European Open (Snooker)
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| Ranking tournament: | 1989-1997 2001-2004 |
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| Minor ranking tournament: | - | ||
| Invitation tournament: | - | ||
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| Venue: | Hilton Conference Center , Portomaso | ||
| Prize money (total): | ? | ||
| Prize money (winner): | £ 48,000 | ||
| Frames in the final: | Best of 17 | ||
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| Most wins: |
 Stephen Hendry , John Parrott (3 ×)
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| Highest Break: | 147 ( Maximum Break ) Alain Robidoux (Qual. 1989)
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The European Open was a professional snooker tournament .
history
There were no ranking tournaments outside of the UK until the 1988/89 season . The European Open was introduced in 1989 as a new tournament on the professional tour .
The first two editions took place in Deauville and Lyon (France). In 1990/91 the European Open moved to Rotterdam in the Netherlands for one year before being held in Belgium for four years ( 1991/92 in Tongeren ; 1992/93 to 1994/95 in Antwerp ). The last two editions for the time being took place in Valletta on Malta in 1995/96 and 1996/97 . After 1997, the European Open was removed from the Main Tour calendar and replaced by other tournaments not held in Great Britain such as the German Open and the Irish Open .
In the 2001/02 season the European Open was reintegrated into the tour calendar. The venues for the following three years were Valletta, Torquay (England) and Portomaso (Malta).
Malta Cup
After the 2003/04 season, the tournament replaced the European Open by name, which, however, mostly already took place in Malta.
From the 2007/08 season , the world ranking tournament status was given to the Shanghai Masters . However, the tournament was held in February as an invitation tournament for the best 16 players and 4 wildcard players , 2 of them from Malta. Another new feature was that there was a group stage.
Tournament statistics
Web links
- Chris Turner's Snooker Archive - Major European Tournaments ( Memento from April 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chris Turner's Snooker Archive - Malta Grand Prix & Malta Cup ( Memento from April 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
