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2026 Wuhan Open (snooker)

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2026 Optics Valley of China Wuhan Open
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Tournament information
Dates23–29 August 2026 (2026-08-23 – 2026-08-29)
VenueOptics Valley Gymnasium, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
CityWuhan
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£825,000
Winner's share£175,000
Highest breakImage Artemijs Žižins (LVA) (145)
Final
ChampionImage Chang Bingyu (CHN)
Runner-upImage Zhao Xintong (CHN)
Score10–7
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The 2026 Wuhan Open (officially the 2026 Optics Valley of China Wuhan Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 23 to 29 August 2026 at the Optics Valley Gymnasium, Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China. The qualifiers took place from 15 to 18 June at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England. The fourth consecutive edition of the tournament since it was first staged in 2023, it was the third ranking event of the 2026–27 snooker season, following the 2026 China Open and preceding the 2026 British Open.

Xiao Guodong was the two-time defending champion, having defeated Gary Wilson 10–9 in the 2025 final, and beating Si Jiahui 10–7 in the 2024 final, but he was beaten 2–6 by Zhao Xintong in the semi-finals.

Chang Bingyu won the tournament, beating Zhao 10–7 in the final.

Overview

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The tournament was the fourth consecutive edition of the Wuhan Open, which was first held in 2023.[1] The inaugural champion was Judd Trump, who won the 2023 event with a 10–7 victory over Ali Carter.[2] The defending champion was Xiao Guodong, who defended his 2024 title by defeating Gary Wilson 10–9 in the 2025 final,[3][4] but he was beaten 2–6 by Zhao Xintong in the semi-finals.[5]

The main stage of the event took place from 23 to 29 August 2026 in Wuhan, China.[6] Qualifiers were held from 15 to 18 June at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England.[7] The tournament was the third ranking event of the 2026–27 snooker season, following the 2026 China Open and preceding the 2026 British Open.[8]

There were 95 century breaks made in the tournament, with 59 made at the qualifying stage,[9] and 36 at the main stage.[10] The highest break was a 145, made by Artemijs Žižins during qualification, and the highest break at the main stage was a 140 by the eventual winner Chang Bingyu.[11]

Format

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In a change to previous editions, the flat-draw format – which saw everyone starting in the last 128, with some matches held over to the final venue – has been replaced with multiple rounds of qualifying in a tiered format similar to formats used in the Home Nations Series and the German Masters. Two rounds of qualifying were played between players ranked outside the top 32 of the world ranking. Four matches involving Chinese wildcards (Chen Qi'en, Guan Zhen, Tang Hewen, and Wang Xinzhong) in the second round of qualifying were held over to the main venue in Wuhan. The third round (the last 64) was split into two halves: matches involving the top 16 seeds, as determined from the start of season ranking list, were held over to the final venue, with players seeded 17–32 playing their match as part of the qualifiers in Leicester.[12][13] All matches were played as the best of 9 frames until the semi-finals, which were the best of 11 frames. The final was a best of 19 frames match, played over two sessions.[7]

Prize fund

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The winner received £175,000 from a total prize fund of £825,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[1]

  • Winner: £175,000
  • Runner-up: £75,000
  • Semi-finalists: £33,000
  • Quarter-finalists: £22,000
  • Last 16: £12,000
  • Last 32: £8,000
  • Last 64: £4,500
  • Last 96: £1,500
  • Highest break (qualifying stage included): £5,000
  • Total: £825,000

Summary

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Held-over qualifying matches

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Mark Allen,[14] Oliver Brown,[6] Robbie Williams,[15] and John Higgins[16] withdrew and so Michael Holt, Kyren Wilson, Mark Williams, and Liu Hongyu were given walkovers to the last 32 respectively.

Hammad Miah failed to arrive for his match against Chen Qi'en and so Chen was awarded the match.[17] Chris Wakelin whitewashed Jordan Brown, defending champion Xiao Guodong whitewashed Wang Xinbo, Judd Trump beat Florian Nüßle, also by a whitewash, and Liam Davies defeated Ding Junhui 5–1.[18] Neil Robertson beat Ben Mertens 5–1, Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Ashley Carty 5–2, Barry Hawkins beat Chen Qi'en, also by 5–2, and Si Jiahui beat Jiang Jun 5–3.[19] Zhao Xintong whitewashed Gao Yang, and Shaun Murphy beat Alfie Burden, also by a whitewash. Artemijs Žižins defeated Wu Yize 5–4, and Mark Selby beat Fan Zhengyi 5–2.[19][20]

