2019 Players Championship (snooker)
The 2019 Coral Players Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 4–10 March 2019 in Preston, Lancashire, England.[1] It was the sixteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the newly created Coral Cup.[2]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 4–10 March 2019 |
Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
City | Preston, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £380,000 |
Winner's share | £125,000 |
Highest break | |
Final | |
Champion | |
Runner-up | |
Score | 10–4 |
← 2018 2020 → |
Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his 2018 title by defeating Neil Robertson 10–4 in the final.[3] This was O'Sullivan's 35th ranking title, one away from Stephen Hendry's record of 36 ranking titles.[4] O'Sullivan made 3 centuries during the final, including one in the final match-winning frame; this was his 1,000th century break in competitive play, becoming the first player ever to reach that mark.[5]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £5,000
Seeding list
The seedings were conducted on the basis of the one-year ranking list up to and including the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out.[7]
Rank | Player | Total Points |
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1 | 364,000 | |
2 | 277,000 | |
3 | 255,500 | |
4 | 236,500 | |
5 | 228,500 | |
6 | 208,500 | |
7 | 177,500 | |
8 | 170,000 | |
9 | 167,000 | |
10 | 138,000 | |
11 | 113,000 | |
12 | 112,000 | |
13 | 111,000 | |
14 | 107,500 | |
15 | 107,225 | |
16 | 105,500 |
Main draw
The following shows the full results for the tournament. Players listed in bold denote match winners.[8]
Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||||||
1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, 10 March 2019. | ||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) |
10–4 | Neil Robertson (3) |
Afternoon: 73–1 (67), 118–0 (66, 52), 70–9 (70), 90–25 (65), 50–71 (50, 65), 116–7 (116), 71–14 (56), 29–78 (78), 105–6 (105) Evening: 0–120 (120), 90–5 (90), 0–71, 80–24, 134–7 (134) | ||
134 | Highest break | 120 |
3 | Century breaks | 1 |
11 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Century breaks
Total: 24[9]
- 140, 120, 107, 101 Neil Robertson
- 134, 116, 116, 106, 105, 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 131, 118 Mark Williams
- 121, 110 Jack Lisowski
- 121 Mark Selby
- 115, 113, 106, 105, 104, 100 Judd Trump
- 110, 104 Barry Hawkins
- 108 Mark Allen
References
- "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "Coral To Sponsor New Snooker Series". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- "O'Sullivan Beats Murphy To Equal Titles Record". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "Rocket Makes 1,00th Century to Seal Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches 1,000 Career Centuries and Wins Players Championship". BBC Sport. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "1 Year Ranking List - World Snooker". World Snooker. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- Ardalen, Hermund. "Results (2019 Players Championship)". snooker.org.
- "Coral Players Championship 2019 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4–10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.