The current champion is Andrew Baggaley, who beat Alexander Flemming in the 2020 final to beat Maxim Shmyrev's record of winning three championships, and become the record-breaking four-time champion.
The tournament is promoted by the English sports impresario Barry Hearn, and is distinguished by its use of old-fashioned wooden paddles covered with sandpaper, which are intended to encourage slower ball movement and longer rallies for the entertainment of the live audience.
[1] The 2020 championship took place January 25–26, 2019, at Alexandra Palace for the eighth time.
[2] The tournament is currently broadcast live on Sky Sports.
[9] The tournament is also broadcast live and free on Facebook.