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Shi Hanqing
Shi Hanqing (, born 19 August 1990) is a Chinese pool player and former professional snooker player. Snooker career Shi first appeared at a ranking event at age of 19, playing Matthew Selt in the wildcard round of the 2009 Shanghai Masters in which he was whitewashed 0–5. In the 2012–13 season he appeared in the three Asian events in that year's Players Tour Championship In APTC Event 1, he reached the last 64 where he was knocked out by Stephen Lee by a scoreline of 1–4, and reached the last 16 in events 2 and 3, being defeated by professionals Barry Hawkins and Ken Doherty to scorelines of 2-4 and 0-4 respectively. He turned professional in time for the 2013–14 season by virtue of finishing 3rd in the APTC Order of Merit from the previous season. However, Shi did not enter any ranking tournaments other than the three Asian PTC events he entered the previous season; his best finishes were the last 64 in events 1 and 2 where he lost Liam Highfield and Jin Long; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shí (surname)
Shí ( ɻ̩̌ or Shih is the romanization of the Chinese surname . It means "stone." It was one of the "Nine Sogdian Surnames." A 2013 study found it was the 63rd most common surname, shared by 4,550,000 people or 0.340% of the population, with Henan being the province with the most people. It should not be confused with Shí (surname 時), a rarer surname meaning "time." Romanisation variation Due to the use of different romanisation systems over time, different Romanised variants of the surname are used. Notable people * Domee Shi (石之予, ''Shí Zhīyǔ''), Chinese-born Canadian animator, director and screenwriter * Jenny Cheok Cheng Kid (石清菊 shí qīngjǘ), Singaporean bar waitress and murder victim * Howard S.H. Shyr (石世豪), Chairperson of National Communications Commission of the Republic of China (2012–2016) * Jeffrey "Trump" Shih (石謙和), American ''Hearthstone'' player * Shi Feng (石峰), Chinese swimmer, who competed for China at the 2008 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Eight-ball World Championship
The World Chinese Eight-ball Championship (now known as the WPA World Heyball Championship) is a pool tournament in the discipline of Chinese eight-ball. The event has been held annually since 2015, first taking place in Yushan, Jiangxi ; Gan: ) , translit_lang1_type2 = , translit_lang1_info2 = , translit_lang1_type3 = , translit_lang1_info3 = , image_map = Jiangxi in China (+all claims hatched).svg , mapsize = 275px , map_caption = Location ... in China. The tournament is one of the highest-paid pool tournaments in the world. Results Below is a list of results from the tournament starting from its inception in 2015. Men Women References External links Sport in Jiangxi Pool competitions {{Main world championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Open (snooker)
The World Open is a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament. Throughout its history, the tournament has undergone numerous revamps and name changes. It started out in 1982 as the Professional Players Tournament, but for most of the 1980s and 1990s it was known as the Grand Prix. It was renamed the LG Cup from 2001 to 2003 before reverting to the ''Grand Prix'' until 2010. Since then it has been known as the ''World Open''. During 2006 and 2007, it was played in a unique Round-robin tournament, round-robin format, more similar to FIFA World Cup, association football and Rugby World Cup, rugby tournaments than the knock-out systems usually played in snooker. The knock-out format returned in 2008 with an FA Cup-style draw. The random draw was abandoned after the 2010 edition. John Higgins is the reigning champion, having won his fifth title at the tournament. History The tournament was created in 1982 Professional Players Tournament, 1982 as the Professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Players Championship (snooker)
The Players Championship is a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament. Held as the Players Tour Championship Finals from 2011 to 2016, it was rebranded as the standalone Players Championship in 2017. One of three events in the Players Series, it features the top 16 players on the one-year ranking list. Kyren Wilson is the reigning champion, having won the 2025 Players Championship (snooker), 2025 event. History After the establishment of the Players Tour Championship, the Players Tour Championship Finals was first held in Players Tour Championship 2010/2011 – Finals, 2011 at The Helix (Dublin), The Helix in Dublin, between the top 24 players of the Order of Merit, who played at least six events; three in Sheffield and three in mainland Europe. The event was sponsored by PartyCasino. In Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Finals, 2012 the event moved to the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, and was sponsored by Betfair. In Players Tour Championship 2012/20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Open (snooker)
The Welsh Open is a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament that has been held annually since 1992. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which ran annually from 1980 to 1991 and was open only to Welsh players. The Welsh Open is now the longest running ranking event after the World Snooker Championship, World Championship and the UK Championship. Since the 2016–17 snooker season, 2016–17 season, it has been one of four tournaments in the Home Nations Series, alongside the Northern Ireland Open (snooker), Northern Ireland Open, the Scottish Open (snooker), Scottish Open, and the English Open (snooker), English Open. Since 2017, the winner of the event has received the Ray Reardon Trophy, named after the Welsh six-time world champion. Reardon himself presented the newly named trophy to 2017 Welsh Open (snooker), 2017 winner Stuart Bingham. Mark Williams (snooker player), Mark Williams is the only Welsh winner, having captured the title in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Masters
