2020 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2020 Welsh Open (also known as the ManBetX Welsh Open due to sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place from 10 to 16 February 2020 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.[1] It was the 12th ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season, and the final event of the season's Home Nations Series. It was the 29th edition of the Welsh Open, first held in 1992.

Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates10–16 February 2020
VenueMotorpoint Arena
CityCardiff
CountryWales
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£405,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Kyren Wilson (147)
Final
Champion Shaun Murphy
Runner-up Kyren Wilson
Score9–1
← 2019

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having beaten Stuart Bingham 9–7 in the 2019 final, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Kyren Wilson.[2]

The quarter-finals stage featured one the strongest fields ever for a Home Nations event, with 6 of the 8 players being ranked inside the top eight in the world.[3]

Shaun Murphy won the event, with a 9–1 win over Kyren Wilson in the final.[4][5]

There were a total of 77 century breaks at the event. Wilson made the highest, a maximum - the second of his career - in the first frame of his first-round match with Jackson Page.

This was the last tournament that former professional snooker player Willie Thorne commentated on prior to his death on 17th June 2020.

Prize fund

The event's total prize fund is £405,000, with the winner receiving £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-final: £20,000
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £4,000
  • Last 64: £3,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £405,000

Main draw

Top half

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (AUS) (1)4
 
 
 
 Jamie Clarke (WAL)2
 
 Neil Robertson (1)4
 
 
 
 Mark Joyce2
 
  Fergal O'Brien (IRL)3
 
 
 
 Mark Joyce (ENG)4
 
 Neil Robertson (1)4
 
 
 
 Noppon Saengkham (32)3
 
  Noppon Saengkham (THA) (32)4
 
 
 
 Alan McManus (SCO)3
 
 Noppon Saengkham (32)4
 
 
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher1
 
  Hammad Miah (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)4
 
 Neil Robertson (1)4
 
 
 
 Gerard Greene0
 
  Ali Carter (ENG) (16)4
 
 
 
 Adam Stefanow (POL)2
 
 Ali Carter (16)0
 
 
 
 Gerard Greene4
 
  Gerard Greene (NIR)4
 
 
 
 Liang Wenbo (CHN)2
 
 Gerard Greene4
 
 
 
 Daniel Wells2
 
  Joe Perry (ENG) (17)3
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty (ENG)4
 
 Ashley Carty2
 
 
 
 Daniel Wells4
 
  Daniel Wells (WAL)4
 
 
 Barry Pinches (ENG)2
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Yuan Sijun (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Thor Chuan Leong (MYS)0
 
 Yuan Sijun2
 
 
 
 Jimmy Robertson (24)4
 
  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (24)4
 
 
 
 Riley Parsons (ENG)0
 
 Jimmy Robertson (24)1
 
 
 
 Ding Junhui (9)4
 
  Nigel Bond (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG)4
 
 Ricky Walden1
 
 
 
 Ding Junhui (9)4
 
  Ding Junhui (CHN) (9)4
 
 
 
 Marco Fu (HKG)2
 
 Ding Junhui (9)2
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
  Martin O'Donnell (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Andy Hicks (ENG)0
 
 Martin O'Donnell4
 
 
 
 Tom Ford (25)0
 
  Tom Ford (ENG) (25)4
 
 
 
 Xu Si (CHN)3
 
 Martin O'Donnell0
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
  Zhang Anda (CHN)3
 
 
 
 Liam Highfield (ENG)4
 
 Liam Highfield2
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
  Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8)4
 
 
 Jackson Page (WAL)3
 

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)4
 
 
 
 David Grace (ENG)2
 
 Mark Selby (5)4
 
 
 
 Chen Zifan1
 
  Kurt Maflin (NOR)3
 
 
 
 Chen Zifan (CHN)4
 
 Mark Selby (5)4
 
 
 
 Andy Lee2
 
  Matthew Selt (ENG) (28)2
 
 
 
 Andy Lee (HKG)4
 
 Andy Lee4
 
 
 
 Robbie Williams3
 
  Robbie Williams (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG)1
 
 Mark Selby (5)4
 
 
 
 Zhao Xintong3
 
  David Gilbert (ENG) (12)2
 
 
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL)4
 
 Matthew Stevens4
 
 
 
 Brandon Sargeant0
 
  Brandon Sargeant (ENG)w/o
 
 
 
 Peter Ebdon (ENG)w/d
 
 Matthew Stevens1
 
 
 
 Zhao Xintong4
 
  Graeme Dott (SCO) (21)0
 
 
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN)4
 
 Zhao Xintong4
 
 
 
 Louis Heathcote2
 
  Lu Ning (CHN)3
 
 
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)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
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Si Jiahui (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Lei Peifan (CHN)1
 
 Si Jiahui2
 
 
 
 Soheil Vahedi4
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (20)2
 
 
 
 Soheil Vahedi (IRN)4
 
 Soheil Vahedi4
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski (13)0
 
  Lee Walker (WAL)2
 
 
 
 John Astley (ENG)4
 
 John Astley3
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski (13)4
 
  Jack Lisowski (ENG) (13)4
 
 
 
 Li Hang (CHN)2
 
 Soheil Vahedi0
 
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
 
  Anthony Hamilton (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Michael White (WAL)3
 
 Anthony Hamilton4
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (29)3
 
  Lyu Haotian (CHN) (29)4
 
 
 
 Kishan Hirani (WAL)0
 
 Anthony Hamilton2
 
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
 
  Stuart Carrington (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Mike Dunn (ENG)3
 
 Stuart Carrington2
 
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (4)4
 
 
 Zhang Jiankang (CHN)1
 

Bottom half

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Mark Williams (WAL) (3)4
 
 
 