Last 32

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Steven Hallworth withdrew and so Chris Wakelin was given a walkover to the last 16.[16][6]

Trump whitewashed Yuan Sijun, Davies beat Gary Wilson 5–3, Xiao defeated Jackson Page 5–2, and Williams beat David Gilbert 5–3.[21] Chang Bingyu beat Liu 5–1, Ali Carter defeated Kyren Wilson 5–4, and Pang Junxu beat Murphy 5–3. O'Sullivan defeated Yao Pengcheng 5–1, and Si beat Dylan Emery, also by 5–1. Robertson beat Hossein Vafaei 5–3, and Stephen Maguire defeated Žižins 5–4.[22] Zhao beat Jak Jones 5–2, Daniel Wells whitewashed Holt, Selby beat He Guoqiang 5–2, and Hawkins defeated Ryan Day 5–3.[23]

Last 16

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The last 16 matches were played on 26 August.[6]

Chang beat Carter 5–2, O'Sullivan defeated Maguire, also by 5–2, Trump beat Si 5–1, and Selby defeated Pang 5–4.[24] Williams beat Wells 5–2, Xiao defeated Wakelin 5–3, Zhao beat Hawkins 5–2, and Robertson defeated Davies 5–3.[25][26]

Quarter-finals

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The quarter-finals were played on 27 August.[6][27]

Chang beat Trump 5–1 making a 132 break in the sixth frame, and O'Sullivan defeated Selby 5–3 making a 129 break in the eighth frame.[28][29] Zhao beat Robertson 5–1 becoming the new world number one,[30] and defending champion Xiao defeated Williams 5–3.[31][32][33]

Semi-finals

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The semi-finals were played on 28 August as the best of 11 frames.[6]

Zhao Xintong playing a shot.
Zhao Xintong (pictured in 2016) beat defending champion Xiao Guodong in the semi-finals.

Chang beat O'Sullivan 6–3. After the match Chang said: "Every time I play against Ronnie [O'Sullivan], it's a pleasure. He probably wasn't in the best form today, and I managed to take some of the opportunities that came my way. I think my safety play was probably better right from the start today, and I could clearly feel that my safety game was much better than it had been before." O'Sullivan said: "The disease came back big time today. If I'm honest I don't think I will ever get over it. I will see out the next 18 months and see how we go. I don't want to throw the towel in just yet. I've committed to playing until then. I want to give myself a chance. I'd hate to finish my career on performances like that."[34][35]

Zhao beat defending champion Xiao 6–2, making a 124 break in the eighth frame. After the match Zhao said: "To be honest, I had quite a bit of luck today. Neither Xiao [Guodong] nor I played particularly well. I adjusted quicker than he did, so I was able to take my chances and win the match. It was just one match, and I don't think winning it proves anything. Since I was ten years old, becoming world number one was my target. It is really hard, but I've done it. I don't want it just to be a few days, I want it to be longer. I need to learn from the likes of Mark Selby, Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan." Xiao said:"There are no regrets. I think the way Zhao [Xintong] is playing now is at world number one level. I did my best, but there was still nothing I could do"[5]

Final

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The final was played on 29 August as the best of 19 frames, played over two sessions.[6]

At the end of the afternoon session, Chang led Zhao 5–4.[36] Chang went on to win his first ranking title 10–7.[37] After the match Chang said: "Before the match, I honestly didn't think I could beat him [Zhao Xintong]. He is the new world number one after all, so I just wanted to learn from him. I've watched a lot of his matches over the past few years and learned a great deal from him. So I went into the final with the same attitude of learning." Zhao said: "Although I'm a little disappointed with the result today, I think for me personally it’s just one match. I can't be in finals forever or win every time. Of course, I didn't play particularly well today, so I think it was quite normal that Chang [Bingyu] was able to win the match. His game, and that of many of the younger Chinese players, has already reached a very high level."[38][11]

