| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 16–22 September 2013 |
| Venue | Shanghai Grand Stage |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £425,000 |
| Winner's share | £80,000 |
| Highest break | Barry Hawkins (ENG) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| Runner-up | Xiao Guodong (CHN) |
| Score | 10–6 |
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The 2013 Bank of Communications Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 September 2013 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.
John Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost 1–5 against Mark Davis in the last 16.
Ding Junhui won his seventh ranking title by defeating Xiao Guodong 10–6 in the final. This was the first time that two Chinese players had reached the final of a ranking event, but was also the first of three consecutive ranking finals between Asian players, all of which were won by Ding.
Prize fund
The total prize money of the event was raised to £425,000 from the previous year's £400,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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Wildcard round
These matches were played in Shanghai on 16 and 17 September 2013.
| Match | Score | ||
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| WC1 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 5–0 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) |
| WC2 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 5–4 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
| WC3 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 5–4 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
| WC4 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4–5 | Lin Shuai (CHN) |
| WC5 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 5–1 | Lu Ning (CHN) |
| WC6 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 5–4 | Fang Xiongman (CHN) |
| WC7 | Mark King (ENG) | 5–1 | Zhu Yinghui (CHN) |
| WC8 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3–5 | Wang Yuchen (CHN) |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Shanghai Grand Stage, Shanghai, China, 22 September 2013. | ||
| Xiao Guodong China |
6–10 | Ding Junhui (11) China |
| Afternoon: 37–85, 13–103 (83), 74–0 (62), 88–31 (67), 29–67 (66), 77–47 (52), 0–127 (126), 26–101 (58), 38–57 Evening: 78–0 (78), 12–65 (58), 8–78 (78), 0–81 (81), 86–9, 85–0, 45–78 (71) | ||
| 78 | Highest break | 126 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 8 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 7 and 10 August 2013 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster, England.
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
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