2019 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2019 ManBetX Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place from 11 to 17 February 2019 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.[1] It was the thirteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and the final event of the season's Home Nations Series.

Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates11–17 February 2019
VenueMotorpoint Arena
CityCardiff
CountryWales
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£366,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (147)
Noppon Saengkham (147)
Final
Champion Neil Robertson
Runner-up Stuart Bingham
Score9–7
2018
2020

Neil Robertson won the event, his fifteenth ranking title and second Home Nations triumph since the re-brand in 2016.[2] He defeated Stuart Bingham 9–7 in the final, who made eleven centuries throughout the tournament. Robertson made the fourth 147 break of his career in the fourth frame of his Round 1 match with Jordan Brown. He then followed up with a 140 break to win the match 4–1.[3]

John Higgins was the defending champion, having beaten Barry Hawkins 9–7 in the 2018 final,[4] but he was defeated 3–5 by Joe O'Connor in the quarter-finals.

Noppon Saengkham made his first ever professionally recorded 147 break in the second frame of his third round match against Mark Selby.[5] It was the fifth time two maximums had been made during the main stages of a ranking event and the fourth time inside a year.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £15,000

Main draw

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
John Higgins (1)4
 
 
 
Graeme Dott0
 
John Higgins (1)4
 
 
 
Dominic Dale2
 
Li Yuan2
 
 
 
Dominic Dale4
 
John Higgins (1)4
 
 
 
Craig Steadman2
 
Soheil Vahedi4
 
 
 
Chen Feilong0
 
Soheil Vahedi1
 
 
 
Craig Steadman4
 
Alfie Burden2
 
 
 
Craig Steadman4
 
John Higgins (1)4
 
 
 
Jack Lisowski (16)3
 
Jack Lisowski (16)4
 
 
 
Niu Zhuang3
 
Jack Lisowski (16)4
 
 
 
Marco Fu3
 
Tian Pengfei1
 
 
 
Marco Fu4
 
Jack Lisowski (16)4
 
 
 
Sam Craigie3
 
Sean O'Sullivan1
 
 
 
Ken Doherty4
 
Ken Doherty1
 
 
 
Sam Craigie4
 
Sam Craigie4
 
 
Mark King0
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Chris Wakelin3
 
 
 
Hammad Miah4
 
Hammad Miah3
 
 
 
Joe Perry4
 
Mark Davis3
 
 
 
Joe Perry4
 
Joe Perry2
 
 
 
Ding Junhui (9)4
 
Fergal O'Brien2
 
 
 
Oliver Lines4
 
Oliver Lines3
 
 
 
Ding Junhui (9)4
 
Ding Junhui (9)4
 
 
 
Chris Totten0
 
Ding Junhui (9)1
 
 
 
Joe O'Connor4
 
Jak Jones4
 
 
 
Matthew Stevens2
 
Jak Jones4
 
 
 
Peter Lines3
 
Michael White2
 
 
 
Peter Lines4
 
Jak Jones1
 
 
 
Joe O'Connor4
 
Joe O'Connor4
 
 
 
Rhys Clark2
 
Joe O'Connor4
 
 
 
Kyren Wilson (8)3
 
Kyren Wilson (8)4
 
 
Andy Lee0
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Judd Trump (5)4
 
 
 
Harvey Chandler0
 
Judd Trump (5)2
 
 
 
Duane Jones4
 
Xiao Guodong3
 
 
 
Duane Jones4
 
Duane Jones0
 
 
 
Robbie Williams4
 
Robbie Williams4
 
 
 
Rod Lawler0
 
Robbie Williams4
 
 
 
Anthony Hamilton1
 
Anthony Hamilton4
 
 
 
Sam Baird0
 
Robbie Williams2
 
 
 
Stuart Bingham (12)4
 
Stuart Bingham (12)4
 
 
 
Ali Carter0
 
Stuart Bingham (12)4
 
 
 
Matthew Selt1
 
Jamie Clarke2
 
 
 
Matthew Selt4
 
Stuart Bingham (12)4
 
 
 
Martin O'Donnell1
 
Martin O'Donnell4
 
 
 
Hamza Akbar0
 
Martin O'Donnell4
 
 
 
Ricky Walden1
 
Ricky Walden4
 
 
Lee Walker2
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
David Gilbert3
 
 
 
Jimmy Robertson4
 
Jimmy Robertson4
 
 
 
Nigel Bond3
 
Nigel Bond4
 
 
 
Alan McManus3
 
Jimmy Robertson2
 
 
 
Zhao Xintong4
 
Zhao Xintong4
 
 
 
Jackson Page1
 
Zhao Xintong4
 
 
 
Zhou Yuelong0
 
Stephen Maguire (13)3
 
 
 
Zhou Yuelong4
 
Zhao Xintong4
 
 
 
Alexander Ursenbacher2
 
Zhang Jiankang4
 
 
 
Fan Zhengyi3
 
Zhang Jiankang1
 
 
 
Alexander Ursenbacher4
 
Alexander Ursenbacher4
 
 
 
Yan Bingtao2
 
Alexander Ursenbacher4
 
 
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)2
 
Allan Taylor0
 
 
 
Yuan Sijun4
 
Yuan Sijun2
 
 
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
 
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)4
 
 
Sanderson Lam2
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Mark Selby (3)4
 
 
 
Anthony McGill2
 
Mark Selby (3)4
 
 
 
