China Open (pool)


The China Open is a professional pool event held annually since 2009. The event is held in Shanghai in the People's Republic of China.

Format

Events in the China open are played as firstly in a Double elimination system, with a race to nine. As soon as only 32 players are left in the tournament the event transisitions 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.

History

Men

Women