2020 English Open (snooker)

The 2020 English Open (officially the 2020 Matchroom.live English Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 12 to 18 October 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[1] It was the second completed ranking event of the 2020–21 season, and the fifth edition of the English Open, first held in 2016.

2020 Matchroom.live English Open
Tournament information
Dates12–18 October 2020 (2020-10-12 – 2020-10-18)
VenueMarshall Arena
CityMilton Keynes
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£405,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (140)
Final
Champion Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score9–8
2019
2021

The event featured 123 professionals and 5 amateurs. On the first day of the event, two players withdrew from the event due to COVID-19Stuart Carrington tested positive, while Sam Craigie came into contact with Carrington. Snooker referee Andrew Barklam also tested positive.[2] On the second day, two more players had to withdraw – Peter Lines, who tested positive, and his son, Oliver Lines, who came into contact with him.[3]

The defending champion was Mark Selby, who defeated David Gilbert 9–1 in the 2019 final. Selby lost 5–6 to Neil Robertson in the semi-finals.[4]

In the final Robertson met Judd Trump, who beat him 9–8, after being 4–7 down. Trump won his 18th ranking title, equaling Neil Robertson and Mark Selby, and became the first player to win three Home Nations titles.[5]

Prize fund edit

The event's total prize fund was a total of £405,000, with the winner receiving £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[citation needed]

  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-final: £20,000
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £4,000
  • Last 64: £3,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £405,000

Main draw edit

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

 
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  Mark Selby (ENG) (1)4
 
 
 
  Fan Zhengyi (CHN)0
 
  Mark Selby (1)4
 
 
 
  Chang Bingyu3
 
  Chang Bingyu (CHN)4
 
 
 
  Aaron Hill (IRL)2
 
  Mark Selby (1)4
 
 
 
  Liang Wenbo3
 
  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (32)4
 
 
 
  Ashley Carty (ENG)1
 
  Martin O'Donnell (32)1
 
 
 
  Liang Wenbo4
 
  Jackson Page (WAL)1
 
 
 
  Liang Wenbo (CHN)4
 
  Mark Selby (1)4
 
 
 
  Hossein Vafaei3
 
  Joe Perry (ENG) (16)4
 
 
 
  Riley Parsons (ENG)1
 
  Joe Perry (16)3
 
 
 
  Hossein Vafaei4
 
  Lukas Kleckers (GER)0
 
 
 
  Hossein Vafaei (IRN)4
 
  Hossein Vafaei4
 
 
 
  Jamie Clarke2
 
  Ali Carter (ENG) (17)1
 
 
 
  Jamie Clarke (WAL)4
 
  Jamie Clarke4
 
 
 
  Liam Highfield1
 
  Mitchell Mann (ENG)1
 
 
  Liam Highfield (ENG)4
 

Section 2 edit

 
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  David Grace (ENG)4
 
 
 
  Paul Davison (ENG)0
 
  David Grace4
 
 
 
  Andy Hicks3
 
  Scott Donaldson (SCO) (24)1
 
 
 
  Andy Hicks (ENG)4
 
  David Grace3
 
 
 
  Andrew Higginson4
 
  Barry Pinches (ENG)0
 
 
 
  Andrew Higginson (ENG)4
 
  Andrew Higginson4
 
 
 
  Sunny Akani3
 
  Stephen Maguire (SCO) (9)1
 
 
 
  Sunny Akani (THA)4
 
  Andrew Higginson0
 
 
 
  Zhou Yuelong (25)4
 
  Rod Lawler (ENG)0
 
 
 
  Farakh Ajaib (ENG)4
 
  Farakh Ajaib3
 
 
 
  Zhou Yuelong (25)4
 
  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (25)4
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin (ENG)2
 
  Zhou Yuelong (25)4
 
 
 
  David Lilley2
 
  David Lilley (ENG)4
 
 
 
  Eden Sharav (ISR)1
 
  David Lilley4
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy (8)3
 
  Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8)4
 
 
  Robert Milkins (ENG)3
 

Section 3 edit

 
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  Mark Allen (NIR) (5)4
 
 
 
  Mark King (ENG)2
 
  Mark Allen (5)0
 
 
 
