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2023 Wuhan Open (snooker)

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The 2023 Wuhan Open (officially the 2023 Panda Club Wuhan Open) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 9 to 15 October 2023 at the Wuhan Gymnasium in Wuhan, China. The fifth ranking event of the 2023–24 season, it follows the 2023 English Open and precedes the 2023 Northern Ireland Open. The inaugural edition of the Wuhan Open, it is the second professional snooker tournament (following the invitational 2023 Shanghai Masters) and the first ranking event held in mainland China since the 2019 World Open, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is being broadcast domestically in China by CCTV-5 and in Europe (including the UK) by Eurosport and Discovery+. It is available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories. The winner will receive £140,000 from a total prize fund of £700,000.

2023 Panda Club Wuhan Open
Tournament information
Dates9–15 October 2023 (2023-10-09 – 2023-10-15)
VenueWuhan Gymnasium
CityWuhan
LandChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£700,000
Winner's share£140,000
Highest break 
Final
Champion 
Runner-up 
Score-

Qualifiers took place from 1 to 5 September at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. Qualifying matches featuring the top two players in the world rankings (Ronnie O'Sullivan and Luca Brecel), the two highest ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhou Yuelong), and four Chinese wildcards were held over to be played in Wuhan. The reigning world champion Brecel withdrew in advance of the tournament, as did Mark Williams, Graeme Dott, and David Gilbert.

Format

The inaugural edition of the Wuhan Open is taking place from 9 to 15 October 2023 at the Wuhan Gymnasium in Wuhan, China.[1][2][3] It is the fifth ranking event of the 2023–24 season, following the 2023 English Open and preceding the 2023 Northern Ireland Open.[4] It is the second professional snooker tournament (following the invitational 2023 Shanghai Masters) and the first ranking event held in mainland China since the 2019 World Open, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6][7]

All matches up to and including the quarter-finals are best-of-nine frames, the semi-finals are best-of-11 frames, and the final is best-of-17 frames.[8]

The event is being broadcast domestically in China by CCTV-5, Migu, Youku, and Huya Live and in Europe (including the UK) by Eurosport and Discovery+. It is available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories.[9]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:[3][10]

  • Winner: £140,000
  • Runner-up: £63,000
  • Semi-final: £30,000
  • Quarter-final: £16,000
  • Last 16: £12,000
  • Last 32: £8,000
  • Last 64: £4,500
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £700,000

Summary

Qualifying round

 
Neil Robertson (pictured) made his 900th century break in professional competition in the qualifying round.

Qualifying for the event took place between 1 and 5 September at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.

The eighth seed Kyren Wilson lost 4–5 after his opponent, He Guoqiang, was 62 points behind in the deciding frame but made a 64 clearance.[11] The 24th seed Joe Perry was whitewashed 0–5 by Aaron Hill, who made a 145 break in the fifth frame.[12][13] The 19th seed Anthony McGill lost 4–5 to Ishpreet Singh Chadha, who won the deciding frame on the final black ball.[14] Other top 32 seeds who lost out during qualifying were Shaun Murphy(7), Hossein Vafaei(17), Gary Wilson(18), Ricky Walden(20), Jimmy Robertson(28), and Fan Zhengyi(31) who were beaten by Ben Mertens, Marco Fu, Ashley Carty, Ian Burns, Rod Lawler, and Stuart Carrington respectively.[15][16]

Neil Robertson made his 900th century break in professional competition (a 137) in his match against fellow Australian Ryan Thomerson. He became the fourth player in professional snooker history (after Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, and Judd Trump) to reach the 900-century milestone.[11]

Early rounds

The reigning world champion Luca Brecel withdrew prior to the main stage in Wuhan, as did tenth seed Mark Williams, Graeme Dott, and David Gilbert. Gilbert was replaced in the draw by Daniel Womersley. Due to time and visa constraints, the other players' opponents received walkovers.[17]

Held-over qualifying matches

The held-over qualifying matches were played on 9 October as the best of nine frames.[8] O'Sullivan lost the first frame against Ken Doherty but then won five in a row with breaks including 88, 89, and 82 for a 5–1 victory. Following Brecel's withdrawal, O'Sullivan's win meant he would retain the world number one ranking after the tournament unless third seed Mark Allen won the event.[18][19] The 15th seed Ding Junhui defeated Ashley Hugill 5–3.[19] The 11th seed Ali Carter defeated the 2023 British Women’s Open champion Bai Yulu 5–2.[19][20] Si Jiahui, a 2023 World Championship semi-finalist, made one half-century break as he defeated amateur player Wang Xinzhong by the same score.[21]

Last 64

 
Top-ranked Chinese player Ding Junhui (pictured) exited the tournament at the last-64 stage after losing 0–5 to Yuan Sijun.

