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The European Open was a professional snooker
Snooker

Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered snooker table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions....
 tournament. It was one of the eight ranking tournaments
Snooker world rankings

The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments....
 until the 2003/04 season.

Prior to the 1988/89 season, there were no events outside the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, so the WPBSA decided to set up a tournament to be played in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
. Under various sponsors, the tournament was played as a ranking tournament until the 1996/97 season. The tournament was discontinued after 1996/97.

The German Open
German Open (snooker)

The German Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was held as a Snooker world rankings from 1995 to 1997 before changing its name to the German Masters, a non-ranking tournament, in 1998....
, Irish Open
Irish Open (snooker)

The Irish Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was held for one year only, as the European Snooker world rankings in 1998....
 and Malta Grand Prix
Malta Grand Prix (snooker)

The Malta Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament which ran from the 1994/95 season to 2000/2001, sponsored by Rothmans. In 2000 it was the European Snooker world rankings....
 were the ranking tournaments in Europe for the next three seasons, before the European Open was revived for 2001/02.






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The European Open was a professional snooker
Snooker

Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large baize-covered snooker table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions....
 tournament. It was one of the eight ranking tournaments
Snooker world rankings

The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments....
 until the 2003/04 season.

Prior to the 1988/89 season, there were no events outside the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, so the WPBSA decided to set up a tournament to be played in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
. Under various sponsors, the tournament was played as a ranking tournament until the 1996/97 season. The tournament was discontinued after 1996/97.

The German Open
German Open (snooker)

The German Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was held as a Snooker world rankings from 1995 to 1997 before changing its name to the German Masters, a non-ranking tournament, in 1998....
, Irish Open
Irish Open (snooker)

The Irish Open was a professional snooker tournament. It was held for one year only, as the European Snooker world rankings in 1998....
 and Malta Grand Prix
Malta Grand Prix (snooker)

The Malta Grand Prix was a professional snooker tournament which ran from the 1994/95 season to 2000/2001, sponsored by Rothmans. In 2000 it was the European Snooker world rankings....
 were the ranking tournaments in Europe for the next three seasons, before the European Open was revived for 2001/02. During the previous season, there was no European ranking tournament for the first time in 13 seasons.

The European Open was renamed the Malta Cup
Malta Cup (snooker)

The Malta Cup is a professional snooker tournament that has been on the World Snooker calendar since the Snooker season 2004/2005. It replaced the European Open as the sole Snooker world rankings in Europe, outside the British Isles....
 for the 2004/05 season
Snooker season 2004/2005

The snooker season 2004/2005 is a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 2004 and 2005. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational event, the Masters ....
, becoming an invitation event for the first time in 2007/08
Snooker season 2007/2008

The Snooker Season 2007/08 is a series of snooker tournaments played during 2007 and 2008. The following table outlines the results and dates for all List of snooker tournaments....
.

Winners