Wuxi Classic

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Wuxi Classic
Tournament information
Venue
LocationWuxi
CountryChina
Established2008
Organisation(s)World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£478,000[1]
Final championAustralia Neil Robertson

The Wuxi Classic was a professional snooker tournament held from 2008 to 2014 in the city of Wuxi, China. It was a ranking event from 2012 through 2014. For the 2015/16 season, World Snooker reduced the number of ranking events held in China, which saw the tournament replaced by the snooker World Cup, also held in Wuxi.[2] The last champion was Neil Robertson, who won the event in 2013 and retained his title in 2014.

History[]

The event was introduced in 2008 as the Jiangsu Classic and was the third Main Tour event held in China. The tournament was played on a round-robin basis, with semi-finals and a final. The event's name was changed to Wuxi Classic in 2010,[3][4] and the round-robin stage was abandoned.[5][6][7]

In 2012 the tournament became a ranking event, and the Chinese organisers signed a five-year contract with prize money starting at £400,000 and increasing to £450,000 by 2014.[8] In 2013 the tournament became the first to use a new format, where every player started in the first round.[9] It was staged at the , Wuxi, China.

There were three maximum breaks in the history of the tournament. The first was compiled by Mark Selby against Joe Perry in the group stage of the 2009 event.[3] In 2012 Stuart Bingham became the second player to compile a 147 break in a ranking final.[10] In the qualifying stage of the 2013 event Neil Robertson made the third maximum break against Mohamed Khairy.[11]

Winners[]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
Jiangsu Classic (non–ranking)[3]
2008 China Ding Junhui England Mark Selby 6–5 2008/09
2009 Northern Ireland Mark Allen China Ding Junhui 6–0 2009/10
Wuxi Classic (non–ranking)[3][12]
2010 England Shaun Murphy China Ding Junhui 9–8 2010/11
2011 England Mark Selby England Ali Carter 9–7 2011/12
Wuxi Classic (ranking)[12]
2012[13] England Ricky Walden England Stuart Bingham 10–4 2012/13
2013[14] Australia Neil Robertson Scotland John Higgins 10–7 2013/14
2014[15] Australia Neil Robertson England Joe Perry 10–9 2014/15

References[]

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  4. ^ "Title Defence Is New Experience For Allen". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  5. ^ "2010 Wuxi Classic". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  6. ^ "2010 Wuxi Classic Results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Rundili Wuxi Classic (2010)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Wuxi Classic Becomes World Ranking Event". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  9. ^ "New Season Starts In Gloucester". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Wuxi Classic: Ricky Walden defeats Stuart Bingham in final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Robertson Fires 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Hall of Fame". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  13. ^ "Wuxi Classic (2012)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  14. ^ "Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic (2013)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  15. ^ "Sports Lottery Cup Wuxi Classic (2014)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
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