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| Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events |
| First held from 2000 onwards* |
* See also: Pre 1980 1980-89 1990-99
Austrian Open
A major European pro-am event with a large field
and which usually attracts a large number of main tour professionals.
| Year |
Venue |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2007 |
Rotex-Halle, Wels |
Tom Ford |
Stephen Lee |
5-4 |
n/a |
| 2008 |
Rotex-Halle, Wels |
Ryan Day |
Jamie Cope |
6-4 |
n/a |
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Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy
This event was set up and promoted by his friend
and fellow professional, Patrick Wallace, in honour of Barry McNamee, whose
brief professional career ended when he was killed in a car crash in March 2002.
It attracts a predominantly Irish field of both amateurs and professionals.
| Year |
Venue |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2003 |
St. Patrick's Hall, Dungannon |
Ken Doherty |
Joe Swail |
6-5 |
n/a |
| 2004 |
St. Patrick's Hall, Dungannon |
Mark Allen |
Kieran McMahon |
6-1 |
n/a |
| 2005 |
Belfast |
Mark Allen |
Joe Delaney |
6-5 |
n/a |
| 2006 |
St. Patrick's Hall, Dungannon |
Joe Swail |
Jordan Brown |
6-1 |
n/a |
| 2007 |
St. Patrick's Hall, Dungannon |
Mark Allen |
Joe Swail |
3-1 |
n/a |
| 2008 |
St. Patrick's Hall, Dungannon |
Mark Allen |
David Morris |
3-1 |
n/a |
| 2009 |
St. Patrick's Hall, Dungannon |
Jordan Brown |
Joe Swail |
3-1 |
n/a |
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Beijing International Challenge
A pre-season 8-man event organised by the 110 Sport Management Group
and featuring many of their contracted payers. The format involved two
groups of four and the event was first held in July 2009 with a substantial first prize of £50,000.
| Year |
Venue |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2009 |
Beijing |
Liang Wenbo |
Stephen Maguire |
7-6 |
£50,000 |
Belgium
Open
A major Pro-Am first held on this scale in 2008 in the
town of Duffel.
A field of 96, initially split into 24 groups, included 26 main tour professionals,
eight of whom were from the top 16.
| Year |
Venue |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2008 |
Duffell |
Ricky Walden |
Graeme Dott |
4-1 |
€5,000 |
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Dutch Open
A major pro-am tournament with a large field which regularly attracts a
number of main tour professionals subject to other comittments.
| Season |
Venue |
Sponsor |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2004/5 |
De Dieze Snooker Centre, Den Bosche |
InterConnec t |
Bjorn Haneveer |
Lennon Starkey |
6-1 |
€2,750 |
| 2005/6 |
De Dieze Snooker Centre, Den Bosche |
InterConnec t |
Bjorn Haneveer |
Michael Holt |
6-1 |
€4,000 |
| 2006/7 |
De Dieze Snooker Centre, Den Bosche |
InterConnec t |
Michael Wild |
Mark King |
6-5 |
€4,000 |
| 2007/8 |
De Dieze Snooker Centre, Den Bosche |
InterConnec t |
Michael Holt |
Barry Pinches |
6-4 |
€4,000 |
| 2008/9 |
De Dieze Snooker Centre, Den Bosche |
InterConnec t |
Stuart Bingham |
Joe Swail |
6-3 |
€3,000 |
Euro-Asia Snooker Masters Challenge
First held as a two leg event in August 2003 in Hong Kong
and Bangkok, each leg of which featured eight
players, four from Europe and four from Asia.
There were two round robin groups with the top two in each going into the semi-finals.
The event was revived in 2007 and also featured a team event.
| Season |
Venue |
Sponsor |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2003/4 1st Leg |
Wanchai, Hong Kong |
none |
James Wattana |
Ken Doherty |
6-4 |
£30,000 |
| 2003/4 2nd Leg |
Merchant Court Hotel, Bangkok |
none |
Ken Doherty |
Marco Fu |
5-2 |
£30,000 |
| 2007/8 |
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Hong Kong |
110 sport.com |
John Higgins |
James Wattana |
5-4 |
£25,000 |
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General Cup International
A pre-season event played in Honk Kong featuring mainly players from the Far East but with some main tour invites.
