query: who won the 2012 snooker masters?

title: 2012 Masters (snooker)

text: 2012 Masters (snooker) The 2012 BGC Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 15–22 January 2012 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. This was the first time that Stephen Hendry didn't participate at the Masters since his début in 1989, and the first time that BGC Partners sponsored the event. Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 4–6 against Ronnie O'Sullivan. Ronnie O'Sullivan made the highest break of the tournament in the second round against Judd Trump, making a 141. Neil Robertson won his first Masters title by defeating Shaun Murphy

title: 2012 Masters (snooker)

text: 10–6 in the final. This was Robertson's 10th professional title and his second Triple Crown title after winning the 2010 World Snooker Championship. Defending champion Ding Junhui was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 2). Martin Gould was making his debut in the Masters. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Total: 21 2012 Masters (snooker) The 2012 BGC Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 15–22 January 2012 at the Alexandra Palace in London,

title: 2015 Masters (snooker)

text: 2015 Masters (snooker) The 2015 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 18 January 2015 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 41st staging of the tournament. Shaun Murphy won his first Masters title, beating Neil Robertson 10–2 in the final, the biggest winning margin in a Masters final since Steve Davis whitewashed Mike Hallett 9–0 in 1988. In winning the title, Murphy became the tenth player to win all Triple Crown events at least once. This year’s final line up was a repeat of 2012 tournament, albeit with a

title: 1990 Masters (snooker)

text: 1990 Masters (snooker) The 1990 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 11 February 1990 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Wild-card players were introduced, and the two places went to the Alex Higgins and the young new professional from Thailand, James Wattana. Wattana who won his match against Dean Reynolds and played the six-times world champion Steve Davis in the next round. Higgins meanwhile lost his match against Steve James, who had won the Classic in January. This was his last appearance in the Masters. The final meanwhile

title: 1995 Masters (snooker)

text: 1995 Masters (snooker) The 1995 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5 and 12 February 1995 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The wild-card players were John Higgins, who had won the 1994 Grand Prix, and Mark Williams, who won the 1994 Benson & Hedges Championship. Both of them were 19 years old. Higgins defeated Tony Drago, Darren Morgan, defending champion Alan McManus and Jimmy White, before losing 3–9 against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final. At the age of 19 years and 69 days O'Sullivan became the youngest Masters champion.

title: 1995 Masters (snooker)

text: the preliminary round the wild-card players played the 15th and 16th seeds: Mark Williams won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1994 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time. Total: 13 Tony Drago's century and John Higgins's 106 were scored in the wild-card round. 1995 Masters (snooker) The 1995 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5 and 12 February 1995 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The wild-card players were John Higgins, who had won the 1994 Grand Prix, and Mark Williams, who won the 1994 Benson & Hedges Championship.

title: 1997 Masters (snooker)

text: 1997 Masters (snooker) The 1997 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 9 February 1997 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Steve Davis won his third Masters title, nine years after his last win in 1988, by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final. O'Sullivan, who was playing in his third consecutive Masters final, took an 8–4 lead before Davis came back to win six successive frames and clinch the title with a 10–8 victory. The final was notable for featuring snooker's first ever streaker, 22-year-old secretary Lianne Crofts, who

title: 1982 Masters (snooker)

text: 1982 Masters (snooker) The 1982 Benson & Hedges Masters was professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 26th to Sunday 31 January 1982 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. As in 1981 12 players were invited to the tournament. Steve Davis prevailed in the final by defeating Terry Griffiths, who made his third consecutive Masters final, 9–5 to go with the World, UK and the English Professional Championship titles he had won in the past year. Jimmy White made his debut, the first of 26 consecutive appearances at the Masters. Tony Meo equalled the tournament highest

title: 1988 Masters (snooker)

text: Steve Davis seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Mike Hallett and John Parrott were making their debuts in the Masters. Total: 2 1988 Masters (snooker) The 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 31 January 1988 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The players ranked inside the top 16 took part in the competition. Defending champion, Dennis Taylor, lost in the first round against Mike Hallett, who had made his debut. Steve Davis won his second Masters title by defeating

title: 1988 Masters (snooker)

text: 1988 Masters (snooker) The 1988 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 31 January 1988 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The players ranked inside the top 16 took part in the competition. Defending champion, Dennis Taylor, lost in the first round against Mike Hallett, who had made his debut. Steve Davis won his second Masters title by defeating Hallett 9 frames to 0. This is the only time a whitewash had occurred in a Masters final. Defending champion Dennis Taylor was the number 1 seed with World Champion

title: London Masters (snooker)

text: break of the tournament. London Masters (snooker) The London Masters was a non-ranking snooker tournament staged between 1989 and 1991. All three editions were held at the Café Royal in London and sponsored by Continental Airlines. Stephen Hendry won both of the first two editions of the event, defeating John Parrott twice in the final by the same score of 4-2. The final event, held in 1991 was won by Steve Davis who defeated Hendry in a whitewash 4-0. The inaugural event in 1989 grand prize was £35,000, before increasing to £40,000 for the following two seasons. There was no

title: London Masters (snooker)

text: London Masters (snooker) The London Masters was a non-ranking snooker tournament staged between 1989 and 1991. All three editions were held at the Café Royal in London and sponsored by Continental Airlines. Stephen Hendry won both of the first two editions of the event, defeating John Parrott twice in the final by the same score of 4-2. The final event, held in 1991 was won by Steve Davis who defeated Hendry in a whitewash 4-0. The inaugural event in 1989 grand prize was £35,000, before increasing to £40,000 for the following two seasons. There was no prize for the highest

title: 1991 Masters (snooker)

