Welsh Open (snooker)

The **Welsh Open** is a snooker tournament. It has been held since 1992. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which was played from 1980 to 1991 and was open only to Welsh players. The Welsh Open is the longest running ranking event after the World Snooker Championship and the UK Championship. Since 2016, it is part of the Home Nations Series. Since 2017, the winner of the event has received the Ray Reardon Trophy.

Mark Williams is the only Welsh winner, having captured the title in 1996 and 1999. John Higgins holds the record for the most Welsh Open wins, claiming the title five times. Gary Wilson is the reigning champion.

## Winners

The winners of each event is below:

|style="text-align: center; background-color: #90EE90"|Year|style="text-align: center; background-color: #90EE90"|Winner|style="text-align: center; background-color: #90EE90"|Runner-up|style="text-align: center; background-color: #90EE90"|Final score|style="text-align: center; background-color: #90EE90"|Venue|style="text-align: center; background-color: #90EE90"|City|style="text-align: center; background-color: #90EE90"|Season|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1992|||style="text-align: center"|9–3|rowspan=7|Newport Centre|rowspan=7|Newport, Wales|1991/92|||||
|1993|||style="text-align: center"|9–7|1992/93|||||||||
|1994|||style="text-align: center"|9–6|1993/94|||||||||
|1995|||style="text-align: center"|9–3|1994/95|||||||||
|1996|||style="text-align: center"|9–3|1995/96|||||||||
|1997|||style="text-align: center"|9–2|1996/97|||||||||
|1998|||style="text-align: center"|9–5|1997/98|||||||||
|1999|||style="text-align: center"|9–8|rowspan=5|Cardiff International Arena|rowspan=6|Cardiff, Wales|1998/99|||||
|2000|||style="text-align: center"|9–8|1999/00|||||||||
|2001|||style="text-align: center"|9–2|2000/01|||||||||
|2002|||style="text-align: center"|9–7|2001/02|||||||||
|2003|||style="text-align: center"|9–5|2002/03|||||||||
|2004|||style="text-align: center"|9–8|Welsh Institute of Sport|2003/04||||||||
|2005|||style="text-align: center"|9–8|rowspan=10|Newport Centre|rowspan=10|Newport, Wales|2004/05|||||
|2006|||style="text-align: center"|9–4|2005/06|||||||||
|2007|||style="text-align: center"|9–8|2006/07|||||||||
|2008|||style="text-align: center"|9–8|2007/08|||||||||
|2009|||style="text-align: center"|9–5|2008/09|||||||||
|2010|||style="text-align: center"|9–4|2009/10|||||||||
|2011|||style="text-align: center"|9–6|2010/11|||||||||
|2012|||style="text-align: center"|9–6|2011/12|||||||||
|2013|||style="text-align: center"|9–8|2012/13|||||||||
|2014|||style="text-align: center"|9–3|2013/14|||||||||
|2015|||style="text-align: center"|9–3|rowspan=6|Cardiff International Arena|rowspan=6|Cardiff, Wales|2014/15|||||
|2016|||style="text-align: center"|9–5|2015/16|||||||||
|2017|||style="text-align: center"|9–8|2016/17|||||||||
|2018|||style="text-align: center"|9–7|2017/18|||||||||
|2019|||style="text-align: center"|9–7|2018/19|||||||||
|2020|||style="text-align: center"|9–1|2019/20|||||||||
|2021|||style="text-align: center"|9–8|Celtic Manor Resort|rowspan=2|Newport, Wales|2020/21||||||
|2022|||style="text-align: center"|9–5|ICC Wales|2021/22||||||||
|2023|||style="text-align: center"|9–7|rowspan=2|Venue Cymru|rowspan=2|Llandudno, Wales|2022/23|||||
|2024|||style="text-align: center"|9–4|2023/24|||||||||

## Infobox (snooker tournament)

- **tournament name**: Welsh Open
- **venue**: Venue Cymru
- **location**: Llandudno
- **country**: Wales
- **establishment**: 1992 Welsh Open (snooker), 1992
- **organisation**: World Snooker Tour
- **format**: Snooker world rankings, Ranking event
- **prizefund**: £405,000
- **recent edition**: 2024 Welsh Open (snooker), 2024