The round of 64 was played as the best of nine frames on 9 and 10 October, with the exception of the match between Judd Trump and Oliver Lines, which was played on 11 October as Trump had arrived in China less than 24 hours previously, after winning the 2023 English Open title on 8 October.[8][22] Allen trailed Mark Joyce 3–4 but recovered to win in a 26-minute deciding frame. Afterwards, Allen called his performance "awful" and commented: "It's been a very long time since I’ve played that badly".[18][19] The 14th seed Jack Lisowski won the eighth frame on the black to defeat Scott Donaldson 5–3.[19] Stephen Maguire defeated Joe O'Connor 5–2.[20] Yuan Sijun whitewashed Ding 5–0, after Ding had whitewashed Yuan in their previous two encounters. World number 86 Martin O’Donnell, who had defeated Mark Selby in the previous week's British Open, defeated ninth seed Higgins 5–1. O’Sullivan defeated Mark Davis by the same score.[23]

The fifth seed Selby lost 4–5 to Xu Si, who made a 125 break in the deciding frame.[24] The sixth seed Neil Robertson took a 3–1 lead over Liam Highfield, making a 140 break in frame four, but Highfield then won four consecutive frames with breaks of 95, 76, 63, and 68 to defeat Robertson 5–3.[24][25] It was Highfield's second professional victory since an e-scooter accident that forced him to take several months away from the sport.[23] Following his exit from the event, Robertson revealed that he would miss some tournaments at the end of the year while spending time in his native Australia.[25] Carter made a 145 break in the fourth frame of his match against Jamie Clarke, which he went on to win 5–1.[24][26] Lines made a 135 break in the fourth frame of his match against Trump, but Trump made breaks including 75, 91, 100, and 107 as he secured a 5–2 victory.[27]

Last 32

The round of 32 was played on 11 October as the best of nine frames.[8] Playing his second match of the day, Trump made four half-centuries as he whitewashed Matthew Selt 5–0.[22] Lisowski defeated Sam Craigie and Allen defeated Si, both in deciding frames. Ali Carter trailed 1–4 against Stuart Bingham, but won four consecutive frames to clinch the match 5–4. Highfield defeated Zhou Yuelong 5–3.[22] O'Sullivan won the first two frames against Pang Junxu with breaks of 68 and 128, but Pang won the next three. O'Sullivan tied the scores at 3–3 with a 93 break, but Pang went 4–3 ahead with a 107 in frame seven. However, O'Sullivan won the last two frames with breaks of 117 and 64.[28][29] Barry Hawkins defeated Jamie Jones 5–1 and Maguire beat Xing Zihao by the same score.[29][30]

Last 16

 
Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured) defeated Yuan Sijun 5–1 at the last-16 stage, but exited the tournament in the quarter-finals after losing 1–5 to Lyu Haotian

The round of 16 was played on 12 October as the best of nine frames.[8] O'Sullivan won the first frame against Yuan, who took the second with a 112 century. O'Sullivan then made breaks including 130, 64, and 82 as he took a 4–1 lead. In the final frame, O'Sullivan trailed by 58 points and required blacks with all reds, which were in difficult positions on the table. After winning the frame for a 5–1 victory, O'Sullivan said: "I quite like that sort of challenge sometimes. I didn’t expect to win it, but you know what you have to do and know you need to go red, black, red, black to have a chance. There is nothing to lose in a frame like that".[31][32][33] Hawkins made a 109 century in the first frame against Trump, who won the next two with breaks of 76 and 59. Hawkins tied the scores at 2–2 with an 84 break. However, Trump then produced breaks of 97, 67, and 100 as he won three consecutive frames for a 5–2 victory.[34]

