2020 Masters (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–19 January 2020[1] |
| Venue | Alexandra Palace |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £725,000 |
| Winner's share | £250,000 |
| Defending champion |  Judd Trump |
← 2019 | |
The 2020 Masters (also known as the 2020 Dafabet Masters) is an upcoming professional non-ranking snooker tournament. It will take place between 12 and 19 January 2020 at the Alexandra Palace in London, England. The event is the second of three Triple Crown events in the 2019/2020 season, following the 2019 UK Championship and preceding the 2020 World Snooker Championship.[2] It will be the 46th staging of the Masters tournament, which was first held in 1975.[3] Tickets for the final of the event sold out a day after going on sale.[4]
Judd Trump is the defending champion, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–4 in the final of the previous year's event. O'Sullivan did not enter the event.[5]
Tournament summary
The 2020 Masters will be the second Triple Crown event of the 2019/2020 snooker season, following the 2019 UK Championship, and will be held between 12 and 19 January 2020. The Masters event is an invitational tournament, with the top-16 players from the snooker world rankings competing. The defending champion is Judd Trump, who was seeded first for the event with the remaining places being allocated based on the world rankings after the UK Championship. Seven-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan, ranked third, chose not to enter the event. O'Sullivan's place was awarded to Ali Carter, who was ranked 17th prior to the event.[6] David Gilbert will be making his Masters debut.
As in previous years, the top eight seeds were allocated fixed positions in the draw.[citation needed] The draw for the tournament was made during the final of the UK Championship. All matches will be played as best-of-11-frame matches, with the exception of the final, played as best-of-19-frames.[citation needed]
Prize fund
The prize fund for the event will total £725,000, with the winner receiving £250,000.[citation needed]
- Winner: £250,000
- Runner-up: £100,000
- Semi-finals: £60,000
- Quarter-finals: £30,000
- Last 16: £15,000
- Highest break: £15,000
- Total: £725,000
Tournament draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alexandra Palace, London, England, 19 January 2020. | ||
| Afternoon: Evening: | ||
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||
References
- ^ "Dafabet Masters from See Tickets". SeeTickets. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "2020 Dafabet Masters - World Snooker". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Masters 2020 Tickets On Sale Now! - World Snooker". World Snooker. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Masters 2020 Tickets - Final Sold Out! - World Snooker". World Snooker. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "O'Sullivan: Personal reasons not behind Masters absence". Video Eurosport UK. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan: World Snooker made 'mistake' over reason for missing Masters". BBC Sport. 7 December 2019.
External links
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