The penultimate ranking event of the season gets under way on Monday with the start of the China Open in Beijing. The revamped tournament — China’s longest running ranking event – now boasts an impressive total prize fund of £1 million and will see next week’s champion collect a cool £225,000.[Read More…]
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John Higgins and Kyren Wilson Beijing Bound
John Higgins won the last four frames to beat Adam Duffy 6-3 and qualify for the lucrative China Open in Barnsley on Tuesday. The Scot, who peculiarly has never won the long-running tournament in Beijing, looked in a snick of trouble when he trailed Duffy 3-2 but crucially pinched the[Read More…]
Mark Allen Qualifies for China Open
Masters champion Mark Allen returned to action for the first time since his landmark triumph in London with a hard-fought 6-4 success against Allan Taylor in qualification for the China Open on Monday. The Northern Irishman, who produced a terrific week of snooker to claim his maiden Triple Crown title[Read More…]
Stuart Bingham Returns With Whirlwind Win
Stuart Bingham made a successful return to the sport after his betting ban with a strong performance in beating Jimmy White 6-2 in the China Open qualifiers on Sunday. The Englishman received a six-month suspension – three were suspended – after being found guilty of placing a large number of[Read More…]
Stuart Bingham Returns from Snooker Betting Ban Against Jimmy White
Stuart Bingham will play his first match after completing his suspension for snooker betting against legend Jimmy White in the China Open qualifiers on Sunday. The four-day qualifying event, which takes place at the Metrodome in Barnsley and gets under way on Saturday, has taken on a much greater importance[Read More…]
China Open Becomes £1 Million Event
World Snooker has announced a new agreement that will see the China Open become the second richest tournament on the calendar from this year. The four-year contract between the sport’s governing body and the Chinese promoters will begin with the 2018 event taking place in its usual early-April time slot.[Read More…]
Superb Mark Selby Wins China Open
Mark Selby has won the 2017 China Open after an epic 10-8 victory over Mark Williams in Beijing on Sunday. The world number one compiled three century breaks in an entertaining showdown in which he won the last three frames for a fourth ranking event title of the campaign. The[Read More…]
China Open Final: Mark Selby vs Mark Williams
Mark Selby will play Mark Williams in the final of the China Open after contrasting semi-final victories in Beijing on Saturday. Selby led from the outset, establishing 3-1 and 4-3 advantages only for his opponent to respond to keep the match alive, but the “Jester” ensured that he enjoyed the[Read More…]
China Open: Semi-Final Preview
Eight has become four after the China Open quarter-finals concluded on Friday in Beijing. Mark Williams maintained his hopes of capturing a record fourth China Open crown with a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Shaun Murphy. Murphy appeared sharp when a break of 56 helped him to the opening frame but the[Read More…]
China Open: Quarter-Final Preview
A high-quality field of eight players remain in the hunt for China Open glory this weekend in Beijing. Seven proven ranking event winners and a multiple world amateur champion make up the impressive line-up in this penultimate tournament of the campaign. Defending champion Judd Trump continued his wonderful run of[Read More…]