The fifth ranking event of the 2017/18 snooker season took place in Yushan (September 18-24), as Ding Junhui delighted the home fans to win the World Open title.
The Chinese star claimed his 13th ranking title and moved up to second in the world rankings thanks to his 10-3 victory over Kyren Wilson in the final of an event which has seen the likes of Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy, Marco Fu and 'defending champion Ali Carter crash out earlier in the week.
Here, you can look back on how the Eurosport-televised event unfolded with all the results and links to the daily reviews.
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World Open Draw & Tournament Bracket
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- Mark Selby/Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn v Lee Walker
- Robert Milkins v Jamie Jones
- Anthony McGill/Aditya Mehta v Duane Jones
- Stephen Maguie v Ken Doherty
- Cao Yupeng v Michael White/Ma Bing
- Alfie Burden v Stuart Bingham
- Mike Dunn v Luca Brecel
- Daniel Wells v Shaun Murphy
- Marco Fu v Ian Burns
- Graeme Dott v Peter Ebdon
- Liang Wenbo/Akani Songsermsawad v Li Hang/Srikrishna
- Ricky Walden v Andrew Higginson
- Yu Delu v Joe Perry
- Gary Wilson v Ryan Day
- Xiao Guodong v Dominic Dale
- Zhang Anda v Ding Junhui/Hammad Miah
- Sam Craigie v John Astley
- Tom Ford v Jimmy Robertson/Luo Honghao
- Mark Williams v Matthew Stevens
- Mark King v Chen Zhe
- Mark Joyce v Michael Holt
- Hossein Vafaei v Kyren Wilson
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Alan McManus/Hu Hao
- Chris Wakelin v Barry Hawkins
- Neil Robertson v Noppon Saengkham
- Ben Woollaston v Eden Sharav
- Mark Allen v Oliver Lines
- Allan Taylor v Michael Georgiou
- Tian Pengfei v David Gilbert
- Jack Lisowski v Martin Gould/Fan Zhengyi
- Matthew Selt v Elliot Slessor
- Alexander Ursenbacher v John Higgins
World Open: Daily Schedule & Results
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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18
Morning Session (0230 BST)
First Round/Wildcard (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Michael White 1-5 Ma Bing (Match 2)
- Jimmy Robertson 5-2 Luo Honghao (Match 5)
- Martin Gould 5-1 Fan Zhengyi (Match 7)
- Mark Williams 5-0 Matthew Stevens (Match 26)
- Mark Joyce 3-5 Michael Holt (Match 28)
- Ben Woollaston 5-4 Eden Sharav (Match 33)
- Allan Taylor 5-1 Michael Georgiou (Match 35)
- Robert Milkins 5-1 Jamie Jones (Match 9)
Afternoon Session (0700 BST)
First Round/Wildcard (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Mark Selby 5-2 Kritsanut Lertsattayathor (Match 1)
- Liang Wenbo 5-4 Akani Songsermsawad (Match 3)
- Alan McManus 0-5 Hu Hao (Match 6)
- Graeme Dott 2-5 Peter Ebdon (Match 17)
- Gary Wilson 1-5 Ryan Day (Match 21)
- Sam Craigie 4-5 John Astley (Match 24)
- Chris Wakelin 5-4 Barry Hawkins (Match 31)
- Tian Pengfei 4-5 David Gilbert (Match 36)
Evening Session (1230 BST)
First Round/Wildcard
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Ding Junhui 5-1 Hammad Miah (Match 4)
- Mike Dunn 1-5 Luca Brecel (Match 14)
- Xiao Guodong 5-1 Dominic Dale (Match 22)
- Ricky Walden 5-1 Andrew Higginson (Match 19)
- Hossein Vafaei (withdrew) v Kyren Wilson (Match 29)
- Neil Robertson 5-1 Noppon Saengkham (Match 32)
- Matthew Selt 5-2 Elliot Slessor (Match 38)
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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 19
Afternoon Session (0730 BST)
First Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Stephen Maguie 5-2 Ken Doherty (Match 11)
- Cao Yupeng 5-0 Ma Bing (Match 12)
- Alfie Burden 2-5 Stuart Bingham (Match 13)
- Marco Fu 5-3 Ian Burns (Match 16)
- Liang Wenbo 4-5 Li Hang (Match 18)
- Yu Delu 4-5 Joe Perry (Match 20)
- Jack Lisowski 1-5 Martin Gould (Match 37)
- Alexander Ursenbacher 0-5 John Higgins (Match 39)
Evening Session (1230 BST)
First Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Daniel Wells 5-3 Shaun Murphy (Match 15)
- Mark Selby 2-5 Lee Walker (Match 8)
- Anthony McGill 5-2 Duane Jones (Match 10)
- Zhang Anda 3-5 Ding Junhui (Match 23)
- Tom Ford 3-5 Jimmy Robertson (Match 25)
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-2 Hu Hao (Match 30)
- Mark Allen 5-1 Oliver Lines (Match 34)
- Mark King 3-5 Chen Zhe (Match 27)
CLICK HERE FOR TUESDAY ROUND-UP & ODDS UPDATE
