Riga Masters (snooker)

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 was the opening ranking event of the season after becoming a ranking event in 2016, until 2019. Yan Bingtao is the reigning champion.

Riga Masters
Tournament information
VenueArena Riga
LocationRiga
CountryLatvia
Established2014
Organisation(s)World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£278,000
Current champion(s) Yan Bingtao

Winners
Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
Riga Open (minor-ranking)
2014[1] Mark Selby Mark Allen 4–3 2014–15
2015[2] Barry Hawkins Tom Ford 4–1 2015–16
Riga Masters (ranking)
2016[3] Neil Robertson Michael Holt 5–2 2016–17
2017 Ryan Day Stephen Maguire 5–2 2017–18
2018[4] Neil Robertson Jack Lisowski 5–2 2018–19
2019[5] Yan Bingtao Mark Joyce 5–2 2019–20

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
2 Yan Bingtao  China 1 0 1
6 Michael Holt  England 0 1 1
6 Tom Ford  England 0 1 1
6 Mark Allen  Northern Ireland 0 1 1
6 Stephen Maguire  Scotland 0 1 1
6 Jack Lisowski  England 0 1 1
6 Mark Joyce  England 0 1 1
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References
  1. "Selby Takes Riga Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. "Hawkins Rules in Riga". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. "Robertson Rules in Riga". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  4. "Robertson Rules in Riga". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. "Yan Beats Joyce In Riga Final". wst.tv. World Snooker Tour. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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