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tournaments. The series involves three events: the World Grand Prix, Players Championship and

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Overview

In the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons, the series was sponsored by

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and named the Cazoo Series. In the

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season, it was sponsored by

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, the highest earning event in the series. Unlike traditional ranking events, qualification is based on results from the single season list, rather than by world rankings. The number of competitors for each event shortens, with 32 players participating in the Grand Prix, 16 in the Players Championship, and 8 in the Tour Championship. The series was sponsored and named after betting company

, until 2021, when car retailer

took over sponsorship. The player who earns the most in prize money over the series is awarded with a prize fund of £100,000 and the "Coral Cup". This bonus was only introduced in the 2019/2020 season. For the 2021/22 season, players who lose in the first round of any of the Cazoo Series events receive ranking points equalling their prize money. This is a change from previous incarnations where losing in the first round gave prize money only and no ranking points. However, should a player qualify for one of the events in the series, but does not play their opening match, the player receives neither prize money nor ranking points. World Snooker later confirmed that this change would apply to the 2022-23 snooker season.

Winners

Finals

Statistics

Champions

References

{{Snooker tournaments Snooker competitions in the United Kingdom * Snooker tours and series Recurring sporting events established in 2019