text: and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Alan McManus, and Gary Wilkinson (ranked 19), who was the wild-card selection. Martin Clark, Alan McManus, Alain Robidoux and Gary Wilkinson were making their debuts in the Masters. Alan McManus won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1990 Benson & Hedges Satellite Championship at the time. Total: 9 1991 Masters (snooker) The 1991 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3 and 10 February 1991 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The highest break of the tournament

title: 2006 Masters (snooker)

text: between 20 and 23 November 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. The winner of this series of matches, who qualified for the tournament, was Stuart Bingham. Total: 11 2006 Masters (snooker) The 2006 SAGA Insurance Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 15 to 22 January 2006 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. It was the 32nd edition of the tournament, and the last time that the tournament was held at this venue. The tournament was part of the 2005/2006 season. John Higgins won his 2nd Masters title by defeating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan

title: 1990 Masters (snooker)

text: round against the wild-card selections, Alex Higgins (ranked 24), and James Wattana. Steve James and James Wattana were making their debuts in the Masters. Total: 3 1990 Masters (snooker) The 1990 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 11 February 1990 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Wild-card players were introduced, and the two places went to the Alex Higgins and the young new professional from Thailand, James Wattana. Wattana who won his match against Dean Reynolds and played the six-times world champion Steve Davis in the next round.

title: 2005 Masters (snooker)

text: 2005 Masters (snooker) The 2005 Rileys Club Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 20 February 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his second Masters title beating John Higgins, whom he also beat during O'Sullivan's other title win in 1995, 10–3. Not since Steve Davis whitewashed Mike Hallett 9–0 in 1988 had there been such a runaway London final. Davis meanwhile defeated defending champion Paul Hunter 6–5, before losing to Peter Ebdon in the quarter-finals. Another veteran, Jimmy White, who had recently signed a madcap sponsorship deal with

title: 2005 Masters (snooker)

text: in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the two wild-card selections, Stephen Maguire (ranked 24) and Ding Junhui (ranked 76). Stephen Maguire had won the UK Championship the previous November and was making his debut in the Masters. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Total: 19 2005 Masters (snooker) The 2005 Rileys Club Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 20 February 2005 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his second Masters title beating John Higgins,

title: 1996 Masters (snooker)

text: 1996 Masters (snooker) The 1996 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 11 February 1996 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The last 16 and quarter-final rounds were extended from 9 to 11 frames while the final was extended from 17 to 19 frames. Stephen Hendry won his sixth Masters title by defeating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–5 in the final. Hendry won £125,000 and £10,000 for the highest break of the tournament (144). During his quarter-final match Hendry also set the record of scoring 487 points without reply

title: 2002 Masters (snooker)

text: Day won the qualifying tournament, known as the 2001 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time. Shaun Murphy made his first maximum break against Adrian Rosa. Total: 13 Fergal O'Brien's century was scored in the wild-card round. 2002 Masters (snooker) The 2002 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3 and 10 February 2002 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Paul Hunter won his second Masters title defeating Mark Williams in another final frame decider. In the match Williams had led 5–0 before Hunter made it 5–5. Then both players played

title: 1996 Masters (snooker)

text: 1995 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time. Total: 21 Andy Hicks's 125, 103 and 102 were scored in the wild-card round. 1996 Masters (snooker) The 1996 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 11 February 1996 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The last 16 and quarter-final rounds were extended from 9 to 11 frames while the final was extended from 17 to 19 frames. Stephen Hendry won his sixth Masters title by defeating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–5 in the final. Hendry won £125,000 and £10,000 for

title: 1980 Masters (snooker)

text: 1980 Masters (snooker) The 1980 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 5th to Saturday 9 February 1980 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. 10 players were invited for the tournament. The event had previously been played from Monday to Friday but was switched to have a Saturday finish. Terry Griffiths won the Masters by beating Alex Higgins, just 9 months after winning the World Championship. Higgins made his third final in a row. Griffiths won the title by 9–5 with a break of 131. An attendance of 2,323 attended

title: 2000 Masters (snooker)

text: Jimmy White's century was scored in the wild-card round. 2000 Masters (snooker) The 2000 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 13 February 2000 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Matthew Stevens won the title on his second attempt after 1996 by defeating Ken Doherty, who had made his second final in a row, 10–8. On the 15th frame of the final, Doherty attempted a maximum break, but he missed the final black at 140. This was the highest break of the tournament. Defending champion John Higgins was the

title: 2000 Masters (snooker)

text: 2000 Masters (snooker) The 2000 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 13 February 2000 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Matthew Stevens won the title on his second attempt after 1996 by defeating Ken Doherty, who had made his second final in a row, 10–8. On the 15th frame of the final, Doherty attempted a maximum break, but he missed the final black at 140. This was the highest break of the tournament. Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stephen Hendry seeded

title: 1989 Masters (snooker)

text: Masters. Total: 3 1989 Masters (snooker) The 1989 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 29 January 1989 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The prize money for the highest break was £6,000. The top 16 players were invited for the tournament. Stephen Hendry won the Masters at his first attempt after joining the top 16 by defeating John Parrott 9–6 in the final. This was Hendry's first of his five consecutive Masters titles. The tournament was rocked by scandal after the first round match between Silvino Francisco and

title: 2010 Masters (snooker)

text: wild-card to the 2010 Masters, becoming the first ever black player to appear at the final stage of the tournament. Total: 20 2010 Masters (snooker) The 2010 PokerStars.com Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10–17 January 2010 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. This was the first time that the Masters was sponsored by PokerStars.com. Mark Selby won his 2nd Masters title by beating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 in the final after trailing 4–1, 5–3 and 9–6. Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2.

