English Open (snooker)
Part of the Home Nations Series | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Brentwood Centre |
| Location | Brentwood |
| Country | England |
| Established | 2016 |
| Organisation(s) | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £550,400 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Recent edition | 2025 |
| Current champion | Mark Allen (NIR) |
The English Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament held in Brentwood, as part of the four-event Home Nations Series. The winner is awarded the Steve Davis Trophy, named in honour of the English six-time world champion.[1] The reigning champion is Mark Allen from Northern Ireland.
History
On 29 April 2015, World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn announced that a new event called the "English Open" would be held for the first time in 2016 in Manchester, England, as part of a new Home Nations Series, with the existing Welsh Open and Scottish Open and the new Northern Ireland Open tournaments.[2][3] The inaugural event took place between 10 and 16 October 2016,[4] and was won by Liang Wenbo.[5]
After relocations to Barnsley, Crawley and Milton Keynes, the tournament was subsequently played at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, Essex since 2022; Steve Dawson, the chairman of WST, has claimed Essex to be the "root" of the game,[6] hence the choice of the venue. It also coincides with the birthplace of Hearn's Matchroom Sport, the main promoter of snooker, founded in Brentwood back in 1982.
A separate qualification event for the tournament was removed from the 2024 event, and all matches from round one is now staged at the main venue.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Venue | City | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016[7] | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | Judd Trump (ENG) | 9–6 | EventCity | Manchester, England | 2016/17 |
| 2017[8] | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 9–2 | Barnsley Metrodome | Barnsley, England | 2017/18 |
| 2018[9] | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | Mark Davis (ENG) | 9–7 | K2 | Crawley, England | 2018/19 |
| 2019[10] | Mark Selby (ENG) | David Gilbert (ENG) | 9–1 | 2019/20 | ||
| 2020[11] | Judd Trump (ENG) | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 9–8 | Marshall Arena | Milton Keynes, England | 2020/21 |
| 2021[12] | Neil Robertson (AUS) | John Higgins (SCO) | 9–8 | 2021/22 | ||
| 2022[13] | Mark Selby (ENG) | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 9–6 | Brentwood Centre | Brentwood, England | 2022/23 |
| 2023[14] | Judd Trump (ENG) | Zhang Anda (CHN) | 9–7 | 2023/24 | ||
| 2024[15] | Neil Robertson (AUS) | Wu Yize (CHN) | 9–7 | 2024/25 | ||
| 2025 | Mark Allen (NIR) | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 9–8 | 2025/26 |
References
- ^ "English Open snooker: Trophy named after Steve Davis". BBC Sport. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ "World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016". BBC Sport. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Hearn Announces New Five Year Plan". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Calendar 2016/2017" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Liang Claims Maiden Ranking Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- ^ "English Open seeds join snooker tournament in Brentwood, Essex". BBC News. 2025-09-15. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ^ "Coral English Open (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Dafabet English Open (2017)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "BetVictor English Open (2018)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "19.com English Open (2019)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Matchroom.live English Open (2020)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "BetVictor English Open (2021)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "BetVictor English Open (2022)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "BetVictor English Open (2023)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Robertson holds off Wu in thrilling final". World Snooker Tour. 22 September 2024. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.