Main draw

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The draw for the tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding, and players in bold denote match winners.[39]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames		Last 16
Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 19 frames
Image Xiao Guodong (CHN) (1) 5
Image Jackson Page (WAL) (35) 2
China Xiao Guodong (1) 5
England Chris Wakelin (13) 3
Image Chris Wakelin (ENG) (13) w/o
Image Steven Hallworth (ENG) (73)[a] w/d
China Xiao Guodong (1) 5
Wales Mark Williams (8) 3
Image Daniel Wells (WAL) (45) 5
Image Michael Holt (ENG) (51) 0
Wales Daniel Wells (45) 2
Wales Mark Williams (8) 5
Image David Gilbert (ENG) (31) 3
Image Mark Williams (WAL) (8) 5
China Xiao Guodong (1) 2
China Zhao Xintong (5) 6
Image Zhao Xintong (CHN) (5) 5
Image Jak Jones (WAL) (32) 2
China Zhao Xintong (5) 5
England Barry Hawkins (11) 2
Image Barry Hawkins (ENG) (11) 5
Image Ryan Day (WAL) (37) 3
China Zhao Xintong (5) 5
Australia Neil Robertson (4) 1
Image Gary Wilson (ENG) (24) 3
Image Liam Davies (WAL) (107) 5
Wales Liam Davies (107) 3
Australia Neil Robertson (4) 5
Image Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (28) 3
Image Neil Robertson (AUS) (4) 5
China Zhao Xintong (5) 7
China Chang Bingyu (48) 10
Image Judd Trump (ENG) (3) 5
Image Yuan Sijun (CHN) (30) 0
England Judd Trump (3) 5
China Si Jiahui (16) 1
Image Si Jiahui (CHN) (16) 5
Image Dylan Emery (WAL) (72) 1
England Judd Trump (3) 1
China Chang Bingyu (48) 5
Image Ali Carter (ENG) (22) 5
Image Kyren Wilson (ENG) (9) 4
England Ali Carter (22) 2
China Chang Bingyu (48) 5
Image Chang Bingyu (CHN) (48) 5
Image Liu Hongyu (CHN) (58) 1
China Chang Bingyu (48) 6
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (14) 3
Image Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7) 3
Image Pang Junxu (CHN) (25) 5
China Pang Junxu (25) 4
England Mark Selby (10) 5
Image Mark Selby (ENG) (10) 5
Image He Guoqiang (CHN) (47) 2
England Mark Selby (10) 3
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (14) 5
Image Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (79) 1
Image Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (14) 5
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (14) 5
Scotland Stephen Maguire (29) 2
Image Stephen Maguire (SCO) (29) 5
Image Artemijs Žižins (LVA) (113) 4
Note: w/d=withdrawn; w/o=walkover

Final: frame scores

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Wang Haitao
Optics Valley Gymnasium, Wuhan, China, 29 August 2026[37]
Zhao Xintong (5)
Image China		 7–10 Chang Bingyu (48)
Image China
Afternoon: 84–24, 70–9, 11–76, 18–97, 64–55, 17–67, 91–38, 8–121, 57–69
Evening: 33–82, 48–74, 74–63, 71–12, 74–49, 37–90, 57–74, 64–66
(frame 7) 83 Highest break 76 (frame 3)
0 Century breaks 0

Qualifying rounds

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Pre-qualifying round

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Two pre-qualifying matches were played in Leicester to determine the opponents of Michał Szubarczyk and Oliver Brown in the qualifying draw respectively.[7]

Qualifying draw

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The results of the qualifying matches are shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the players' seeding, an "a" indicates amateur players who were not on the main World Snooker Tour, and players in bold denote match winners. Matches involving the top 16 seeds and the four Chinese wildcards (Chen Qi'en, Guan Zhen, Tang Hewen, and Wang Xinzhong) were held over to be played in Wuhan.[7][40][39]

