Ashun Wu hailed the importance of the Volvo China Open for the development of local golfers after the defending champion produced another strong showing on home soil.
Since his first victory in 2015, Wu has not missed a cut in seven appearances of his home championship, which includes two top-ten finishes and last year's second winner's jacket.
Wu was aiming to become the first three-time winner of the event held at Shanghai Enhance Anting Golf Club this week and although he could not successfully defend his crown, he still finished in the top ten following his ten-under-par total.
Nine Chinese players made the weekend, however, the 40-year-old showed his quality to be the leading home favourite in a tie for eighth.
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"It's been a good week. All the family is here and my friends here, and all the fans. I'm really happy to come back to defend my title," Wu said.
"It's an amazing week. The weather is good and the course is fantastic. The last three days, I really enjoyed playing golf on my home course. So, yeah, hopefully see you next year."
The five-time DP World Tour winner added: "It's such a great event. It's an event I love very much, especially since from my first win on DP World Tour - it was 2015 in Shanghai. Shanghai is my home. It's such a great tournament in China and I'm very happy to play Volvo China Open.
"This tournament has been in China for 31 years, it is incredible. In 31 years it has improved a lot of Chinese golfers and I think they can play this tournament and they can see how good they are, and they can see which parts they need to improve, playing with such great, great golfers here.
"It helps a lot of Chinese players, like me, like Haotong (Li) to go into the international tour. So, I think that's very important for the Chinese players to play well in Volvo China Open, and maybe next year another Chinese player can win the tournament."
