The 2020 World Grand Prix (officially the 2020 Matchroom World Grand Prix) was a professional snooker tournament, that took place from 14 to 20 December 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. Although the tournament was not sponsored by Cazoo, it was the first of three tournaments that form the Cazoo Cup.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–20 December 2020 |
| Venue | Marshall Arena |
| City | Milton Keynes |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £380,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Mark Selby (ENG) (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Jack Lisowski (ENG) |
| Score | 10–7 |
2021 → | |
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having won the previous final 10–8 against Graeme Dott.[1] However, Robertson lost 2–4 to Robert Milkins in the first round.
Judd Trump won the tournament for a third time, beating Jack Lisowski 10–7 to claim his 20th ranking title.[2]
Prize fund edit
The event had a total prize fund of £380,000, with £100,000 to the winner. The participation prize is £5,000, which did not count towards a player's world ranking. The breakdown of prize money for the event:
Seeding list edit
The top 32 players on the one-year ranking list, running from the September 2020 European Masters until and including the 2020 Scottish Open, qualified for the tournament.[3]
| Rank | Player | Total points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judd Trump (ENG)
|
270,500 |
| 2 |  Neil Robertson (AUS)
|
246,000 |
| 3 | Mark Selby (ENG)
|
205,500 |
| 4 | Kyren Wilson (ENG)
|
92,500 |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
|
73,500 |
| 6 |  Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
|
70,000 |
| 7 |  John Higgins (SCO)
|
58,500 |
| 8 | Lu Ning (CHN)
|
52,000 |
| 9 | Martin Gould (ENG)
|
48,500 |
| 10 |  Jamie Jones (WAL)
|
45,000 |
| 11 | Ding Junhui (CHN)
|
45,000 |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG)
|
45,000 |
| 13 | David Grace (ENG)
|
41,000 |
| 14 | Joe Perry (ENG)
|
38,500 |
| 15 | Shaun Murphy (ENG)
|
37,000 |
| 16 | Li Hang (CHN)
|
36,000 |
| 17 | Stuart Bingham (ENG)
|
35,500 |
| 18 | Jack Lisowski (ENG)
|
34,500 |
| 19 | Anthony McGill (SCO)
|
33,500 |
| 20 | Yan Bingtao (CHN)
|
32,500 |
| 21 | Ricky Walden (ENG)
|
31,000 |
| 22 | Jak Jones (WAL)
|
31,000 |
| 23 | Zhao Xintong (CHN)
|
31,000 |
| 24 |  Mark Allen (NIR)
|
29,000 |
| 25 | Robbie Williams (ENG)
|
29,000 |
| 26 | Xiao Guodong (CHN)
|
28,000 |
| 27 |  Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
|
27,500 |
| 28 | Ali Carter (ENG)
|
27,000 |
| 29 |  Kurt Maflin (NOR)
|
27,000 |
| 30 | Liang Wenbo (CHN)
|
26,000 |
| 31 | Robert Milkins (ENG)
|
26,000 |
| 32 | Michael Holt (ENG)
|
26,000 |
Tournament draw edit
Final edit
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 20 December 2020 | ||
| Judd Trump (1) England
|
10–7 | Jack Lisowski (18) England
|
| Afternoon: 75–4, 44–72, 95–42, 122–0 (122), 82–25, 93–1, 4–77, 67–40 Evening: 67–53, 1–104, 8–116 (112), 0–87, 0–95, 62–53, 0–78, 104–0, 72–61 | ||
| 122 | Highest break | 112 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
Century breaks edit
A total of 38 century breaks were made by 20 players during the tournament.[4]
- 143, 134, 112, 100 – Mark Selby
- 142, 122, 109, 107, 107, 101, 101, 100 – Judd Trump
- 142 – Mark Allen
- 139 – Kyren Wilson
- 137, 111 – Zhao Xintong
- 137 – Ding Junhui
- 137 – Lu Ning
- 136 – Michael Holt
- 134 – Hossein Vafaei
- 132 – Stuart Bingham
- 130, 127, 112, 111, 110, 109 – Jack Lisowski
- 128, 108 – Anthony McGill
- 128 – Xiao Guodong
- 117 – Martin Gould
- 116 – Robert Milkins
- 114 – John Higgins
- 112 – Ali Carter
- 112 – Barry Hawkins
- 108, 105 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 100 – Robbie Williams
References edit
- ^ "Dott Dashed By Five-Ton Robertson". World Snooker. 9 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Trump Beats Lisowski To Win 20th Ranking Title". World Snooker. 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021.
- ^ "1 Year Ranking List - World Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.