The China Open 9-Ball Championship is a professional nine-ball pool tournament held annually since 2009. The event is held in Shanghai, China.
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. [1] In the women's events, the racks are shortened to races to seven and nine respectively. [2]
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.[ citation needed]
Year | Location | Winner | Score | Finalist | Semi-finalists |
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2009 [3] |
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11–5 |
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2010 [4] |
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11–7 |
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2011 [5] |
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11–3 |
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2012 [6] |
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11–9 |
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2013 [7] |
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11–6 |
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2014 |
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11–5 |
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2015 |
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11–8 |
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2016 |
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11–4 |
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2017 |
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11–6 |
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2018 [1] |
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11–9 |
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2019 [8] |
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11–10 |
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2023 |
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11 - 5 |
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Year | Location | Winner | Score | Finalist | Semi-finalists |
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2009 [9] |
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9-5 |
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2010 [10] |
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9-7 |
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2011 [5] |
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9–3 |
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2012 [6] |
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9–2 |
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2013 [7] |
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9–8 |
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2014 |
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9–5 |
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2015 |
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9–6 |
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2016 |
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9–8 |
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2017 |
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9–8 |
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2018 [2] |
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9–1 |
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2019 [8] |
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9–3 |
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2023 [11] |
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9–7 |
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The China Open 9-Ball Championship is a professional nine-ball pool tournament held annually since 2009. The event is held in Shanghai, China.
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. [1] In the women's events, the racks are shortened to races to seven and nine respectively. [2]
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.[ citation needed]
Year | Location | Winner | Score | Finalist | Semi-finalists |
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2009 [3] |
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11–5 |
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2010 [4] |
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11–7 |
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2011 [5] |
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11–3 |
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2012 [6] |
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11–9 |
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2013 [7] |
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11–6 |
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2014 |
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11–5 |
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2015 |
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11–8 |
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2016 |
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11–4 |
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2017 |
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11–6 |
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2018 [1] |
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11–9 |
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2019 [8] |
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11–10 |
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2023 |
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11 - 5 |
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Year | Location | Winner | Score | Finalist | Semi-finalists |
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2009 [9] |
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9-5 |
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2010 [10] |
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9-7 |
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2011 [5] |
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9–3 |
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2012 [6] |
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9–2 |
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2013 [7] |
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9–8 |
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2014 |
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9–5 |
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2015 |
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9–6 |
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2016 |
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9–8 |
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2017 |
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9–8 |
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2018 [2] |
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9–1 |
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2019 [8] |
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9–3 |
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2023 [11] |
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9–7 |
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