English Open (snooker)
Tournament information | |
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Venue | Marshall Arena |
Location | Milton Keynes |
Country | England |
Established | 2016 |
Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £405,000 |
Recent edition | 2021 |
Current champion | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
The English Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament.
History[]
On 29 April 2015 World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn announced that the event called English Open will be held for the first time in 2016 in Manchester, England, as part of a new Home Nations Series with the existing Welsh Open and new Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open tournaments.[1][2] The winner of the English Open is awarded the Davis Trophy which is named in honour of former World Champion Steve Davis.[3]
The inaugural event took place between 10 and 16 October 2016,[4] and was won by China's Liang Wenbo.[5]
Winners[]
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Sponsor | Venue | Season |
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English Open (ranking) | ||||||
2016 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | Judd Trump (ENG) | 9–6 | Coral | EventCity, Manchester | 2016–17 |
2017 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 9–2 | Dafabet | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley | 2017–18 |
2018 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | Mark Davis (ENG) | 9–7 | BetVictor | K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley | 2018–19 |
2019 | Mark Selby (ENG) | David Gilbert (ENG) | 9–1 | 19.com | 2019–20 | |
2020 | Judd Trump (ENG) | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 9–8 | Matchroom.Live | Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes | 2020–21 |
2021 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | John Higgins (SCO) | 9–8 | BetVictor | 2021–22 |
References[]
- ^ "World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Hearn Announces New Five Year Plan". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "English Open snooker: Trophy named after Steve Davis". BBC Sport. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "Calendar 2016/2017" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Liang Claims Maiden Ranking Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
Categories:
- English Open (snooker)
- Home Nations Series
- 2016 establishments in England
- Snooker ranking tournaments
- Snooker competitions in England
- Recurring sporting events established in 2016