The Championship League 2019 is a snooker invitation tournament as part of the Main Tour - 2018/19 season , which will take place between January 1 and March 14, 2019 in the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and the Metrodome in Barnsley as a round-robin tournament (mode : everyone against everyone , round-robin tournament ) is played. It is the twelfth edition of the Championship League. Defending champion was the Scot John Higgins , who was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Winner's Group against the Englishman Martin Gould . Gould defeated Jack Lisowski 3-1 in the final and won the Championship League for the second time. The Englishman David Gilbert played the 147th maximum break in group 5 , which was also the highest break of the tournament.
Prize money
Since the Championship League is an invitation tournament, the prize money does not count towards the world snooker ranking . As in previous years, a maximum of £ 205,000 is available for the tournament.
| Groups 1-7 |
Prize money
|
| winner |
£ 3,000
|
| finalist |
£ 2,000
|
| Semi-finalist |
£ 1,000
|
| Bonus per frame win (knockout phase) |
300 pounds
|
| Bonus per frame win (group games) |
100 pounds
|
| Highest break |
£ 500
|
| Winners' Group |
Prize money
|
| Tournament winner |
£ 10,000
|
| finalist |
£ 5,000
|
| Semi-finalist |
£ 3,000
|
| Bonus per frame win (knockout phase) |
300 pounds
|
| Bonus per frame win (group games) |
£ 200
|
| Highest break |
£ 1,000
|
Qualification groups
In each of the seven groups, seven players compete against each other in round robin mode . The first four players in each group qualify for a knockout phase in which the group winner is determined. Only this qualifies for the final winners' group . The players who were defeated in the knockout phase and the player placed in 5th place start again in the following group. The last two in the group are eliminated from the tournament.
Group 1
The first group games took place in Coventry on January 1 and 2, 2019.
Group games
|
1st January 2019
|
2nd January 2019
|
table
| Item
|
player
|
opponent
|
Lots
|
Frames
|
Points
|
Prize money NB
|
Australia ROB
|
England LIS
|
England WHALE
|
England HAM
|
England ROB
|
England KIN
|
England Mil
|
| 1
|
Australia Neil Robertson
|
|
3: 1 |
1: 3 |
2: 3 |
3: 1 |
3-0 |
3: 1
|
4: 2 |
15: 90
|
4th |
£ 6,800 HB
|
| 2
|
England Jack Lisowski
|
1: 3 |
|
3: 2 |
3: 2 |
1: 3 |
3: 1 |
3: 2
|
4: 2 |
14:13 |
4th |
£ 4,300HB
|
| 3
|
England Ricky Walden
|
3: 1 |
2: 3 |
|
3: 1 |
0: 3 |
1: 3 |
3-0
|
3: 3 |
12:11 |
3 |
£ 2,500HB
|
| 4th
|
England Anthony Hamilton
|
3: 2 |
2: 3 |
1: 3 |
|
3: 1 |
0: 3 |
3: 1
|
3: 3 |
12:13 |
3 |
£ 2,200HB
|
| 5
|
England Jimmy Robertson
|
1: 3 |
3: 1 |
3-0 |
1: 3 |
|
3: 1 |
0: 3
|
3: 3 |
11:11 |
3 |
£ 1,100HB
|
| 6th
|
England Mark King
|
0: 3 |
1: 3 |
3: 1 |
3-0 |
1: 3 |
|
3: 2
|
3: 3 |
11:12 |
3 |
£ 1,100HB
|
| 7th
|
England Robert Milkins
|
1: 3 |
2: 3 |
0: 3 |
1: 3 |
3-0 |
2: 3 |
|
1: 5 |
09:15 |
1 |
0.£ 900HB
|
|
|
Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 1
|
|
|
Qualification for group 2
|
NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 2
The Group 2 games were played in Coventry between January 3rd and 4th, 2019. Were set Judd Trump , Kyren Wilson and Luca Brecel . Jack Lisowski , Anthony Hamilton , Ricky Walden and Jimmy Robertson came from Group 1 .
