# 2010 China Open (snooker)

The 2010 Sanyuan Foods China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 29 March and 4 April 2010 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This was the first time that the China Open was sponsored by Sanyuan Foods.
Peter Ebdon was the defending champion, but he lost 2–5 to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals.
Mark Williams won in the final, 10–6, against Ding Junhui.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on 29 March 2010.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 5–3 | Supoj Saenla (THA) |
| WC2 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–2 | Lu Chenwei (CHN) |
| WC3 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 5–0 | Li Yan (CHN) |
| WC4 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 4–5 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) |
| WC5 | James Wattana (THA) | 5–0 | Au Chi-wai (HKG) |
| WC6 | Tony Drago (MLT) | 5–3 | Shi Shuamgyang (CHN) |
| WC7 | Rory McLeod (ENG) | 0–5 | Liu Chuang (CHN) |
| WC8 | Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) | 5–4 | Yu Delu (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Judd Trump | 4 | 1 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Neil Robertson | 5 | 10 | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Dunn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Dunn | 2 | | | | 1 | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | 14 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerard Greene | 3 | 14 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mark Selby | 5 | 8 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | | | | | 14 | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins | 1 | 7 | Ryan Day | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | 11 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | 11 | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | 12 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graeme Dott | 1 | 12 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | 4 | Stephen Maguire | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ding Junhui | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Mark Williams | 10 |
| 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Mark Williams | 10 |
| | Tian Pengfei | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tian Pengfei | 5 | | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark King | 5 | 16 | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wattana | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wattana | 4 | | | | 16 | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Drago | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tony Drago | 1 | 13 | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ali Carter | 5 | 6 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liu Chuang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liu Chuang | 1 | | | | | | | | 6 | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 5 | | Nigel Bond | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Marco Fu | 5 | 9 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bjorn Haneveer | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bjorn Haneveer | 2 | | | | 9 | Marco Fu | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | 15 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 3 | 15 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Higgins | 5 | 2 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 4 April 2010. :
| Ding Junhui (14) China | 6–10 | Mark Williams (15) Wales |
| Afternoon: 12–111 (110), 128–0 (127), 83–1 (53), 74–25 (70), 29–69 (68), 123–7 (116), 35–87 (55), 86–32 (82), 17–109 (61) Evening: 4–81 (81), 61–66 (65), 73–0 (73), 0–76 (64), 11–84, 57–85 (59), 14–75 |||
| 127 | Highest break | 110 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 8 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 2 and 5 February 2010 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| Atthasit Mahitthi | 4 | Tom Ford | 5 | Jimmy Michie | 2 | Judd Trump | 5 |
| Michael White | 5 | Michael White | 0 | Tom Ford | 5 | Tom Ford | 1 |
| Chris Norbury | 5 | David Morris | 3 | Mike Dunn | 5 | Steve Davis | 3 |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | Chris Norbury | 5 | Chris Norbury | 3 | Mike Dunn | 5 |
| Ben Woollaston | 5 | Andy Hicks | 5 | Michael Judge | 5 | Gerard Greene | 5 |
| Andrew Norman | 0 | Ben Woollaston | 1 | Andy Hicks | 1 | Michael Judge | 2 |
| Matthew Selt | 5 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Dominic Dale | 3 | Ricky Walden | 2 |
| Mark Boyle | 2 | Matthew Selt | 4 | Rod Lawler | 5 | Rod Lawler | 5 |
| Noppadol Sangnil | 4 | Robert Milkins | 5 | Marcus Campbell | 0 | Michael Holt | 3 |
| Mei Xiwen | 5 | Mei Xiwen | 1 | Robert Milkins | 5 | Robert Milkins | 5 |
| Daniel Wells | 3 | Peter Lines | 4 | Andrew Higginson | 5 | Liang Wenbo | 2 |
| Joe Jogia | 5 | Joe Jogia | 5 | Joe Jogia | 0 | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| Patrick Wallace | 5 | David Gilbert | 5 | Ken Doherty | 5 | Graeme Dott | 5 |
| Brendan O'Donoghue | 2 | Patrick Wallace | 1 | David Gilbert | 0 | Ken Doherty | 2 |
| Lee Spick | 3 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Alan McManus | 5 | Barry Hawkins | 5 |
| Ian Preece | 5 | Ian Preece | 4 | Mark Joyce | 1 | Alan McManus | 1 |
| Xiao Guodong | 5 | Jimmy White | 4 | Mark Davis | 5 | Stuart Bingham | 2 |
| Jordan Brown | 3 | Xiao Guodong | 5 | Xiao Guodong | 3 | Mark Davis | 5 |
| Simon Bedford | 1 | Joe Delaney | 0 | Martin Gould | 2 | Joe Swail | 1 |
| James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | 5 | James Wattana | 5 |
| Lee Page | 2 | John Parrott | 2 | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Stephen Lee | 2 |
| Tony Drago | 5 | Tony Drago | 5 | Tony Drago | 5 | Tony Drago | 5 |
| Stephen Rowlings | 4 | Jin Long | 2 | Rory McLeod | 5 | Dave Harold | 1 |
| Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | Jimmy Robertson | 1 | Rory McLeod | 5 |
| Li Hang | 0 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Adrian Gunnell | 5 | Nigel Bond | 5 |
| David Gray | 5 | David Gray | 1 | Barry Pinches | 4 | Adrian Gunnell | 3 |
| Bjorn Haneveer | 5 | David Roe | 4 | Stuart Pettman | 2 | Matthew Stevens | 2 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Bjorn Haneveer | 5 | Bjorn Haneveer | 5 | Bjorn Haneveer | 5 |
| Matthew Couch | 5 | Paul Davies | 2 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| David Hogan | 3 | Matthew Couch | 5 | Matthew Couch | 1 | Jamie Burnett | 3 |
| Craig Steadman | 3 | Liu Song | 2 | Ian McCulloch | 1 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| Sam Baird | 5 | Sam Baird | 5 | Sam Baird | 5 | Sam Baird | 2 |