Cambridge Open

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Once a city that had many leading players amongst its residents and has been host to The Cambridge Open every year since 1984. This is usually held in February, and is the major international event held in the UK. Since 1986, it forms part of the European Grand Prix. The only player to have won the tournament five times is Imre Leader.

Year Winner Runner-up Third
1984 image:PeterBhagat.jpg Peter Bhagat image:PaulRalle.jpg Paul Ralle image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader
1985 image:PeterBhagat.jpg Peter Bhagat image:JeanFrancoisPuget.jpg Jean François Puget image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader
1986 image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader image:JeanFrancoisPuget.jpg Jean François Puget image:DidierPiau.jpg Didier Piau
1987 image:PeterBhagat.jpg Peter Bhagat image:DidierPiau.jpg Didier Piau image:BernardDaunas.jpg Bernard Daunas
1988 image:DavidShaman.jpg David Shaman image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader image:PeterBhagat.jpg Peter Bhagat
1989 image:KarstenFeldborg.jpg Karsten Feldborg image:PeterBhagat.jpg Peter Bhagat image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader
1990 image:PeterBhagat.jpg Peter Bhagat image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader image:MarcTastet.jpg Marc Tastet
1991 image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader image:DominiquePenloup.jpg Dominique Penloup image:DavidShaman.jpg David Shaman
1992 image:GrahamBrightwell.jpg Graham Brightwell image:PhilippeJuhem.jpg Philippe Juhem image:MarcTastet.jpg Marc Tastet
1993 image:DavidShaman.jpg David Shaman image:MarcTastet.jpg Marc Tastet image:StephaneNicolet.jpg Stéphane Nicolet
1994 image:StephaneNicolet.jpg Stéphane Nicolet image:MichaelHandel.jpg Michael Handel image:MarcTastet.jpg Marc Tastet
1995 image:MarcTastet.jpg Marc Tastet image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader image:GuyPlowman.jpg Guy Plowman
1996 image:DavidShaman.jpg David Shaman image:GarryEdmead.jpg Garry Edmead image:EmmanuelCaspard.jpg Emmanuel Caspard
1997 image:GrahamBrightwell.jpg Graham Brightwell image:DavidShaman.jpg David Shaman image:GarryEdmead.jpg Garry Edmead
1998 image:EmmanuelCaspard.jpg Emmanuel Caspard image:EmmanuelLazard.jpg Emmanuel Lazard image:DavidShaman.jpg David Shaman
1999 image:EmmanuelCaspard.jpg Emmanuel Caspard image:DavidShaman.jpg David Shaman image:EmmanuelLazard.jpg Emmanuel Lazard
2000 image:StephaneNicolet.jpg Stéphane Nicolet image:GrahamBrightwell.jpg Graham Brightwell image:EmmanuelLazard.jpg Emmanuel Lazard
2001 Image:AlexandreCordy.jpg Alexandre Cordy image:StephaneNicolet.jpg Stéphane Nicolet image:MichaelHandel.jpg Michael Handel
2002 image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader image:MarcTastet.jpg Marc Tastet image:StephaneNicolet.jpg Stéphane Nicolet
2003 image:MichaelHandel.jpg Michael Handel image:GrahamBrightwell.jpg Graham Brightwell image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader
2004 image:EmmanuelCaspard.jpg Emmanuel Caspard image:GrahamBrightwell.jpg Graham Brightwell image:EmmanuelLazard.jpg Emmanuel Lazard
2005 image:GrahamBrightwell.jpg Graham Brightwell image:MichaelHandel.jpg Michael Handel image:TomSchotte.jpg Tom Schotte
2006 image:MatthiasBerg.jpg Matthias Berg image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader image:FrancescoMarconi.jpg Francesco Marconi
2007 image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader image:StephaneNicolet.jpg Stéphane Nicolet image:EmmanuelCaspard.jpg Emmanuel Caspard
2008 image:MicheleBorassi.jpg Michele Borassi image:SebastienBarre.jpg Sébastien Barre image:ShunsukeNakano.jpg Shunsuke Nakano
2009 image:DavidHand.jpg David Hand image:TakujiKashiwabara.jpg Takuji Kashiwabara
2010 image:ImreLeader.jpg Imre Leader image:DavidHand.jpg David Hand image:TakujiKashiwabara.jpg Takuji Kashiwabara

The city also hosts a Regional tournament which in recent years has become part of a Mind Sports Olympiad event and from time to time the British Championships.