Masters (snooker)

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The Masters
Dafabet Masters Logo.png
Tournament information
VenueAlexandra Palace (since 2012)
LocationLondon
KintraEngland
Established1975
Organisation(s)World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatNon-ranking event
Tot prize fund£600,000[1]
Recent edeetion2020
Current champion(s)Ingland Stuart Bingham

The Masters i a professional invitational snooker toornament. Held every year since 1975, it i the second-longest runnin tournament behind the Warld Championship. It is one o the Triple Crown events, and although not a ranking event, it i regartit as one o the most prestigious toornaments on the circuit. The reignin champion is Stuart Bingham.

The Masters trophy used since 2004

Format[eedit | eedit soorce]

The format hae been largely unchanged since 1984 an the toornament generally involves the leadin 16 players in the warld rankings. Frae 1990 to 2010 there wae a wild-card round.

The defendin champion is seeded 1 while th current Warld Champion is seeded 2 (assuming that it is a different player). The remaining places are then allocated to the top players in the warld rankings, seeded in order o those rankings. Since the defendin champion an current World Champion are normally ranked in the top 16, the field generally consists of the top 16 ranked players. The exceptions have been:

  • In 2006 Warld Champion Shaun Murphy was ranked 21 so that Ian McCulloch, ranked 16, wae not automatically invited. McCulloch was, however, the wild-card choice.
  • In 2013 Stephen Lee, ranked 9, did not play because he was suspended an so Mark Davis, ranked 17, was invitit.
  • In 2014 Warld Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was ranked 24 so that Graeme Dott, ranked 16, was not invitit.
  • In 2015 Ali Carter wae seeded 13, despite bein ranked 18, because of illness that had stopped him from playing for an extended period, and so Graeme Dott, ranked 16, was not invited.
  • In 2018 Stuart Bingham, ranked 12, did not play because he was suspended and so Liang Wenbo, ranked 17, was invitit.
  • In 2020 Ronnie O'Sullivan, ranked 3, chose not to enter and so Ali Carter, ranked 17, was invited.

Winners[eedit | eedit soorce]

[2][3][4][5]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season London Venue
1975 Ingland John Spencer Wales Ray Reardon 9–8 1974/75 West Centre Hotel
1976 Wales Ray Reardon Ingland Graham Miles 7–3 1975/76 New London Theatre
1977 Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Ray Reardon 7–6 1976/77
1978 Northren Ireland Alex Higgins Canadae Cliff Thorburn 7–5 1977/78
1979 Sooth Africae Perrie Mans Northren Ireland Alex Higgins 8–4 1978/79 Wembley Conference Centre
1980 Wales Terry Griffiths Northren Ireland Alex Higgins 9–5 1979/80
1981 Northren Ireland Alex Higgins Wales Terry Griffiths 9–6 1980/81
1982 Ingland Steve Davis Wales Terry Griffiths 9–5 1981/82
1983 Canadae Cliff Thorburn Wales Ray Reardon 9–7 1982/83
1984 Ingland Jimmy White Wales Terry Griffiths 9–5 1983/84
1985 Canadae Cliff Thorburn Wales Doug Mountjoy 9–6 1984/85
1986 Canadae Cliff Thorburn Ingland Jimmy White 9–5 1985/86
1987 Northren Ireland Dennis Taylor Northren Ireland Alex Higgins 9–8 1986/87
1988 Ingland Steve Davis Ingland Mike Hallett 9–0 1987/88
1989 Scotland Stephen Hendry Ingland John Parrott 9–6 1988/89
1990 Scotland Stephen Hendry Ingland John Parrott 9–4 1989/90
1991 Scotland Stephen Hendry Ingland Mike Hallett 9–8 1990/91
1992 Scotland Stephen Hendry Ingland John Parrott 9–4 1991/92
1993 Scotland Stephen Hendry Thailand James Wattana 9–5 1992/93
1994 Scotland Alan McManus Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–8 1993/94
1995 Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 9–3 1994/95
1996 Scotland Stephen Hendry Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–5 1995/96
1997 Ingland Steve Davis Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–8 1996/97
1998 Wales Mark Williams Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–9 1997/98
1999 Scotland John Higgins Republic o Ireland Ken Doherty 10–8 1998/99
2000 Wales Matthew Stevens Republic o Ireland Ken Doherty 10–8 1999/00
2001 Ingland Paul Hunter Republic o Ireland Fergal O'Brien 10–9 2000/01
2002 Ingland Paul Hunter Wales Mark Williams 10–9 2001/02
2003 Wales Mark Williams Scotland Stephen Hendry 10–4 2002/03
2004 Ingland Paul Hunter Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 2003/04
2005 Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 10–3 2004/05
2006 Scotland John Higgins Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 2005/06
2007 Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan Fowkrepublic o Cheenae Ding Junhui 10–3 2006/07 Wembley Arena
2008 Ingland Mark Selby Ingland Stephen Lee 10–3 2007/08
2009 Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan Ingland Mark Selby 10–8 2008/09
2010 Ingland Mark Selby Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 2009/10
2011 Fowkrepublic o Cheenae Ding Junhui Hong Kong Marco Fu 10–4 2010/11
2012[6] Australie Neil Robertson Ingland Shaun Murphy 10–6 2011/12 Alexandra Palace
2013[7] Ingland Mark Selby Australie Neil Robertson 10–6 2012/13
2014[8] Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan Ingland Mark Selby 10–4 2013/14
2015[9] Ingland Shaun Murphy Australie Neil Robertson 10–2 2014/15
2016[10] Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan Ingland Barry Hawkins 10–1 2015/16
2017[11] Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan Ingland Joe Perry 10–7 2016/17
2018[12] Northren Ireland Mark Allen Ingland Kyren Wilson 10–7 2017/18
2019[13] Ingland Judd Trump Ingland Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–4 2018/19
2020[14] Ingland Stuart Bingham Ingland Ali Carter 10–8 2019/20

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. ↑ Kalb, Rolf (6 January 2015). "Snooker – Die Turnier-Infos zum Masters". Yahoo Eurosport. Archived frae the oreeginal on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
  3. ↑ "The Masters – History". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived frae the oreeginal on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived frae the oreeginal on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Snooker.org. Archived frae the oreeginal on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "BGC Masters (2012)". Snooker.org. Archived frae the oreeginal on 19 January 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "Betfair Masters (2013)". Snooker.org. Archived frae the oreeginal on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Dafabet Masters (2014)". Snooker.org. Archived frae the oreeginal on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Dafabet Masters (2015)". Snooker.org. Archived frae the oreeginal on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Dafabet Masters (2016)". Snooker.org. Archived frae the oreeginal on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dafabet Masters (2017)". Snooker.org. Archived frae the oreeginal on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dafabet Masters (2018)". Snooker.org. Archived frae the oreeginal on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Dafabet Masters (2019)". Snooker.org. Archived frae the oreeginal on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Dafabet Masters 2020". World Snooker. 12–19 January 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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