Snooker - British Open
The British Open became Snooker's sixth ranking tournament when it took over the place in the calendar previously occupied by the British Gold Cup, a short-match invitation event.
It was staged twice in 1999, due to the event being switched from April to September.
The tournament was not held from 2005-2020 but made a return in 2021 as a full ranking128-player draw event played over short-course matches, initially best of five with the final over 11 frames.
Venues: 1985-93 Assembly Rooms, Derby, Eng; 1994-2000 The Pavilions, Plymouth, Eng; 2001 Telewest Arena, Newcastle, Eng; 2002 International Centre, Telford, Eng; 2003-04 Brighton Centre, Brighton, Eng; 2021 Morningside Arena, Leicester, Eng; 2022 Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, Eng, 2023 Centaur Arena, Cheltenham, Eng
It was staged twice in 1999, due to the event being switched from April to September.
The tournament was not held from 2005-2020 but made a return in 2021 as a full ranking128-player draw event played over short-course matches, initially best of five with the final over 11 frames.
Venues: 1985-93 Assembly Rooms, Derby, Eng; 1994-2000 The Pavilions, Plymouth, Eng; 2001 Telewest Arena, Newcastle, Eng; 2002 International Centre, Telford, Eng; 2003-04 Brighton Centre, Brighton, Eng; 2021 Morningside Arena, Leicester, Eng; 2022 Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, Eng, 2023 Centaur Arena, Cheltenham, Eng
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
| 1985 | S'O FRANCISCO (RSA) | K Stevens (Can) |
| 1986 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | W Thorne (Eng) |
| 1987 | JIMMY WHITE (Eng) | N Foulds (Eng) |
| 1988 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | M Hallett (Eng) |
| 1989 | TONY MEO (Eng) | D Reynolds (Eng) |
| 1990 | BOB CHAPERON (Can) | A Higgins (Nir) |
| 1991 | ST'HEN HENDRY (Sco) | G Wilkinson (Eng) |
| 1992 | JIMMY WHITE (Eng) | J Wattana (Tha) |
| 1993 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | J Wattana (Tha) |
| 1994 | R'NIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | J Wattana (Tha) |
| 1995 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | R O'Sullivan (Eng) |
| 1996 | NIGEL BOND (Eng) | J Higgins (Sco) |
| 1997 | MARK WILLIAMS (Wal) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 1998 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 1999a | FERGAL O'BRIEN (Rir) | A Hamilton (Eng) |
| 1999s | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | P Ebdon (Eng) |
| 2000 | PETER EBDON (Eng) | J White (Eng) |
| 2001 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | G Dott (Sco) |
| 2002 | PAUL HUNTER (Eng) | I McCulloch (Eng) |
| 2003 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | R O'Sullivan (Eng) |
| 2004 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | S Maguire (Sco) |
| 05-20 | Not held | - |
| 2021 | MARK WILLIAMS (Wal) | G Wilson (Eng) |
| 2022 | RYAN DAY (Wal) | M Allen (Nir) |
| 2023 | MARK WILLIAMS (Wal) | M Selby (Eng) |
| a = April; s = September Links to other Snooker |