2019 Seniors Masters

The 2019 Seniors Masters was a senior snooker tournament, that took place on 11 April 2019 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the fourth event on the 2018/2019 World Seniors Tour.[1][2]

The Seniors Masters

Tournament information
Dates	11 April 2019
Venue	Crucible Theatre
City	Sheffield
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Seniors event
Total prize fund	£12,500
Winner's share	£7,500
Highest break	Barry Pinches (75)
Final
Champion	Joe Johnson
Runner-up	Barry Pinches
Score	2–1
← 2018

A qualifying tournament took place from 8 to 10 March at the Northern Snooker Center in Leeds.[3] Barry Pinches won 3–1 in the final against Aaron Canavan.[4]

Despite losing in the final of the qualifying tournament the reigning World Seniors Champion Aaron Canavan was assigned a place in the tournament following a withdrawal.

Cliff Thorburn won the 2018 edition, beating Johnathan Bagley 2–1 in the final.[5] However, he lost 0–2 to Stephen Hendry in the first round of this year's edition.

1986 world champion Joe Johnson won the event, beating Barry Pinches 2–1 in the final.[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[7]

• Winner: £7,500
• Runner-up: £2,500
• Semi-finals: £1,000
• Highest break: £500
• Total: £12,500

Main draw

	Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames				Semi-finals Best of 3 frames				Final Best of 3 frames
	Cliff Thorburn (1)	0
	Stephen Hendry	2
					Stephen Hendry	0
					Barry Pinches	2
	Ken Doherty (4)	0
	Barry Pinches	2
									Barry Pinches	1
									Joe Johnson	2
	Jimmy White (3)	1
	Joe Johnson	2
					Joe Johnson	2
					Aaron Canavan	1
	Aaron Canavan (2)	w/o
	John Parrott	w/d

• All matches played with a 30-second shot clock, with players having two time-outs per match
• Re-spotted black replaced final frame deciders

Final

Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, 11 April 2019.
Barry Pinches  England	1–2	Joe Johnson  England
26–60, 88–7 (72), 0–7 (re-spotted black)
72	Highest break	29
0	Century breaks	0
1	50+ breaks	0

References

1. "World Seniors Calendar 2018/2019" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
2. "Revised calendar for the second half of the season – World Seniors Tour 2018/2019". Snooker Legends. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. "ROKiT World Seniors Masters 2019 Qualifier in Leeds". World Seniors. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
4. "Barry Pinches Beats Aaron Canavan 3-1". World Seniors. Twitter. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
5. "Assetereum World Seniors Masters 2018 – Cliff Thorburn is your Champion!". seniorsnooker.com. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
6. "Sheffield Masters 2019 - Joe Johnson is the Master". 12 April 2019.
7. "World Seniors Snooker Tour Prize Money Schedule 2018/19" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 3 October 2018.