title: 1989 Masters (snooker)

text: 1989 Masters (snooker) The 1989 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 29 January 1989 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The prize money for the highest break was £6,000. The top 16 players were invited for the tournament. Stephen Hendry won the Masters at his first attempt after joining the top 16 by defeating John Parrott 9–6 in the final. This was Hendry's first of his five consecutive Masters titles. The tournament was rocked by scandal after the first round match between Silvino Francisco and Terry Griffiths on

title: 2013 Masters (snooker)

text: this year is shown below: Total: 20 2013 Masters (snooker) The 2013 Betfair Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 13–20 January 2013 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. This was the first time that Betfair sponsored the event. The event was broadcast live on Eurosport and BBC. Mark Selby won his third Masters title by defeating defending champion Neil Robertson 10–6 in the final. With this Selby became the sixth player to win the Masters more than two times after Cliff Thorburn, Stephen Hendry, Paul Hunter, Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Selby also became the first

title: 2013 Masters (snooker)

text: 2013 Masters (snooker) The 2013 Betfair Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 13–20 January 2013 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. This was the first time that Betfair sponsored the event. The event was broadcast live on Eurosport and BBC. Mark Selby won his third Masters title by defeating defending champion Neil Robertson 10–6 in the final. With this Selby became the sixth player to win the Masters more than two times after Cliff Thorburn, Stephen Hendry, Paul Hunter, Steve Davis and Ronnie O'Sullivan. Selby also became the first player to win back-to-back Triple Crown titles

title: 2010 Masters (snooker)

text: 2010 Masters (snooker) The 2010 PokerStars.com Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10–17 January 2010 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. This was the first time that the Masters was sponsored by PokerStars.com. Mark Selby won his 2nd Masters title by beating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 in the final after trailing 4–1, 5–3 and 9–6. Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round

title: 1999 Masters (snooker)

text: the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds: David Gray won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1998 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time. Total: 12 James Wattana's century was scored in the wild-card round. 1999 Masters (snooker) The 1999 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7 and 14 February 1999 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The wild-card matches were extended from 9 to 11 frames. John Higgins defeated Ken Doherty 10–8 in the final to win his first Masters title. He had also

title: 1992 Masters (snooker)

text: Tony Jones were making their debuts in the Masters. In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds: Ken Doherty won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1991 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time. Total: 8 James Wattana's 130 was scored in the wild-card round. 1992 Masters (snooker) The 1992 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 9 February 1992 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Stephen Hendry retained his title by beating John Parrott 9–4 in the final. Defending champion Stephen Hendry was

title: 1980 Masters (snooker)

text: the Conference Centre for final session of the match, which was a record at the time. Total: 2 1980 Masters (snooker) The 1980 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 5th to Saturday 9 February 1980 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. 10 players were invited for the tournament. The event had previously been played from Monday to Friday but was switched to have a Saturday finish. Terry Griffiths won the Masters by beating Alex Higgins, just 9 months after winning the World Championship. Higgins made his third final in

title: 1994 Masters (snooker)

text: 1994 Masters (snooker) The 1994 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 13 February 1994 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Defending champion Stephen Hendry met Alan McManus in the final. Hendry had won the previous five Masters tournaments and was undefeated in 23 matches since making his debut in 1989. By comparison McManus had lost all six of the important finals he had contested since his first final, the 1992 Asian Open. The previous week he had lost to Steve Davis in the final of the Welsh Open.

title: 2006 Masters (snooker)

text: 2006 Masters (snooker) The 2006 SAGA Insurance Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 15 to 22 January 2006 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. It was the 32nd edition of the tournament, and the last time that the tournament was held at this venue. The tournament was part of the 2005/2006 season. John Higgins won his 2nd Masters title by defeating defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 in a reverse of last year’s final. Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion Shaun Murphy seeded 2. Places were allocated to

title: 2001 Masters (snooker)

text: Total: 19 Shaun Murphy's two century breaks and Jimmy White's 136 were scored in the wild-card round. 2001 Masters (snooker) The 2001 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 11 February 2001 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Paul Hunter won the first of his three Masters titles by defeating Fergal O'Brien in a dramatic final match. O'Brien had led 6–2 at the end of the afternoon session, but Hunter dominated the evening session by compiling four century breaks in six frames to lead 9–8 and finally winning the

title: 2001 Masters (snooker)

text: 2001 Masters (snooker) The 2001 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 11 February 2001 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Paul Hunter won the first of his three Masters titles by defeating Fergal O'Brien in a dramatic final match. O'Brien had led 6–2 at the end of the afternoon session, but Hunter dominated the evening session by compiling four century breaks in six frames to lead 9–8 and finally winning the title 10–9 after a long final frame. Also in the competition, Steve Davis had failed to compete

title: 1999 Masters (snooker)

text: 1999 Masters (snooker) The 1999 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7 and 14 February 1999 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The wild-card matches were extended from 9 to 11 frames. John Higgins defeated Ken Doherty 10–8 in the final to win his first Masters title. He had also won the World title (where he also defeated Doherty) and UK title within the last year, meaning that he now held all 3 Triple Crown titles simultaneously. Defending champion Mark Williams was the number 1 seed with World Champion John

title: 2002 Masters (snooker)

text: 2002 Masters (snooker) The 2002 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3 and 10 February 2002 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Paul Hunter won his second Masters title defeating Mark Williams in another final frame decider. In the match Williams had led 5–0 before Hunter made it 5–5. Then both players played all the way before Hunter lead 9–8. Williams then made a frame winning break to turn into another decider. Hunter then made a break of 65 to become only the third player to retain the title after

title: 2011 Masters (snooker)

