2019 Scottish Open (snooker)

The 2019 Scottish Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the 19.com Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament. It took place from 9 to 15 December 2019 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] It was the eighth ranking event of the 2019/2020 season and the third event of the Home Nations Series.

2019 Scottish Open

Tournament information
Dates	9–15 December 2019
Venue	Emirates Arena
City	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£405,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Jack Lisowski (143)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby
Runner-up	Jack Lisowski
Score	9–6
← 2018 2020 →

Mark Allen was the defending champion after a 9–7 defeat of Shaun Murphy in the 2018 final, but he lost 5–6 to Jack Lisowski in the semi-finals.

Mark Selby became the first player to win two Home Nations events in a single season after a 9–6 win over Jack Lisowski in the final. It was Selby's 17th ranking title.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

• 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

Below is the full results for the events. Players in bold denote match winners.[4][5]

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
	Mark Allen (1)	4
	Andy Hicks	2
					Mark Allen (1)	4
					Louis Heathcote	1
	Anthony Hamilton	1
	Louis Heathcote	4
									Mark Allen (1)	4
									Elliot Slessor	1
	Anthony McGill (32)	4
	Hammad Miah	2
					Anthony McGill (32)	2
					Elliot Slessor	4
	Gerard Greene	2
	Elliot Slessor	4
													Mark Allen (1)	4
													Chris Wakelin	1
	Ali Carter (16)	4
	Fan Zhengyi	3
					Ali Carter (16)	3
					Lu Ning	4
	Riley Parsons	3
	Lu Ning	4
									Lu Ning	0
									Chris Wakelin	4
	Gary Wilson (17)	4
	Rod Lawler	0
					Gary Wilson (17)	1
					Chris Wakelin	4
	Robbie Williams	3
	Chris Wakelin	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
	Jak Jones	1
	Mark King	4
					Mark King	2
					Tom Ford (24)	4
	Tom Ford (24)	4
	Lee Walker	1
									Tom Ford (24)	3
									Zhang Jiankang	4
	Chen Feilong	3
	Zhang Jiankang	4
					Zhang Jiankang	4
					John Astley	1
	Barry Hawkins (9)	0
	John Astley	4
													Zhang Jiankang	2
													Scott Donaldson (25)	4
	Billy Joe Castle	4
	Ashley Carty	2
					Billy Joe Castle	2
					Scott Donaldson (25)	4
	Scott Donaldson (25)	4
	Lei Peifan	2
									Scott Donaldson (25)	4
									Kyren Wilson (8)	2
	Simon Lichtenberg	2
	Peter Lines	4
					Peter Lines	1
					Kyren Wilson (8)	4
	Kyren Wilson (8)	4
	Hossein Vafaei	3

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
	John Higgins (5)	4
	Jamie O'Neill	1
					John Higgins (5)	4
					Alexander Ursenbacher	1
	Alexander Ursenbacher	4
	Michael Holt	0
									John Higgins (5)	4
									Andrew Higginson	3
	Lyu Haotian (28)	1
	Andrew Higginson	4
					Andrew Higginson	4
					Si Jiahui	2
	Si Jiahui	4
	Brandon Sargeant	1
													John Higgins (5)	2
													Jack Lisowski (12)	4
	Jack Lisowski (12)	4
	Zhang Anda	1
					Jack Lisowski (12)	4
					David Grace	0
	Adam Stefanow	3
	David Grace	4
									Jack Lisowski (12)	4
									Mike Dunn	1
	Ryan Day (21)	4
	Thor Chuan Leong	2
					Ryan Day (21)	3
					Mike Dunn	4
	Jamie Clarke	1
	Mike Dunn	4

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
	Robert Milkins	4
	Nigel Bond	1
					Robert Milkins	1
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (20)	4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (20)	4
	Liang Wenbo	1
									Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (20)	4
									Marco Fu	2
	Sam Craigie	0
	Marco Fu	4
					Marco Fu	4
					Stephen Maguire (13)	2
	Stephen Maguire (13)	4
	Jimmy White	0
													Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (20)	4
													Neil Robertson (4)	0
	Tian Pengfei	4
	Oliver Lines	2
					Tian Pengfei	3
					Peter Ebdon	4
	Zhou Yuelong (29)	3
	Peter Ebdon	4
									Peter Ebdon	0
									Neil Robertson (4)	4
	Ian Burns	4
	Craig Steadman	3
					Ian Burns	1
					Neil Robertson (4)	4
	Neil Robertson (4)	4
	Ken Doherty	1

