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China Open snooker 2018: Draw, schedule, results, tips, betting odds & Eurosport TV coverage times


The full results from snooker's 2018 China Open, which took place in Beijing from April 2-8.

Snooker fans were treated to a thrilling China Open which featured 147 breaks from both Ronnie O'Sullivan and Stuart Bingham while Mark Selby returned to top form by defending the title.

Look back at how the tournament unfolded with all the results and links to the daily reviews.

China Open 2018: Draw & Tournament Bracket 

Scroll further down for daily schedule & results
Seedings in brackets
Click here to check out Sky Bet's odds

  • Mark Selby/Wang Yuchen v Scott Donaldson
  • Ben Woollaston v Lee Walker
  • Lyu Haotian v Liam Highfield
  • Stephen Maguire v Fergal O'Brien
  • Mark Davis v Michael Holt
  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Mark Williams
  • Kurt Maflin v Yan Bingtao
  • Noppon Saengkham v Mark Allen
  • John Higgins v Martin O'Donnell
  • Anthony Hamilton v Jack Lisowski
  • Ali Carter v Gary Wilson
  • Joe Perry v Chris Totten
  • Zhang Yong/Chang Bingyu/Peter Ebdon v Mark King
  • Chen Feilong/Fan Zhengyi/Andrew Higginson v Kyren Wilson
  • Jimmy Robertson v Xiao Guodong
  • Craig Steadman v Ding Junhui/Michael Georgiou
  • Jak Jones v Nigel Bond
  • Zhou Yuelong v Chen Zhe
  • Neil Robertson v Robbie Williams
  • Martin Gould v Sam Craigie
  • Hamza Akbar v Ricky Walden
  • Matthew Stevens v Stuart Bingham
  • Mark Joyce v Graeme Dott
  • Chris Wakelin v Shaun Murphy
  • Barry Hawkins v Sam Baird
  • Michael White v Paul Davison
  • Luca Brecel v Cao Yupeng
  • David Gilbert v Mike Dunn
  • Duane Jones v Liang Wenbo/Rhys Clark
  • Bassem Eltahhan/Luo Honghao/Stuart Carrington v Anthony McGill
  • Tom Ford v Yuan Sijun
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan/Ross Muir v Elliot Slessor

China Open 2018: Daily Schedule & Results

All times BST, local time is +7hrs

Monday April 2
Morning Session (0230 BST)
TV Coverage: N/A
Pre-Qualifiers/First Round (Best of 11 frames)

  • Zhang Yong 4-6 Chang Bingyu (Qualifier)
  • Chen Feilong 6-2 Fan Zhengyi (Qualifier)
  • Bassem Eltahhan 1-6 Luo Honghao (Qualifier)
  • Liang Wenbo 6-1 Duane Jones (Qualifier)
  • Ben Woollaston 6-5 Lee Walker
  • Noppon Saengkham 1-6 Mark Allen
  • Anthony Hamilton 1-6 Jack Lisowski

Afternoon Session (0730 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Pre-Qualifiers/First Round (Best of 11 frames)

  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-2 Ross Muir (Qualifier)
  • Lyu Haotian 6-4 Liam Highfield
  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 1-6 Mark Williams
  • Ali Carter 4-6 Gary Wilson
  • Joe Perry 6-0 Chris Totten
  • Jak Jones 6-5 Nigel Bond
  • Luca Brecel 4-6 Cao Yupeng

Evening Session (1230 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Pre-Qualifiers/First Round (Best of 11 frames)

  • Mark Selby 6-4 Wang Yuchen (Qualifier)
  • Chang Bingyu 6-2 Peter Ebdon (Qualifier)
  • Chen Feilong 5-6 Andrew Higginson (Qualifier)
  • Ding Junhui 6-2 Michael Georgiou (Qualifier)
  • Luo Honghao 6-2 Stuart Carrington (Qualifier)
  • Martin Gould 4-6 Sam Craigie
  • Hamza Akbar 0-6 Ricky Walden
  • Matthew Stevens 5-6 Stuart Bingham

CLICK HERE FOR MONDAY REVIEW

Tuesday April 3
Morning Session (0230 BST)
TV Coverage: N/A
First Round (Best of 11 frames)

  • Stephen Maguire 5-6 Fergal O'Brien
  • Kurt Maflin 5-6 Yan Bingtao
  • John Higgins 6-2 Martin O'Donnell
  • Zhou Yuelong 6-2 Chen Zhe
  • Mark Joyce 2-6 Graeme Dott
  • Barry Hawkins 6-3 Sam Baird

Afternoon Session (0730 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
First Round (Best of 11 frames)

  • Mark Selby 6-4 Scott Donaldson
  • Peter Ebdon 5-6 Mark King
  • Andrew Higginson 3-6 Kyren Wilson
  • Jimmy Robertson 5-6 Xiao Guodong
  • Neil Robertson 6-3 Robbie Williams
  • Michael White 6-5 Paul Davison
  • Duane Jones 6-5 Liang Wenbo

Evening Session (1230 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
First Round (Best of 11 frames)

