Riga Masters (snooker)

Riga Masters
Tournament information
Venue Arena Riga
Location Riga
Country Latvia
Established 2014
Organisation(s) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund 200,000[1]
Current champion(s) Australia Neil Robertson

The Riga Masters or Riga Open until 2016 (also known as the Kaspersky Lab Riga Open for sponsorship reasons) is a ranking snooker tournament. The tournament started in 2014 as a part of the Players Tour Championship and was staged at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. Neil Robertson is the reigning champion.

Winners

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
Riga Open (minor-ranking)
2014[2] England Mark Selby Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4–3 2014/15
2015[3] England Barry Hawkins England Tom Ford 4–1 2015/16
Riga Masters (ranking)
2016[4] Australia Neil Robertson England Michael Holt 5–2 2016/17

Stats

Finalists

Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Selby, MarkMark Selby  England 1 0 1
1 Hawkins, BarryBarry Hawkins  England 1 0 1
1 Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson  Australia 1 0 1
4 Holt, MichaelMichael Holt  England 0 1 1
4 Ford, TomTom Ford  England 0 1 1
4 Allen, MarkMark Allen  Northern Ireland 0 1 1

References

  1. "Kaspersky Riga Masters 2016". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  2. "Selby Takes Riga Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  3. "Hawkins Rules in Riga". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. "Robertson Rules in Riga". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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