Scottish Open (snooker)
The Scottish Open is a minor-ranking professional snooker tournament held in Scotland. The tournament had many name changes in its history, as the tournament was formerly called International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy and Players Championship. Apart from a hiatus in the 1990/1991 and 1991/1992 seasons, the tournament remained a ranking event until 2003/2004. In the 2012/2013 season the tournament was added back to the calendar as part of the Players Tour Championship minor-ranking series.
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—18th-century Scottish proverb, collected in J. Kelly, Complete Collection of Scottish Proverbs (1721)
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