Cazoo Cup

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Cazoo Cup
Tournament information
CountryUnited Kingdom
Established2019
Organisation(s)World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatRanking events
Current champion Neil Robertson (AUS)

The Cazoo Cup is a bonus cup given to the player that has earned the most money in a series of professional snooker tournaments established in 2019.[1] The series involves three events throughout the snooker season, the World Grand Prix, Players Championship and Tour Championship.

In 2018–19 and 2019–20 the series was sponsored by Coral and was called the Coral Cup. There was no monetary bonus during the 2018/2019 season. This was introduced in the 2019/2020 season. Stephen Maguire became the first player to receive the Coral Cup bonus of £100,000 after winning the 2020 Tour Championship after earning the most money over the three Coral series of events.

Overview[]

Unlike traditional ranking events, qualification is based on results from the single season list, rather than by world rankings.[2] The number of competitors for each event shortens, with 32 players participating in the Grand Prix, 16 in the Players Championship, and 8 in the Tour Championship.[3] The series was sponsored and named after betting company Coral, until 2021, when car retailer Cazoo took over sponsorship.[4] The player who earns the most in prize money over the series is awarded with a prize fund of £100,000 and the "Coral Cup". This bonus was only introduced in the 2019/2020 season.[5]

For the 2021/22 season, players who lose in the first round of any of the Cazoo Cup events receive ranking points equalling their prize money. This is a change from previous incarnations where losing in the first round gave prize money only and no ranking points. However, should a player qualify for a Cazoo Cup match but not play it, the player receives neither prize money nor ranking points.[6]

Winners[]

Season Cup winner Bonus received Ref.
2018–19  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 0 [7][8][9]
2019–20  Stephen Maguire (SCO) £100,000 [10][11][12]
2020–21  Neil Robertson (AUS) 0 [13][14][15]
2021–22 [16]


Finals[]

Season Tournament Winner Runner-up Score City Refs
Coral Cup
2018–19 2019 World Grand Prix  Judd Trump (ENG)  Ali Carter (ENG) 10–6 Cheltenham [7]
2019 Players Championship  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Neil Robertson (AUS) 10–4 Preston [8]
2019 Tour Championship  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Neil Robertson (AUS) 13–11 Llandudno [9]
2019–20 2020 World Grand Prix (1)  Neil Robertson (AUS)  Graeme Dott (SCO) 10–8 Cheltenham [10]
2020 Players Championship  Judd Trump (ENG)  Yan Bingtao (CHN) 10–4 Southport [11]
2020 Tour Championship  Stephen Maguire (SCO)  Mark Allen (NIR) 10–6 Milton Keynes [12]
Cazoo Cup
2020–21 2020 World Grand Prix (2)  Judd Trump (ENG)  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 10–7 Milton Keynes [13]
2021 Players Championship  John Higgins (SCO)  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 10–3 Milton Keynes [14]
2021 Tour Championship  Neil Robertson (AUS)  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 10–4 Newport [15]
2021–22 2021 World Grand Prix  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Neil Robertson (AUS) 10–8 Coventry [16]
2022 Players Championship Wolverhampton
2022 Tour Championship Llandudno

Statistics[]

Champions[]

Player Total World
Grand Prix 		Players
Championship 		Tour
Championship 		Winning
span
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 1 1 1 2019–2021
England Judd Trump 3 2 1 0 2019–2020
Australia Neil Robertson 2 1 0 1 2020–2021
Scotland John Higgins 1 0 1 0 2021
Scotland Stephen Maguire 1 0 0 1 2020
Total Events 10 4 3 3 2019–2021

References[]

  1. ^ "The Coral Series - Everything You Need to Know - WPBSA". WPBSA. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Race to the World Grand Prix - SnookerHQ". SnookerHQ. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Tour Championship Snooker 2019: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results, & TV coverage". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Car Retailer Cazoo to Sponsor Snooker Series". 2 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Coral Players Championship - World Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Cazoo Series - Ranking Points". World Snooker Tour. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Trump Champion In Cheltenham – World Snooker". World Snooker. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches 1,000 career centuries and wins Players Championship". BBC Sport. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Snooker – O'Sullivan on top of the world after Tour Championship win". Reuters. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b 9 February 2020 (9 February 2020). "Dott Dashed By Five–Ton Robertson". World Snooker. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Trump beats Yan Bingtao to win Players Championship". BBC Sport. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Magnificent Maguire Ends Title Drought". World Snooker. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Trump Beats Lisowski To Win 20th Ranking Title". World Snooker. 20 December 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Higgins thrashes O'Sullivan in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Relentless Robertson Storms To Tour Title". World Snooker Tour. 28 March 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Ronnie O'Sullivan Produces Stirring Evening Fightback To Beat Neil Robertson To Win Final". Eurosport. 19 December 2021.
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