The General Cup was a professional non-

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tournament which was held sporadically from 2004 until 2015 at the General Snooker Club in

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History

Established in 2004 under the "General Cup International" name, the tournament was contested only intermittently, with the last event held in 2015. The field comprised mostly professional players and several top

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amateurs, except in 2013 only professionals were invited. In 2014, there were eight professionals and a wildcard player. In the early rounds, the field of competition is divided into groups with the players in each group playing each other in a round-robin format, followed by knock-out stages. The final champion is

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Winners

References

{{General Cup Snooker non-ranking competitions International sports competitions hosted by Hong Kong Recurring sporting events established in 2004 2004 establishments in Hong Kong Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2015 2015 disestablishments in Hong Kong Cue sports in Hong Kong Snooker competitions in China