2019 World Seniors Championship

The 2019 World Seniors Championship was an invitational senior snooker tournament, that took place from 15 to 18 August 2019 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the first event of the 2019/20 World Seniors Tour. The event was the tenth World Seniors Championship, first held in 1991.

2019 World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates15–18 August 2019
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£63,500
Winner's share£25,000
Highest break James Wattana (113)
Final
Champion Jimmy White
Runner-up Darren Morgan
Score5–3
2018
2020

Aaron Canavan was the defending champion, having won the 2018 edition with a 4–3 victory against Patrick Wallace in the final.[1] However, he lost 3–1 to Leo Fernandez in the quarter finals.

The event had a total prize fund of £63,500 up from £18,000 the previous year, with £15,000 more for the winner, at £25,000.

Jimmy White won the title, defeating Darren Morgan 5–3 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[2]

  • Winner: £25,000
  • Runner-up: £10,000
  • Semi-finalist: £7,500
  • Quarter-finalist: £3,000
  • Highest break: £1,500
  • Total: £63,500

Field

Invited players

Qualifying

Six qualifying events for the 2019 World Seniors Championship took place during the World Seniors Tour 2018/2019:[4]

Each qualifier took a place alongside the seeded players in the main draw of the championship.

Main draw

 
Round 1
Best of 5 frames
Last 16
Best of 5 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 9 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aaron Canavan3
 
 
Au Chi-wai1
 
 
 
 
 
Aaron Canavan 1
 
 
Leo Fernandez3
 
 
 
 
 
Leo Fernandez3
 
 
Joris Maas0
 
 
 
 
 
Leo Fernandez 0
 
 
Darren Morgan 3
 
 
 
 
 
John Parrott2
 
 
 
Darren Morgan3
 
Willie Thorne0
 
 
 
Darren Morgan3
 
Darren Morgan3
 
 
Stephen Hendry1
 
 
 
 
 
Stephen Hendry3
 
 
 
Tony Drago2
 
Tony Drago3
 
 
 
Dene O'Kane2
 
Darren Morgan 3
 
 
Jimmy White 5
 
 
 
 
 
Joe Johnson0
 
 
 
James Wattana3
 
James Wattana3
 
 
 
Mohammed Abdelkader0
 
James Wattana3
 
 
Chen Gang1
 
 
 
 
 
Cliff Thorburn1
 
 
 
Chen Gang3
 
Tony Knowles1
 
 
 
Chen Gang3
 
James Wattana 1
 
 
Jimmy White 3
 
 
 
 
 
Dennis Taylor0
 
 
Stuart Watson3
 
 
 
 
 
Stuart Watson 2
 
 
Jimmy White 3
 
 
 
 
 
Jimmy White3
 
 
Rhydian Richards1
 
 
 
 

Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb
Crucible Theatre, 18 August 2019
Darren Morgan
 Wales
3–5 Jimmy White
 England
56–46, 55–69 (Morgan 55), 66–27, 33–72, 13–77 (53), 62–43, 20–124 (86), 56–69
55 Highest break 86
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 2

References

  1. "Canavan pockets world title". Jersey Evening Post. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. "World Seniors Snooker Tour Prize Money Schedule 2018/19" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. "Mohammed Abdelkader to replace Wael Talaat at the 2019 WSS ROKiT World Championship". 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. "World Seniors Tour 2018/19". Snooker Legends. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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