The 2020 Gibraltar Open was a professional snooker tournament, that took place from 13–15 March 2020 at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar with qualifying rounds taking place 11–12 March 2020. It was the fifteenth ranking event of the 2019–2020 snooker season, and the final tournament in the European Series, following the German Masters, European Masters and Snooker Shoot Out. The event was the fifth Gibraltar Open tournament, first held in 2015. The event was organized by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored by BetVictor. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, matches were originally limited to a maximum audience of 100. After the first day, all matches were played without any spectators. A number of professional players withdrew from the event, alongside 54 amateur players and a number of referees. The defending champion was Stuart Bingham who defeated Ryan Day 4–1 in the 2019 final. Bingham lost 0–4 to Ben Woollaston in the third round of the event. Judd Trump won the championship - his 17th career and sixth rankingtitle of the season - after a 4–3 defeat of Kyren Wilson in the final. Winning six events became the record for the most ranking titles in a season with the victory. The tournament featured a total of £251,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. In addition to the winners purse, Trump also secured £150,000 for scoring the most ranking points across the European Series. There was a total of 63 century breaks made during the event, the highest of which a 144 made by Trump.
Tournament format
The event was the fifth iteration of the Gibraltar Open, having been first held in 2015. The event took place from 13–15 March 2020 at the Europa PointSports Complex in Gibraltar. The event was the 15th ranking tournament of the 2019–20 snooker season after the Players Championship, and preceding the Tour Championship. The defending champion was Stuart Bingham who had defeated Ryan Day 4–1 in the 2019 final. The event was the final event of the 2020 BetVictor European Series, following the 2020 European Masters, 2020 German Masters and 2020 Snooker Shoot Out. The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored by BetVictor. Qualifying for the event was held from 11–12 March 2020 also at the Europa Point Sports Complex. Qualifying was played as best-of-5 frame matches, with the main stage of the event played as best-of-7 frames. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, matches were originally limited to a maximum audience of 100. After the first day, this restriction was tightened and matches were played without crowds.
Prize fund
The event featured a total prize fund of £251,000 with the winner receiving £50,000. This was an increase of £74,000 and £25,000 respectively from the 2019 event. As part of the BetVictor European Series the player with the highest amount of prize money received from the four events won an additional £150,000. Prior to the event, only Neil Robertson and Judd Trump were in contention for the prize. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Below is the full draw for the event. Players in bold denote match winners.
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Finals
Final
Qualifying
Qualifying for the event featuring amateur players took place in Gibraltar on 11–12 March 2020. There were a total of four rounds with all matches being played as the best-of-5 frames.
A total of 63 century breaks were made during the tournament. Judd Trump made the highest break of the event in frame three of the final against Kyren Wilson.
