Tournament information | |
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Dates | 13–15 March 2020 |
Venue | Europa Point Sports Complex |
City | Gibraltar |
Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £251,000 |
Winner's share | £50,000 |
Highest break | Judd Trump (ENG) (144) |
Final | |
Champion | Judd Trump (ENG) |
Runner-up | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
Score | 4–3 |
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The 2020 Gibraltar Open (officially the 2020 BetVictor Gibraltar Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 13 to 15 March 2020 at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar with qualifying rounds occurring on 11 and 12 March 2020. It was the fifteenth ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season, and the final tournament in the European Series, following the German Masters, European Masters and Snooker Shoot Out. The event was the fifth Gibraltar Open tournament, first held in 2015. The event was organized by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored by BetVictor.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, matches were originally limited to a maximum audience of 100. After the first day, all matches were played without any spectators. A number of professional players withdrew from the event, alongside 54 amateur players and a series of referees; in some cases matches were played between players without referees. [1]
The defending champion was Stuart Bingham who defeated Ryan Day 4–1 in the 2019 final. Bingham lost 0–4 to Ben Woollaston in the third round of the event. Judd Trump won the championship – his 17th career and sixth ranking title of the season – after a 4–3 defeat of Kyren Wilson in the final. Winning six events became the record for the most ranking titles in a season with the victory. The tournament featured a total of £251,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. In addition to the winners purse, Trump also secured £150,000 for scoring the most ranking points across the European Series. There was a total of 63 century breaks made during the event, the highest of which a 144 made by Trump in frame three of the final against Wilson.
The event was the fifth iteration of the Gibraltar Open, having been first held in 2015. [2] It took place from 13 to 15 March 2020 at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar. [3] The event was the 15th ranking tournament of the 2019–20 snooker season after the Players Championship, and preceding the Tour Championship. [4] The defending champion was Stuart Bingham who had defeated Ryan Day 4–1 in the 2019 final. [5] The Gibraltar Open was the final event of the 2020 BetVictor European Series, following the 2020 European Masters, 2020 German Masters and 2020 Snooker Shoot Out. [6] The tournament was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored by BetVictor. [6] Qualifying for the event was held from 11 to 12 March 2020 also at the Europa Point Sports Complex. [7] Qualifying was played as best-of-5 frame matches, with the main stage of the event played as best-of-7 frames. [7]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, matches were originally limited to a maximum audience of 100. [8] After the first day, this restriction was tightened and matches were played without crowds. [9] [10] As a number of tour referees were unable to travel to the venue as a result of the pandemic, some matches were played without referees, with players respotting balls for their opponents. [11] [12] The event was broadcast by Eurosport across Europe. [3]
The event featured a total prize fund of £251,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. [13] This was an increase of £74,000 and £25,000 respectively from the 2019 event. [14] As part of the BetVictor European Series the player with the highest amount of prize money received from the four events won an additional £150,000. [15] Prior to the event, only Neil Robertson and Judd Trump were in contention for the prize. [16] [17]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [18] [13]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic several players withdrew from the event; Neil Robertson, John Higgins, Mark Allen, David Gilbert, Stephen Maguire, Ali Carter, Graeme Dott, Noppon Saengkham, Kurt Maflin, Anthony Hamilton, Mike Dunn, Fraser Patrick and Jimmy White, with some being replaced in the draw by amateur players. [19] [17]
The first three rounds of the event were played on 13 and 14 March 2020. [20] Ben Woollaston defeated reigning Masters champion Stuart Bingham at the last 32 stage. Woollaston made breaks of 79 and 74 and eventually whitewashed Bingham 4–0. [21] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won his last 32 stage match 4–0 over Harvey Chandler in just 43 minutes. [21] Three-time world champion Mark Williams defeated Martin Gould, but Mark Selby was defeated by Lyu Haotian. [21] Kyren Wilson made breaks of 76, 90 and 107 to defeat Luca Brecel 4–0. [21] Reigning world champion Judd Trump defeated native Gibraltan Lee Prickman, Brazil's Igor Figueiredo and Englishman Martin O'Donnell to reach the quarter-finals. [22] Joe Perry was defeated by Jimmy Robertson in the last 32, meaning he did not have enough ranking points to qualify for the following event, the 2020 Tour Championship. [22] Amine Amiri won the only main stage match of his two-year tour card, winning 4–3 over Adam Ashley. [23]
The final four rounds, from the last 16 onwards, were all played on 15 March. [20] Wilson defeated Fergal O'Brien on a deciding frame before winning over both Un-Nooh in the quarter-finals and Mark Williams in the semi-finals 4–0 each to reach the final. [24] Trump defeated three Chinese players, Li Hang, Liang Wenbo and Xiao Guodong to meet Wilson in the final. [24] The first frame of the best-of-seven frame final was won by Trump, who made a break of 125, with Wilson winning the second frame with a break of 115. Trump made a total clearance in his break of 144, before Wilson tied the score at 2–2. [25] Wilson won frame five, before Trump made his third century break of the final, a 123 to force a deciding frame. [25] Trump lead 52–0 but missed a black ball from its spot , but Wilson was unable to capitalise, allowing Trump to take the title with a break of 63 and win 4–3. [25] In winning the event, Trump gained enough prize money to win the BetVictor European Series, earning a bonus of £150,000. [26] This was also Trump's sixth ranking event win of the season, the most in a single season of any player. Trump commented: "To win six ranking titles in a season, something which no one else has ever done, is an amazing achievement for me... I wasn't thinking about that tonight until it got to 3–3." [25]
Below is the full draw for the event. Players in bold denote match winners. [24]
