2010 China Open (snooker)

Sanyuan Foods China Open
Tournament information
Dates	29 March – 4 April 2010
Venue	Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City	Beijing
Country	China
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£300,000
Winner's share	£55,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson (AUS) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Score	10–6
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The 2010 Sanyuan Foods China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 March and 4 April 2010 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This was the first time that the China Open was sponsored by Sanyuan Foods.^[1]

Peter Ebdon was the defending champion, but he lost 2–5 to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals.

Mark Williams won in the final, 10–6, against Ding Junhui.^[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[3]

Winner: £55,000
Runner-up: £28,000
Semi-final: £14,000
Quarter-final: £7,525
Last 16: £5,370
Last 32: £3,640
Last 48: £2,050
Last 64: £1,400

Stage one highest break: £500
Stage two highest break: £2,000
Stage one maximum break: £1,000
Stage two maximum break: £20,000
Total: £300,000

Qualifying

These matches took place between 2 and 5 February 2010 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.^[4]^[5]


Round 1 Best of 9 frames			Round 2 Best of 9 frames			Round 3 Best of 9 frames			Round 4 Best of 9 frames


Atthasit Mahitthi	4	Tom Ford	5	Jimmy Michie	2	Judd Trump	5

Michael White	5			Michael White	0			Tom Ford	5	Tom Ford	1


Chris Norbury	5	David Morris	3	Mike Dunn	5	Steve Davis	3

Zhang Anda	4			Chris Norbury	5			Chris Norbury	3	Mike Dunn	5


Ben Woollaston	5	Andy Hicks	5	Michael Judge	5	Gerard Greene	5

Andrew Norman	0			Ben Woollaston	1			Andy Hicks	1	Michael Judge	2


Matthew Selt	5	Rod Lawler	5	Dominic Dale	3	Ricky Walden	2

Mark Boyle	2			Matthew Selt	4			Rod Lawler	5	Rod Lawler	5


Noppadol Sangnil	4	Robert Milkins	5	Marcus Campbell	0	Michael Holt	3

Mei Xiwen	5			Mei Xiwen	1			Robert Milkins	5	Robert Milkins	5


Daniel Wells	3	Peter Lines	4	Andrew Higginson	5	Liang Wenbo	2

Joe Jogia	5			Joe Jogia	5			Joe Jogia	0	Andrew Higginson	5


Patrick Wallace	5	David Gilbert	5	Ken Doherty	5	Graeme Dott	5

Brendan O'Donoghue	2			Patrick Wallace	1			David Gilbert	0	Ken Doherty	2


Lee Spick	3	Mark Joyce	5	Alan McManus	5	Barry Hawkins	5

Ian Preece	5			Ian Preece	4			Mark Joyce	1	Alan McManus	1


Xiao Guodong	5	Jimmy White	4	Mark Davis	5	Stuart Bingham	2

Jordan Brown	3			Xiao Guodong	5			Xiao Guodong	3	Mark Davis	5


Simon Bedford	1	Joe Delaney	0	Martin Gould	2	Joe Swail	1

James Wattana	5			James Wattana	5			James Wattana	5	James Wattana	5


Lee Page	2	John Parrott	2	Anthony Hamilton	4	Stephen Lee	2

Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5	Tony Drago	5


Stephen Rowlings	4	Jin Long	2	Rory McLeod	5	Dave Harold	1

Jimmy Robertson	5			Jimmy Robertson	5			Jimmy Robertson	1	Rory McLeod	5


Li Hang	0	Barry Pinches	5	Adrian Gunnell	5	Nigel Bond	5

David Gray	5			David Gray	1			Barry Pinches	4	Adrian Gunnell	3


Bjorn Haneveer	5	David Roe	4	Stuart Pettman	2	Matthew Stevens	2

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4			Bjorn Haneveer	5			Bjorn Haneveer	5	Bjorn Haneveer	5


Matthew Couch	5	Paul Davies	2	Jamie Burnett	5	Jamie Cope	5

David Hogan	3			Matthew Couch	5			Matthew Couch	1	Jamie Burnett	3


Craig Steadman	3	Liu Song	2	Ian McCulloch	1	Fergal O'Brien	5

Sam Baird	5			Sam Baird	5			Sam Baird	5	Sam Baird	2

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 29 March 2010.^[6]^[7]

Match		Score
WC1	Rod Lawler (ENG)	5–3	Supoj Saenla (THA)
WC2	Robert Milkins (ENG)	5–2	Lu Chenwei (CHN)
WC3	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	5–0	Li Yan (CHN)
WC4	Mark Davis (ENG)	4–5	Tian Pengfei (CHN)
WC5	James Wattana (THA)	5–0	Au Chi-wai (HKG)
WC6	Tony Drago (MLT)	5–3	Shi Shuamgyang (CHN)
WC7	Rory McLeod (ENG)	0–5	Liu Chuang (CHN)
WC8	Bjorn Haneveer (BEL)	5–4	Yu Delu (CHN)

