2020 Scottish Open (snooker)

2020 Matchroom.live Scottish Open
Tournament information
Dates	7–13 December 2020
Venue	Marshall Arena
City	Milton Keynes
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£405,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	9–3
	← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Scottish Open (officially the 2020 Matchroom.live Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place on 7–13 December 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.^[1] It was the sixth ranking event of the 2020–21 season and the third event of the Home Nations Series.

Mark Selby was the defending champion after a 9–6 defeat of Jack Lisowski in the 2019 final.^[2] He successfully defended his title, winning against Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–3.^[3] This was Selby's 19th career ranking title, and he became the second player, after Judd Trump, to win three Home Nations Series titles.

Zhou Yuelong made his second career maximum break in the third frame of his first-round match with Peter Lines.^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5]

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

Tournament draw

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Mark Selby (ENG) (1)	4

Yuan Sijun (CHN)	1
		Mark Selby (1)	4

		Nigel Bond	2
Gary Thomson (SCO)	2

Nigel Bond (ENG)	4
				Mark Selby (1)	4

				Mark Joyce	2
Ben Woollaston (ENG) (32)	4

Amine Amiri (MAR)	1
		Ben Woollaston (32)	2

		Mark Joyce	4
Mark Joyce (ENG)	4

Xu Si (CHN)	2
						Mark Selby (1)	4

						Lyu Haotian	1
Jack Lisowski (ENG) (16)	4

Oliver Lines (ENG)	2
		Jack Lisowski (16)	w/d

		Sunny Akani	w/o
Sunny Akani (THA)	4

Ian Burns (ENG)	2
				Sunny Akani	3

				Lyu Haotian	4
Gary Wilson (ENG) (17)	0

Lyu Haotian (CHN)	4
		Lyu Haotian	4

		Alan McManus	2
Alan McManus (SCO)	4

Xiao Guodong (CHN)	2

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Pang Junxu (CHN)	0

Ricky Walden (ENG)	4
		Ricky Walden	4

		Tom Ford (24)	3
Tom Ford (ENG) (24)	4

Rory McLeod (JAM)	0
				Ricky Walden	4

				Zak Surety	0
Gao Yang (CHN)	4

Duane Jones (WAL)	2
		Gao Yang	1

		Zak Surety	4
Stephen Maguire (SCO) (9)	1

Zak Surety (ENG)	4
						Ricky Walden	4

						Mark Allen (8)	3
Barry Pinches (ENG)	3

Jordan Brown (NIR)	4
		Jordan Brown	2

		Zhou Yuelong (25)	4
Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (25)	4

Peter Lines (ENG)	1
				Zhou Yuelong (25)	3

				Mark Allen (8)	4
Iulian Boiko (UKR)	1

Joe O'Connor (ENG)	4
		Joe O'Connor	2

		Mark Allen (8)	4
Mark Allen (NIR) (8)	4

Jimmy White (ENG)	1

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Kyren Wilson (ENG) (5)	4

Simon Lichtenberg (GER)	1
		Kyren Wilson (5)	4

		Steven Hallworth	1
Steven Hallworth (ENG)	4

Brian Ochoiski (FRA)	1
				Kyren Wilson (5)	4

				Michael Holt (28)	2
Michael Holt (ENG) (28)	4

Gerard Greene (NIR)	1
		Michael Holt (28)	4

		Louis Heathcote	2
Louis Heathcote (ENG)	4

Si Jiahui (CHN)	2
						Kyren Wilson (5)	4

						Barry Hawkins (21)	3
Yan Bingtao (CHN) (12)	1

Jak Jones (WAL)	4
		Jak Jones	0

		Liam Highfield	4
Liam Highfield (ENG)	4

Fan Zhengyi (CHN)	0
				Liam Highfield	3

				Barry Hawkins (21)	4
Barry Hawkins (ENG) (21)	4

Stuart Carrington (ENG)	0
		Barry Hawkins (21)	4

		Jamie Clarke	2
James Cahill (ENG)	2

Jamie Clarke (WAL)	4

