2005 China Open (snooker)
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The 2005 China Open
professional ranking
snooker
tournament took place between 26 March–3 April 2005 at the Chaoyang Sports Centre in Beijing
, China
. This was the penultimate ranking event of the season
, preceding the 2005 World Championship.
The event was last held in 2002, where Mark Williams
won the tournament, beating Anthony Hamilton
9–8.
Ding Junhui
won in the final 9–5 against Stephen Hendry
. Ding became the second youngest player after Ronnie O'Sullivan
to capture a ranking title. Because Ding entered the tournament as a wild-card player he didn't receive prize money or ranking points.
Runner-up: £15,000
Semi-final: £7,500
Quarter-final: £5,600
Last 16: £4,000
Last 32: £2,500
Last 48: £1,625
Last 64: £1,100
Stage 1 high break: £500
Stage 2 high break: £2,000
Stage 1 max: £1,000
Stage 2 max: £20,000
in Prestatyn
, Wales
between January 25–28, 2005.
China Open (snooker)
The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The...
professional ranking
Snooker world rankings
The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
tournament took place between 26 March–3 April 2005 at the Chaoyang Sports Centre in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. This was the penultimate ranking event of the season
Snooker season 2004/2005
The snooker season 2004/2005 was a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 2004 and 2005. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.-Calendar:- Official rankings :...
, preceding the 2005 World Championship.
The event was last held in 2002, where Mark Williams
Mark Williams (snooker player)
Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
won the tournament, beating Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)
Anthony Hamilton is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high at number #10 in the world in the 1999/2000 season...
9–8.
Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
won in the final 9–5 against Stephen Hendry
Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
. Ding became the second youngest player after Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
to capture a ranking title. Because Ding entered the tournament as a wild-card player he didn't receive prize money or ranking points.
Prize fund
Winner: £30,000Runner-up: £15,000
Semi-final: £7,500
Quarter-final: £5,600
Last 16: £4,000
Last 32: £2,500
Last 48: £1,625
Last 64: £1,100
Stage 1 high break: £500
Stage 2 high break: £2,000
Stage 1 max: £1,000
Stage 2 max: £20,000
Wildcard round
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 |  Dave HaroldDave Harold David 'Dave' Harold is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter"... |
5–3 |  Xiao GuodongXiao Guodong Xiao Guodong is a Chinese professional snooker player, who turned professional for in 2007 by winning the Asian Under-21 Championships.-Career:... |
| WC2 |  Gerard GreeneGerard Greene Gerard Greene is a left-handed Northern Irish professional snooker player, who has represented Northern Ireland in international events , as his parents are from Belfast. He lives in Rainham in Kent... |
1–5 |  Kobkit Palajin |
| WC3 | Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. He was the 1996 English Amateur and World Amateur champion, but for many years was something of a journeyman professional. He had a run of strong results in late 2005, to earn him a top 32 world rankings place he has yet to lose... |
5–1 | Cao Kaisheng |
| WC4 | Mark Davis Mark Davis (snooker player) Mark Davis is an English professional snooker player from St. Leonards in Sussex, England. The highlights of his career so far have been winning the Benson & Hedges Championship in 2002 – earning him an appearance at the Masters – and winning the 2009 Six-red World Championship.- Career :Davis... |
2–5 | Ding Junhui Ding Junhui Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles... |
| WC5 |  Quinten HannQuinten Hann Quinten Hann is an Australian former professional snooker player who now plays professional pool. He was the 1999 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion and 1994 world under 21 champion. His highest break is 143... |
5–1 | Guo Hua |
| WC6 | Jimmy Michie Jimmy Michie -External links:***... |
3–5 |  Habib Subah |
| WC7 | Barry Pinches Barry Pinches -External links:**... |
5–3 | Yang Qing Tian |
| WC8 | Ali Carter Allister Carter Allister "Ali" Carter is an English professional snooker player, who lives in Tiptree. He reached the final of the 2008 World Championship, his first major final. Although he lost heavily to Ronnie O'Sullivan, this run allowed him to reach the top 8 of the rankings for the first time... |
5–1 | Cao Xin Long |
| WC9 | Robert Milkins Robert Milkins - External links :* * * *... |
5–3 | Liu Song |
| WC10 |  Ryan DayRyan Day -External links:* * *... |
5–3 | Jin Long Jin Long Jin Long is a Chinese professional snooker player. He has managed to regain a Main Tour place by winning the 2008 Asian Championship, beating Aditya Mehta 7–3 in the final, having had spells on the tour on three previous occasions... |
| WC11 | Michael Holt Michael Holt (snooker player) Michael Holt is a professional snooker player from Nottingham, England. , he has reached the quarter finals of three ranking tournaments – the 1999 UK Championship, the 2003 LG Cup, and the 2005 Grand Prix.-Career:... |
5–3 | Cai Jianzhong |
| WC12 | Ricky Walden Ricky Walden -External links:**... |
5–2 | Pang Weiguo |
| WC13 | Tom Ford Tom Ford (snooker player) -External links:*... |
5–3 | Zheng Peng |
| WC14 | Anthony Hamilton Anthony Hamilton (snooker player) Anthony Hamilton is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high at number #10 in the world in the 1999/2000 season... |
5–1 | Zang Dong Tao |
| WC15 | Adrian Gunnell Adrian Gunnell Adrian Gunnell is an English professional snooker player from Telford. He has reached the last-16 in four world ranking events , but has yet to progress beyond that stage... |
5–1 | Zhang Kai |
| WC16 | Nigel Bond Nigel Bond -External links:*... |
4–5 | Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is left-handed and ranked as China's number 2 player, after Ding Junhui. Liang is based at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom.-Career:... |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames Chaoyang Stadium, Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... , April 2, 2005. |
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| Ding Junhui Ding Junhui Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles... |
9–5 | Stephen Hendry Stephen Hendry Stephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again... (3) |
| Afternoon: 1–108 (92), 10–108 (108), 103-30 (65), 8–86, 0–71 (57), 84–0 (84), 63–31 Evening: 46–31, 109–11 (107), 1–61, 56–26, 79–30 (53), 103–34 (87), 106–0 (103) |
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| 107 | Highest break | 108 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin'sPontin's
Pontins is a British holiday business which was originally founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin. It specialises in offering half-board and self-catering holidays with regular entertainment on offer. Accommodation is usually in the form of chalets. The company once grew to be a major operator of...
