Mark Williams completes strong comeback to win 2010 China Open

Mark Wlliams (Wales) won the 2010 Sanyuan Foods China Open.

The two-time world champion won seven of the last eight frames in the final to defeat home favourite and 2005 winner Ding Junhui 10-6.

The Welshman received £55,000 for the victory and Junhui got £28,000 for finishing second.

Mark Allen (N.Ireland) and Allister Carter (England) lost out in the semifinals.

Neil Robertson made a career first 147 in his 5-1 loss to Peter Ebdon to claim the high break prize of £22,000.

This was the third China Open title for Williams and his 17th ranking title. His last ranking final was four years ago when he won the 2006 edition of this event.

The win lifts Williams from ninth to seventh in the provisional rankings. Junhui improves from seventh to fifth. The top two remain the same, with Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) in first and John Higgins (Scotland) in second. Carter swaps places with Robertson to sit in third.

The event took place at the Beijing Students University Stadium, China 29 March to 4 April, 2010. Next up on the snooker calendar is the Betfred.com World Championship which starts 17 April 2010.

See also:

• China Open 2010 (World Snooker)
• Mark Williams beats Ding Junhui to win China Open title (BBC)
• Williams captures China Open crown (Eurosport)
• Williams Claims China Open Title (Sporting Life)
• China Open Snooker 2010 (Global Snooker)
• 2010 China Open (Wikipedia)
• China Open 2010: Williams ends title drought – Read how it happened (Pro Snooker Blog)
• Williams has China in his Hands (Snooker Scene Blog)
• SnookerManager: China Open 2010
• China Open (Wikipedia)
• Mark Williams (Wikipedia)

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• Ding Junhui captures 2009 UK Championship (2009 Main Tour)
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• Selby takes 2010 Masters with impressive comeback (2009 Main Tour)
• Higgins wins 2010 Welsh Open in dominant fashion (2009 Main Tour)
• Williams wins in China (2006 China Open)
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• Ebdon returns to winner's circle in 2009 China Open (2009 China Open)

Shameless plugs:

• Event Prediction: China Open 2010
• WWW Snooker: Sanyuan Foods China Open 2010

Ebdon returns to winner's circle in 2009 China Open

Peter Ebdon (England) captured the 2009 Bank of Beijing World Snooker China Open.

In a very close final he defeated Scotland's two-time World Champion John Higgins 10-8.

Tournament surprise Stuart Pettman (England) and Ryan Day (Wales) lost out in the semifinals.

Ebdon received £52,000 for the victory and Higgins got £25,000 for his runner-up spot.

Higgins and Ricky Walden (England) shared the £2,000 high break bonus after compining matching 140s.

Defending champion Stephen Maguire (Scotland) crashed out 5-0 to Dave Harold in the first round.

This was the eighth ranking title for Ebdon but first since the 2006 UK Championship. Higgins was looking for his 20th title and second of the season.

Higgins' final loss means the seven ranking events of the season have been won by seven different players.

Ebdon leapt from 17th to 12th in the provisional rankings. Higgins advanced two places, from seventh to fifth. Pettman jumped from 48th to 37th. Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) and Maguire retain the top two positions. Shaun Murphy (England) overtook Allister Carter (England) to claim third place.

The event took place at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium, Beijing, China Mar 30 - Apr 5, 2009. It was the seventh ranking tournament of eight on the 2008/2009 Main Tour. Next up on the snooker calendar is the Betfred World Championship which starts 18th April 2009.

See also:

• China Open 2009 (World Snooker)
• Ebdon outlasts Higgins in final (BBC)
• Ebdon ends title drought in China (Eurosport)
• Ebdon Claims China Prize (Sporting Life)
• China Open 2009 (Global Snooker)
• Not So Blue Peter (Snooker Scene blog)
• China Open 2009: Ebdon wins absorbing final (Pro Snooker Blog)
• China Open Qualifying. (Fergal O'Brien)
• SnookerManager: China Open 2009
• China Open 2009 (snooker) (Wikipedia)
• Peter Ebdon (Wikipedia)

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• Williams wins in China (2006 China Open)
• Graeme Dott claims China Open trophy (2007 China Open)
• Maguire makes maximum on the way to China Open title (2008 China Open)
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• Walden strikes gold in Shanghai Masters (2008/2009 Main Tour)
• John Higgins captures Grand Prix (2008/2009 Main Tour)
• It's three out of three for Neil Robertson with Bahrain Championship win (2008/2009 Main Tour)
• Shaun Murphy wins 2008 UK Championship (2008/2009 Main Tour)
• O'Sullivan wins fourth Masters (2008/2009 Main Tour)
• Allister Carter bags first ranking win in the 2009 Welsh Open (2008/2009 Main Tour)

Shameless plugs:

• Event Prediction: China Open 2009
• WWW Snooker: China Open 2009

Maguire makes maximum on the way to China Open title

Scotland's Stephen Maguire won the Honghe Industrial China Open.

