 Chinese star Ding won the tournament in 2005 |
Snooker bosses have found a new sponsor for this year's China Open. The tournament, which starts on Monday, 26 March, will be sponsored by Chinese company HongHe Industrial for this year with a view to extending the deal.
The deal means three ranking tournaments - the Malta Cup, the Welsh Open and the Northern Ireland Trophy - are still without sponsors.
World Snooker has been battling to find new backers after legislation banned tobacco companies sponsoring UK events.
"The China Open is a great addition to our sponsorship portfolio of major sporting events," said HongHe general manager Zhang Lin.
HongHe Industrial is based in the Yun Nan Province and is made up of HongHe Cigarettes, KangHe Group (packaging) and HongHe District Tobacco Company.
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