Tournament information | |
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Venue | The Capital Venue |
Location | Gloucester |
Country | England |
Established | 2011 |
Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
Format | Minor-ranking event |
Total prize fund | €100,400 [1] |
Final year | 2013 |
Final champion | Mark Allen |
The Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup (formerly known as the Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy) was a professional minor-ranking snooker tournament, which was part of the Players Tour Championship. The tournament started in 2011 and was staged at the Capital Venue [n 1] in Gloucester, England. Mark Allen was the last champion.
The tournament was named in memory of Capital Venue owner Paul Mount's late sister, who had died of breast cancer. The players wore pink shirts to raise awareness of the disease. [2] The Pink Ribbon tournament was also held at the venue under a similar premise.
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Season |
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Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy (minor-ranking) | ||||
2011 [3] | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Matthew Stevens | 4–2 | 2011/12 |
2012 [4] | John Higgins | Judd Trump | 4–2 | 2012/13 |
Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup (minor-ranking) [n 2] | ||||
2013 [5] | Mark Allen | Judd Trump | 4–1 | 2013/14 |
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