Riga Open (snooker)

Riga Open
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 125,000[1]
Current champion(s) England Barry Hawkins

The Riga Masters or Riga Open until 2016 (also known as the Kaspersky Lab Riga Open for sponsorship reasons) is a ranking snooker tournament, which is part of the Players Tour Championship. The tournament started in 2014 and was staged at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. Barry Hawkins 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 England Barry Hawkins England Tom Ford 4–1 2015/16
Riga Masters (ranking)
2016 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
3 Ford, TomTom Ford  England 0 1 1
3 Allen, MarkMark Allen  Northern Ireland 0 1 1

References

  1. "ENTRY FORM - KASPERSKY LAB RIGA OPEN 2015 – LATVIA (ET1)". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  2. "Selby Takes Riga Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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