List of snooker tournaments

Blue-filled: nations that have hosted a professional snooker tournament.
Red-filled: nations that have hosted a pro–am tournament but are yet to host a fully professional tournament.

This is a list of professional and alternative format snooker tournaments. Professional snooker tournaments can take the form of ranking tournaments—which are open to players on the main tour and award ranking points based on a player's performance—and non-ranking tournaments. A non-ranking tournament may take the form of an invitational event where player participation is conditional on criteria set by the organiser or sponsor or by personal invite. Most tournaments take the form of a 'singles' event, but there are several team formats that have appeared on the calendar over the years.

In recent seasons alternative forms of snooker have proliferated on the calendar. Any event that uses the official rules of snooker but is not completely consistent with them is defined as an "alternative form of snooker", such as six-red snooker (which is played with six reds as opposed to the standard fifteen as required by the official rules), and alterations to scoring and fouling. Some tournaments have occupied the middle ground between strict adherence to the official rules and adopting an alternative format by implementing tournament rules that fully complement the official rules of the game, such as adding a shot clock or Template:Cuegloss; in such instances, a tournament rule operates in a way that the official rules of the game are still fully observed.

Current tournaments

Ranking

Template:Anchor This is a list of ranking professional snooker tournaments.<ref name="Chris_Turner" /><ref name="snooker.org" />

Tournament	Event	Format	Location
World Snooker Championship	1927–1940 Template:Small 1946–1952 Template:Small Template:Nowrap 1964–1968 (Template:Small 1969–present Template:Small	Non-ranking Template:Small	England Template:Small
			Jersey Template:Small
			South Africa Template:Small
			Australia Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small	England Template:Small Template:Small
			Australia Template:Small
UK Championship	1977/78–present	Invitational Template:Small	England Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
British Open	British Gold Cup Template:Small	Invitational	England Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small
	Yamaha Organs Trophy Template:Small
	International Masters Template:Small
	British Open Template:Small	Ranking
World Open	Professional Players Tournament Template:Small	Ranking	England Template:Small
	Grand Prix Template:Small
	LG Cup Template:Small
	Grand Prix Template:Small	Ranking	England Template:Small
			Scotland Template:Small
	World Open Template:Small	Ranking	Scotland Template:Small
			China Template:Small
Scottish Open	International Open Template:Small	Ranking	England Template:Small
			Scotland Template:Small
	Scottish Open Template:Small	Ranking	Scotland Template:Small
	Players Championship Template:Small
	Scottish Open Template:Small	Minor-ranking Template:Small	Scotland Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small	Scotland Template:Small
			England Template:Small
			Wales Template:Small
European Masters	European Open Template:Small	Ranking	France Template:Small
			The Netherlands Template:Small
			Belgium Template:Small
			Malta Template:Small
	Irish Open Template:Small	Ranking	Republic of Ireland Template:Small
	European Open Template:Small	Ranking	Malta Template:Small
			England Template:Small
	Malta Cup Template:Small	Ranking Template:Small	Malta Template:Small
		Invitational Template:Small
	European Masters Template:Small	Ranking
			Romania Template:Small
			Belgium Template:Small
			Austria Template:Small
			England Template:Small
			Germany Template:Small
Shoot Out	1990/91, 2010/11–present	Template:Nowrap Template:Small	England Template:Small
		Invitational Template:Small Template:Small	England Template:Small Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small Template:Small	England Template:Small
Welsh Open	1991/92–present	Ranking	Wales Template:Small
German Masters	German Open Template:Small	Ranking	Germany Template:Small
	German Masters Template:Small Template:Small	Invitational Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
			Germany Template:Small
			England Template:Small
Championship League	2007/08–present	Invitational Template:Small	England Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
Players Championship	Players Tour Championship Grand Finals Template:Small	Ranking	Republic of Ireland Template:Small Template:Small
	Players Championship Grand Final Template:Small	Ranking	England Template:Small Template:Small
			Thailand Template:Small
	Players Championship Template:Small	Ranking	Wales Template:Small
			England Template:Small
International Championship	2012/13, 2019/20–present	Ranking	China Template:Small
World Grand Prix	2014/15–present	Invitational Template:Small	Wales Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small	England Template:Small
Gibraltar Open	2015/16–present	Minor-ranking Template:Small	Gibraltar Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
			Gibraltar Template:Small
			England Template:Small
English Open	2016/17–present	Ranking	England Template:Small
Northern Ireland Open	2016/17–present	Ranking	Northern Ireland Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small
			England Template:Small
Tour Championship	2018/19–present	Ranking	Wales Template:Small Template:Small
			England Template:Small
Xi'an Grand Prix	2024/25	Ranking	China (Qujiang E-sports Centre, Xi'an)
Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters	2024/25	Ranking	Saudi Arabia (The Green Halls, Riyadh)

