World Grand Prix (snooker)
The World Grand Prix is a professional ranking snooker tournament restricted to the top 32 players on the one-year ranking list. The inaugural edition was played in 2015 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales.[1] The reigning champion is Judd Trump.
Tournament information | |
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Venue | The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse |
Location | Cheltenham |
Country | England |
Established | 2015 |
Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £380,000 |
Current champion(s) | Judd Trump (ENG) |
History
The World Grand Prix was held as a non-ranking event in March 2015 in Llandudno, Wales, for the top 32 players on the World Grand Prix list. The list was based on a one-year ranking system.
From 2016, the World Grand Prix has been held as a ranking event.
In 2019, the tournament was included in the newly created Coral Cup series, and branded as "Coral World Grand Prix".
Winners
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Venue | Season |
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World Grand Prix (non-ranking) | |||||
2015 | Judd Trump (ENG) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 10–7 | Llandudno | 2014–15 |
World Grand Prix (ranking) | |||||
2016 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 10–9 | Llandudno | 2015–16 |
2017 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | Ryan Day (WAL) | 10–7 | Preston | 2016–17 |
2018 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 10–3 | Preston | 2017–18 |
2019 | Judd Trump (ENG) | Ali Carter (ENG) | 10–6 | Cheltenham | 2018–19 |
2020 (1) | Neil Robertson (AUS) | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 10–8 | Cheltenham | 2019–20 |
2020 (2) | Judd Trump (ENG) | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 10–7 | Milton Keynes | 2020–21 |
References
- "World Snooker | News | News | 888.com To Sponsor World Grand Prix". 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015.
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