Wuxi Classic
Wuxi Classic
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| Tournament status | |||
| Ranking tournament: | 2012-2014 | ||
| Minor ranking tournament: | - | ||
| Invitation tournament: | 2008-2011 | ||
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| Defending champion: |
 Neil Robertson
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| Attendees: | 128 (+4 wildcards) | ||
| Venue: | Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium , Wuxi , China | ||
| Prize money (total): | £ 478,000 | ||
| Prize money (winner): | £ 85,000 | ||
| Frames in the final: | Best of 19 | ||
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| Most wins: |
Neil Robertson (2 ×)
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| Highest Break: | 147 ( Maximum Break ) Mark Selby (2009), Stuart Bingham (2012), Neil Robertson (Qual. 2013)
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The Wuxi Classic (formerly Jiangsu Classic ) was a professional snooker tournament .
history
From the introduction of the tournament as the Jiangsu Classic in 2008, until 2011, it was an invitation-only tournament with no points for the world rankings . Nevertheless, it was part of the Snooker Main Tour at the beginning of each season .
From 2008 to 2011 twelve players took part in the tournament, who played the four semi-finalists in two groups of six. In 2010 the name was changed to Wuxi Classic , named after the venue, the Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium in Wuxi , China . At the same time, the group mode was abolished and replaced by the knockout system .
In the 2012/13 season it became the fifth full-fledged ranking tournament to be held in China.
In 2009, Mark Selby achieved the 69th maximum break in snooker history during the group stage .
In 2012, Stuart Bingham already played the 89th official maximum break in the final.
In 2013, Neil Robertson achieved the 98th maximum break in snooker history in qualifying.
In the 2015/16 season the World Cup moved to Wuxi and the Wuxi Classic was discontinued.
winner
| year | venue | winner | Result | finalist | Main sponsor | season |
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| 2008 | Wuxi & Nanjing |
 Ding Junhui
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6: 5 |
Mark Selby
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Guolian Securities | 2008/09 |
| 2009 | Wuxi - Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium |
 Mark Allen
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6-0 |
Ding Junhui
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Wuzhou International Group | 2009/10 |
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| 2010 | Wuxi - Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium |
Shaun Murphy
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9: 8 |
Ding Junhui
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Rundili | 2010/11 |
| 2011 |
Mark Selby
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9: 7 |
Allister Carter
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- | 2011/12 | |
| Wuxi Classic - Ranked Tournament Status | ||||||
| 2012 | Wuxi - Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium |
Ricky Walden
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10: 4 |
Stuart Bingham
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- | 2012/13 |
| 2013 |
Neil Robertson
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10: 7 |
 John Higgins
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Sports Lottery Cup | 2013/14 | |
| 2014 |
Neil Robertson
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10: 9 |
Joe Perry
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2014/15 | ||
swell
- ↑ Snooker looks to cue up more big breaks in China , Bill Wilson, BBC, April 24, 2015