Non-ranking

Template:Anchor The professional snooker tournaments listed below are non-ranking and invitational events.<ref name="Chris_Turner" /><ref name="snooker.org" />

Tournament	Event	Format	Location
Masters	1975–present	Invitational	England Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small
Champion of Champions	1978/79, 1980/81 2013/14–present	Invitational	England Template:Small
World Cup	World Challenge Cup Template:Small	Invitational	England Template:Small
	World Team Classic Template:Small
	World Cup Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small	Invitational	England Template:Small
			Thailand Template:Small Template:Small
			China Template:Small
World Seniors Championship	1991/92, 2010/11	Non-ranking Template:Small	England Template:Small
	2011/12	Non-ranking Template:Small
	2012/13–present	Non-ranking Template:Small
UK Seniors Championship	2017/18–present	Non-ranking	England Template:Small
Seniors Irish Masters	2017/18–2018/19, 2021/22	Invitational	Republic of Ireland Template:Small
Seniors Masters	2017/18–2018/19, 2021/22	Invitational	England Template:Small
Shanghai Masters	2007/08–2019/20, 2023/24	Ranking Template:Small	China Template:Small
		Non-ranking Template:Small
World Masters of Snooker	2023/24	Invitational	Boulevard City, Riyadh

Pro-am

Tournament	Event	Format	Location
World Games	2001/02–present	Pro–am	Japan Template:Small
			Germany Template:Small
			Taiwan Template:Small
			Colombia Template:Small
			Poland Template:Small
Southeast Asian Games	2005/06–present	Pro–am	Philippines Template:Small
			Thailand Template:Small
			Laos Template:Small
			Indonesia Template:Small
			Myanmar Template:Small
			Singapore Template:Small
			Malaysia Template:Small
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Asian Indoor Games Template:Small	Pro–am	Macau Template:Small
			Vietnam Template:Small
	Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Template:Small	Pro–am	South Korea Template:Small
			Turkmenistan Template:Small
Pink Ribbon	2010/11–2019/20, 2024-present	Pro–am	England Template:Small
Vienna Snooker Open	2010/11, 2012/13–2019/20, 2023-present	Pro–am	Austria Template:Small

Withdrawn tournaments

Ranking

This is a list of ranking professional snooker tournaments that no longer form part of the snooker calendar.<ref name="Chris_Turner" /><ref name="snooker.org" />