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Sean Maddocks (ENG)	1

Brandon Sargeant (ENG)	4
		Brandon Sargeant	2

		Sam Craigie	4
Anthony McGill (SCO) (20)	2

Sam Craigie (ENG)	4
				Sam Craigie	3

				Jamie Jones	4
Jamie Jones (WAL)	4

Daniel Wells (WAL)	2
		Jamie Jones	4

		Matthew Stevens	3
David Gilbert (ENG) (13)	3

Matthew Stevens (WAL)	4
						Jamie Jones	4

						Eden Sharav	3
Zhao Jianbo (CHN)	4

Kacper Filipiak (POL)	0
		Zhao Jianbo	4

		Zhao Xintong (29)	2
Zhao Xintong (CHN) (29)	4

Rod Lawler (ENG)	0
				Zhao Jianbo	1

				Eden Sharav	4
Eden Sharav (ISR)	4

Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	3
		Eden Sharav	4

		Lei Peifan	2
Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)	w/d

Lei Peifan (CHN)	w/o

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Judd Trump (ENG) (3)	4

Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)	1
		Judd Trump (3)	4

		Mark King	2
Chen Zifan (CHN)	0

Mark King (ENG)	4
				Judd Trump (3)	4

				Liang Wenbo (30)	2
Liang Wenbo (CHN) (30)	4

David Lilley (ENG)	1
		Liang Wenbo (30)	4

		Luca Brecel	1
Andrew Higginson (ENG)	3

Luca Brecel (BEL)	4
						Judd Trump (3)	4

						Mark Williams (14)	1
Mark Williams (WAL) (14)	4

Lukas Kleckers (GER)	3
		Mark Williams (14)	4

		Dominic Dale	2
Dominic Dale (WAL)	4

Igor Figueiredo (BRA)	3
				Mark Williams (14)	4

				Jackson Page	1
Joe Perry (ENG) (19)	3

Jackson Page (WAL)	4
		Jackson Page	4

		Ashley Carty	3
Alex Borg (MLT)	w/d

Ashley Carty (ENG)	w/o

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Ashley Hugill (ENG)	4

Farakh Ajaib (ENG)	0
		Ashley Hugill	1

		Robert Milkins	4
Graeme Dott (SCO) (22)	0

Robert Milkins (ENG)	4
				Robert Milkins	3

				Stuart Bingham (11)	4
Lee Walker (WAL)	4

Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	3
		Lee Walker	0

		Stuart Bingham (11)	4
Stuart Bingham (ENG) (11)	4

Ben Hancorn (ENG)	2
						Stuart Bingham (11)	3

						Li Hang	4
Luo Honghao (CHN)	3

Li Hang (CHN)	4
		Li Hang	4

		Matthew Selt (27)	3
Matthew Selt (ENG) (27)	4

Elliot Slessor (ENG)	0
				Li Hang	4

				Noppon Saengkham	1
Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	2

Noppon Saengkham (THA)	4
		Noppon Saengkham	4

		John Higgins (6)	2
John Higgins (SCO) (6)	4

Soheil Vahedi (IRN)	3

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7)	4

David Grace (ENG)	1
		Shaun Murphy (7)	4

		Peter Devlin	2
Aaron Hill (IRL)	2

Peter Devlin (ENG)	4
				Shaun Murphy (7)	2

				Jamie O'Neill	4
Kurt Maflin (NOR) (26)	3

Jamie O'Neill (ENG)	4
		Jamie O'Neill	4

		Hossein Vafaei	1
Mitchell Mann (ENG)	2

Hossein Vafaei (IRN)	4
						Jamie O'Neill	3

						Ding Junhui (10)	4
Ding Junhui (CHN) (10)	4

Mark Davis (ENG)	0
		Ding Junhui (10)	4

		Andy Hicks	2
Andy Hicks (ENG)	4

Billy Castle (ENG)	2
				Ding Junhui (10)	4

				Martin O'Donnell	0
Scott Donaldson (SCO) (23)	2

Michael White (WAL)	4
		Michael White	2

		Martin O'Donnell	4
Jamie Wilson (ENG)	2

Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	4

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Robbie Williams (ENG)	4

Paul Davison (ENG)	2
		Robbie Williams	4

		Ali Carter (18)	3
Ali Carter (ENG) (18)	4

Ryan Day (WAL)	2
				Robbie Williams	4

				Lu Ning	3
Riley Parsons (ENG)	0

Lu Ning (CHN)	4
		Lu Ning	4

		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (15)	1
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (15)	4

