2005 China Open (snooker)
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The 2005 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 26 March to 3 April 2005 at the Haidian Stadium in Beijing, China.[1] It was the penultimate ranking event of the 2004–05 season, preceding the 2005 World Championship.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 26 March – 3 April 2005 (2005-03-26 – 2005-04-03) |
Venue | Haidian Stadium |
City | Beijing |
Country | China |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £200,000 |
Winner's share | £30,000 |
Highest break | Paul Hunter (ENG) (140) |
Final | |
Champion | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
Runner-up | Stephen Hendry (SCO) |
Score | 9–5 |
← 2002 2006 → |
The event was last held in 2002, where Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating Anthony Hamilton 9–8.[2]
Ding Junhui won in the final 9–5 against Stephen Hendry. Ding became the second youngest player after Ronnie O'Sullivan to capture a ranking title.[3] Along with several other Chinese players, Ding gave up his normal tournament entry position in order to accept an offer to enter the tournament as a wild-card player and thus he did not receive either prize money or ranking points for his tournament win.[2]