Tournament	Event	Format	Location
Canadian Masters	Canadian Open Template:Small	Invitational	Canada Template:Small
	Canadian Masters Template:Small	Invitational Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
Irish Masters	Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament Template:Small	Invitational	Republic of Ireland Template:Small
	Irish Masters Template:Small Template:Small	Invitational Template:Small Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
Classic	1979/80–1991/92	Invitational Template:Small	England Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
Australian Goldfields Open	Australian Masters Template:Small–Template:Small	Invitational	Australia Template:Small
	Hong Kong Open Template:Small	Ranking	Template:Nowrap
	Australian Open Template:Small	Non-ranking	Australia Template:Small Template:Small
	Australian Masters Template:Small	Invitational
	Australian Goldfields Open Template:Small	Ranking
Northern Ireland Trophy	Northern Ireland Classic Template:Small	Invitational	Northern Ireland Template:Small
	Northern Ireland Trophy Template:Small	Invitational Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
Thailand Masters	Thailand Masters Template:Small Template:Small	Invitational	Thailand Template:Small
	Asian Open Template:Small	Ranking	Thailand Template:Small
			China Template:Small
	Thailand Open Template:Small	Ranking	Thailand Template:Small
	Thailand Masters Template:Small Template:Small	Ranking Template:Small	Thailand Template:Small
		Invitational Template:Small Template:Small
Dubai Classic	Dubai Masters Template:Small	Invitational	United Arab Emirates Template:Small
	Dubai Classic Template:Small	Ranking
	Thailand Classic Template:Small	Ranking	Thailand Template:Small
	Asian Classic Template:Small
Masters Qualifying Event	Benson & Hedges Satellite Championship Template:Small	Non-ranking	Scotland Template:Small
	Benson & Hedges Championship Template:Small	Minor-ranking Template:Small	Scotland Template:Small
		Non-ranking Template:Small	Scotland Template:Small
			England Template:Small
	Masters Qualifying Event Template:Small Template:Small	Non-ranking	Wales Template:Small
			England Template:Small
Strachan Open	Strachan Open Template:Small	Ranking	England Template:Small
	Strachan Challenge Template:Small	Minor-ranking series Template:Small
		Non-ranking Template:Small
Malta Grand Prix	1994/95–2000/01	Invitational Template:Small Template:Small	Malta Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
China Open	China International Template:Small	Invitational Template:Small	China Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
	China Open Template:Small Template:Small	Ranking
Paul Hunter Classic	Grand Prix Fürth Template:Small	Pro–am	Germany Template:Small
	Fürth German Open Template:Small
	Paul Hunter Classic Template:Small	Pro–am Template:Small
		Minor-ranking Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
		Non-ranking Template:Small
Bahrain Championship	2008/09	Ranking	Bahrain Template:Small
Wuxi Classic	Jiangsu Classic Template:Small	Invitational	China Template:Small
	Wuxi Classic Template:Small	Invitational Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
Indian Open	2013/14–2014/15, 2016/17–2018/19	Ranking	India Template:Small
Riga Masters	Riga Open Template:Small	Minor-ranking	Latvia Template:Small
	Riga Masters Template:Small	Ranking
China Championship	2016/17–2019/20	Non-ranking Template:Small	China Template:Small
		Ranking Template:Small
WST Pro Series	2020/21	Ranking	England Template:Small
Turkish Masters	2021/22	Ranking	Turkey Template:Small

Minor-ranking

This is a list of minor-ranking professional snooker tournaments that no longer form part of the snooker calendar.<ref name="Chris_Turner" /><ref name="snooker.org" />

Tournament	Event	Format	Location
Players Tour Championship	2010/11–2015/16	Minor-ranking series	Template:AnchorEngland Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small Template:Small
			Germany Template:Small
			Belgium Template:Small
			Czech Republic Template:Small
			Poland Template:Small
			Republic of Ireland Template:Small
			China Template:Small
			Bulgaria Template:Small
			Scotland Template:Small
			The Netherlands Template:Small
			Latvia Template:Small
			Portugal Template:Small
Brugge Open	2010/11	PTC	Belgium Template:Small
Russelsheim Cup	2010/11	PTC	Germany Template:Small
MIUS Cup	2010/11	PTC	England Template:Small
Ruhr Championship	2010/11	PTC	Germany Template:Small
Prague Classic	2010/11	PTC	Czech Republic Template:Small
Warsaw Classic	2011/12	PTC	Poland Template:Small
Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup	Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy Template:Small	PTC	England Template:Small
	Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup Template:Small
Alex Higgins International Trophy	2011/12	PTC	Republic of Ireland Template:Small
Antwerp Open	2011/12–2013/14	PTC	Belgium Template:Small
FFB Open	FFB Snooker Open Template:Small	PTC	England Template:Small Germany Template:Small
	FFB Open Template:Small
Bulgarian Open	2012/13–2015/16	PTC	Bulgaria Template:Small Template:Small
Gdynia Open	2012/13–2015/16	PTC	England Template:Small
			Poland Template:Small
Yixing Open	2013/14–2014/15	PTC	China Template:Small
Rotterdam Open	2013/14	PTC	The Netherlands Template:Small
Bluebell Wood Open	2013/14	PTC	England Template:Small
Zhangjiagang Open	2013/14	PTC	China Template:Small
Zhengzhou Open	2013/14	PTC	China Template:Small
Dongguan Open	2013/14	PTC	China Template:Small
Ruhr Open	2013/14–2015/16	PTC	Germany Template:Small
Xuzhou Open	2014/15	PTC	China Template:Small