In the final he was leading Shaun Murphy (England) 9-7 before the Englishman won two straight to force a decider. Maguire then went on to win a very tight final frame on the blue.

For the fifth straight ranking tournament 2006 world champion Murphy reached the semi-finals. The previous four times he didn't reach the final though.

Maguire made a maximum break in his semi-final match before edging Ryan Day (Wales) 6-5. Murphy beat man-in-form Mark Selby (England) 6-3.

This was Maguire's second competitive max. He also made one in the 2000 Regal Scottish Open.

Defending champion Graeme Dott (Scotland) was beaten 5-1 by England's Barry Pinches in the first round. He's having a horrid run. It was his 13th straight loss after reaching the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters in August last year.

Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) is in danger of being disciplined by World Snooker after uttering some very unfitting remarks during a press conference.

This was Maguire's fourth ranking title, and second of the season, having also captured the Northern Ireland Trophy in November.

Maguire received £48,000 for the victory. In addition he got £20,000 for the maximum. Murphy won £22,500 as runner-up.

Although he doesn't advance from his third place spot in the provisional rankings he moves alot closer to the leaders. The top two swap places. Murphy is the new leader, while O'Sullivan drops to second.

The event took place at the Beijing Students University Stadium, Beijing, China, Mar 24-30 2008. It was the sixth ranking tournament of seven on the 2007/2008 Main Tour. Last up on the snooker calendar is the World Championship which starts 19 April 2008.

See also:

• Honghe Industrial 2008 World Snooker China Open (World Snooker)
• Maguire holds nerve for China win (BBC)
• Maguires takes decider to win China Open (Eurosport)
• Maguire Holds Nerve to Seal Victory (Sporting Life)
• 2008 China Open (Global Cue Sports Centre)
• Maguire Wins China Thriller (Snooker Scene blog)
• Maguire gewinnt hochklassiges China-Open-Finale (Snookerblog - German)
• China Open Report (fergalobrien.ie)
• Snooker Ranking - Honghe Industrial China Open 208 - Finals (Cuefactor)
• SnookerManager.com: China Open 2008
• Stephen Maguire (Wikipedia)

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• Mark Selby wins Masters on debut
• Shaun Murphy retains Malta Cup trophy
• Mark Selby wins Welsh Open after impressive comeback

Shameless plugs:

• Event Prediction: China Open Prediction Contest
• WWW Snooker: Honghe Industrial China Open

Graeme Dott claims China Open trophy

Scotland's reigning world champion Graeme Dott won the Honghe Industrial China Open.

Dott was in devastating form all week. In the final he defeated Jamie Cope (England) 9-5.

This was Dott's second major title. He also won the 2006 World Championship.

The win took the Scot to the top of the provisional rankings. He is followed by Ken Doherty (Ireland) and John Higgins (Scotland). Cope's second runner-up finish of the season takes him from 19th to 16th.

The event took place in the Student Gymnasium, Beijing, China Mar 25 - Apr 1, 2007. It was the fifth tournament on the 2006/2007 Main Tour. Next up is the 888.Com World Championship 21st April.

See also:

• Honghe Industrial China Open tournament page (World Snooker)
• Dott beats Cope to win China Open (BBC)
• Dott Claims Chinese Prize (Sporting Life)
• 2007 Honghe Industrial China Open (Global Snooker Centre)
• 2007 Honghe Industrial China Open (Wheels in Motion)
• (World Of Snooker)
• Dott siegt in über Cope und stürmt an die Spitze der Weltrangliste (Snookerblog - German)
• Snooker looks forward to bright future (China Daily)
• Honghe Industrial China Open Snooker Ranking from Cuefactor
• SnookerManager: Honghe Industrial China Open 2007
• Graeme Dott (Wikipedia)

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Shameless plugs:

• Event Prediction: China Open
• WWW Snooker: Honghe Industrial China Open 2007

Williams wins in China

Mark J Williams surprised almost everyone by winning the Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open. He hadn't won a ranking title since 2003, and for a while it looked like he was going to lose his place in the top 16.

John Higgins once again lost 9-8 in a final. He lost by the same scores to Ken Doherty in the recent Malta Cup.

See also:

• 2006 China Open (Global Snooker Centre)
• Williams Takes China Title (Sporting Life)
• 2006 China Open (Wheels in Motion)
• Chinese fans cue to be in snooker frame (The Australian)
  

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Snooker stars off to China

It's time for the fifth snooker ranking tournament of the season, the Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open.

Last year's surprise winner, Ding Junhui, will try to repeat that performance. The competition is tough though, with all the best players taking part.

The event starts off Sunday, with wild card matches for Chinese hopefuls. Tuesday sees the start of the tournament proper.

CCTV5 of China broadcasts the event. The stream will be viewable at 300k bandwidth.

See also:

• 2006 China Open (Global Snooker Centre)
• O'Sullivan has Ding in his Sights (Sporting Life)
• 2006 China Open (Wheels in Motion)
• China leads snooker's new fan base (China Daily)
• Ding comes back to defend title (China Daily)
  
• Snooker (BBC)

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