2020 Gibraltar Open

The 2020 Gibraltar Open (also known as the 2020 BetVictor Gibraltar Open due to sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament, that took place from 13 to 15 March 2020 at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar with qualifying rounds taking place 11–12 March 2020. It was the fifteenth ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season, and the final tournament in the European Series, following the German Masters, European Masters and Snooker Shoot Out. The event was the fifth Gibraltar Open tournament, first held in 2015. The event was organized by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored by BetVictor. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, matches were originally limited to a maximum audience of 100. After the first day, all matches were played without any spectators. A number of professional players withdrew from the event, alongside 54 amateur players and a number of referees.

2020 Gibraltar Open
Tournament information
Dates13–15 March 2020
VenueEuropa Point Sports Complex
CityGibraltar
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£251,000
Winner's share£50,000
Highest break Judd Trump (ENG) (144)
Final
Champion Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up Kyren Wilson (ENG)
Score4–3
← 2019
2021 →

The defending champion was Stuart Bingham who defeated Ryan Day 4–1 in the 2019 final. Bingham lost 0–4 to Ben Woollaston in the third round of the event. Judd Trump won the championship – his 17th career and sixth ranking title of the season – after a 4–3 defeat of Kyren Wilson in the final. Winning six events became the record for the most ranking titles in a season with the victory. The tournament featured a total of £251,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. In addition to the winners purse, Trump also secured £150,000 for scoring the most ranking points across the European Series. There was a total of 63 century breaks made during the event, the highest of which a 144 made by Trump.

Tournament format

The event was the fifth iteration of the Gibraltar Open, having been first held in 2015.[1] The event took place from 13 to 15 March 2020 at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar.[2] The event was the 15th ranking tournament of the 2019–20 snooker season after the Players Championship, and preceding the Tour Championship.[3] The defending champion was Stuart Bingham who had defeated Ryan Day 4–1 in the 2019 final.[4] The event was the final event of the 2020 BetVictor European Series, following the 2020 European Masters, 2020 German Masters and 2020 Snooker Shoot Out.[5] The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored by BetVictor.[5] Qualifying for the event was held from 11 to 12 March 2020 also at the Europa Point Sports Complex.[6] Qualifying was played as best-of-5 frame matches, with the main stage of the event played as best-of-7 frames.[6]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, matches were originally limited to a maximum audience of 100.[7] After the first day, this restriction was tightened and matches were played without crowds.[8][9] As a number of tour referees were unable to travel to the venue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some matches were played without referees, with players respotting balls for their opponents.[10][11] The event was broadcast by Eurosport across Europe.[2]

Prize fund

The event featured a total prize fund of £251,000 with the winner receiving £50,000.[12] This was an increase of £74,000 and £25,000 respectively from the 2019 event.[13] As part of the BetVictor European Series the player with the highest amount of prize money received from the four events won an additional £150,000.[14] Prior to the event, only Neil Robertson and Judd Trump were in contention for the prize.[15][16]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[17]

  • Winner: £50,000
  • Runner-up: £20,000
  • Semi-final: £6,000
  • Quarter-final: £5,000
  • Last 16: £4,000
  • Last 32: £3,000
  • Last 64: £2,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £251,000

Summary

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic several players withdrew from the event. Neil Robertson, John Higgins, Mark Allen, David Gilbert, Stephen Maguire, Ali Carter, Graeme Dott, Noppon Saengkham, Kurt Maflin, Anthony Hamilton, Mike Dunn, Fraser Patrick and Jimmy White withdrew from the event, with some being replaced in the draw by amateur players.[18][19]

The first three rounds of the event were played on 13 and 14 March 2020.[20] Ben Woollaston defeated reigning Masters champion Stuart Bingham at the last 32 stage. Woollaston made breaks of 79 and 74 and eventually whitewashed Bingham 4-0.[21] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won his last 32 stage match 4-0 over Harvey Chandler in just 43 minutes.[21] Three-time world champion Mark Williams defeated Martin Gould, but fellow three-time champion Mark Selby was defeated by Lyu Haotian.[21] Kyren Wilson made breaks of 76, 90 and 107 to defeat Luca Brecel 4-0.[21] Reigning world champion Judd Trump defeated native Gibraltan Lee Prickman, Brazil’s Igor Figueiredo and Englishman Martin O'Donnell to reach the quarter-finals.[22] Joe Perry was defeated by Jimmy Robertson in the last 32, meaning he did not have enough ranking points to qualify for the following event, the 2020 Players Championship.[22]

The final four rounds, from the last 16 onwards, were all played on 15 March.[20]




In winning the event, Trump gained enough prize money to win the BetVictor European Series.[23]

Main draw

Below is the full draw for the event. Players in bold denote match winners.[24]