Non-ranking

The professional snooker tournaments listed below were non-ranking and invitational events.<ref name="Chris_Turner" /><ref name="snooker.org" />

Tournament	Event	Format	Location
Welsh Professional Championship	1922, 1977 Template:Small 1980/81–1990/91	Invitational	Wales Template:Small
Daily Mail Gold Cup	1936–1940	Invitational	England Template:Small
Irish Professional Championship	1947–1981 Template:Small 1981/82–1982/83 1984/85–1988/89 1991/92–1992/93 2005/06–2007/08	Invitational	Northern Ireland Template:Small
			Republic of Ireland Template:Small
South African Professional Championship	1948–1977, 1980–1984 Template:Small 1978/79–1979/80 1986/87–1988/89	Invitational	South Africa Template:Small
Sunday Empire News Tournament	1948	Invitational	England Template:Small
Scottish Professional Championship	1949/50–1953/54 1979/80–1988/89 2010/11	Invitational	Scotland Template:Small
Sporting Record Masters' Snooker Tournament	1950	Invitational	England Template:Small
News of the World Tournament	1950–1959	Invitational	England Template:Small
World Professional Match-play Championship	Template:Anchor 1952–1957 Template:Small	Non-ranking	United Kingdom Template:Small
	1976/77 Template:Small	Non-ranking	Australia Template:Small
Australian Professional Championship	1963–1975 Template:Small 1975/76–1977/78 1984/85–1988/89	Invitational	Australia Template:Small
Willie Smith Trophy	1968	Invitational	England Template:Small
Pot Black	1968/69–1985/86 1991/92–1993/94 2005/06–2007/08	Invitational	England Template:Small
Stratford Professional	1970/71–1972/73	Invitational	England Template:Small
Park Drive 2000	1970/71–1972/73	Invitational	England Template:Small
Men of the Midlands	1972/73–1973/74	Invitational	England Template:Small
Norwich Union Open	1973/74–1974/75	Invitational	England Template:Small
Pontins Professional	1973/74–1999/00	Invitational	Wales Template:Small
World Masters	1974/75	Invitational	Australia Template:Small
Watney Open	1974/75	Invitational	England Template:Small
Canadian Club Masters	1975/76	Invitational	England Template:Small
Dry Blackthorn Cup	1977/78	Invitational	England Template:Small
Golden Masters	1977/78–1978/79	Invitational	Northern Ireland Template:Small
Holsten Lager International	1978/79	Invitational	England Template:Small
Forward Chemicals Tournament	1978/79	Invitational	England Template:Small
Bombay International	1978/79–1979/80	Invitational	India Template:Small
Tolly Cobbold Classic	1978/79–1983/84	Invitational	England Template:Small
Limosin International	1979/80	Invitational	South Africa Template:Small
Kronenbrau 1308 Classic	1979/80	Invitational	South Africa Template:Small
Padmore Super Crystalate International	1979/80	Invitational	England Template:Small
Pontins Camber Sands	1979/80	Invitational	England Template:Small
Canadian Professional Championship	1980/81 1983/84–1988/89	Invitational	Canada Template:Small
English Professional Championship	1980/81 1984/85–1988/89	Invitational	England Template:Small
Scottish Masters	1981/82–1987/88 1989/90–2002/03	Invitational	Scotland Template:Small
Highland Masters	1981/82	Invitational	Scotland Template:Small
Bass and Golden Leisure Classic	1981/82	Non-ranking	England Template:Small
World Doubles Championship	1982/83–1987/88	Non-ranking	England Template:Small
Pontins Brean Sands	1982/83	Invitational	England Template:Small
Hong Kong Masters	Hong Kong Masters Template:Small	Invitational	Hong Kong Template:Small
	Hong Kong Challenge Template:Small
Premier League Snooker	Professional Snooker League Template:Small	Invitational	United Kingdom Template:Small
	Matchroom League Template:Small
	European League Template:Small
	Premier League Snooker Template:Small	Invitational Template:Small Invitational Template:Nowrap
	International League Template:Small	Invitational	Europe Template:Small
New Zealand Masters	1984/85–1989/90	Non-ranking	New Zealand Template:Small
Costa Del Sol Classic	1984/85	Non-ranking	Spain Template:Small
Singapore Masters	1984/85–1985/86	Invitational	Singapore
