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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| 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
- 142, 105
- 141, 141, 138, 135, 119, 115, 100
- 139, 130, 116, 108, 102
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- 136, 114, 108, 105
- 136, 120, 116, 107
- 136
- 135, 119
- 134, 132, 130, 105
- 134, 132
- 134, 112
- 134
- 133, 100
- 129, 125
- 128, 103
- 124
- 124
- 119
- 117
- 115, 103
- 111, 105
- 109, 105, 102
- 108, 100
- 107
- 107
- 107
- 104
- 104
Qualifying stage centuries
- 146, 108
- 143
- 142, 118
- 140
- 140
- 139
- 135
- 133, 110
- 131
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- 130
- 130
- 130
- 129
- 128, 105
- 127, 105
- 120
- 117, 111
- 116
- 115
- 111, 101
- 108, 103
- 108
- 108
- 108
- 108
- 106, 102, 101
- 106
- 104
- 102, 101
- 102
- 101
- 101
- 100
- 100
- 100
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.