2020 English Open (snooker)

2020 Matchroom.live English Open

Tournament information
Dates	12–18 October 2020 (2020-10-12 – 2020-10-18)
Venue	Marshall Arena
City	Milton Keynes
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£405,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson (AUS) (140)
Final
Champion	Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score	9–8
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The 2020 English Open (officially the 2020 Matchroom.live English Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 12 to 18 October 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.^[1] It was the second completed ranking event of the 2020–21 season, and the fifth edition of the English Open, first held in 2016.

The event featured 123 professionals and 5 amateurs. On the first day of the event, two players withdrew from the event due to COVID-19 – Stuart Carrington tested positive, while Sam Craigie came into contact with Carrington. Snooker referee Andrew Barklam also tested positive.^[2] On the second day, two more players had to withdraw – Peter Lines, who tested positive, and his son, Oliver Lines, who came into contact with him.^[3]

The defending champion was Mark Selby, who defeated David Gilbert 9–1 in the 2019 final. Selby lost 5–6 to Neil Robertson in the semi-finals.^[4]

In the final Robertson met Judd Trump, who beat him 9–8, after being 4–7 down. Trump won his 18th ranking title, equaling Neil Robertson and Mark Selby, and became the first player to win three Home Nations titles.^[5]

Prize fund

The event's total prize fund was a total of £405,000, with the winner receiving £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^{[citation needed]}

• Winner: £70,000
• Runner-up: £30,000
• Semi-final: £20,000
• Quarter-final: £10,000
• Last 16: £7,500
• Last 32: £4,000
• Last 64: £3,000
• Highest break: £5,000
• Total: £405,000

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Selby (ENG) (1)	4
	Fan Zhengyi (CHN)	0
					Mark Selby (1)	4
					Chang Bingyu	3
	Chang Bingyu (CHN)	4
	Aaron Hill (IRL)	2
									Mark Selby (1)	4
									Liang Wenbo	3
	Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (32)	4
	Ashley Carty (ENG)	1
					Martin O'Donnell (32)	1
					Liang Wenbo	4
	Jackson Page (WAL)	1
	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	4
													Mark Selby (1)	4
													Hossein Vafaei	3
	Joe Perry (ENG) (16)	4
	Riley Parsons (ENG)	1
					Joe Perry (16)	3
					Hossein Vafaei	4
	Lukas Kleckers (GER)	0
	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)	4
									Hossein Vafaei	4
									Jamie Clarke	2
	Ali Carter (ENG) (17)	1
	Jamie Clarke (WAL)	4
					Jamie Clarke	4
					Liam Highfield	1
	Mitchell Mann (ENG)	1
	Liam Highfield (ENG)	4

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	David Grace (ENG)	4
	Paul Davison (ENG)	0
					David Grace	4
					Andy Hicks	3
	Scott Donaldson (SCO) (24)	1
	Andy Hicks (ENG)	4
									David Grace	3
									Andrew Higginson	4
	Barry Pinches (ENG)	0
	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	4
					Andrew Higginson	4
					Sunny Akani	3
	Stephen Maguire (SCO) (9)	1
	Sunny Akani (THA)	4
													Andrew Higginson	0
													Zhou Yuelong (25)	4
	Rod Lawler (ENG)	0
	Farakh Ajaib (ENG)	4
					Farakh Ajaib	3
					Zhou Yuelong (25)	4
	Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (25)	4
	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	2
									Zhou Yuelong (25)	4
									David Lilley	2
	David Lilley (ENG)	4
	Eden Sharav (ISR)	1
					David Lilley	4
					Shaun Murphy (8)	3
	Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8)	4
	Robert Milkins (ENG)	3

