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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15–18 August 2019 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Seniors event |
| Total prize fund | £63,500 |
| Winner's share | £25,000 |
| Highest break |  James Wattana (113) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Jimmy White |
| Runner-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Darren Morgan |
| Score | 5–3 |
← 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
- Aaron Canavan (defending champion)
- Jimmy White
- Joe Johnson
- Stephen Hendry
- John Parrott
- Cliff Thorburn
- Dennis Taylor
- Tony Drago
- Tony Knowles
- Willie Thorne
- James Wattana
- Darren Morgan (EBSA nomination)
Wael Talaat(ABSF nomination) Replaced by Mohammed Abdelkader[3]- Chen Gang (CBSA nomination)
- Dene O'Kane (OBSF nomination)
Qualifying
Six qualifying events for the 2019 World Seniors Championship took place during the World Seniors Tour 2018/2019:[4]
- WSC Q1 2–4 November: Crucible Sports Club, Newbury, England
- Qualifier: Rhydian Richards
- WSC Q2 16–18 November: Route es Nouaux, Jersey
- Qualifier: Stuart Watson
- WSC Q3 7–9 December: Corner Bank Sports Bar & Grill, Toronto, Canada
- Qualifier: Joris Maas
- WSC Q4 14–16 December: Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon, Surrey, England
- Qualifier: Leo Fernandez
- WSC Q5 12–14 January: CBSA World Snooker Academy, Beijing, China
- Qualifier: Au Chi-wai
- WSC Q6 25–27 January: Q Ball Snooker and Pool, Houston, Texas, United States
- Qualifier: Igor Figueiredo
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 Canavan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Au Chi-wai | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Canavan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Leo Fernandez | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leo Fernandez | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Joris Maas | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leo Fernandez | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Stephen Hendry | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Tony Drago | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Drago | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dene O'Kane | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Darren Morgan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| James Wattana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| James Wattana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mohammed Abdelkader | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| James Wattana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Chen Gang | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cliff Thorburn | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chen Gang | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chen Gang | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| James Wattana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Watson | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Watson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rhydian Richards | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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
- "Canavan pockets world title". Jersey Evening Post. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "World Seniors Snooker Tour Prize Money Schedule 2018/19" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "Mohammed Abdelkader to replace Wael Talaat at the 2019 WSS ROKiT World Championship". 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "World Seniors Tour 2018/19". Snooker Legends. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
External links
- 2019 Rokit Seniors World Championship 2019 at the WPBSA Tournament Manager