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World Open (snooker)
The World Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. Throughout its history, the tournament has undergone numerous format revamps and name changes, with it being better known as the Grand Prix during most of the 1980s to 2000s. It is now held in Yushan, China, after relocations to Scotland and Hainan Island, where it replaces the China Open as the last ranking Chinese event before the World Championships every year.
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh is the reigning champion, having won his second title at the tournament.
The tournament was created in 1982 as the Professional Players Tournament by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, in order to provide another ranking event along with the International Open. Previously, only the World Championship carried ranking points. Ray Reardon beat Jimmy White 10–5 in the final to win the first prize of £5,000. Reardon became the oldest winner of a ranking event at the age of 50 years and 14 days. This record stood for 43 years, until Mark Williams won the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix aged 50 years and 206 days.
In 1984 Rothmans started sponsoring the tournament, changing its name to the Grand Prix, and moved its venue to the Hexagon Theatre in Reading. The tournament has had various sponsors and venues since. Previous sponsors include LG Electronics, who took over in 2001 and changed the tournament's name to the LG Cup. After LG withdrew their sponsorship, the Grand Prix name was revived for 2004 and was sponsored by totesport, then by Royal London Watches between 2006 and 2008.
The tournament was played at the start of the snooker season at the Preston Guild Hall from 1998 to 2004, except moving once to Telford in 2000; the event was then moved to Aberdeen and Glasgow in Scotland during 2005 to 2010. On 9 January 2012, it was announced that the World Open would be held in the next five years in Haikou, Hainan Island, in China.
In November 2014, it was announced that the tournament would not be held that season after the contract with the promoter was not renewed and a new venue was not found in time. The event returned in 2016 and is now held in Yushan. Between 2020 and 2023, the event was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2024 season marked the return of the tournament after its closure during the Covid pandemic. In the final match, Judd Trump from England emerged victorious over the home player Ding Junhui with a score of 10–4, securing his reigning championship title.
The tournament is currently shown live on TNT Sports and Eurosport in Europe. Prior to the event moving to China, it had been aired extensively on the BBC, which had first covered the tournament in 1984. ITV televised the event in 2013.. The first 2 tournaments 1982 and 1983 as the Professional Players Championship were not televised
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World Open (snooker)
The World Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. Throughout its history, the tournament has undergone numerous format revamps and name changes, with it being better known as the Grand Prix during most of the 1980s to 2000s. It is now held in Yushan, China, after relocations to Scotland and Hainan Island, where it replaces the China Open as the last ranking Chinese event before the World Championships every year.
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh is the reigning champion, having won his second title at the tournament.
The tournament was created in 1982 as the Professional Players Tournament by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, in order to provide another ranking event along with the International Open. Previously, only the World Championship carried ranking points. Ray Reardon beat Jimmy White 10–5 in the final to win the first prize of £5,000. Reardon became the oldest winner of a ranking event at the age of 50 years and 14 days. This record stood for 43 years, until Mark Williams won the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix aged 50 years and 206 days.
In 1984 Rothmans started sponsoring the tournament, changing its name to the Grand Prix, and moved its venue to the Hexagon Theatre in Reading. The tournament has had various sponsors and venues since. Previous sponsors include LG Electronics, who took over in 2001 and changed the tournament's name to the LG Cup. After LG withdrew their sponsorship, the Grand Prix name was revived for 2004 and was sponsored by totesport, then by Royal London Watches between 2006 and 2008.
The tournament was played at the start of the snooker season at the Preston Guild Hall from 1998 to 2004, except moving once to Telford in 2000; the event was then moved to Aberdeen and Glasgow in Scotland during 2005 to 2010. On 9 January 2012, it was announced that the World Open would be held in the next five years in Haikou, Hainan Island, in China.
In November 2014, it was announced that the tournament would not be held that season after the contract with the promoter was not renewed and a new venue was not found in time. The event returned in 2016 and is now held in Yushan. Between 2020 and 2023, the event was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2024 season marked the return of the tournament after its closure during the Covid pandemic. In the final match, Judd Trump from England emerged victorious over the home player Ding Junhui with a score of 10–4, securing his reigning championship title.
The tournament is currently shown live on TNT Sports and Eurosport in Europe. Prior to the event moving to China, it had been aired extensively on the BBC, which had first covered the tournament in 1984. ITV televised the event in 2013.. The first 2 tournaments 1982 and 1983 as the Professional Players Championship were not televised