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) (1) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Gerard Greene (NIR) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Bingham (1) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Barry Pinches | 0 | |||||||||||||
Nigel Bond (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Barry Pinches (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Bingham (1) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston | 4 | |||||||||||||
Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston | 4 | |||||||||||||
Rod Lawler | 3 | |||||||||||||
Rod Lawler (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Dylan Craig (SCO) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston | 0 | |||||||||||||
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | |||||||||||||
Gary Wilson (ENG) (16) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mei Xiwen | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mei Xiwen (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | |||||||||||||
Harvey Chandler | 0 | |||||||||||||
Harvey Chandler (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Riley Parsons (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Harvey Chandler | 4 | |||||||||||||
Anthony McGill | 3 | |||||||||||||
Fraser Patrick (SCO) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Anthony McGill (SCO) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Bai Langning (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Fergal O'Brien | 4 | |||||||||||||
Allan Taylor | 2 | |||||||||||||
Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Allan Taylor (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Fergal O'Brien | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chen Zifan | 2 | |||||||||||||
Chen Zifan (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zhang Jiankang (CHN) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Chen Zifan | 4 | |||||||||||||
Andrew Pagett | 3 | |||||||||||||
David Gilbert (ENG) (9) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Andrew Pagett (WAL) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Fergal O'Brien | 3 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (8) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chris Wakelin (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Jimmy White (ENG) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Chris Wakelin | 1 | |||||||||||||
Luca Brecel | 4 | |||||||||||||
Luca Brecel (BEL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Luca Brecel | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (8) | 4 | |||||||||||||
David Lilley (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ameur Riad (MAR) | 1 | |||||||||||||
David Lilley | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (8) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Si Jiahui (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Mark Selby (ENG) (5) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Noppon Saengkham (THA) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Mark Selby (5) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lee Walker | 1 | |||||||||||||
Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Lee Walker (WAL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Selby (5) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Lyu Haotian | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Kristján Helgason (ISL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Lyu Haotian | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chang Bingyu | 2 | |||||||||||||
Thor Chuan Leong (MYS) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Chang Bingyu (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lyu Haotian | 1 | |||||||||||||
David Grace | 4 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Maguire (SCO) (12) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Duane Jones (WAL) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Duane Jones | 1 | |||||||||||||
Oliver Lines | 4 | |||||||||||||
Oliver Lines (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Robbie Williams (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Oliver Lines | 1 | |||||||||||||
David Grace | 4 | |||||||||||||
Liam Highfield (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
David Grace (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
David Grace | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zhang Anda | 1 | |||||||||||||
Sam Baird (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Zhang Anda (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Jak Jones (WAL) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mark King (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark King | 1 | |||||||||||||
Scott Donaldson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Brandon Sargeant (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Scott Donaldson | 2 | |||||||||||||
Tian Pengfei | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ashley Carty (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Soheil Vahedi | 0 | |||||||||||||
Tian Pengfei | 4 | |||||||||||||
Yan Bingtao (CHN) (13) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Tian Pengfei | 3 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams (4) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Amine Amiri (MAR) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Adam Ashley (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Amine Amiri | 0 | |||||||||||||
Martin Gould | 4 | |||||||||||||
Martin Gould (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Davis (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Martin Gould | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams (4) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Kishan Hirani (WAL) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zhou Yuelong | 2 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams (4) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams (WAL) (4) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Kacper Filipiak (POL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Neil Robertson (AUS) (3) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Rory McLeod (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Rory McLeod | 4 | |||||||||||||
Louis Heathcote | 2 | |||||||||||||
Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
John Astley (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Rory McLeod | 4 | |||||||||||||
Elliot Slessor | 1 | |||||||||||||
Peter Lines (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Andrew Higginson | 3 | |||||||||||||
Elliot Slessor | 4 | |||||||||||||
Simon Lichtenberg (GER) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Rory McLeod | 1 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Joe Perry (ENG) (14) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Gareth Lopez (GIB) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Joe Perry (14) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lei Peifan | 1 | |||||||||||||