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
	Dominic Dale	3
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
					James Cahill	0
	James Cahill	4
	Sunny Akani	2
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
									Martin Gould	0
	Luca Brecel (30)	1
	Martin Gould	4
					Martin Gould	4
					Kacper Filipiak	3
	Kacper Filipiak	4
	Michael Georgiou	3
													Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
													Joe Perry (14)	2
	Joe Perry (14)	4
	Michael Collumb	1
					Joe Perry (14)	4
					Kishan Hirani	3
	Kishan Hirani	4
	David Lilley	2
									Joe Perry (14)	4
									Joe O'Connor	2
	Yan Bingtao (19)	4
	Barry Pinches	1
					Yan Bingtao (19)	2
					Joe O'Connor	4
	Bai Langning	2
	Joe O'Connor	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
	Jackson Page	3
	Martin O'Donnell	4
					Martin O'Donnell	2
					Jimmy Robertson (22)	4
	Jimmy Robertson (22)	4
	Harvey Chandler	1
									Jimmy Robertson (22)	4
									Kurt Maflin	3
	Kurt Maflin	4
	Alex Borg	1
					Kurt Maflin	4
					Matthew Stevens	3
	Stuart Bingham (11)	2
	Matthew Stevens	4
													Jimmy Robertson (22)	0
													Mark Selby (6)	4
	Liam Highfield	4
	Jordan Brown	3
					Liam Highfield	4
					Li Hang	3
	Matthew Selt (27)	1
	Li Hang	4
									Liam Highfield	0
									Mark Selby (6)	4
	Alfie Burden	4
	Soheil Vahedi	2
					Alfie Burden	1
					Mark Selby (6)	4
	Mark Selby (6)	4
	Mark Joyce	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
	Shaun Murphy (7)	4
	Daniel Wells	1
					Shaun Murphy (7)	4
					Mark Davis	0
	Mark Davis	4
	Sam Baird	3
									Shaun Murphy (7)	4
									Ricky Walden (26)	2
	Ricky Walden (26)	4
	Luo Honghao	3
					Ricky Walden (26)	4
					Stuart Carrington	3
	Stuart Carrington	4
	Xu Si	3
													Shaun Murphy (7)	2
													David Gilbert (10)	4
	David Gilbert (10)	4
	Eden Sharav	0
					David Gilbert (10)	4
					Chang Bingyu	2
	Fraser Patrick	2
	Chang Bingyu	4
									David Gilbert (10)	4
									Xiao Guodong (23)	3
	Xiao Guodong (23)	4
	Duane Jones	0
					Xiao Guodong (23)	4
					Andy Lee	0
	Andy Lee	4
	Fergal O'Brien	2

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
	Chen Zifan	3
	Ben Woollaston	4
					Ben Woollaston	1
					Graeme Dott (18)	4
	Graeme Dott (18)	4
	Igor Figueiredo	0
									Graeme Dott (18)	4
									Ding Junhui (15)	0
	Mei Xiwen	4
	Gary Thomson	3
					Mei Xiwen	0
					Ding Junhui (15)	4
	Ding Junhui (15)	4
	Michael White	1
													Graeme Dott (18)	2
													Judd Trump (2)	4
	Alan McManus	4
	Zhao Xintong	1
					Alan McManus	0
					James Wattana	4
	Noppon Saengkham (31)	2
	James Wattana	4
									James Wattana	1
									Judd Trump (2)	4
	Yuan Sijun	4
	Mitchell Mann	2
					Yuan Sijun	0
					Judd Trump (2)	4
	Judd Trump (2)	4
	Amine Amiri	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Mark Allen (1)	5
	Scott Donaldson (25)	1
					Mark Allen (1)	5
					Jack Lisowski (12)	6
	Jack Lisowski (12)	5
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (20)	3
									Jack Lisowski (12)	6
									Mark Selby (6)	9
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
	Mark Selby (6)	5
					Mark Selby (6)	6
					David Gilbert (10)	1
	David Gilbert (10)	5
	Judd Trump (2)	2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt. Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 15 December 2019.
Jack Lisowski (12)  England	6–9	Mark Selby (6)  England
Afternoon: 131–7 (73, 58), 69–25 (55), 7–83 (78), 0–80 (75), 66–0, 1–117 (117), 0–65, 34–68 (57) Evening: 134–0 (119), 22–84, 80–43 (80), 38–75, 23–82, 123–5 (65, 58), 0–79
119	Highest break	117
1	Century breaks	1
7	50+ breaks	4

Century breaks

There were a total of 80 century breaks made during the tournament.[6]

• 143, 135, 124, 119, 118, 100 Jack Lisowski
• 142, 124, 108, 100 David Gilbert
• 139, 100 Joe Perry
• 137, 125 Graeme Dott
• 136, 101 Yan Bingtao
• 135, 132, 120, 117 Mark Selby
• 134, 132, 128 Chris Wakelin
• 132, 118, 104, 100 Ding Junhui
• 132, 102 Kyren Wilson
• 129, 124, 123, 105 Liam Highfield
• 129, 106 Ryan Day
• 128, 109, 108, 103 Xiao Guodong
• 128 Robert Milkins
• 127 Kurt Maflin
• 126, 100 Stephen Maguire
• 124, 121, 104, 102 Mark Allen
• 124 Adam Stefanow
• 123, 113, 111, 111, 110, 109, 106 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 123, 109 John Higgins
• 120 Chen Feilong
• 119, 104 Marco Fu
• 119 Lu Ning
• 119 Hossein Vafaei
• 118, 101 Gary Wilson
• 118 Ali Carter
• 115, 112 Yuan Sijun
• 115 Sam Baird
• 114 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• 112 Matthew Stevens
• 111, 102, 101 Judd Trump
• 106 Stuart Carrington
• 105, 102 Neil Robertson
• 105 Jimmy Robertson
• 103 Chen Zifan
• 103 Tom Ford
• 101 Luca Brecel

References

1. "2019/2020 Calendar_December". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
2. "Scottish Open snooker: Mark Selby beats Jack Lisowski 9-6 in Glasgow final". Sporting Life. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
3. "2019–2020 Season Summary" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
4. "Matches | World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
5. Årdalen, Hermund. "Results (Scottish Open 2019) - snooker.org". snooker.org (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
6. "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Retrieved 15 December 2019.