2020 World Seniors Championship

The 2020 World Seniors Championship was a senior snooker tournament that took place from 19 to 22 August 2020 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.[1] It was the first event of the 2020–21 World Seniors Tour. The event was the 11th edition of the World Seniors Championship, first held in 1991.[2]

2020 World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates19–22 August 2020 (2020-08-19 – 2020-08-22)
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Seniors Snooker
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£?
Winner's share£15,000
Highest break Jimmy White (ENG) (130)
Final
Champion Jimmy White (ENG)
Runner-up Ken Doherty (IRL)
Score5–4
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2021 →

Jimmy White was the defending champion, having won the 2019 edition with a 5–3 victory against Darren Morgan in the final.[3][4][5]

White successfully defended his title, coming from 0–4 down to beat Ken Doherty 5–4 in the final. Doherty had a shot to win the match 5–2 but missed a difficult final pink with the rest. White qualified for the 2020 Champion of Champions with this win.

Prize fund

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[6]

  • Winner: £15,000 and a place in the 2020 Champion of Champions
  • Runner-up: £?
  • Semi-finalist: £?
  • Quarter-finalist: £?
  • Highest break: £500
  • Total: £?

Main draw

The field was made up of eight selected ranking event winners, and four former World Seniors champions.[1][7][8]

Last 16
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter–finals
Best of 7 frames 		Semi–finals
Best of 7 frames 		Final
Best of 9 frames
            
1  Jimmy White (ENG) 4
 Joe Johnson (ENG) 1
1 Jimmy White 4
Peter Lines 1
   Tony Knowles (ENG) 0
 Peter Lines (ENG) 4
1 Jimmy White 4
4 Stephen Hendry 2
   Aaron Canavan (JER) 4
 Leo Fernandez (IRL) 3
Aaron Canavan 1
4 Stephen Hendry 4
4  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 4
 Nigel Bond (ENG) 3
1 Jimmy White 5
3 Ken Doherty 4
3  Ken Doherty (IRL) 4
 Rodney Goggins (IRL) 3
3 Ken Doherty 4
Darren Morgan 2
   Patrick Wallace (NIR) 2
 Darren Morgan (WAL) 4
3 Ken Doherty 4
2 Michael Judge 1
   Wayne Cooper (ENG) 4
 Gary Filtness (ENG) 2
Wayne Cooper 1
2 Michael Judge 4
2  Michael Judge (IRL) 4
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) 1

Final
Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb
Crucible Theatre, 22 August 2020
Jimmy White (1)
 England		 5–4 Ken Doherty (3)
 Ireland
12–88, 2–107 (93), 16–63, 1–117 (56), 67–17, 71–14, 71–60, 79–37 (79), 108–2 (85)
85 Highest break 93
0 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 2

Century breaks

References
  1. "World Seniors Championship Draw Announced - SnookerHQ". SnookerHQ. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. "ROKiT World Seniors Snooker 2019/20 Calendar Announced - WPBSA". WPBSA. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. "The 2020 Seniors World Championship Draw is out". The WPBSA World Seniors Tour. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. "Snooker results: Jimmy White finally wins a Crucible title after triumphing at the World Seniors Championship". sportinglife.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  5. Billiards, World Professional; Association, Snooker. "WPBSA SnookerScores - 2020 ROKiT Phones World Seniors Snooker Championship". snookerscores.net. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2020-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "The WPBSA World Seniors Tour". The WPBSA World Seniors Tour. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. "World Seniors Championship (2020) - Brackets - snooker.org". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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