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2020 ManBetX Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates10–16 February 2020 (2020-02-10 – 2020-02-16)
VenueMotorpoint Arena
CityCardiff
CountryWales
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£405,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Kyren Wilson (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up Kyren Wilson (ENG)
Score9–1
← 2019
2021 ⊟

The 2020 Welsh Open (officially the 2020 ManBetX Welsh Open) was a professional snooker tournament which took place from 10 to 16 February 2020 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. It was the 12th ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season, and the final tournament of the season's Home Nations Series. It was the 29th edition of the Welsh Open, first held in 1992. The event featured a prize fund of £405,000 with the winner receiving £70,000.

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having beaten Stuart Bingham 9–7 in the 2019 final, but he lost in the quarter-finals to Kyren Wilson. Shaun Murphy won the event, with a 9–1 win over Kyren Wilson in the final. There were a total of 77 century breaks at the event, the highest made by Wilson, a maximum break of 147 in the first frame of his first-round match with Jackson Page.

Format

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The Welsh Open began as a ranking tournament in 1992.[1] The 2020 tournament took place at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales between 10 and 16 February, the 29th edition of the event.[2][3][4] It was the twelfth World Snooker Tour ranking competition in the 2019–20 snooker season, following the World Grand Prix and preceding the Snooker Shoot Out.[3] It was the fourth and final event of the Home Nations Series, and featured 128 participants from the World Snooker Tour.[5]

The defending Welsh Open champion from 2019 was Neil Robertson who won the final with a 9–7 victory over Stuart Bingham.[6] All matches were best-of-seven frames until the quarter-finals, which were the best-of-nine, the semi-finals the best-of-eleven.[5] The final was played over two sessions, as the best-of-17 frames.[5] The event was sponsored by sports betting company BetVictor, and broadcast locally by BBC Cymru Wales; Quest; Eurosport in Europe and Australia; CCTV, Superstars Online, Youku and Zhibo.tv in China; True sport in Thailand; Sky Sports in New Zealand and DAZN in Canada.[7] A single qualifying match was played between two local amateur players – Darren Morgan and Gavin Lewis.[8]

Prize fund

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The event's total prize fund is £405,000, with the winner receiving £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9][10]

  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-final: £20,000
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £4,000
  • Last 64: £3,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £405,000

Summary

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Kyren Wilson playing a shot with the rest
Kyren Wilson made a maximum break in his first round match, and reached the final of the event.

The opening round was played on 10 and 11 February.[11] Local amateur Darren Morgan completed a 4–0 win over fellow Welsh amateur Gavin Lewis, but lost to Shaun Murphy 0–4 in the opening round.[8] Ashley Carty defeated Joe Perry, 4–3 after a break of 66 in the deciding frame.[12] Soheil Vahedi defeated 20th seed Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–2, whilst 12th seed David Gilbert was beaten by Matthew Stevens 2–4.[8] Kyren Wilson defeated Jackson Page 4–3, and made a maximum break in the opening frame, the second of his career.[13][14]

The next three rounds were played on 12 and 13 February.[11] After defeating Jamie Clarke in the first round, defending champion Neil Robertson defeated Mark Joyce, Noppon Saengkham and completed a whitewash over Gerard Greene to reach the quarter-finals.[8] Wilson defeated Liam Highfield, Martin O'Donnell and ninth seed Ding Junhui to play Robertson, which he won 5–0.[15] Mark Selby defeated David Grace, Chen Zifan, Andy Lee and Zhao Xintong to play Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals, with O'Sullivan winning 5–1.[16][17]

Seeded 19, Yan Bingtao defeated Michael Holt, Mitchell Mann, Stuart Bingham and Anthony McGill to reach the quarter-finals, who had defeated Luca Brecel 4–3 in the last 16.[8] Yan defeated Higgins 5–2, where Higgins described his performance as "pathetic".[17][18] Murphy defeated Alfie Burden in the second round 4–3, before beating Ben Woollaston and Dominic Dale 4–1.[8] He met Judd Trump, the world number one, who had defeated James Cahill, Billy Joe Castle, Igor Figueiredo and Stephen Maguire in the quarter-final and won 5–3.[19] Wilson defeated O'Sullivan in the first semi-final on a deciding frame 6–5, whilst Murphy overcame Yan by the same scoreline.[20]

Shaun Murphy stood up, holding his cue
Shaun Murphy won the event, with a 9–1 win over Kyren Wilson.