Michael Collumb	3
						Robbie Williams	1

						Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	4
Chris Wakelin (ENG)	4

Fraser Patrick (SCO)	0
		Chris Wakelin	1

		Tian Pengfei	4
Martin Gould (ENG) (31)	1

Tian Pengfei (CHN)	4
				Tian Pengfei	3

				Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	4
Ken Doherty (IRL)	1

Chang Bingyu (CHN)	4
		Chang Bingyu	1

		Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	4
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2)	4

Allan Taylor (ENG)	2

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 11 frames		Final Best of 17 frames



Mark Selby (1)	5

Ricky Walden	4
		Mark Selby (1)	6

		Jamie Jones	1
Kyren Wilson (5)	1

Jamie Jones	5
				Mark Selby (1)	9

				Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	3
Judd Trump (3)	4

Li Hang	5
		Li Hang	4

		Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	6
Ding Junhui (10)	4

Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 13 December 2020.
Mark Selby (1) England	9–3	Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England
Afternoon: 104–21, 5–72, 137–4 (102), 82–25, 62–76, 97–17, 119–0, 90–37 Evening: 129–0, 40–96, 83–48, 76–64
102	Highest break	72
1	Century breaks	0

Century breaks

A total of 86 century breaks were made by 45 players during the tournament.^[6]

147 – Zhou Yuelong
140, 126 – Liam Highfield
138, 132, 103, 102 – Barry Hawkins
137, 101 – Shaun Murphy
135, 129, 128, 123, 121, 102, 101, 100 – Mark Selby
135, 129, 112, 110, 109, 105 – Mark Allen
135, 126, 114, 114, 103, 101 – Ding Junhui
134, 127, 123 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
134, 127, 113, 100 – Kyren Wilson
134 – Lu Ning
134 – Kurt Maflin
134 – Matthew Stevens
133, 129 – Liang Wenbo
131 – Ashley Hugill
129, 104 – Tian Pengfei

129 – Stuart Bingham
128 – Chris Wakelin
127 – Noppon Saengkham
126, 121, 113, 108, 101 – Michael Holt
126 – Zhao Xintong
124 – Jimmy Robertson
123 – Dominic Dale
123 – Zak Surety
122 – Yuan Sijun
121 – Steven Hallworth
120 – Andy Hicks
117, 113 – Ricky Walden
112 – Alan McManus
110 Michael Collumb
109 – Jak Jones

108, 106 – Mark Joyce
107 – Lyu Haotian
106 – Jackson Page
105, 100 – Jamie Jones
104, 104, 103 – Judd Trump
104, 100 – Mark Williams
104 – Luo Honghao
103, 100 – Robbie Williams
103 – Ali Carter
102 – Jamie Clarke
102 – Jack Lisowski
102 – Si Jiahui
102 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
101, 100 – Li Hang
100 – Igor Figueiredo

References

^ "2020/2021 Calendar | December". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Scottish Open snooker: Mark Selby beats Jack Lisowski 9-6 in Glasgow final". Sporting Life. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Selby Storms to Scottish Open Title". World Snooker. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020.
^ "Zhou Makes MK Maximum". WST. 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ "Matchroom.Live Scottish Open". wst.tv. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Scottish Open 2020 | Centuries". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. World Snooker. 7–13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[1] "2020/2021 Calendar | December". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[2] "Scottish Open snooker: Mark Selby beats Jack Lisowski 9-6 in Glasgow final". Sporting Life. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[3] "Selby Storms to Scottish Open Title". World Snooker. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020.

[4] "Zhou Makes MK Maximum". WST. 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.

[worl_-5] "Matchroom.Live Scottish Open". wst.tv. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

[live_Cent-6] "Scottish Open 2020 | Centuries". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. World Snooker. 7–13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 21 December 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.

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Tournament information
Dates	7–13 December 2020 (2020-12-07 – 2020-12-13)
Venue	Marshall Arena
City	Milton Keynes
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£405,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score	9–3
← 2019 2021 →