International Championship

International Championship
Tournament information
Venue Sichuan International Tennis Center
Location Chengdu
Country China
Established 2012
Organisation(s) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £625,000[1]
Current champion(s) England Ricky Walden

The International Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. The reigning champion is Ricky Walden.

History

The event was introduced in the 2012/2013 season and was the fifth ranking event held in China.[2] It was named as the "first overseas 'major'", because the tournament had the same level of ranking points as the UK Championship.[3] The event had the biggest prize money ever for an Asian snooker tournament. The event will be held in the next five seasons.[4] The 2012 edition ran from 28 October to 4 November in Chengdu, China, and it was won by Judd Trump, who defeated Neil Robertson 10–8 in the final.[5]

Winners

Year Winner Runner-up Final score[6] Season
2012[5] England Judd Trump Australia Neil Robertson 10–8 2012/13
2013[7] China Ding Junhui Hong Kong Marco Fu 10–9 2013/14
2014[8] England Ricky Walden Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10–7 2014/15
2015[9] 2015/16

References

  1. ↑ "International Championship - Alle Infos zum Turnier" (in German). Yahoo Eurosport. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Top prize of £125,000 on offer as China agrees to hold new snooker tournament". London: Mail Online. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "China to host first overseas 'major'". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "New Ranking Event In China". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "International Championship (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Hall of Fame (International Championship)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "International Championship (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "International Championship (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "International Championship (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 April 2015.