Six of the highest eight seeds within the 2025 Shanghai Masters have made it by means of to the quarter-finals, which happen on Thursday in China.
It has already been an entertaining opening to the most recent version of the distinguished invitational, with scoring-friendly situations resulting in an enormous variety of century breaks being made.
With a star-quality lineup by means of to the final eight, there guarantees to be loads extra drama because the contenders chase the most important title of the brand new season thus far.
Let’s take a quick have a look at every quarter-final tie.
Judd Trump vs Mark Selby
Judd Trump started the defence of his Shanghai Masters crown in sturdy style, compiling a hat-trick of century breaks to see off previous rival Neil Robertson within the final 16.
The world primary’s 6-2 scoreline was bettered by Selby, who didn’t lose a single body in his whitewash destruction of Shaun Murphy.
Trump and Selby have clashed 40 instances up to now in aggressive play, with the previous nearly shading their general head-to-head document.
When? Thursday, July thirty first at 7am UTC+1 (BST)
Xiao Guodong vs Ali Carter
Because the world quantity 17, Ali Carter wasn’t even speculated to be on this yr’s Shanghai Masters discipline, however the Captain obtained a call-up on the again of Mark Allen’s withdrawal.
To this point so good for the previous champion, with two victories together with a 6-5 defeat of Mark Williams seeing him by means of to the quarter-finals.
Hoping to forestall Carter from going any additional might be Xiao Guodong, who lastly loved a victory over John Higgins after three reverses in huge tournaments on the finish of final season.
When? Thursday, July thirty first at 7am UTC+1 (BST)
Kyren Wilson vs Ronnie O’Sullivan
English duo Kyren Wilson and Ronnie O’Sullivan each emerged from titanic tussles within the final 16 with deciding-frame successes.
Wilson compiled three tons to pip Si Jiahui whereas O’Sullivan’s first outing of the 2025/26 marketing campaign ended with a 6-5 win in opposition to Barry Hawkins.
O’Sullivan has really misplaced to Wilson the final 5 instances they’ve crossed paths on the World Snooker Tour, though the Rocket does have the reminiscence of his 2020 World Championship closing glory over the identical opponent.
When? Thursday, July thirty first at 12:30pm UTC+1 (BST)
Ding Junhui vs Zhao Xintong
Positively one for the group to savour, previous favorite Ding Junhui challenges China’s maiden Crucible champion Zhao Xintong in a humdinger tie.
After so a few years as China’s main participant, it will need to have harm Ding a bit of to see another person lastly break by means of and win the game’s greatest title in Sheffield.
Ding boasts a 4-1 head-to-head document over Zhao, however the pair haven’t performed one another because the 2019 China Championship.
When? Thursday, July thirty first at 12:30pm UTC+1 (BST)
Shanghai Masters draw
Spherical of 24 (bo11)
Neil Robertson 6-2 Pang Junxu
Shaun Murphy 6-0 Han Fuyuan
Xiao Guodong 6-3 Lei Peifan
Ali Carter 6-1 Qiu Lei
Si Jiahui 6-4 Wang Xinbo
Barry Hawkins 6-4 Wu Yize
Zhang Anda 6-5 Yuan Sijun
Chris Wakelin 6-3 Zhou Jinhao
Spherical of 16 (bo11)
Judd Trump 6-2 Neil Robertson
Mark Selby 6-0 Shaun Murphy
John Higgins 4-6 Xiao Guodong
Mark Williams 5-6 Ali Carter
Kyren Wilson 6-5 Si Jiahui
Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-5 Barry Hawkins
Ding Junhui 6-5 Zhang Anda
Zhao Xintong 6-2 Chris Wakelin
Quarter-Finals (bo11)
Judd Trump vs Mark Selby
Thursday, July thirty first – 7am
Xiao Guodong vs Ali Carter
Thursday, July thirty first – 7am
Kyren Wilson vs Ronnie O’Sullivan
Thursday, July thirty first – 12:30pm
Ding Junhui vs Zhao Xintong
Thursday, July thirty first – 12:30pm
Semi-Finals (bo19)
Trump/Selby vs Xiao/Carter
Friday, August 1st – 7am and 12:30pm
Wilson/O’Sullivan vs Ding/Zhao
Saturday, August 1st – 7am and 12:30pm
Ultimate (bo21)
TBC vs TBC
Sunday, August 2nd – 7am and 12:30pm
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