China Open (snooker)
The China Open was a snooker tournament. It was a ranking tournament tournaments. It began in 1997. The final champion is Neil Robertson, who won the event in 2019.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Established | 1997 |
| Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,000,000 |
| Final year | 2019 |
| Final champion(s) |  Neil Robertson |
History change
The first big snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997. The China International was a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The following season the tournament was given a 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 2002 tournament the event was abandoned.[1]
The event was revived in 2004. Local players were invited to play against the qualifiers. Ding Junhui, Chinese, won the tournament, but as he entered as a wild-card, he received no prize money nor ranking points.[1]
The last edition of the tournament in 2019 took place at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Chaoyang District, Beijing in early April, and it was usually the last ranking event before the World Championship. The 2020 edition was scheduled to take place, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused it to be cancelled: the subsequent restrictions meant it was not staged through 2021, 2022 and 2023. Despite the COVID restrictions ending in China, the tournament has not been restored to the calendar, with new events in Wuhan and Xi'an being staged in its place.
Winners change
Below are the winners of the events.[1][2]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Turner, Chris. "China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters, Jiangsu/Wuxi Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "China Open scores and schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- ↑ "Bank of Beijing China Open (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "China Open (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "Baic Motor China Open (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ "Baic Motor China Open (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ↑ "Bank of Beijing China Open (2017)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ↑ "Fuhua Group China Open (2018)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ↑ "XingPai China Open (2019)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 April 2019.