text: 2011 Masters (snooker) The 2011 Ladbrokes Mobile Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 9–16 January 2011 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. This was the first time that the Masters was sponsored by Ladbrokes. Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 4–6 against Mark King. The tournament made history, as it was the first to feature two Asian players in the final. Ding Junhui won in the final 10–4 against Marco Fu. Defending champion Mark Selby was the number 1 seed with World Champion Neil Robertson seeded 2. The remaining

title: 2009 Masters (snooker)

text: 2009 Masters (snooker) The 2009 Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11–18 January 2009 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 4th Masters title by beating defending champion Mark Selby 10–8 in the final. Defending champion Mark Selby was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Judd Trump (ranked 41), and wild-card selection Ricky Walden (ranked 35). Mark

title: 2014 Masters (snooker)

text: 2014 Masters (snooker) The 2014 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12–19 January 2014 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. This was the first time that Dafabet sponsored the event. Ronnie O'Sullivan set a new record by scoring 556 unanswered points in a professional event in his 6–0 quarter-final win against Ricky Walden - winning in just 58 minutes. The previous record-holder was Ding Junhui, who scored 495 unanswered points against Stephen Hendry at the 2007 Premier League Snooker. O'Sullivan set another record by reaching his tenth Masters final, surpassing the nine appearances

title: 2004 Masters (snooker)

text: winner of the qualifying event, Neil Robertson, and Ding Junhui, who was the wild-card selection. Neil Robertson and Ding Junhui were making their debuts in the Masters. The 2004 Masters Qualifying Event was held between 15 and 21 December 2003 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. The winner of this series of matches, who qualified for the tournament, was Neil Robertson. Total: 19 2004 Masters (snooker) The 2004 Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–8 February 2004 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. At the start of the competition 16-year-old Chinese Ding Junhui caused

title: 1985 Masters (snooker)

text: 1985 Masters (snooker) The 1985 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 January and 3 February 1985 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The highest break of the tournament was 103 made by Cliff Thorburn, for which Thorburn earned £3,750. The top 16 ranked players took part in the competition. The first round match between Alex Higgins and Steve Davis on 29 January turned out to be one of the all-time greatest matches between the pair when Higgins won 5-4 in front of an ecstatic Wembley crowd. The final on

title: 1987 Masters (snooker)

text: 1987 Masters (snooker) The 1987 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 January and 1 February 1987 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Alex Higgins dominated the tournament. He defeated Terry Griffiths in the first round 5–4, after being 2–4 down, and won the match before his fans invaded the Wembley Conference Centre to greet him similar to his 1985 match with Steve Davis in the same round. He then cruised past World Champion Joe Johnson and Tony Meo before facing fellow Irishman Dennis Taylor in the final, which turned

title: 2003 Masters (snooker)

text: 2003 Masters (snooker) The 2003 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 9 February 2003 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Paul Hunter, who was aiming to complete a hat-trick of Masters titles, lost 3–6 to Mark Williams in the semi-final. Williams then beat Stephen Hendry 10–4 in the final to win his second Masters title. Hendry made the highest break of the championship with a 144 in his semi-final match against Ken Doherty, but missed out on a 147 during his quarter-final match against local favourite Jimmy White

title: 1975 Masters (snooker)

text:
Spencer 1975 Masters (snooker) The 1975 Benson & Hedges Masters was the first of the non-ranking snooker tournament at which many of the World's top players competed. It was held from Monday 13th to Friday 17 January 1975 at the West Centre Hotel in London. Ten players were invited for the event. John Spencer won the inaugural event by defeating Ray Reardon 9–8 on the re-spotted black in the final frame. The highest break of the tournament was 92 made by Spencer in the first frame of the final. The breakdown of prize money: No century breaks.
Highest break:
92

title: 1975 Masters (snooker)

text:
1975 Masters (snooker) The 1975 Benson & Hedges Masters was the first of the non-ranking snooker tournament at which many of the World's top players competed. It was held from Monday 13th to Friday 17 January 1975 at the West Centre Hotel in London. Ten players were invited for the event. John Spencer won the inaugural event by defeating Ray Reardon 9–8 on the re-spotted black in the final frame. The highest break of the tournament was 92 made by Spencer in the first frame of the final. The breakdown of prize money: No century breaks.
Highest break:
92 John

title: 2008 Masters (snooker)

text: 2008 Masters (snooker) The 2008 SAGA Insurance Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13–20 January 2008 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. Mark Selby won the tournament by defeating Stephen Lee 10–3 in the final. In the final frame, he tied Ken Doherty for the highest break of the tournament, recording a total clearance of 141. Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round

title: 1950 Sporting Record Masters' Snooker Tournament

text: 1950 Sporting Record Masters' Snooker Tournament The 1950 Sporting Record Masters' Snooker Tournament was a professional snooker tournament sponsored by the "Sporting Record" newspaper. Entry was restricted to past finalists in the World Snooker Championship. The tournament was won by Joe Davis with Sidney Smith finishing in second place. It was the only time the tournament was held. The event was a round-robin snooker tournament and was played from 3 April to 10 June 1950. All matches were played at Leicester Square Hall in London. Initially there were 5 competitors and a total of 10 matches were planned. The competitors

title: 2014 Masters (snooker)

text: breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Total: 16 2014 Masters (snooker) The 2014 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12–19 January 2014 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. This was the first time that Dafabet sponsored the event. Ronnie O'Sullivan set a new record by scoring 556 unanswered points in a professional event in his 6–0 quarter-final win against Ricky Walden - winning in just 58 minutes. The previous record-holder was Ding Junhui, who scored 495 unanswered points against Stephen Hendry at the 2007 Premier League Snooker. O'Sullivan set

title: 1986 Masters (snooker)

text: his top 16 place at the end of the season. The same happened with David Taylor too, who lost against Steve Davis in the last 16. Defending champion Cliff Thorburn was the number 1 seed with World Champion Dennis Taylor seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Silvino Francisco was making his debut in the Masters. Total: 5 1986 Masters (snooker) The 1986 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 January and 2 February 1986 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.