Adam Duffy0
 
Adam Duffy4
 
 
 
Zhang Yong2
 
Mark Selby (3)4
 
 
 
Noppon Saengkham1
 
Eden Sharav2
 
 
 
Xu Si4
 
Xu Si1
 
 
 
Noppon Saengkham4
 
Stuart Carrington3
 
 
 
Noppon Saengkham4
 
Mark Selby (3)3
 
 
 
Hossein Vafaei4
 
Ryan Day (14)3
 
 
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3
 
 
 
Lukas Kleckers4
 
Lukas Kleckers4
 
 
 
Peter Ebdon0
 
Lukas Kleckers2
 
 
 
Hossein Vafaei4
 
Ashley Hugill3
 
 
 
Hossein Vafaei4
 
Hossein Vafaei4
 
 
 
Ross Muir3
 
Ross Muir4
 
 
Daniel Wells2
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Scott Donaldson4
 
 
 
John Astley2
 
Scott Donaldson4
 
 
 
Joe Swail3
 
Joe Swail4
 
 
 
Li Hang2
 
Scott Donaldson4
 
 
 
James Cahill0
 
James Cahill4
 
 
 
Gerard Greene2
 
James Cahill4
 
 
 
Shaun Murphy (11)2
 
Shaun Murphy (11)4
 
 
 
Adam Stefanow1
 
Scott Donaldson4
 
 
 
Ian Burns2
 
Luo Honghao1
 
 
 
Ian Burns4
 
Ian Burns4
 
 
 
Liang Wenbo3
 
Liam Highfield3
 
 
 
Liang Wenbo4
 
Ian Burns4
 
 
 
Mark Allen (6)2
 
Mei Xiwen4
 
 
 
Michael Holt3
 
Mei Xiwen1
 
 
 
Mark Allen (6)4
 
Mark Allen (6)4
 
 
Mark Joyce2
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Barry Hawkins (7)4
 
 
 
Sunny Akani0
 
Barry Hawkins (7)4
 
 
 
Ben Woollaston2
 
Lu Ning1
 
 
 
Ben Woollaston4
 
Barry Hawkins (7)2
 
 
 
Michael Georgiou4
 
Michael Georgiou4
 
 
 
David Lilley0
 
Michael Georgiou4
 
 
 
Jimmy White1
 
Jimmy White4
 
 
 
Andrew Higginson2
 
Michael Georgiou0
 
 
 
Neil Robertson (10)4
 
Neil Robertson (10)4
 
 
 
Jordan Brown1
 
Neil Robertson (10)4
 
 
 
Gary Wilson1
 
Gary Wilson4
 
 
 
Robin Hull0
 
Neil Robertson (10)4
 
 
 
Paul Davison3
 
Rory McLeod0
 
 
 
Thor Chuan Leong4
 
Thor Chuan Leong3
 
 
 
Paul Davison4
 
Lyu Haotian1
 
 
Paul Davison4
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
Robert Milkins0
 
 
 
Mike Dunn4
 
Mike Dunn4
 
 
 
James Wattana3
 
James Wattana4
 
 
 
Chen Zifan3
 
Mike Dunn0
 
 
 
Kurt Maflin4
 
Billy Joe Castle4
 
 
 
Simon Lichtenberg3
 
Billy Joe Castle1
 
 
 
Kurt Maflin4
 
Luca Brecel (15)2
 
 
 
Kurt Maflin4
 
Kurt Maflin4
 
 
 
Elliot Slessor2
 
Alex Taubman2
 
 
 
Elliot Slessor4
 
Elliot Slessor4
 
 
 
Tom Ford0
 
Ashley Carty2
 
 
 
Tom Ford4
 
Elliot Slessor4
 
 
 
Zhang Anda2
 
Martin Gould3
 
 
 
Zhang Anda4
 
Zhang Anda4
 
 
 
Mark Williams (2)2
 
Mark Williams (2)4
 
 
Kishan Hirani3
 

Finals

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
John Higgins (1)3
 
 
 
Joe O'Connor5
 
Joe O'Connor2
 
 
 
Stuart Bingham (12)6
 
Stuart Bingham (12)5
 
 
 
Zhao Xintong2
 
Stuart Bingham (12)7
 
 
 
Neil Robertson (10)9
 
Hossein Vafaei5
 
 
 
Scott Donaldson1
 
Hossein Vafaei0
 
 
 
Neil Robertson (10)6
 
Neil Robertson (10)5
 
 
Kurt Maflin4
 

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer.
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 17 February 2019.
Stuart Bingham (12)
 England
7–9 Neil Robertson (10)
 Australia
Afternoon: 21–72 (71), 42–75, 69–29, 34–97 (69), 6–72 (72), 79–22 (50), 13–70 (70), 122–1 (102)
Evening: 53–65 (65), 26–92 (56), 96–8, 60–58, 78–1, 87–9, 36–61, 0–83 (83)
102 Highest break 83
1 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 7

Century breaks

Total: 81 [7]

References

  1. "2018/2019 Calendar_February". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. "Robertson Claims Cardiff Crown". World Snooker. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  3. "Robertson Makes Motorpoint Maximum". World Snooker. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. "Higgins Wins Record Fifth Welsh Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. "Saengkham Makes Cardiff 147". World Snooker. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  7. "ManBetX Welsh Open 2019 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11–17 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
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