Section 1
 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham (ENG) (1)4
 
 
 
 Gerard Greene (NIR)1
 
 Stuart Bingham (1)4
 
 
 
 Barry Pinches0
 
  Nigel Bond (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Barry Pinches (ENG)4
 
 Stuart Bingham (1)0
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston4
 
  Anthony Hamilton (ENG)w/d
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)w/o
 
 Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
 Rod Lawler3
 
  Rod Lawler (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Dylan Craig1
 
 Ben Woollaston0
 
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
  Gary Wilson (ENG) (16)2
 
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)4
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
 Mei Xiwen1
 
  Mitchell Mann (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Mei Xiwen (CHN)4
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
 Harvey Chandler0
 
  Harvey Chandler (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Riley Parsons (ENG)0
 
 Harvey Chandler4
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill3
 
  Fraser Patrick (SCO)w/d
 
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO)w/o
 

Section 2
 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Bai Langning (CHN)2
 
 
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)4
 
 Fergal O'Brien4
 
 
 
 Allan Taylor2
 
  Joe O'Connor (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Allan Taylor (ENG)4
 
 Fergal O'Brien4
 
 
 
 Chen Zifan2
 
  Chen Zifan (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Zhang Jiankang (CHN)0
 
 Chen Zifan4
 
 
 
 Andrew Pagett3
 
  David Gilbert (ENG) (9)w/d
 
 
 
 Andrew Pagett (WAL)w/o
 
 Fergal O'Brien3
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
  Chris Wakelin (ENG)w/o
 
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG)w/d
 
 Chris Wakelin1
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel4
 
  Luca Brecel (BEL)4
 
 
 
 Ken Doherty (IRL)3
 
 Luca Brecel0
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
  David Lilley (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Ameur Riad1
 
 David Lilley0
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
  Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8)4
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN)1
 

Section 3
 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Mark Selby (ENG) (5)w/o
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA)w/d
 
 Mark Selby (5)4
 
 
 
 Lee Walker1
 
  Fan Zhengyi (CHN)1
 
 
 
 Lee Walker (WAL)4
 
 Mark Selby (5)1
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian4
 
  Lyu Haotian (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Kristján Helgason (ISL)3
 
 Lyu Haotian4
 
 
 
 Chang Bingyu2
 
  Thor Chuan Leong (MYS)2
 
 
 
 Chang Bingyu (CHN)4
 
 Lyu Haotian1
 
 
 
 David Grace4
 
  Stephen Maguire (SCO) (12)w/d
 
 
 
 Duane Jones (WAL)w/o
 
 Duane Jones1
 
 
 
 Oliver Lines4
 
  Oliver Lines (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Robbie Williams (ENG)2
 
 Oliver Lines1
 
 
 
 David Grace4
 
  Liam Highfield (ENG)0
 
 
 
 David Grace (ENG)4
 
 David Grace4
 
 
 
 Zhang Anda1
 
  Sam Baird (ENG)0
 
 
 Zhang Anda (CHN)4
 

Section 4
 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Jak Jones (WAL)1
 
 
 
 Mark King (ENG)4
 
 Mark King1
 
 
 
 Scott Donaldson4
 
  Scott Donaldson (SCO)4
 
 
 
 Brandon Sargeant (ENG)2
 
 Scott Donaldson2
 
 
 
 Tian Pengfei4
 
  Ashley Carty (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Soheil Vahedi (IRN)4
 
 Soheil Vahedi0
 
 
 
 Tian Pengfei4
 
  Yan Bingtao (CHN) (13)0
 
 
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN)4
 
 Tian Pengfei3
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (4)4
 
  Amine Amiri (MAR)4
 
 
 
 Adam Ashley3
 
 Amine Amiri0
 
 
 
 Martin Gould4
 
  Martin Gould (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)2
 
 Martin Gould1
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (4)4
 
  Kishan Hirani (WAL)0
 
 
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN)4
 
 Zhou Yuelong2
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (4)4
 
  Mark Williams (WAL) (4)4
 
 
 Kacper Filipiak (POL)3
 

Section 5
 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (AUS) (3)w/d
 
 
 
 Rory McLeod (ENG)w/o
 
 Rory McLeod4
 
 
 
 Louis Heathcote2
 
  Louis Heathcote (ENG)4
 
 
 
 John Astley (ENG)1
 
 Rory McLeod4
 
 
 
 Elliot Slessor1
 
  Peter Lines (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Andrew Higginson (ENG)4
 
 Andrew Higginson3
 
 
 
 Elliot Slessor4
 
  Simon Lichtenberg (GER)0
 
 
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG)4
 
 Rory McLeod1
 
 
 
 Jimmy Robertson4
 
  Joe Perry (ENG) (14)4
 
 
 
