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.

XingPai China Open
Tournament information
Dates1–7 April 2019
VenueOlympic Sports Center Gymnasium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,000,000
Winner's share£225,000
Highest break Stuart Bingham (147)
Final
Champion Neil Robertson
Runner-up Jack Lisowski
Score11–4
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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]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £20,000

Main draw
 
Last 64
Best of 11 frames		Last 32
Best of 11 frames		Last 16
Best of 11 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames		Final
Best of 21 frames
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 Craig Steadman6
 
 
 
 Dominic Dale5
 
 Craig Steadman5
 
 
 
 Liang Wenbo6
 
 Liang Wenbo6
 
 
 
 Gary Wilson3
 
 Liang Wenbo2
 
 
 
 Sam Craigie6
 
 Ryan Day1
 
 
 
 Sam Craigie6
 
 Sam Craigie6
 
 
 
 Ali Carter4
 
 Ali Carter6
 
 
 
 Kurt Maflin5
 
 Sam Craigie 0
 
 
 
 Neil Robertson6
 
 Mei Xiwen6
 
 
 
 Marco Fu3
 
 Mei Xiwen3
 
 
 
 Neil Robertson6
 
 Kishan Hirani2
 
 
 
 Neil Robertson6
 
 Neil Robertson6
 
 
 
 Lu Ning0
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher1
 
 
 
 Mark King6
 
 Mark King2
 
 
 
 Lu Ning6
 
 Lu Ning6
 
 
 
 Barry Hawkins5
 
 Neil Robertson10
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel7
 
 Pang Junxu2
 
 
 
 Alan McManus6
 
 Alan McManus6
 
 
 
 Stuart Carrington0
 
 Jamie Clarke4
 
 
 
 Stuart Carrington6
 
 Alan McManus6
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill3
 
 Stephen Maguire6
 
 
 
 Xu Si1
 
 Stephen Maguire3
 
 
 
 Anthony McGill6
 
 Anthony McGill6
 
 
 
 Nigel Bond4
 
 Alan McManus1
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel6
 
 Michael Holt6
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong4
 
 Michael Holt4
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel6
 
 Sam Baird1
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel6
 
 Luca Brecel6
 
 
 
 Hossein Vafaei0
 
 Hossein Vafaei6
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins2
 
 Hossein Vafaei6
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor3
 
 Joe O'Connor6
 
 
 
 John Higgins2
 
 Neil Robertson11
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski4
 
 Judd Trump5
 
 
 
 Robbie Williams6
 
 Robbie Williams4
 
 
 
 Li Hang6
 
 Zhou Yuelong3
 
 
 
 Li Hang6
 
 Li Hang4
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski6
 
 Jack Lisowski6
 
 
 
 John Astley2
 
 Jack Lisowski6
 
 
 
 Gerard Greene3
 
 Gerard Greene6
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin2
 
 Jack Lisowski6
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham5
 
 Peter Ebdon6
 
 
 
 Yan Bingtao2
 
 Peter Ebdon3
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham6
 
 Elliot Slessor0
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham6
 
 Stuart Bingham6
 
 
 
 Rod Lawler1
 
 Thor Chuan Leong2
 
 
 
 Rod Lawler6
 
 Rod Lawler6
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson4
 
 Yuan Sijun1
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson6
 
 Jack Lisowski10
 
 
 
 Scott Donaldson1
 
 Ding Junhui3
 
 
 
 James Wattana6
 
 James Wattana2
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian6
 
 Oliver Lines4
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian6
 
 Lyu Haotian4
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston6
 
 Adam Stefanow1
 
 
 
 Andrew Higginson6
 
 Andrew Higginson3
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston6
 
 Ashley Carty4
 
 
 
 Ben Woollaston6
 
 Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
 Scott Donaldson6
 
 Scott Donaldson6
 
 
 
 Joe Perry4
 
 Scott Donaldson6
 
 
 
 David Gilbert3
 
 Matthew Selt4
 
 
 
 David Gilbert6
 
 Scott Donaldson6
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden5
 
 Ricky Walden6
 
 
 
 Chang Bingyu4
 
 Ricky Walden6
 
 
 
 Ken Doherty1
 
 Ken Doherty6
 
 
 Mark Williams4
 

Final
Final: Best of 21 frames. Referee: Wang Wei.
Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 7 April 2019.
Neil Robertson
 Australia		 11–4 Jack Lisowski
 England
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
  1. Match held over and played in Beijing on 1 April 2019.

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

Total: 66[5]

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 46[6][7]

References
  1. "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. "Robertson Storms to Beijing Victory". World Snooker. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. "Selby Back On Form With China Open Victory". World Snooker. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
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