The General Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament which was held sporadically from 2004 until 2015 at the General Snooker Club in Hong Kong.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | General Snooker Club |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Established | 2004 |
| Organisation(s) | General Snooker Club |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final year | 2015 |
| Final champion |  Marco Fu |
History
editEstablished in 2004 under the "General Cup International" name, the tournament was contested only intermittently, with the last event held in 2015. The field comprised mostly professional players and several top Far Eastern amateurs, except in 2013 only professionals were invited.
In 2014, there were eight professionals and a wildcard player. In the early rounds, the field of competition is divided into groups with the players in each group playing each other in a round-robin format, followed by knock-out stages. The final champion is Marco Fu.
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Cup | ||||
| 2004[1] |  Issara Kachaiwong
|
 Dominic Dale
|
6–3 | 2004/05 |
| 2009[2] |  Ricky Walden
|
 Liang Wenbo
|
6–2 | 2009/10 |
| 2011[2] | Stephen Lee
|
Ricky Walden
|
7–6 | 2011/12 |
| 2012[3] |  Neil Robertson
|
Ricky Walden
|
7–6 | 2012/13 |
| 2013[4] | Mark Davis
|
Neil Robertson
|
7–2 | 2013/14 |
| 2014[5] | Ali Carter
|
Shaun Murphy
|
7–6 | 2014/15 |
| 2015[6] | Marco Fu
|
Mark Williams
|
7–3 | 2015/16 |
References
edit- ^ "2004 General Cup International". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ a b Turner, Chris. "General Cup International". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
- ^ "General Cup (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "General Cup (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "General Cup (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "General Cup (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 November 2015.