Haining Open

Haining Open

Tournament information
Location	Haining
Country	China
Established	2014
Organisation(s)	CBSA (2016–2021) WPBSA (2014–2015)
Format	Non-ranking event
Final year	2021

The Haining Open was a non-ranking snooker tournament. It was a minor-ranking part of the Players Tour Championship until 2015.

History

The tournament started in 2014 and was staged at the Haining Sports Center in Haining, Zhejiang, China. The inaugural tournament was won by Stuart Bingham who defeated fellow countryman Oliver Lines 4–0 in the final.[1] In 2015, Ding Junhui won the tournament.[2]

Matthew Selt was the winner of the now CBSA sanctioned Haining Open tournament in 2016. The event now sanctioned by CBSA wanted to keep the event after the recent demise of the Asian Tour.[3] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh was the 2019 Haining Open champion.

As a result of travel restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament did not run in the 2020–21 season. The 2021-22 edition of the event was played for Chinese players mostly due to the travel restrictions still being in place.

Winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
Haining Open (Minor-ranking)
2014[4]	Stuart Bingham	Oliver Lines	4–0	2014–15
2015[5]	Ding Junhui	Ricky Walden	4–3	2015–16
Haining Open (Non-ranking)
2016[6]	Matthew Selt	Li Hang	5–3	2016–17
2017[7]	Mark Selby	Tom Ford	5–1	2017–18
2018[8]	Mark Selby	Li Hang	5–4	2018–19
2019[9]	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	Li Hang	5–3	2019–20
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic			2020–21
2021[10]	He Guoqiang	Huang Jiahao	5–0	2021–22

References

1. Lambert, Luke (24 October 2014). "Stuart Bingham eases to Haining Open title". The Echo. Essex. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
2. "Haining Open Winners". Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
3. "Liang Wenbo and Ding Junhui Survive in Daqing". sportinglife.com. snookerhq.com. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
4. "Bingham Wins Haining Open". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
5. "Ding delivers in China". sportinglife.com. SportingLife. 23 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
6. Matt Selt is the 2016 Haining Open Champion after beating Li Hang 5-3 in the final
7. "Maximum Man Selby Wins Haining Open". thecueview.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
8. "Mark Selby Defends Haining Open". SnookerHQ. 5 August 2018. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
9. "Haining Open (2019)". snooker.org. 26 October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
10. "He On A High In Haining". wpbsa.com. 30 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.