title: 2011 Masters (snooker)

text: places were allocated to players based on the latest world rankings (revision 2). Jamie Cope was making his debut in the Masters. Unlike all previous tournaments since 1990, there was no qualifying round and there was no wildcard hand-picked by World Snooker. This format has remained in place since. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Total: 16 2011 Masters (snooker) The 2011 Ladbrokes Mobile Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held between 9–16 January 2011 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. This was the first time that the Masters was sponsored by Ladbrokes.

title: 1982 Masters (snooker)

text: break of 136, set by Terry Griffiths the previous year, in his 5–0 quarter-final win against Cliff Thorburn, and spiritedly pulled back from 0–5 to 4–5 before losing 4–6 in semi-final against Davis. Total: 3 1982 Masters (snooker) The 1982 Benson & Hedges Masters was professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 26th to Sunday 31 January 1982 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. As in 1981 12 players were invited to the tournament. Steve Davis prevailed in the final by defeating Terry Griffiths, who made his third consecutive Masters final, 9–5 to go with the

title: 2019 Masters (snooker)

text: 2019 Masters (snooker) The 2019 Dafabet Masters will be a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, taking place between 13 and 20 January 2019 in London, England. It will be the 45th staging of the tournament. The tournament will be broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport. Mark Allen is the defending champion, having beaten Kyren Wilson 10–7 in the 2018 final. The 2019 Masters is the second Triple Crown event of the Snooker season 2018/2019, after the 2018 UK Championship, held between 13 and 19 January 2019. The event features the top 16 players based on revision 7 of the

title: 1992 Masters (snooker)

text: 1992 Masters (snooker) The 1992 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 9 February 1992 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Stephen Hendry retained his title by beating John Parrott 9–4 in the final. Defending champion Stephen Hendry was the number 1 seed. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Ken Doherty (ranked 51), and James Wattana (ranked 20), who was the wild-card selection. Ken Doherty and

title: 1985 Masters (snooker)

text: 3 February gave Cliff Thorburn his second Masters title defeating Doug Mountjoy 9-6 in the final, and he became the second player to win two Masters titles. Defending champion Jimmy White was the number 1 seed with World Champion Steve Davis seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Willie Thorne was making his debut in the Masters. Total: 1 1985 Masters (snooker) The 1985 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 January and 3 February 1985 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London,

title: 2017 Masters (snooker)

text: 2017 Masters (snooker) The 2017 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 22 January 2017 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 43rd staging of the tournament. Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his title by beating Joe Perry 10–7 in the final to win his seventh title. With that, he broke the record of most Masters titles he jointly held with Stephen Hendry before. He also became the first player since Paul Hunter in 2002 to successfully defend a Masters title. The breakdown of prize money is shown below: The "rolling

title: 1981 Masters (snooker)

text: 1981 Masters (snooker) The 1981 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 27 January to Sunday 1 February 1981 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The number of invited players had been raised to 12, which saw Steve Davis make his Masters debut and a rise in prize money. With the increase in the number of players the tournament was extended from 5 days to 6, with a Sunday finish. Alex Higgins reached his fourth consecutive Masters final by defeating Cliff Thorburn 6–5 in the semi-finals, despite having trailed 1–5.

title: 2017 Masters (snooker)

text: 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000. Total: 26 2017 Masters (snooker) The 2017 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 22 January 2017 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 43rd staging of the tournament. Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his title by beating Joe Perry 10–7 in the final to win his seventh title. With that, he broke the record of most Masters titles he jointly held with Stephen Hendry before. He also became the first player since Paul Hunter in 2002 to successfully defend a Masters

title: 1991 Masters (snooker)

text: 1991 Masters (snooker) The 1991 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3 and 10 February 1991 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The highest break of the tournament was 135 made by Dennis Taylor, for which he earned £7,500. The final turned out to be one of the greatest finals in snooker. Stephen Hendry beat Mike Hallett 9–8 after trailing 0–7 and 2–8. Stephen Hendry, defending champion and World Champion was the number 1 seed. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15

title: 1986 Masters (snooker)

text: 1986 Masters (snooker) The 1986 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 January and 2 February 1986 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The top 16 ranked players took part in the competition. Cliff Thorburn made history in the competition, when he became the first player to retain the title by defeating Jimmy White 9–5 in the final. It was also Thorburn's third and last Masters title. Earlier in the tournament the last 16 match between Eddie Charlton and Kirk Stevens, which took place on the afternoon of 28 January,

title: 1993 Masters (snooker)

text: 1993 Masters (snooker) The 1993 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7 and 14 February 1993 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Stephen Hendry retained the title by beating James Wattana 9–5 in the final. After the final the Benson & Hedges Masters trophy was given to Hendry to keep for winning the event five times in a row. Stephen Hendry, defending champion and World Champion was the number 1 seed. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in

title: 1983 Masters (snooker)

text: (ranked 19), Dean Reynolds (ranked 22), Tony Meo (ranked 24), Joe Johnson and Mark Wildman) and there were 2 wild-card entries, Jimmy White (ranked 10) and Terry Griffiths (ranked 14). Joe Johnson, Dean Reynolds and Mark Wildman were making their debuts in the Masters. Total: 4 1983 Masters (snooker) The 1983 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between from Sunday 23 January to Sunday 30 January 1983 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The event was increased to 16 players and extended from 6 to 8 days. Although there were 16

