Snooker - European Masters
At the height of the Snooker boom it was decided to take a ranking tournament into mainland Europe for the first time. The European Open was born in 1989 in Deauville, France.
Further editions were staged in Lyon, Rotterdam, Tongeren and Antwerp (three times) and Valletta (twice) before it left the circuit from 1998 to 2001. In 2002 it was revived in Valletta and then moved to Torquay before Portomaso took on the mantle in 2004.
From 2005-08 it was called the Malta Cup, and was demoted to non-ranking status in the last of those events before again being banished from the calendar.
In 2016, the event was re-introduced, under the new title of the European Masters, staged in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. In 2017 and 2018 it was held at De Soeverein in Lommel, Belgium and in January 2020 in Domnbirn, Austria at the Messe Dombirn. The following season's event was played at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. The August 2022 tournament was staged at the Stadthalle in Furth, Germany. The 2023 event was held at the Metropol Arena in Nuremberg, Germany.
Further editions were staged in Lyon, Rotterdam, Tongeren and Antwerp (three times) and Valletta (twice) before it left the circuit from 1998 to 2001. In 2002 it was revived in Valletta and then moved to Torquay before Portomaso took on the mantle in 2004.
From 2005-08 it was called the Malta Cup, and was demoted to non-ranking status in the last of those events before again being banished from the calendar.
In 2016, the event was re-introduced, under the new title of the European Masters, staged in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. In 2017 and 2018 it was held at De Soeverein in Lommel, Belgium and in January 2020 in Domnbirn, Austria at the Messe Dombirn. The following season's event was played at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. The August 2022 tournament was staged at the Stadthalle in Furth, Germany. The 2023 event was held at the Metropol Arena in Nuremberg, Germany.
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
| 1989 | JOHN PARROTT (Eng) | T Griffiths (Wal) |
| 1990 | JOHN PARROTT (Eng) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 1991 | TONY JONES (Eng) | M J'ston-Allen (Eng) |
| 1992 | JIMMY WHITE (Eng) | M J'ston-Allen (Eng) |
| 1993 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 1994 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | R O'Sullivan (Eng) |
| 1995 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | J Parrott (Eng) |
| 1996 | JOHN PARROTT (Eng) | P Ebdon (Eng) |
| 1997 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | J Parrott (Eng) |
| 98-1 | Not held | - |
| 2002 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | J Perry (Eng) |
| 2003 | R'NIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 2004 | STEPHEN MAGUIRE (Sco) | J White (Eng) |
| 2005 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | G Dott (Sco) |
| 2006 | KEN DOHERTY (Rir) | J Higgins (Sco) |
| 2007 | SHAUN MURPHY (Eng) | Ryan Day (Wal) |
| 2008 | SHAUN MURPHY (Eng) | K Doherty (Rir) |
| 9-15 | Not held | |
| 2016 | JUDD TRUMP (Eng) | R O'Sullivan (Eng) |
| 2017 | JUDD TRUMP (Eng) | S Bingham (Eng) |
| 2018 | J'MY ROBERTSON (Eng) | J Perry (Eng) |
| *2020 | NEIL ROBERTSON (Aus) | Zhou Y (Chn) |
| ~2020 | MARK SELBY (Eng) | M Gould (Eng) |
| +2022 | FAN ZHENGYI (Chn) | R O'Sullivan (Eng) |
| ^2022 | KYREN WILSON (Eng) | B Hawkins (Eng) |
| 2023 | BARRY HAWKINS (Eng) | J Trump (Eng) |
| *January (as part of the 2019/20 season) ~September (2020/21 season) +February (2021/22 season) ^August (2022/23 season) Links to other Snooker |