2010 China Open (snooker)

The 2010 Sanyuan Foods China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 March and 4 April 2010 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This was the first time that the China Open was sponsored by Sanyuan Foods.^[1]

Sanyuan Foods China Open

Tournament information
Dates	29 March – 4 April 2010 (2010-03-29 – 2010-04-04)
Venue	Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City	Beijing
Country	China
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£300,000
Winner's share	£55,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson (AUS) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Score	10–6
← 2009 2011 →

Peter Ebdon was the defending champion, but he lost 2–5 to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals.

Mark Williams won in the final, 10–6, against Ding Junhui.^[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[3]

Winner: £55,000 Runner-up: £28,000 Semi-final: £14,000 Quarter-final: £7,525 Last 16: £5,370 Last 32: £3,640 Last 48: £2,050 Last 64: £1,400

Stage one highest break: £500 Stage two highest break: £2,000 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £300,000

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 29 March 2010.^[4][5]

Match		Score
WC1	Rod Lawler (ENG)	5–3	Supoj Saenla (THA)
WC2	Robert Milkins (ENG)	5–2	Lu Chenwei (CHN)
WC3	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	5–0	Li Yan (CHN)
WC4	Mark Davis (ENG)	4–5	Tian Pengfei (CHN)
WC5	James Wattana (THA)	5–0	Au Chi-wai (HKG)
WC6	Tony Drago (MLT)	5–3	Shi Shuamgyang (CHN)
WC7	Rory McLeod (ENG)	0–5	Liu Chuang (CHN)
WC8	Bjorn Haneveer (BEL)	5–4	Yu Delu (CHN)

Main draw

	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 19 frames
	1	Peter Ebdon	5
		Judd Trump	4
						1	Peter Ebdon	5
						10	Neil Robertson	1
	10	Neil Robertson	5
		Mike Dunn	2
											1	Peter Ebdon	2
											14	Ding Junhui	5
	14	Ding Junhui	5
		Gerard Greene	3
						14	Ding Junhui	5
						8	Mark Selby	3
	8	Mark Selby	5
		Rod Lawler	2
																14	Ding Junhui	6
																12	Mark Allen	2
	7	Ryan Day	5
		Robert Milkins	1
						7	Ryan Day	0
						11	Stephen Hendry	5
	11	Stephen Hendry	5
		Andrew Higginson	2
											11	Stephen Hendry	4
											12	Mark Allen	5
	12	Mark Allen	5
		Graeme Dott	1
						12	Mark Allen	5
						4	Stephen Maguire	3
	4	Stephen Maguire	5
		Barry Hawkins	3
																					14	Ding Junhui	6
																					15	Mark Williams	10
	3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
		Tian Pengfei	5
							Tian Pengfei	3
						16	Mark King	5
	16	Mark King	5
		James Wattana	4
											16	Mark King	1
											6	Ali Carter	5
	13	Joe Perry	5
		Tony Drago	1
						13	Joe Perry	3
						6	Ali Carter	5
	6	Ali Carter	5
		Liu Chuang	1
																6	Ali Carter	4
																15	Mark Williams	6
	5	Shaun Murphy	2
		Nigel Bond	5
							Nigel Bond	3
						9	Marco Fu	5
	9	Marco Fu	5
		Bjorn Haneveer	2
											9	Marco Fu	1
											15	Mark Williams	5
	15	Mark Williams	5
		Jamie Cope	3
						15	Mark Williams	5
						2	John Higgins	2
	2	John Higgins	5
		Fergal O'Brien	3

^[4][5]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 4 April 2010.[5]
Ding Junhui (14)  China	6–10	Mark Williams (15)  Wales
Afternoon: 12–111 (110), 128–0 (127), 83–1 (53), 74–25 (70), 29–69 (68), 123–7 (116), 35–87 (55), 86–32 (82), 17–109 (61) Evening: 4–81 (81), 61–66 (65), 73–0 (73), 0–76 (64), 11–84, 57–85 (59), 14–75
127	Highest break	110
2	Century breaks	1
6	50+ breaks	8

Qualifying

These matches took place between 2 and 5 February 2010 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.^[6][7]