title: 2010 Power Snooker Masters Trophy

text: Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, China, Latin America and Oceana. 2010 Power Snooker Masters Trophy The 2010 Power Snooker Masters Trophy was a professional Snooker tournament, based on the Power Snooker variation and took place on the 30 October 2010 at The O2, London, United Kingdom. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Ding Junhui in the final with a combined score of 572-258 in the final. Power Snooker's inaugural tournament was a one-day event hosted at The O2 in London, held on 30 October 2010. Two thousand spectators watched the eight hours of tournament play in the indigO2 sub-venue. The players

title: 2010 Power Snooker Masters Trophy

text: 2010 Power Snooker Masters Trophy The 2010 Power Snooker Masters Trophy was a professional Snooker tournament, based on the Power Snooker variation and took place on the 30 October 2010 at The O2, London, United Kingdom. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Ding Junhui in the final with a combined score of 572-258 in the final. Power Snooker's inaugural tournament was a one-day event hosted at The O2 in London, held on 30 October 2010. Two thousand spectators watched the eight hours of tournament play in the indigO2 sub-venue. The players in the inaugural tournament competed for a £35,000 first prize. O'Sullivan was

title: 2007 Masters (snooker)

text: 2007 Masters (snooker) The 2007 SAGA Insurance Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 14 to 21 January 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was the 33rd edition of the tournament. In a slight change for 2007, there were 19 competitors, as opposed to 18 up until 2006. The top 16 seeds for ranking events were automatically invited, while the other players entered a qualifying tournament for the right to one of three wild-card places. The two remaining places were granted by the game's governing body at their discretion to Jimmy White and

title: 1983 Masters (snooker)

text: 1983 Masters (snooker) The 1983 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between from Sunday 23 January to Sunday 30 January 1983 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The event was increased to 16 players and extended from 6 to 8 days. Although there were 16 players they were not the top 16 ranked players that would compete in the following years. BBC Television coverage did not start until 26 January and so only two of the eight first round matches were televised. Cliff Thorburn of Canada became the first overseas player

title: 2016 Masters (snooker)

text: 2016 Masters (snooker) The 2016 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10–17 January 2016 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 42nd staging of the tournament and the fifth successive time it was held at the Alexandra Palace. The defending champion Shaun Murphy lost 4–6 against Mark Allen in the first round. Murphy forfeited the sixth frame of the match by missing a red on three consecutive occasions. The quarterfinal between Judd Trump and Neil Robertson produced six century breaks, setting a new record for the most centuries in an 11-frame

title: 1998 Masters (snooker)

text: 1998 Masters (snooker) The 1998 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1 and 8 February 1998 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. The final frame of final between Mark Williams and Stephen Hendry turned into a re-spotted black for the first time since Ray Reardon and John Spencer in the first final in 1975. Hendry had led 9–6, before Williams tied it to 9–9. Williams was then trailing 56–34 in the final frame, when he potted the brown and the remaining colours to tie the scores in the match, after

title: 2004 Masters (snooker)

text: 2004 Masters (snooker) The 2004 Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–8 February 2004 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. At the start of the competition 16-year-old Chinese Ding Junhui caused a stir by defeating Joe Perry 6–3 on his television début. He then faced Stephen Lee in the next round, but lost 5–6 despite leading 5–2. Paul Hunter went on to win his third title in four years by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9. Hunter trailed O'Sullivan throughout the entire match, before pipping him to the trophy in the final frame. In fact,

title: Masters (snooker)

text: Walden and Gary Wilkinson. None of the players who played in the wild-card round won the tournament although two players, John Higgins (in 1995) and Ding Junhui (in 2007) reached the final. Both these players were wild-card selections. Two seeded players who played in the wild-card round reached the semi-final, Jimmy White (in 2004) and Mark Williams (in 2010). The winner of the Qualifying Event never got beyond the last-16 round. Masters (snooker) The Masters is a professional invitational snooker tournament. Held every year since 1975, it is the second-longest running tournament behind the World Championship. It is one of

title: 2012 German Masters

text: 3–5 against Stephen Lee. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 23rd ranking title by defeating Stephen Maguire 9–7 in the final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: These matches were played in Berlin on 1 February 2012. These matches were held between 21 and 25 November 2011 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England. Best of 9 frames 2012 German Masters The 2012 PartyPoker.net German Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–5 February 2012 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. This was the first time that PartyPoker.net sponsored the event. Mike Dunn

title: 2016 Masters (snooker)

text: the first time a player had won ten consecutive frames in a Masters final. Defending champion Shaun Murphy was the number 1 seed with World Champion Stuart Bingham seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings after the 2015 UK Championship. Liang Wenbo made his debut at the Masters after he entered the top 16 due to reaching the final of the 2015 UK Championship. The breakdown of prize money is shown below: Total: 26 2016 Masters (snooker) The 2016 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10–17 January

title: 1994 Masters (snooker)

text: in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Ronnie O'Sullivan (ranked 57), and Peter Ebdon (ranked 21), who was the wild-card selection. Peter Ebdon, David Roe and an 18 year old Ronnie O'Sullivan were making their debuts in the Masters. O'Sullivan would go on to win a record 7 Masters titles. In the preliminary round, the qualifier and wild-card players played the 15th and 16th seeds: Ronnie O'Sullivan won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1993 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time. Total: 7 Peter Ebdon's 112 was scored in the wild-card round. 1994 Masters (snooker)

title: 2012 Shanghai Masters

text: 2012 Shanghai Masters The 2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17–23 September 2012 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2012/2013 season. Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope. John Higgins won his 25th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final. During the final Higgins made the 91st official maximum break. This was Higgins's sixth 147 break and also the third maximum break of the 2012/2013 season. The

