Snooker competition returns to China: Stars compete for £170,000 championship prize. Ding Junhui, O'Sullivan, Selby, Zhang Anda and other star players walked on the red carpet, marking the return of this classic event to China after an absence of five years.

The Snooker World Open was born in 1982 and is the oldest snooker professional ranking tournament besides the World Championships. In 2012, the World Open came to China for the first time.