List of snooker tournaments

This is a list of professional and alternative format snooker tournaments. Professional snooker tournaments can take the form of ranking tournaments—which are open to players on the main tour and award ranking points based on a player's performance—and non-ranking tournaments. A non-ranking tournament may take the form of an invitational event where player participation is conditional on criteria set by the organiser or sponsor or by personal invite. Most tournaments take the form of a 'singles' event, but there are several team formats that have appeared on the calendar over the years.

Blue-filled: nations that have hosted a professional snooker tournament.
Red-filled: nations that have hosted a pro–am tournament but are yet to host a fully professional tournament.

In recent seasons alternative forms of snooker have proliferated on the calendar. Any event that uses the official rules of snooker but is not completely consistent with them is defined as an "alternative form of snooker", such as six-red snooker (which is played with six reds as opposed to the standard fifteen as required by the official rules), and alterations to scoring and fouling. Some tournaments have occupied the middle ground between strict adherence to the official rules and adopting an alternative format by implementing tournament rules that fully complement the official rules of the game, such as adding a shot clock or call shot; in such instances, a tournament rule operates in a way that the official rules of the game are still fully observed.

Current tournaments

Professional tournaments

This is a list of ranking professional snooker tournaments.

Ranking tournaments
Tournament Event Format Location
World Snooker Championship1927–1940 (BACC)
1946–1952 (BACC)
1952–1957 (World Professional Match-play Championship)
1964–1968 (BACC) (challenge basis)
1969–present (WPBSA)
Non-ranking
1927–1973
England
1927–1973
Jersey
1957
South Africa
1965
Australia
1970 (1971 event)
Ranking
1974–present
England
1974 & 1976 (various venues)
1976/77–present (Crucible Theatre)
Australia
1975
UK Championship1977/78–presentInvitational
1977/78–1983/84
England
1977/78–2000/01 & 2007/08–2010/11 (various venues)
2001/02–2006/07 & 2011/12–present (Barbican Centre)
Ranking
1984/85–present
World CupWorld Challenge Cup
1979/80–1980/81
InvitationalEngland
World Team Classic
1981/82–1983/84
World Cup
1984/85–1989/90
1996/97
2011/12
2015/16–present
InvitationalEngland
1984/85–1989/90
Thailand
1996/97
2011/12
China
2015/16–present
Scottish OpenInternational Open
1981/82–1984/85
Non-ranking
1981/82
England
Ranking
1982/83–1984/85
Matchroom Trophy
1985/86
Ranking
International Open
1986/87–1989/90
1992/93–1996/97
RankingEngland
1986/87–1989/90
1992/93–1995/96
Scotland
1996/97
Scottish Open
1997/98–2002/03
RankingScotland
Players Championship
2003/04
Scottish Open
2012/13, 2016/17–present
PTC
2012/13
Ranking
2016/17–present
World OpenProfessional Players Tournament
1982/83–1983/84
RankingEngland
Grand Prix
1984/85–2000/01
LG Cup
2001/02–2003/04
Grand Prix
2004/05–2009/10
RankingEngland
2004/05–2005/06
Scotland
2006/07–2009/10
World Open
2010/11–2013/14, 2016/2017–present
RankingScotland
2010/11 (S.E.C.C.)
China
2011/12 (Haikou Stadium)
2012/13–2013/14 (Hainan International Exhibition Center)
European MastersEuropean Open
1988/89–1996/97
RankingFrance
1988/89–1989/90
The Netherlands
1990/91
Belgium
1991/92–1994/95
Malta
1995/96–1996/97
Irish Open
1998/99
RankingRepublic of Ireland
European Open
2001/02–2003/04
RankingMalta
2001/02 & 2003/04
England
2002/03
Malta Cup
2004/05–2007/08
Ranking
2004/05–2006/07
Malta
Invitational
2007/08
European Masters
2016/17–present
Ranking
Romania
2016/17
Belgium
2017/18
Snooker Shoot Out1990/91, 2010/11–presentInvitational (professional rules)
1990/91
England (Trentham Gardens)
Invitational (alternative rules)
2010/11–2015/16
England (Blackpool Tower)
Ranking (alternative rules)
2016/17–present
Welsh Open1991/92–presentRankingWales
1991/92–1997/98 & 2004/05–2013/14 (Newport Centre)
1998/99–2003/04 & 2014/15–present (Cardiff venues)
German MastersGerman Open
1995/96–1997/98
RankingGermany
1995/96–1998/99 (various venues)
2010/11–present (Tempodrom)
German Masters
1998/99
2010/11–present
Invitational
1998/99
Ranking
2010/11–present
China OpenChina International
1997/98–1998/99
Invitational
1997/98
China
1997/98–2004/05 (various venues)
2005/06–present (Beijing University Students' Gymnasium)
Ranking
1998/99
China Open
1999/00–2001/02
2004/05–present
Ranking
Paul Hunter ClassicGrand Prix Fürth
2004/05
Pro–amGermany
Fürth German Open
2005/06–2006/07
Paul Hunter Classic
2007/08–present
Pro–am
2007/08–2009/10
PTC
2010/11–2015/16
Ranking
2016/17–present
Players ChampionshipPlayers Tour Championship Grand Finals
2010/11–2012/13
RankingRepublic of Ireland
2010/11 (The Helix)
2011/12–2012/13 (Bailey Allen Hall)
Players Championship Grand Final
2013/14–2015/16
RankingEngland
2013/14 (Preston Guild Hall)
2015/16 (EventCity)
Thailand
2014/15 (Montien Riverside Hotel)
Players Championship
2016/17–present
RankingWales
2016/17–2017/18 (Venue Cymru)
England
2018/19– (Preston Guild Hall)
International Championship2012/13–presentRankingChina
2012/13 & 2014/15–present (Sichuan International Tennis Center)
2013/14 (Chengdu Eastern Music Park)
Indian Open2013/14–2014/15, 2016/17–presentRankingIndia
2013/14 (Le Meridien Hotel)
2014/15–present (Grand Hyatt Mumbai)
Riga MastersRiga Open
2014/15–2015/16
PTCLatvia (Arena Riga)
Riga Masters
2016/17–present
Ranking
World Grand Prix2014/15–presentInvitational
2014/15
Wales
2014/15–2015/16 (Venue Cymru)
Ranking
2015/16–present
England
2016/17–2017/18 (Preston Guild Hall)
2018/19 (Cheltenham Racecourse)
Gibraltar Open2015/16–presentPTC
2015/16
Gibraltar (Tercentenary Sports Hall)
Ranking
2016/17–present
English Open2016/17–presentRankingEngland
2016/17 (EventCity)
2017/18 (Barnsley Metrodome)
China Championship2016/17–presentNon-ranking
2016/17
China (Guangzhou Sport University)
Ranking
2017/18–present
Northern Ireland Open2016/17–presentRankingNorthern Ireland
2016/17 (Titanic Belfast)
2017/18 (Waterfront Hall)
Tour Championship2018/19–presentRankingWales (Venue Cymru)

