Organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), it was the ninth ranking event of the 2019–20 season, following the 2019 UK Championship, and preceding the 2020 German Masters.

Jimmy Robertson was the defending champion after defeating Joe Perry 9–6 in the 2018 final, but he lost 3–5 to Martin O'Donnell in the first qualifying round.

Neil Robertson won the seventeenth ranking title of his career with a 9–0 whitewash win over Zhou Yuelong in the final.

A total of 27 century breaks were made during the tournament, with Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh making the highest, a 146 in the first round.

[5] The event featured thirty-two participants from the World Snooker Tour with two qualifying rounds which took place from 17 to 19 December 2019 in Barnsley, England.

[6][7] The event was the first of the "European Series", all sponsored by betting company BetVictor also including the German Masters, Snooker Shoot Out and Gibraltar Open.

[8][10] Both Robertson and Perry, however, lost in the opening qualifying round for the 2020 event to Martin O'Donnell and Tian Pengfei respectively.

[8] Reigning world champion Judd Trump was also defeated in the first round of qualifying, losing 3–5 to Ian Burns.

[13] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Robbie Williams in his first round match, making the tournament's highest break of 146 in the sixth frame.

[15] Barry Hawkins defeated former world champion Mark Selby 5–4, in a match that contained nine breaks of over fifty.

[21][20] The match was the first ranking event final for Zhou, and the first time since the 2017 Scottish Open it was contested by two players not from the United Kingdom.

[21] When the match resumed, Zhou went in-off on the final red ball, allowing Robertson to win frame nine and complete a 9–0 victory.