by Absolute Pool • September 6, 2023
The China Open 9-Ball Championship makes its anticipated return following a four-year hiatus from September 7-10 in Shanghai, with 64 players competing for more than $200,000 in prize money.
Following the qualifying rounds between September 3-6 in the Chinese capital, the field consists of either 2019 finalists, players invited via the WPA rankings or those who won through the initial stage.
Wu Jiaqing defeated Anton Raga in the 2019 final but the Chinese sensation will not compete this time around, with this year’s eventual winner and runner-up receiving $40,000 and $20,000 respectively.
Reigning world champion Francisco Sanchez Ruiz headlines the lineup, with Joshua Filler, Albin Ouschan, Wiktor Zielinski, Mario He and David Alcaide also amongst the Europeans who have made the journey.
Brothers Ko Pin-Yi and Ko Ping-Chung are amongst the stand-out Asian competitors, which also include Spanish Open winner Dang Jinhu, Carlo Biado, Wu Kun-Lin, Dennis Orcollo and World Cup of Pool champions Johann Chua and James Aranas.
The format will be double elimination until the last 32 of the men’s tournament, with alternate break and race-to-seven racks, before increasing to race-to-eleven for the single elimination phase.
The tournament will see matches played in accordance with the current WPA rules and regulations, one ball on the spot, no break box and the three-point rule will be enforced.
It will be streamed via Chinese social media but not fully available to those overseas.
2023 CHINA OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Draw Bracket
Double Elimination
Click here for the full draw bracket via the China Open website
Single Elimination
Last 32
🇭🇰 Lo Ho Sum 5-11 Zheng Xiaohuai 🇨🇳
🇹🇼 Ko Pin-Yi 9-11 Liu Haitao 🇨🇳
🇨🇳 Wu Hao 9-11 Naoyuki Oi 🇯🇵
🇲🇳 Yeruult Amgalanbaatar 7-11 Anton Raga 🇵🇭
🇦🇹 Albin Ouschan 11-5 Yang Zhiping 🇨🇳
🇵🇭 Jeffrey Ignacio 8-11 Carlo Biado 🇵🇭
🇹🇼 Wu Kun-Lin 11-9 Sanjin Pehlivanovic 🇧🇦
🇨🇳 Dang Jinhu 11-6 Wiktor Zielinski 🇵🇱
🇻🇳 Luong Duc Thien 11-8 James Aranas 🇵🇭
🇵🇱 Daniel Maciol 6-11 Alex Pagulayan 🇨🇦
🇪🇪 Denis Grabe 3-11 Julian Serradilla 🇨🇭
🇵🇱 Wojciech Szewczyk 11-8 Ko Ping-Chung 🇹🇼
🇹🇼 Chang Jung-Lin 7-11 Alexander Kazakis 🇬🇷
🇦🇹 Mario He 11-8 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 🇪🇸
🇨🇳 Xue Zhenqi 5-11 David Alcaide 🇪🇸
🇩🇪 Joshua Filler 11-10 Max Lechner 🇦🇹
Last 16
🇨🇳 Zheng Xiaohuai 4-11 Liu Haitao 🇨🇳
🇯🇵 Naoyuki Oi 9-11 Anton Raga 🇵🇭
🇦🇹 Albin Ouschan 10-11 Carlo Biado 🇵🇭
🇹🇼 Wu Kun-Lin 11-6 Dang Jinhu 🇨🇳
🇻🇳 Luong Duc Thien 11-7 Alex Pagulayan 🇨🇦
🇨🇭 Julian Serradilla 4-11 Wojciech Szewczyk 🇵🇱
🇬🇷 Alexander Kazakis 10-11 Mario He 🇦🇹
🇪🇸 David Alcaide 8-11 Joshua Filler 🇩🇪
Quarter-Finals
🇨🇳 Liu Haitao 5-11 Anton Raga 🇵🇭
🇵🇭 Carlo Biado 10-11 Wu Kun-Lin 🇹🇼
🇻🇳 Luong Duc Thien 5-11 Wojciech Szewczyk 🇵🇱
🇦🇹 Mario He 5-11 Joshua Filler 🇩🇪
Semi-Finals
🇵🇭 Anton Raga 11-6 Wu Kun-Lin 🇹🇼
🇵🇱 Wojciech Szewczyk 7-11 Joshua Filler 🇩🇪
Final
🇵🇭 Anton Raga 5-11 Joshua Filler 🇩🇪
Prize Fund
Champion – $40,000
Runner-up – $20,000
Semi-finalists – $10,000
Quarter-finalists – $6,000
Last 16 – $3,000
Last 32 – $2,000
Last 64 – $1,500
Total – $208,000