The professional snooker tournaments listed below are non-ranking and invitational events.

Non-ranking tournaments
Tournament Event Format Location
Masters1975–presentInvitationalEngland
1975–1977/78 (London venues)
1978/79–2005/06 (Wembley Conference Centre)
2006/07–2010/11 (Wembley Arena)
2011/12–present (Alexandra Palace)
Champion of Champions1978/79, 1980/81
2013/14–present
InvitationalEngland
1978/79 (Wembley Conference Centre)
1980/81 (New London Theatre)
2013/14–present (Ricoh Arena)
World Seniors Championship1991/92, 2010/11Non-ranking (professional rules)England
1991/92 (Trentham Gardens)
2010/11 (Cedar Court Hotel)
2011/12 (East of England Showground)
2012/13–2013/14 (Mountbatten Centre)
2014/15–present (Blackpool Tower)
2011/12Non-ranking (alternative rules)
2012/13–presentNon-ranking (professional rules)
Shanghai Masters2007/08–presentRanking
2007/08–2017/18
China (Shanghai Grand Stage)
Non-ranking
2018/19–present
Championship League2007/08–presentInvitationalEngland (Crondon Park Golf Club)
Haining Open2014/15–presentPTC
2014/15–2015/16
China
(Haining Sports Center)
Non-ranking
2016/17–present

Pro–am tournaments
Tournament Event Format Location
World Games2001/02–presentPro–amJapan
2001
Germany
2005
Taiwan
2009
Colombia
2013
Poland
2017
Southeast Asian Games2005/06–presentPro–amPhilippines
2005
Thailand
2007
Laos
2009
Indonesia
2011
Myanmar
2013
Singapore
2015
Malaysia
2017
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts GamesAsian Indoor Games
2007/08–2009/10
Pro–amMacau
2007
Vietnam
2009
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2013/14–present
South Korea
2013
Turkmenistan
2017
Pink Ribbon2010/11–presentPro–amEngland (The Capital Venue)
Vienna Snooker Open2010/11, 2012/13–presentPro–amAustria

Alternative forms of snooker

A list of tournaments that use an alternative set of rules to the official rules of the game.