Group games
|
3rd January 2019
|
4th January 2019
|
table
| Item
|
player
|
opponent
|
Lots
|
Frames
|
Points
|
Prize money NB
|
|
England LIS
|
Belgium BRE
|
England WIL
|
England ROB
|
England TRU
|
England WHALE
|
England HAM
|
| 1
|
England Jack Lisowski
|
|
3-0 |
3: 2 |
1: 3 |
3: 1 |
3: 2 |
3: 2
|
5: 1 |
16:10 |
5 |
£ 6,400HB
|
| 2
|
Belgium Luca Brecel
|
0: 3 |
|
0: 3 |
3: 2 |
3: 1 |
3-0 |
3: 1
|
4: 2 |
12:10 |
4th |
£ 4,100HB
|
| 3
|
England Kyren Wilson
|
2: 3 |
3-0 |
|
2: 3 |
0: 3 |
3: 2 |
3: 1
|
3: 3 |
13:12 |
3 |
£ 3,400 HB
|
| 4th
|
England Jimmy Robertson
|
3: 1 |
2: 3 |
3: 2 |
|
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
3: 2
|
3: 3 |
13:14 |
3 |
£ 2,900HB
|
| 5
|
England Judd Trump
|
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
3-0 |
3: 1 |
|
3: 2 |
0: 3
|
3: 3 |
11:12 |
3 |
£ 1,100HB
|
| 6th
|
England Ricky Walden
|
2: 3 |
0: 3 |
2: 3 |
3: 1 |
2: 3 |
|
3: 1
|
2: 4 |
12:14 |
2 |
£ 1,200HB
|
| 7th
|
England Anthony Hamilton
|
2: 3 |
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
2: 3 |
3-0 |
1: 3 |
|
1: 5 |
10:15 |
1 |
£ 1,000HB
|
|
|
Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 2
|
|
|
Qualification for group 3
|
NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 3
The Group 3 games took place on January 7th and 8th in Coventry 2019. Set were Mark Selby , Barry Hawkins and Stuart Bingham . From Group 2 came the Belgian Luca Brecel and the three Englishmen Jimmy Robertson , Kyren Wilson and Judd Trump . Since both Selby and Bingham scored the highest of the group with a break of 143 points each, the reward was shared, so each got £ 250.
Group games
|
January 7, 2019
|
January 8, 2019
|
table
| Item
|
player
|
opponent
|
Lots
|
Frames
|
Points
|
Prize money NB
|
|
England AM
|
England HAW
|
England SEL
|
England TRU
|
Belgium BRE
|
England WIL
|
England ROB
|
| 1
|
England Stuart Bingham
|
|
2: 3 |
3: 2 |
2: 3 |
3: 1 |
3-0 |
3: 1
|
4: 2 |
16:10 |
4th |
£ 3,450 HB
|
| 2
|
England Barry Hawkins
|
3: 2 |
|
3-0 |
3: 1 |
3-0 |
0: 3 |
2: 3
|
4: 2 |
14: 90
|
4th |
£ 4,300HB
|
| 3
|
England Mark Selby
|
2: 3 |
0: 3 |
|
3: 1 |
3: 1 |
3: 1 |
3: 2
|
4: 2 |
14:11 |
4th |
£ 3,250 HB
|
| 4th
|
England Judd Trump
|
3: 2 |
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
|
2: 3 |
3: 1 |
3: 1
|
3: 3 |
13:13 |
3 |
£ 6,100HB
|
| 5
|
Belgium Luca Brecel
|
1: 3 |
0: 3 |
1: 3 |
3: 2 |
|
3: 2 |
3-0
|
3: 3 |
11:13 |
3 |
£ 1,100HB
|
| 6th
|
England Kyren Wilson
|
0: 3 |
3-0 |
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
2: 3 |
|
3-0
|
2: 4 |
10:12 |
2 |
£ 1,000HB
|
| 7th
|
England Jimmy Robertson
|
1: 3 |
3: 2 |
2: 3 |
1: 3 |
0: 3 |
0: 3 |
|
1: 5 |
07:17 |
1 |
0.£ 700HB
|
|
|
Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 3
|
|
|
Qualification for group 4
|
NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 4
The Group 4 games took place on January 9 and 10, 2019 in Coventry. Ryan Day , Ali Carter and Graeme Dott were seated. Barry Hawkins , Stuart Bingham , Mark Selby and Luca Brecel came from Group 3 .
