一 | (ECNS) -- The 2026 China Open Snooker has returned to the World Snooker Tour calendar after a six-year absence, highlighting the rapid growth of snooker in China. With a total prize fund of 1.205 million pounds ($1.38 million) and the world’s top 16 players competing, the tournament has once again become one of the most important snooker events in China. This year, 12 of the 32 players in the main draw come from China, the highest number of Chinese competitors in the tournament’s history. China’s surge is reflected in recent results. In 2025, Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship. In 2026, a record 11 Chinese players qualified for the championship’s main stage. Women’s snooker has also advanced, with Bai Yulu winning the World Women’s Snooker Championship for the second straight year and topping the world rankings. A new generation of Chinese players, including Zhao and Wu Yize, is shifting toward a more aggressive style, supported by a growing talent system from youth training to overseas programs. China has become a hub for international snooker, with the Shanghai Masters, China Open and Wuhan Open forming a “China season” on the tour. The sport’s popularity is further fueled by a vast domestic market — more than 245 million active billiards players, 200,000 venues and an industry worth about 800 billion yuan ($118 billion). During the China Open, snooker-related cultural products and themed activities also attracted strong public interest, showing the sport’s growing popularity beyond professional competition. (By Intern Liu Shuangjing, Zhang Dongfang) 
。
二 |
三 | 对于林高远而言，他将面临心理和技术等多重考验，尤其是在日本选手张本智和参赛的情况下，他最快半决赛对阵张本智和再迎复仇之机，这一次他能否突破自我，值得期待。女单方面，国乒女队四大主力王曼昱、陈梦、孙颖莎和王艺迪均未参赛，因此女单夺冠的重任就落在了陈幸同、何卓佳等人身上。何卓佳、陈幸同、钱天一、刘炜珊、范思琦、蒯曼以及张瑞直接从正赛打起，齐菲、石洵瑶、朱思冰和王添艺则需参加资格赛。国乒共有4对组合参加男、女双打项目，林高远/周启豪、向鹏/林诗栋、张瑞/蒯曼、钱天一/陈幸同四组将直接进入双打正赛，袁励岑/刘丁硕、赵子豪/薛飞、刘炜珊/范思琦、石洵瑶/何卓佳则需参加资格赛。男女双打的一号种子分别为法尔克/卡尔松和日本选手石川佳纯/平野美宇，他们具备冲冠的经验和实力。混双方面，国乒共派出了两对组合，林高远/陈幸同、林诗栋/蒯曼。
四 | 其中，林高远/陈幸同曾在2018年中国公开赛上，夺得混双冠军。林诗栋/蒯曼是国乒教练组重点培养的一对年轻组合，他们在布达佩斯支线赛中，打出默契配合夺得混双冠军。值得一提的是，日本队在本次挑战赛中进行了混双搭配的新尝试，派出了张本智和/张本美和的兄妹组合，他们将首次在国际比赛中亮相，同样值得期待。文/本报记者 周学帅
Current article:http://www.laojiusidaosenleliao.bond/7n0nmrq/20260826/8569094.doc
Published on:21:28:47
