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Ding Junhui won his first title for 16 months by beating Ricky Walden 4-3 in the final of the Haining Open Asian Tour event in China. It’s a welcome return to form for China’s top player, who won five ranking titles during a record-equalling 2013/14 campaign, but then struggled to match the same heights last… Read More

It was a good day for the leading professionals at the Haining Open on Wednesday as all 11 players ranked within the world’s top 38 made it through to the next round. Click here for the match schedule In fact it was Gary Wilson, ranked 39th, who ended the sequence when he lost 4-2 to… Read More

Ricky Walden won his first match since becoming a father by beating Li Ningning 4-0 in the last 128 of the Haining Open in China. Click here for all results World number ten Walden pulled out of last month’s Shanghai Masters after wife Natalie gave birth to their first child, and he then lost 4-3… Read More

Ding Junhui and Marco Fu both started the Haining Open in China strongly with 4-1 wins on Monday. Click here for results Home favourite Ding got the better of amateur Xu Si at the Asian Tour event, making top breaks of 121 and 57. Hong Kong’s Fu came through a tricky test against promising Zhao… Read More

Gary Wilson, Michael Georgiou, Sanderson Lam, Xiao Guodong and Tian Pengfei all enjoyed a trip to a local school in Haining on Monday. The season’s first Asian Tour event is taking place in the city in China’s Zhejiang Province this week and a group of players took the chance to meet dozens of enthusiastic young… Read More

The draw and format for the 2015 Haining Open (Asian Tour event one) is now available, with names of the Chinese qualifiers included. The tournament in China runs from October 19 to 23. Click here for the draw Click here for the format    

The entry pack for Asian Tour event one – the 2015 Haining Open – is now available. The tournament will run from October 19 to 23 in Haining, China. Please note the entry deadline of Tuesday October 6th at 12 noon. Click here for the entry pack Conditions of entry

The first Asian Tour event of the 2015/16 season has been postponed and will now take place in China from October 19 to 23. The tournament was previously scheduled for September 22 to 26. World Snooker will issue guidance on the impact of this development regarding Tour cards and the qualifying criteria for the Players… Read More

At the request of the promoter, Asian Tour event one will be postponed until later in the season. It had been due to take place from June 9 to 13. World Snooker is working with the promoter to find other possible dates to hold the event in China.

Mark Williams, bidding to win his first title since the 2013 Rotterdam Open, reached the semi-finals of the Xuzhou Open in China with a 4-0 thrashing of Zhang Yong. The two-time World Champion took just 56 minutes to beat his Chinese opponent in the quarter-finals of the season’s third Asian Tour event, making a top… Read More