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.

XingPai China Open
Tournament information
Dates1–7 April 2019
VenueOlympic Sports Center Gymnasium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,000,000
Winner's share£225,000
Highest break Stuart Bingham (147)
Final
Champion Neil Robertson
Runner-up Jack Lisowski
Score11–4
2018
2020

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]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £20,000

Main draw

 
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames
Final
Best of 21 frames
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Craig Steadman6
 
 
 
Dominic Dale5
 
Craig Steadman5
 
 
 
Liang Wenbo6
 
Liang Wenbo6
 
 
 
Gary Wilson3
 
Liang Wenbo2
 
 
 
Sam Craigie6
 
Ryan Day1
 
 
 
Sam Craigie6
 
Sam Craigie6
 
 
 
Ali Carter4
 
Ali Carter6
 
 
 
Kurt Maflin5
 
Sam Craigie 0
 
 
 
Neil Robertson6
 
Mei Xiwen6
 
 
 
Marco Fu3
 
Mei Xiwen3
 
 
 
Neil Robertson6
 
Kishan Hirani2
 
 
 
Neil Robertson6
 
Neil Robertson6
 
 
 
Lu Ning0
 
Alexander Ursenbacher1
 
 
 
Mark King6
 
Mark King2
 
 
 
Lu Ning6
 
Lu Ning6
 
 
 
Barry Hawkins5
 
Neil Robertson10
 
 
 
Luca Brecel7
 
Pang Junxu2
 
 
 
Alan McManus6
 
Alan McManus6
 
 
 
Stuart Carrington0
 
Jamie Clarke4
 
 
 
Stuart Carrington6
 
Alan McManus6
 
 
 
Anthony McGill3
 
Stephen Maguire6
 
 
 
Xu Si1
 
Stephen Maguire3
 
 
 
Anthony McGill6
 
Anthony McGill6
 
 
 
Nigel Bond4
 
Alan McManus1
 
 
 
Luca Brecel6
 
Michael Holt6
 
 
 
Xiao Guodong4
 
Michael Holt4
 
 
 
Luca Brecel6
 
Sam Baird1
 
 
 
Luca Brecel6
 
Luca Brecel6
 
 
 
Hossein Vafaei0
 
Hossein Vafaei6
 
 
 
Robert Milkins2
 
Hossein Vafaei6
 
 
 
Joe O'Connor3
 
Joe O'Connor6
 
 
 
John Higgins2
 
Neil Robertson11
 
 
 
Jack Lisowski4
 
Judd Trump5
 
 
 
Robbie Williams6
 
Robbie Williams4
 
 
 
Li Hang6
 
Zhou Yuelong3
 
 
 
Li Hang6
 
Li Hang4
 
 
 
Jack Lisowski6
 
Jack Lisowski6
 
 
 
John Astley2
 
Jack Lisowski6
 
 
 
Gerard Greene3
 
Gerard Greene6
 
 
 
Chris Wakelin2
 
Jack Lisowski6
 
 
 
Stuart Bingham5
 
Peter Ebdon6
 
 
 
Yan Bingtao2
 
Peter Ebdon3
 
 
 
Stuart Bingham6
 
Elliot Slessor0
 
 
 
Stuart Bingham6
 
Stuart Bingham6
 
 
 
Rod Lawler1
 
Thor Chuan Leong2
 
 
 
Rod Lawler6
 
Rod Lawler6
 
 
 
Kyren Wilson4
 
Yuan Sijun1
 
 
 
Kyren Wilson6
 
Jack Lisowski10
 
 
 
Scott Donaldson1
 
Ding Junhui3
 
 
 
James Wattana6
 
James Wattana2
 
 
 
Lyu Haotian6
 
Oliver Lines4
 
 
 
Lyu Haotian6
 
Lyu Haotian4
 
 
 
Ben Woollaston6
 
Adam Stefanow1
 
 
 
Andrew Higginson6
 
Andrew Higginson3
 
 
 
Ben Woollaston6
 
Ashley Carty4
 
 
 
Ben Woollaston6
 
Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
Scott Donaldson6
 
Scott Donaldson6
 
 
 
Joe Perry4
 
Scott Donaldson6
 
 
 
David Gilbert3
 
Matthew Selt4
 
 
 
David Gilbert6
 
Scott Donaldson6
 
 
 
Ricky Walden5
 
Ricky Walden6
 
 
 
Chang Bingyu4
 
Ricky Walden6
 
 
 
Ken Doherty1
 
Ken Doherty6
 
 
Mark Williams4
 

Final

Final: Best of 21 frames. Referee: Wang Wei.
Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 7 April 2019.
Neil Robertson
 Australia
11–4 Jack Lisowski
 England
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
  1. Match held over and played in Beijing on 1 April 2019.

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

Total: 66[5]

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 46[6][7]

References

  1. "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. "Robertson Storms to Beijing Victory". World Snooker. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. "Selby Back On Form With China Open Victory". World Snooker. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
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