Defending champion Judd Trump will aim to get lucky at the World Open in Yushan this week after enjoying two memorable flukes ...

The future of the World Snooker Championship has been a hot topic ... players – especially those at the top who sell the most tickets and are most valuable to WST – in a tricky position.

Taking place under a number of names over the years, with different venues and formats, the World Open snooker championship was originally established as the Professional Players Tournament in 1982.