Coral Cup (snooker)

The Coral Cup is a series of professional snooker tournaments established in 2019.[1] The series involves three events throughout the snooker season, the World Grand Prix, Players Championship and Tour Championship.

For the annual horse race, see Coral Cup.

Coral Cup
Tournament information
CountryUnited Kingdom
Established2019
Organisation(s)World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatRanking events

Overview

Unlike traditional ranking events, qualification is based on results from the single season list, rather than by world rankings.[2] The amount of competitors for each event shortens, with 32 players participating in the Grand Prix, 16 in the Players Championship, and 8 in the Tour Championship.[3] The series is sponsored and named after betting company Coral. The player who earns the most in prize money over the series is awarded with a prize fund of £100,000 and the "Coral Cup".[4]

Winners
SeasonWorld Grand PrixPlayers ChampionshipTour ChampionshipCoral CupRef.
2018–19 Judd Trump Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan[5][6][7]
2019–20 Neil Robertson Judd Trump Stephen Maguire Stephen Maguire

Finals
Season Tournament Winner Runner-up Score City Ref.
2018–19 2019 World Grand Prix Judd Trump Ali Carter 10–6 Cheltenham
2019 Players Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan Neil Robertson 10–4 Preston
2019 Tour Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan Neil Robertson 13–11 Llandudno
2019–20 2020 World Grand Prix Neil Robertson Graeme Dott 10–8 Cheltenham
2020 Players Championship Judd Trump Yan Bingtao 10–4 Southport
2020 Tour Championship Stephen Maguire Mark Allen 10–6 Milton Keynes
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References
  1. "The Coral Series - Everything You Need to Know - WPBSA". WPBSA. 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. "Race to the World Grand Prix - SnookerHQ". SnookerHQ. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. "Tour Championship Snooker 2019: Draw, schedule, betting odds, results, & TV coverage". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. "Coral Players Championship - World Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. "Trump Champion In Cheltenham - World Snooker". World Snooker. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. "Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches 1,000 career centuries and wins Players Championship". BBC Sport. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. Editorial, Reuters (25 March 2019). "Snooker - O'Sullivan on top of the world after Tour Championship win". U.K. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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