Li Chao refused to build up his slim hopes of retaining his Omega Order of Merit title, which rests on the big-hitting 28-year-old winning this week's #1 million yuan (HK$1.14 million) Omega Championship in Beijing. The season-ending tournament, which boasts the highest prize money on the eight-event Omega China Tour, tees off today at the Beijing Longxi Hotspring Golf Club. Li, with eight wins and two merit titles, lies third in the money list with 215,500 yuan and is the only player who can leapfrog leader Liao Guiming, (360,750 yuan).