2020 World Grand Prix (2020–21 season)

2020 Matchroom World Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates14–20 December 2020 (2020-12-14 – 2020-12-20)
VenueMarshall Arena
CityMilton Keynes
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£380,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Mark Selby (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up Jack Lisowski (ENG)
Score10–7
2021 →

The 2020 World Grand Prix (officially the 2020 Matchroom World Grand Prix) was a professional snooker tournament, that took place from 14 to 20 December 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. Although the tournament was not sponsored by Cazoo, it was the first of three tournaments that form the Cazoo Cup.

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having won the previous final 10–8 against Graeme Dott.[1] However, Robertson lost 2–4 to Robert Milkins in the first round.

Judd Trump won the tournament for the third time, beating Jack Lisowski 10–7 to claim his 20th ranking title.[2]

Prize fund

The event had a total prize fund of £380,000, with £100,000 to the winner. The participation prize is £5,000, which does not count towards a player's world ranking. The breakdown of prize money for the event:

  • Winner: £100,000
  • Runner-up: £40,000
  • Semi-final: £20,000
  • Quarter-final: £12,500
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £5,000 (Prize money at this stage did not count towards prize money rankings)
  • Highest break: £10,000
  • Total: £380,000

Seeding list

The top 32 players on the one-year ranking list, running from the September 2020 European Masters until and including the 2020 Scottish Open, qualified for the tournament.[3]

Rank Player Total points
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 270,500
2  Neil Robertson (AUS) 246,000
3  Mark Selby (ENG) 205,500
4  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 92,500
5  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 73,500
6  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 70,000
7  John Higgins (SCO) 58,500
8  Lu Ning (CHN) 52,000
9  Martin Gould (ENG) 48,500
10  Jamie Jones (WAL) 45,000
11  Ding Junhui (CHN) 45,000
12  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 45,000
13  David Grace (ENG) 41,000
14  Joe Perry (ENG) 38,500
15  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 37,000
16  Li Hang (CHN) 36,000
17  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 35,500
18  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 34,500
19  Anthony McGill (SCO) 33,500
20  Yan Bingtao (CHN) 32,500
21  Ricky Walden (ENG) 31,000
22  Jak Jones (WAL) 31,000
23  Zhao Xintong (CHN) 31,000
24  Mark Allen (NIR) 29,000
25  Robbie Williams (ENG) 29,000
26  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 28,000
27  Hossein Vafaei (IRN) 27,500
28  Ali Carter (ENG) 27,000
29  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 27,000
30  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 26,000
31  Robert Milkins (ENG) 26,000
32  Michael Holt (ENG) 26,000

Tournament draw

Last 32
Best of 7 frames 		Last 16
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 4
32  Michael Holt (ENG) 3
1 England Judd Trump 4
17 England Stuart Bingham 3
16  Li Hang (CHN) 2
17  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 4
1 England Judd Trump 5
9 England Martin Gould 2
9  Martin Gould (ENG) 4
24  Mark Allen (NIR) 3
9 England Martin Gould 4
8 China Lu Ning 1
8  Lu Ning (CHN) 4
25  Robbie Williams (ENG) 3
1 England Judd Trump 6
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 1
5  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 4
28  Ali Carter (ENG) 1
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
12 England Barry Hawkins 1
12  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 4
21  Ricky Walden (ENG) 1
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
4 England Kyren Wilson 3
13  David Grace (ENG) 3
20  Yan Bingtao (CHN) 4
20 China Yan Bingtao 1
4 England Kyren Wilson 4
4  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 4
29  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 2
1 England Judd Trump 10
18 England Jack Lisowski 7
3  Mark Selby (ENG) 4
30  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 3
3 England Mark Selby 4
19 Scotland Anthony McGill 2
14  Joe Perry (ENG) 2
19  Anthony McGill (SCO) 4
3 England Mark Selby 5
27 Iran Hossein Vafaei 3
11  Ding Junhui (CHN) 4
22  Jak Jones (WAL) 0
11 China Ding Junhui 1
27 Iran Hossein Vafaei 4
6  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 3
27  Hossein Vafaei (IRN) 4
3 England Mark Selby 4
18 England Jack Lisowski 6
7  John Higgins (SCO) 4
26  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 2
7 Scotland John Higgins 3
23 China Zhao Xintong 4
10  Jamie Jones (WAL) 2
23  Zhao Xintong (CHN) 4
23 China Zhao Xintong 3
18 England Jack Lisowski 5
15  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 2
18  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 4
18 England Jack Lisowski 4
31 England Robert Milkins 0
2  Neil Robertson (AUS) 2
31  Robert Milkins (ENG) 4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 20 December 2020
Judd Trump (1)
 England 		10–7 Jack Lisowski (18)
 England
Afternoon: 75–4, 44–72, 95–42, 122–0 (122), 82–25, 93–1, 4–77, 67–40
Evening: 67–53, 1–104, 8–116 (112), 0–87, 0–95, 62–53, 0–78, 104–0, 72–61
122 Highest break 112
1 Century breaks 1

Century breaks

A total of 38 century breaks were made by 20 players during the tournament.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Dott Dashed By Five-Ton Robertson". World Snooker. 9 February 2020. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Trump Beats Lisowski To Win 20th Ranking Title". World Snooker. 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021.
  3. ^ "1 Year Ranking List - World Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.