{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.china-championship","code":"thing-q27212388","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q27212388/","name":"China Championship","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Activities and processes","entryKind":"thing","plane":"ACT","domain":["ACT.EVT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"In professional snooker, the China Championship is a tournament held in Guangzhou, China, inaugurated in 2016 as an invitational event and made a world-ranking event in 2017.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognise the China Championship, distinguish its editions and assess participation, competition status and recorded outcomes without conflating it with other Chinese championships.","scope":{"in":["Tournament identity, sponsored names and continuity between editions","Edition dates, snooker seasons, host venues and qualifying-stage boundaries","Edition-specific ranking status, entry routes and match formats","Participant roles, draw progression and authoritative results","Prize entitlements, ranking consequences and evidence of operational status"],"out":["China Open, International Championship and other separately identified snooker tournaments","Chinese national championships in snooker or other sports","General snooker rules and equipment specifications","Players' biographies and results outside this tournament","Organisation-wide governance and sponsors' corporate affairs"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Require evidence linking the registry entry to the professional snooker tournament; the English title alone does not establish the sport.","Distinguish China Championship from China Open and International Championship through organiser records and edition identifiers.","Treat an edition's year and snooker season as related but different identifiers.","Resolve sponsored titles such as Evergrande China Championship to the series only when documentary continuity supports the match.","Check ranking status and entry arrangements separately for each edition instead of applying one edition's conditions to the entire series."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"china-championship-identity","name":"China Championship identity","description":"Establish which competition the registry name denotes and how its named stagings belong together.","layers":[{"id":"sport-and-event-resolution","name":"Sport and event resolution","description":"Test the provisional snooker interpretation against registry provenance and competition records.","findings":[{"id":"registry-to-snooker-match","name":"Registry-to-snooker match","description":"Record the evidence connecting this registry identifier to the snooker China Championship and any competing interpretations.","questions":[{"text":"Which original registry reference identifies the sport and the intended China Championship?","id":"registry-to-snooker-match-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What evidence distinguishes this entry from China Open, International Championship and domestic national championships?","id":"registry-to-snooker-match-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"sponsored-name-and-series-continuity","name":"Sponsored name and series continuity","description":"Separate commercial naming and edition labels from tournament identity.","findings":[{"id":"edition-membership","name":"Edition membership","description":"Require documentary links before treating sponsored names, later announcements or individual year-labelled competitions as the same series.","questions":[{"text":"Which official records connect Evergrande-branded editions to the China Championship series?","id":"edition-membership-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What would establish that a later China Championship is a continuation rather than a new competition using the same name?","id":"edition-membership-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"editions-calendar-and-status","name":"Editions, calendar and status","description":"Locate each staging in time and place while distinguishing competition history from current operational state.","layers":[{"id":"qualifying-and-main-event-extent","name":"Qualifying and main-event extent","description":"Record the dates and venues of each stage without reducing an edition to a single date or location.","findings":[{"id":"stage-boundaries","name":"Stage boundaries","description":"Maintain scheduled and actual stage intervals, calendar precision and venue assignments with their reporting authority.","questions":[{"text":"Which qualifying matches belong to this edition, and are they included in the published tournament date range?","id":"stage-boundaries-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What are the authoritative dates, local time zones and venues for qualification and main-event play?","id":"stage-boundaries-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"edition-and-series-lifecycle","name":"Edition and series lifecycle","description":"Keep an edition's completion or cancellation separate from the series' continuation, suspension or retirement.","findings":[{"id":"operational-status-evidence","name":"Operational status evidence","description":"Require dated announcements for lifecycle claims; absence from a calendar alone does not establish permanent discontinuation.","questions":[{"text":"Which dated announcement establishes the status of the latest identified edition or the series as a whole?","id":"operational-status-evidence-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is there sufficient current evidence to offer entry or scheduling actions, or should the agent expose only historical records?","id":"operational-status-evidence-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"tour-status-and-entry","name":"Tour status and entry","description":"Explain who could compete and what recognition applied to each China Championship edition.","layers":[{"id":"edition-sanction-and-ranking","name":"Edition sanction and ranking","description":"Identify the authorities responsible for recognising the competition and its ranking consequences.","findings":[{"id":"ranking-status-by-edition","name":"Ranking status by edition","description":"Attach ranking or non-ranking classification to a specific edition and preserve the regulations supporting that classification.","questions":[{"text":"Which authority classified this edition as ranking or non-ranking, and where is that classification recorded?","id":"ranking-status-by-edition-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which results or earnings count toward which ranking list under that edition's rules?","id":"ranking-status-by-edition-q02","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"entry-routes-and-participant-roles","name":"Entry routes and participant roles","description":"Distinguish eligibility, accepted entry and actual participation alongside officiating and organising roles.","findings":[{"id":"admission-and-field-changes","name":"Admission and field changes","description":"Track invitations, ranking cutoffs, qualifiers and any documented wildcard or replacement arrangements without assuming they existed in every edition.","questions":[{"text":"What invitations, ranking dates or qualifying results established eligibility for this edition?","id":"admission-and-field-changes-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which authority confirmed entries, replacements and withdrawals, and which records identify referees and organisers?","id":"admission-and-field-changes-q02","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Does the available