The tournament was broadcast by local channels in China, Thailand and Hong Kong, by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe, and by Matchroom Sport in all other territories.

O'Sullivan lost in the semi-final to Judd Trump, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Shaun Murphy 11‍–‍5 in the final.

The inaugural 2007 Shanghai Masters was won by Dominic Dale, who trailed 2‍–‍6 in the final against Ryan Day, only to win eight consecutive frames for a 10‍–‍6 victory.

[2] Judd Trump defeated O'Sullivan 10‍–‍3 in the semi-final,[3] and went on to win the tournament by beating Shaun Murphy 11‍–‍5 in the final.

[7][8] The tournament was broadcast by local channels in China, Thailand, and Hong Kong, by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe, and by Matchroom Sport in all other territories.

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[6] First-round matches took place on 15 and 16 July, featuring eight Chinese invitees against players seeded nine through 16.

[5] On 16 July Si Jiahui beat Luca Brecel 6‍–‍2, and Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Zhou Jinhao 6‍–‍1.

[11] On 17 July Mark Selby beat Cao Jin 6‍–‍1, and Shaun Murphy defeated John Higgins 6‍–‍3.

[5] Shaun Murphy beat Zhou Yuelong 6‍–‍2, and Mark Selby defeated Pang Junxu 6‍–‍3 with a 118 break in the ninth frame.

Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Ding Junhui 6‍–‍3, and Judd Trump defeated Si Jiahui 6‍–‍2.

[5] Shaun Murphy recovered from being 5‍–‍8 behind to take the last five frames and secure a 10‍–‍8 victory over Mark Selby, producing four century breaks.