The German Masters is a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament held at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany since 2011, except for 2021, when it was held at Milton Keynes in England because of the COVID-19 pandemic. An earlier ranking event, the German Open, was held in Germany from 1995 to 1997. This was followed by an invitation event, called the German Masters, in 1998. The reigning champion is Kyren Wilson. History The tournament started as the German Open and was a List of snooker ranking tournaments, ranking tournament from 1995 to 1997. The first event was played in Frankfurt in December 1995, replacing the European Open (snooker), European Open in the December place in the calendar, the European Open being moved to early 1996. The tournament involved the top 16 players in the world ranking who were joined by 16 qualifiers and 4 wild-card players. The four lowest ranked qualifiers played the wild-card players, winning all their four matches and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Championship
The UK Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It is one of snooker's prestigious Triple Crown events, along with the World Championship and the Masters. It is usually held at the Barbican in York, England. Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the tournament a record eight times, followed by Steve Davis with six titles and Stephen Hendry with five. History The UK Championship was first held in 1977 in Tower Circus, Blackpool as the United Kingdom Professional Snooker Championship, an event open only to British residents and passport holders. Patsy Fagan won the inaugural tournament by defeating Doug Mountjoy by 12 frames to 9 in the final and won the first prize of £2000. The following year the event moved to the Guild Hall, Preston, where it remained until 1997. The rules were changed in 1984, when the tournament was granted ranking status and all professionals were allowed to enter. Since then, it has carried more ranking points than any tournament other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Championship
The International Championship is a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament. The reigning champion is Ding Junhui. History The event was introduced in the 2012–13 snooker season, 2012/2013 season. It was named as the "first overseas 'major'", because the tournament had the same level of ranking points as the UK Championship. With the change in the rankings system from points to prize money, the International Championship had the third highest prize fund and winner's cheque of any ranking event on the snooker calendar, behind the World and UK Championships, and the highest outside of the United Kingdom, until 2018 when the China Open (snooker), China Open had its winner's cheque raised to £225,000. The 2012 International Championship, 2012 edition ran from 28 October to 4 November in Chengdu, China, and it was won by Judd Trump, who defeated Neil Robertson 10–8 in the final. Winners References {{Snooker tournaments International Championsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Open (snooker)
The Indian Open was a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament. Matthew Selt was the final champion in 2019. History The event was introduced in the Snooker season 2013/2014, 2013/2014 season and was the first ever ranking event to be held in India. The 2013 Indian Open, inaugural event was held between 14 and 18 October 2013 at the Le Meridian Hotel (New Delhi), Le Meridian Hotel in New Delhi. The Billiards and Snooker Federation of India has signed a three-year contract for the tournament. In August 2014, it was announced that the event will be held at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai, Grand Hyatt in Mumbai. In September 2014, it was announced that the event has been postponed due to the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, State Election in Maharashtra, with the original dates of 13–17 October 2014 changed to 10–14 March 2015. The qualifying round held at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley was due to take place from 18 to 21 September 2014 and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Masters (snooker)
The Shanghai Masters is a professional snooker tournament. Originally a ranking contest, it became a non-ranking invitation event in 2018. Ronnie O'Sullivan is the most successful player of the tournament, having won the title five times, first in 2009, again in 2017, then defended it three consecutive times. The reigning champion is Judd Trump. History The event was introduced in the 2007/2008 snooker season, 2007–2008 season and was the second ranking event to be held in China as a result of the growth of the sport in the country. Until 2016, an extra wildcard round was included before the first round proper, featuring eight players. In 2018 the tournament became a 24-man invitation event. It is now the longest-running tournament in China on the snooker calendar after the discontinuation of the China Open (snooker), China Open in 2019. Winners References {{Snooker tournaments Shanghai Masters (snooker), Recurring sporting events established in 2007 2007 establi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Goldfields Open
The Australian Goldfields Open was a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament. The final champion was John Higgins in 2015. History Australia had previously hosted the 1971 World Snooker Championship, 1971 and 1975 World Snooker Championship, 1975 World Snooker Championships, as well as several other high-profile snooker tournaments and in 1979 the ''Australian Masters'' was established. There was an attempt to turn the event into a ranking tournament in 1989 but the sponsorship fell through so it was staged in Hong Kong instead, as the ''Hong Kong Open'', which incidentally became the first ranking tournament to be staged in Asia. The Hong Kong event was discontinued after just one year, but returned to Australia in 1994 as the ''Australian Open''. The tournament reverted to being called the ''Australian Masters'' for the following season, but was dropped from the calendar after the 1995 event. In addition, the tournament was also held in 1995 as the ''Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuxi Classic
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. 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, and the round-robin stage was abandoned. 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. In 2013 the tournament became the first to use a new format, where every player started in the first round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
