Haining Open

Haining Open
Tournament information
Venue Haining Sports Center
Location Haining
Country China
Established 2014
Organisation(s) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £51,000
Current champion(s) England Matthew Selt

The Haining Open (also known as the Haining China Leather City Open for sponsorship reasons) is a minor-ranking snooker tournament, which was part of the Players Tour Championship (until 2015).

History

The tournament started in 2014 and was staged at the Haining Sports Center in Haining, China. The inaugural tournament was won by Stuart Bingham who defeated fellow countryman Oliver Lines 4–0 in the final.[1] Matthew Selt is the reigning champion.

Winners

[2]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
Minor-ranking
2014[3] England Stuart Bingham England Oliver Lines 4–0 2014/15
2015[4] China Ding Junhui England Ricky Walden 4–3 2015/16
Non-ranking
2016[5][6] England Matthew Selt China Li Hang 5–3 2016/17

Stats

Finalists

Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Selt, MatthewMatthew Selt  England 1 0 1
1 Junhui, DingDing Junhui  China 1 0 1
1 Bingham, StuartStuart Bingham  England 1 0 1
4 Walden, RickyRicky Walden  England 0 1 1
4 Lines, OliverOliver Lines  England 0 1 1
4 Hang, LiLi Hang  China 0 1 1

References

  1. Lambert, Luke (24 October 2014). "Stuart Bingham eases to Haining Open title". The Echo. Essex. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. "Haining Open Winners". Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. "Bingham Wins Haining Open". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  4. "Ding delivers in China". sportinglife.com. SportingLife. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  5. "Liang Wenbo and Ding Junhui Survive in Daqing". sportinglife.com. snookerhq.com. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. Matt Selt is the 2016 Haining Open Champion after beating Li Hang 5-3 in the final
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