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Allen (NIR) (5)	4
	Mark King (ENG)	2
					Mark Allen (5)	0
					Robbie Williams	4
	Gerard Greene (NIR)	1
	Robbie Williams (ENG)	4
									Robbie Williams	4
									Kurt Maflin (28)	2
	Kurt Maflin (NOR) (28)	4
	Peter Devlin (ENG)	3
					Kurt Maflin (28)	4
					Jordan Brown	0
	Jordan Brown (NIR)	4
	Lee Walker (WAL)	2
													Robbie Williams	4
													Anthony McGill (21)	1
	Yan Bingtao (CHN) (12)	4
	Alan McManus (SCO)	2
					Yan Bingtao (12)	3
					Steven Hallworth	4
	Martin Gould (ENG)	1
	Steven Hallworth (ENG)	4
									Steven Hallworth	0
									Anthony McGill (21)	4
	Anthony McGill (SCO) (21)	w/o
	Sam Craigie (ENG)	w/d
					Anthony McGill (21)	w/o
					Oliver Lines	w/d
	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	1
	Oliver Lines (ENG)	4

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Lei Peifan (CHN)	4
	Brandon Sargeant (ENG)	3
					Lei Peifan	0
					Barry Hawkins (20)	4
	Barry Hawkins (ENG) (20)	4
	Igor Figueiredo (BRA)	0
									Barry Hawkins (20)	4
									Joe O'Connor	2
	Soheil Vahedi (IRN)	3
	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	4
					Joe O'Connor	4
					Rory McLeod	3
	David Gilbert (ENG) (13)	2
	Rory McLeod (JAM)	4
													Barry Hawkins (20)	2
													Neil Robertson (4)	4
	Daniel Wells (WAL)	1
	Mark Davis (ENG)	4
					Mark Davis	4
					Zhao Xintong (29)	3
	Zhao Xintong (CHN) (29)	4
	Pang Junxu (CHN)	3
									Mark Davis	1
									Neil Robertson (4)	4
	Tian Pengfei (CHN)	3
	Mark Joyce (ENG)	4
					Mark Joyce	2
					Neil Robertson (4)	4
	Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)	4
	Lyu Haotian (CHN)	0

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Judd Trump (ENG) (3)	4
	Louis Heathcote (ENG)	3
					Judd Trump (3)	4
					Yuan Sijun	3
	Amine Amiri (MAR)	1
	Yuan Sijun (CHN)	4
									Judd Trump (3)	4
									Michael Holt (30)	3
	Michael Holt (ENG) (30)	4
	Jimmy White (ENG)	1
					Michael Holt (30)	4
					Lu Ning	0
	Zak Surety (ENG)	1
	Lu Ning (CHN)	4
													Judd Trump (3)	4
													Gary Wilson (19)	1
	Mark Williams (WAL) (14)	w/d
	Allan Taylor (ENG)	w/o
					Allan Taylor	4
					Simon Lichtenberg	3
	Simon Lichtenberg (GER)	4
	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	3
									Allan Taylor	2
									Gary Wilson (19)	4
	Gary Wilson (ENG) (19)	4
	Iulian Boiko (UKR)	1
					Gary Wilson (19)	4
					Ricky Walden	2
	Ricky Walden (ENG)	4
	Billy Castle (ENG)	0

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Nigel Bond (ENG)	4
	Ashley Hugill (ENG)	3
					Nigel Bond	0
					Alexander Ursenbacher	4
	Graeme Dott (SCO) (22)	2
	Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)	4
									Alexander Ursenbacher	1
									Ben Woollaston	4
	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	4
	Alex Borg (MLT)	2
					Ben Woollaston	4
					Stuart Bingham (11)	2
	Stuart Bingham (ENG) (11)	4
	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	2
													Ben Woollaston	0
													Kyren Wilson (6)	4
	Xu Si (CHN)	4
	Ken Doherty (IRL)	1
					Xu Si	4
					Matthew Selt (27)	3
	Matthew Selt (ENG) (27)	4
	Jamie Wilson (ENG)	0
									Xu Si	1
									Kyren Wilson (6)	4
	Gao Yang (CHN)	4
	Kacper Filipiak (POL)	2
					Gao Yang	1
					Kyren Wilson (6)	4
	Kyren Wilson (ENG) (6)	4
	Dominic Dale (WAL)	2

