English Open (snooker)

History

On April 29, 2015, World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn announced that the event called English Open will be held for the first time in 2016 in Manchester, England, as part of a new "Home Series" with the existing Welsh Open and new Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open tournaments. The winner of the English Open is awarded the Davis Trophy which is named in honour of former World Champion Steve Davis.

The inaugural event took place between 10 and 16 October 2016, and was won by China's Liang Wenbo.