体坛英语资讯：Snookers China Open becomes second event to hit 1 million pound prize money
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="snooker">snooker</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pound">pound</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 8.9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="RMB">RMB</span>) <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Snooker">Snooker</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1 <span word="to">to</span> 8 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="of">of</span> 225,000 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 510,000 <span word="pounds">pounds</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="was">was</span> 85,000.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cheque">cheque</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="topped">topped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="of">of</span> 425,000 <span word="pounds">pounds</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> 21 <span word="frames">frames</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2005. <span word="Ding">Ding</span> <span word="Junhui">Junhui</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> 18-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>, <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spark">spark</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="snooker">snooker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Judd">Judd</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="Neil">Neil</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Selby">Selby</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span>.</p><p><span word="World">World</span> <span word="Snooker">Snooker</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="Barry">Barry</span> <span word="Hearn">Hearn</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="establishes">establishes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flagship">flagship</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="staged">staged</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> 200,000 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> 30,000 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> - <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 13 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snooker">snooker</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>."?</p>
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