Group games
|
January 9, 2019
|
January 10, 2019
|
table
| Item
|
player
|
opponent
|
Lots
|
Frames
|
Points
|
Prize money NB
|
|
England SEL
|
England AM
|
England HAW
|
England CAR
|
Belgium BRE
|
Wales DAY
|
Scotland DOT
|
| 1
|
England Mark Selby
|
|
3: 2 |
3: 1 |
1: 3 |
3-0 |
3: 1 |
3-0
|
5: 1 |
16: 70
|
5 |
£ 5,300 HB
|
| 2
|
England Stuart Bingham
|
2: 3 |
|
0: 3 |
3: 1 |
3-0 |
3: 1 |
2: 3
|
3: 3 |
13:11 |
3 |
£ 6,100HB
|
| 3
|
England Barry Hawkins
|
1: 3 |
3-0 |
|
3-0 |
1: 3 |
0: 3 |
3: 1
|
3: 3 |
11:10 |
3 |
£ 2,400HB
|
| 4th
|
England Ali Carter
|
3: 1 |
1: 3 |
0: 3 |
|
1: 3 |
3: 1 |
3: 1
|
3: 3 |
11:12 |
3 |
£ 2,400HB
|
| 5
|
Belgium Luca Brecel
|
0: 3 |
0: 3 |
3: 1 |
3: 1 |
|
3: 2 |
1: 3
|
3: 3 |
10:13 |
3 |
£ 1,000HB
|
| 6th
|
Wales Ryan Day
|
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
3-0 |
1: 3 |
2: 3 |
|
3: 2
|
2: 4 |
11:14 |
2 |
£ 1,100HB
|
| 7th
|
Scotland Graeme Dott
|
0: 3 |
3: 2 |
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
3: 1 |
2: 3 |
|
2: 4 |
10:15 |
2 |
£ 1,000HB
|
|
|
Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 4
|
|
|
Qualification for group 5
|
NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 5
The Group 5 games took place in Coventry on January 21 and 22, 2019. Stephen Maguire , Anthony McGill and Joe Perry were seated. Then there were Mark Selby , Ali Carter and Barry Hawkins from group 4. Luca Brecel , who was also supposed to take part as fifth in group four, canceled shortly before the start of the group. David Gilbert , who was actually only seeded for Group 6, moved up for him .
Group games
|
January 21, 2019
|
22nd January 2019
|
table
| Item
|
player
|
opponent
|
Lots
|
Frames
|
Points
|
Prize money NB
|
|
England GIL
|
Scotland LIKE
|
England SEL
|
England HAW
|
England CAR
|
Scotland MCG
|
England BY
|
| 1
|
England David Gilbert
|
|
1: 3 |
3: 2 |
3: 1 |
3: 1 |
3: 1 |
3: 2
|
5: 1 |
16:10 |
5 |
£ 3,100 HB
|
| 2
|
Scotland Stephen Maguire
|
3: 1 |
|
3: 2 |
2: 3 |
3: 1 |
3-0 |
0: 3
|
4: 2 |
14:10 |
4th |
£ 3,000HB
|
| 3
|
England Mark Selby
|
2: 3 |
2: 3 |
|
0: 3 |
3-0 |
3: 1 |
3-0
|
3: 3 |
13:10 |
3 |
£ 6,100HB
|
| 4th
|
England Barry Hawkins
|
1: 3 |
3: 2 |
3-0 |
|
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
3: 1
|
3: 3 |
12:12 |
3 |
£ 4,100HB
|
| 5
|
England Ali Carter
|
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
0: 3 |
3: 1 |
|
3: 2 |
3: 1
|
3: 3 |
11:13 |
3 |
£ 1,100HB
|
| 6th
|
Scotland Anthony McGill
|
1: 3 |
0: 3 |
1: 3 |
3: 1 |
2: 3 |
|
3: 2
|
2: 4 |
10:15 |
2 |
£ 1,000HB
|
| 7th
|
England Joe Perry
|
2: 3 |
3-0 |
0: 3 |
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
2: 3 |
|
1: 5 |
09:15 |
1 |
0.£ 900HB
|
|
|
Qualification for the semifinals of group 5
|
|
|
Qualification for group 6
|
NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 6