Tournament Event Format Location
Six-red World ChampionshipSix-red Snooker International
2008/09
InvitationalThailand (Montien Riverside Hotel)
Six-red World Grand Prix
2009/10
Six-red World Championship
2010/11
2012/13–present

Withdrawn tournaments

Professional tournaments

This is a list of ranking professional snooker tournaments that no longer form part of the snooker calendar.

Ranking tournaments
Tournament Event Format Location
Canadian MastersCanadian Open
1974/75–1980/81
InvitationalCanada
Canadian Masters
1985/86–1988/89
Invitational
1985/86–1987/88
Ranking
1988/89
Irish MastersBenson & Hedges Ireland Tournament
(alternative name: Benson & Hedges Irish Championship)
1975–1977
InvitationalRepublic of Ireland
Irish Masters
1977/78–2004/05
2006/07
Invitational
1977/78–2001/02
2006/07
Ranking
2002/03–2004/05
Classic1979/80–1991/92Invitational
1979/80–1982/83
England
Ranking
1983/84–1991/92
Australian Goldfields OpenAustralian Masters
1979/801987/88
InvitationalAustralia
Hong Kong Open
1989/90
RankingHong Kong
Australian Open
1994/951995/96
Non-rankingAustralia
1994/95–1995/96 (various venues)
2011/12–present (Bendigo Stadium)
Australian Masters
1995/96
Invitational
Australian Goldfields Open
2011/12–2015/16
Ranking
British OpenBritish Gold Cup
1979/80
InvitationalEngland
Yamaha Organs Trophy
1980/81
International Masters
1981/82–1983/84
British Open
1984/85–2004/05
Ranking
Northern Ireland TrophyNorthern Ireland Classic
1981/82
InvitationalNorthern Ireland
Northern Ireland Trophy
2005/06–2008/09
Invitational
2005/06
Ranking
2006/07–2008/09
Thailand MastersThailand Masters
1984/85–1986/87
1991/92 (World Series event)
InvitationalThailand
Asian Open
1989/90–1992/93
RankingThailand
1989/90
1991/92–1992/93
China
1990/91
Thailand Open
1993/94–1996/97
RankingThailand
Thailand Masters
1997/98–2002/03
2006/07
Ranking
1997/98–2001/02
Thailand
Invitational
2002/03
2006/07
Dubai ClassicDubai Masters
1988/89
InvitationalUnited Arab Emirates
Dubai Classic
1989/90–1994/95
Ranking
Thailand Classic
1995/96
RankingThailand
Asian Classic
1996/97
Masters Qualifying EventBenson & Hedges Satellite Championship
1990/91–1991/92
Non-rankingScotland
Benson & Hedges Championship
1992/93–2002/03
Minor-ranking
1992/93
Scotland
Non-ranking
1993/94–2002/03
Scotland
1993/94–1996/97
England
1997/98–2002/03
Masters Qualifying Event
2003/04
2005/06–2009/10
Non-rankingWales
2003/04, 2005/06 & 2009/10 (Pontin's, Prestatyn)
England
2006/07–2008/09 (English Institute of Sport – Sheffield)
Strachan OpenStrachan Open
1991/92
RankingEngland
Strachan Challenge
1992/93–1993/94
Minor-ranking series
1992/93
Non-ranking
1993/94
Malta Grand Prix1994/95–2000/01Invitational
1994/95–1998/99
2000/01
Malta
Ranking
1999/00
Bahrain Championship2008/09RankingBahrain
Wuxi ClassicJiangsu Classic
2008/09–2009/10
InvitationalChina
2008/09 (Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium)
2009/10–2014/15 (Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium)
Wuxi Classic
2010/11–2014/15
Invitational
2010/11–2011/12
Ranking
2012/13–2014/15
Players Tour Championship2010/11–2015/16Minor-ranking seriesEngland
2010/11–2012/13 (World Snooker Academy)
2010/11–2013/14 (South West Snooker Academy)
2011/12 (English Institute of Sport – Sheffield)
2013/14 (Doncaster Dome)
Germany
2010/11–present
Belgium
2010/11–2013/14
Czech Republic
2010/11
Poland
2011/12–present
Republic of Ireland
2011/12
China
2012/13–present
Bulgaria
2012/13–present
Scotland
2012/13
The Netherlands
2013/14
Latvia
2014/15–present
Portugal
2014/15–present
Brugge Open2010/11PTCBelgium (Boudewijn Seapark)
Russelsheim Cup2010/11PTCGermany (Walter Kobel Sporthalle)
MIUS Cup2010/11PTCEngland (South West Snooker Academy)
Ruhr Championship2010/11PTCGermany (Sparkassen Arena)
Prague Classic2010/11PTCCzech Republic (Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn)
Warsaw Classic2011/12PTCPoland (Arena Ursynów)
Kay Suzanne Memorial CupKay Suzanne Memorial Trophy
2011/12–2012/13
PTCEngland (South West Snooker Academy)
Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup
2013/14
Alex Higgins International Trophy2011/12PTCRepublic of Ireland (Killarney Convention Centre)
Antwerp Open2011/12–2013/14PTCBelgium (Lotto Arena)
FFB OpenFFB Snooker Open
2011/12
PTCJoint hosts:
00England (World Snooker Academy)
00Germany (Event Forum)
FFB Open
2012/13
Bulgarian Open2012/13–2015/16PTCBulgaria
2012/13 (Princess Hotel Sofia)
2013/14–2015/16 (Universiada Hall)
Gdynia Open2012/13–2015/16PTCEngland
2012/13 (World Snooker Academy)
Poland
2012/13–2015/16 (Gdynia Sports Arena)
Yixing Open2013/14–2014/15PTCChina (Yixing Sports Centre)
Rotterdam Open2013/14PTCThe Netherlands (Topsport Centrum)
Bluebell Wood Open2013/14PTCEngland (Doncaster Dome)
Zhangjiagang Open2013/14PTCChina (Zhangjiagang Sports Center)
Zhengzhou Open2013/14PTCChina (Guanhua Grand Hotel)
Dongguan Open2013/14PTCChina (Dongguan Dongcheng Sports Garden)
Ruhr Open2013/14–2015/16PTCGermany (RWE-Sporthalle)