in Prestatyn
Prestatyn
Prestatyn is a seaside resort, town and community in Denbighshire, North Wales. It is located on the Irish Sea coast, to the east of Rhyl. At the 2001 Census, Prestatyn had a population of 18,496.-Prehistory:...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
between January 25–28, 2005.
Qualifying stages centuries
- 139, 108 Anthony HamiltonAnthony Hamilton (snooker player)Anthony Hamilton is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high at number #10 in the world in the 1999/2000 season...
- 130, 117, 105 Robert MilkinsRobert Milkins- External links :* * * *...
- 127, 101 Darren MorganDarren MorganDarren Morgan is a Welsh snooker player, who won the World Amateur Championship in 1987, and played on the main World Snooker tour from 1988 through 2007. He earned just under £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of 8, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never...
- 125 Gerard GreeneGerard GreeneGerard Greene is a left-handed Northern Irish professional snooker player, who has represented Northern Ireland in international events , as his parents are from Belfast. He lives in Rainham in Kent...
- 120 Mark DavisMark Davis (snooker player)Mark Davis is an English professional snooker player from St. Leonards in Sussex, England. The highlights of his career so far have been winning the Benson & Hedges Championship in 2002 – earning him an appearance at the Masters – and winning the 2009 Six-red World Championship.- Career :Davis...
- 119 Neil RobertsonNeil Robertson (snooker player)Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
- 117 Tom FordTom Ford (snooker player)-External links:*...
- 114, 105, 102 Adrian GunnellAdrian GunnellAdrian Gunnell is an English professional snooker player from Telford. He has reached the last-16 in four world ranking events , but has yet to progress beyond that stage...
- 112 Ali Carter
- 111 Sean O'Neill
- 108 Gary Wilkinson
- 105 Paul DavisonPaul DavisonPaul Davison is a professional snooker player from Pickering, North Yorkshire.He has qualified for the snooker main tour on a few occasions, and has managed to do so for the 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 season.-Career:...
- 104, 101 Nigel BondNigel Bond-External links:*...
- 103 Mike HallettMike HallettMike Hallett is an English professional snooker player and television sports commentator.-Career:Hallett was a consistently solid snooker player, but never achieved the very top ranks...
- 100 Ryan DayRyan Day-External links:* * *...
Televised stages centuries
- 140 Paul HunterPaul HunterPaul Alan Hunter was an English professional snooker player. His media profile developed swiftly and he became known as the "Beckham of the Baize" because of his good looks and flamboyant style....
- 139, 103 Michael HoltMichael Holt (snooker player)Michael Holt is a professional snooker player from Nottingham, England. , he has reached the quarter finals of three ranking tournaments – the 1999 UK Championship, the 2003 LG Cup, and the 2005 Grand Prix.-Career:...
- 138, 113 John Higgins
- 135, 129, 126, 117, 107 Ding JunhuiDing JunhuiDing Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
- 135 Ricky WaldenRicky Walden-External links:**...
- 135 Stephen LeeStephen LeeStephen Lee is a professional snooker-player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, whose smooth cue action is regarded by some pundits as the most natural in the game. He has won four ranking titles, and spent 10 seasons in the Top 16 of the world rankings before dropping out for the snooker...
- 134 Quinten HannQuinten HannQuinten Hann is an Australian former professional snooker player who now plays professional pool. He was the 1999 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion and 1994 world under 21 champion. His highest break is 143...
- 123 Kobkit Palajin
- 122 Barry PinchesBarry Pinches-External links:**...
- 117, 114, 102, 101 Mark WilliamsMark Williams (snooker player)Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
- 114, 112, 109, 108 Stephen HendryStephen HendryStephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
- 113 Ken DohertyKen DohertyKen Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion...
- 104 Tom FordTom FordThomas Carlyle "Tom" Ford is an American fashion designer and film director. He gained international fame for his turnaround of the Gucci fashion house and the creation of the Tom Ford label before directing the Oscar-nominated film A Single Man.-Early life :Tom Ford was born August 27, 1961 in...