The 2020 English Open (officially the 2020 Matchroom.live English Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 12 to 18 October 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the second completed ranking event of the 2020–21 season, and the fifth edition of the English Open, first held in 2016.
The event featured 123 professionals and 5 amateurs. On the first day of the event, two players withdrew from the event due to COVID-19 – Stuart Carrington tested positive, while Sam Craigie came into contact with Carrington. Snooker referee Andrew Barklam also tested positive. On the second day, two more players had to withdraw – Peter Lines, who tested positive, and his son, Oliver Lines, who came into contact with him.
The defending champion was Mark Selby, who defeated David Gilbert 9–1 in the 2019 final. Selby lost 5–6 to Neil Robertson in the semi-finals.
In the final Robertson met Judd Trump, who beat him 9–8, after being 4–7 down. Trump won his 18th ranking title, equaling Neil Robertson and Mark Selby, and became the first player to win three Home Nations titles.
Prize fund
The event's total prize fund was a total of £405,000, with the winner receiving £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £70,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-final: £20,000
Quarter-final: £10,000
Last 16: £7,500
Last 32: £4,000
Last 64: £3,000
Highest break: £5,000
Total: £405,000
Main draw
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
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Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Finals
Final
Century breaks
A total of 66 century breaks were made by 35 players during the event.
140, 134, 133, 129, 128, 125, 119, 117, 114, 114, 102, 100 Neil Robertson
139 Joe Perry
137, 112 Ding Junhui
136, 136, 102 Stuart Bingham
136 Hossein Vafaei
135 Jamie Clarke
133, 124 Gary Wilson
133, 122, 107 John Higgins
128 Liam Highfield
126 Steven Hallworth
125, 117 Mark Selby
124, 115, 103 Zhou Yuelong
124 Anthony McGill
124 Eden Sharav
122, 113 Jack Lisowski
122 Shaun Murphy
119, 116 David Lilley
116 Mark Joyce
116 Matthew Stevens
114, 112, 102, 101 Judd Trump
113 Luca Brecel
113 Ronnie O'Sullivan
111 Ben Hancorn
110, 102 Ricky Walden
110 Michael Holt
110 Oliver Lines
108 Zhao Xintong
105, 100 Jak Jones
105 Ryan Day
105 Brian Ochoiski
105 Ben Woollaston
103, 102 Jamie Jones
103 Robert Milkins
102 Duane Jones
100, 100 Kurt Maflin
100 Farakh Ajaib
100 Kyren Wilson
References
2020
English Open (snooker) Home Nations Series English Open October 2020 sports events in the United Kingdom Sport in Milton Keynes