2019 UK Seniors Championship

The 2019 UK Seniors Championship was a seniors' snooker tournament, that took place at the Bonus Arena in Hull, England, from 24 to 25 October 2019.[1] It was the second event of the 2019/2020 World Seniors Tour.

UK Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–25 October 2019
VenueBonus Arena
(Hull Venue)
CityKingston upon Hull
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£24,500
Winner's share£10,000
Highest break Michael Judge (114)
Final
Champion Michael Judge
Runner-up Jimmy White
Score4–2
2018

Ken Doherty won the 2018 edition of the tournament, beating Igor Figueiredo 4–1 in the final. However, Doherty did not take part in the 2019 edition of the tournament.

Michael Judge won the tournament, beating Jimmy White 4–2 in the final.[2]

Prize fund

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

  • Winner: £10,000
  • Runner-up: £5,000
  • Semi-finals: £2,500
  • Group runners-up: £1,000
  • Highest break: £500
  • Total: £24,500

Main draw

  Round 1
Best of 5 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
                                     
       
   Jimmy White (ENG) 3  
     Rory McLeod (ENG) 2  
 Sean Lanigan (ENG) 1
 Rory McLeod (ENG) 3  
   Jimmy White (ENG) 3  
   Patrick Wallace (NIR) 0  
       
       
   John Parrott (ENG) 2
     Patrick Wallace (NIR) 3  
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 2
 Patrick Wallace (NIR) 3  
   Jimmy White (ENG) 2
   Michael Judge (IRL) 4
       
       
   Stephen Hendry (SCO) 3
     Rodney Goggins (IRL) 2  
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) 0
 Rodney Goggins (IRL) 3  
   Stephen Hendry (SCO) 2
   Michael Judge (IRL) 3  
       
       
   James Wattana (THA) 1
     Michael Judge (IRL) 3  
 Willie Thorne (ENG) 2
 Michael Judge (IRL) 3  

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Leo Scullion
Bonus Arena, Hull, England, 25 October 2019.
Jimmy White
 England
2–4 Michael Judge
 Ireland
101–0 (101), 0–114 (114), 71–57, 15–63, 69–74 (69), 0–70 (54)
1 Century breaks 1
2 50+ breaks 2

Century breaks

A total of five century breaks were made during the tournament.

References

  1. "The ROKiT UK Seniors Snooker Championship". Ticket Master. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "Judge Victorious at ROKiT UK Seniors Snooker Championship". WPBSA. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. "World Seniors Snooker Tour Prize Money Schedule 2019/20" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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