The final was played between eighth seed Kyren Wilson and tenth seed Shaun Murphy on 16 February.[8] The final was played over two sessions as a best-of-17 frames match.[8] Murphy won the opening frame with a break of 108, and made a second century break, a 134, in frame eight as he won seven of the opening session frames to lead 7–1.[21] Wilson won only frame seven during the opening session.[22] On the resumption of the match, Murphy fluked a red ball to win frame nine and took frame ten with a third century break to finish a 9–1 victory.[21] This was Murphy's second championship victory of the season, having also won the 2019 China Championship 9–8 over Mark Williams.[22]

Tournament draw

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The results from the event is shown below. Players in bold denote match winners, whilst numbers in brackets are player's seedings.[8]

Qualifying round

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 Darren Morgan (WAL) 4–0  Gavin Lewis (WAL)

Main draw

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Section 1

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (AUS) (1)4
 
 
 
 Jamie Clarke (WAL)2
 
 Australia Neil Robertson (1)4
 
 
 
England Mark Joyce2
 
  Fergal O'Brien (IRL)3
 
 
 
 Mark Joyce (ENG)4
 
 Australia Neil Robertson (1)4
 
 
 
Thailand Noppon Saengkham (32)3
 
  Noppon Saengkham (THA) (32)4
 
 
 
 Alan McManus (SCO)3
 
 Thailand Noppon Saengkham (32)4
 
 
 
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher1
 
  Hammad Miah (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)4
 
 Australia Neil Robertson (1)4
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene0
 
  Ali Carter (ENG) (16)4
 
 
 
 Adam Stefanow (POL)2
 
 England Ali Carter (16)0
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene4
 
  Gerard Greene (NIR)4
 
 
 
 Liang Wenbo (CHN)2
 
 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene4
 
 
 
Wales Daniel Wells2
 
  Joe Perry (ENG) (17)3
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty (ENG)4
 
 England Ashley Carty2
 
 
 
Wales Daniel Wells4
 
  Daniel Wells (WAL)4
 
 
 Barry Pinches (ENG)2
 

Section 2

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Yuan Sijun (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Thor Chuan Leong (MAS)0
 
 China Yuan Sijun2
 
 
 
England Jimmy Robertson (24)4
 
  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (24)4
 
 
 
 Riley Parsons (ENG)0
 
 England Jimmy Robertson (24)1
 
 
 
China Ding Junhui (9)4
 
  Nigel Bond (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG)4
 
 England Ricky Walden1
 
 
 
China Ding Junhui (9)4
 
  Ding Junhui (CHN) (9)4
 
 
 
 Marco Fu (HKG)2
 
 China Ding Junhui (9)2
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
  Martin O'Donnell (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Andy Hicks (ENG)0
 
 England Martin O'Donnell4
 
 
 
England Tom Ford (25)0
 
  Tom Ford (ENG) (25)4
 
 
 
 Xu Si (CHN)3
 
 England Martin O'Donnell0
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
  Zhang Anda (CHN)3
 
 
 
 Liam Highfield (ENG)4
 
 England Liam Highfield2
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
  Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8)4
 
 
 Jackson Page (WAL)3
 

Section 3

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Mark Selby (ENG) (5)4
 
 
 
 David Grace (ENG)2
 
 England Mark Selby (5)4
 
 
 
China Chen Zifan1
 
  Kurt Maflin (NOR)3
 
 
 
 Chen Zifan (CHN)4
 
 England Mark Selby (5)4
 
 
 
