2007 China Open (snooker) explained

Tournament Name:Honghe Industrial China Open
Venue:Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
Location:Beijing
Country:China
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£225,500
Winners Share:£35,000
Highest Break: (145)
Score:9–5
Previous:2006
Next:2008

The 2007 Honghe Industrial China Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 25 March and 1 April 2007 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the penultimate ranking event of the 2006–07 season, preceding the 2007 World Championship.

The defending champion was Mark Williams, but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope.

Graeme Dott won the tournament by defeating Cope 9–5 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

Wildcard round

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Match Score
WC1 5–1
WC2 2–5
WC3 5–4
WC4 4–5
WC5 3–5
WC6 1–5
WC7 4–5
WC8 5–2

Main draw

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Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Johan Oomen.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, April 1, 2007.
Jamie Cope
5–9Graeme Dott (2)
Afternoon: 46–71,,,,,,,
Evening: 91–4 (90),,,,,
97Highest break126
0Century breaks2
450+ breaks6

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 23 January and 26 January 2007.[3]

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007 China Open – Information. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20070817204326/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2006-7/2007-China-Open-Info.htm. 17 August 2007. dead. 20 May 2024.
  2. Web site: Honghe Industrial China Open 2007. Snooker.org. 9 April 2011.
  3. Web site: 2007 China Open. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20070715202659/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2006-7/2007-China-Open.htm. 15 July 2007.