Lisowski won the opener against Allen with a 118 century, but Allen won the next four frames with breaks including 54, 76, and 61. Lisowski won the sixth with a 79 break, but Allen took the seventh after a lengthy safety battle for a 5–2 win, reaching his first quarter-final of the season.[34] Allen praised Lisowski afterwards, calling him a "class player" and saying: "You need to play well to beat him and I played better today. He will get me back in the future no doubt".[33] Playing professionally in China for the first time, 21-year-old Irish player Aaron Hill reached the first quarter-final of his career with a 5–3 victory over He Guoqiang. Carter defeated Highfield 5–1, while Wu Yize defeated Maguire 5–4, winning the deciding frame on a re-spotted black.[33]

Later rounds

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals are being played on 13 October as the best of nine frames.[8] Trump whitewashed Tom Ford 5–0, making a 118 break in the third frame; and Wu defeated Hill 5–4, making a 104 break in the final frame.

Lyu Haotian defeated O'Sullivan 5–1.

Main draw

Superscripted numbers in parentheses are the top 32 players' seedings, whilst players in bold denote match winners.

Top half

 
Last 64
Best of 9 frames		Last 32
Best of 9 frames		Last 16
Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
  Xing Zihao (CHN) [17] 5
 
 
 
  Michael White (WAL) 4
 
  Xing Zihao (CHN) 1
 
 
 
  Stephen Maguire (SCO)(32) 5
 
  Stephen Maguire (SCO)(32) 5
 
 
 
  Joe O'Connor (ENG) 2
 
  Stephen Maguire (SCO)(32) 4
 
 
 
  Wu Yize (CHN) 5
 
  Ryan Day (WAL)(16) 5
 
 
 
  Jackson Page (WAL) 4
 
  Ryan Day (WAL)(16) 2
 
 
 
  Wu Yize (CHN) 5
 
  Marco Fu (HKG) 3
 
 
 
  Wu Yize (CHN) 5
 
  Wu Yize (CHN) 5
 
 
 
  Aaron Hill (IRL) 4
 
  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 1
 
 
 
  Aaron Hill (IRL) 5
 
  Aaron Hill (IRL) 5
 
 
 
  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 1
 
  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  John Higgins (SCO)(9) 1
 
  Aaron Hill (IRL) 5
 
 
 
  He Guoqiang (CHN) 3
 
  Jordan Brown (NIR) 3
 
 
 
  Gong Chenzhi (CHN) 5
 
  Gong Chenzhi (CHN) 4
 
 
 
  He Guoqiang (CHN) 5
 
  Elliot Slessor (ENG) 2
 
 
 
  He Guoqiang (CHN) 5
 
  Wu Yize (CHN)
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (ENG)(4)
 
  Mark Selby (ENG)(5) 4
 
 
 
  Xu Si (CHN) 5
 
  Xu Si (CHN) 0
 
 
 
  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 5
 
  Rod Lawler (ENG) 2
 
 
 
  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 5
 
  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 4
 
 
 
  Tom Ford (ENG)(21) 5
 
  Robert Milkins (ENG)(12) 5
 
 
 
  Hammad Miah (ENG) 4
 
  Robert Milkins (ENG)(12) 2
 
 
 
  Tom Ford (ENG)(21) 5
 
  Tom Ford (ENG)(21) 5
 
 
 
  Cao Yupeng (CHN) 1
 
  Tom Ford (ENG)(21) 0
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (ENG)(4) 5
 
  Jamie Jones (WAL) 5
 
 
 
  Ian Burns (ENG) 4
 
  Jamie Jones (WAL) 1
 
 
 
  Barry Hawkins (ENG)(13) 5
 
  Sanderson Lam (ENG) 2
 
 
 
  Barry Hawkins (ENG)(13) 5
 
  Barry Hawkins (ENG)(13) 2
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (ENG)(4) 5
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 2
 
 
 
  Matthew Selt (ENG)(29) 5
 
  Matthew Selt (ENG)(29) 0
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (ENG)(4) 5
 
  Oliver Lines (ENG) 2
 
 
  Judd Trump (ENG)(4) 5
 

Bottom half

 
Last 64
Best of 9 frames		Last 32
Best of 9 frames		Last 16
Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
  Mark Allen (NIR)(3) 5
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce (ENG) 4
 
