Welsh Open
Type
McMahon
Tournament Type
B
Next Tournament Date
Sat, 30 - Sun, 31 May 2026
6-round McMahon tournament.
Web site
Venue
Dragon Theatre, Jubilee Road, Barmouth
Postcode
LL42 1EF
Contact
Martin Harvey
Current Champion
Chenhe Yuan
Weekend McMahon Tournament held in the West Wales seaside resort of Barmouth
Past Winners and Results
- 2025 Chenhe Yuan
- 2024 Ryan Zhang
- 2023 Alistair Wall
- 2022 Peikai Xue
- 2019 Xunrui Zhao
- 2018 Alison Bexfield
- 2017 Yangran Zhang
- 2016 Wenshi Chen
- 2015 Ngoc-Trang Cao
- 2014 Alistair Wall
- 2013 Dylan Carter
- 2012 Richard Hunter
- 2011 Alex Kent / Sandy Taylor
- 2009, 2010 Yohei Negi
- 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Matthew Macfadyen
Start Year
1993
Normal Month
June
Current?
Current
Apart from the first year, which was 3 rounds on one day, up until 2014 this was a 5-round McMahon tournament held over a weekend in June. From 2015 it has had 6 rounds.
Entries are typically welcomed for a single day or both days, and players welcome to miss a round. Registration is usually by 10:45 on Saturday, with prize-giving by 6:00 on Sunday.
2020 was to have been 20-21 June and 2021 26-27 June, but both cancelled. 2022 went ahead on 25-26 June at Min-Y-Mor Hotel.
From 2023 “new" venue: Dragon Theatre, Jubilee Road, Barmouth, LL42 1EF. Situated in the centre of Barmouth, 5 minutes walk from the train station. 2024 was 29-30 June. 2025 was 28-29 June.
Last updated Tue Aug 26 2025.
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