# 2007 China Open (snooker)

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The 2007 Honghe Industrial China Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 25 March and 1 April 2007 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. It was the penultimate ranking event of the 2006–07 season, preceding the 2007 World Championship.
The defending champion was Mark Williams, but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope.
Graeme Dott won the tournament by defeating Cope 9–5 in the final.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 5–1 | Yang Qingtian (CHN) |
| WC2 | Alfie Burden (ENG) | 2–5 | Mei Xiwen (CHN) |
| WC3 | Joe Swail (NIR) | 5–4 | Jin Long (CHN) |
| WC4 | Ian Preece (WAL) | 4–5 | Li Hang (CHN) |
| WC5 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 3–5 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) |
| WC6 | Joe Jogia (ENG) | 1–5 | Yu Delu (CHN) |
| WC7 | Andy Hicks (ENG) | 4–5 | Liu Chuang (CHN) |
| WC8 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 5–2 | Zheng Peng (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 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| 1 | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 5 | | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Steve Davis | 4 | | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 3 | 9 | Stephen Maguire | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | 7 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mei Xiwen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mei Xiwen | 1 | | | | | | | | | Jamie Cope | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | |
| 8 | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 5 | | Joe Swail | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | 12 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | 12 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Selby | 5 | | Mark Selby | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ken Doherty | 5 | 4 | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Li Hang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Li Hang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 9 |
| 3 | Stephen Hendry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 9 |
| | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 5 | | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Matthew Stevens | 5 | 14 | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Yu Delu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yu Delu | 3 | 15 | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liu Chuang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liu Chuang | 1 | | | | | | | | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | |
| | Ian McCulloch | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian McCulloch | 2 | 6 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stephen Lee | w/d | | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy White | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy White | w/o | | | | 6 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt | 1 | 13 | Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Graeme Dott | 5 | 2 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Wattana | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Johan Oomen. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, April 1, 2007. :
| Jamie Cope England | 5–9 | Graeme Dott (2) Scotland |
| Afternoon: 46–71, 64–5 (64), 16–80, 97–0 (97), 0–132 (60, 72), 36–67, 0–76 (70), 0–95 (95) Evening: 91–4 (90), 97–0 (77), 71–57, 5–124 (124), 0–126 (126), 40–71 |||
| 97 | Highest break | 126 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 23 January and 26 January 2007.
| 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 |
| Chris Norbury | 5 | Scott MacKenzie | 5 | Jamie Cope | 5 | Ryan Day | 0 |
| David Morris | 4 | Chris Norbury | 4 | Scott MacKenzie | 2 | Jamie Cope | 5 |
| Liang Wenbo | 5 | Robin Hull | 5 | Drew Henry | 5 | Stuart Bingham | 5 |
| Robert Stephen | 2 | Liang Wenbo | 1 | Robin Hull | 3 | Drew Henry | 2 |
| Chris Melling | 2 | David Roe | 3 | Gerard Greene | 5 | Mark King | 5 |
| Dene O'Kane | 5 | Dene O'Kane | 5 | Dene O'Kane | 1 | Gerard Greene | 2 |
| Alfie Burden | 5 | Shokat Ali | 4 | Rod Lawler | 2 | David Gray | 3 |
| Mohammed Shehab | 3 | Alfie Burden | 5 | Alfie Burden | 5 | Alfie Burden | 5 |
| Paul Davison | 4 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Michael Judge | 2 | Joe Swail | 5 |
| Alex Borg | 5 | Alex Borg | 3 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Jamie Burnett | 0 |
| Mark Joyce | 5 | Mike Dunn | 0 | Adrian Gunnell | 5 | Ding Junhui | 5 |
| Dermot McGlinchey | 0 | Mark Joyce | 5 | Mark Joyce | 2 | Adrian Gunnell | 3 |
| Liu Song | 4 | Stuart Pettman | 5 | Mark Davis | 5 | Mark Selby | 5 |
| Issara Kachaiwong | 5 | Issara Kachaiwong | 4 | Stuart Pettman | 1 | Mark Davis | 4 |
| Ian Preece | 5 | David Gilbert | 0 | Barry Pinches | 2 | Robert Milkins | 3 |
| Roy Stolk | 1 | Ian Preece | 5 | Ian Preece | 5 | Ian Preece | 5 |
| Judd Trump | 5 | Rory McLeod | 1 | John Parrott | 4 | Marco Fu | 5 |
| James Leadbetter | 3 | Judd Trump | 5 | Judd Trump | 5 | Judd Trump | 2 |
| Lee Page | 3 | Jimmy Michie | 1 | Tom Ford | 5 | Joe Perry | 3 |
| Peter Lines | 5 | Peter Lines | 5 | Peter Lines | 2 | Tom Ford | 5 |
| Mark Boyle | 5 | Joe Jogia | 5 | Ricky Walden | 2 | Alan McManus | 2 |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | Mark Boyle | 3 | Joe Jogia | 5 | Joe Jogia | 5 |
| Matthew Couch | 5 | Mark Allen | 5 | Dave Harold | 4 | Andy Hicks | 5 |
| Sean Storey | 3 | Matthew Couch | 4 | Mark Allen | 5 | Mark Allen | 4 |
| Andrew Higginson | 5 | Paul Davies | 5 | Marcus Campbell | 5 | Ian McCulloch | 5 |
| Patrick Einsle | 2 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | Paul Davies | 4 | Marcus Campbell | 1 |
| Paul Wykes | 0 | Andrew Norman | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 | Nigel Bond | 2 |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | 5 | Passakorn Suwannawat | 3 | Andrew Norman | 1 | Jimmy White | 5 |
| Tian Pengfei | 5 | Joe Delaney | 3 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | Michael Holt | 5 |
| Jamie Jones | 2 | Tian Pengfei | 5 | Tian Pengfei | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 4 |
| Lee Spick | 5 | Tony Drago | 3 | Dominic Dale | 4 | James Wattana | 5 |
| Jeff Cundy | 3 | Lee Spick | 5 | Lee Spick | 5 | Lee Spick | 1 |