General Cup Explained

Tournament Name:General Cup
Venue:General Snooker Club
Country:Hong Kong
Establishment:2004
Organisation:General Snooker Club
Format:Non-ranking event
Final Year:2015
Final Champion: Marco Fu

The General Cup was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament which was held sporadically from 2004 until 2015 at the General Snooker Club in Hong Kong.

History

Established in 2004 under the "General Cup International" name, the tournament was contested only intermittently, with the last event held in 2015. The field comprised mostly professional players and several top Far Eastern amateurs, except in 2013 only professionals were invited.

In 2014, there were eight professionals and a wildcard player. In the early rounds, the field of competition is divided into groups with the players in each group playing each other in a round-robin format, followed by knock-out stages. The final champion is Marco Fu.

Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upFinal scoreSeason
General Cup
2004[1] Issara Kachaiwong Dominic Dale6–32004/05
2009[2] Ricky Walden Liang Wenbo6–22009/10
2011 Ricky Walden7–62011/12
2012[3] Neil Robertson Ricky Walden7–62012/13
2013[4] Mark Davis Neil Robertson7–22013/14
2014[5] Ali Carter Shaun Murphy7–62014/15
2015[6] Marco Fu Mark Williams7–32015/16

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 General Cup International. Global Snooker. 15 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20070819115116/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/res04_5/04GeneralCup.htm. 19 August 2007.
  2. Web site: Turner. Chris. General Cup International. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 15 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724175359/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc4.html. 24 July 2011 . live.
  3. Web site: General Cup (2012). Snooker.org. 18 September 2013.
  4. Web site: General Cup (2013). Snooker.org. 3 September 2013.
  5. Web site: General Cup (2014). Snooker.org. 29 September 2014.
  6. Web site: General Cup (2015). Snooker.org. 22 November 2015.