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 .
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.
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 &
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
Judd Trump (ENG)
