2019 World Open (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 October – 3 November 2019 |
| Venue | Yushan Sport Centre |
| City | Yushan |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £772,000 |
| Winner's share | £150,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | – |
← 2018 | |
The 2019 World Open (also known as the 2019 Yushan World Open) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place between 28 October and 3 November 2019 at the Yushan Sport Centre in Yushan, China.[1] The event is the 2019 edition of the World Open, that was first held in 1982. It is the fifth ranking event of the 2019/20 season, and the third event held in China.
Mark Williams was set to be the defending champion, having won the previous year's event, defeating David Gilbert 10–9 in the final. However, Williams did not enter this year's event.
Prize fund
A total of £772,000 is to be given as prize money for the event, with the winner receiving £150,000.[2] This is 37,000 more than the prior year's 2018 event and gave a raise in prize money for the last 64 losers from £4,000 to £5,000 and a raise for the last 16 from £13,000 to £13,500. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £75,000
- Semi-final: £32,500
- Quarter-final: £20,000
- Last 16: £13,500
- Last 32: £8,000
- Last 64: £5,000
- Highest break: £6,000
- Total: £772,000
Tournament summary
The 2019 World Open is being held from 28 October until 3 November 2019 at Yushan Sport Centre in Yushan, China.[3] It is the fifth ranking event of the 2019/20 season, and the third event held in China.[4] The defending champion, Mark Williams declined to appear at the tournament.[5] Qualifying for the event was held at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, South Yorkshire from 3–5 October 2019 and in Yushan on 28 October.[6] Neil Robertson failed to show up for his qualifying match, as he accidentally drove to Barnsley, Gloucestershire, when traveling to it.[6][7]
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames; Referee: Yushan Sport Centre, Yushan, China, 3 November 2019. | ||
| – | ||
| Afternoon: Evening: | ||
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||
Qualifying
Most of the qualifying matches for the event were played between 2 and 5 October 2019 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Matches involving Judd Trump, Yan Bingtao, Luca Brecel, Ding Junhui, Lu Ning, Scott Donaldson, Ken Doherty and Ronnie O'Sullivan, were held over and played in Yushan on the opening day of the tournament main stage. All qualifying matches were best-of-9-frames.[8]
Century breaks
Main stage centuries
A total of 50 century breaks have been made by 25 players during the main event.[9]
- 144, 129, 113, 105 Judd Trump
- 134 Zhao Xintong
- 131, 127, 106 Zhou Yuelong
- 130, 129, 113, 108 Mark Allen
- 127 John Higgins
- 124, 121 Michael Holt
- 123, 116 Alfie Burden
- 123 Lyu Haotian
- 122 Ding Junhui
- 121, 120, 117, 114, 108, 104, 103 Stuart Bingham
- 116 Chang Bingyu
- 114, 110, 102 David Gilbert
- 114, 100 Matthew Stevens
- 111 Mark Selby
- 108, 101 Ali Carter
- 108 Ken Doherty
- 107, 104 Fergal O'Brien
- 104, 102, 102 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 104 Sam Craigie
- 104 Graeme Dott
- 104 Kyren Wilson
- 103, 101 Joe Perry
- 102, 101 Mark Davis
- 101 Stuart Carrington
- 100 Noppon Saengkham
Qualifying stage centuries
A total of 34 century breaks were made by 34 players during the qualifying stage for the event.[10]
- 145 Jack Lisowski
- 136 Mei Xiwen
- 136 Kyren Wilson
- 135 Jimmy Robertson
- 133 Joe Perry
- 131 Matthew Selt
- 130 Robbie Williams
- 130 Wu Yize
- 126 Anthony McGill
- 125 Michael Georgiou
- 124 Ross Bulman
- 123 Jimmy White
- 122 Chen Feilong
- 122 Mark Selby
- 119 Noppon Saengkham
- 119 Xu Si
- 116 Michael White
- 113 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 111 Robert Milkins
- 109 Nigel Bond
- 108 Barry Hawkins
- 106 Mark Allen
- 105 Sam Craigie
- 105 Kishan Hirani
- 105 Martin O'Donnell
- 104 Judd Trump
- 103 Li Hang
- 103 Ricky Walden
- 102 Ali Carter
- 102 Anthony Hamilton
- 100 Harvey Chandler
- 100 Andrew Higginson
- 100 David Lilley
- 100 Matthew Stevens
References
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- ^ a b "Ranking Points Schedule" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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- ^ "Full Calendar - World Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Årdalen, Hermund. "Yushan World Open (2019) - snooker.org". snooker.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ a b "World Open: Neil Robertson drives to wrong Barnsley and forfeits qualifier". BBC Sport. 2019-10-05. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Robertson Goes To Wrong Barnsley For Yushan Qualifiers - World Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Matches | World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14093/world-open-2019/
- ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2019-10-02.