China 9-Ball Open
The China Open 9-Ball Championship is a professional nine-ball pool tournament held annually since 2009. The event is held in Shanghai, China.
Format
Events in the China Open are played firstly in a double-elimination tournament, with a race to nine racks. As soon as only 32 players are left in the tournament the event transitions into a single-elimination tournament and race to 11 racks.[1] In the women's events, the racks are shortened to races to seven and nine respectively.[2]
Prize money
The winner of the men's tournament receives $40,000, with the total prize money distributed at the men's tournament was different for the individual tournaments. $134,000 was awarded in 2010, $195,200 in 2014. The winner of the women's tournament receives since 2011 $30,000 US dollars, previously it was initially $25,000, then $26,000. Overall, the women's 2014 prize money of $138,000 US dollars was distributed, in 2009, however, only $75,000.
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Men
| Year | Location | Winner | Score | Finalist | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009[3] | 11–5 | ||||
| 2010[4] | 11–7 | ||||
| 2011[5] | 11–3 | ||||
| 2012[6] | 11–9 | ||||
| 2013[7] | 11–6 | ||||
| 2014 | 11–5 | ||||
| 2015 | 11–8 | ||||
| 2016 | 11–4 | ||||
| 2017 | 11–6 | ||||
| 2018[1] | 11–9 | ||||
| 2019[8] | 11–10 | ||||
| 2023[9] | 11 - 5 | ||||
| 2024 | 11 - 6 | ||||
Top Performers
| Name | Nationality | Winner | Runner-up | Finals | Semi-final or better |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Filler | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Wu Jiaqing | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Chang Yu-lung | 3 | ||||
| Ko Pin-yi | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Lee Van Corteza | |||||
| Thorsten Hohmann | |||||
| Albin Ouschan | 1 | ||||
| Chris Melling | |||||
| Dennis Orcollo |
- Active participants are shown in bold.
- In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.
Women
| Year | Location | Winner | Score | Finalist | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009[10] | 9-5 | ||||
| 2010[11] | 9-7 | ||||
| 2011[5] | 9–3 | ||||
| 2012[6] | 9–2 | ||||
| 2013[7] | 9–8 | ||||
| 2014 | 9–5 | ||||
| 2015 | 9–6 | ||||
| 2016 | 9–8 | ||||
| 2017 | 9–8 | ||||
| 2018[2] | 9–1 | ||||
| 2019[8] | 9–3 | ||||
| 2023[9] | 9–7 | ||||
| 2024 | 9–8 | ||||
Top Performers
| Name | Nationality | Winner | Runner-up | Finals | Semi-final or better |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Han Yu | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Chen Siming | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| Fu Xiaofang | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Liu Shasha | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Kelly Fisher | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Kim Ga-young | 3 | ||||
| Tsai Pei-chun | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Active participants are shown in bold.
- In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.
References
- ^ a b "2018 China Open Men Results" (PDF; 29,7 KB). wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ a b "2018 China Open Women Results" (PDF; 23,7 KB). wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "China Open 2009 Men's Division". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ "China Open 2010 Men's Division". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ a b "China Open 2011". sixpockets.de. Florian Scholl. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ a b "World 9-Ball China Open 2012". sixpockets.de. Florian Scholl. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ a b "World 9-Ball China Open 2013". sixpockets.de. Florian Scholl. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ a b "2019 China Open Results". sh147.cc. 9-ball China Open. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ a b "2023 China Open Results". azbilliards.com. 9-ball China Open. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "China Open 2009 Women's Division". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ "China Open 2010 Women's Division". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
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