2019 English Open (snooker)

The 2019 English Open (also known as the 19.com English Open due to sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 14 to 20 October 2019 at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley, England.[1] It was the fourth ranking event of the 2019–2020 snooker season and the first event of the 2019 Home Nations Series. The event was the fourth edition of the English Open, first held in 2016. It was sponsored by betting company 19.com.

2019 19.com English Open

Tournament information
Dates	14–20 October 2019
Venue	K2 Leisure Centre
City	Crawley
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£405,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Tom Ford (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby
Runner-up	David Gilbert
Score	9–1
← 2018 2020 →

The defending champion was Stuart Bingham who defeated Mark Davis 9–7 in the 2018 final. Bingham lost 1–4 to Si Jiahui in the second round of the tournament. In the event's semi finals, Mark Selby defeated Mark Allen and David Gilbert defeated Tom Ford to reach the final. Selby defeated Gilbert 9–1 in the final to win his 16th ranking title.[2][3] A total of 71 century breaks were made during the tournament. Tom Ford made the highest of the event, his fifth career maximum break and second of the season in the deciding frame of his 4–3 win over Shaun Murphy in the last 16.[4]

Prize fund

The event's total prize fund was a total of £405,000, with the winner receiving £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• Winner: £70,000
• Runner-up: £30,000
• Semi-final: £20,000
• Quarter-final: £10,000
• Last 16: £7,500
• Last 32: £4,000
• Last 64: £3,000
• Highest break: £5,000
• Total: £405,000

Tournament draw

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Stuart Bingham (1)	4
	Kacper Filipiak	3
					Stuart Bingham (1)	1
					Si Jiahui	4
	Si Jiahui	4
	Soheil Vahedi	0
									Si Jiahui	4
									Zhou Yuelong (32)	0
	Zhou Yuelong (32)	4
	Michael White	2
					Zhou Yuelong (32)	4
					Ben Woollaston	0
	Ben Woollaston	4
	Andrew Higginson	3
													Si Jiahui	0
													Tian Pengfei	4
	Ali Carter (16)	2
	Alan McManus	4
					Alan McManus	2
					Tian Pengfei	4
	Gerard Greene	3
	Tian Pengfei	4
									Tian Pengfei	4
									Dominic Dale	2
	Ding Junhui (17)	3
	Dominic Dale	4
					Dominic Dale	4
					Xu Si	1
	Matthew Stevens	2
	Xu Si	4

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Duane Jones	3
	Lu Ning	4
					Lu Ning	0
					Tom Ford (24)	4
	Tom Ford (24)	4
	Peter Lines	0
									Tom Ford (24)	4
									Kyren Wilson (9)	2
	Bai Langning	4
	Jimmy White	2
					Bai Langning	3
					Kyren Wilson (9)	4
	Kyren Wilson (9)	4
	Liang Wenbo	1
													Tom Ford (24)	4
													Shaun Murphy (8)	3
	Fan Zhengyi	4
	Riley Parsons	3
					Fan Zhengyi	4
					Chris Wakelin	3
	Anthony McGill (25)	2
	Chris Wakelin	4
									Fan Zhengyi	0
									Shaun Murphy (8)	4
	Martin Gould	3
	Sunny Akani	4
					Sunny Akani	1
					Shaun Murphy (8)	4
	Shaun Murphy (8)	4
	Chang Bingyu	2

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Neil Robertson (5)	4
	Kishan Hirani	0
					Neil Robertson (5)	4
					Marco Fu	2
	Marco Fu	4
	Ken Doherty	0
									Neil Robertson (5)	0
									Zhao Xintong	4
	Scott Donaldson (28)	3
	Zhao Xintong	4
					Zhao Xintong	4
					Anthony Hamilton	0
	Anthony Hamilton	4
	Zhang Jiankang	2
													Zhao Xintong	3
													David Gilbert (12)	4
	David Gilbert (12)	4
	Stuart Carrington	1
					David Gilbert (12)	4
					Ryan Davies	0
	Ryan Davies	4
	Lei Peifan	2
									David Gilbert (12)	4
									Kurt Maflin	2
	Jimmy Robertson (21)	4
	Robert Milkins	2
					Jimmy Robertson (21)	3
					Kurt Maflin	4
	Kurt Maflin	4
	Noppon Saengkham	3

