2020 English Open (snooker)

The 2020 English Open (officially the 2020 Matchroom.live English Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 12 to 18 October 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the second completed ranking event of the 2020–21 season, and the fifth edition of the English Open, first held in 2016.

The event featured 123 professionals and 5 amateurs. On the first day of the event, two players withdrew from the event due to COVID-19 – Stuart Carrington tested positive, while Sam Craigie came into contact with Carrington. Snooker referee Andrew Barklam also tested positive. On the second day, two more players had to withdraw – Peter Lines, who tested positive, and his son, Oliver Lines, who came into contact with him.

The defending champion was Mark Selby, who defeated David Gilbert 9–1 in the 2019 final. Selby lost 5–6 to Neil Robertson in the semi-finals.

In the final Robertson met Judd Trump, who beat him 9–8, after being 4–7 down. Trump won his 18th ranking title, equaling Neil Robertson and Mark Selby, and became the first player to win three Home Nations titles.

Prize fund
The event's total prize fund was a total of £405,000, with the winner receiving £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


 * Winner: £70,000
 * Runner-up: £30,000
 * Semi-final: £20,000
 * Quarter-final: £10,000
 * Last 16: £7,500
 * Last 32: £4,000
 * Last 64: £3,000
 * Highest break: £5,000
 * Total: £405,000

Century breaks
A total of 66 century breaks were made by 35 players during the event.


 * 140, 134, 133, 129, 128, 125, 119, 117, 114, 114, 102, 100 – Neil Robertson
 * 139 – Joe Perry
 * 137, 112 – Ding Junhui
 * 136, 136, 102 – Stuart Bingham
 * 136 – Hossein Vafaei
 * 135 – Jamie Clarke
 * 133, 124 – Gary Wilson
 * 133, 122, 107 – John Higgins
 * 128 – Liam Highfield
 * 126 – Steven Hallworth
 * 125, 117 – Mark Selby
 * 124, 115, 103 – Zhou Yuelong
 * 124 – Anthony McGill
 * 124 – Eden Sharav
 * 122, 113 – Jack Lisowski
 * 122 – Shaun Murphy
 * 119, 116 – David Lilley
 * 116 – Mark Joyce
 * 116 – Matthew Stevens
 * 114, 112, 102, 101 – Judd Trump
 * 113 – Luca Brecel
 * 113 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
 * 111 – Ben Hancorn
 * 110, 102 – Ricky Walden
 * 110 – Michael Holt
 * 110 – Oliver Lines
 * 108 – Zhao Xintong
 * 105, 100 – Jak Jones
 * 105 – Ryan Day
 * 105 – Brian Ochoiski
 * 105 – Ben Woollaston
 * 103, 102 – Jamie Jones
 * 103 – Robert Milkins
 * 102 – Duane Jones
 * 100, 100 – Kurt Maflin
 * 100 – Farakh Ajaib
 * 100 – Kyren Wilson