This is a list of professional and alternative format snooker tournaments. Professional snooker tournaments can take the form of ranking tournaments—which are open to players on the World Snooker Tour and award ranking points based on a player's performance—and non-ranking tournaments. A non-ranking tournament may take the form of an invitational event where player participation is conditional on criteria set by the organiser or sponsor or by personal invitation. Most tournaments take the form of a 'singles' event, but there are several team formats that have appeared on the calendar over the years.
In recent seasons alternative forms of snooker have proliferated on the calendar. Any event that uses the official rules of snooker but is not completely consistent with them is defined as an "alternative form of snooker", such as six-red snooker (which is played with six reds as opposed to the standard fifteen as required by the official rules), and alterations to scoring and fouling. Some tournaments have occupied the middle ground between strict adherence to the official rules and adopting an alternative format by implementing tournament rules that fully complement the official rules of the game, such as adding a shot clock or ; in such instances, a tournament rule operates in a way that the official rules of the game are still fully observed.
Current tournaments Ranking
This is a list of ranking professional snooker tournaments. TournamentEvent FormatLocation World Snooker Championship 1927–1940 1946–1952 1964–1968 ( 1969–present Non-ranking England Jersey South Africa Australia Ranking England Australia UK Championship 1977/78–present Invitational England Ranking British OpenBritish Gold Cup InvitationalEngland Yamaha Organs Trophy International Masters British Open RankingWorld OpenProfessional Players Tournament RankingEngland Grand Prix LG Cup Grand Prix RankingEngland Scotland World Open RankingScotland China Scottish Open International Open Ranking England Scotland Scottish Open Ranking Scotland Players Championship Scottish Open Minor-ranking Scotland Ranking Scotland England Wales European Masters European Open Ranking France The Netherlands Belgium Malta Irish Open Ranking Republic of Ireland European Open Ranking Malta England Malta Cup Ranking Malta Invitational European Masters Ranking Romania Belgium Austria England Germany Shoot Out 1990/91, 2010/11–present England Invitational England Ranking England Welsh Open 1991/92–present Ranking Wales German Masters German Open Ranking Germany German Masters Invitational Ranking Germany England Championship League 2007/08–present Invitational England Ranking Players Championship Players Tour Championship Grand Finals Ranking Republic of Ireland Players Championship Grand Final Ranking England Thailand Players Championship Ranking Wales England International Championship2012/13, 2019/20–presentRankingChina World Grand Prix 2014/15–present Invitational Wales Ranking England Gibraltar Open 2015/16–present Minor-ranking Gibraltar Ranking Gibraltar England English Open 2016/17–present Ranking England Northern Ireland Open 2016/17–present Ranking Northern Ireland England Tour Championship 2018/19–present Ranking Wales England Xi'an Grand Prix 2024/25 Ranking China (Qujiang E-sports Centre, Xi'an) Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters 2024/25 Ranking Saudi Arabia (The Green Halls, Riyadh)
Non-ranking
The professional snooker tournaments listed below are non-ranking and invitational events. TournamentEvent FormatLocation Masters 1975–present Invitational England Champion of Champions 1978/79, 1980/81 2013/14–present Invitational England World Cup World Challenge Cup Invitational England World Team Classic World Cup Invitational England Thailand China World Seniors Championship 1991/92, 2010/11 Non-ranking England 2011/12 Non-ranking 2012/13–present Non-ranking UK Seniors Championship 2017/18–present Non-ranking England Seniors Irish Masters 2017/18–2018/19, 2021/22 Invitational Republic of Ireland Seniors Masters 2017/18–2018/19, 2021/22 Invitational England Shanghai Masters 2007/08–2019/20,2023/24 Ranking China Non-ranking World Masters of Snooker 2023/24 Invitational Boulevard City, Riyadh
Pro-am
TournamentEvent FormatLocationWorld Games 2001/02–present Pro–am Japan Germany Taiwan Colombia Poland Southeast Asian Games 2005/06–present Pro–am Philippines Thailand Laos Indonesia Myanmar Singapore Malaysia Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Indoor Games Pro–am Macau Vietnam Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Pro–am South Korea Turkmenistan Pink Ribbon2010/11–2019/20, 2024-presentPro–amEngland Vienna Snooker Open2010/11, 2012/13–2019/20, 2023-presentPro–amAustria
Withdrawn tournaments Ranking This is a list of ranking professional snooker tournaments that no longer form part of the snooker calendar.
