Tour Championship (snooker)

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Tour Championship
Tournament information
VenueManchester Central
LocationManchester
CountryEngland
Established2019
Organisation(s)World Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£380,000
Recent edition2023
Current champion(s) Shaun Murphy (ENG)

The Tour Championship is a snooker tournament. It was first held in 2019. The event has the highest players on the "one-year ranking list". It is the third and final tournament in the Players Series, following the World Grand Prix and the Players Championship. The event features a prize fund of £380,000, with the winner receiving £150,000. The tournament is shown by ITV Sport and Eurosport. The reigning champion is Mark Williams who defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan in the 2024 final.

Winners[change | change source]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Venue City Season
2019[1]  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Neil Robertson (AUS) 13–11 Venue Cymru Llandudno, Wales 2018/19
2020[2]  Stephen Maguire (SCO)  Mark Allen (NIR) 10–6 Marshall Arena Milton Keynes, England 2019/20
2021[3]  Neil Robertson (AUS)  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 10–4 Celtic Manor Resort Newport, Wales 2020/21
2022[4]  Neil Robertson (AUS)  John Higgins (SCO) 10–9 Venue Cymru Llandudno, Wales 2021/22
2023[5]  Shaun Murphy (ENG)  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 10–7 Bonus Arena Hull, England 2022/23
2024  Mark Williams (WAL)  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 10–5 Manchester Central Manchester, England 2023/24

References[change | change source]

  1. "O'Sullivan Claims Record Equalling Title". World Snooker. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. "Magnificent Maguire Ends Title Drought". World Snooker. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "Relentless Robertson Storms To Tour Title". World Snooker Tour. 28 March 2021. Archived from the original on March 28, 2021.
  4. "Epic Robertson Fightback Stuns Higgins". World Snooker Tour. 4 April 2022. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. "Tour Triumph For Magnificent Murphy". World Snooker Tour. 2 April 2023. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

Other websites[change | change source]