World Open (snooker)

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.

World Open

Tournament information
Venue	Yushan Sport Centre
Location	Yushan, Jiangxi Province
Country	China
Established	1982
Organisation(s)	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£815,000
Recent edition	2024
Current champion(s)	Judd Trump (ENG)

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.

Winners

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 & International Snooker Club	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	Mark Allen (NIR)	Stephen Lee (ENG)	10–1	Haikou Stadium	Haikou, China	2011/12
2013	Mark Allen (NIR)	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	10–4	Hainan International Convention And Exhibition Center		2012/13
2014	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	Mark Selby (ENG)	10–6			2013/14
World Open (ranking, 2016–present)
2016	Ali Carter (ENG)	Joe Perry (ENG)	10–8	Yushan No.1 Middle School	Yushan, China	2016/17
2017	Ding Junhui (CHN)	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	10–3			2017/18
2018	Mark Williams (WAL)	David Gilbert (ENG)	10–9			2018/19
2019	Judd Trump (ENG)	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	10–5	Yushan Sport Centre		2019/20
2020–2023	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2024	Judd Trump (ENG)	Ding Junhui (CHN)	10–4	Yushan Sport Centre	Yushan, China	2023/24