World Grand Prix (snooker)

The World Grand Prix is a professional ranking snooker tournament. The inaugural edition was played in 2015 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales.[1][2][3][4][5] The reigning champion is Neil Robertson.

World Grand Prix
Tournament information
VenueThe Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse
LocationCheltenham
CountryEngland
Established2015
Organisation(s)World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£380,000
Current champion(s) Neil Robertson

History

The World Grand Prix was held as a non-ranking event in March 2015 in Llandudno, Wales, for the top 32 players on the World Grand Prix list. The list was based on a one-year ranking system.

In March 2016, the World Grand Prix was held as a ranking event, again using the World Grand Prix list.[6]

For 2019, the tournament was included in the newly created Coral Cup series, and branded as "Coral World Grand Prix".

Winners
Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue Season
World Grand Prix (non-ranking)
2015 Judd Trump Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 Llandudno 2014–15
World Grand Prix (ranking)
2016 Shaun Murphy Stuart Bingham 10–9 Llandudno 2015–16
2017 Barry Hawkins Ryan Day 10–7 Preston 2016–17
2018 Ronnie O'Sullivan Ding Junhui 10–3 Preston 2017–18
2019 Judd Trump Ali Carter 10–6 Cheltenham 2018–19
2020 (1) Neil Robertson Graeme Dott 10–8 Cheltenham 2019–20
2020 (2) 2020–21
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References
  1. "World Grand Prix: Ronnie O'Sullivan to meet Judd Trump". 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2016 – via www.bbc.com.
  2. "888.com To Sponsor World Grand Prix". Matchroom Sport. 11 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. "Trump leaves Rocket struggling on fumes to take Grand Prix". HeraldScotland. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "Trump comeback beats O'Sullivan". Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  5. "World Snooker | News | News | 888.com To Sponsor World Grand Prix". 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015.
  6. "WORLD GRAND PRIX LIST". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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