| Year |
Venue |
Sponsor |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2009 |
General Snooker Club, Hong Kong |
none |
Ricky Walden |
Liang Wenbo |
6-2 |
HK$20,000 |
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Huangshan Cup
An invitation event introduced in 2008
with the full title of the ‘Huangshan Cup All-Star Snooker Game’. The idea was
that four top 16 players from the UK would play four Chinese players
who would come through an elimination contest. Only Stephen Hendry of those
originally invited actually took part. Nevertheless there were four top 16
players in the quarter finals and some quality local players. Last minute
replacement, Allister Carter walked away with the prize.
| Year |
Venue |
Sponsor |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2008 |
Henfei, China |
none |
Allister Carter |
Marco Fu |
5-3 |
n/a |
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Kilkenny Masters
Launched in 2007, this
invitation event had a field of sixteen with a mix of top 16 stars and leading
Irish professionals. The top four were seeded into the quarter finals whilst
the remaining twelve played in four round-robin groups of three with the winner
of each going forward. Ronnie O’Sullivan took the inaugural title in style
making a maximum on his way to lifting the trophy named in honour of Paul
Hunter.
| Season |
Venue |
Sponsor |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2006/7 |
Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny |
Eddie Bennett Developments |
Ronnie O'Sullivan |
Barry Hawkins |
9-1 |
€20,000 |
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Lucan Racing Irish Classic
First staged in August 2007 with a field of eight invited professionals,
mostly Irish, at the Raphael’s Snooker Club in Lucan near Dublin. The event was organised by Fergal
O’Brien.
| Year |
Venue |
Sponsor |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2007 |
Raphael's Snooker Club, Lucan |
Lucan Racing |
David Morris |
Fergal O'Brien |
5-3 |
€1,000 |
| 2008 |
Celbridge Snooker Club. Kildare |
Lucan Racing |
Ken Doherty |
Fergal O'Brien |
5-2 |
€1,500 |
| 2009 |
Celbridge Snooker Club. Kildare |
Lucan Racing |
Joe Swail |
Fergal O'Brien |
5-0 |
€1,500 |
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Paul Hunter Classic (formerly
Fürth
German Open)
Although this is a pro-am event, it is included here as,
in recent years it has attracted a large number of main tour
professionals.
Originally known as the Fürth German Open, it changed its name in
2007 to
honour the late Paul Hunter. It is usually staged in August or
September. In 2009 there were well over thirty main tour ptofessionals
in the field.
| Year |
Venue |
Sponsor |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2004 |
Stadhalle, Fürth |
none |
Matthew Stevens |
Paul Hunter |
5-1 |
n/a |
| 2005 |
Stadhalle, Fürth |
Betandwin.de |
Mark King |
Michael Holt |
4-2 |
n/a |
| 2006 |
Stadhalle, Fürth |
Betandwin.de |
Michael Holt |
Barry Hawkins |
4-2 |
n/a |
| 2007 |
Stadhalle, Fürth |
Betandwin.de |
Barry Pinches |
Ken Doherty |
4-0 |
n/a |
| 2008 |
Stadhalle, Fürth |
Snookerstars |
Shaun Murphy |
Mark Selby |
4-2 |
n/a |
| 2009 |
Stadhalle, Fürth |
Snookerstars |
Shaun Murphy |
Jimmy White |
4-0 |
€5,000 |
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Paul Hunter English Open
Organised by the EASB and held since 1997 as an amateur event, the
English Open event was renamed in memory of Paul Hunter and thrown open
to professionals from 2007. Only the results since that date are
included here.
| Year |
Venue |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
| 2007 |
Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds |
Matthew Couch |
Neil Robertson |
6-5 |
| 2008 |
Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds |
Xiao Guodong |
Ben Woollaston |
6-2 |
| 2009 |
Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds |
Stuart Bingham |
David Grace |
6-0 |
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World Champions v Asia Stars Challenge
This was, in effect, the same event as the Euro-Asia Masters Challenge
but under a different name. This time, the field consisted of four world
champions, Stephen Hendry, John Higgins, Ken Doherty and Mark Williams plus
James Wattana, Ding Junhui, Marco Fu and up and coming Thai player, Atthasit
Mahitthi. The format was the same with the players split into to round robin
groups with the top two from each progressing to the semi finals.
| Year |
Venue |
Sponsor |
Winner
|
Runner Up |
Score |
1st Prize |
| 2004 |
BEC-Tero Hall, Bangkok |
none |
Marco Fu |
John Higgins |
5-1 |
£30,000 |
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