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Harvey Chandler	2
	Mike Dunn	4
					Mike Dunn	0
					Graeme Dott (20)	4
	Graeme Dott (20)	4
	Mark Davis	2
									Graeme Dott (20)	2
									Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
	Joe O'Connor	4
	Ian Burns	2
					Joe O'Connor	3
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
	Stephen Maguire (13)	0
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
													Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
													Ricky Walden (29)	4
	Luo Honghao	2
	Sam Craigie	4
					Sam Craigie	w/d
					Ricky Walden (29)	w/o
	Ricky Walden (29)	4
	Alex Borg	0
									Ricky Walden (29)	4
									Michael Holt	3
	Michael Holt	4
	James Cahill	1
					Michael Holt	4
					Mark Williams (4)	1
	Mark Williams (4)	4
	Jamie Clarke	2

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
	Jamie O'Neill	3
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
					Yuan Sijun	3
	Yuan Sijun	4
	Igor Figueiredo	0
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
									Hossein Vafaei (30)	1
	Hossein Vafaei (30)	4
	Simon Lichtenberg	3
					Hossein Vafaei (30)	4
					Chen Feilong	2
	Thor Chuan Leong	3
	Chen Feilong	4
													Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	3
													Mei Xiwen	4
	Yan Bingtao (14)	3
	Mei Xiwen	4
					Mei Xiwen	4
					Li Hang	0
	Li Hang	w/o
	Fraser Patrick	w/d
									Mei Xiwen	4
									Elliot Slessor	1
	Ryan Day (19)	4
	Eden Sharav	0
					Ryan Day (19)	2
					Elliot Slessor	4
	Ashley Carty	0
	Elliot Slessor	4

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Jak Jones	3
	Brandon Sargeant	4
					Brandon Sargeant	0
					Xiao Guodong (22)	4
	Xiao Guodong (22)	4
	Rod Lawler	2
									Xiao Guodong (22)	4
									Jack Lisowski (11)	3
	Alfie Burden	4
	Andy Hicks	3
					Alfie Burden	3
					Jack Lisowski (11)	4
	Jack Lisowski (11)	4
	Jackson Page	1
													Xiao Guodong (22)	1
													Mark Selby (6)	4
	Hammad Miah	4
	Mitchell Mann	2
					Hammad Miah	1
					Matthew Selt (27)	4
	Matthew Selt (27)	4
	Craig Steadman	0
									Matthew Selt (27)	2
									Mark Selby (6)	4
	Alexander Ursenbacher	2
	Martin O'Donnell	4
					Martin O'Donnell	1
					Mark Selby (6)	4
	Mark Selby (6)	4
	Barry Pinches	2

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Mark Allen (7)	4
	James Wattana	2
					Mark Allen (7)	4
					Andy Lee	0
	Andy Lee	4
	David Lilley	3
									Mark Allen (7)	4
									Louis Heathcote	1
	Luca Brecel (26)	1
	Adam Stefanow	4
					Adam Stefanow	3
					Louis Heathcote	4
	Jordan Brown	1
	Louis Heathcote	4
													Mark Allen (7)	4
													Barry Hawkins (10)	0
	Barry Hawkins (10)	4
	Amine Amiri	0
					Barry Hawkins (10)	4
					Michael Georgiou	0
	Michael Georgiou	4
	David Grace	3
									Barry Hawkins (10)	4
									Fergal O'Brien	2
	Lyu Haotian (23)	1
	Zhang Anda	4
					Zhang Anda	2
					Fergal O'Brien	4
	Fergal O'Brien	4
	Nigel Bond	0

