The China Open 9-Ball Championship is a professional nine-ball pool tournament held annually since 2009. The event is held in Shanghai, China.

Format

Events in the China Open are played firstly in a double-elimination tournament, with a race to nine racks. As soon as only 32 players are left in the tournament the event transitions into a single-elimination tournament and race to 11 racks. In the women's events, the racks are shortened to races to seven and nine respectively.

Prize money

The winner of the men's tournament receives $40,000, with the total prize money distributed at the men's tournament was different for the individual tournaments. $134,000 was awarded in 2010, $195,200 in 2014. The winner of the women's tournament receives since 2011 $30,000 US dollars, previously it was initially $25,000, then $26,000. Overall, the women's 2014 prize money of $138,000 US dollars was distributed, in 2009, however, only $75,000.[citation needed]

Results

Men

YearLocationWinnerScoreFinalistSemi-finalists
2009China ShanghaiGermany Thorsten Hohmann11–5Netherlands Niels FeijenJapan Yukio Akakariyama
Chinese Taipei Lu Hui-chan
2010Chinese Taipei Chang Yu-lung11–7Philippines Antonio LiningPhilippines Lee Vann Corteza
China Liu Haitao
2011United Kingdom Chris Melling11–3Chinese Taipei Hsu Kai-lunNetherlands Niels Feijen
Philippines Ronato Alcano
2012Philippines Dennis Orcollo11–9Chinese Taipei Lu Hui-chanChinese Taipei Chang Yu-lung
Japan Yukio Akakariyama
2013Philippines Lee Vann Corteza11–6Chinese Taipei Fu Che-weiKuwait Omar Al-Shaheen
China Wu Jia-qing
2014Chinese Taipei Chang Yu-lung (2)11–5Philippines Jeffrey IgnacioChinese Taipei Chang Jung-lin
Philippines Carlo Biado
2015Austria Albin Ouschan11–8Canada John MorraChina Chu Bingjie
Netherlands Nick van den Berg
2016China Wu Jia-qing11–4Chinese Taipei Cheng Yu-hsuanChinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi
Chinese Taipei Wu Kun-lin
2017Germany Joshua Filler11–6Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-linGermany Thorsten Hohmann
Chinese Taipei Cheng Yu-hsuan
2018Chinese Taipei Ko Pin-yi11–9Scotland Jayson ShawChina Wu Jia-qing
China Dang Jinhu
2019China Wu Jia-qing (2)11–10Philippines Anton RagaUnited States Shane Van Boening
Albania Eklent Kaçi
2023Germany Joshua Filler (2)11 - 5Philippines Anton RagaChinese Taipei Wu Kun Lin
Poland Wojciech Szewczyk
2024Germany Joshua Filler (3)11 - 6Japan Hayato HijikataJapan Naoyoki Oi
Poland Konrad Juszczyszyn
2025Poland Wojciech Szewczyk11 - 5China Dang JinhuPoland Daniel Macioł
United States Fedor Gorst

Top performers

NameNationalityWinnerRunner-upFinalsSemi-final or better
Joshua FillerGermany3033
Wu Jia-qingChina224
Chang Yu-lungChinese Taipei3
Ko Pin-yiChinese Taipei112
Lee Vann CortezaPhilippines
Thorsten HohmannGermany
Albin OuschanAustria1
Chris MellingUnited Kingdom
Dennis OrcolloPhilippines
Wojciech SzewczykPoland
  • Active participants are shown in bold.
  • In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.

Women

YearLocationWinnerScoreFinalistSemi-finalists
2009China ShanghaiChinese Taipei Tsai Pei-chun9-5Republic of Ireland Karen CorrUnited Kingdom Kelly Fisher
China Fu Xiaofang
2010China Chen Siming9-7United Kingdom Allison FisherRepublic of Ireland Karen Corr
Chinese Taipei Lin Yuan-chun
2011China Fu Xiaofang9–3China Chen SimingChinese Taipei Lim Yun-mi
Austria Jasmin Ouschan
2012United Kingdom Kelly Fisher9–2China Zhou DoudouChina Fu Xiaofang
China Chen Siming
2013China Liu Shasha9–8China Chen SimingUnited Kingdom Allison Fisher
United Kingdom Kelly Fisher
2014China Han Yu9–5South Korea Kim Ga-youngChina Liu Shasha
China Chen Siming
2015South Korea Kim Ga-young9–6China Fu XiaofangChina Han Yu
China Chen Siming
2016China Han Yu (2)9–8China Liu ShashaChina Wang Xiaotong
China Xue Chen
2017China Chen Siming (2)9–8China Liu ShashaPhilippines Chezka Centeno
China Fu Xiaofang
2018China Fu Xiaofang (2)9–1United Kingdom Kelly FisherSouth Korea Kim Ga-young
China Liu Shasha
2019China Chen Siming (3)9–3Philippines Rubilen AmitChina Liu Shasha
China Han Yu
2023China Han Yu (3)9–7China Liu ShashaChinese Taipei Chia Hua Chen
Germany Pia Filler
2024China Han Yu (4)9–8China Wang XiaotongPhilippines Rubilen Amit
Chinese Taipei Chou Chieh-Yu
2025Japan Chihiro Kawahara9–7China Liu ShashaChina Fu Xiaofang
Austria Jasmin Ouschan

Top performers

NameNationalityWinnerRunner-upFinalsSemi-final or better
Han YuChina4046
Chen SimingChina3258
Fu XiaofangChina2137
Liu ShashaChina1458
Kelly FisherUnited Kingdom124
Kim Ga-youngSouth Korea3
Tsai Pei-chunChinese Taipei011
Chihiro KawaharaJapan
  • Active participants are shown in bold.
  • In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.

External links

  • at azbilliards.com