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Snooker: British Open previous winners

First established in 1980, and held as a ranking event since 1985, snooker's British Open returned following a 17-year absence in 2021, where it now boasts a prize fund in excess of £500,000.

Since its inception, almost all of snooker's greats have won the British Open, from Alex Higgins winning the inaugural edition in 1980, to Steve Davis the following year, with Jimmy White, Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, Mark Williams and Mark Selby all getting their hands on the Clive Everton Trophy.

Find out the full list of winners below.

British Open previous winners

Year

Winner

Runner-up

Score

1980

 Alex Higgins 

 Ray Reardon 

5–1

1981

 Steve Davis 

 David Taylor 

9–6

1982

 Steve Davis 

 Terry Griffiths 

9–7

1983

 Ray Reardon 

 Jimmy White 

9–6

1984

 Steve Davis 

 David Martin 

N/A*

1985

 Silvino Francisco

 Kirk Stevens 

12–9

1986

 Steve Davis 

 Willie Thorne 

12–7

1987

 Jimmy White 

 Neal Foulds 

13–9

1988

 Stephen Hendry 

 Mike Hallett 

13–2

1989

 Tony Meo 

 Dean Reynolds 

13–6

1990

 Bob Chaperon 

 Alex Higgins

10–8

1991

 Stephen Hendry 

 Gary Wilkinson 

10–9

1992

 Jimmy White 

 James Wattana 

10–7

1993

 Steve Davis 

 James Wattana 

10–2

1994

 Ronnie O'Sullivan 

 James Wattana 

9–4

1995

 John Higgins 

 Ronnie O'Sullivan 

9–6

1996

 Nigel Bond 

 John Higgins 

9–8

1997

 Mark Williams 

 Stephen Hendry 

9–2

1998

 John Higgins 

 Stephen Hendry 

9–8

1999 (Apr)

 Fergal O'Brien

 Anthony Hamilton 

9–7

1999 (Sep)

 Stephen Hendry 

 Peter Ebdon 

9–5

2000

 Peter Ebdon 

 Jimmy White 

9–6

2001

 John Higgins 

 Graeme Dott 

9–6

2002

 Paul Hunter 

 Ian McCulloch 

9–4

2003

 Stephen Hendry 

 Ronnie O'Sullivan 

9–6

2004

 John Higgins 

 Stephen Maguire 

9–6

2021

 Mark Williams 

 Gary Wilson 

6–4

2022

 Ryan Day 

 Mark Allen

10–7

2023

 Mark Williams 

 Mark Selby 

10–7

2024

 Mark Selby  

John Higgins 

10–5

*The 1984 tournament used a round robin format, with a three-man final group.

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