- China Open (snooker)
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China Open Tournament information Venue Beijing University Students Gymnasium Location Beijing Country China Established 1997 Organisation(s) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Format Ranking event Total prize fund £325,000 Current champion(s) Judd Trump
The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.
History
The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The following season the tournament became ranking and was held in March. Then the name of the event was changed to China Open and was held in December, so there were two events in 1999. After the 2001 tournament the event was abandoned.[1]
The event was revived for the 2004/05 season. Local wild-card players were invited to play against the qualifiers. The three Chinese players on the tour were invited to play as wild-cards, rather than qualify the usual way. Ding Junhui was one of them, and he won the tournament, but as he entered as a wild-card, he didn't get the prize money nor ranking points.[1]
The tournament currently takes place at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium, Haidian District, Beijing in late March and early April.[1] It is the last ranking event before the World Championship.
Winners
Year Winner Opponent Final score Season China International (non-ranking) 1997 Steve Davis
Jimmy White
7–4 1997/98 China International (ranking) 1999 John Higgins
Billy Snaddon
9–3 1998/99 China Open (ranking) 1999 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Stephen Lee
9–2 1999/00 2000 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Mark Williams
9–3 2000/01 2002 Mark Williams
Anthony Hamilton
9–8 2001/02 2005 Ding Junhui
Stephen Hendry
9–5 2004/05 2006 Mark Williams
John Higgins
9–8 2005/06 2007 Graeme Dott
Jamie Cope
9–5 2006/07 2008 Stephen Maguire
Shaun Murphy
10–9 2007/08 2009 Peter Ebdon
John Higgins
10–8 2008/09 2010 Mark Williams
Ding Junhui
10–6 2009/10 2011 Judd Trump
Mark Selby
10–8 2010/11 2012 2011/12 References
- ^ a b c d Turner, Chris. "China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters, Jiangsu/Wuxi Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/China.html. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
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