 Oliver Lines (ENG)1
 
 Mark Williams (3)4
 
 
 
 Jordan Brown2
 
  Jordan Brown (NIR)4
 
 
 
 Alex Borg (MLT)1
 
 Mark Williams (3)1
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill (30)4
 
  Anthony McGill (SCO) (30)4
 
 
 
 Duane Jones (WAL)1
 
 Anthony McGill (30)4
 
 
 
 Mei Xiwen1
 
  Mei Xiwen (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Michael Georgiou (CYP)2
 
 Anthony McGill (30)3
 
 
 
 Yan Bingtao (19)4
 
  Stuart Bingham (ENG) (14)4
 
 
 
 Martin Gould (ENG)2
 
 Stuart Bingham (14)4
 
 
 
 Chen Feilong1
 
  Chen Feilong (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Sam Baird (ENG)3
 
 Stuart Bingham (14)3
 
 
 
 Yan Bingtao (19)4
 
  Yan Bingtao (CHN) (19)4
 
 
 
 Michael Holt (ENG)0
 
 Yan Bingtao (19)4
 
 
 
 Mitchell Mann0
 
  Mitchell Mann (ENG)4
 
 
 Bai Langning (CHN)1
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel (BEL)4
 
 
 
 Kacper Filipiak (POL)1
 
 Luca Brecel4
 
 
 
 Scott Donaldson (22)2
 
  Scott Donaldson (SCO) (22)4
 
 
 
 Sunny Akani (THA)1
 
 Luca Brecel4
 
 
 
 Tian Pengfei3
 
  Tian Pengfei (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)2
 
 Tian Pengfei4
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins (11)0
 
  Barry Hawkins (ENG) (11)4
 
 
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG)2
 
 Luca Brecel3
 
 
 
 John Higgins (6)4
 
  Peter Lines (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)4
 
 Fan Zhengyi0
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (27)4
 
  Xiao Guodong (CHN) (27)4
 
 
 
 Fraser Patrick (SCO)1
 
 Xiao Guodong (27)2
 
 
 
 John Higgins (6)4
 
  Mark King (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Ken Doherty (IRL)4
 
 Ken Doherty1
 
 
 
 John Higgins (6)4
 
  John Higgins (SCO) (6)4
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG)1
 

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)4
 
 
 
 Andrew Higginson (ENG)1
 
 Mark Allen (7)4
 
 
 
 James Wattana0
 
  James Wattana (THA)4
 
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG)2
 
 Mark Allen (7)2
 
 
 
 Dominic Dale4
 
  Ryan Day (WAL) (26)1
 
 
 
 Simon Lichtenberg (GER)4
 
 Simon Lichtenberg2
 
 
 
 Dominic Dale4
 
  David Lilley (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL)4
 
 Dominic Dale1
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (10)4
 
  Shaun Murphy (ENG) (10)4
 
 
 
 Darren Morgan (WAL)0
 
 Shaun Murphy (10)4
 
 
 
 Alfie Burden3
 
  Alfie Burden (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Amine Amiri (MAR)0
 
 Shaun Murphy (10)4
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston1
 
  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (23)1
 
 
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG)4
 
 Elliot Slessor2
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston4
 
  Eden Sharav (ISR)1
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)4
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Jak Jones (WAL)0
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG)4
 
 Robert Milkins4
 
 
 
 Gary Wilson (18)1
 
  Gary Wilson (ENG) (18)4
 
 
 
 Chang Bingyu (CHN)1
 
 Robert Milkins3
 
 
 
 Stephen Maguire (15)4
 
  Ian Burns (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Harvey Chandler (ENG)1
 
 Ian Burns3
 
 
 
 Stephen Maguire (15)4
 
  Stephen Maguire (SCO) (15)4
 
 
 
 Rod Lawler (ENG)2
 
 Stephen Maguire (15)1
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (2)4
 
  Hossein Vafaei (IRN)1
 
 
 
 Igor Figueiredo (BRA)4
 
 Igor Figueiredo4
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (31)3
 
  Mark Davis (ENG) (31)4
 
 
 
 Luo Honghao (CHN)1
 
 Igor Figueiredo1
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (2)4
 
  Craig Steadman (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Billy Joe Castle (ENG)4
 
 Billy Joe Castle0
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (2)4
 
  Judd Trump (ENG) (2)4
 
 
 James Cahill (ENG)1
 

Finals
 
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 17 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Neil Robertson (1)0
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)5
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)6
 
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)5
 
 Mark Selby (5)1
 
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)5
 
 Kyren Wilson (8)1
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (10)9
 
 Yan Bingtao (19)5
 
 
 
 John Higgins (6)2
 
 Yan Bingtao (19)5
 
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (10)6
 
 Shaun Murphy (10)5
 
 
 Judd Trump (2)3
 

Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries.
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 16 February 2020.
Kyren Wilson (8)
 England		 1–9 Shaun Murphy (10)
 England
Afternoon: 8–108 (108), 4–97 (84), 52–68 (Wilson 52), 45–89, 64–66 (Wilson 64), 0–78 (76), 74–31, 0–134 (134)
Evening: 0–102 (102), 56–73 (56, 73)
64 Highest break 134
0 Century breaks 3
3 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

A qualifying match was played between two of the local wildcards on 10 February.[7]

 Gavin Lewis (WAL) 0–4  Darren Morgan (WAL)

Century breaks

Total: 77[8]

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  3. "Welsh Open 2020 – Quarter Finals Preview 2". snookerhq.com. 10–16 February 2020.
  4. "Welsh Open: Shaun Murphy wins Welsh Open with 9-1 win over Kyren Wilson". BBC Sport. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. "Shaun Murphy Seals Welsh Open Title". Snookerhq.com. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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