World Open (snooker)

The World Open is a snooker tournament. It started out in 1982 as the Professional Players Tournament, but for most of the 1980s and 1990s it was known as the Grand Prix. It was renamed the LG Cup from 2001 to 2003. It was then the Grand Prix until 2010. Since then it has been known as the World Open.

World Open
Tournament information
VenueYushan Sport Centre
LocationYushan, Jiangxi Province
CountryChina
Established1982
Organisation(s)World Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£815,000
Recent edition2024
Current champion(s) Judd Trump (ENG)

During 2006 and 2007, it was played in a round-robin format. The knock-out format returned in 2008 with an FA Cup-style draw. The random draw was abandoned after the 2010 edition. Judd Trump is the reigning champion, having won the tournament the last two times it was held, in 2019 and 2024.

Winners
Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue City Season
Professional Players Tournament (ranking, 1982–1983)
1982  Ray Reardon (WAL)  Jimmy White (ENG) 10–5 La Reserve &
International Snooker Club		 Birmingham, England 1982/83
1983  Tony Knowles (ENG)  Joe Johnson (ENG) 9–8 Redwood Lodge Bristol, England 1983/84
Grand Prix (ranking, 1984–2000)
1984  Dennis Taylor (NIR)  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 10–2 Hexagon Theatre Reading, England 1984/85
1985  Steve Davis (ENG)  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 10–9 1985/86
1986  Jimmy White (ENG)  Rex Williams (ENG) 10–6 1986/87
1987  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 10–7 1987/88
1988  Steve Davis (ENG)  Alex Higgins (NIR) 10–6 1988/89
1989  Steve Davis (ENG)  Dean Reynolds (ENG) 10–0 1989/90
1990  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Nigel Bond (ENG) 10–5 1990/91
1991  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Steve Davis (ENG) 10–6 1991/92
1992  Jimmy White (ENG)  Ken Doherty (IRL) 10–9 1992/93
1993  Peter Ebdon (ENG)  Ken Doherty (IRL) 9–6 1993/94
1994  John Higgins (SCO)  Dave Harold (ENG) 9–6 Assembly Rooms Derby, England 1994/95
1995  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  John Higgins (SCO) 9–5 Crowtree Centre Sunderland, England 1995/96
1996  Mark Williams (WAL)  Euan Henderson (SCO) 9–5 Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth, England 1996/97
1997  Dominic Dale (WAL)  John Higgins (SCO) 9–6 1997/98
1998  Stephen Lee (ENG)  Marco Fu (HKG) 9–2 Guild Hall Preston, England 1998/99
1999  John Higgins (SCO)  Mark Williams (WAL) 9–8 1999/00
2000  Mark Williams (WAL)  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 9–5 Telford International Centre Telford, England 2000/01
LG Cup (ranking, 2001–2003)
2001  Stephen Lee (ENG)  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 9–4 Guild Hall Preston, England 2001/02
2002  Chris Small (SCO)  Alan McManus (SCO) 9–5 2002/03
2003  Mark Williams (WAL)  John Higgins (SCO) 9–5 2003/04
Grand Prix (ranking, 2004–2009)
2004  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Ian McCulloch (ENG) 9–5 Guild Hall Preston, England 2004/05
2005  John Higgins (SCO)  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 9–2 Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre Aberdeen, Scotland 2005/06
2006  Neil Robertson (AUS)  Jamie Cope (ENG) 9–5 2006/07
2007  Marco Fu (HKG)  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 9–6 2007/08
2008  John Higgins (SCO)  Ryan Day (WAL) 9–7 Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Glasgow, Scotland 2008/09
2009  Neil Robertson (AUS)  Ding Junhui (CHN) 9–4 Kelvin Hall 2009/10
World Open (ranking, 2010)
2010  Neil Robertson (AUS)  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5–1 Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Glasgow, Scotland 2010/11
Haikou World Open (ranking, 2012–2014)
2012[1]  Mark Allen (NIR)  Stephen Lee (ENG) 10–1 Haikou Stadium Haikou, China 2011/12
2013[2]  Mark Allen (NIR)  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 10–4 Hainan International Convention And Exhibition Center 2012/13
2014[3]  Shaun Murphy (ENG)  Mark Selby (ENG) 10–6 2013/14
World Open (ranking, 2016–present)
2016[4]  Ali Carter (ENG)  Joe Perry (ENG) 10–8 Yushan No.1 Middle School Yushan, China 2016/17
2017[5]  Ding Junhui (CHN)  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 10–3 2017/18
2018[6]  Mark Williams (WAL)  David Gilbert (ENG) 10–9 2018/19
2019[7]  Judd Trump (ENG)  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 10–5 Yushan Sport Centre 2019/20
2020–2023 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2024[8]  Judd Trump (ENG)  Ding Junhui (CHN) 10–4 Yushan Sport Centre Yushan, China 2023/24

References
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  3. "Gujinggong Liquor Haikou World Open (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
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