International Championship

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International Championship
2013 International Championship logo.png
Tournament information
Location Nanjing
Country China
Established 2012
Organisation(s) World Snooker Tour
CBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund£825,000 [1]
Recent edition 2024
Current championFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)

The International Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. The reigning champion is Ding Junhui.

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History

The event was introduced in the 2012–2013 season. It was dubbed as the "first overseas major", due to the same level of ranking points as the UK Championship at the time. [2] The tournament once offered the highest prize fund outside of the United Kingdom until 2018, when China Open had its winner's cheque raised to £225,000. [3] [4] [5] The 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. [6]

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upFinal score [7] VenueCitySeason
2012 [6] Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)10–8 Sichuan International Tennis Center  [ zh ] Chengdu, China 2012/13
2013 [8] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)10–9Chengdu Eastern Music Park 2013/14
2014 [9] Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)10–7 Sichuan International Tennis Center  [ zh ] 2014/15
2015 [10] Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)10–5Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre Daqing, China 2015/16
2016 [11] Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)10–1 2016/17
2017 [12] Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)10–7 2017/18
2018 [13] Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)10–5 2018/19
2019 [14] Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)10–3 2019/20
2020–2022Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023 [15] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Anda  (CHN)Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)10–6 Tianjin People's Stadium  [ zh ] Tianjin, China 2023/24
2024 [16] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)Flag of England.svg  Chris Wakelin  (ENG)10–7SNCNFC Nanjing, China 2024/25

References

  1. ↑ "International Championship draw". World Snooker Tour . 31 August 2023. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "China to host first overseas 'major'". Eurosport UK . Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "International Championship 2015 - World Snooker". www.worldsnooker.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "New Ranking Event In China". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Snooker's China Open Hits £1 Million Prize Money". 21 January 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020.
  6. 1 2 "International Championship (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Hall of Fame (International Championship)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "International Championship (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "International Championship (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "International Championship (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "International Championship (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "International Championship (2017)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "International Championship (2018)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  14. ↑ "International Championship (2019)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "International Championship (2023)". snooker.org. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "International Championship (2024)". snooker.org. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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