Round 1 (Last 128)
Best of 9 frames		Round 2 (Last 96)
Best of 9 frames		Round 3 (Last 64)
Best of 9 frames
Image Liam Graham (SCO) (87)1Image Scott Donaldson (SCO) (55)1Image Xiao Guodong (CHN) (1)†5
Image Wang Xinbo (CHN) (112)5Image Wang Xinbo (CHN) (112)5Image Wang Xinbo (CHN) (112)0
Image Liam Highfield (ENG) (68)4Image Jackson Page (WAL) (35)5Image Lei Peifan (CHN) (26)3
Image Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (122)5Image Gong Chenzhi (CHN) (122)2Image Jackson Page (WAL) (35)5
Image Jordan Brown (NIR) (64)5Image Oliver Lines (ENG) (53)3Image Chris Wakelin (ENG) (13)†5
Image Craig Steadman (ENG) (100)4Image Jordan Brown (NIR) (64)5Image Jordan Brown (NIR) (64)0
Image Steven Hallworth (ENG) (73)5Image Luca Brecel (BEL) (44)1Image Zhang Anda (CHN) (20)4
Image Panchaya Channoi (THA) (118)0Image Steven Hallworth (ENG) (73)5Image Steven Hallworth (ENG) (73)5
Image Fergal Quinn (NIR) (90)1Image Daniel Wells (WAL) (45)5Image Stuart Bingham (ENG) (21)1
Image Sahil Nayyar (CAN) (96)5Image Sahil Nayyar (CAN) (96)1Image Daniel Wells (WAL) (45)5
Image Leone Crowley (IRL)5Image Michael Holt (ENG) (51)5Image Mark Allen (NIR) (12)†[b]w/d
Image Liu Yang (CHN) (121)2Image Leone Crowley (IRL)2Image Michael Holt (ENG) (51)w/o
Image Michał Szubarczyk (POL) (77)3Image Noppon Saengkham (THA) (46)5Image David Gilbert (ENG) (31)5
Image Duane Jones (WAL) (a)5Image Duane Jones (WAL) (a)2Image Noppon Saengkham (THA) (46)1
Image Liu Wenwei (CHN) (83)5Image Robbie Williams (ENG) (56)5Image Mark Williams (WAL)(8)†w/o
Image Jamie Clarke (WAL) (99)3Image Liu Wenwei (CHN) (83)1Image Robbie Williams (ENG) (56)[c]w/d
Image Gao Yang (CHN) (75)5Image Guan Zhen (CHN) (a)†4Image Zhao Xintong (CHN) (5)†5
Image Bai Yulu (CHN) (108)1Image Gao Yang (CHN) (75)5Image Gao Yang (CHN) (75)0
Image Lan Yuhao (CHN) (78)2Image Matthew Selt (ENG) (43)5Image Jak Jones (WAL) (32)5
Image Andrew Higginson (ENG) (123)5Image Andrew Higginson (ENG) (123)1Image Matthew Selt (ENG) (43)2
Image Lyu Haotian (CHN) (61)4Image Chen Qi'en (CHN) (a)†w/oImage Barry Hawkins (ENG) (11)†5
Image Hammad Miah (ENG) (102)5Image Hammad Miah (ENG) (102)[d]n/sImage Chen Qi'en (CHN) (a)2
Image Iulian Boiko (UKR) (71)4Image Ryan Day (WAL) (37)5Image Elliot Slessor (ENG) (19)1
Image Mitchell Mann (ENG) (124)5Image Mitchell Mann (ENG) (124)1Image Ryan Day (WAL) (37)5
Image Jamie Jones (WAL) (63)2Image Aaron Hill (IRL) (41)5Image Gary Wilson (ENG) (24)5
Image Luo Zetao (CHN) (117)5Image Luo Zetao (CHN) (117)0Image Aaron Hill (IRL) (41)4
Image Liam Pullen (ENG) (66)3Image Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (52)1Image Ding Junhui (CHN) (15)†1
Image Liam Davies (WAL) (107)5Image Liam Davies (WAL) (107)5Image Liam Davies (WAL) (107)5
Image Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (81)5Image Ben Woollaston (ENG) (39)5Image Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (28)5
Image Stuart Carrington (ENG) (125)4Image Zhao Hanyang (CHN) (81)2Image Ben Woollaston (ENG) (39)1
Image Ben Mertens (BEL) (62)5Image Wang Xinzhong (CHN) (a)†3Image Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)†5
Image Ashley Hugill (ENG) (105)1Image Ben Mertens (BEL) (62)5Image Ben Mertens (BEL) (62)1
Image David Grace (ENG) (74)2Image Ricky Walden (ENG) (54)3Image Judd Trump (ENG) (3)†5
Image Florian Nüßle (AUT) (93)5Image Florian Nüßle (AUT) (93)5Image Florian Nüßle (AUT) (93)0
Image Louis Heathcote (ENG) (67)5Image Anthony McGill (SCO) (38)2Image Yuan Sijun (CHN) (30)5
Image Paul Norris (ENG) (116)1Image Louis Heathcote (ENG) (67)5Image Louis Heathcote (ENG) (67)1
Image Jiang Jun (CHN) (65)5Image Tang Hewen (CHN) (a)†2Image Si Jiahui (CHN) (16)†5
Image Jimmy White (ENG)3Image Jiang Jun (CHN) (65)5Image Jiang Jun (CHN) (65)3
Image Dylan Emery (WAL) (72)5Image Xu Si (CHN) (34)3Image Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (18)3
