World Champion Ray Reardon beat that year's Masters winner Alex Higgins 11–9 in the final.

[6] Held in November at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, and contested by 16 of the world's leading players,[7] the event was broadcast live in the United Kingdom on ITV4.

[13] O'Sullivan was beaten by Shaun Murphy in the 2017 final too,[14] but he took back the trophy in 2018, defeating Kyren Wilson 10–9.

[19] Trump was runner-up again in 2023, suffering a 3–10 loss this time to Mark Allen,[20] who became the third player to be champion more than once, after O'Sullivan and Robertson.

As a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition was relocated to the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, in order to create a secure bubble, the same way as all other snooker tournaments were played in that season.