The World Open is a snooker tournament. It started out in 1982 as the Professional Players Tournament, but for most of the 1980s and 1990s it was known as the Grand Prix. It was renamed the LG Cup from 2001 to 2003. It was then the Grand Prix until 2010. Since then it has been known as the World Open.
During 2006 and 2007, it was played in a round-robin format. The knock-out format returned in 2008 with an FA Cup-style draw. The random draw was abandoned after the 2010 edition. Judd Trump is the reigning champion, having won the tournament the last two times it was held, in 2019 and 2024.
Winners
| Year
|
Winner
|
Runner-up
|
Final score
|
Venue
|
City
|
Season
|
| Professional Players Tournament (ranking, 1982–1983)
|
| 1982
|
 Ray Reardon (WAL)
|
 Jimmy White (ENG)
|
10–5
|
La Reserve &
International Snooker Club
|
Birmingham, England
|
1982/83
|
| 1983
|
Tony Knowles (ENG)
|
Joe Johnson (ENG)
|
9–8
|
Redwood Lodge
|
Bristol, England
|
1983/84
|
| Grand Prix (ranking, 1984–2000)
|
| 1984
|
 Dennis Taylor (NIR)
|
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
|
10–2
|
Hexagon Theatre
|
Reading, England
|
1984/85
|
| 1985
|
Steve Davis (ENG)
|
Dennis Taylor (NIR)
|
10–9
|
1985/86
|
| 1986
|
Jimmy White (ENG)
|
Rex Williams (ENG)
|
10–6
|
1986/87
|
| 1987
|
 Stephen Hendry (SCO)
|
Dennis Taylor (NIR)
|
10–7
|
1987/88
|
| 1988
|
Steve Davis (ENG)
|
Alex Higgins (NIR)
|
10–6
|
1988/89
|
| 1989
|
Steve Davis (ENG)
|
Dean Reynolds (ENG)
|
10–0
|
1989/90
|
| 1990
|
Stephen Hendry (SCO)
|
Nigel Bond (ENG)
|
10–5
|
1990/91
|
| 1991
|
Stephen Hendry (SCO)
|
Steve Davis (ENG)
|
10–6
|
1991/92
|
| 1992
|
Jimmy White (ENG)
|
 Ken Doherty (IRL)
|
10–9
|
1992/93
|
| 1993
|
Peter Ebdon (ENG)
|
Ken Doherty (IRL)
|
9–6
|
1993/94
|
| 1994
|
John Higgins (SCO)
|
Dave Harold (ENG)
|
9–6
|
Assembly Rooms
|
Derby, England
|
1994/95
|
| 1995
|
Stephen Hendry (SCO)
|
John Higgins (SCO)
|
9–5
|
Crowtree Centre
|
Sunderland, England
|
1995/96
|
| 1996
|
Mark Williams (WAL)
|
Euan Henderson (SCO)
|
9–5
|
Bournemouth International Centre
|
Bournemouth, England
|
1996/97
|
| 1997
|
Dominic Dale (WAL)
|
John Higgins (SCO)
|
9–6
|
1997/98
|
| 1998
|
Stephen Lee (ENG)
|
 Marco Fu (HKG)
|
9–2
|
Guild Hall
|
Preston, England
|
1998/99
|
| 1999
|
John Higgins (SCO)
|
Mark Williams (WAL)
|
9–8
|
1999/00
|
| 2000
|
Mark Williams (WAL)
|
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
|
9–5
|
Telford International Centre
|
Telford, England
|
2000/01
|
| LG Cup (ranking, 2001–2003)
|
| 2001
|
Stephen Lee (ENG)
|
Peter Ebdon (ENG)
|
9–4
|
Guild Hall
|
Preston, England
|
2001/02
|
| 2002
|
Chris Small (SCO)
|
Alan McManus (SCO)
|
9–5
|
2002/03
|
| 2003
|
Mark Williams (WAL)
|
John Higgins (SCO)
|
9–5
|
2003/04
|
| Grand Prix (ranking, 2004–2009)
|
| 2004
|
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
|
Ian McCulloch (ENG)
|
9–5
|
Guild Hall
|
Preston, England
|
2004/05
|
| 2005
|
John Higgins (SCO)
|
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
|
9–2
|
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
|
Aberdeen, Scotland
|
2005/06
|
| 2006
|
 Neil Robertson (AUS)
|
Jamie Cope (ENG)
|
9–5
|
2006/07
|
| 2007
|
Marco Fu (HKG)
|
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
|
9–6
|
2007/08
|
| 2008
|
John Higgins (SCO)
|
Ryan Day (WAL)
|
9–7
|
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
|
Glasgow, Scotland
|
2008/09
|
| 2009
|
Neil Robertson (AUS)
|
 Ding Junhui (CHN)
|
9–4
|
Kelvin Hall
|
2009/10
|
| World Open (ranking, 2010)
|
| 2010
|
Neil Robertson (AUS)
|
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
|
5–1
|
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
|
Glasgow, Scotland
|
2010/11
|
| Haikou World Open (ranking, 2012–2014)
|
| 2012[1]
|
Mark Allen (NIR)
|
Stephen Lee (ENG)
|
10–1
|
Haikou Stadium
|
Haikou, China
|
2011/12
|
| 2013[2]
|
Mark Allen (NIR)
|
Matthew Stevens (WAL)
|
10–4
|
Hainan International Convention And Exhibition Center
|
2012/13
|
| 2014[3]
|
Shaun Murphy (ENG)
|
Mark Selby (ENG)
|
10–6
|
2013/14
|
| World Open (ranking, 2016–present)
|
| 2016[4]
|
Ali Carter (ENG)
|
Joe Perry (ENG)
|
10–8
|
Yushan No.1 Middle School
|
Yushan, China
|
2016/17
|
| 2017[5]
|
Ding Junhui (CHN)
|
Kyren Wilson (ENG)
|
10–3
|
2017/18
|
| 2018[6]
|
Mark Williams (WAL)
|
David Gilbert (ENG)
|
10–9
|
2018/19
|
| 2019[7]
|
Judd Trump (ENG)
|
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
|
10–5
|
Yushan Sport Centre
|
2019/20
|
| 2020–2023
|
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
|
| 2024[8]
|
Judd Trump (ENG)
|
Ding Junhui (CHN)
|
10–4
|
Yushan Sport Centre
|
Yushan, China
|
2023/24
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