Hong Kong Andy Lee2
 
  Matthew Selt (ENG) (28)2
 
 
 
 Andy Lee (HKG)4
 
 Hong Kong Andy Lee4
 
 
 
England Robbie Williams3
 
  Robbie Williams (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG)1
 
 England Mark Selby (5)4
 
 
 
China Zhao Xintong3
 
  David Gilbert (ENG) (12)2
 
 
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL)4
 
 Wales Matthew Stevens4
 
 
 
England Brandon Sargeant0
 
  Brandon Sargeant (ENG)w/o
 
 
 
 Peter Ebdon (ENG)w/d
 
 Wales Matthew Stevens1
 
 
 
China Zhao Xintong4
 
  Graeme Dott (SCO) (21)0
 
 
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN)4
 
 China Zhao Xintong4
 
 
 
England Louis Heathcote2
 
  Lu Ning (CHN)3
 
 
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)4
 

Section 4

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Si Jiahui (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Lei Peifan (CHN)1
 
 China Si Jiahui2
 
 
 
Iran Soheil Vahedi4
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (20)2
 
 
 
 Soheil Vahedi (IRN)4
 
 Iran Soheil Vahedi4
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (13)0
 
  Lee Walker (WAL)2
 
 
 
 John Astley (ENG)4
 
 England John Astley3
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (13)4
 
  Jack Lisowski (ENG) (13)4
 
 
 
 Li Hang (CHN)2
 
 Iran Soheil Vahedi0
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
 
  Anthony Hamilton (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Michael White (WAL)3
 
 England Anthony Hamilton4
 
 
 
China Lyu Haotian (29)3
 
  Lyu Haotian (CHN) (29)4
 
 
 
 Kishan Hirani (WAL)0
 
 England Anthony Hamilton2
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
 
  Stuart Carrington (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Mike Dunn (ENG)3
 
 England Stuart Carrington2
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (4)4
 
 
 Zhang Jiankang (CHN)1
 

Section 5

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Mark Williams (WAL) (3)4
 
 
 
 Oliver Lines (ENG)1
 
 Wales Mark Williams (3)4
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown2
 
  Jordan Brown (NIR)4
 
 
 
 Alex Borg (MLT)1
 
 Wales Mark Williams (3)1
 
 
 
Scotland Anthony McGill (30)4
 
  Anthony McGill (SCO) (30)4
 
 
 
 Duane Jones (WAL)1
 
 Scotland Anthony McGill (30)4
 
 
 
China Mei Xiwen1
 
  Mei Xiwen (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Michael Georgiou (CYP)2
 
 Scotland Anthony McGill (30)3
 
 
 
China Yan Bingtao (19)4
 
  Stuart Bingham (ENG) (14)4
 
 
 
 Martin Gould (ENG)2
 
 England Stuart Bingham (14)4
 
 
 
China Chen Feilong1
 
  Chen Feilong (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Sam Baird (ENG)3
 
 England Stuart Bingham (14)3
 
 
 
China Yan Bingtao (19)4
 
  Yan Bingtao (CHN) (19)4
 
 
 
 Michael Holt (ENG)0
 
 China Yan Bingtao (19)4
 
 
 
England Mitchell Mann0
 
  Mitchell Mann (ENG)4
 
 
 Bai Langning (CHN)1
 

Section 6

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel (BEL)4
 
 
 
 Kacper Filipiak (POL)1
 
 Belgium Luca Brecel4
 
 
 
Scotland Scott Donaldson (22)2
 
  Scott Donaldson (SCO) (22)4
 
 
 
 Sunny Akani (THA)1
 
 Belgium Luca Brecel4
 
 
 
China Tian Pengfei3
 
  Tian Pengfei (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)2
 
 China Tian Pengfei4
 
 
 
England Barry Hawkins (11)0
 
  Barry Hawkins (ENG) (11)4
 
 
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG)2
 
 Belgium Luca Brecel3
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins (6)4
 
