The Paul Hunter Classic was a non-ranking snooker tournament. It changed from a ranking event to a 16-man invitational event in 2019. From 2010 to 2015 it was part of the Players Tour Championship. Barry Hawkins was the champion. After losing its ranking event status, independent promoter Snookerstars.de promoted the 2019 event.

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. In 2010 it became part of the Players Tour Championship.

There have been six official maximum breaks in the history of the tournament. The first was made by Ronnie O'Sullivan in 2011 against Adam Duffy. The second was compiled by Ken Doherty in 2012 against Julian Treiber. This was Doherty's first 147. The third was made in 2014 by Aditya Mehta against Stephen Maguire. Mehta became the first Indian player to compile an official 147. The fourth was made by Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in 2016 The fifth and sixth were made by Michael Georgiou and Jamie Jones on same day in 2018.

Winners

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season Grand Prix Fürth (pro–am) 2004 Paul Hunter Matthew Stevens 4–2 2004/05 Fürth German Open (pro–am) 2005 Mark King Michael Holt 4–2 2005/06 2006 Michael Holt Barry Hawkins 4–2 2006/07 Paul Hunter Classic (pro–am) 2007 Barry Pinches Ken Doherty 4–0 2007/08 2008 Shaun Murphy Mark Selby 4–0 2008/09 2009 Shaun Murphy Jimmy White 4–0 2009/10 Paul Hunter Classic (minor-ranking) 2010 Judd Trump Anthony Hamilton 4–3 2010/11 2011 Mark Selby Mark Davis 4–0 2011/12 2012 Mark Selby Joe Swail 4–1 2012/13 2013 Ronnie O'Sullivan Gerard Greene 4–0 2013/14 2014 Mark Allen Judd Trump 4–2 2014/15 2015 Ali Carter Shaun Murphy 4–3 2015/16 Paul Hunter Classic (ranking) 2016 Mark Selby Tom Ford 4–2 2016/17 2017 Michael White Shaun Murphy 4–2 2017/18 2018 Kyren Wilson Peter Ebdon 4–2 2018/19 Paul Hunter Classic (non-ranking) 2019 Barry Hawkins Kyren Wilson 4–3 2019/20

See also

German Masters, ranking tournament in Berlin FFB Open, minor-ranking tournament in Fürstenfeldbruck

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