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World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Venue Morningside Arena
Location Leicester
CountryEngland
Established2015
Organisation(s) World Snooker Tour
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £380,000
Recent edition 2024
Current champion  Ronnie O'Sullivan ( ENG)

The World Grand Prix is a professional ranking snooker tournament restricted to the top 32 players on the one-year ranking list. The inaugural edition was played in 2015 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales. [1] The reigning champion is Ronnie O'Sullivan.

History

The World Grand Prix was held as a non- ranking event in March 2015 in Llandudno, Wales, for the top 32 players on the World Grand Prix list. The list was based on a one-year ranking system. From 2016, the World Grand Prix has been held as a ranking event. In 2019, the tournament was included in the newly created Coral Cup, and branded as "Coral World Grand Prix". The sponsor changed to Cazoo in 2021, [2] then to Duelbits in 2023. [3]

Winners

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue City Season
World Grand Prix (non-ranking, 2015)
2015   Judd Trump ( ENG)   Ronnie O'Sullivan ( ENG) 10–7 Venue Cymru Llandudno, Wales 2014/15
World Grand Prix (ranking, 2016–present)
2016   Shaun Murphy ( ENG)   Stuart Bingham ( ENG) 10–9 Venue Cymru Llandudno, Wales 2015/16
2017   Barry Hawkins ( ENG)   Ryan Day ( WAL) 10–7 Preston Guild Hall Preston, England 2016/17
2018   Ronnie O'Sullivan ( ENG)   Ding Junhui ( CHN) 10–3 2017/18
2019   Judd Trump ( ENG)   Ali Carter ( ENG) 10–6 The Centaur Cheltenham, England 2018/19
2020 (Feb)   Neil Robertson ( AUS)   Graeme Dott ( SCO) 10–8 2019/20
2020 (Dec)   Judd Trump ( ENG)   Jack Lisowski ( ENG) 10–7 Marshall Arena Milton Keynes, England 2020/21
2021   Ronnie O'Sullivan ( ENG)   Neil Robertson ( AUS) 10–8 Coventry Arena Coventry, England 2021/22
2023   Mark Allen ( NIR)   Judd Trump ( ENG) 10–9 The Centaur Cheltenham, England 2022/23
2024   Ronnie O'Sullivan ( ENG)   Judd Trump ( ENG) 10–7 Morningside Arena Leicester, England 2023/24

References

  1. ^ "World Snooker | News | News | 888.com To Sponsor World Grand Prix". 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Cazoo launches partnership with World Snooker Tour". Cazoo. 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Duelbits Joins Forces With WST". World Snooker Tour. 16 January 2023.

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