[2] The record for the most titles is held by Englishman Steve Davis with five, one ahead of Scots Stephen Hendry and John Higgins.

The tournament began in 1980 as the British Gold Cup in the Assembly Rooms, Derby.

It was a sixteen-man invitation event and was played on a round robin basis with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals.

The top eight of the first round robin stage played in two further groups and the winners advanced to the final.

[3] In the next six years the event had four different sponsors: MIM Britannia Unit Trusts in 1988, Anglian Windows in 1989, Pearl Assurance between 1990 and 1992, and Wickes Home Improvements in 1993.

The fifth was Stephen Hendry's sixth official maximum break, which he compiled in the final of the second 1999 event against Peter Ebdon.

[7] The most recent maximum break was compiled in 2024 by Mark Allen in his third round match against Ben Mertens.