Main draw

Last 32 Best of 9 frames			Last 16 Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames	Semi-finals Best of 11 frames	Final Best of 19 frames

1	Peter Ebdon	5

	Judd Trump	4
	1	Peter Ebdon	5

		10	Neil Robertson	1
10	Neil Robertson	5

	Mike Dunn	2
	1	Peter Ebdon	2

		14	Ding Junhui	5
14	Ding Junhui	5

	Gerard Greene	3
	14	Ding Junhui	5

		8	Mark Selby	3
8	Mark Selby	5

	Rod Lawler	2
	14	Ding Junhui	6

		12	Mark Allen	2
7	Ryan Day	5

	Robert Milkins	1
	7	Ryan Day	0

		11	Stephen Hendry	5
11	Stephen Hendry	5

	Andrew Higginson	2
	11	Stephen Hendry	4

		12	Mark Allen	5
12	Mark Allen	5

	Graeme Dott	1
	12	Mark Allen	5

		4	Stephen Maguire	3
4	Stephen Maguire	5

	Barry Hawkins	3
	14	Ding Junhui	6

		15	Mark Williams	10
3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3

	Tian Pengfei	5
		Tian Pengfei	3

		16	Mark King	5
16	Mark King	5

	James Wattana	4
	16	Mark King	1

		6	Ali Carter	5
13	Joe Perry	5

	Tony Drago	1
	13	Joe Perry	3

		6	Ali Carter	5
6	Ali Carter	5

	Liu Chuang	1
	6	Ali Carter	4

		15	Mark Williams	6
5	Shaun Murphy	2

	Nigel Bond	5
		Nigel Bond	3

		9	Marco Fu	5
9	Marco Fu	5

	Bjorn Haneveer	2
	9	Marco Fu	1

		15	Mark Williams	5
15	Mark Williams	5

	Jamie Cope	3
	15	Mark Williams	5

		2	John Higgins	2
2	John Higgins	5

	Fergal O'Brien	3

^[6]^[7]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 4 April 2010.^[7]
Ding Junhui (14) China	6–10	Mark Williams (15) Wales
Afternoon: 12–111 (110), 128–0 (127), 83–1 (53), 74–25 (70), 29–69 (68), 123–7 (116), 35–87 (55), 86–32 (82), 17–109 (61) Evening: 4–81 (81), 61–66 (65), 73–0 (73), 0–76 (64), 11–84, 57–85 (59), 14–75
127	Highest break	110
2	Century breaks	1
6	50+ breaks	8

Century breaks

^[8]

Qualifying stage centuries

134, 105 – Matthew Selt
134 – David Gray
132, 100 – Robert Milkins
132 – Jimmy Robertson
122 – Tony Drago
119 – Jamie Cope
117 – Matthew Stevens
114, 100 – Judd Trump

112, 102 – Barry Pinches
112, 101 – Tom Ford
111 – Dominic Dale
110, 108 – Jordan Brown
110 – Rory McLeod
109, 100, 100 – Sam Baird
100 – Craig Steadman

Televised stage centuries

147, 112, 102 – Neil Robertson^[9]
143 – Mark Davis
137, 127, 126, 125, 121, 116, 107, 101, 100 – Ding Junhui
132, 126 – Stephen Hendry
130 – Peter Ebdon
127 – Shaun Murphy
120 – Tony Drago
116, 110, 108 – Mark Williams

116, 101 – Mark Selby
116 – Yu Delu
110 – Marco Fu
104 – Liu Chuang
102 – Mark Allen
102 – Bjorn Haneveer
100 – Mark King

References

↑ "Sanyuan Foods To Sponsor China Open Snooker". WPBSA. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
↑ "Mark Williams beats Ding Junhui to win China Open title". BBC Sport. 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
↑ "Prize Money". WPBSA. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
↑ "Qualifying (Draw)". WPBSA. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
↑ "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
1 2 "Main Event (Draw)". WPBSA. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
1 2 3 "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
↑ "Century breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
↑ "Maximum man Robertson hammered in China". RTÉ. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

[1] "Sanyuan Foods To Sponsor China Open Snooker". WPBSA. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[2] "Mark Williams beats Ding Junhui to win China Open title". BBC Sport. 4 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2010.

[3] "Prize Money". WPBSA. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

[4] "Qualifying (Draw)". WPBSA. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

[5] "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

[WPBSA_draw-6] 1 2 "Main Event (Draw)". WPBSA. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

[Global_Snooker_results-7] 1 2 3 "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.

[8] "Century breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.

[Max_070-9] "Maximum man Robertson hammered in China". RTÉ. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2024.

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