  Robbie Williams4
 
  Gerard Greene (NIR)1
 
 
 
  Robbie Williams (ENG)4
 
  Robbie Williams4
 
 
 
  Kurt Maflin (28)2
 
  Kurt Maflin (NOR) (28)4
 
 
 
  Peter Devlin (ENG)3
 
  Kurt Maflin (28)4
 
 
 
  Jordan Brown0
 
  Jordan Brown (NIR)4
 
 
 
  Lee Walker (WAL)2
 
  Robbie Williams4
 
 
 
  Anthony McGill (21)1
 
  Yan Bingtao (CHN) (12)4
 
 
 
  Alan McManus (SCO)2
 
  Yan Bingtao (12)3
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth4
 
  Martin Gould (ENG)1
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth (ENG)4
 
  Steven Hallworth0
 
 
 
  Anthony McGill (21)4
 
  Anthony McGill (SCO) (21)w/o
 
 
 
  Sam Craigie (ENG)w/d
 
  Anthony McGill (21)w/o
 
 
 
  Oliver Linesw/d
 
  Noppon Saengkham (THA)1
 
 
  Oliver Lines (ENG)4
 

Section 4 edit

 
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  Lei Peifan (CHN)4
 
 
 
  Brandon Sargeant (ENG)3
 
  Lei Peifan0
 
 
 
  Barry Hawkins (20)4
 
  Barry Hawkins (ENG) (20)4
 
 
 
  Igor Figueiredo (BRA)0
 
  Barry Hawkins (20)4
 
 
 
  Joe O'Connor2
 
  Soheil Vahedi (IRN)3
 
 
 
  Joe O'Connor (ENG)4
 
  Joe O'Connor4
 
 
 
  Rory McLeod3
 
  David Gilbert (ENG) (13)2
 
 
 
  Rory McLeod (JAM)4
 
  Barry Hawkins (20)2
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (4)4
 
  Daniel Wells (WAL)1
 
 
 
  Mark Davis (ENG)4
 
  Mark Davis4
 
 
 
  Zhao Xintong (29)3
 
  Zhao Xintong (CHN) (29)4
 
 
 
  Pang Junxu (CHN)3
 
  Mark Davis1
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (4)4
 
  Tian Pengfei (CHN)3
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce (ENG)4
 
  Mark Joyce2
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (4)4
 
  Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)4
 
 
  Lyu Haotian (CHN)0
 

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

 
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  Judd Trump (ENG) (3)4
 
 
 
  Louis Heathcote (ENG)3
 
  Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
  Yuan Sijun3
 
  Amine Amiri (MAR)1
 
 
 
  Yuan Sijun (CHN)4
 
  Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
  Michael Holt (30)3
 
  Michael Holt (ENG) (30)4
 
 
 
  Jimmy White (ENG)1
 
  Michael Holt (30)4
 
 
 
  Lu Ning0
 
  Zak Surety (ENG)1
 
 
 
  Lu Ning (CHN)4
 
  Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
  Gary Wilson (19)1
 
  Mark Williams (WAL) (14)w/d
 
 
 
  Allan Taylor (ENG)w/o
 
  Allan Taylor4
 
 
 
  Simon Lichtenberg3
 
  Simon Lichtenberg (GER)4
 
 
 
  Anthony Hamilton (ENG)3
 
  Allan Taylor2
 
 
 
  Gary Wilson (19)4
 
  Gary Wilson (ENG) (19)4
 
 
 
  Iulian Boiko (UKR)1
 
  Gary Wilson (19)4
 
 
 
  Ricky Walden2
 
  Ricky Walden (ENG)4
 
 
  Billy Castle (ENG)0
 

Section 6 edit

 
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  Nigel Bond (ENG)4
 
 
 
  Ashley Hugill (ENG)3
 
  Nigel Bond0
 
 
 
  Alexander Ursenbacher4
 
  Graeme Dott (SCO) (22)2
 
 
 
  Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)4
 
  Alexander Ursenbacher1
 
 
 
  Ben Woollaston4
 
  Ben Woollaston (ENG)4
 
 
 
  Alex Borg (MLT)2
 
  Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham (11)2
 
  Stuart Bingham (ENG) (11)4
 
 
 
