Though the Yushan Sport Centre is one of the world’s most lavish venues for snooker, with dozens of beautiful tables, it is situated in a remote part of China that is very difficult to access.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
Brecel, , was set to face Tian Pengfei in the round of 64, while Walden would have played Ryan Day.
LUCA BRECEL is out of the World Open due to medical reasons.
He said: "I realise plenty of people who bought tickets to some recent snooker events will have been frustrated when I withdrew.