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	John Higgins (SCO) (7)	4
	James Cahill (ENG)	2
					John Higgins (7)	4
					Connor Benzey	0
	Fraser Patrick (SCO)	3
	Connor Benzey	4
									John Higgins (7)	4
									Jimmy Robertson (26)	1
	Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (26)	4
	Chen Zifan (CHN)	1
					Jimmy Robertson (26)	4
					Luo Honghao	1
	Peter Lines (ENG)	w/d
	Luo Honghao (CHN)	w/o
													John Higgins (7)	4
													Ding Junhui (10)	1
	Ding Junhui (CHN) (10)	4
	Si Jiahui (CHN)	3
					Ding Junhui (10)	4
					Luca Brecel	1
	Ian Burns (ENG)	0
	Luca Brecel (BEL)	4
									Ding Junhui (10)	4
									Tom Ford (23)	2
	Tom Ford (ENG) (23)	4
	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	3
					Tom Ford (23)	4
					Jamie Jones	2
	Jamie Jones (WAL)	4
	Duane Jones (WAL)	2

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Sean Maddocks (ENG)	2
	Ben Hancorn (ENG)	4
					Ben Hancorn	4
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (18)	2
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (18)	w/o
	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	w/d
									Ben Hancorn	2
									Jak Jones	4
	Jak Jones (WAL)	4
	Elliot Slessor (ENG)	1
					Jak Jones	4
					Jack Lisowski (15)	3
	Jack Lisowski (ENG) (15)	4
	Li Hang (CHN)	2
													Jak Jones	4
													Matthew Stevens (31)	3
	Michael White (WAL)	3
	Zhao Jianbo (CHN)	4
					Zhao Jianbo	2
					Matthew Stevens (31)	4
	Matthew Stevens (WAL) (31)	4
	Jamie O'Neill (ENG)	2
									Matthew Stevens (31)	4
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	1
	Ryan Day (WAL)	4
	Mark Lloyd	0
					Ryan Day	1
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	4
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2)	4
	Brian Ochoiski	2

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Mark Selby (1)	5
	Zhou Yuelong (25)	2
					Mark Selby (1)	5
					Neil Robertson (4)	6
	Robbie Williams	2
	Neil Robertson (4)	5
									Neil Robertson (4)	8
									Judd Trump (3)	9
	Judd Trump (3)	5
	Kyren Wilson (6)	1
					Judd Trump (3)	6
					John Higgins (7)	4
	John Higgins (7)	5
	Jak Jones	1

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova. Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 18 October 2020.
Neil Robertson (4)  Australia	8–9	Judd Trump (3)  England
Afternoon: 10–68, 80–0, 0–76, 26–72, 75–1, 128–5 (128), 75–11, 15–61 Evening: 66–4, 75–52, 115–9 (114), 0–76, 5–64, 65–70, 13–74, 125–0 (125), 0–114 (114)
128	Highest break	114
3	Century breaks	1

Century breaks

A total of 66 century breaks were made by 35 players during the event.^[6]

• 140, 134, 133, 129, 128, 125, 119, 117, 114, 114, 102, 100 – Neil Robertson
• 139 – Joe Perry
• 137, 112 – Ding Junhui
• 136, 136, 102 – Stuart Bingham
• 136 – Hossein Vafaei
• 135 – Jamie Clarke
• 133, 124 – Gary Wilson
• 133, 122, 107 – John Higgins
• 128 – Liam Highfield
• 126 – Steven Hallworth
• 125, 117 – Mark Selby
• 124, 115, 103 – Zhou Yuelong
• 124 – Anthony McGill
• 124 – Eden Sharav
• 122, 113 – Jack Lisowski
• 122 – Shaun Murphy
• 119, 116 – David Lilley
• 116 – Mark Joyce
• 116 – Matthew Stevens
• 114, 112, 102, 101^[7] – Judd Trump
• 113 – Luca Brecel
• 113 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 111 – Ben Hancorn
• 110, 102 – Ricky Walden
• 110 – Michael Holt
• 110 – Oliver Lines
• 108 – Zhao Xintong
• 105, 100 – Jak Jones
• 105 – Ryan Day
• 105 – Brian Ochoiski
• 105 – Ben Woollaston
• 103, 102 – Jamie Jones
• 103 – Robert Milkins
• 102 – Duane Jones
• 100, 100 – Kurt Maflin
• 100 – Farakh Ajaib
• 100 – Kyren Wilson

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