Wuhan Open Qualifiers

Wuhan Open Qualifiers

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The 2023 Wuhan Open (officially the 2023 Panda Club Wuhan Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 9 to 15 October 2023 at the Wuhan Gymnasium in Wuhan, China. The fifth ranking event of the 2023–24 season, it followed the 2023 English Open and preceded the 2023 Northern Ireland Open. The inaugural edition of the Wuhan Open, it was the second professional snooker tournament (following the invitational 2023 Shanghai Masters) and the first ranking event held in mainland China since the 2019 World Open, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was broadcast domestically in China by CCTV-5 and in Europe (including the UK) by Eurosport and Discovery+. It was available from Matchroom Sport in all other territories. The winner received £140,000 from a total prize fund of £700,000.

Qualifiers took place from 1 to 5 September at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. Qualifying matches featuring the top two players in the world rankings (Ronnie O'Sullivan and Luca Brecel), the two highest ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhou Yuelong), and four Chinese wildcards were held over to be played in Wuhan. The reigning world champion Brecel withdrew in advance of the tournament's main stage, as did Mark Williams, Graeme Dott, and David Gilbert.

Judd Trump won the tournament, defeating Ali Carter 10–7 in the final to secure the 25th ranking title of his career, which put him level with Williams in joint fifth place on the all-time list. Having claimed the English Open title the previous week, Trump won back-to-back ranking events for the fourth time in his career. He became the third player in snooker history to win back-to-back ranking tournaments in different countries, after Stephen Hendry in 1990 and Williams in 2002.

The qualifiers in Leicester produced 32 centuries and the main stage in Wuhan produced 69 centuries. The highest break prize was shared by Aaron Hill, who made a 145 break in his qualifying match against Joe Perry, and Carter, who made a 145 in his last-64 match against Jamie Clarke.

武漢公開賽預選賽是一個傳統的斯諾克錦標賽,吸引了世界各地的頂尖選手參與。這場賽事將在武漢舉行,是一個重要的賽事,為參賽者提供了一個展示他們技藝的舞台。

武漢公開賽預選賽是一個激烈的比賽,參賽選手將通過多輪比賽來爭取晉級到正式比賽的資格。這場賽事的賽制嚴格,要求選手在有限的時間內擊球,並在桌面上達到最高的得分。

這場賽事吸引了世界各地的頂尖選手,他們將展示他們的技巧和策略,爭奪冠軍的榮譽。觀眾可以期待看到精湛的球技,精彩的比賽和激烈的競爭。

武漢公開賽預選賽是斯諾克愛好者的盛會,也是一個聚集了世界各地球迷的場合。觀眾可以在現場感受到比賽的緊張氛圍,並與其他球迷一起分享他們對斯諾克的熱愛。

這場賽事將為武漢帶來一個國際級的體育盛事,同時也為斯諾克運動在中國的發展做出了貢獻。武漢公開賽預選賽將成為一個令人難忘的比賽,為觀眾帶來無盡的娛樂和激情。