Lei Peifan (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Peter Devlin (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Joe Perry (14) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ricky Walden (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Craig Steadman | 2 | |||||||||||||
Craig Steadman (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Michael White (WAL) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Michael Georgiou (CYP) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Tom Ford (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Tom Ford | 4 | |||||||||||||
Alfie Burden | 2 | |||||||||||||
Ian Burns (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Alfie Burden (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Tom Ford | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jack Lisowski (11) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Kurt Maflin (NOR) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Hossein Vafaei | 0 | |||||||||||||
Jack Lisowski (11) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jack Lisowski (ENG) (11) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jordan Brown (NIR) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Tom Ford | 2 | |||||||||||||
Xiao Guodong | 4 | |||||||||||||
Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Robert Milkins (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Xiao Guodong | 4 | |||||||||||||
Yuan Sijun | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mike Dunn (ENG) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Yuan Sijun (CHN) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Xiao Guodong | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lu Ning | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Day (WAL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Luo Honghao (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Day | 3 | |||||||||||||
Lu Ning | 4 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins (SCO) (6) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Lu Ning (CHN) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Mark Allen (NIR) (7) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Michael Holt (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Michael Holt | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jackson Page | 0 | |||||||||||||
Dominic Dale (WAL) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Jackson Page (WAL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Michael Holt | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ashley Hugill | 4 | |||||||||||||
Billy Joe Castle (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Sam Craigie (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Sam Craigie | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ashley Hugill | 4 | |||||||||||||
Andy Hicks (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ashley Hugill | 2 | |||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 4 | |||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins (ENG) (10) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Sybren Sokolowski (BEL) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins (10) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 4 | |||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
James Cahill (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zhao Xintong | 1 | |||||||||||||
Andy Lee (HKG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zhao Xintong | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jamie Clarke | 0 | |||||||||||||
Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chen Feilong (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Mark Joyce (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Adam Stefanow (POL) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Mark Joyce | 4 | |||||||||||||
Xu Si | 3 | |||||||||||||
Hammad Miah (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Xu Si (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Joyce | 3 | |||||||||||||
Li Hang | 4 | |||||||||||||
Li Hang (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Alex Borg (MLT) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Li Hang | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jamie O'Neill | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter (ENG) (15) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Li Hang | 1 | |||||||||||||
Judd Trump (2) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Daniel Wells (WAL) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Graeme Dott (SCO) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Daniel Wells | 3 | |||||||||||||
Martin O'Donnell | 4 | |||||||||||||
Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Eden Sharav (ISR) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Martin O'Donnell | 1 | |||||||||||||
Judd Trump (2) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Igor Figueiredo (BRA) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Igor Figueiredo | 2 | |||||||||||||
Judd Trump (2) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Judd Trump (ENG) (2) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lee Prickman (GIB) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 0 | |||||||||
Kyren Wilson (8) | 4 | |||||||||
Kyren Wilson (8) | 4 | |||||||||
Mark Williams (4) | 0 | |||||||||
David Grace | 1 | |||||||||
Mark Williams (4) | 4 | |||||||||
Kyren Wilson (8) | 3 | |||||||||
Judd Trump (2) | 4 | |||||||||
Jimmy Robertson | 3 | |||||||||
Xiao Guodong | 4 | |||||||||
Xiao Guodong | 3 | |||||||||
Judd Trump (2) | 4 | |||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 1 | |||||||||
Judd Trump (2) | 4 | |||||||||
Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Monika Sułkowska Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, 15 March 2020 | ||
Kyren Wilson (8) England | 3–4 | Judd Trump (2) England |
Frames: 1–125 (125), 115–17 (115), 0–144 (144), 76–57, 75–61, 0–123 (123), 1–115 | ||
115 | Highest break | 144 |
1 | Century breaks | 3 |
Qualifying for the event featuring amateur players took place in Gibraltar on 11 and 12 March 2020. There were a total of four rounds with all matches being played as the best-of-5 frames. [7]
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A total of 63 century breaks were made during the tournament. [27] Judd Trump made the highest break of the event, a 144, in frame three of the final against Kyren Wilson. [27]
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The 2020 Welsh Open was a professional snooker tournament which took place from 10 to 16 February 2020 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. It was the 12th ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season, and the final tournament of the season's Home Nations Series. It was the 29th edition of the Welsh Open, first held in 1992. The event featured a prize fund of £405,000 with the winner receiving £70,000.
