Paul Hunter Classic

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Paul Hunter Classic
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Tournament information
Venue Stadthalle
Location Fürth
Country Germany
Established 2004
Organisation(s) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format Minor-ranking event
Total prize fund €126,877[1][2]
Current champion(s) England Ali Carter

The Paul Hunter Classic (occasionally known as the Hunter Cup) is a pro-am minor-ranking snooker tournament. From 2010 it is part of the Players Tour Championship. Ali Carter is the reigning champion.

History

The tournament started in 2004 as the Grand Prix Fürth and was staged in Fürth, Germany. After two years as the Fürth German Open, it was renamed the Paul Hunter Classic in 2007 in memory of the late player Paul Hunter.[3] In 2010 it became part of the Players Tour Championship.[4]

There have been three official maximum breaks in the history of the tournament. The first was made by Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2011 against Adam Duffy.[5] The second was compiled by Ken Doherty in 2012 against Julian Treiber. This was Doherty's first 147.[6] The last was made in 2014 by Aditya Mehta against Stephen Maguire. Mehta became the first Indian player to compile an official 147.[2]

Winners

[3][4][7]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season
Grand Prix Fürth (pro-am)
2004 England Paul Hunter Wales Matthew Stevens 4–2 2004/05
Fürth German Open (pro-am)
2005 England Mark King England Michael Holt 4–2 2005/06
2006 England Michael Holt England Barry Hawkins 4–2 2006/07
Paul Hunter Classic (pro-am)
2007 England Barry Pinches Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4–0 2007/08
2008 England Shaun Murphy England Mark Selby 4–0 2008/09
2009 England Shaun Murphy England Jimmy White 4–0 2009/10
Paul Hunter Classic (minor-ranking)
2010 England Judd Trump England Anthony Hamilton 4–3 2010/11
2011 England Mark Selby England Mark Davis 4–0 2011/12
2012[8] England Mark Selby Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4–1 2012/13
2013[9] England Ronnie O'Sullivan Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4–0 2013/14
2014[10] Northern Ireland Mark Allen England Judd Trump 4–2 2014/15
2015[11] England Ali Carter England Shaun Murphy 4–3 2015/16

Stats

Finalists

Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
1 Mark Selby  England 2 1 3
1 Shaun Murphy  England 2 1 3
3 Michael Holt  England 1 1 2
3 Judd Trump  England 1 1 2
5 Mark Allen  Northern Ireland 1 0 1
5 Ronnie O'Sullivan  England 1 0 1
5 Paul Hunter  England 1 0 1
5 Mark King  England 1 0 1
5 Barry Pinches  England 1 0 1
5 Ali Carter  England 1 0 1
11 Matthew Stevens  Wales 0 1 1
11 Barry Hawkins  England 0 1 1
11 Ken Doherty  Ireland 0 1 1
11 Jimmy White  England 0 1 1
11 Anthony Hamilton  England 0 1 1
11 Gerard Greene  Northern Ireland 0 1 1
11 Mark Davis  England 0 1 1
11 Joe Swail  Northern Ireland 0 1 1
  • Active players are shown in bold.

Champions by country

Country Players Total First title Last title
 England 9 11 2004 2015
 Northern Ireland 1 1 2014 2014

See also

References

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