  Mark Allen (NIR)(3) 5
 
 
 
  Si Jiahui (CHN)(30) 4
 
  Si Jiahui (CHN)(30) 5
 
 
 
  Jak Jones (WAL) 4
 
  Mark Allen (NIR)(3) 5
 
 
 
  Jack Lisowski (ENG)(14) 2
 
  Jack Lisowski (ENG)(14) 5
 
 
 
  Scott Donaldson (SCO) 3
 
  Jack Lisowski (ENG)(14) 5
 
 
 
  Sam Craigie (ENG) 4
 
  Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) 2
 
 
 
  Sam Craigie (ENG) 5
 
  Mark Allen (NIR)(3)
 
 
 
  Ali Carter (ENG)(11)
 
  Daniel Wells (WAL) 1
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham (ENG)(22) 5
 
  Stuart Bingham (ENG)(22) 4
 
 
 
  Ali Carter (ENG)(11) 5
 
  Jamie Clarke (WAL) 1
 
 
 
  Ali Carter (ENG)(11) 5
 
  Ali Carter (ENG)(11) 5
 
 
 
  Liam Highfield (ENG) 1
 
  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 0
 
 
 
  Zhou Yuelong (CHN)(27) 5
 
  Zhou Yuelong (CHN)(27) 3
 
 
 
  Liam Highfield (ENG) 5
 
  Liam Highfield (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (AUS)(6) 3
 
 5
 
 
 
  Lyu Haotian (CHN)
 
  Ben Mertens (BEL) 5
 
 
 
  Dominic Dale (WAL) 1
 
  Ben Mertens (BEL) 1
 
 
 
  Lyu Haotian (CHN) 5
 
  Chris Wakelin (ENG)(26) 2
 
 
 
  Lyu Haotian (CHN) 5
 
  Lyu Haotian (CHN) 5
 
 
 
  Zhang Anda (CHN) 2
 
  Mark Williams (WAL)(10) [17] w/d
 
 
 
  Zhang Anda (CHN) w/o
 
  Zhang Anda (CHN) 5
 
 
 
  Noppon Saengkham (THA)(23) 1
 
  Noppon Saengkham (THA)(23) w/o
 
 
 
  Graeme Dott (SCO) [17] w/d
 
  Lyu Haotian (CHN) 5
 
 
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)(2) 1
 
  Alfie Burden (ENG) 3
 
 
 
  Ashley Carty (ENG) 5
 
  Ashley Carty (ENG) 2
 
 
 
  Yuan Sijun (CHN) 5
 
  Yuan Sijun (CHN) 5
 
 
 
  Ding Junhui (CHN)(15) 0
 
  Yuan Sijun (CHN) 1
 
 
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)(2) 5
 
  Pang Junxu (CHN) 5
 
 
 
  Stuart Carrington (ENG) 3
 
  Pang Junxu (CHN) 4
 
 
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)(2) 5
 
  Mark Davis (ENG) 1
 
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)(2) 5
 
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walk-over

Qualifying

Qualification for the tournament took place from 1 to 5 September at the Morningside Arena in Leicester. Superscripted numbers in parentheses are the top 32 players' seedings, whilst players in bold denote match winners.[35][36][37]

Wuhan

Qualifying matches featuring the top two players in the world rankings (Ronnie O'Sullivan and Luca Brecel), the two highest ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhou Yuelong), and four Chinese wildcards (Gong Chenzhi, Bai Yulu, Wang Xinbo, and Wang Xinzhong) were held over to be played in Wuhan. Brecel withdrew in advance of the tournament and his opponent Xing Zihao received a walkover. David Gilbert also withdrew and was replaced by Daniel Womersley. Results of the held-over matches played in Wuhan on 9 October were as follows:[38][10]

Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walk-over

Leicester

The results of the qualifying matches played in Leicester were as follows:[10][16]

1 September

2 September

3 September

4 September

5 September

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

A total of 63 century breaks have been made so far during the main stage of the tournament in Wuhan.[37]

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 32 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Leicester.[37]

Notes

  1. ^ Daniel Womersley replaced David Gilbert who withdrew.[17]

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