Wuxi Classic Explained

Tournament Name:Wuxi Classic
Venue:Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium
Location:Wuxi
Country:China
Establishment:2008
Organisation:World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format:Ranking event
Prizefund:£478,000[1]

The Wuxi Classic was a professional snooker tournament held from 2008 to 2014 in the city of Wuxi, China. It was a ranking event from 2012 through 2014. For the 2015/16 season, World Snooker reduced the number of ranking events held in China, which saw the tournament replaced by the snooker World Cup, also held in Wuxi.[2] The last champion was Neil Robertson, who won the event in 2013 and retained his title in 2014.

History

The event was introduced in 2008 as the Jiangsu Classic and was the third Main Tour event held in China. The tournament was played on a round-robin basis, with semi-finals and a final. The event's name was changed to Wuxi Classic in 2010,[3] [4] and the round-robin stage was abandoned.[5] [6] [7]

In 2012 the tournament became a ranking event, and the Chinese organisers signed a five-year contract with prize money starting at £400,000 and increasing to £450,000 by 2014.[8] In 2013 the tournament became the first to use a new format, where every player started in the first round.[9] It was staged at the Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium, Wuxi, China.

There were three maximum breaks in the history of the tournament. The first was compiled by Mark Selby against Joe Perry in the group stage of the 2009 event.[3] In 2012 Stuart Bingham became the third player to compile a 147 break in a ranking final.[10] In the qualifying stage of the 2013 event Neil Robertson made the third maximum break against Mohamed Khairy.[11]

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreSeason
Jiangsu Classic (non–ranking)
2008 Ding Junhui Mark Selby6–52008/09
2009 Mark Allen Ding Junhui6–02009/10
Wuxi Classic (non–ranking)[12]
20109–82010/11
2011 Mark Selby Ali Carter9–72011/12
Wuxi Classic (ranking)
2012[13] Ricky Walden Stuart Bingham10–42012/13
2013[14] Neil Robertson John Higgins10–72013/14
2014[15] Neil Robertson Joe Perry10–92014/15

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rolf. Kalb. Wuxi Classic – Turnier-Infos. Eurosport Deutschland. 16 June 2014. 30 June 2014. de. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714214031/https://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/wuxi-classic-turnier-infos-135737809--spt.html. 14 July 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Snooker looks to cue up more big breaks in China. BBC News. 24 April 2015. 6 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150505222915/http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32429022. 5 May 2015. live.
  3. Web site: Turner. Chris. China International, China Open, Shanghai Masters, Jiangsu/Wuxi Classic. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155144/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/China.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 1 March 2011.
  4. Web site: Title Defence Is New Experience For Allen. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 30 June 2012.
  5. Web site: 2010 Wuxi Classic. Global Snooker. 6 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100602074746/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Wuxi-Classic-Snooker-China-Results.asp. 2 June 2010.
  6. Web site: 2010 Wuxi Classic Results. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120308062224/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WuxiClassicArticle/0,,13165~2224122,00.html. 8 March 2012. live.
  7. Web site: Rundili Wuxi Classic (2010). Snooker.org. 18 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120502175944/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=36. 2 May 2012. live.
  8. Web site: Wuxi Classic Becomes World Ranking Event. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105042807/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2757115%2C00.html. 5 November 2013. live.
  9. Web site: New Season Starts In Gloucester. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 22 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131129204538/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3172481%2C00.html. 29 November 2013. live.
  10. News: Wuxi Classic: Ricky Walden defeats Stuart Bingham in final. July 2012 . BBC Sport. 28 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130108233328/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/18665008. 8 January 2013. live.
  11. Web site: Robertson Fires 147. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608033254/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~3193480%2C00.html. 8 June 2013. live.
  12. Web site: Hall of Fame. Snooker.org. 22 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130714020535/http://snooker.org/trn/hof.asp?pEvent=Wuxi. 14 July 2013. live.
  13. Web site: Wuxi Classic (2012). Snooker.org. 4 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120625052636/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=175. 25 June 2012. live.
  14. Web site: Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic (2013). Snooker.org. 23 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130624064334/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=255. 24 June 2013. live.
  15. Web site: Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic (2014). Snooker.org. 23 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140625125601/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=332. 25 June 2014. live.

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