The professional snooker tournaments listed below were non-ranking and invitational events.

Non-ranking tournaments
Tournament Event Format Location
Daily Mail Gold Cup1936–1940InvitationalEngland
Irish Professional Championship1947–1981 (challenge basis)
1981/82–1992/93 (except 1983/84, 1989/90–1990/91)
2005/06–2007/08
InvitationalNorthern Ireland
1947–1988/89
Republic of Ireland
1991/92–2007/08
South African Professional Championship1948–1977, 1980–1984 (challenge basis)
1978/79–1979/80
1986/87–1988/89
InvitationalSouth Africa
Sunday Empire News Tournament1948InvitationalEngland
Sporting Record Masters' Snooker Tournament1950InvitationalEngland
News of the World Tournament1950–1959InvitationalEngland (Leicester Square Hall)
World Professional Match-play Championship 1952–1957 (alternative World Championship)Non-rankingEngland
1976/77 (WPBSA event)Non-rankingAustralia
Australian Professional Championship1963–1975 (challenge basis)
1975/76–1977/78
1984/85–1988/89
InvitationalAustralia
Pot Black1968/69–1985/86
1991/92–1993/94
2005/06–2007/08
InvitationalEngland
Park Drive 20001970/71–1972/73InvitationalEngland
Norwich Union Open1973/74–1974/75InvitationalEngland
Pontins Professional1973/74–1999/00InvitationalWales
Watney Open1974/75InvitationalEngland
Canadian Club Masters1975/76InvitationalEngland
Dry Blackthorn Cup1977/78InvitationalEngland
Golden Masters1977/78–1978/79InvitationalNorthern Ireland
Holsten Lager International1978/79InvitationalEngland
Forward Chemicals Tournament1978/79InvitationalEngland
Bombay International1978/79–1979/80InvitationalIndia
Tolly Cobbold Classic1978/79–1983/84InvitationalEngland
Limosin International1979/80InvitationalSouth Africa
Kronenbrau 1308 Classic1979/80InvitationalSouth Africa
Padmore/Super Crystalate International1979/80InvitationalEngland
Pontins Camber Sands1979/80InvitationalEngland
Welsh Professional Championship1979/80–1990/91InvitationalWales
Scottish Professional Championship1979/80–1988/89
2010/11
InvitationalScotland
Canadian Professional Championship1980/81
1983/84–1988/89
InvitationalCanada
English Professional Championship1980/81
1984/85–1988/89
InvitationalEngland
Scottish Masters1981/82–2002/03InvitationalScotland
Highland Masters1981/82InvitationalScotland
Bass and Golden Leisure Classic1981/82Non-rankingEngland
World Doubles Championship1982/83–1987/88Non-rankingEngland
Pontins Brean Sands1982/83InvitationalEngland
Hong Kong Masters1983/84–1987/88
2017/18
InvitationalHong Kong (Queen Elizabeth Stadium)
Premier League SnookerProfessional Snooker League
1983/84
InvitationalUnited Kingdom
Matchroom League
1986/87–1991/92
European League
1992/93–1996/97
Premier League Snooker
1997/98–2012/13
Invitational
1997/98–2012/13
2011/12 (alternative rules)
International League
1989/90 (international edition)
InvitationalEurope
New Zealand Masters1984/851989/90Non-rankingNew Zealand
Costa Del Sol Classic1984/85Non-rankingSpain
Singapore Masters1984/85–1985/86InvitationalSingapore
Fosters Professional1984/851988/89Non-rankingIreland
Kit Kat Break for World Champions1985/86Non-rankingEngland
Belgian Classic1985/86InvitationalBelgium
China Masters1986/87InvitationalChina
