Snooker - World Open
The World Open started out as the low-key Professional Players Tournament in 1982, played in Birmingham and then in Bristol in 1983, before attaining televised status in 1984, changing its name to the Grand Prix and being staged in Reading. In 2006 and 2007 the event had a round-robin format for the opening round, before reverting to the familiar knockout schedule in 2008. It became the World Open in 2010, with amateur and female players given the chance to qualify for the closing stages, but that format ended in 2012.
The event was not held between 2020 and 2023 due to travel restrictions imposed by China's government
1982-83 Professional Players Tournament
1984-2009 Grand Prix
Venues: 1982: La Reserve, Birmingham, Eng; 1983: Redwood Lodge, Bristol; 1984-93 Hexagon Theatre, Reading, Eng; 1994: Assembly Rooms, Derby; 1995: Crowtree Centre, Sunderland, Eng; 1996-97: International Centre, Bournemouth, Eng; 1998-99 & 2001-05: Guild Hall, Preston, Eng; 2000: International Centre, Telford, Eng; 2006 & 07: AECC, Aberdeen, Sco; 2008 & 10: SECC, Glasgow, Sco: 2009: Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Sco: 2012: Haikou Stadium, Haikou, Chn; 2013 & 14: Hainan International Center, Haikou, Chn; 2016-present: Yushan No.1 Middle School. Yushan, China
The event was not held between 2020 and 2023 due to travel restrictions imposed by China's government
1982-83 Professional Players Tournament
1984-2009 Grand Prix
Venues: 1982: La Reserve, Birmingham, Eng; 1983: Redwood Lodge, Bristol; 1984-93 Hexagon Theatre, Reading, Eng; 1994: Assembly Rooms, Derby; 1995: Crowtree Centre, Sunderland, Eng; 1996-97: International Centre, Bournemouth, Eng; 1998-99 & 2001-05: Guild Hall, Preston, Eng; 2000: International Centre, Telford, Eng; 2006 & 07: AECC, Aberdeen, Sco; 2008 & 10: SECC, Glasgow, Sco: 2009: Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Sco: 2012: Haikou Stadium, Haikou, Chn; 2013 & 14: Hainan International Center, Haikou, Chn; 2016-present: Yushan No.1 Middle School. Yushan, China
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
| 1982* | RAY REARDON (Wal) | J White (Eng) |
| 1983* | TONY KNOWLES (Eng) | J Johnson (Eng) |
| 1984 | DENNIS TAYLOR (Nir) | C Thorburn (Can) |
| 1985 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | D Taylor (Nir) |
| 1986 | JIMMY WHITE (Eng) | R Williams (Eng) |
| 1987 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | D Taylor (Nir) |
| 1988 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | A Higgins (Nir) |
| 1989 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | D Reynolds (Eng) |
| 1990 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | N Bond (Eng) |
| 1991 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | S Davis (Eng) |
| 1992 | JIMMY WHITE (Eng) | K Doherty (Irl) |
| 1993 | PETER EBDON (Eng) | K Doherty (Irl) |
| 1994 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | D Harold (Eng) |
| 1995 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | J Higgins (Sco) |
| 1996 | MARK WILLIAMS (Wal) | E Henderson (Sco) |
| 1997 | DOMINIC DALE (Wal) | J Higgins (Sco) |
| 1998 | STEPHEN LEE (Eng) | M Fu (Hkg) |
| 1999 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | M Williams (Wal) |
| 2000 | MARK WILLIAMS (Wal) | R O'Sullivan(Eng) |
| 2001 | STEPHEN LEE (Eng) | P Ebdon (Eng) |
| 2002 | CHRIS SMALL (Sco) | A McManus (Sco) |
| 2003 | MARK WILLIAMS (Wal) | J Higgins (Sco) |
| 2004 | R'NIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | I McCulloch (Eng) |
| 2005 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | R O'Sullivan (Eng) |
| 2006 | NEIL ROBERTSON (Aus) | J Cope (Eng) |
| 2007 | MARCO FU (Hkg) | R O'Sullivan (Eng) |
| 2008 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | R Day (Wal) |
| 2009 | NEIL ROBERTSON (Aus) | Ding J (Chn) |
| 2010 | NEIL ROBERTSON (Aus) | R O'Sullivan (Eng) |
| 2011 | Not held | - |
| 2012 | MARK ALLEN (Nir) | S Lee (Eng) |
| 2013 | MARK ALLEN (Nir) | M Stevens (Wal) |
| 2014 | SHAUN MURPHY (Eng) | M Selby (Eng) |
| 2015 | Not held | - |
| 2016 | ALI CARTER (Eng) | J Perry (Eng) |
| 2017 | DING JUNHUI (Chn) | K Wilson (Eng) |
| 2018 | MARK WILLIAMS (Wal) | D Gilbert (Eng) |
| 2019 | JUDD TRUMP (Eng) | T Un Nooh (Tha) |
| 2020-3 | Not held | - |
| 2024 | JUDD TRUMP (Eng) | Ding J (Chn) |
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