Tournament Name: | Huangshan Cup |
Venue: | Anhui Sports Bureau |
Location: | Hefei |
Country: | China |
Organisation: | CBSA |
Format: | Non-ranking event |
Highest Break: | Marco Fu (139) |
Winner: | Ali Carter |
Runner Up: | Marco Fu |
Score: | 5–3 |
The Huangshan Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place on only one occasion between 14 and 18 May 2008 in Hefei, China.
The competition was originally planned so that four top-16 ranked players from the UK would play four Chinese players who would come through an elimination contest. Of those originally invited only Stephen Hendry took part, although four top-16 players did reach the quarter-finals along with local players.
Ali Carter, who was a last-minute replacement for Ronnie O'Sullivan, won in the final 5–3 against Marco Fu. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake caused disruption to the event with players withdrawing; Ding Junhui donated his prize money to the earthquake disaster fund.[1]