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames				Round 2 Best of 9 frames				Round 3 Best of 9 frames				Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Atthasit Mahitthi	4			Tom Ford	5			Jimmy Michie	2			Judd Trump	5
	Michael White	5			Michael White	0			Tom Ford	5			Tom Ford	1
	Chris Norbury	5			David Morris	3			Mike Dunn	5			Steve Davis	3
	Zhang Anda	4			Chris Norbury	5			Chris Norbury	3			Mike Dunn	5
	Ben Woollaston	5			Andy Hicks	5			Michael Judge	5			Gerard Greene	5
	Andrew Norman	0			Ben Woollaston	1			Andy Hicks	1			Michael Judge	2
	Matthew Selt	5			Rod Lawler	5			Dominic Dale	3			Ricky Walden	2
	Mark Boyle	2			Matthew Selt	4			Rod Lawler	5			Rod Lawler	5
	Noppadol Sangnil	4			Robert Milkins	5			Marcus Campbell	0			Michael Holt	3
	Mei Xiwen	5			Mei Xiwen	1			Robert Milkins	5			Robert Milkins	5
	Daniel Wells	3			Peter Lines	4			Andrew Higginson	5			Liang Wenbo	2
	Joe Jogia	5			Joe Jogia	5			Joe Jogia	0			Andrew Higginson	5
	Patrick Wallace	5			David Gilbert	5			Ken Doherty	5			Graeme Dott	5
	Brendan O'Donoghue	2			Patrick Wallace	1			David Gilbert	0			Ken Doherty	2
	Lee Spick	3			Mark Joyce	5			Alan McManus	5			Barry Hawkins	5
	Ian Preece	5			Ian Preece	4			Mark Joyce	1			Alan McManus	1
	Xiao Guodong	5			Jimmy White	4			Mark Davis	5			Stuart Bingham	2
	Jordan Brown	3			Xiao Guodong	5			Xiao Guodong	3			Mark Davis	5
	Simon Bedford	1			Joe Delaney	0			Martin Gould	2			Joe Swail	1
	James Wattana	5			James Wattana	5			James Wattana	5			James Wattana	5
	Lee Page	2			John Parrott	2			Anthony Hamilton	4			Stephen Lee	2
	Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5
	Stephen Rowlings	4			Jin Long	2			Rory McLeod	5			Dave Harold	1
	Jimmy Robertson	5			Jimmy Robertson	5			Jimmy Robertson	1			Rory McLeod	5
	Li Hang	0			Barry Pinches	5			Adrian Gunnell	5			Nigel Bond	5
	David Gray	5			David Gray	1			Barry Pinches	4			Adrian Gunnell	3
	Bjorn Haneveer	5			David Roe	4			Stuart Pettman	2			Matthew Stevens	2
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4			Bjorn Haneveer	5			Bjorn Haneveer	5			Bjorn Haneveer	5
	Matthew Couch	5			Paul Davies	2			Jamie Burnett	5			Jamie Cope	5
	David Hogan	3			Matthew Couch	5			Matthew Couch	1			Jamie Burnett	3
	Craig Steadman	3			Liu Song	2			Ian McCulloch	1			Fergal O'Brien	5
	Sam Baird	5			Sam Baird	5			Sam Baird	5			Sam Baird	2

Century breaks

^[8]

Qualifying stage centuries

134, 105 – Matthew Selt 134 – David Gray 132, 100 – Robert Milkins 132 – Jimmy Robertson 122 – Tony Drago 119 – Jamie Cope 117 – Matthew Stevens 114, 100 – Judd Trump

112, 102 – Barry Pinches 112, 101 – Tom Ford 111 – Dominic Dale 110, 108 – Jordan Brown 110 – Rory McLeod 109, 100, 100 – Sam Baird 100 – Craig Steadman

Televised stage centuries

147, 112, 102 – Neil Robertson[9] 143 – Mark Davis 137, 127, 126, 125, 121, 116, 107, 101, 100 – Ding Junhui 132, 126 – Stephen Hendry 130 – Peter Ebdon 127 – Shaun Murphy 120 – Tony Drago 116, 110, 108 – Mark Williams

116, 101 – Mark Selby 116 – Yu Delu 110 – Marco Fu 104 – Liu Chuang 102 – Mark Allen 102 – Bjorn Haneveer 100 – Mark King