Matchroom Professional Championship1986/87–1988/89InvitationalEngland
World Series of SnookerWorld Series
1987/88 (Matchroom event)
1990/91–1992/93 (Matchroom event)
InvitationalInternational
World Series of Snooker
2008/09–2009/10 (FSTC Sports Management event)
Pro–amEurope
Tokyo Masters1987/88InvitationalJapan
Norwich Union Grand Prix1988/89–1990/91InvitationalEurope
London Masters1988/89–1990/91InvitationalEngland (Café Royal)
World Matchplay1988/89–1992/93 (Matchroom event)InvitationalEngland
World Masters1990/91Non-ranking
Men/Ladies/Junior
England
European Grand Masters1990/91InvitationalMonaco
European Masters League1990/91InvitationalEurope
European Challenge1991/92–1993/94InvitationalFrance
1991/92
Belgium
1992/93–1993/94
King's Cup1991/92–1994/95InvitationalThailand
Nescafe Extra Challenge1992/93InvitationalThailand
Merseyside Professional Championship1993/94–2004/05Non-rankingEngland
Champions CupCharity Challenge
1994/95–1998/99
InvitationalEngland
Champions Cup
1999/00–2001/02
Red & White Challenge1995/96InvitationalPakistan
Guangzhou Masters1995/96InvitationalChina
Malta Masters1995/96InvitationalMalta
Superstar International1997/98InvitationalChina
Super Challenge1998/99InvitationalChina
Champions Super League1998/99InvitationalChina
Nations Cup1998/99–2000/01InvitationalEngland
Millennium Cup1999/00InvitationalHong Kong
Euro-Asia Masters Challenge2003/04, 2007/08InvitationalHong Kong
2003/04, 2007/08
Thailand
2003/04
Irish Classic2007/08–2011/12InvitationalRepublic of Ireland
Huangshan Cup2007/08InvitationalChina
Beijing International Challenge2009/10–2010/11InvitationalChina (Beijing University Students' Gymnasium)
Hainan Classic2010/11InvitationalChina
Brazil Masters2011/12InvitationalBrazil
General CupGeneral Cup International
2004/05
2009/10
2011/12
InvitationalHong Kong
General Cup
2012/13–2015/16
Romanian Masters2017/18InvitationalRomania (Bucharest Metropolitan Circus)
Pro–am tournaments
Tournament Event Format Location
Pontins OpenSpring Open
1973/74–2010/11
Pro–amWales (Pontin's, Prestatyn)
Autumn Open
1981/82–2009/10
World Series
2006/07–2009/10
Austrian Open1992/93–1997/98
1999/00–2001/02
2005/06–2008/09
2010/11, 2012/13
Pro–amAustria
Asian Games1998/99–2010/11Pro–amThailand
1998
South Korea
2002
Qatar
2006
China
2010
Finnish Snooker Challenge2009/10Pro–amFinland
Secondary professional tours
Tournament Event Format Location
Challenge TourUK Tour
1997/98–1999/00
Non-rankingUnited Kingdom
2003/04–2004/05 (Pontin's, Prestatyn)
Challenge Tour
2000/01–2004/05
International Open SeriesOpen Tour
2001/02–2003/04
Non-ranking
2001/02
United Kingdom
Pro–am
2002/03
Amateur
2003/04
International Open Series
2005/06–2009/10
AmateurWales (Pontin's, Prestatyn)

Alternative forms of snooker

Tournament Event Format Location
News of the World Snooker Plus Tournament1959InvitationalEngland
Tenball1994/95InvitationalEngland
888sport Six-red World Championship2009/10InvitationalRepublic of Ireland
Power Snooker2010/112011/12InvitationalEngland
2010/2011 (indigO2)
2011/2012 (Trafford Centre)

See also

  • Snooker amateur competitions

References

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