2019/2020 Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker season

The 2019/2020 Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker season began with the Shanghai Masters in September 2019. His opening match was against Zhang Yi on 10 September.

2019/2020 Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker season
Full nameRonnie O'Sullivan
Country England
Season ranking history
Ranking points total297,500
Beginning rankingNo. 1
Current rankingNo. 6
Season achievements
Record39–10 (79.59%)
Century breaks52
Highest break142 (Welsh Open)
Ranking titles0
Non-ranking titles1
Season earnings£533,500
Triple Crown record
UK Championship4R
MastersN/A
World Snooker ChampionshipF
Main article: Ronnie O'Sullivan

Season summary

September 2019: Shanghai Masters title

Shanghai Masters

O'Sullivan's first tournament of the season was the Shanghai Masters. As the defending champion, he defeated Zhang Yi 6−0 in the last 16.[1] Then in the quarter-finals O'Sullivan survived a scare when he came back from 1–5 to beat Kyren Wilson 6–5[2]. He beat Neil Robertson 10–6[3] in the semi-finals and then defeated Shaun Murphy 11–9[4] in the final to win his first event of the season and successfully defended his title. With that win, O'Sullivan became Shanghai Masters champion for the third time in a row.

All WPBSA sanctioned matches

The following tables document all matches that took place as part of WPBSA sanctioned tournaments that Ronnie O'Sullivan entered in the 2019/2020 snooker season.

World Snooker Tour

The following table chronicles all the main tour matches[nb 1] of O'Sullivan.

Tournament Round Date
(day month)		 Opponent (Seed)[nb 2] Score Centuries made[nb 3] Tournament century total Tournament record Overall season record Ref.
Regal International East Asia Hotel, Shanghai, China, 9–15 September 2019.
 2R 10 September Zhang Yi 6–0 136, 132 2 1–0 1–0 [1]
QF 12 September Kyren Wilson (8) 6–5 124, 107 4 2–0 2–0 [2]
SF 14 September Neil Robertson (4) 10–6 134, 102 6 3–0 3–0 [3]
W 15 September Shaun Murphy (14) 11–9 124, 130 8 4–0 4–0 [4]
K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, England, 14–20 October 2019.
 1R 14 October Jamie O'Neill 4–3 102 1 1–0 5–0
2R 16 October Yuan Sijun 4–3 1 2–0 6–0
3R 17 October Hossein Vafaei (30) 4–1 1 3–0 7–0
4R 17 October Mei Xiwen 3–4 134 2 3–1 7–1
Yushan Number One Middle School, Yushan, China, 28 October – 3 November 2019.
 Q1 28 October Dominic Dale 3–5 0 0–1 7–2
Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England, 4–10 November 2019.
 1R 7 November Jimmy White 4–3 0 1–0 8–2
QF 7 November John Higgins (5) 6–3 104 1 2–0 9–2
SF 8 November Neil Robertson (4) 5–6 1 2–1 9–3
Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 11–17 November 2019.
 1R 12 November Oliver Lines 4–2 0 1–0 10–3
2R 13 November Lei Peifan 4–2 101 1 2–0 11–3
3R 14 November Stuart Carrington 4–1 1 3–0 12–3
4R 14 November Yuan Sijun 4–1 127 2 4–0 13–3
QF 15 November Shaun Murphy (8) 5–1 2 5–0 14–3
SF 16 November Joe Perry (15) 6–1 2 6–0 15–3
F 17 November Judd Trump (1) 7–9 126, 135 4 6–1 15–4
Barbican Centre, York, England, 26 November – 8 December 2019.
 1R 28 November Ross Bulman 6–0 133 1 1–0 16–4
2R 30 November Tian Pengfei (65) 6–0 106 2 2–0 17–4
3R 3 December Noppon Saengkham (32) 6–2 2 3–0 18–4
4R 5 December Ding Junhui (16) 4–6 107, 124 4 3–1 18–5
Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 9–15 December 2019.
 1R 10 December Dominic Dale 4–3 0 1–0 19–5
2R 11 December James Cahill 4–0 111 1 2–0 20–5
3R 12 December Martin Gould 4–0 110, 109 3 3–0 21–5
4R 12 December Joe Perry (16) 4–2 106 4 4–0 22–5
QF 13 December Mark Selby (6) 4–5 123, 113, 111 7 4–1 22–6
The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England, 3–9 February 2020.
 1R 3 February David Gilbert (12) 4–3 129 1 1–0 23–6
2R 5 February Liang Wenbo (27) 4–3 132, 120, 100 4 2–0 24–6
QF 6 February Graeme Dott (14) 3–5 102 5 2–1 24–7
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 10–16 February 2020.
 1R 11 February Zhang Jiankang 4–1 0 1–0 25–7
2R 12 February Stuart Carrington 4–2 0 2–0 26–7
3R 13 February Anthony Hamilton 4–2 118 1 3–0 27–7
4R 13 February Soheil Vahedi 4–0 131 2 4–0 28–7
QF 14 February Mark Selby (5) 5–1 142 3 5–0 29–7
SF 15 February Kyren Wilson (8) 5–6 100, 125 5 5–1 29–8
Watford Colosseum, Watford, England, 20–23 February 2020.
 1R 21 February Alan McManus 1–0 0 1–0 30–8
2R 22 February Billy Joe Castle 0–1 0 1–1 30–9
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 1–11 June 2020.
 RR1 5 June Kishan Hirani 3–0 112 1 1–0 31–9
5 June Michael Georgiou 3–0 116 2 2–0 32–9
5 June Chris Wakelin 3–0 2 3–0 33–9
RR2 9 June Harvey Chandler 3–0 101, 104 4 4–0 34–9
9 June Sam Craigie 3–1 4 5–0 35–9
9 June Stuart Bingham 0–3 4 5–1 35–10
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, 31 July – 16 August 2020.
 1R 2–3 August Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10–1 101, 115 2 1–0 36–10
2R 7–9 August Ding Junhui (11) 13–10 101, 117 4 2–0 37–10
QF 10–11 August Mark Williams (3) 13–10 101, 105, 112, 104, 133 9 3–0 38–10
SF 12–14 August Mark Selby (7) 17–16 114, 138 11 4–0 39–10
F 15–16 August Kyren Wilson (8) 10–7 106 12