Malaysian Masters	1984/85 1986/87 1995/96	Invitational	Malaysia Template:Small
Fosters Professional	Carlsberg Challenge Template:Small	Invitational	Republic of Ireland Template:Small
	Carling Challenge Template:Small
	Fosters Professional Template:Small
Kit Kat Break for World Champions	1985/86	Non-ranking	England Template:Small
Belgian Classic	1985/86	Invitational	Belgium Template:Small
China Masters	1985/86–1986/87 1995/96	Invitational	China Template:Small
Matchroom Professional Championship	1986/87–1988/89	Invitational	England Template:Small
Kent Cup	Kent Cup Template:Small	Invitational	China Template:Small
	Kent Classic Template:Small
World Series of Snooker	Template:Visible anchor Template:Small Template:Small	Invitational	International Template:Small
	World Series of Snooker Template:Small	Invitational	Europe Template:Small
Tokyo Masters	1987/88	Invitational	Japan Template:Small
Norwich Union Grand Prix	1988/89–1990/91	Invitational	Europe Template:Small
			Monaco Template:Small
London Masters	1988/89–1990/91	Invitational	England Template:Small
World Matchplay	1988/89–1992/93 Template:Small	Invitational	England Template:Small
Hong Kong Gold Cup	1989/90	Invitational	Hong Kong Template:Small
Belgian Masters	1990/91–1992/93 1995/96	Invitational	Belgium
Centenary Challenge	1990/91	Invitational	United Kingdom Template:Small
King's Cup	1990/91 1992/93–1994/95	Invitational	Thailand Template:Small
European Grand Masters	1990/91	Invitational	Monaco Template:Small
World Masters	1990/91	Non-ranking Men/Ladies/Junior	England Template:Small
Gold Flake International Masters Championship	1990/91	Invitational	India Template:Small
Nescafe Extra Challenge	1990/91 1992/93	Invitational	Thailand Template:Small
European Masters League	1991/92	Invitational	Europe Template:Small
European Challenge	1991/92–1992/93	Invitational	Template:Nowrap
			France Template:Small
Indian Challenge	1991/92	Invitational	India Template:Small
Belgian Challenge	1991/92	Invitational	Belgium Template:Small
Indian Masters	1992/93	Invitational	India Template:Small
Merseyside Professional Championship	1993/94–2004/05	Non-ranking	England Template:Small
Top Rank Classic	1994/95	Invitational	Thailand Template:Small
Champions Cup	Charity Challenge Template:Small	Invitational	England Template:Small
	Champions Cup Template:Small
Red & White Challenge	1995/96	Invitational	Pakistan Template:Small
Guangzhou Masters	1995/96	Invitational	China Template:Small
Finnish Masters	1995/96	Invitational	Finland
Pakistan Masters	1995/96	Invitational	Pakistan
Malta Masters	1995/96	Invitational	Malta Template:Small
Poland Masters	1995/96	Invitational	Poland
Superstar International	1997/98	Invitational	China Template:Small
Super Challenge	1998/99	Invitational	China Template:Small
Champions Super League	1998/99	Invitational	China Template:Small
Nations Cup	1998/99–2000/01	Invitational	England Template:Small
Millennium Cup	1999/00	Invitational	Hong Kong Template:Small
World Seniors Masters	1999/00	Invitational	England Template:Small
Irish Open	2002/03	Invitational	Northern Ireland Template:Small
Euro-Asia Masters Challenge	2003/04, 2007/08	Invitational	Hong Kong Template:Small
			Thailand Template:Small
World Champions v Asia Stars Challenge	2004/05	Invitational	Thailand Template:Small
Warsaw Snooker Tour	2007/08	Invitational	Poland Template:Small
Irish Classic	2007/08–2011/12	Invitational	Republic of Ireland Template:Small
Huangshan Cup	2007/08	Invitational	China Template:Small
Legends of Snooker	2009/10	Invitational	Scotland Template:Small
Beijing International Challenge	2009/10–2010/11	Invitational	China Template:Small
Pro Challenge Series	2009/10	Non-Ranking	England Template:Small
Hainan Classic	2010/11	Invitational	China Template:Small
Brazil Masters	2011/12	Invitational	Brazil Template:Small
General Cup	General Cup International Template:Small	Invitational	Hong Kong Template:Small
	General Cup Template:Small
CVB Challenge	2017/18	Invitational	China Template:Small
Romanian Masters	2017/18	Invitational	Romania Template:Small

