2007 China Open (snooker)

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Honghe Industrial China Open
Tournament information
Dates25 March – 1 April 2007 (2007-03-25 – 2007-04-01)
VenueBeijing University Students' Gymnasium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£225,500
Winner's share£35,000
Highest break Jamie Cope (ENG) (145)
Final
Champion Graeme Dott (SCO)
Runner-up Jamie Cope (ENG)
Score9–5
2006
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

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

Wildcard round

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[2][3]

Match Score
WC1   Jamie Cope (ENG) 5–1   Yang Qingtian (CHN)
WC2   Alfie Burden (ENG) 2–5   Mei Xiwen (CHN)
WC3   Joe Swail (NIR) 5–4   Jin Long (CHN)
WC4   Ian Preece (WAL) 4–5   Li Hang (CHN)
WC5   Tom Ford (ENG) 3–5   Xiao Guodong (CHN)
WC6   Joe Jogia (ENG) 1–5   Yu Delu (CHN)
WC7   Andy Hicks (ENG) 4–5   Liu Chuang (CHN)
WC8   Jimmy White (ENG) 5–2   Zheng Peng (CHN)

Main draw

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[2][3]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
               
1   Mark Williams 1
  Jamie Cope 5
    Jamie Cope 5
  Stuart Bingham 4
11   Steve Davis 4
  Stuart Bingham 5
  Jamie Cope 5
7   Shaun Murphy 0
9   Stephen Maguire 5
  Mark King 3
9   Stephen Maguire 2
7   Shaun Murphy 5
7   Shaun Murphy 5
  Mei Xiwen 1
  Jamie Cope 6
12   Barry Hawkins 5
8   Peter Ebdon 3
  Joe Swail 5
  Joe Swail 0
12   Barry Hawkins 5
12   Barry Hawkins 5
  Ding Junhui 3
12   Barry Hawkins 5
4   Ken Doherty 4
16   Anthony Hamilton 4
  Mark Selby 5
  Mark Selby 1
4   Ken Doherty 5
4   Ken Doherty 5
  Li Hang 1
  Jamie Cope 5
2   Graeme Dott 9
3   Stephen Hendry 4
  Marco Fu 5
  Marco Fu 5
14   Matthew Stevens 3
14   Matthew Stevens 5
  Xiao Guodong 0
  Marco Fu 3
5   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
15   Ali Carter 5
  Yu Delu 3
15   Ali Carter 4
5   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
5   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
  Liu Chuang 1
5   Ronnie O'Sullivan 2
2   Graeme Dott 6
6   John Higgins 5
  Ian McCulloch 2
6   John Higgins 5
  Jimmy White 1
10   Stephen Lee w/d
  Jimmy White w/o
6   John Higgins 2
2   Graeme Dott 5
13   Neil Robertson 5
  Michael Holt 1
13   Neil Robertson 1
2   Graeme Dott 5
2   Graeme Dott 5
  James Wattana 2

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Johan Oomen.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, April 1, 2007.[2][3]
Jamie Cope
  England
5–9 Graeme Dott (2)
  Scotland
Afternoon: 46–71, 64–5 (64), 16–80, 97–0 (97), 0–132 (60, 72), 36–67, 0–76 (70), 0–95 (95)
Evening: 91–4 (90), 97–0 (77), 71–57, 5–124 (124), 0–126 (126), 40–71
97 Highest break 126
0 Century breaks 2
4 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

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

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
  Chris Norbury5  Scott MacKenzie5  Jamie Cope5  Ryan Day0
  David Morris4  Chris Norbury4  Scott MacKenzie2  Jamie Cope5
  Liang Wenbo5  Robin Hull5  Drew Henry5  Stuart Bingham5
  Robert Stephen2  Liang Wenbo1  Robin Hull3  Drew Henry2
  Chris Melling2  David Roe3  Gerard Greene5  Mark King5
  Dene O'Kane5  Dene O'Kane5  Dene O'Kane1  Gerard Greene2
  Alfie Burden5  Shokat Ali4  Rod Lawler2  David Gray3
  Mohammed Shehab3  Alfie Burden5  Alfie Burden5  Alfie Burden5
  Paul Davison4  Jamie Burnett5  Michael Judge2  Joe Swail5
  Alex Borg5  Alex Borg3  Jamie Burnett5  Jamie Burnett0
  Mark Joyce5  Mike Dunn0  Adrian Gunnell5  Ding Junhui5
  Dermot McGlinchey0  Mark Joyce5  Mark Joyce2  Adrian Gunnell3
  Liu Song4  Stuart Pettman5  Mark Davis5  Mark Selby5
  Issara Kachaiwong5  Issara Kachaiwong4  Stuart Pettman1  Mark Davis4
  Ian Preece5  David Gilbert0  Barry Pinches2  Robert Milkins3
  Roy Stolk1  Ian Preece5  Ian Preece5  Ian Preece5
  Judd Trump5  Rory McLeod1  John Parrott4  Marco Fu5
  James Leadbetter3  Judd Trump5  Judd Trump5  Judd Trump2
  Lee Page3  Jimmy Michie1  Tom Ford5  Joe Perry3
  Peter Lines5  Peter Lines5  Peter Lines2  Tom Ford5
  Mark Boyle5  Joe Jogia5  Ricky Walden2  Alan McManus2
  Ben Woollaston4  Mark Boyle3  Joe Jogia5  Joe Jogia5
  Matthew Couch5  Mark Allen5  Dave Harold4  Andy Hicks5
  Sean Storey3  Matthew Couch4  Mark Allen5  Mark Allen4
  Andrew Higginson5  Paul Davies5  Marcus Campbell5  Ian McCulloch5
  Patrick Einsle2  Andrew Higginson4  Paul Davies4  Marcus Campbell1
  Paul Wykes0  Andrew Norman5  Jimmy White5  Nigel Bond2
  Passakorn Suwannawat5  Passakorn Suwannawat3  Andrew Norman1  Jimmy White5
  Tian Pengfei5  Joe Delaney3  Fergal O'Brien5  Michael Holt5
  Jamie Jones2  Tian Pengfei5  Tian Pengfei4  Fergal O'Brien4
  Lee Spick5  Tony Drago3  Dominic Dale4  James Wattana5
  Jeff Cundy3  Lee Spick5  Lee Spick5  Lee Spick1

Century breaks

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[3]

Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ "2007 China Open – Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 17 August 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Honghe Industrial China Open 2007". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e "2007 China Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007.