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:

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

References

Category:Snooker tournaments
Category:Events in Europe