  • Mark Davis 4-6 Michael Holt
  • Craig Steadman 4-6 Ding Junhui
  • Chris Wakelin 6-0 Shaun Murphy
  • David Gilbert 6-3 Mike Dunn
  • Luo Honghao 6-4 Anthony McGill
  • Tom Ford 6-2 Yuan Sijun
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 2-6 Elliot Slessor

CLICK HERE FOR TUESDAY REVIEW

Wednesday April 4
Afternoon Session (0900 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Second Round (Best of 11 frames)

  • Ricky Walden 5-6 Stuart Bingham
  • Neil Robertson 6-5 Sam Craigie
  • Jak Jones 2-6 Zhou Yuelong
  • Mark Selby 6-3 Ben Woollaston
  • Mark King 4-6 Kyren Wilson
  • John Higgins 2-6 Jack Lisowski
  • Barry Hawkins 6-1 Michael White
  • Duane Jones 5-6 Luo Honghao

Evening Session (1230 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Second Round (Best of 11 frames)

  • Tom Ford 6-4 Elliot Slessor
  • Gary Wilson 6-4 Joe Perry
  • Yan Bingtao 4-6 Mark Allen
  • Graeme Dott 6-3 Chris Wakelin
  • Cao Yupeng 6-2 David Gilbert
  • Xiao Guodong 2-6 Ding Junhui
  • Michael Holt 1-6 Mark Williams
  • Lyu Haotian 6-5 Fergal O'Brien

CLICK HERE FOR WEDNESDAY REVIEW

Thursday April 5
Afternoon Session (0900 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Third Round (Best of 11 frames)

  • Mark Selby 6-1 Lyu Haotian
  • Jack Lisowski 6-2 Gary Wilson
  • Zhou Yuelong 1-6 Neil Robertson
  • Luo Honghao 2-6 Tom Ford

Evening Session (1230 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Third Round (Best of 11 frames)

  • Mark Williams 6-5 Mark Allen
  • Kyren Wilson 6-5 Ding Junhui
  • Stuart Bingham 6-2 Graeme Dott
  • Barry Hawkins 6-5 Cao Yupeng

CLICK HERE FOR THURSDAY REVIEW

Friday April 6
Afternoon Session (0900 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Quarter-Finals (Best of 11 frames)

  • Mark Selby 6-2 Mark Williams
  • Barry Hawkins 6-5 Tom Ford

Evening Session (1230 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Quarter-Finals (Best of 11 frames)

  • Jack Lisowski 5-6 Kyren Wilson
  • Neil Robertson 6-0 Stuart Bingham

CLICK HERE FOR FRIDAY REVIEW

Saturday April 7
Afternoon Session (0800 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Semi-Finals (Best of 19 frames)

  • Neil Robertson 6-10 Barry Hawkins

Evening Session (1230 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Semi-Finals (Best of 19 frames)

  • Mark Selby 10-8 Kyren Wilson

CLICK HERE FOR SATURDAY REVIEW

Sunday April 8
Afternoon Session (0800 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Final (Best of 21 frames - First Session 10 frames)

  • Barry Hawkins 2-8 Mark Selby

Evening Session (1230 BST)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
Final (Best of 21 frames - Second Session 11 frames)

  • Barry Hawkins 3-11 Mark Selby

CLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT

Where can I watch the China Open on TV?

Nearly all sessions of this lucrative tournament will be televised live by Eurosport 1 and there will also be highlights shows on Eurosport 2 throughout the week. The sessions Eurosport are screening live are marked on the schedule section above.

China Open 2018 Pre-tournament odds

  • Ronnie O'Sullivan - 9/4
  • John Higgins- 7/1
  • Mark Selby - 8/1
  • Ding Junhui, Mark Williams, Neil Robertson - 14/1
  • Shaun Murphy - 18/1

Click here for all the odds for every player from Sky Bet

China Open: Prize Fund

  • Winner: £225,000
  • Runner-up: £90,000
  • Semi-Final: £45,000
  • Quarter-final: £27,000
  • Last 16: £18,000
  • Last 32:  £11,000
  • Last 64: £5,000
  • Televised highest break: £7,000
  • Total: £1,000,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stands at £35,000.

China Open: Past Finals

  • 2017: Mark Selby 10-8 Mark Williams
  • 2016: Judd Trump 10-4 Ricky Walden
  • 2015: Mark Selby 10-2 Gary Wilson
  • 2014: Ding Junhui 10-5 Neil Robertson
  • 2013: Neil Robertson 10-6 Mark Selby
  • 2012: Peter Ebdon 10-9 Stephen Maguire
  • 2011: Judd Trump 10-8 Mark Selby
  • 2010: Mark Wiliams 10-6 Ding Junhui
  • 2009: Peter Ebdon 10-8 John Higgins
  • 2008: Stephen Maguire 10-9 Shaun Murphy
  • 2007: Graeme Dott 9-5 Jamie ?Cope
  • 2006: Mark Williams 908 John Higgins
  • 2005: Ding Junhui 9-5 Stephen Hendry
  • 2002: Mark Williams 9-8 Anthony Hamilton
  • 2000: Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-3 Mark Williams
  • 1999: Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-2 Stephen Lee
  • 1999: John Higgins 9-3 Billy Snaddon

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