List of Snooker Main Tour tournaments

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Marked in blue: Countries that have already hosted at least one Snooker Main Tour event or for which one has been announced for the current season

This list gives an overview of the tournaments of the Snooker Main Tour since the introduction of the snooker world rankings in the 1976/77 season.

First of all, under "Current tournaments (2018/19)", the tournaments that can currently be found in the calendar of the Main Tour are listed, under "Former tournaments" follow those that are no longer taking place. Some tournaments have had different names over and over again in the course of their history (for example, due to a change of sponsor), listing all of them would go beyond the scope of this list. However, if a fundamental renaming has taken place, this is listed in the section Additional information .

Until 1981/82, the world rankings resulted exclusively from the results of the previous three world championships. Only then did other tournaments receive the status of world ranking tournaments. At the World Cup, however, twice as many points were awarded compared to the normal tournaments. For some time now, the UK Championship and the Grand Prix have also had a higher priority. The Grand Prix, later renamed the World Open , was denied this special status before the start of the 2010/11 season.

In the 1992/93 season four so-called minor ranking events were held, which were only rated with a tenth of the usual number of points. The Players Tour Championship , introduced for the 2010/11 season , is also a series of tournaments with fewer points to be won.

Tournaments

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Current tournaments (2019/20) ↓
Riga Masters  M. M. R. R. R. R.
World Open  R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
World cup  E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E.
Paul Hunter Classic  M. M. M. M. M. M. R. R. R. E.
6-Red World Championship  E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E.
Shanghai Masters R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. E. E.
China Championship E. R. R. R.
European Masters R. R. R. R.
English Open  R. R. R. R.
International Championship R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
Champion of Champions E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E.
Northern Ireland Open  R. R. R. R.
UK Championship E. E. E. E. E. E. E. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
Scottish Open  R. R. R. R. R. R. R. M. R. R. R. R.
Masters ← E E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E.
German Masters  R. R. R. E. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
World Grand Prix E. R. R. R. R. R.
Welsh Open  R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
Snooker shoot-out E. E. E. E. E. E. E. R. R. R. R.
Players Championship R. R. R. R.
Championship League  E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E.
Gibraltar Open  M. R. R. R. R.
Tour Championship R. R.
China Open  E. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. ?
World Championship ← R R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
Former tournaments ↓
Australian Goldfields Open R. R. R. R. R.
Australian Professional Championship E. E. E. E. E.
Bahrain Championship R.
Benson & Hedges Championship  E. E. M. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E.
Brazil Masters E.
British Open  E. E. E. E. E. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
Bulgarian Open  M. M. M. M.
Canadian Masters E. E. E. R.
Canadian Professional Championship E. E. E. E. E.
Champions Cup  E. E. E. E. E. E. E.
Classic E. E. E. E. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
Dubai Duty Free Classic  E. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
English Professional Championship E. E. E. E. E.
European Open R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
Gdynia Open  M. M. M. M.
Haining Open  M. M.
Hong Kong Masters E.
Hong Kong Open R.
Indian Open R. R. R. R. R.
International Open  E. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
Irish Masters E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. R. R. R.
Irish Open R.
Irish Professional Championship E. E. E. E. E.
Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup  M. M. M.
Malta Cup R. R. R. E.
Malta Grand Prix E. E. E. E. E. R. E.
Northern Ireland Trophy E. R. R. R.
Players Tour Championship  R. R. R. R. R. R.
Pot Black Cup ← E E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E.
Power Snooker Masters E. E.
Premier League snooker  E. E. E.
Romanian Masters E.
Ruhr Open  M. M. M.
Scottish Masters E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E. E.
Scottish Professional Championship E. E. E. E. E.
South African Professional Championship E. E. E. E. E.
Strachan Open  R. M. E.
Thailand Masters  R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R.
Tolly Cobbold Classic E. E. E. E. E. E.
Welsh Professional Championship E. E. E. E. E.
World Doubles Championship E. E. E. E. E. E.
World Masters E.
World Seniors Championship E. E. E. E. E. E. E.
Wuxi Classic  E. E. E. E. R. R. R.
Yixing Open  M. M.