Pro-am

Tournament	Event	Format	Location
Pontins Open	Spring Open Template:Small	Pro–am	Wales Template:Small
	Autumn Open Template:Small
	World Series Template:Small
Dutch Open	1987/88–1989/90 1992/93 2004/05–2012/13	Pro–am	The Netherlands Template:Small
Austrian Open	1992/93–1997/98 1999/00–2001/02 2005/06–2008/09 2010/11, 2012/13	Pro–am	Austria Template:Small
Asian Games	1998/99–2010/11	Pro–am	Thailand Template:Small
			South Korea Template:Small
			Qatar Template:Small
			China Template:Small
Swiss Open	2003/04–2007/08	Pro–am	Switzerland Template:Small
Belgian Open	2008/09, 2017/18	Pro–am	Belgium Template:Small
3 Kings Open	2009/10–2019/20	Pro–am	Austria Template:Small
Finnish Snooker Challenge	2009/10	Pro–am	Finland Template:Small
Singapore Open	2016/17	Pro–am	Singapore Template:Small
Italian Open	2016/17	Pro–am	Italy Template:Small
Golden Q Cup	2018/19	Pro–am	Romania Template:Small

Secondary professional tour

Tournament	Event	Format	Location
Challenge Tour	WPBSA Minor Tour Template:Small	Non-ranking	Global Template:Small
	UK Tour Template:Small
	Challenge Tour Template:Small	Non-ranking Template:Small
		Amateur Template:Small
International Open Series	Open Tour Template:Small	Non-ranking Template:Small	United Kingdom Template:Small
		Pro–am Template:Small
		Amateur Template:Small
	International Open Series Template:Small	Amateur	Wales Template:Small

Alternative forms of snooker

Tournament	Event	Format	Location
Template:Nowrap	1959	Invitational	England Template:Small
Tenball	1994/95	Invitational	England Template:Small
Six-red World Championship	Six-red Snooker International Template:Small	Invitational	Thailand Template:Small
	Six-red World Grand Prix Template:Small
	Six-red World Championship Template:Small Template:Small
888sport Six-red World Championship	2009/10	Invitational	Republic of Ireland Template:Small
Power Snooker	2010/11–2011/12	Invitational	England Template:Small Template:Small
Macau Masters	2018/19	Invitational	Macau Template:Small
Seniors 6-Red World Championship	2018/19	Non-Ranking	Northern Ireland Template:Small

See also

• List of snooker players by number of ranking titles
• Snooker amateur competitions

External links

• Snooker tournaments at Chris Turner's Snooker Archive
• Snooker tournaments at snooker.org