2020 World Grand Prix (2020–21 season) explained

Tournament Name:2020 Matchroom World Grand Prix
Venue:Marshall Arena
Location:Milton Keynes
Country:England
Organisation:World Snooker Tour
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£380,000
Winners Share:£100,000
Highest Break: (143)
Score:10–7
Previous:2020 (Feb)
Next:2021

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.

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 the third time, beating Jack Lisowski 10–7 to claim his 20th ranking title.[2]

Prize fund

The event had a total prize fund of £380,000, with £100,000 to the winner. The participation prize is £5,000, which does not count towards a player's world ranking. The breakdown of prize money for the event:

Seeding list

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]

RankPlayerTotal points
1270,500
2246,000
3205,500
492,500
573,500
670,000
758,500
852,000
948,500
1045,000
1145,000
1245,000
1341,000
1438,500
1537,000
1636,000
1735,500
1834,500
1933,500
2032,500
2131,000
2231,000
2331,000
2429,000
2529,000
2628,000
2727,500
2827,000
2927,000
3026,000
3126,000
3226,000

Tournament draw

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 20 December 2020
Judd Trump (1)
10–7Jack Lisowski (18)
Afternoon: 75–4,,,,,,,
Evening: 67–53,,,,,,,,
122Highest break112
1Century breaks1

Century breaks

A total of 38 century breaks were made by 20 players during the tournament.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dott Dashed By Five-Ton Robertson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200215180229/https://wst.tv/dott-dashed-by-five-ton-robertson/ . dead . 15 February 2020 . World Snooker . 9 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Trump Beats Lisowski To Win 20th Ranking Title. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116203703/https://wst.tv/trump-beats-lisowski-to-win-20th-ranking-title/. dead. 16 January 2021. World Snooker. 20 December 2020.
  3. Web site: 1 Year Ranking List - World Snooker . World Snooker . 10 December 2020 . 7 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201207173744/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Rankings/Index/14162?orderofMeritId=20 . dead .
  4. Web site: Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores . 14 December 2020 . 24 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210124192310/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14163/world-grand-prix-2020 . dead .