Welsh Open 2019

Welsh Open 2019
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	128
Venue:	Motorpoint Arena , Cardiff , Wales
Opening:	11th February 2019
Endgame:	17th February 2019
Winner:	Neil Robertson
Finalist:	Stuart Bingham
Highest Break:	147 ( Neil Robertson , Noppon Saengkham )
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The ManBetX Welsh Open in 2019 were a world ranking tournament at the Snooker - season 2018/19 . The 28th edition of the tournament took place from February 11th to 17th for the fifth time in a row at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff . The Welsh Open was the last event in the Home Nations series , which was held in all four parts of the United Kingdom.

Last year the Scot John Higgins had won the tournament, but this year he failed in the quarter-finals at the world number 103. Joe O'Connor , who had previously defeated Kyren Wilson and Ding Junhui .

In the final, Neil Robertson prevailed 9: 7 against Stuart Bingham . It was Robertson's 15th win at a world ranking tournament and, after 2007, his second win at the Welsh Open.

Prize money

The prize money for all four tournaments in the Home Nations series remained unchanged.

	Prize money
winner	£ 70,000
finalist	£ 30,000
Semi-finalist	£ 20,000
Quarter finalist	£ 10,000
Round of 16	£ 6,000
Last 32	£ 3,500
Last 64	£ 2,500
Highest break	£ 2,000
All in all	£ 366,000

The Rolling 147 Prize for a maximum break started the tournament at £ 15,000. Two players managed the optimal break: Neil Robertson and Noppon Saengkham . The bonus of £ 17,000 - £ 15,000 maximum bonus plus £ 2,000 for the highest tournament break - has thus been divided by two.

Tournament results

For the Welsh Association, Alex Taubman and Jackson Page also competed with a wildcard . Three other amateurs from the Q School Order of Merit completed the field. Up to the round of 16, four winning frames ( Best of 7 mode ) were played.

First round to round of 16

Upper half 1

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	1	John Higgins	4th
	21st	Graeme Dott	0
						1	John Higgins	4th
						64	Dominic Dale	2
	90	Li Yuan	2
	64	Dominic Dale	4th
											1	John Higgins	4th
											95	Craig Steadman	2
	100	Soheil Vahedi	4th
	109	Chen Feilong	0
						100	Soheil Vahedi	1
						95	Craig Steadman	4th
	82	Alfie Burden	2
	95	Craig Steadman	4th
																1	John Higgins	4th
																16	Jack Lisowski	3
	16	Jack Lisowski	4th
	92	Niu Zhuang	3
						16	Jack Lisowski	4th
						25th	Marco Fu	3
	76	Tian Pengfei	1
	25th	Marco Fu	4th
											16	Jack Lisowski	4th
											99	Sam Craigie	3
	113	Sean O'Sullivan	1
	65	Ken Doherty	4th
						65	Ken Doherty	1
						99	Sam Craigie	4th
	99	Sam Craigie	4th
	26th	Mark King	0

Upper half 2

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	47	Chris Wakelin	3
	116	Hammad Miah	4th
						116	Hammad Miah	3
						18th	Joe Perry	4th
	35	Mark Davis	3
	18th	Joe Perry	4th
											18th	Joe Perry	2
											9	Ding Junhui	4th
	53	Fergal O'Brien	2
	106	Oliver Lines	4th
						106	Oliver Lines	3
						9	Ding Junhui	4th
	9	Ding Junhui	4th
	91	Chris Totten	0
																9	Ding Junhui	1
																102	Joe O'Connor	4th
	86	Jak Jones	4th
	42	Matthew Stevens	2
						86	Jak Jones	4th
						73	Peter Lines	3
	37	Michael White	2
	73	Peter Lines	4th
											86	Jak Jones	1
											102	Joe O'Connor	4th
	102	Joe O'Connor	4th
	115	Rhys Clark	2
						102	Joe O'Connor	4th
						8th	Kyren Wilson	3
	8th	Kyren Wilson	4th
	120	Andy Lee	0

Upper half 3

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	5	Judd Trump	4th
	110	Harvey Chandler	0
						5	Judd Trump	2
						71	Duane Jones	4th
	24	Xiao Guodong	3
	71	Duane Jones	4th
											71	Duane Jones	0
											62	Robbie Williams	4th
	62	Robbie Williams	4th
	98	Rod Lawler	0
						62	Robbie Williams	4th
						54	Anthony Hamilton	1
	54	Anthony Hamilton	4th
	83	Sam Baird	0
																62	Robbie Williams	2
																12	Stuart Bingham	4th
	12	Stuart Bingham	4th
	19th	Ali Carter	0
						12	Stuart Bingham	4th
						51	Matthew Selt	1
	123	Jamie Clarke	2
	51	Matthew Selt	4th
											12	Stuart Bingham	4th
											41	Martin O'Donnell	1
	43	Martin O'Donnell	4th
	101	Hamza Akbar	0
						41	Martin O'Donnell	4th
						33	Ricky Walden	1
	33	Ricky Walden	4th
	97	Lee Walker	2

