|
Tournament & Date |
Status |
Est. |
Location |
Winners (in the last 3 years) |
Broadcast |
Current sponsor & Other details |
|
World Championship
April-May |
Ranking event
Nr 1 snooker event
|
1973 (1927) |
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
John Higgins (2009)
Ronnie O'Sullivan
John Higgins |
BBC Eurosport |
Betfred.com
- |
|
UK Championship
December |
Ranking event
Nr 2 Snooker Event |
1977 |
Varies
Telford International Centre (09/10) |
Ding Junhui (2009)
Shaun Murphy
Ronnie O'Sullivan |
BBC Eurosport
|
Pukka Pies
- |
|
Grand Prix
October |
Ranking Event |
1982 |
Varies
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow (09/10) |
Neil Robertson (2009)
John Higgins
Marco Fu
|
BBC Eurosport |
-
- |
|
Welsh Open
January |
Ranking Event |
1980 |
Newport Centre |
John Higgins (2010)
Ali Carter
Mark Selby |
BBC Wales, Eurosport |
Totesport.com
- |
|
China Open
March-April |
Ranking Event
Nr 1 Event in China |
1995 |
the Beijing University Students Gymnasium |
Peter Ebdon (2009)
Stephen Maguire
Graeme Dott |
Eurosport |
Sanyuan Foods
- |
|
Shanghai Masters
September |
Ranking Event
Nr 2 Event in China |
2007 |
Shanghai Grand Stage |
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2009)
Ricky Walden
Dominic Dale |
Eurosport |
Roewe
- |
|
The Masters
January |
Non-Ranking Event |
1974 |
Varies
Wembley Arena, London (09/10) |
Mark Selby (2010)
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Mark Selby |
BBC
Eurosport |
Pokestars.com
- |
|
Premier League Snooker
September-December |
Non-Ranking Event |
1986 |
varies |
Shaun Murphy (2009)
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan |
Sky Sports (UK) |
-
Shot clock Round robin format |
|
Masters Qualifying Event
June |
Non-Ranking Event |
2003 |
varies |
Rory McLeod (2009)
Judd Trump
Barry Hawkins |
|
-
- |
|
Irish Classic
July |
Non-Ranking Event |
2007 |
the Celbridge Snooker Club
Kildare, Ireland |
Joe Swail (2009)
Ken Doherty
David Morris |
- |
Lucan Racing
- |
|
Jiangsu Classic
June |
Non-Ranking Event
Nr 3 Event in China |
2008 |
Wuxi Sports Center
Wuxi, China |
Mark Allen (2009)
Ding Junhui
- |
- |
Wuzhou International Group
- |