 Gareth Lopez0
 
 Joe Perry (14)4
 
 
 
 Lei Peifan1
 
  Lei Peifan (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Peter Devlin1
 
 Joe Perry (14)3
 
 
 
 Jimmy Robertson4
 
  Jimmy Robertson (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG)0
 
 Jimmy Robertson4
 
 
 
 Craig Steadman2
 
  Craig Steadman (ENG)4
 
 
 Michael White (WAL)2
 

Section 6
 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Michael Georgiou (CYP)1
 
 
 
 Tom Ford (ENG)4
 
 Tom Ford4
 
 
 
 Alfie Burden2
 
  Ian Burns (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Alfie Burden (ENG)4
 
 Tom Ford4
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski (11)2
 
  Kurt Maflin (NOR)w/d
 
 
 
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN)w/o
 
 Hossein Vafaei0
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski (11)4
 
  Jack Lisowski (ENG) (11)4
 
 
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR)2
 
 Tom Ford2
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong4
 
  Xiao Guodong (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG)0
 
 Xiao Guodong4
 
 
 
 Yuan Sijun 1
 
  Mike Dunn (ENG)w/d
 
 
 
 Yuan Sijun (CHN)w/o
 
 Xiao Guodong4
 
 
 
 Lu Ning1
 
  Ryan Day (WAL)4
 
 
 
 Luo Honghao (CHN)1
 
 Ryan Day3
 
 
 
 Lu Ning4
 
  John Higgins (SCO) (6)w/d
 
 
 Lu Ning (CHN)w/o
 

Section 7
 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Mark Allen (NIR) (7)w/d
 
 
 
 Michael Holt (ENG)w/o
 
 Michael Holt4
 
 
 
 Jackson Page0
 
  Dominic Dale (WAL)1
 
 
 
 Jackson Page (WAL)4
 
 Michael Holt1
 
 
 
 Ashley Hugill4
 
  Billy Joe Castle (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG)4
 
 Sam Craigie0
 
 
 
 Ashley Hugill4
 
  Andy Hicks (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Ashley Hugill (ENG)4
 
 Ashley Hugill2
 
 
 
 Liang Wenbo4
 
  Barry Hawkins (ENG) (10)4
 
 
 
 Sybren Sokolowski0
 
 Barry Hawkins (10)3
 
 
 
 Liang Wenbo4
 
  Liang Wenbo (CHN)4
 
 
 
 James Cahill (ENG)3
 
 Liang Wenbo4
 
 
 
 Zhao Xintong1
 
  Andy Lee (HKG)1
 
 
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN)4
 
 Zhao Xintong4
 
 
 
 Jamie Clarke0
 
  Jamie Clarke (WAL)4
 
 
 Chen Feilong (CHN)1
 

Section 8
 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Adam Stefanow (POL)2
 
 Mark Joyce4
 
 
 
 Xu Si3
 
  Hammad Miah (ENG)3
 
 
 
 Xu Si (CHN)4
 
 Mark Joyce3
 
 
 
 Li Hang4
 
  Li Hang (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Alex Borg (MLT)1
 
 Li Hang4
 
 
 
 Jamie O'Neill1
 
  Ali Carter (ENG) (15)w/d
 
 
 
 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)w/o
 
 Li Hang1
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (2)4
 
  Daniel Wells (WAL)w/o
 
 
 
 Graeme Dott (SCO)w/d
 
 Daniel Wells3
 
 
 
 Martin O'Donnell4
 
  Martin O'Donnell (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Eden Sharav (ISR)1
 
 Martin O'Donnell1
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (2)4
 
  Igor Figueiredo (BRA)4
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG)1
 
 Igor Figueiredo2
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (2)4
 
  Judd Trump (ENG) (2)4
 
 
 Lee Prickman 0
 

Finals
 
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh0
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (4)0
 
 David Grace1
 
 
 
 Mark Williams (4)4
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)3
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (2)4
 
 Jimmy Robertson3
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong4
 
 Xiao Guodong3
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (2)4
 
 Liang Wenbo1
 
 
 Judd Trump (2)4
 

Final
Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Monika Sułkowska.
Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, 15 March 2020.
Kyren Wilson (8)
 England		 3–4 Judd Trump (2)
 England
1–125 (125), 115–17 (115), 0–144 (144), 76–57 (Wilson 56), 75–61, 0–123 (123), 1–115 (63)
115 Highest break 144
1 Century breaks 3
2 50+ breaks 4

Qualifying

Qualifying for the event featuring amateur players took place in Gibraltar on 11–12 March 2020. There were a total of four rounds with all matches being played as the best-of-5 frames.[6]

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

A total of 63 century breaks were made during the tournament.[25] Judd Trump made the highest break of the event in frame three of the final against Kyren Wilson.[25]


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