British Open (snooker)

The **British Open** is a snooker tournament. It has been played since 1985. From 2005 to 2021, it was not played. The event has a random draw. After each round, the matches are redrawn.

The reigning champion is Mark Selby. He won his first title in 2024.

## Winners

|style="text-align: center; background-color: #00af00"|Year|style="text-align: center; background-color: #00af00"|Winner|style="text-align: center; background-color: #00af00"|Runner-up|style="text-align: center; background-color: #00af00; width: 4em"|Score|style="text-align: center; background-color: #00af00"|Venue|style="text-align: center; background-color: #00af00"|City|style="text-align: center; background-color: #00af00"|Season|
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|colspan=7 style="text-align: center; background-color: #c0ffc0"|**British Gold Cup** (non-ranking, 1980)|||||||||||||
|1980|||style="text-align: center"|5–1|Assembly Rooms|Derby, England|1979/80|||||||
|colspan=7 style="text-align: center; background-color: #c0ffc0"|**Yamaha Organs Trophy** (non-ranking, 1981)|||||||||||||
|1981|||style="text-align: center"|9–6|Assembly Rooms|Derby, England|1980/81|||||||
|colspan=7 style="text-align: center; background-color: #c0ffc0"|**International Masters** (non-ranking, 1982–1984)|||||||||||||
|1982|||style="text-align: center"|9–7|rowspan=3|Assembly Rooms|rowspan=3|Derby, England|1981/82|||||
|1983|||style="text-align: center"|9–6|1982/83|||||||||
|1984|||style="text-align: center"|R-R|1983/84|||||||||
|colspan=7 style="text-align: center; background-color: #c0ffc0"|**British Open** (ranking, 1985–2004)|||||||||||||
|1985|||style="text-align: center"|12–9|rowspan=9|Assembly Rooms|rowspan=9|Derby, England|1984/85|||||
|1986|||style="text-align: center"|12–7|1985/86|||||||||
|1987|||style="text-align: center"|13–9|1986/87|||||||||
|1988|||style="text-align: center"|13–2|1987/88|||||||||
|1989|||style="text-align: center"|13–6|1988/89|||||||||
|1990|||style="text-align: center"|10–8|1989/90|||||||||
|1991|||style="text-align: center"|10–9|1990/91|||||||||
|1992|||style="text-align: center"|10–7|1991/92|||||||||
|1993|||style="text-align: center"|10–2|1992/93|||||||||
|1994|||style="text-align: center"|9–4|rowspan=8|Plymouth Pavilions|rowspan=8|Plymouth, England|1993/94|||||
|1995|||style="text-align: center"|9–6|1994/95|||||||||
|1996|||style="text-align: center"|9–8|1995/96|||||||||
|1997|||style="text-align: center"|9–2|1996/97|||||||||
|1998|||style="text-align: center"|9–8|1997/98|||||||||
|1999 (Apr)|||style="text-align: center"|9–7|1998/99|||||||||
|1999 (Sep)|||style="text-align: center"|9–5|1999/00|||||||||
|2000|||style="text-align: center"|9–6|2000/01|||||||||
|2001|||style="text-align: center"|9–6|Telewest Arena|Newcastle, England|2001/02|||||||
|2002|||style="text-align: center"|9–4|Telford International Arena|Telford, England|2002/03|||||||
|2003|||style="text-align: center"|9–6|rowspan=2|Brighton Centre|rowspan=2|Brighton, England|2003/04|||||
|2004|||style="text-align: center"|9–6|2004/05|||||||||
|colspan=7 style="text-align: center; background-color: #c0ffc0"|**British Open** (renewed, ranking, 2021–_present_)|||||||||||||
|2021|||style="text-align: center"|6–4|Morningside Arena|Leicester, England|2021/22|||||||
|2022|||style="text-align: center"|10–7|Marshall Arena|Milton Keynes, England|2022/23|||||||
|2023|||style="text-align: center"|10–7|rowspan="2"|The Centaur|rowspan="2"|Cheltenham, England|2023/24|||||
|2024|||style="text-align: center"|10–5|2024/25|||||||||

## Infobox (snooker tournament)

- **tournament name**: British Open
- **venue**: Morningside Arena
- **location**: Leicester
- **country**: England
- **establishment**: 1980
- **organisation**: World Snooker Tour
- **format**: Snooker world rankings, Ranking event
- **recent edition**: 2024 British Open, 2024