16-17
• Quarter-finals – July 18
• Semi-finals – July 19-20
• Final – July 21

Round One

• Zhang Anda 3-6 Jinhao Zhou
• Ali Carter 6-0 Lei Qiu
• Tom Ford 3-6 Si Jiahui
• Mark Williams 6-3 Wang Xinbo
• Gary Wilson 5-6 Pang Junxu
• Jak Jones 2-6 Jin Cao
• Jon Higgins 6-1 Lyu Haotian
• Barry Hawkins 4-6 Zhou Yuelong

Round Two

• Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-1 Jinhao Zhou
• Ding Junhui 6-5 Ali Carter
• Luca Brecel 6-2 Si Jiahui
• Judd Trump 6-2 Mark Williams
• Mark Allen 5-6 Pang Junxu
• Mark Selby 6-1 Jin Cao
• Shaun Murphy 6-3 John Higgins
• Kyren Wilson 0-6 Zhou Yuelong

Quarter-Finals

• Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-3 Ding Junhui
• Si Jiahui 2-6 Judd Trump
• Pang Junxu 3-6 Mark Selby
• Shaun Murphy 6-2 Zhou Yuelong

Semi-finals

• Mark Selby v Shaun Murphy
• Ronnie O’Sullivan v Judd Trump

Shanghai Masters prize money

• Round One – £10,000
• Round Two – £17,500
• Quarter-finals – £35,000
• Semi-finals – £70,000
• Runner-up – £105,000
• Winner – £210,000
• Highest break – £10,000
• Total – £825,000