Upper half 4

First round best of 7 frames

Second round best of 7 frames

Third round best of 7 frames

Round of 16 best of 7 frames

17th

David Gilbert

3

23

Jimmy Robertson

4th

23

Jimmy Robertson

4th

78

Nigel Bond

3

78

Nigel Bond

4th

60

Alan McManus

3

23

Jimmy Robertson

2

66

Zhao Xintong

4th

66

Zhao Xintong

4th

WC

Jackson Page

1

66

Zhao Xintong

4th

30th

Zhou Yuelong

0

13

Stephen Maguire

3

30th

Zhou Yuelong

4th

66

Zhao Xintong

4th

70

Alexander Ursenbacher

2

111

Zhang Jiankang

4th

119

Fan Zhengyi

3

111

Zhang Jiankang

1

70

Alexander Ursenbacher

4th

70

Alexander Ursenbacher

4th

22nd

Yan Bingtao

2

70

Alexander Ursenbacher

4th

4th

Ronnie O'Sullivan

2

77

Allan Taylor

0

63

Yuan Sijun

4th

63

Yuan Sijun

2

4th

Ronnie O'Sullivan

4th

4th

Ronnie O'Sullivan

4th

104

Sanderson Lam

2

Lower half 1

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	3	Mark Selby	4th
	20th	Anthony McGill	2
						3	Mark Selby	4th
						A.	Adam Duffy	0
	A.	Adam Duffy	4th
	72	Zhang Yong	2
											3	Mark Selby	4th
											32	Noppon Saengkham	1
	67	Eden Sharav	2
	75	Xu Si	4th
						75	Xu Si	1
						32	Noppon Saengkham	4th
	39	Stuart Carrington	3
	32	Noppon Saengkham	4th
																3	Mark Selby	3
																38	Hossein Vafaei	4th
	14th	Ryan Day	3
	55	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4th
						55	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3
						107	Lukas Kleckers	4th
	107	Lukas Kleckers	4th
	44	Peter Ebdon	0
											107	Lukas Kleckers	2
											38	Hossein Vafaei	4th
	96	Ashley Hugill	3
	38	Hossein Vafaei	4th
						38	Hossein Vafaei	4th
						89	Ross Muir	3
	89	Ross Muir	4th
	58	Daniel Wells	2

Lower half 2

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	48	Scott Donaldson	4th
	108	John Astley	2
						48	Scott Donaldson	4th
						68	Joe Swail	1
	88	Joe Swail	4th
	36	Li Hang	2
											48	Scott Donaldson	4th
											A.	James Cahill	0
	A.	James Cahill	4th
	69	Gerard Greene	2
						A.	James Cahill	4th
						11	Shaun Murphy	2
	11	Shaun Murphy	4th
	122	Adam Stefanów	1
																48	Scott Donaldson	4th
																68	Ian Burns	2
	79	Luo Honghao	1
	68	Ian Burns	4th
						68	Ian Burns	4th
						29	Liang Wenbo	3
	61	Liam Highfield	3
	29	Liang Wenbo	4th
											68	Ian Burns	4th
											6th	Mark Allen	2
	85	Mei Xiwen	4th
	45	Michael Holt	3
						85	Mei Xiwen	1
						6th	Mark Allen	4th
	6th	Mark Allen	4th
	46	Mark Joyce	2

Lower half 3

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	7th	Barry Hawkins	4th
	50	Sunny Akani	0
						7th	Barry Hawkins	4th
						41	Ben Woollaston	2
	84	Lu Ning	1
	41	Ben Woollaston	4th
											7th	Barry Hawkins	2
											52	Michael Georgiou	4th
	52	Michael Georgiou	4th
	A.	David Lilley	0
						52	Michael Georgiou	4th
						74	Jimmy White	1
	74	Jimmy White	4th
	57	Andrew Higginson	2
																52	Michael Georgiou	0
																10	Neil Robertson	4th
	10	Neil Robertson	4th
	105	Jordan Brown	1
						10	Neil Robertson	4th
						34	Gary Wilson	1
	34	Gary Wilson	4th
	81	Robin Hull	0
											10	Neil Robertson	4th
											87	Paul Davison	3
	59	Rory McLeod	0
	114	Thor Chuan Leong	4th
						114	Thor Chuan Leong	3
						87	Paul Davison	4th
	40	Lü Haotian	1
	87	Paul Davison	4th