Legend

R : Tournament took place as a ranking tournament
M : The tournament took place as a minor ranking tournament (lower value) 
E : The tournament took place as an invitation tournament (without ranking points)
M : Tournament did not take place

"←" means: the tournament took place before 1976/77.

additional information

  1. ↑ 2014 and 2015 as Riga Open part of the PTC series.
  2. ↑ different names of the World Open :
    • 1982/83 to 1983/84: Professional Players Tournament
    • 1984/85 to 2000/01: Grand Prix (partly with sponsor)
    • 2001/02 to 2003/04: LG Cup
    • 2004/05 to 2009/10: Grand Prix (partly with sponsor)
    • 2010/11: World Open (as a Pro-Am tournament; so with both Main Tour players and amateurs)
    • 2011/12 to 2013/14: Haikou World Open
    • 2016/17: World Open
  3. ↑ different names of the World Cup :
    • 1979/80 to 1980/81: World Challenge Cup
    • 1981/82 to 1983/84: World Team Classic
    • 1984/85 to 1989/90: World Cup
    • 1996/97: World Cup
    • 1998/99 to 2000/01: Nations Cup
    • 2011/12: World Cup
  4. ↑ The Paul Hunter Classic has been around since 2004, but it didn't achieve Main Tour status until the 2010/11 season and was part of the PTC series until the end of the season.
  5. ↑ The 6-Red World Championship has been around since 2008, but only achieved Main Tour status in the 2012/13 season.
  6. ↑ The English Open will be part of the Home Nations Series from 2016/17 .
  7. ↑ The Northern Ireland Open will be part of the Home Nations Series from 2016/17 .
  8. ↑ different names of the Scottish Open :
    • 1997/98 to 2002/03: Regal Scottish Open
    • 2003/04: Daily Record Players Championship
    • 2012/13: Scottish Open (part of the PTC series)
    • from 2016/17 part of the Home Nations Series
  9. ↑ different names of the German Masters :
    • 1995/96 to 1997/98: German Open
    • 1998/99: German Masters
    • from 2010/11: German Masters
  10. ↑ The Welsh Open will be part of the Home Nations Series from 2016/17 .
  11. ↑ The Championship League has existed since 2008, but the tournament only achieved Main Tour status in the 2010/11 season.
  12. ↑ The Gibraltar Open were part of the PTC series in 2015/16.
  13. ↑ different names of the China Open :
    • 1997/98: Catch China Challenge
    • 1998/99 to 1999/00: China International
    • 2000/01 until today: China Open
      • The edition of the 2019/20 season has been postponed to an indefinite date in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic .
  14. ↑ The Benson & Hedges Championship was initially a tournament, the winner of which got both a place for the Masters and prize money. In the 2002/03 season it was replaced by a regular qualifying tournament (without prize money), so it has not been performed since then.
  15. ↑ different names of the British Open :
    • 1979/80: British Gold Cup
    • 1980/81 to 1981/82: Yamaha Organs Trophy
    • 1982/83 to 1983/84: Yamaha International Masters
    • 1984/85 to 2004/05: British Open
  16. ↑ The Bulgarian Open were part of the PTC series.
  17. ↑ different names of the Champions Cup :
    • 1994/95 to 1998/99: Charity Challenge
    • 1999/00 to 2001/02: Champions Cup
  18. ↑ different names of the Dubai Duty Free Classic :
    • 1988/89: Dubai Masters
    • 1989/90 to 1994/95: Dubai Duty Free Classic
    • 1995/96: Singha Thailand Classic
    • 1996/97: Suntory Asian Classic
  19. ↑ The Gdynia Open are part of the PTC series.
  20. ↑ The Haining Open were part of the PTC series.
  21. ↑ different names of the International Open :
    • 1981/82 to 1984/85: Jameson International
    • 1985/86: Goya Matchroom Trophy
    • 1986/87 to 1996/97: International or International Open (partly with sponsor)
  22. ↑ The Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup was part of the PTC series.
    different names of the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup :
    • 2011/12 to 2012/13: Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy
    • 2013/14: Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup
  23. ↑ The Players Tour Championship series last consisted of 9 tournaments per season at different locations, for which there are a reduced number of world ranking points. There is also a final tournament, for which one could qualify via the 9 preliminary tournaments, which was considered a full world ranking tournament.
  24. ↑ The Premier League existed in a similar form as early as 1987; However, the tournament only achieved Main Tour status after Barry Hearn became chairman of World Snooker in 2009.
  25. ↑ The Ruhr Open were part of the PTC series.
  26. ↑ The Strachan Open was a regular ranking tournament in 1991/92. In 1992/93 there were instead three individual tournaments, which were collectively called the Strachan Challenge and whose value for the ranking was a tenth of the other tournaments. In 1993/94 the minor ranking rule was abolished, so that the Strachan Challenge tournaments had no impact on the world rankings. Then the tournament was discontinued.
  27. ↑ different names of the Thailand Masters :
    • 1989/90 to 1992/93: Asian Open
    • 1993/94 to 1996/97: Thailand Open
    • 1997/98 to 2001/02: Thailand Masters
  28. ↑ different names of the Wuxi Classic :
    • 2008/09 to 2009/10: Jiangsu Classic
    • from 2010/11: Wuxi Classic
  29. ↑ The Yixing Open are part of the PTC series.