The 2021 Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 17 January 2021 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the 47th staging of the Masters tournament, which was first held in 1975, and the second of three Triple Crown events in the 2020–21 season, following the 2020 UK Championship and preceding the 2021 World Snooker Championship. The top sixteen players from the snooker world rankings were invited to compete in a knockout tournament. The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association organised the tournament, which was broadcast by the BBC and Eurosport in Europe. The event was sponsored by sports betting company Betfred. It was played behind closed doors because of COVID-19 restrictions in the United Kingdom. Two players, world number one Judd Trump and Jack Lisowski, withdrew from the event after testing positive for COVID-19.
The 2020 European Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place from 21 to 27 September 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. Organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, it was the first completed ranking event of the 2020–21 season. The competition was the 22nd edition of the European Masters, first held in 1989 and the second held in 2020 after the January 2020 European Masters. The event featured 128 participants with five withdrawing from the event due to COVID-19 and another because of his snooker cue being stolen. The winner of the event won £80,000 from a total prize fund of £407,000. The event was sponsored by betting company BetVictor.
The 2021 German Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 27 to 31 January 2021. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament was staged at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. The tournament was the eighth ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season. It was the 15th edition of the German Masters, first held in 1995 as the 1995 German Open. Shaun Murphy made the sixth maximum break of his career in the first qualifying round against Chen Zifan.
The 2021 Championship League Invitational was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 4 Januaryto 2 April 2021 in the Ballroom, Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England. It is the 16th staging of the tournament.
The 2021 Welsh Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 15 to 21 February 2021 at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales. It was the 10th ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season and the 30th edition of the Welsh Open, first held in 1992. It was the fifth of six tournaments in the European Series and the fourth and final event of the Home Nations Series. The event was sponsored by sports betting company BetVictor, with the winner being awarded £70,000 from a total prize fund of £405,000.
The 2021 UK Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 23 November to 5 December 2021 at the York Barbican, in York, England. The event was the first Triple Crown and fifth ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season. The tournament featured a prize fund of £1,009,000, with the winner receiving £200,000. It was sponsored by car retail company Cazoo and broadcast in the UK by the BBC and Eurosport.
The 2022 Welsh Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 28 February to 6 March 2022 at the International Convention Centre Wales at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales. It was the 12th ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, and the 31st edition of the Welsh Open, first held in 1992. It was the seventh of eight tournaments in the season's European Series, and the fourth and final event of the Home Nations Series. The tournament was broadcast by BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Online, BBC Red Button, Quest and Eurosport domestically.
The 2022 Gibraltar Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 24 to 26 March 2022 at the Europa Point Sports Complex. The 14th ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, it followed the Turkish Masters and preceded the Tour Championship. It was the seventh -- and currently final -- edition of the Gibraltar Open, first held in 2015, and the eighth and final event of the 2021–22 European Series.
The 2022 World Mixed Doubles was a non-ranking professional snooker team tournament that took place from 24 to 25 September 2022 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by bookmaker BetVictor, the event was televised by ITV. It was the first staging of the tournament since 1991, when Steve Davis and Allison Fisher defeated Stephen Hendry and Stacey Hillyard 5–4 in the final in Hamburg. It featured a total prize fund of £140,000, of which the winners received £60,000.
The 2023 Welsh Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 13 to 19 February 2023 at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales, marking the first time since the event's inception in 1992 that it was staged elsewhere than Newport or Cardiff. Qualifiers took place from 11 to 13 January 2023 at the Metrodome in Barnsley, although matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings, as well as matches involving two Welsh wild-card entrants, were held over and played at the final venue. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by online betting company BetVictor, the tournament was broadcast by BBC Cymru Wales and the BBC Red Button domestically, by Eurosport in Europe, and by multiple other broadcasters internationally. The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.