Lower half 4

	First round best of 7 frames					Second round best of 7 frames					Third round best of 7 frames					Round of 16 best of 7 frames
	31	Robert Milkins	0
	56	Mike Dunn	4th
						56	Mike Dunn	4th
						118	James Wattana	3
	118	James Wattana	4th
	93	Chen Zifan	3
											56	Mike Dunn	0
											49	Kurt Maflin	4th
	91	Billy Castle	4th
	117	Simon Lichtenberg	3
						91	Billy Castle	1
						49	Kurt Maflin	4th
	15th	Luca Brecel	2
	49	Kurt Maflin	4th
																49	Kurt Maflin	4th
																103	Elliot Slessor	2
	WC	Alex Taubman	2
	103	Elliot Slessor	4th
						103	Elliot Slessor	4th
						27	Tom Ford	2
	112	Ashley Carty	2
	27	Tom Ford	4th
											103	Elliot Slessor	4th
											80	Zhang Anda	2
	28	Martin Gould	3
	80	Zhang Anda	4th
						80	Zhang Anda	4th
						2	Mark Williams	2
	2	Mark Williams	4th
	121	Kishan Hirani	3

WC = Wildcard player of the Welsh Federation WBSA
A = Amateur player (qualified through the Q-School Order of Merit)

Quarter-finals to finals

	Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	John Higgins	3
	102	Joe O'Connor	5
						102	Joe O'Connor	2
						12	Stuart Bingham	6th
	12	Stuart Bingham	5
	66	Zhao Xintong	2
											12	Stuart Bingham	7th
											10	Neil Robertson	9
	38	Hossein Vafaei	5
	48	Scott Donaldson	1
						38	Hossein Vafaei	0
						10	Neil Robertson	6th
	10	Neil Robertson	5
	49	Kurt Maflin	4th

Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Rob Spencer Motorpoint Arena ,  Cardiff , Wales , 17th February 2019
Stuart Bingham	7: 9	Neil Robertson
Afternoon games: 21: 72 (71), 42: 75 , 69 : 29, 34: 97 (69), 6: 72 (72), 79 : 22 (50), 13: 70 (70), 122 : 1 (102 ) Evening games: 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	-
2	50+ breaks	7th

Century breaks

39 players achieved a total of 81 century breaks during the tournament . With 11 breaks of 100 or more points, finalist Stuart Bingham was the most successful player. Neil Robertson managed his fourth maximum break in the fourth frame of his first round match against Jordan Brown . Noppon Saengkham followed in the third round in the second frame against Mark Selby with the first 147-point break of his career.

Neil Robertson 147 , 140 (2 ×), 136, 103 Noppon Saengkham 147 , 102 Jack Lisowski 140, 134, 127, 122, 115, 101 Liam Highfield 140, 108 Mark Selby 139, 135, 128, 115, 107 Lyu Haotian 139 Joe Perry 136, 127, 121 Zhao Xintong 135, 132, 129, 106, 104, 103 Stuart Bingham 134, 128, 125, 124, 119, 112, 107, 104, 103, 102, 100 Joe O'Connor 131 Mei Xiwen 131 Lukas Kleckers 131 Scott Donaldson 130, 110 Matthew Selt 128 Elliot Slessor 126, 100 Kishan Hirani 126 Robbie Williams 125, 102 Alan McManus 122 Ronnie O'Sullivan 120, 118, 116 Kurt Maflin 120, 104

Oliver Lines 118 (2 ×) Lu Ning 116 James Cahill 115 Martin O'Donnell 113 John Higgins 106, 103 Hossein Vafaei 106 Anthony McGill 105 Lee Walker 105 Thor Chuan Leong 105 Ian Burns 104, 103, 102 Sean O'Sullivan 104 Jackson Page 104 Xiao Guodong 104 Jimmy Robertson 104 Sam Craigie 103 Hammad Miah 103 Shaun Murphy 102 Michael Georgiou 100 Mark Allen 100

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1. ↑ ManBetX Welsh Open Draw And Format. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , February 5, 2019, accessed February 5, 2019 .  
2. ↑ Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season. (PDF; 108 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , July 18, 2018, accessed February 5, 2019 .  
3. ↑ ManBetX Welsh Open 2019 Draw. (PDF; 425 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , February 4, 2019, accessed on February 5, 2019 .  
4. ↑ Home Nations Series - Welsh Open 2019 - Provisional Format of Play. (PDF; 103 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , February 4, 2019, accessed on February 5, 2019 .  
5. ↑ ManBetX Welsh Open (2019). In: snooker.org. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .  
6. ↑ Centurys at World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , accessed February 18, 2019