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Snooker: Destroyed! 2015 world champ gives Vafaei a spanking at China Open


2015 snooker world champion Stuart Bingham took care of Iranian Hossein Vafaei in style at the China Open 2nd round.
Etusuora: 13.08.2026 13:05Snooker
Snooker: Destroyed! 2015 world champ gives Vafaei a spanking at China Open
Hossein Vafaei. Mehrizi720, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons


Snooker's 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham took Iran's Hossein Vafaei for a ride in the China Open 2nd round. The first match of the day was over before it really even began, Bingham running his opponent down 6-0.

Despite the whitewash-scoreline, breaks were at a premium, with the only score over 50 points being Bingham's 73-point break coming in the third round of the bout. Vafaei didn't earn himself a single stat-worthy break across the match.

All in all, a sticky affair where Bingham's years of experience shone through. Iran's finest barely had a look-in at any point in the match.

The other match in the morning was a bit more spicy, as Neil Robertson took care of Chinese prodigy Si Jiahui 6-2. Si's breaks across the match were 51 and 108, while Robertson knocked in 57, 89, 102 and 79.

The Aussie goes on to face the winner of Mark Selby - Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals tomorrow on friday. Meanwhile, Bingham's opponent comes from the pairing of Chris Wakelin - Zhang Anda.

The final 2nd round matches of the tournament take place on Thursday's lunchtime break-offs, beginning at 12:30 UK time. Below you can find the full results and schedule of the China Open.



China Open Open 2026: Final

DateTimeMatchResult
16.8.202609:00Mark Selby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Noppon Saengkham 🇹🇭4-4
16.8.202614:30Mark Selby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Noppon Saengkham 🇹🇭10-6 (Selby wins the China Open)


China Open Open 2026: Semi-finals

DateTimeMatchResult
15.8.202607:00Noppon Saengkham 🇹🇭 - Zhou Yuelong 🇨🇳6-5
15.8.202612:30Mark Selby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Stuart Bingham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿6-2


China Open Open 2026: Quarter-finals

DateTimeMatchResult
14.8.202607:00Noppon Saengkham 🇹🇭 - Shaun Murphy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿6-4
14.8.202607:00Zhou Yuelong 🇨🇳 - David Gilbert 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿6-5
14.8.202612:30Stuart Bingham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Zhang Anda 🇨🇳6-3
14.8.202612:30Mark Selby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Neil Robertson 🇦🇺6-1


China Open Open 2026: 2nd Round

DateTimeMatchResult
13.8.202607:00Hossein Vafaei 🇮🇷 - Stuart Bingham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿0-6
13.8.202607:00Neil Robertson 🇦🇺 - Si Jiahui 🇨🇳6-2
13.8.202612:30Chris Wakelin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Zhang Anda 🇨🇳4-6
13.8.202612:30Mark Selby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Kyren Wilson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿6-1
12.8.202607:00Wu Yize 🇨🇳 - David Gilbert 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿2-6
12.8.202607:00Liu Hongyu 🇨🇳 - Zhou Yuelong 🇨🇳4-6
12.8.202612:30Ronnie O'Sullivan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Noppon Saengkham 🇹🇭4-6
12.8.202612:30Xiao Guodong 🇨🇳 - Shaun Murphy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿2-6


China Open Open 2026: 1st Round

DateTimeMatchResult
11.8.202607:00John Higgins 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - Stuart Bingham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿4-6
11.8.202612:30Chris Wakelin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Tom Ford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿6-4
11.8.202612:30Zhao Xintong 🇨🇳 - Zhang Anda 🇨🇳5-6
10.8.202607:00Neil Robertson 🇦🇺 - Chang Binguy 🇨🇳6-3
10.8.202607:00Si Jiahui 🇨🇳 - Jiang Jun 🇨🇳6-0
10.8.202612:30Mark Selby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Pang Junxu 🇨🇳6-3
10.8.202612:30Kyren Wilson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Aaron Hill 🇮🇪6-5
9.8.202607:00Judd Trump 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Noppon Saengkham 🇹🇭3-6
9.8.202607:00Anthony McGill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 - Xiao Guodong 🇨🇳3-6
9.8.202612:30Shaun Murphy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Matthew Selt 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿6-0
9.8.202612:30Ronnie O'Sullivan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Jackson Page 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿6-2
8.8.202607:00Ding Junhui 🇨🇳 - David Gilbert 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿1-6
8.8.202607:00Mark Williams 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 - Zhou Yuelong 🇨🇳3-6
8.8.202612:30Barry Hawkins 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 - Liu Hongyu 🇨🇳4-6
8.8.202612:30Wu Yize 🇨🇳 - Yao Pengcheng 🇨🇳6-5