The British Open is a professional snooker tournament. It has been a ranking tournament since 1985.
The tournament has had various sponsors and venues over the years. It currently takes place around November each year. Prior to the 1999/2000 season, it was held later in the season. As a result, two tournaments were held in 1999, one for the 1998/1999 season and one for the 1999/2000 season.
The tournament was not held during the 2005/2006 season.
Finals[]
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins | 5 | Template:Flagicon Ray Reardon | 1 |
| 1981 | Template:Flagicon Steve Davis | 9 | Template:Flagicon David Taylor | 6 |
| 1982 | Template:Flagicon Steve Davis | 9 | Template:Flagicon Jimmy White | 7 |
| 1983 | Template:Flagicon Ray Reardon | 9 | Template:Flagicon Jimmy White | 6 |
| 1984 | Template:Flagicon Steve Davis | Template:Flagicon D Martin, Template:Flagicon J Dunning | ||
| 1985 | Template:Flagicon Silvino Francisco | 12 | Template:Flagicon Kirk Stevens | 9 |
| 1986 | Template:Flagicon Steve Davis | 12 | Template:Flagicon Willie Thorne | 7 |
| 1987 | Template:Flagicon Jimmy White | 13 | Template:Flagicon Neal Foulds | 9 |
| 1988 | Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry | 13 | Template:Flagicon Mike Hallett | 2 |
| 1989 | Template:Flagicon Tony Meo | 13 | Template:Flagicon Dean Reynolds | 6 |
| 1990 | Template:Flagicon Bob Chaperon | 10 | Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins | 8 |
| 1991 | Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry | 10 | Template:Flagicon Gary Wilkinson | 9 |
| 1992 | Template:Flagicon Jimmy White | 10 | Template:Flagicon James Wattana | 7 |
| 1993 | Template:Flagicon Steve Davis | 10 | Template:Flagicon James Wattana | 2 |
| 1994 | Template:Flagicon Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | Template:Flagicon James Wattana | 4 |
| 1995 | Template:Flagicon John Higgins | 9 | Template:Flagicon Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 |
| 1996 | Template:Flagicon Nigel Bond | 9 | Template:Flagicon John Higgins | 8 |
| 1997 | Template:Flagicon Mark Williams | 9 | Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry | 2 |
| 1998 | Template:Flagicon John Higgins | 9 | Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry | 8 |
| 1999s | Template:Flagicon Fergal O'Brien | 9 | Template:Flagicon Anthony Hamilton | 7 |
| 1999a | Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry | 9 | Template:Flagicon Peter Ebdon | 5 |
| 2000 | Template:Flagicon Peter Ebdon | 9 | Template:Flagicon Jimmy White | 6 |
| 2001 | Template:Flagicon John Higgins | 9 | Template:Flagicon Graeme Dott | 6 |
| 2002 | Template:Flagicon Paul Hunter | 9 | Template:Flagicon Ian McCulloch | 4 |
| 2003 | Template:Flagicon Stephen Hendry | 9 | Template:Flagicon Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 |
| 2004 | Template:Flagicon John Higgins | 9 | Template:Flagicon Stephen Maguire | 6 |