TournamentEvent FormatLocation Canadian Masters Canadian Open Invitational Canada Canadian Masters Invitational Ranking Irish Masters Benson & Hedges Ireland Tournament Invitational Republic of Ireland Irish Masters Invitational Ranking Classic 1979/80–1991/92 Invitational England Ranking Australian Goldfields Open Australian Masters – Invitational Australia Hong Kong Open Ranking Australian Open Non-ranking Australia Australian Masters Invitational Australian Goldfields Open Ranking Northern Ireland Trophy Northern Ireland Classic Invitational Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Trophy Invitational Ranking Thailand Masters Thailand Masters Invitational Thailand Asian Open Ranking Thailand China Thailand Open Ranking Thailand Thailand Masters Ranking Thailand Invitational Dubai Classic Dubai Masters Invitational United Arab Emirates Dubai Classic Ranking Thailand Classic Ranking Thailand Asian Classic Masters Qualifying Event Benson & Hedges Satellite Championship Non-ranking Scotland Benson & Hedges Championship Minor-ranking Scotland Non-ranking Scotland England Masters Qualifying Event Non-ranking Wales England Strachan Open Strachan Open Ranking England Strachan Challenge Minor-ranking series Non-ranking Malta Grand Prix 1994/95–2000/01 Invitational Malta Ranking China Open China International Invitational China Ranking China Open Ranking Paul Hunter Classic Grand Prix Fürth Pro–am Germany Fürth German Open Paul Hunter Classic Pro–am Minor-ranking Ranking Non-ranking Bahrain Championship 2008/09 Ranking Bahrain Wuxi Classic Jiangsu Classic Invitational China Wuxi Classic Invitational Ranking Indian Open 2013/14–2014/15, 2016/17–2018/19 Ranking India Riga Masters Riga Open Minor-ranking Latvia Riga Masters Ranking China Championship 2016/17–2019/20 Non-ranking China Ranking WST Pro Series 2020/21 Ranking England Turkish Masters2021/22RankingTurkey
Minor-ranking This is a list of minor-ranking professional snooker tournaments that no longer form part of the snooker calendar.
TournamentEvent FormatLocation Players Tour Championship 2010/11–2015/16 Minor-ranking series England Germany Belgium Czech Republic Poland Republic of Ireland China Bulgaria Scotland The Netherlands Latvia Portugal Brugge Open 2010/11 PTC Belgium Russelsheim Cup 2010/11 PTC Germany MIUS Cup 2010/11 PTC England Ruhr Championship 2010/11 PTC Germany Prague Classic 2010/11 PTC Czech Republic Warsaw Classic 2011/12 PTC Poland Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy PTC England Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup Alex Higgins International Trophy 2011/12 PTC Republic of Ireland Antwerp Open 2011/12–2013/14 PTC Belgium FFB Open FFB Snooker Open PTC England Germany FFB Open Bulgarian Open 2012/13–2015/16 PTC Bulgaria Gdynia Open 2012/13–2015/16 PTC England Poland Yixing Open 2013/14–2014/15 PTC China Rotterdam Open 2013/14 PTC The Netherlands Bluebell Wood Open 2013/14 PTC England Zhangjiagang Open 2013/14 PTC China Zhengzhou Open 2013/14 PTC China Dongguan Open 2013/14 PTC China Ruhr Open 2013/14–2015/16 PTC Germany Xuzhou Open 2014/15 PTC China
Non-ranking The professional snooker tournaments listed below were non-ranking and invitational events.