title: 2012 Shanghai Masters

text: breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: These matches were played in Shanghai on 17 and 18 September 2012. These matches took place between 24 and 27 July 2012 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England. 2012 Shanghai Masters The 2012 Bank of Communication Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17–23 September 2012 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2012/2013 season. Mark Selby was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 1–5 against Jamie Cope. John Higgins

title: Snooker season 2011/2012

text: Snooker season 2011/2012 The 2011/2012 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 1 June 2011 and 7 May 2012. The Brazil Masters became the first professional event held in South America, and the Australian Goldfields Open the first ranking event in Australia. The World Cup was held again after 1996. At the end of the season Ronnie O'Sullivan was named the "World Snooker Player of the Year" and the "Snooker Writers Player of the Year", Judd Trump the "Fans Player of the Year" and Luca Brecel the "Rookie of the Year". Stuart Bingham received the "Performance of

title: Masters (snooker)

text: was sponsored by Betfair in 2013. Since 2014 until at least 2017 the tournament is sponsored by Dafabet. On 20 April 2016, the trophy was renamed in honour of Hunter, with World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn saying that the organisation had "messed up" by not doing so sooner. In 2017 Ronnie O'Sullivan won his seventh Masters title and thereby overtook Stephen Hendry's record of six. O'Sullivan did so by winning his second Masters title in a row and third in four years. It was his 12th Masters final in 23 appearances. The format has been largely unchanged since 1984 and

title: 1993 Masters (snooker)

text: the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Chris Small (ranked 75), and Ken Doherty (ranked 21), who was the wild-card selection. Nigel Bond, Darren Morgan and Chris Small were making their debuts in the Masters. In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds: Chris Small won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1992 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time. The event carried ranking points, but only ten percent of the usual tariff. Total: 11 Darren Morgan's century was scored in the wild-card round. 1993 Masters (snooker) The 1993 Benson & Hedges

title: 1997 Masters (snooker)

text: 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Brian Morgan (ranked 49), and Paul Hunter (ranked 78), who was the wild-card selection. Paul Hunter and Brian Morgan were making their debuts in the Masters. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: In the preliminary round, the qualifier and wild-card players played the 15th and 16th seeds: Brian Morgan won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1996 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time. Total: 10 Brian Morgan's century was scored in the wild-card round. 1997 Masters (snooker) The 1997

title: 1998 Masters (snooker)

text: event, Andy Hicks (ranked 19), and Jimmy White (ranked 21), who was the wild-card selection. Anthony Hamilton and Stephen Lee were making their debuts in the Masters. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £145,000 Runner-up: £75,000 High Break: £16,000 Total: £535,000 In the preliminary round, the wild-card players played the 15th and 16th seeds: Andy Hicks won the qualifying tournament, known as the 1997 Benson & Hedges Championship at the time. Total: 20 Andy Hicks, Stephen Lee and Darren Morgan scored their century breaks in the wild-card round. 1998 Masters (snooker) The 1998 Benson

title: Masters (snooker)

text: Masters (snooker) The Masters is a professional invitational snooker tournament. Held every year since 1975, it is the second-longest running tournament behind the World Championship. It is one of the Triple Crown events, and although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit. The reigning champion is Mark Allen. The Masters began as an invitational event for 10 top players. The field was expanded to 12 competitors in 1981, and 16 in 1983. Since 1984, the standard invitees have been the top 16 players in the world rankings, with the addition

title: 2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker)

text: between 12 and 15 August 2014 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. 2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker) The 2014 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–14 September 2014 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2014/2015 season. Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 4–6 against Stuart Bingham in the semi-finals. Bingham won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Allen 10–3 in the final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: These matches were

title: 2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker)

text: 2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker) The 2014 Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8–14 September 2014 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2014/2015 season. Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 4–6 against Stuart Bingham in the semi-finals. Bingham won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Allen 10–3 in the final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: These matches were played in Shanghai on 8 and 9 September 2014. These matches were held

title: 1981 Masters (snooker)

text: There he reversed the result of the 1980 final against Terry Griffiths, who had himself made a dramatic recovery to beat John Spencer 6–5 in the semi-finals, after trailing 2–5 and needing two snookers in the eighth frame. Griffiths set a new tournament record break of 136 in the final. The tournament attracted 18,742 spectators in its six days, including a new British tournament record of 2,422 for the final session. Total: 2 1981 Masters (snooker) The 1981 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 27 January to Sunday 1 February 1981

title: 1984 Masters (snooker)

text: front of his home crowd he beat Welshman Terry Griffiths by 9 frames to 5, playing in his fourth Masters final in five years. Defending champion Cliff Thorburn was the number 1 seed with World Champion Steve Davis seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Tony Knowles was making his debut in the Masters. Total: 6 1984 Masters (snooker) The 1984 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22–29 January 1984 at the Wembley Conference Centre. The Masters, in its 10th year, changed the

title: 2009 Masters (snooker)

text: Allen, Judd Trump and Ricky Walden were making their debuts in the Masters. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds. The 2008 Masters Qualifying Event was held between 21–26 November 2008 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The winner was awarded with a wild-card to the 2009 Masters. Total: 31 Judd Trump's and Mark King's centuries were scored in the wild-card round. 2009 Masters (snooker) The 2009 Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11–18 January 2009

title: 2016 Masters (snooker)

text: match. These included the two highest breaks of the tournament, 140 from Trump and 139 from Robertson. The match was singled out for especial praise, with John Virgo calling it one of the greatest in Masters history. Playing in his first major televised tournament since taking an eight-month hiatus from professional snooker, Ronnie O'Sullivan reached his eleventh Masters final and won the tournament for a sixth time, equalling Stephen Hendry's record for the most Masters titles. Losing only the first frame, he defeated Barry Hawkins 10–1, the biggest winning margin since Steve Davis whitewashed Mike Hallett 9–0 in 1988, and

