Know the full winners list of the European Masters Snooker along with the format and the prize money breakdown for the 2022 edition
Since 1989, the European Open has sometimes been replaced by the professional ranking event known as the European Masters. Prior to being cancelled, it was known as the Malta Cup and, from 2005 to 2008, served as the only ranking event held outside of the British Isles in Europe. The competition was revived and given the name European Masters in 2016.
European Masters Snooker All Time Winners List, Results, Format, History, Rules And 2022 Winner Prize Money Pool
History of European Masters Snooker & Current Format
The European Open, which was sponsored by ICI and held in 1988 in Deauville, France, was the inaugural competition in Europe. The Malta Grand Prix served as the sole continental European ranking event in the 1999–2000 season, and there was none for the first time in 13 seasons in 2000–2001.
The first ranking tournament where no English player advanced past the quarterfinals came in 2006. In 2007/2008, it changed to an invitation-only event, however it was then abandoned. It was announced in 2016 that the competition would return to Romania for the following three years under the moniker European Masters.
Current format of the competition features 64 snooker players, who compete in the knockout tournament for the title. All the matches up to quarterfinal of European Masters feature best of 9 frames matches while the semi-final is played in a best of 11 format. For the 2022-23 season of European Masters, the tournament final will be settled by a best of 17 frames match.
All-time Winners of European Masters
| European Masters (Ranking) | |||||
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Final Score | Venue | Season |
| 2016 | England Judd Trump | England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 9–8 | Bucharest, Romania | 2016/17 |
| 2017 | England Judd Trump | England Stuart Bingham | 9–7 | Lommel, Belgium | 2017/18 |
| 2018 | England Jimmy Robertson | England Joe Perry | 9–6 | 2018/19 | |
| 2020 (Jan) | Australia Neil Robertson | China Zhou Yuelong | 9–0 | Dornbirn, Austria | 2019/20 |
| 2020 (Sep) | England Mark Selby | England Martin Gould | 9–8 | Milton Keynes, England | 2020/21 |
| 2022 (Feb) | China Fan Zhengyi | England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 10–9 | 2021/22 | |
2022 BetVictor European Masters Details and Prize Money
From August 16 to August 21, 2022, the Stadthalle Fürth in Fürth, Germany, will host the August 2022 European Masters, which is officially known as the 2022 BetVictor European Masters. The competition will be the second of eight tournaments in the BetVictor Series for the 2022–23 season and the second ranking event of the season. The event will be the 24th iteration of the European Masters and the second of 2022 following the European Masters in February.
The winner of the 2022 European Masters competition will receive £80,000 in prize money, compared to the loser who will only receive 35,000 Pounds. The overall prize pool for the competition is 422,000 GBP.
- Winner: £80,000
- Runner-up: £35,000
- Semi-final: £17,500
- Quarter-final: £11,000
- Last 16: £7,500
- Last 32: £4,500
- Last 64: £3,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £422,000
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