The 2025 WPA China Open in Shanghai produced two career-defining moments:
🇯🇵 Chihiro Kawahara claimed her first-ever WPA major in the Women’s division,
while 🇵🇱 Wojciech Szewczyk lifted the Men’s title with an emphatic final performance.
KAWAHARA DEFEATS LIU SHASHA TO WIN WOMEN’S TITLE
FINAL: 🇯🇵 Chihiro Kawahara def. 🇨🇳 Liu Shasha 9–7 — Kawahara becomes the first Japanese woman to capture a WPA major title.
The women’s final was a tense battle marked by dry breaks and safety play. Tied 6–6, Kawahara pulled ahead to 8–6.
Liu closed to 7–8, but Kawahara sealed victory with a composed runout in rack 16 for a historic win.
Path to the Title
- Last 64: 🇻🇳 Bui Xuan Vang 7–6
- Last 32: 🇹🇼 Chou Chieh-Yu 9–4
- Last 16: 🇷🇺 Kristina Tkach 9–7
- Quarterfinals: 🇦🇹 Jasmin Ouschan 9–4
- Semifinals: 🇨🇳 Fu Xiaofang 9–6
- Final: 🇨🇳 Liu Shasha 9–7
SZEWCZYK CLAIMS MEN’S CHINA OPEN TITLE
FINAL: 🇵🇱 Wojciech Szewczyk def. 🇨🇳 Dang Jinhu 11–5 — Szewczyk pockets the $40,000 top prize (Dang earns $20,000).
Path to the Title
- Last 32: def 🇧🇦 Sanjin Pehlivanovic 11–1
- Last 16: def 🇹🇼 Sun Yi-Hsuan 11–9
- Quarterfinals: def 🇹🇼 Wu Kun-Lin 11–9
- Semifinals: def 🇵🇱 Daniel Maciol 11–7
- Final: def 🇨🇳 Dang Jinhu 11–5
Final Podium
Women’s Division
🥇 Chihiro Kawahara (🇯🇵 Japan)
🥈 Liu Shasha (🇨🇳 China)
🥉 Jasmin Ouschan (🇦🇹 Austria)
🥉 Fu Xiaofang (🇨🇳 China)
🥇 Chihiro Kawahara (🇯🇵 Japan)
🥈 Liu Shasha (🇨🇳 China)
🥉 Jasmin Ouschan (🇦🇹 Austria)
🥉 Fu Xiaofang (🇨🇳 China)
Men’s Division
🥇 Wojciech Szewczyk (🇵🇱 Poland)
🥈 Dang Jinhu (🇨🇳 China)
🥉 Fedor Gorst (AIN)
🥉 Daniel Maciol (🇵🇱 Poland)
🥇 Wojciech Szewczyk (🇵🇱 Poland)
🥈 Dang Jinhu (🇨🇳 China)
🥉 Fedor Gorst (AIN)
🥉 Daniel Maciol (🇵🇱 Poland)