annotation

Actually, all ranking tournaments should be recorded here. Due to a lack of sources or the difficult data situation for the early years of the Main Tour , one or the other invitation tournament may be missing from this list.

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Tournaments of the Snooker Main Tour
Current tournaments
Ranked tournaments

China Championship • China Open • English Open • European Masters • German Masters • Gibraltar Open • Indian Open • International Championship • Northern Ireland Open • Players Championship • Riga Masters • Scottish Open • Snooker Shoot-Out • Snooker World Championship • Tour Championship • UK Championship • Welsh Open • World Grand Prix • World Open

Invitation tournaments

6-Red World Championship • Champion of Champions • Championship League • Masters • Paul Hunter Classic • Shanghai Masters • World Cup

Former tournaments

Australian Goldfields Open • Bahrain Championship • Bass and Golden Leisure Classic • Belgian Challenge • Belgian Classic • Benson & Hedges Championship • Bombay International • Brazil Masters • British Open • Canadian Club Masters • Canadian Masters • Champions Cup • China Masters • Classic • Costa Del Sol Classic • CVB International Challenge • Dry Blackthorn Cup • Dubai Classic • European Challenge • European Masters League • European Open • Extra Challenge • Forward Chemicals Tournament • Fosters Professional • Golden Masters • Highland Masters • Holsten Lager International • Hong Kong Challenge • Hong Kong Masters • Hong Kong Open • Humo Masters • Indian Challenge • Indian Masters • International Open • Irish Masters • Irish Open • Kent Classic • Kent Cup • KitKat Break for World Champions • Kronenbräu 1308 Classic • Limosin International • London Masters • Macau Masters • Malaysian Masters • Malta Grand Prix • Matchroom Professional Championship • Men of the Midlands • Merseyside Professional • New Zealand Masters • Northern Ireland Trophy • Northern Ireland Classic • Norwich Union Grand Prix • Norwich Union Open • Padmore / Super Crystalate International • Park Drive 600 • Park Drive 1000 • Park Drive 2000 • Pontins Brean Sands • Pontins Camber Sands • Pontins Professional • Pot Black Cup • Power Snooker Masters • Premier League Snooker • Professional Snooker League • Romanian Masters • Scottish Masters • Singapore Masters • Strachan Open • Superstar International • Thailand Masters • Tokyo Masters • Tolly Cobbold Classic • Watney Open • World Doubles Championship • World Masters • World Seniors Championship • WPBSA Non-Ranking • Wuxi Classic

Nat. Professional championships

Australian Professional Championship • Canadian Professional Championship • English Professional Championship • Irish Professional Championship • Scottish Professional Championship • South African Professional Championship • Welsh Professional Championship

PTC events

Alex Higgins International Trophy • Antwerp Open • Bluebell Wood Open • Brugge Open • Bulgarian Open • Dongguan Open • Gdynia Open • Haining Open • Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup • Lisbon Open • MIUS Cup • Munich Open • Prague Classic • Rhein-Main Masters • Rotterdam Open • Ruhr Championship • Ruhr Open • Warsaw Classic • Xuzhou Open • Yixing Open • Zhangjiagang Open • Zhengzhou Open