Huangshan Cup

The Huangshan Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place on only one occasion between 14–18 May 2008 in Hefei, China.

Huangshan Cup
Tournament information
LocationHebei
CountryChina
Established2008
Organisation(s)CBSA
FormatNon-ranking event

The competition was originally planned so that four top-16 ranked players from the UK would play four Chinese players who would come through an elimination contest. Of those originally invited only Stephen Hendry took part, although four top-16 players did reach the quarter-finals along with local players.

Ali Carter, who was a last-minute replacement for Ronnie O'Sullivan, won in the final 5–3 against Marco Fu.[1]

Winners

[2]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
2008 Ali Carter Marco Fu 5–4 2007/08
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References

  1. "Ding gives prize money to disaster fund as Carter wins". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. "Carter seals Huangshan Cup title". BBC. Retrieved 14 November 2017.


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