Image Ng On-yee (HKG) (95)2Image Dylan Emery (WAL) (72)5Image Dylan Emery (WAL) (72)5
Image Sam Craigie (ENG) (70)5Image Tom Ford (ENG) (36)5Image Ali Carter (ENG) (22)5
Image Julien Leclercq (BEL) (109)3Image Sam Craigie (ENG) (70)2Image Tom Ford (ENG) (36)3
Image Oliver Brown (ENG) (92)5Image Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (59)3Image Kyren Wilson (ENG) (9)†w/o
Image Michael Larkov (UKR) (120)2Image Oliver Brown (ENG) (92)5Image Oliver Brown (ENG) (92)[e]w/d
Image Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (89)1Image Chang Bingyu (CHN) (48)5Image Joe O'Connor (ENG) (27)2
Image Huang Jiahao (CHN) (104)5Image Huang Jiahao (CHN) (104)2Image Chang Bingyu (CHN) (48)5
Image Chatchapong Nasa (THA) (91)3Image Liu Hongyu (CHN) (58)5Image John Higgins (SCO) (6)†[f]w/d
Image Phil O'Kane (ENG) (115)5Image Phil O'Kane (ENG) (115)2Image Liu Hongyu (CHN) (58)w/o
Image Connor Benzey (ENG) (88)3Image Long Zehuang (CHN) (50)4Image Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7)†5
Image Alfie Burden (ENG) (98)5Image Alfie Burden (ENG) (98)5Image Alfie Burden (ENG) (98)0
Image Ross Muir (SCO) (84)3Image Zak Surety (ENG) (42)3Image Pang Junxu (CHN) (25)5
Image Oliver Sykes (ENG) (111)5Image Oliver Sykes (ENG) (111)5Image Oliver Sykes (ENG) (111)3
Image Marco Fu (HKG) (69)4Image Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (57)5Image Mark Selby (ENG) (10)†5
Image Anton Kazakov (UKR) (110)5Image Anton Kazakov (UKR) (110)3Image Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (57)2
Image Mateusz Baranowski (POL) (85)2Image He Guoqiang (CHN) (47)5Image Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (23)2
Image Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) (101)5Image Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) (101)2Image He Guoqiang (CHN) (47)5
Image Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (79)5Image Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (33)4Image Jack Lisowski (ENG) (17)0
Image Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon (THA) (114)2Image Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (79)5Image Yao Pengcheng (CHN) (79)5
Image Ian Burns (ENG) (76)2Image Matthew Stevens (WAL) (49)3Image Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (14)†5
Image Ashley Carty (ENG) (103)5Image Ashley Carty (ENG) (103)5Image Ashley Carty (ENG) (103)2
Image Xu Yichen (CHN) (80)3Image Stan Moody (ENG) (40)5Image Stephen Maguire (SCO) (29)5
Image Mahmoud El Hareedy (EGY) (97)5Image Mahmoud El Hareedy (EGY) (97)2Image Stan Moody (ENG) (40)2
Image Reanne Evans (ENG) (82)2Image David Lilley (ENG) (60)2Image Wu Yize (CHN) (2)†4
Image Artemijs Žižins (LVA) (113)5Image Artemijs Žižins (LVA) (113)5Image Artemijs Žižins (LVA) (113)5
Note: † Match held-over to the main venue in Wuhan.
Note: w/d=withdrawn; n/s=no-show; w/o=walkover

Century breaks

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Main stage centuries

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A total of 36 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament in Wuhan.[10]

Qualifying stage centuries

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A total of 59 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament in Leicester.[9]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Steven Hallworth withdrew and so Chris Wakelin was given a walkover to the last 16.[16]
  2. ↑ Mark Allen withdrew and so Michael Holt was given a walkover to the last 32.[14]
  3. ↑ Robbie Williams withdrew and so Mark Williams was given a walkover to the last 32.[15]
  4. ↑ Hammad Miah failed to arrive for his match against Chen Qi'en and so Chen was awarded the match.[17]
  5. ↑ Oliver Brown withdrew and so Kyren Wilson was given a walkover to the last 32.[6]
  6. ↑ John Higgins withdrew and so Liu Hongyu was given a walkover to the last 32.[16]

References

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