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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Edinburgh |
| Country | Scotland |
| Established | 1981 |
| Organisation(s) | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £427,000 |
| Recent edition | 2023 |
| Current champion |  Gary Wilson (ENG) |
The Scottish Open is a ranking professional snooker tournament held in the United Kingdom. The tournament had many name changes in its history, as the tournament was formerly called International Open, Matchroom Trophy and Players Championship. Apart from a hiatus in the 1990/1991 and 1991/1992 seasons, the tournament remained a ranking event until 2003/2004. In the 2012/2013 season the tournament was added back to the calendar as part of the Players Tour Championship minor-ranking series.
On 29 April 2015, Barry Hearn announced it would return to the main tour in 2016 at the Emirates Arena Glasgow, as part of the new Home Nations Series with the existing Welsh Open, and the new English Open and Northern Ireland Open tournaments.[1][2] The winner of the Scottish Open is awarded the Stephen Hendry Trophy, which is named in honour of the Scottish seven-time world champion. The reigning champion is Gary Wilson, for the second time in a row, as he defended his 2022 title in the 2023 edition of the event.
- ^ "World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016". BBC. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Hearn Announces New Five-Year Plan – World Snooker". worldsnooker.com. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2018.