  Fergal O'Brien (IRL)2
 
  Ben Woollaston0
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson (6)4
 
  Xu Si (CHN)4
 
 
 
  Ken Doherty (IRL)1
 
  Xu Si4
 
 
 
  Matthew Selt (27)3
 
  Matthew Selt (ENG) (27)4
 
 
 
  Jamie Wilson (ENG)0
 
  Xu Si1
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson (6)4
 
  Gao Yang (CHN)4
 
 
 
  Kacper Filipiak (POL)2
 
  Gao Yang1
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson (6)4
 
  Kyren Wilson (ENG) (6)4
 
 
  Dominic Dale (WAL)2
 

Section 7 edit

 
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  John Higgins (SCO) (7)4
 
 
 
  James Cahill (ENG)2
 
  John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
  Connor Benzey0
 
  Fraser Patrick (SCO)3
 
 
 
  Connor Benzey4
 
  John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
  Jimmy Robertson (26)1
 
  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (26)4
 
 
 
  Chen Zifan (CHN)1
 
  Jimmy Robertson (26)4
 
 
 
  Luo Honghao1
 
  Peter Lines (ENG)w/d
 
 
 
  Luo Honghao (CHN)w/o
 
  John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
  Ding Junhui (10)1
 
  Ding Junhui (CHN) (10)4
 
 
 
  Si Jiahui (CHN)3
 
  Ding Junhui (10)4
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel1
 
  Ian Burns (ENG)0
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel (BEL)4
 
  Ding Junhui (10)4
 
 
 
  Tom Ford (23)2
 
  Tom Ford (ENG) (23)4
 
 
 
  Xiao Guodong (CHN)3
 
  Tom Ford (23)4
 
 
 
  Jamie Jones2
 
  Jamie Jones (WAL)4
 
 
  Duane Jones (WAL)2
 

Section 8 edit

 
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  Sean Maddocks (ENG)2
 
 
 
  Ben Hancorn (ENG)4
 
  Ben Hancorn4
 
 
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (18)2
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (18)w/o
 
 
 
  Stuart Carrington (ENG)w/d
 
  Ben Hancorn2
 
 
 
  Jak Jones4
 
  Jak Jones (WAL)4
 
 
 
  Elliot Slessor (ENG)1
 
  Jak Jones4
 
 
 
  Jack Lisowski (15)3
 
  Jack Lisowski (ENG) (15)4
 
 
 
  Li Hang (CHN)2
 
  Jak Jones4
 
 
 
  Matthew Stevens (31)3
 
  Michael White (WAL)3
 
 
 
  Zhao Jianbo (CHN)4
 
  Zhao Jianbo2
 
 
 
  Matthew Stevens (31)4
 
  Matthew Stevens (WAL) (31)4
 
 
 
  Jamie O'Neill (ENG)2
 
  Matthew Stevens (31)4
 
 
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)1
 
  Ryan Day (WAL)4
 
 
 
  Mark Lloyd0
 
  Ryan Day1
 
 
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)4
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2)4
 
 
  Brian Ochoiski2
 

Finals edit

 
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
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  Mark Selby (1)5
 
 
 
  Zhou Yuelong (25)2
 
  Mark Selby (1)5
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (4)6
 
  Robbie Williams2
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (4)5
 
  Neil Robertson (4)8
 
 
 
  Judd Trump (3)9
 
  Judd Trump (3)5
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson (6)1
 
  Judd Trump (3)6
 
 
 
  John Higgins (7)4
 
  John Higgins (7)5
 
 
  Jak Jones1
 

Final edit

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova.
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 18 October 2020.
Neil Robertson (4)
  Australia
8–9 Judd Trump (3)
  England
Afternoon: 10–68, 80–0, 0–76, 26–72, 75–1, 128–5 (128), 75–11, 15–61
Evening: 66–4, 75–52, 115–9 (114), 0–76, 5–64, 65–70, 13–74, 125–0 (125), 0–114 (114)
128 Highest break 114
3 Century breaks 1

Century breaks edit

A total of 66 century breaks were made by 35 players during the event.[6]

References edit

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