Riga Masters (snooker)

Riga Masters
Tournament information
Venue Arena Riga
Location Riga
Country Latvia
Established 2014
Organisation(s) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund €200,000[1]
Current champion(s) Australia Neil Robertson

The Riga Masters or Riga Open until 2016 (also known as the Kaspersky Riga Masters for sponsorship reasons) is a ranking snooker tournament. The tournament started in 2014 as a part of the Players Tour Championship and was staged at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. It has been the opening ranking event of the season since becoming a ranking event in 2016. Neil Robertson is the reigning champion.

Winners

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
Riga Open (minor-ranking)
2014[2] England Mark Selby Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4–3 2014/15
2015[3] England Barry Hawkins England Tom Ford 4–1 2015/16
Riga Masters (ranking)
2016[4] Australia Neil Robertson England Michael Holt 5–2 2016/17
2017 Wales Ryan Day Scotland Stephen Maguire 5–2 2017/18
2018[5] Australia Neil Robertson England Jack Lisowski 5–2 2018/19

Stats

Finalists

Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Neil Robertson  Australia 2 0 2
2 Mark Selby  England 1 0 1
2 Barry Hawkins  England 1 0 1
2 Ryan Day  Wales 1 0 1
5 Michael Holt  England 0 1 1
5 Tom Ford  England 0 1 1
5 Mark Allen  Northern Ireland 0 1 1
5 Stephen Maguire  Scotland 0 1 1
5 Jack Lisowski  England 0 1 1

References

  1. ↑ "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2016". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Selby Takes Riga Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hawkins Rules in Riga". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Robertson Rules in Riga". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Robertson Rules in Riga". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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