2019 China Open (snooker)
The 2019 XingPai China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 1–7 April 2019 in Beijing, China.[1] It was the nineteenth and penultimate ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 1–7 April 2019 |
Venue | Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium |
City | Beijing |
Country | China |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £1,000,000 |
Winner's share | £225,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 11–4 |
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Neil Robertson won his second China Open title, and the 16th ranking title of his career, defeating Jack Lisowski 11–4 in the final.[2]
Mark Selby was the two-time reigning champion, having defended his 2017 title with an 11–3 win against Barry Hawkins in the 2018 final.[3] However, he lost 3–6 to Craig Steadman in qualifying.
Stuart Bingham made the highest break of the event, with his fifth 147 break of his career in his second round match with Peter Ebdon. It was the 151st 147 in snooker history.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money is shown below.[4]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £20,000
Main draw
Final
Final: Best of 21 frames. Referee: ![]() Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 7 April 2019. | ||
Neil Robertson![]() |
11–4 | Jack Lisowski![]() |
Afternoon: 86–32 (86), 141–0 (141), 66–13, 109–23, 13–62, 78–30 (74), 100–0 (100), 75–16 (65), 66–47, 60–77 (Robertson 52) Evеning: 133–0 (91), 76–14 (50), 60–74 (Robertson 60, Lisowski 55), 6–73, 79–1 (79) | ||
141 | Highest break | 55 |
2 | Century breaks | 0 |
10 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Qualifying
Qualifying – excluding held over matches – took place between 18 and 20 February 2019 at the Chase Leisure Centre in Cannock, England. All qualifying matches were best of 11 frames.
- Note
- Match held over and played in Beijing on 1 April 2019.
Century breaks
Main stage centuries
Total: 66[5]
- 147, 140, 116, 108, 104, 103, 101, 100
Stuart Bingham - 142, 105
Craig Steadman - 141, 141, 138, 135, 119, 115, 100
Neil Robertson - 139, 130, 116, 108, 102
Luca Brecel - 136, 114, 108, 105
Jack Lisowski - 136, 120, 116, 107
Sam Craigie - 136
Kyren Wilson - 135, 119
Ben Woollaston - 134, 132, 130, 105
Scott Donaldson - 134, 132
Michael Holt - 134, 112
Liang Wenbo - 134
Zhou Yuelong - 133, 100
Anthony McGill - 129, 125
Hossein Vafaei - 128, 103
Stephen Maguire - 124
Nigel Bond - 124
Marco Fu - 119
Robbie Williams - 117
Ali Carter - 115, 103
Ken Doherty - 111, 105
Li Hang - 109, 105, 102
Alan McManus - 108, 100
David Gilbert - 107
Mark King - 107
Joe O'Connor - 107
James Wattana - 104
Lu Ning - 104
Ricky Walden
Qualifying stage centuries
- 146, 108
Hossein Vafaei - 143
Anthony Hamilton - 142, 118
Neil Robertson - 140
Ashley Hugill - 140
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh - 139
Ding Junhui - 135
Barry Hawkins - 133, 110
Xiao Guodong - 131
Matthew Stevens - 130
Harvey Chandler - 130
Mark King - 130
Fergal O'Brien - 129
Joe O'Connor - 128, 105
Xu Si - 127, 105
Ken Doherty - 120
Wu Yize - 117, 111
Matthew Selt - 116
Lu Ning - 115
Soheil Vahedi - 111, 101
Gerard Greene - 108, 103
Chris Wakelin - 108
Luca Brecel - 108
Ryan Day - 108
Craig Steadman - 108
Mei Xiwen - 106, 102, 101
Mark Williams - 106
Ian Burns - 104
Ricky Walden - 102, 101
Kyren Wilson - 102
Martin O'Donnell - 101
Rory McLeod - 101
Yuan Sijun - 100
Sam Baird - 100
Robert Milkins - 100
Joe Swail
References
- "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "Robertson Storms to Beijing Victory". World Snooker. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Selby Back On Form With China Open Victory". World Snooker. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "China Open 2019 Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- "China Open 2019 Qualifiers Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18–20 February 2019. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "China Open 2019 Centuries (Heldover qualifying matches)". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.