2005 China Open (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 March–3 April 2005 |
| Venue | Chaoyang Stadium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £200,000 |
| Winner's share | £30,000 |
| Highest break |
 Paul Hunter (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Ding Junhui
|
| Runner-up |
 Stephen Hendry
|
| Score | 9–5 |
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The 2005 China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 March – 3 April 2005 at the Chaoyang Sports Centre in Beijing, China. This was the penultimate ranking event of the 2004/2005 season, preceding the 2005 World Championship.
The event was last held in 2002, where Mark Williams won the tournament by defeating Anthony Hamilton 9–8.
Ding Junhui won in the final 9–5 against Stephen Hendry. Ding became the second youngest player after Ronnie O'Sullivan to capture a ranking title. Because Ding entered the tournament as a wild-card player he did not receive either prize money or ranking points.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £30,000
Runner-up: £15,000
Semi-final: £7,500
Quarter-final: £5,600
Last 16: £4,000
Last 32: £2,500
Last 48: £1,625
Last 64: £1,100
Stage one highest break: £500
Stage two highest break: £2,000
Stage one maximum break: £1,000
Stage two maximum break: £20,000
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between January 25–28, 2005.
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