  Peter Lines (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)4
 
 China Fan Zhengyi0
 
 
 
China Xiao Guodong (27)4
 
  Xiao Guodong (CHN) (27)4
 
 
 
 Fraser Patrick (SCO)1
 
 China Xiao Guodong (27)2
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins (6)4
 
  Mark King (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Ken Doherty (IRL)4
 
 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty1
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins (6)4
 
  John Higgins (SCO) (6)4
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG)1
 

Section 7

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Mark Allen (NIR) (7)4
 
 
 
 Andrew Higginson (ENG)1
 
 Northern Ireland Mark Allen (7)4
 
 
 
Thailand James Wattana0
 
  James Wattana (THA)4
 
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG)2
 
 Northern Ireland Mark Allen (7)2
 
 
 
Wales Dominic Dale4
 
  Ryan Day (WAL) (26)1
 
 
 
 Simon Lichtenberg (GER)4
 
 Germany Simon Lichtenberg2
 
 
 
Wales Dominic Dale4
 
  David Lilley (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL)4
 
 Wales Dominic Dale1
 
 
 
England Shaun Murphy (10)4
 
  Shaun Murphy (ENG) (10)4
 
 
 
 Darren Morgan (WAL)0
 
 England Shaun Murphy (10)4
 
 
 
England Alfie Burden3
 
  Alfie Burden (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Amine Amiri (MAR)0
 
 England Shaun Murphy (10)4
 
 
 
England Ben Woollaston1
 
  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (23)1
 
 
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG)4
 
 England Elliot Slessor2
 
 
 
England Ben Woollaston4
 
  Eden Sharav (ISR)1
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)4
 

Section 8

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Jak Jones (WAL)0
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG)4
 
 England Robert Milkins4
 
 
 
England Gary Wilson (18)1
 
  Gary Wilson (ENG) (18)4
 
 
 
 Chang Bingyu (CHN)1
 
 England Robert Milkins3
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire (15)4
 
  Ian Burns (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Harvey Chandler (ENG)1
 
 England Ian Burns3
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire (15)4
 
  Stephen Maguire (SCO) (15)4
 
 
 
 Rod Lawler (ENG)2
 
 Scotland Stephen Maguire (15)1
 
 
 
England Judd Trump (2)4
 
  Hossein Vafaei (IRN)1
 
 
 
 Igor Figueiredo (BRA)4
 
 Brazil Igor Figueiredo4
 
 
 
England Mark Davis (31)3
 
  Mark Davis (ENG) (31)4
 
 
 
 Luo Honghao (CHN)1
 
 Brazil Igor Figueiredo1
 
 
 
England Judd Trump (2)4
 
  Craig Steadman (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Billy Joe Castle (ENG)4
 
 England Billy Joe Castle0
 
 
 
England Judd Trump (2)4
 
  Judd Trump (ENG) (2)4
 
 
 James Cahill (ENG)1
 

Finals

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Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 17 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Australia Neil Robertson (1)0
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (8)5
 
 England Kyren Wilson (8)6
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)5
 
 England Mark Selby (5)1
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)5
 
 England Kyren Wilson (8)1
 
 
 
England Shaun Murphy (10)9
 
 China Yan Bingtao (19)5
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins (6)2
 
 China Yan Bingtao (19)5
 
 
 
England Shaun Murphy (10)6
 
 England Shaun Murphy (10)5
 
 
England Judd Trump (2)3
 

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 16 February 2020
Kyren Wilson (8)
 England 		1–9 Shaun Murphy (10)
 England
Afternoon: 8–108 (108), 4–97, 52–68, 45–89, 64–66, 0–78, 74–31, 0–134 (134)
Evening: 0–102 (102), 56–73
64 Highest break 134
0 Century breaks 3

Century breaks

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The event had a total of 77 century breaks made during the event, the highest being a maximum break of 147 by Kyren Wilson in the second frame of his first round match.[23]

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