2007 China Open (snooker)

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Honghe Industrial China Open

Tournament information
Dates	25 March – 1 April 2007 (2007-03-25 – 2007-04-01)
Venue	Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City	Beijing
Country	China
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	9–5
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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

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

Winner: £35,000 Runner Up: £17,500 Semi Finalists: £8,750 Quarter Finalist: £6,500 Last 16: £4,275 Last 32: £2,750 Last 48: £1,725 Last 64: £1,325

Stage one highest break: £500 Stage two highest break: £2,000 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £225,500

Wildcard round

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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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	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

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

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 Norbury	5			Scott MacKenzie	5			Jamie Cope	5			Ryan Day	0
	David Morris	4			Chris Norbury	4			Scott MacKenzie	2			Jamie Cope	5
	Liang Wenbo	5			Robin Hull	5			Drew Henry	5			Stuart Bingham	5
	Robert Stephen	2			Liang Wenbo	1			Robin Hull	3			Drew Henry	2
	Chris Melling	2			David Roe	3			Gerard Greene	5			Mark King	5
	Dene O'Kane	5			Dene O'Kane	5			Dene O'Kane	1			Gerard Greene	2
	Alfie Burden	5			Shokat Ali	4			Rod Lawler	2			David Gray	3
	Mohammed Shehab	3			Alfie Burden	5			Alfie Burden	5			Alfie Burden	5
	Paul Davison	4			Jamie Burnett	5			Michael Judge	2			Joe Swail	5
	Alex Borg	5			Alex Borg	3			Jamie Burnett	5			Jamie Burnett	0
	Mark Joyce	5			Mike Dunn	0			Adrian Gunnell	5			Ding Junhui	5
	Dermot McGlinchey	0			Mark Joyce	5			Mark Joyce	2			Adrian Gunnell	3
	Liu Song	4			Stuart Pettman	5			Mark Davis	5			Mark Selby	5
	Issara Kachaiwong	5			Issara Kachaiwong	4			Stuart Pettman	1			Mark Davis	4
	Ian Preece	5			David Gilbert	0			Barry Pinches	2			Robert Milkins	3
	Roy Stolk	1			Ian Preece	5			Ian Preece	5			Ian Preece	5
	Judd Trump	5			Rory McLeod	1			John Parrott	4			Marco Fu	5
	James Leadbetter	3			Judd Trump	5			Judd Trump	5			Judd Trump	2
	Lee Page	3			Jimmy Michie	1			Tom Ford	5			Joe Perry	3
	Peter Lines	5			Peter Lines	5			Peter Lines	2			Tom Ford	5
	Mark Boyle	5			Joe Jogia	5			Ricky Walden	2			Alan McManus	2
	Ben Woollaston	4			Mark Boyle	3			Joe Jogia	5			Joe Jogia	5
	Matthew Couch	5			Mark Allen	5			Dave Harold	4			Andy Hicks	5
	Sean Storey	3			Matthew Couch	4			Mark Allen	5			Mark Allen	4
	Andrew Higginson	5			Paul Davies	5			Marcus Campbell	5			Ian McCulloch	5
	Patrick Einsle	2			Andrew Higginson	4			Paul Davies	4			Marcus Campbell	1
	Paul Wykes	0			Andrew Norman	5			Jimmy White	5			Nigel Bond	2
	Passakorn Suwannawat	5			Passakorn Suwannawat	3			Andrew Norman	1			Jimmy White	5
	Tian Pengfei	5			Joe Delaney	3			Fergal O'Brien	5			Michael Holt	5
	Jamie Jones	2			Tian Pengfei	5			Tian Pengfei	4			Fergal O'Brien	4
	Lee Spick	5			Tony Drago	3			Dominic Dale	4			James Wattana	5
	Jeff Cundy	3			Lee Spick	5			Lee Spick	5			Lee Spick	1

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

141, 102 – Matthew Couch 141 – Judd Trump 136 – Joe Jogia 131 – Paul Davies 129, 115 – Tian Pengfei 128 – Barry Pinches 124 – Tom Ford 117 – Mark Joyce 114 – Chris Norbury 110, 100 – Jamie Burnett

109 – Lee Spick 108 – Issara Kachaiwong 106, 101 – Ian Preece 105 – Mark Allen 103 – Liu Song 103 – Andrew Higginson 103 – Joe Delaney 102 – Jamie Jones 102 – Ricky Walden

Televised stage centuries

145, 134, 104 – Jamie Cope 141 – Neil Robertson 137, 134, 110 – Barry Hawkins 137 – Joe Perry 130, 123 – Ding Junhui 128 – Mark Davis 126, 124, 118, 117, 106, 102 – Graeme Dott 124, 102 – Stuart Bingham 121, 120, 102 – Mark Selby 120 – Ken Doherty 118 – Mark Allen 113 – Andy Hicks

111 – James Wattana 110, 105, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 110 – John Higgins 108 – Matthew Stevens 108 – Stephen Hendry 106 – Adrian Gunnell 104, 100 – Marco Fu 103 – Ian McCulloch 102 – Stephen Maguire 100 – Anthony Hamilton 100 – Ali Carter