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20
Afternoon Session (0700 BST)
Second Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- John Astley 2-5 Jimmy Robertson (Match 48)
- Mark Williams 5-0 Chen Zhe (Match 49)
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-2 Chris Wakelin (Match 51)
- Neil Robertson 5-4 Ben Woollaston (Match 52)
- Mark Allen 5-2 Allan Taylor (Match 53)
- David Gilbert 5-2 Martin Gould (Match 54)
- Matthew Selt 4-5 John Higgins (Match 55)
Evening Session (1230 BST)
Second Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
- Lee Walker 5-2 Robert Milkins (Match 40)
- Anthony McGill 5-4 Stephen Maguire (Match 41)
- Cao Yupeng 5-4 Stuart Bingham (Match 42)
- Luca Brecel 5-4 Daniel Wells (Match 43)
- Marco Fu 3-5 Peter Ebdon (Match 44)
- Li Hang 5-3 Ricky Walden (Match 45)
- Joe Perry 5-0 Ryan Day (Match 46)
- Xiao Guodong 0-5 Ding Junhui (Match 47)
- Michael Holt 3-5 Kyren Wilson (Match 50)
CLICK HERE FOR WEDNESDAY ROUND-UP & ODDS UPDATE
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21
Afternoon Session (0700 BST)
Third Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Lee Walker 0-5 Anthony McGill (Match 56)
- Cao Yupeng 4-5 Luca Brecel (Match 57)
- Peter Ebdon 3-5 Li Hang (Match 58)
- Joe Perry 1-5 Ding Junhui (Match 59)
Evening Session (1230 BST)
Third Round (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Jimmy Robertson 1-5 Mark Williams (Match 60)
- Kyren Wilson 5-3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (Match 61)
- Neil Robertson 4-5 Mark Allen (Match 62)
- David Gilbert 5-2 John Higgins (Match 63)
CLICK HERE FOR THURSDAY ROUND-UP & ODDS UPDATE
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22
Afternoon Session (0700 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Mark Williams 1-5 Kyren Wilson (QF 3)
- Mark Allen 5-1 David Gilbert (QF 4)
Evening Session (1230 BST)
Quarter-Finals (Best of nine frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Anthony McGill 4-5 Luca Brecel (QF 1)
- Li Hang 3-5 Ding Junhui (QF 2)
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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23
Afternoon Session (0700 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Kyren Wilson 6-5 Mark Allen (SF 2)
Evening Session (1230 BST)
Semi-Finals (Best of 11 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 1
- Luca Brecel 4-6 Ding Junhui (SF 1)
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24
Afternoon Session (0700 BST)
Final (Best of 19 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
- Ding Junhui 6-3 Kyren Wilson (First Session)
Evening Session (1230 BST)
Final (Best of 19 frames)
TV Coverage: Eurosport 2
- Ding Junhui 10-3 Kyren Wilson
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What channel is the World Open on?
Apart from the very first session in the early hours of Monday morning UK time, Eurosport 1 & Eurosport 2 will be sharing live coverage throughout the tournament. Most sessions will be Eurosport 1 but Eurosport 2 do have the final.
World Open: Latest betting
Click here to check out all the Sky Bet odds for the World Open!
World Open Prize Fund
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £75,000
- Semi-finals: £32,000
- Quarter-finals: £18,000
- Last 16: £12,000
- Second round: £7,000
- First round: £4,000
- Total: £700,000
World Open: History
The World Open has previously been known as the Professional Players Tournament (1982-1983), the LG Cup (2001-2003) and the Grand Prix (1984-2000 & 2004-2009), which was last won by Neil Robertson when he defeated Ding Junhui 9-4 in Glasgow.
The Australian successfully defended the title in its first year as the World Open in 2010, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-1 in Glasgow.
After a gap year, it returned as the Haikou World Open in 2012, with Mark Allen triumphing with a 10-1 victory over Stephen Lee and 12 months later he would retain the title by beating Matthew Stevens 10-4.
In the tournament's last outing in Haikou in 2014, Shaun Murphy overcame Mark Selby 10-6 and once again the event would be left off the calendar in the following season.
It returned as the World Open in 2016 as Ali Carter beat Joe Perry 10-8 in Yushan - and that's also the venue this time around.
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