title: 1987 Masters (snooker)

text: the competition, when he played Joe Johnson. Cliff Thorburn failed to make it three Masters titles in row, when he lost 5–6 to Dennis Taylor in the semi-final. The highest break of the tournament was 136 made by Jimmy White. Defending champion Cliff Thorburn was the number 1 seed with World Champion Joe Johnson seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Neal Foulds was making his debut in the Masters. Total: 7 1987 Masters (snooker) The 1987 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 January

title: European Masters (snooker)

text: European Masters (snooker) The European Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament that has been staged periodically since 1989. Between 2005 and 2008 it was known as the Malta Cup and was the sole ranking tournament in Europe outside the British Isles, before being discontinued. In 2016 the event was resurrected and rebranded the European Masters. Before the 1988/89 season, there were no ranking events outside the United Kingdom. There were, however, many successful invitation events, so the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association decided to extend the tour with some overseas events. The first two were held in Canada

title: 2019 Masters (snooker)

text: world rankings. Defending champion Mark Allen was seeded first with World Champion Mark Williams seeded second. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings after the 2018 UK Championship. Jack Lisowski will make his debut at the Masters. As in previous years, the top eight seeds were allocated fixed positions in the draw. The rest of the draw was made by drawing lots during the final of the 2018 UK Championship. The breakdown of prize money is shown below: Total: 2019 Masters (snooker) The 2019 Dafabet Masters will be a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, taking place

title: 1984 Masters (snooker)

text: 1984 Masters (snooker) The 1984 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22–29 January 1984 at the Wembley Conference Centre. The Masters, in its 10th year, changed the format into a championship for the game's top 16 ranked players. The BBC extended their television coverage to show all 8 days of the event and the prize money was more than double that of the previous year. Defending champion Cliff Thorburn lost to John Spencer in the first round, but it was fellow Canadian Kirk Stevens' maximum break against Jimmy White in the 9th

title: 2003 Masters (snooker)

text: against the winner of the qualifying event, Mark Davis (ranked 37), and Steve Davis (ranked 25), who was the wild-card selection. Mark Davis, Quinten Hann and Joe Perry were making their debuts in the Masters. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: The 2002 Masters Qualifying Event was held between 21 and 31 November 2002 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. The winner of this series of matches, who qualified for the tournament, was Mark Davis. Tony Drago made his first and to date only maximum break against Stuart Bingham. Total: 25 2003 Masters (snooker) The 2003

title: 2008 Masters (snooker)

text: against the winner of the qualifying event, Barry Hawkins (ranked 19), and wild-card selection Marco Fu (ranked 27). Mark Selby was making his debut in the Masters. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: In the wild-card round, the qualifier and wild-card players played the 15th and 16th seeds: The 2007 Masters Qualifying Event was held between 7 September and 12 September 2007 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The winner of this series of matches, who qualified for the tournament, was Barry Hawkins. Total: 23 2008 Masters (snooker) The 2008 SAGA Insurance Masters

title: 2012 World Snooker Championship

text: 2012 World Snooker Championship The 2012 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2012 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 21 April to 7 May 2012 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 36th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible and the last ranking event of the 2011/2012 season. Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fourth world title by defeating Ali Carter 18–11 in the final. Aged 36, and just 55 days older than Dennis Taylor when winning

title: 2015 Masters (snooker)

text: seeded 13, despite being ranked 18, because of illness that had stopped him from playing for an extended period. Players ranked 13 to 15 were seeded 14 to 16 while Graeme Dott, ranked 16, was not invited. The field was the same as in 2014 except that Carter returned for his 9th appearance in place of Mark Davis. The total prize money of the event was unchanged at £600,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Total: 28 2015 Masters (snooker) The 2015 Dafabet Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11

title: 2012 Premier League Snooker

text: 2012 Premier League Snooker The 2012 PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 16 August to 25 November 2012. This was the last edition of the tournament, as in 2013 it was replaced by the Champion of Champions. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he decided not to compete this year. Stuart Bingham won his eighth professional title by defeating Judd Trump 7–2 in the final. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: The top two qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won

title: 2012 German Masters

text: 2012 German Masters The 2012 PartyPoker.net German Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1–5 February 2012 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. This was the first time that PartyPoker.net sponsored the event. Mike Dunn made the 79th official maximum break during his round 1 qualifying match against Kurt Maflin. This was Dunn's first 147 break. Stephen Hendry missed the final stage of a ranking event for the first time in 15 years after losing 1–5 to James Wattana in the final qualifying round. Mark Williams was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals

title: 2012 Snooker Shoot-Out

text: 2012 Snooker Shoot-Out The 2012 PartyPoker.com Snooker Shoot-Out was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27–29 January 2012 at the Circus Arena in Blackpool, England. The event was sponsored by PartyPoker.com. It was played under a variation of the standard rules of snooker. Nigel Bond was the defending champion, but he lost in the round one 15–30 against Robert Milkins in a repeat of the 2011 final. Barry Hawkins won the final 1-0 (61–23) against Graeme Dott. Winner: £32,000 Runner-up: £16,000 Semi-finals: £8,000 Quarter-finals: £4,000 Last 16: £2,000 Last 32: £1,000 Last 64: £500 Highest break: £2,000

title: 2012 China Open (snooker)

text: on 26 and 27 March. These matches took place between 21 and 24 February 2012 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England. 2012 China Open (snooker) The 2012 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 26 March and 1 April 2012 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he lost in the quarter-finals 3–5 against Stephen Lee. Mark Selby withdrew from his second round match against Ding Junhui due to a neck injury. Peter Ebdon won his ninth ranking title by defeating Stephen