2020 World Grand Prix (2020–21 season)

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2020 Matchroom World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates14–20 December 2020 (2020-12-14 2020-12-20)
Venue Marshall Arena
City Milton Keynes
CountryEngland
Organisation World Snooker Tour
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £380,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG) (143)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)
Score10–7
2021

The 2020 World Grand Prix (officially the 2020 Matchroom World Grand Prix) was a professional snooker tournament, that took place from 14 to 20 December 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. Although the tournament was not sponsored by Cazoo, it was the first of three tournaments that form the Cazoo Cup.

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Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having won the previous final 10–8 against Graeme Dott. [1] However, Robertson lost 2–4 to Robert Milkins in the first round.

Judd Trump won the tournament for the third time, beating Jack Lisowski 10–7 to claim his 20th ranking title. [2]

Prize fund

The event had a total prize fund of £380,000, with £100,000 to the winner. The participation prize is £5,000, which does not count towards a player's world ranking. The breakdown of prize money for the event:

Seeding list

The top 32 players on the one-year ranking list, running from the September 2020 European Masters until and including the 2020 Scottish Open, qualified for the tournament. [3]

RankPlayerTotal points
1Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)270,500
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)246,000
3Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)205,500
4Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)92,500
5Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)73,500
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuelong  (CHN)70,000
7Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)58,500
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lu Ning  (CHN)52,000
9Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)48,500
10Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)45,000
11Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)45,000
12Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)45,000
13Flag of England.svg  David Grace  (ENG)41,000
14Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)38,500
15Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)37,000
16Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Hang  (CHN)36,000
17Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)35,500
18Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)34,500
19Flag of Scotland.svg  Anthony McGill  (SCO)33,500
20Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan Bingtao  (CHN)32,500
21Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)31,000
22Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jak Jones  (WAL)31,000
23Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Xintong  (CHN)31,000
24Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)29,000
25Flag of England.svg  Robbie Williams  (ENG)29,000
26Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)28,000
27Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Vafaei  (IRN)27,500
28Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)27,000
29Flag of Norway.svg  Kurt Maflin  (NOR)27,000
30Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)26,000
31Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)26,000
32Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)26,000

Tournament draw

Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1 Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)4
32 Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)3
1 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 4
17 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 3
16 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Hang  (CHN)2
17 Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)4
1 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 5
9 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 2
9 Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)4
24 Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)3
9 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 4
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Ning 1
8 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lu Ning  (CHN)4
25 Flag of England.svg  Robbie Williams  (ENG)3
1 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 6
5 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 1
5 Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)4
28 Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)1
5 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
12 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 1
12 Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)4
21 Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)1
5 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
4 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 3
13 Flag of England.svg  David Grace  (ENG)3
20 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan Bingtao  (CHN)4
20 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao 1
4 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 4
4 Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)4
29 Flag of Norway.svg  Kurt Maflin  (NOR)2
1 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 10
18 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 7
3 Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)4
30 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)3
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 4
19 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 2
14 Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)2
19 Flag of Scotland.svg  Anthony McGill  (SCO)4
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 5
27 Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei 3
11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)4
22 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jak Jones  (WAL)0
11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 1
27 Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei 4
6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuelong  (CHN)3
27 Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Vafaei  (IRN)4
3 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 4
18 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 6
7 Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)4
26 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)2
7 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 3
23 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 4
10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)2
23 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Xintong  (CHN)4
23 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 3
18 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 5
15 Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)2
18 Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)4
18 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 4
31 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 0
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)2
31 Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 20 December 2020
Judd Trump (1)
Flag of England.svg  England
10–7 Jack Lisowski (18)
Flag of England.svg  England
Afternoon:75–4, 44–72, 95–42, 122–0 (122), 82–25, 93–1, 4–77, 67–40
Evening:67–53, 1–104, 8–116 (112), 0–87, 0–95, 62–53, 0–78, 104–0, 72–61
122Highest break112
1Century breaks1

Century breaks

A total of 38 century breaks were made by 20 players during the tournament. [4]

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