Iconic Snooker Tournaments
Iconic Snooker Tournaments is a structured sports dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Tournament, Founded, Venue. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 6 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Tournament, Founded, Venue, Prize Pool (GBP), Triple Crown, and 1 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Founded span
- 1927 to 2019
- Across 15 preview rows
- Prize Pool (GBP) range
- 380,000 to 2,395,000
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Tournament, Founded, and Venue across sports entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Tournament↕ | Founded↕ | Venue↕ | Prize Pool (GBP)↕ | Triple Crown↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Snooker Championship | 1927 | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | 2,395,000 | Yes | 17 days at the Crucible, best of 35 final, the sport's holy grail since 1977 |
UK Championship | 1977 | Barbican Centre, York | 1,205,000 | Yes | Second oldest major, traditionally held in late November and December, Ronnie O'Sullivan's favorite |
The Masters | 1975 | Alexandra Palace, London | 750,000 | Yes | Invitational top 16, no prize money for winning frames, pure prestige event |
Champion of Champions | 2013 | University of Bolton Stadium | 440,000 | No | Only winners of ranking events invited, elite field, November showpiece |
Players Championship | 2011 | Telford International Centre | 385,000 | No | Top 16 on one-year ranking list, part of Players Series |
Tour Championship | 2019 | Manchester Central | 380,000 | No | Top 8 on one-year list, season climax before Crucible |
Welsh Open | 1992 | ICC Wales, Newport | 405,000 | No | Part of Home Nations Series, Ray Reardon Trophy |
German Masters | 1995 | Tempodrom, Berlin | 410,000 | No | Berlin's iconic tent venue, rabid German snooker crowd, every player's favorite event overseas |
Shanghai Masters | 2007 | Regal International East Asia Hotel | 825,000 | No | Invitational with the biggest prize outside the Triple Crown, China showcase |
Hong Kong Masters | 1983 | Hong Kong Coliseum | 800,000 | No | Sold out 9000-seat arena, Marco Fu exhibition, reborn 2022 |
International Championship | 2012 | Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre | 825,000 | No | Longest format ranking event outside Sheffield, 19-frame final |
English Open | 2016 | Brentwood Centre | 427,000 | No | Home Nations Series opener, Steve Davis Trophy |
Northern Ireland Open | 2016 | Waterfront Hall, Belfast | 427,000 | No | Home Nations, Alex Higgins Trophy, tributes to The Hurricane |
Scottish Open | 1981 | Meadowbank, Edinburgh | 405,000 | No | Home Nations, Stephen Hendry Trophy |
World Grand Prix | 2015 | Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse | 380,000 | No | Top 32 on one-year list, first event of Players Series |
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