China Open 2010 (Snooker)

China Open 2010
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Venue:	Peking University , Beijing , People's Republic of China
Opening:	March 29, 2010
Endgame:	April 4, 2010
Winner:	Mark Williams
Highest Break:	147 ( Neil Robertson )
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The China Open 2010 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 2009/10 season , which was held from March 29 to April 4, 2010 in Beijing.

Mark Williams won the tournament in the final against Ding Junhui . Neil Robertson managed a maximum break in the round of 16 against Peter Ebdon ; the 70th in snooker history.

Prize money

Winner: £ 55,000 Finalist: £ 28,000 Semi- Finalists: £ 14,000 Quarter- Finalists: £ 7,525 Round of 16: £ 5,370 Last 32: £ 3,640 Last 48: £ 2,050 Last 64: £ 1,400

Highest Preliminary Round Break: £ 500 Highest Final Round Break: £ 2,000 Maximum Break Preliminary Round: £ 1,000 Maximum Break Final Round: £ 20,000 Total: £ 300,000

Wildcard round

The games of the wildcard round were played on March 29th.

With Tian Pengfei and Liu Chuang , two of the eight Asian wildcard players were able to prevail against the professionals and move into the main round.

game	Qualifier (place to sit)	Result	Wildcard player
WC1	Rod Lawler	5 : 3	Supoj Saenla
WC2	Robert Milkins	5 : 2	Lu Chenwei
WC3	Andrew Higginson	5 : 0	Li Yan
WC4	Mark Davis	4: 5	Tian Pengfei
WC5	James Wattana	5 : 0	Au Chi Wai
WC6	Tony Drago	5 : 3	Shi Shuamgyang
WC7	Rory McLeod	0: 5	Liu Chuang
WC8	Bjorn Haneveer	5 : 4	Yu Delu

Final round

	Round 1 best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Peter Ebdon	5
		Judd Trump	4th
						1	Peter Ebdon	5
						10	Neil Robertson	1
	10	Neil Robertson	5
		Mike Dunn	2
											1	Peter Ebdon	2
											14th	Ding Junhui	5
	14th	Ding Junhui	5
		Gerard Greene	3
						14th	Ding Junhui	5
						8th	Mark Selby	3
	8th	Mark Selby	5
		Rod Lawler	2
																14th	Ding Junhui	6th
																12	Mark Allen	2
	7th	Ryan Day	5
		Robert Milkins	1
						7th	Ryan Day	0
						11	Stephen Hendry	5
	11	Stephen Hendry	5
		Andrew Higginson	2
											11	Stephen Hendry	4th
											12	Mark Allen	5
	12	Mark Allen	5
		Graeme Dott	1
						12	Mark Allen	5
						4th	Stephen Maguire	3
	4th	Stephen Maguire	5
		Barry Hawkins	3
																					14th	Ding Junhui	6th
																					15th	Mark Williams	10
	3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
		Tian Pengfei	5
							Tian Pengfei	3
						16	Mark King	5
	16	Mark King	5
		James Wattana	4th
											16	Mark King	1
											6th	Ali Carter	5
	13	Joe Perry	5
		Tony Drago	1
						13	Joe Perry	3
						6th	Ali Carter	5
	6th	Ali Carter	5
		Liu Chuang	1
																6th	Ali Carter	4th
																15th	Mark Williams	6th
	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
											15th	Mark Williams	5
	15th	Mark Williams	5
		Jamie Cope	3
						15th	Mark Williams	5
						2	John Higgins	2
	2	John Higgins	5
		Fergal O'Brien	3

final

Final: Best of 19 frames Referee: Michaela Tabb Peking University ,  Beijing , China , April 4th 2010
Ding Junhui	6: 10	Mark Williams
Afternoon games: 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 games: 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
6th	50+ breaks	8th

qualification

The qualifying matches took place in Prestatyn from February 2nd to 5th, 2010 .

	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	4th			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	4th			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	4th			Rod Lawler	5			Rod Lawler	5
		Noppadol Sangnil	4th			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	4th			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	4th			Mark Joyce	1			Alan McManus	1
		Xiao Guodong	5			Jimmy White	4th			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	4th			Stephen Lee	2
		Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5
		Stephen Rowlings	4th			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	4th			Adrian Gunnell	3
		Bjorn Haneveer	5			David Roe	4th			Stuart Pettman	2			Matthew Stevens	2
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4th			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

Century breaks

Qualifying round 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

Final round 147 , 112, 102 Neil Robertson 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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Prize money . World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association . Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
2. ^ Bank of Beijing China Open . World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association . Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} 2010 China Open. In: cuetracker.net. Ron Florax, accessed October 9, 2017 . 
4. ↑ 2010 China Open - Schedule of Play and Results . In: global-snooker.com . Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
5. ↑ 2010 China Open - Century Breaks . In: global-snooker.com . Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2012.