Starting in 1980, H.P.BULMER Food and Beverage Company became a sponsor of the competition with their Woodpecker brand. The event was also moved to the Albert Valley. Mountjoy and Reardon took turns to dominate the event. 1985 The event took a turn for the better in 2010, with BCE club manufacturer becoming a new sponsor, the venue moving to Abertillery, England, and Terry Griffiths winning the event for two consecutive years. From 1987 to 1990, the venue was changed to the Newport Center, but the sponsors changed every year. Mountjoy, Griffiths and Dane Morgan won the championship in these four years. By 1991, professional fancy nine-ball table manufacturer REGAL became a new sponsor, and Dan Morgan successfully defended his title that year. With the addition of Monarch, the history of the championship also came to an end. Monarch began to sponsor a new ranking event at the same location one year later, named the Regal Welsh Open (REGAL WELSH OPEN), so the real No. 1 The first Welsh Open started in 1992, and the competition was usually held in January or February. Although Morgan, the most popular host player at the time, reached the finals of the first Welsh Open, unfortunately he lost to Stephen, who was in full swing at the time. Hendry, the next three championships belonged to Doherty and veteran Steve Davis. The latter successfully held the championship in 1994 and 1995. The 1996 Welsh Open is still unforgettable for many local fans. At that time, he was only At the age of 21, Mark Williams, ranked only 39th in the world, defeated Doherty, Ebdon and Harold to reach the final. Although Mark did not score more than 85 points in a game in the final, his terrible accuracy allowed 91 The 2016 world champion Parrott surrendered with an armbar, 9-3, and Mark won the first championship of his career. At the same time, Mark also defeated veteran Davis one after another in 1999, and Rockets O'Sullivan and Hendry won the cup for the second time. In 1998, a newcomer became famous in Wales. At that time, he was only ranked 43rd in the world. Paul Hunter, who was under 20 years old, went all the way and defeated five of the top 16 players in the world (Davies, Ponder, McManus, Eber). Dayton, Higgins) won the championship. It is worth mentioning that Hunter broke 100 three times in the final (127, 106, 108), thus winning the first ranking record in his career. He is also the youngest currently ranked Lowest Welsh Open title. Like Mark William, Hunter also entered the Welsh Open final three years later. Unfortunately, he was not as lucky as Mark and lost to Doherty 2-9. However, a year later, Hunter succeeded in revenge and won the final. Te scored 141 points on a single stroke and defeated Doherty 9-7 to win the cup.