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Billy Joe Castle	2
	John Astley	4
					John Astley	1
					Gary Wilson (18)	4
	Gary Wilson (18)	4
	Mark Joyce	1
									Gary Wilson (18)	4
									Joe Perry (15)	3
	Liam Highfield	4
	Oliver Lines	1
					Liam Highfield	2
					Joe Perry (15)	4
	Joe Perry (15)	4
	Mark Lloyd	1
													Gary Wilson (18)	3
													Lee Walker	4
	Lee Walker	4
	Chen Zifan	1
					Lee Walker	4
					Robbie Williams	3
	Mark King (31)	0
	Robbie Williams	4
									Lee Walker	4
									Judd Trump (2)	2
	Sam Baird	3
	Daniel Wells	4
					Daniel Wells	0
					Judd Trump (2)	4
	Judd Trump (2)	4
	Peter Ebdon	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Tian Pengfei	0
	Tom Ford (24)	5
					Tom Ford (24)	3
					David Gilbert (12)	6
	David Gilbert (12)	5
	Ricky Walden (29)	4
									David Gilbert (12)	1
									Mark Selby (6)	9
	Mei Xiwen	3
	Mark Selby (6)	5
					Mark Selby (6)	6
					Mark Allen (7)	5
	Mark Allen (7)	5
	Lee Walker	1

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, England, 20 October 2019.
David Gilbert (12)  England	1–9	Mark Selby (6)  England
Afternoon: 0–88 (88), 5–95 (68), 9–92 (79), 0–85 (85), 44–77, 101–0 (101), 0–130 (130), 0–113 (97) Evening: 65–68 (Gilbert 51), 4–101 (101)
101	Highest break	130
1	Century breaks	2
2	50+ breaks	7

Century breaks

A total of 71 century breaks were made during the event. The highest was a maximum break made by Tom Ford in the final frame of his 4–3 win over Shaun Murphy.[5]

• 147, 128, 124, 102, 101 Tom Ford
• 143 Barry Hawkins
• 142 Dominic Dale
• 142 Mark Williams
• 141 Gary Wilson
• 136, 134, 130, 127, 112, 101 David Gilbert
• 136 Fergal O'Brien
• 135, 108, 101 Judd Trump
• 134, 102 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 134 Jimmy Robertson
• 133 Shaun Murphy
• 132, 130, 130, 103, 101 Mark Selby
• 130 Riley Parsons
• 129, 125, 100 Mark Allen
• 128 Joe Perry
• 128 Xiao Guodong
• 127 Joe O'Connor
• 126, 126 Lee Walker
• 125, 124 Ricky Walden
• 125, 121 Yan Bingtao
• 124, 122, 122 Tian Pengfei
• 122, 107 Michael Holt
• 120 Mike Dunn
• 120 Luo Honghao
• 119 Zhou Yuelong
• 118, 100 Neil Robertson
• 118 Sunny Akani
• 117, 104 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• 115, 115, 101 Kurt Maflin
• 114 Jamie O'Neill
• 111, 103 Stuart Bingham
• 108, 106 Mei Xiwen
• 108 Ryan Day
• 107 Hammad Miah
• 106 Anthony McGill
• 105 Zhang Anda
• 104 Yuan Sijun
• 103 Adam Stefanow
• 103 Matthew Stevens
• 102 Andy Lee
• 100 Kacper Filipiak

References

1. "Calendar for the 2019/20 season" (PDF). World Snooker. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
2. "English Open: Mark Selby hammers David Gilbert 9-1 in final". BBC Sport. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
3. "English Open final score and report: Mark Selby beats David Gilbert 9-1". Sporting Life. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
4. "Ford Makes 147 To Beat Murphy". World Snooker. 17 October 2019.
5. "19.com English Open 2019 – Centuries". World Snooker. Retrieved 14 October 2019.