Players Championship (snooker)

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This article is about the event that was formerly the final of the Players Tour Championship; it is not to be confused with the 2004 event that was a rebranding of the Scottish Open.
Players Championship
File:Players Championship snooker logo.png
Tournament information
VenueTelford International Centre
LocationTelford
CountryEngland
Established2011
Organisation(s)World Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£500,000
Recent edition2025
Current championFile:Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson (ENG)

The Players Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. Held as the Players Tour Championship Finals from 2011 to 2016, it was rebranded as the standalone Players Championship in 2017. One of three events in the Players Series, it features the top 16 players on the one-year ranking list. Kyren Wilson is the reigning champion, having won the 2025 event.

History

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After the establishment of the Players Tour Championship, the Players Tour Championship Finals was first held in 2011 at The Helix in Dublin,[1] between the top 24 players of the Order of Merit, who played at least six events; three in Sheffield and three in mainland Europe.[2] The event was sponsored by PartyCasino.[3] In 2012 the event moved to the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway,[4] and was sponsored by Betfair.[5] In 2013 the event was sponsored by Dafabet,[6] and the competition was expanded to 32 players. The field consisted of the top 25 players from the UK/European Order of Merit, the top four players from the Asian Order of Merit and the three APTC event winners. The seedings of the final was based on the combined list of both Order of Merits.[7]

In 2014 the event moved to the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[8] It was originally planned that the event would take place in Bangkok, Thailand,[9] but due to the political unrest in the country the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association decided to relocate the event.[10] The qualifying criteria were also changed for the 2014 event. The event still accommodated 32 players, but the number of qualified players from the Order of Merits was changed with 24 coming through the European Tour Order of Merit and eight through the Asian Tour Order of Merit.[11]

In the 2016/17 season, the Players Tour Championship was cancelled and the main event was renamed to Players Championship and moved to Llandudno, Wales.[12] It is now played between the top 16 players on a one-year ranking list.[13]

Winners

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Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue City Season
Players Tour Championship Finals (ranking, 2011–2016)
2011[14] File:Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy (ENG) File:Flag of England.svg Martin Gould (ENG) 4–0 The Helix Dublin, Ireland 2010/11
2012[15] File:Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee (ENG) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (AUS) 4–0 Bailey Allen Hall Galway, Ireland 2011/12
2013[16] File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui (CHN) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (AUS) 4–3 2012/13
2014[17] File:Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins (ENG) File:Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene (NIR) 4–0 Preston Guild Hall Preston, England 2013/14
2015[18] File:Flag of England.svg Joe Perry (ENG) File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Mark Williams (WAL) 4–3 Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok, Thailand 2014/15
2016[19] File:Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen (NIR) File:Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden (ENG) 10–6 EventCity Manchester, England 2015/16
Players Championship (ranking, 2017–present)
2017[20] File:Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (ENG) File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu (HKG) 10–8 Venue Cymru Llandudno, Wales 2016/17
2018[21] File:Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) File:Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy (ENG) 10–4 2017/18
2019[22] File:Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (AUS) 10–4 Preston Guild Hall Preston, England 2018/19
2020[23] File:Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (ENG) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao (CHN) 10–4 Southport Theatre and Convention Centre Southport, England 2019/20
2021[24] File:Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (SCO) File:Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 10–3 Marshall Arena Milton Keynes, England 2020/21
2022[25] File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (AUS) File:Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins (ENG) 10–5 Aldersley Leisure Village Wolverhampton, England 2021/22
2023[26] File:Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy (ENG) File:Flag of England.svg Ali Carter (ENG) 10–4 2022/23
2024[27] File:Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen (NIR) File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda (CHN) 10–8 Telford International Centre Telford, England 2023/24
2025[28] File:Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson (ENG) File:Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (ENG) 10–9 2024/25

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