China News Service, Yushan, Jiangxi, March 17 (Reporter Jiang Tao and Wang Zumin) The 2024 "Huading Nylon" Snooker World Open opened grandly in Yushan, Jiangxi on the afternoon of the 17th.
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.
On March 17, at the opening ceremony of the Snooker World Open, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui walked onto the red carpet together.
Photo provided by the organizer
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.
In 2016, the World Open settled in Yushan, Shangrao, Jiangxi.
This World Open is the finale of this season's Chinese events. The total prize money has been increased from 772,000 pounds in 2019 to 815,000 pounds, and the championship bonus has been upgraded to 170,000 pounds.
The event is hosted by the Chinese Billiards Association, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, the Jiangxi Provincial Sports Bureau, and the Shangrao Municipal People's Government, and is hosted by the Yushan County People's Government and Jiangxi Xingpai Sports Development Co., Ltd.
On March 17, participating leaders and guests kicked off the Snooker World Open.
Photo provided by the organizer
Seven-time World Championship champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, 2019 World Championship champion and defending champion Judd Trump, 2023 World Championship champion Luca Brecher, four-time World Championship champion Mark Selby and others were all present.
The Chinese Legion playing at home is also very strong. 19 Chinese players including 2017 tournament champion Ding Junhui, 2023 International Championship champion Zhang Anda, 2023 World Championship semi-finalist Si Jiahui, and 2022 European Masters champion Fan Zhengyi will compete. Leave the championship trophy at your doorstep.
After five years, Yushan Sports Center once again sounded the rally call for global snooker stars.
In the past five years, the Yushan County Government and the world's famous billiards company Xingpai have made in-depth efforts to build the city's business card of "China's Billiards Capital and World's Billiards City". The World Billiards Museum and the World Billiards Hall of Fame were officially unveiled on the same day.
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