| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Venue | World Snooker Centre |
| Location | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Established | 1990 |
| Organisation(s) | World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final Year | 2009 |
| Final champion(s) | Rory McLeod |
The Benson & Hedges Championship was a professional snooker tournament, which ran from 1990 to 2002. Each season, the winner of the Benson & Hedges Championship was awarded a wildcard to play at the Benson & Hedges Masters.
In the 1992/1993 season, it was a minor ranking event, earning one-tenth of the ranking points of other tournaments. This was designed to encourage the large number of new professionals, but most of the top players did not enter, so it lost ranking status.
The Masters Qualifying Event replaced the Benson & Hedges Championship in the 2003/04 season, with the winner being awarded a wildcard to play in The Masters. After a season away, the Masters Qualifying Event returned to the calendar in 2005/06, but was not included in the 2010/11 season.
| Year | Winner | Opponent | Final score | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson & Hedges Championship (Non-ranking) | ||||
| 1990 | Alan McManus | James Wattana | 9–5 | 1990/91 |
| 1991 | Ken Doherty | Darren Morgan | 9–3 | 1991/92 |
| Benson & Hedges Championship (Minor-ranking) | ||||
| 1992 | Chris Small | Alan McManus | 9–1 | 1992/93 |
| Benson & Hedges Championship (Non-ranking) | ||||
| 1993 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | John Lardner | 9–6 | 1993/94 |
| 1994 | Mark Williams | Rod Lawler | 9–5 | 1994/95 |
| 1995 | Matthew Stevens | Paul McPhillips | 9–3 | 1995/96 |
| 1996 | Brian Morgan | Drew Henry | 9–8 | 1996/97 |
| 1997 | Andy Hicks | Paul Davies | 9–6 | 1997/98 |
| 1998 | David Gray | Dave Harold | 9–6 | 1998/99 |
| 1999 | Allister Carter | Simon Bedford | 9–4 | 1999/00 |
| 2000 | Shaun Murphy | Stuart Bingham | 9–7 | 2000/01 |
| 2001 | Ryan Day | Hugh Abernethy | 9–5 | 2001/02 |
| 2002 | Mark Davis | Mehmet Husnu | 9–6 | 2002/03 |
| Masters Qualifying Event (Non-ranking) | ||||
| 2003 | Neil Robertson | Dominic Dale | 6–5 | 2003/04 |
| 2005 | Stuart Bingham | Allister Carter | 6–3 | 2005/06 |
| 2006 | Stuart Bingham | Mark Selby | 6–2 | 2006/07 |
| 2007 | Barry Hawkins | Kurt Maflin | 6–4 | 2007/08 |
| 2008 | Judd Trump | Mark Joyce | 6–1 | 2008/09 |
| 2009 | Rory McLeod | Andrew Higginson | 6–1 | 2009/10 |
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