Bulgarian Open Explained

Tournament Name:	Bulgarian Open
Venue:	Universiada Hall
Location:	Sofia
Country:	Bulgaria
Establishment:	2012
Organisation:	World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format:	Minor-ranking event
Prizefund:	€125,000^[1]
Final Year:	2015
Final Champion:	Mark Allen

The Bulgarian Open (also known as the Victoria Bulgarian Open for sponsorship reasons) was a pro–am minor-ranking snooker tournament, which was part of the Players Tour Championship. The tournament started in 2012 and was staged at the Princess Hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria, and then moved to the Universiada Hall in 2013.

Winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
2012^[2]	Judd Trump	John Higgins	4–0	2012/13
2013^[3]	John Higgins	Neil Robertson	4–1	2013/14
2014^[4]	Shaun Murphy	Martin Gould	4–2	2014/15
2015^[5]	Mark Allen	Ryan Day	4–0	2015/16

Notes and References

1. Web site: European Tour 2014/2015 Entry pack for Bulgarian Open 2014 – Sofia, Bulgaria (ET3). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 August 2014. 4 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903224901/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/5/c3/0%2C%2C13165~180997%2C00.pdf. 3 September 2014. dead.
2. Web site: Betfair European Tour Event Four (2012). Snooker.org. 15 November 2012.
3. Web site: European Tour Event One (2013). Snooker.org. 30 May 2013.
4. Web site: European Tour Event Three (2014). Snooker.org. 16 May 2014.
5. Web site: European Tour Event Four (2015). Snooker.org. 8 November 2015.