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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Brentwood Centre |
| Location | Brentwood |
| Country | England |
| Established | 2016 |
| Organisation(s) | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £550,400 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Recent edition | 2025 |
| Current champion |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
The English Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament held in Brentwood, as part of the four-event Home Nations Series. The winner is awarded the Steve Davis Trophy, named in honour of the English six-time world champion.[1] The reigning champion is Mark Allen from Northern Ireland.
History
On 29 April 2015, World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn announced that a new event called the "English Open" would be held for the first time in 2016 in Manchester, England, as part of a new Home Nations Series, with the existing Welsh Open and Scottish Open and the new Northern Ireland Open tournaments.[2][3] The inaugural event took place between 10 and 16 October 2016,[4] and was won by Liang Wenbo.[5]
After relocations to Barnsley, Crawley and Milton Keynes, the tournament was subsequently played at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, Essex since 2022; Steve Dawson, the chairman of WST, has claimed Essex to be the "root" of the game,[6] hence the choice of the venue. It also coincides with the birthplace of Hearn's Matchroom Sport, the main promoter of snooker, founded in Brentwood back in 1982.
A separate qualification event for the tournament was removed for the 2024 and 2025 editions, where all matches from round one were staged at the main venue.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Venue | City | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016[7] |  Liang Wenbo (CHN) |
 Judd Trump (ENG) |
9–6 | EventCity | Manchester | 2016/17 |
| 2017[8] | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
9–2 | Barnsley Metrodome | Barnsley | 2017/18 |
| 2018[9] | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
Mark Davis (ENG) |
9–7 | K2 | Crawley | 2018/19 |
| 2019[10] | Mark Selby (ENG) |
David Gilbert (ENG) |
9–1 | 2019/20 | ||
| 2020[11] | Judd Trump (ENG) |
 Neil Robertson (AUS) |
9–8 | Marshall Arena | Milton Keynes | 2020/21 |
| 2021[12] | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
 John Higgins (SCO) |
9–8 | 2021/22 | ||
| 2022[13] | Mark Selby (ENG) |
 Luca Brecel (BEL) |
9–6 | Brentwood Centre | Brentwood | 2022/23 |
| 2023[14] | Judd Trump (ENG) |
Zhang Anda (CHN) |
9–7 | 2023/24 | ||
| 2024[15] | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
Wu Yize (CHN) |
9–7 | 2024/25 | ||
| 2025 | Mark Allen (NIR) |
Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
9–8 | 2025/26 |
Finalists
| Name | Nationality | Winner | Runner-up | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judd Trump | England |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| Neil Robertson | Australia |
2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Selby | England |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| Liang Wenbo | China |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | England |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Bingham | England |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Allen | Northern Ireland |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyren Wilson | England |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Davis | England |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Gilbert | England |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Higgins | Scotland |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luca Brecel | Belgium |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zhang Anda | China |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wu Yize | China |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zhou Yuelong | China |
0 | 1 | 1 |
| Legend |
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| The names of active players are marked in bold. |
References
- "English Open snooker: Trophy named after Steve Davis". BBC Sport. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- "World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016". BBC Sport. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Hearn Announces New Five Year Plan". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Calendar 2016/2017" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "Liang Claims Maiden Ranking Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "English Open seeds join snooker tournament in Brentwood, Essex". BBC News. 2025-09-15. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- "Coral English Open (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- "Dafabet English Open (2017)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- "BetVictor English Open (2018)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- "19.com English Open (2019)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- "Matchroom.live English Open (2020)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- "BetVictor English Open (2021)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- "BetVictor English Open (2022)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- "BetVictor English Open (2023)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- "Robertson holds off Wu in thrilling final". World Snooker Tour. 22 September 2024. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.