evidence establish eligibility, an accepted place or actual participation for the player being assessed?","id":"admission-and-field-changes-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"draw-results-and-awards","name":"Draw, results and awards","description":"Represent how a China Championship edition progresses to an authoritative outcome and its associated entitlements.","layers":[{"id":"round-progression","name":"Round progression","description":"Connect the published draw, round-specific frame requirements and decisions affecting advancement.","findings":[{"id":"match-completion-and-advancement","name":"Match completion and advancement","description":"Distinguish a played match victory from a walkover, retirement or other administrative advancement.","questions":[{"text":"How many frames are required to win in each qualifying and main-event round of this edition?","id":"match-completion-and-advancement-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Does each advancement follow a valid completed score or a separately documented administrative decision?","id":"match-completion-and-advancement-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"certified-outcomes-and-entitlements","name":"Certified outcomes and entitlements","description":"Link final placings and performance awards to authoritative results and edition-specific financial terms.","findings":[{"id":"champion-prizes-and-result-corrections","name":"Champion, prizes and result corrections","description":"Separate championship result, published prize entitlement, confirmed payment and ranking credit; retain corrections and unresolved source disagreements.","questions":[{"text":"Which authoritative result establishes the champion, runner-up and final score, and have any corrections been issued?","id":"champion-prizes-and-result-corrections-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What currency, placing awards and any break-related bonuses apply, including conditions for shared or withheld awards?","id":"champion-prizes-and-result-corrections-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"When sources disagree about a score or award, which decision-making authority can resolve the discrepancy?","id":"champion-prizes-and-result-corrections-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of China Championship this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of China Championship this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of China Championship this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of China Championship this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of China Championship this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of China Championship this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Report draws, results and ranking points from the tour's official sources.","Note when the event changed status, from invitational to ranking, and when it was or was not held."],"mustNot":["Help fix matches or pass inside information to bettors, including in markets where betting is illegal.","Repeat match-fixing accusations against named players beyond official findings.","Spread abuse of players, including on the basis of nationality.","Treat it as the same event as other snooker tournaments held in China."],"requiresHuman":["Correcting a published result after a disciplinary ruling."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Fixing scandals in snooker have involved players from several countries; findings must be stated precisely.","Large audiences in China make reporting and data accuracy matter widely."],"affectedParties":["Players","Spectators","Organizers and host city"]},"owners":{"steward":"The professional tour organizer under the sport's governing body, with local promoters.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Governing body tournament and ranking records"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q17299750","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.china-championship","Wikidata: Q27212388 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27212388)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["Registry identity confidence: unresolved | provisionally matched | confirmed | disputed","Edition identity: Tournament series, edition year, snooker season and official event identifier","Competition recognition: ranking | non-ranking | unknown, with recognising authority and effective edition","Stage temporal extent: Gregorian start and end dates; local time and named time zone where available; scheduled or actual","Stage location: Qualifying or main-event stage linked to venue, city and country","Entry basis: invitation | ranking qualification | qualifying-match result | wildcard | other documented route","Round match length: Maximum frames and frames required to win, by round","Edition operational state: announced | entries open | scheduled | underway | completed | postponed | cancelled | unknown","Prize and ranking treatment: Monetary amount and currency by finishing position; separately documented ranking credit"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["A snooker arena in Guangzhou with the tournament name in Chinese and English on the branding."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Resolve a named China Championship record to the series or a particular edition, flagging ambiguous matches.","Compare editions for changes in ranking recognition, entry routes, venues and match lengths.","Assess whether a player has a documented entry route for a specified edition.","Reconstruct a draw and validate advancement against official scores and withdrawal decisions.","Determine prize entitlement and ranking consequences using the applicable edition's regulations.","Present scheduling or entry options only when an authoritative announcement establishes an actionable edition."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Match-fixing and betting corruption."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["The China Championship appears in professional snooker schedules, historical match records and player career statistics.","Its editions provide a context for comparing participation, results and ranking implications while distinguishing the tournament from other events held in China."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q27212388: China Championship","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27212388","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: China Championship (snooker)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Championship_%28snooker%29","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Does the registry's original external identifier confirm the professional snooker interpretation of China Championship?","Does an existing Vercy world model already cover this tournament, requiring a registry link instead of a separate publication?","What primary records establish the full edition history and any transition in ranking status or entry format?","What dated official evidence establishes the series' present status, including any suspension, discontinuation or revival?","Which historical schedules, venue records, entry regulations and prize notices remain unavailable or contradictory?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q27212388/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q27212388/spec.json"],"providers":["Codex"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T08:37:57Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T10:10:29+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass","interaction.properties":"Plane ACT: no invented physical properties."},"score":1.0}}