2015 World Snooker China Open schedule
The 2015 World Snooker China Open will be held in Beijing from March 30th to April 5th. In addition to the 7 Chinese home players who broke through the qualifying rounds, Zhao Xintong, Yan Bingtao, Yuan Sijun and Zhang Yong 4 young and middle-aged teenagers won wild cards, of which Zhang Yong will play derby with Zhou Yuelong. This is the last time Ding Junhui has played as a defending champion this season. Selby and Robertson each guard a quarter area. Trump, Murphy, Higgins and Williams will all make their debut. Sullivan announced his withdrawal two days before the start of the game. His first-round opponent, the wild card winner, will directly advance to the top 32.
The specific schedule is as follows: (Already joined the wild card)
Monday, March 30
09:30 First round/Wild card round 9 rounds and 5 wins arranged by table number
18 Gary Wilson 5-3 Liang Wenbo
17 Richie Wharton 5-0 Cao Yupeng
24 Kurt Maflin 5-4 Ariste Carter
4 Zhou Yuelong 5-2? Zhang Yong
1 Alex Davis 0-5 Zhao Xintong
3 Peter Lyons 5-3 Yuan Sijun
14:00 First round/Wild card round 9 games and 5 wins arranged by table number
20 Decava Putin VS Neil Robertson
13 Barry Hawkins VS Gerald Green
6 Karen Wilson VS Mark Davis
19 Alan McManus VS Jack Lisowski
14 Jimmy Robertson VS Dominic Dell
2 Robin Hull VS Yan Bingtao
19:30 The first round, 9 games and 5 wins, ranked by table number
5 Ding Junhui VS Marcus Campbell
16 David Morris VS Stephen Maguire
11 Peter Alberton VS Zhang Anda
15 Ryan Day VS Liam Highfield
23 Fogley O’Brien VS Mike Dunn
Tuesday, March 31
09:30 First round 9 games 5 wins arranged by table number
9 John Higgins VS Yu Delu
25 Fu Jiajun VS Asley Cardi
32 Nigel Bond VS Robert Milkins
26 Jamie Jones VS Matthew Stevens
34 Anthony Hamilton VS the winner of Game 4
31 Joe Swell VS Zach Soretti
14:00 The first round, 9 games, 5 wins, ranked by table number
36 Mark Joyce VS Mark Selby
29 Stuart Bingham VS the winner of match 3
33 Joe Perry VS David Gilbert
30 Ken Dahdi VS Michael White
35 Elliott Slasher VS Matthew Selter
8 Joe O’Connor VS Michael Leslie
19:30 The first round, 9 games and 5 wins, ranked by table number
12 Andrew Higginson VS Judd Trump
28 Jamie Kopp VS Sean Murphy
7 Mark Williams VS the winner of Game 1
10 Daniel Wells VS Graeme Dott
22 Jamie Bonnet VS Mark King
27 Anthony McGill VS Alfie Burton
21 Ronnie O’Sullivan w/d-w/o the winner of Game 2
(The former quit, the latter will advance directly)
Wednesday, April 1
09:30 The second round, 9 games and 5 wins, the table number is not determined
41 Winner of Match 13 VS Winner of Match 14
42 Winner of Match 15 VS Winner of Match 16
49 Winner of Match 29 VS Winner of Match 30
50 Winner of match 31 VS Winner of match 32
51 Winner of Match 33 VS Winner of Match 34
52 Winner of Match 35 VS Winner of Match 36
14:00 The second round, 9 games and 5 wins, the table number is tentatively undecided
38 Winner of Match 7 VS Winner of Match 8
44 Winner of Match 19 VS Winner of Match 20
45 Winner of Match 21 VS Winner of Match 22
46 Winner of Match 23 VS Kurt Maflin
48 Winner of Match 27 VS Winner of Match 28
19:30 The second round, 9 games and 5 wins, the table number is not determined yet
37 Winner of Match 5 VS Winner of Match 6
39 Winner of Match 9 VS Winner of Match 10
40 Winner of Match 11 VS Winner of Match 12
43 Rich Wharton VS Gary Wilson
47 Winner of Match 25 VS Winner of Match 26
Thursday, April 2
14:30 The third round, 9 games and 5 wins
57 Winner of Match 45 VS Winner of Match 46
58 Winner of Match 47 VS Winner of Match 48
59 Winner of match 49 VS Winner of match 50
60 Winner of Match 51 VS Winner of Match 52
19:30 The third round, 9 games and 5 wins
53 Winner of Match 37 VS Winner of Match 38
54 Winner of Match 39 VS Winner of Match 40
55 Winner of Match 41 VS Winner of Match 42
56 Winner of match 43 VS Winner of match 44
Friday, April 3
14:30 quarter-finals 5 wins in 9 games
19:30 quarter-finals 5 wins in 9 games
April 4th Saturday
14:30 Semi-finals 6 wins in 11 games
19:30 Semifinals 6 wins in 11 games
Sunday, April 5
14:30 Final 19 rounds 10 wins 9 rounds of the first stage
19:30 Finals 19 rounds and 10 wins, the second stage is up to 10 rounds
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