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. In the women's events, the racks are shortened to races to seven and nine respectively.
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.
Winners
Men
| Year | Location | Winner | Score | Finalist | Semi-finalists |
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| 2009 |  Shanghai
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 Thorsten Hohmann
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11–5 |  Niels Feijen
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 Yukio Akakariyama
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 Lu Hui-chan
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| 2010 | Chang Yu-lung
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11–7 |  Antonio Lining
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Lee Van Corteza
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| Liu Haitao
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| 2011 |  Chris Melling
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11–3 | Hsu Kai-lun
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Niels Feijen
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| Ronnie Alcano
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| 2012 | Dennis Orcollo
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11–9 | Lu Hui-chan
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Chang Yu-lung
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| Yukio Akakariyama
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| 2013 | Lee Van Corteza
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11–6 | Fu Che-wei
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 Omar Al-Shaheen
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| Wu Jiaqing
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| 2014 | Chang Yu-lung (2)
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11–5 | Jeffrey Ignacio
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Chang Jung-Lin
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| Carlo Biado
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| 2015 |  Albin Ouschan
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11–8 |  John Morra
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Chu Bingjie
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| Nick van den Berg
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| 2016 | Wu Jiaqing
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11–4 | Kevin Cheng
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Ko Pin-yi
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| Wu Kun-lin
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| 2017 | Joshua Filler
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11–6 | Chang Jung-Lin
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Thorsten Hohmann
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| Kevin Cheng
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| 2018 | Ko Pin-yi
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11–9 |  Jayson Shaw
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Wu Jiaqing
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| Dang Jinhu
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| 2019 | Wu Jiaqing (2)
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11–10 | Anton Raga
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 Shane Van Boening
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 Eklent Kaçi
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| 2023 | Joshua Filler (2)
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11 - 5 | Anton Raga
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Wu Kun Lin
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 Wojciech Szewczyk
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| 2024 | Joshua Filler (3)
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11 - 6 | Hayato Hijikata
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Naoyoki Oi
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| Konrad Juszczyszyn
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Top Performers
| Name | Nationality | Winner | Runner-up | Finals | Semi-final or better |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Filler | Germany
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3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Wu Jiaqing | China
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2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Chang Yu-lung | Chinese Taipei
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3 | |||
| Ko Pin-yi | Chinese Taipei
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1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lee Van Corteza | Philippines
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| Thorsten Hohmann | Germany
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| Albin Ouschan | Austria
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1 | |||
| Chris Melling | United Kingdom
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| Dennis Orcollo | Philippines
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- 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 | Shanghai
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Tsai Pei-chun
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9-5 |  Karen Corr
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Kelly Fisher
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| Fu Xiaofang
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| 2010 | Chen Siming
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9-7 | Allison Fisher
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Karen Corr
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| Lin Yuan-chun
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| 2011 | Fu Xiaofang
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9–3 | Chen Siming
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Lim Yun-mi
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| Jasmin Ouschan
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| 2012 | Kelly Fisher
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9–2 | Zhou Doudou
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Fu Xiaofang
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| Chen Siming
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| 2013 | Liu Shasha
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9–8 | Chen Siming
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Allison Fisher
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| Kelly Fisher
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| 2014 | Han Yu
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9–5 |  Kim Ga-young
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Liu Shasha
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| Chen Siming
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| 2015 | Kim Ga-young
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9–6 | Fu Xiaofang
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Han Yu
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| Chen Siming
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| 2016 | Han Yu (2)
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9–8 | Liu Shasha
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Wang Xiaotong
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| Xue Chen
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| 2017 | Chen Siming (2)
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9–8 | Liu Shasha
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Chezka Centeno
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| Fu Xiaofang
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| 2018 | Fu Xiaofang (2)
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9–1 | Kelly Fisher
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Kim Ga-young
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| Liu Shasha
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| 2019 | Chen Siming (3)
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9–3 | Rubilen Amit
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Liu Shasha
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| Han Yu
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| 2023 | Han Yu (3)
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9–7 | Liu Shasha
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Chia Hua Chen
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| Pia Filler
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| 2024 | Han Yu (4)
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9–8 | Wang Xiaotong
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Rubilen Amit
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| Chou Chieh-Yu
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Top Performers
| Name | Nationality | Winner | Runner-up | Finals | Semi-final or better |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Han Yu | China
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4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Chen Siming | China
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3 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Fu Xiaofang | China
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2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Liu Shasha | China
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1 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Kelly Fisher | United Kingdom
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1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Kim Ga-young | South Korea
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3 | |||
| Tsai Pei-chun | Chinese Taipei
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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
- ^ "2018 China Open Men Results" (PDF; 29,7 KB). wpapool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "China Open 2011". sixpockets.de. Florian Scholl. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ "World 9-Ball China Open 2012". sixpockets.de. Florian Scholl. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ "World 9-Ball China Open 2013". sixpockets.de. Florian Scholl. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
- ^ "2019 China Open Results". sh147.cc. 9-ball China Open. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ "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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