Table legends
Round legend
Q# Qualifying round
#R Early round
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF Quarter-final
SF Semi-final
F Lost in final
W Won in final
Tournament type legend
World ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Snooker Tour season records

The following records do not contain any non-tour matches.

Ranking history

Head-to-head matchups

O'Sullivan's 2019/2020 season overall record is 39–10 (79.59%). His record against players seeded with a rank within the top 16 at the time of their meetings is 12–6 (66.67%).

Bold indicates player was ranked top 16 at time of at least one meeting. Record shown in round brackets indicates their meetings when player was ranked within the top 16 if different from the overall season record. Italic indicates player was ranked world no. 1 at time of at least one meeting. Record shown in square brackets indicates their meetings when player was ranked no. 1 if different from the overall season record. The following list is ordered by number of wins, then reverse ordered by number of defeats and then chronologically ordered:

Finals (1 title, 1 runner-up)

O'Sullivan has reached three finals and won one title in the 2019/2020 season:

Ranking finals (1 runner-up)
Outcome No. Tournament Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. Northern Ireland Open Judd Trump 7–9
World Championship Kyren Wilson

Non-ranking finals (1 title)
Outcome No. Tournament Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. Shanghai Masters Shaun Murphy 11–9

Ranking points

The following table documents the results of all world ranking tournaments O'Sullivan competed in during the 2019/2020 season and the ranking points he was awarded for each result. Ranking points were distributed according to the prize money schedule.[6] This also represents his total prize money from world ranking results (in £):

Tournament Result Ranking points awarded Running season ranking points total
English Open 4R 7,500 7,500
World Open Q1 0 7,500
Northern Ireland Open F 30,000 37,500
UK Championship 4R 17,000 54,500
Scottish Open QF 10,000 64,500
World Grand Prix QF 12,500 77,000
Welsh Open SF 20,000 97,000
Shoot Out 2R 500 97,500
World Championship F 200,000 297,500
Result legend
L# Last #, qualifying round
L# Last #, early round
RR Round robin
WR Wildcard round
QF Quarter-final
SF Semi-final
F Lost in final
W Won in final

Non-ranking results

The following table documents the results of all non-world ranking tournaments O'Sullivan competed in during the 2019/2020 season and the prize money he was awarded for each result:

Tournament Result Prize money (£) Ref.
Shanghai Masters W 200,000 [7]
Champion of Champions SF 30,000
Championship League RR2 6,000
Total 236,000
Result legend
L# Last #
RR Round robin
WR Wildcard round
QF Quarter-final
SF Semi-final
F Lost in final
W Won in final

High break prizes

The following table documents all high break and maximum prizes (indicated in bold) O'Sullivan received during the 2019/2020 season and the prize money he was awarded for each:

Tournament High break Prize money (£) Ref.

Century breaks

Season

During the 2019/2020 season, O'Sullivan made the following total number of century breaks:

Tournament Tournament total Running season total
Shanghai Masters 8 8
English Open 2 10
World Open 0 10
Champion of Champions 1 11
Northern Ireland Open 4 15
UK Championship 4 19
Scottish Open 7 26
World Grand Prix 5 31
Welsh Open 5 36
Snooker Shoot Out 0 36
Championship League 4 40
World Championship 12 52

Notes
  1. All main tour matches appear on World Snooker's official calendar.[5]
  2. Official seeding revisions were used for tournaments they were prescribed for on World Snooker's official calendar.[5] Otherwise the most recent seeding revision was used for any other tournament.
  3. Breaks in bold indicate highest break made in the tournament and thus O'Sullivan received the high break prize. Breaks in italic are maximum breaks.

References
  1. "Rocket Lifts Off In Shanghai". World Snooker. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  2. "Rocket Downs Warrior In Thriller". World Snooker. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. "Rocket Into Third Straight Shanghai Final". World Snooker. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. "Rocket Lands Third Straight Shanghai Title". World Snooker. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  5. "Calendar 2019/2020" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. "Indicative prize money rankings schedule 2019/2020 season" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). www.worldsnooker.com/2018-19-prize-money. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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