Part of thePlayers Series | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Kai Tak Sports Park |
| Location | Kowloon City |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Established | 2015 |
| Organisation(s) | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £700,000 |
| Winner's share | £180,000 |
| Recent edition | 2025 |
| Current champion | |
TheWorld Grand Prix is a professional rankingsnooker tournament comprising the top 32 players on the one-year ranking list. After the inaugural 2015 edition was staged as a non-ranking event, the tournament became a ranking tournament the following year; the first two editions were staged at theVenue Cymru inLlandudno, Wales.[1] In 2019, the World Grand Prix became one of three tournaments in thePlayers Series, together with thePlayers Championship and theTour Championship. Held at various venues in England between 2017 and 2024, the tournament moved to Hong Kong in 2025, the first time it was staged outside the United Kingdom.[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan andJudd Trump are the most successful players in the event's history, each having won the title three times. The highest break in the tournament's history is a 146 by Trump at the 2025 event. The reigning champion isNeil Robertson.
The World Grand Prix was held as a non-ranking event in March 2015 inLlandudno, Wales, for the top 32 players on the World Grand Prix list. The list was based on a one-year ranking system. From 2016, the World Grand Prix has been held as a ranking event. In 2019, the tournament was included in the newly createdCoral Cup, and branded as "Coral World Grand Prix". The sponsor changed toCazoo in 2021,[3] then toDuelbits in 2023.[4] The series was renamed thePlayers Series in 2021.