The Group 6 games took place on January 23 and 24, 2019 in Coventry. Were set Xiao Guodong and Martin Gould . David Gilbert was originally supposed to be used from this group onwards, but due to Luca Brecel's cancellation he already started in group 5. He was replaced by Mark Davis , who was actually only seeded for Group 7. As a semi-finalist in the previous group, Gilbert was still allowed to participate in the sixth group. Additionally people Barry Hawkins , Stephen Maguire and Ali Carter added from Group 5th
Group games
|
January 23, 2019
|
January 24, 2019
|
table
| Item
|
player
|
opponent
|
Lots
|
Frames
|
Points
|
Prize money NB
|
|
England HAW
|
England DAV
|
England GOU
|
Scotland LIKE
|
England GIL
|
England CAR
|
China People's Republic XIA
|
| 1
|
England Barry Hawkins
|
|
3: 1 |
3-0 |
1: 3 |
3: 1 |
3: 1 |
3: 1
|
5: 1 |
16: 70
|
5 |
£ 5,100HB
|
| 2
|
England Mark Davis
|
1: 3 |
|
3: 1 |
3: 2 |
1: 3 |
3-0 |
3: 2
|
4: 2 |
14:11 |
4th |
£ 2,700HB
|
| 3
|
England Martin Gould
|
0: 3 |
1: 3 |
|
3-0 |
3-0 |
3: 2 |
3-0
|
4: 2 |
13: 80
|
4th |
£ 6,100HB
|
| 4th
|
Scotland Stephen Maguire
|
3: 1 |
2: 3 |
0: 3 |
|
3: 2 |
3: 2 |
0: 3
|
3: 3 |
11:14 |
3 |
£ 2,400HB
|
| 5
|
England David Gilbert
|
1: 3 |
3: 1 |
0: 3 |
2: 3 |
|
2: 3 |
3-0
|
2: 4 |
11:13 |
2 |
£ 1,100HB
|
| 6th
|
England Ali Carter
|
1: 3 |
0: 3 |
2: 3 |
2: 3 |
3: 2 |
|
3-0
|
2: 4 |
11:14 |
2 |
£ 1,600 HB
|
| 7th
|
China People's Republic Xiao Guodong
|
1: 3 |
2: 3 |
0: 3 |
3-0 |
0: 3 |
0: 3 |
|
1: 5 |
06:15 |
1 |
0.600 poundsHB
|
|
|
Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 6
|
|
|
Qualification for group 7
|
NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Group 7
With the games of Group 7 on March 11th and March 12th in Barnsley, the qualification phase for the winners' group of the tournament ended. John Higgins and Michael White were seated. Mark Davis was originally set for this group, but moved up for David Gilbert in Group 6. He was replaced by Ding Junhui , who last competed in the Championship League in 2013 . As a semi-finalist and fifth in the previous group, Davis and Gilbert were still allowed to participate. The group was completed by Barry Hawkins and Stephen Maguire from group 6. Hawkins and Gilbert canceled, however, which is why Tom Ford and Noppon Saengkham completed the group. Saengkham was the first player from Thailand to take part in the Championship League.
Higgins won the group final 3-0 against Ding. For the third time in a row, after 2017 and 2018 , he succeeded in winning the seventh group in which he had entered the tournament.
Group games
|
March 11, 2019
|
March 12, 2019
|
table
| Item
|
player
|
opponent
|
Lots
|
Frames
|
Points
|
Prize money NB
|
|
Scotland HIG
|
Thailand SAE
|
China People's Republic DIN
|
Scotland LIKE
|
England DAV
|
England FOR
|
Wales WHI
|
| 1
|
Scotland John Higgins
|
|
3: 1 |
3-0 |
3-0 |
3-0 |
3-0 |
3: 1
|
6-0 |
18: 20
|
6th |
£ 7,100 HB
|
| 2
|
Thailand Noppon Saengkham
|
1: 3 |
|
3-0 |
3: 2 |
3: 1 |
3: 2 |
3-0
|
5: 1 |
16: 80
|
5 |
£ 3,200HB
|
| 3
|
China People's Republic Ding Junhui
|
0: 3 |
0: 3 |
|
3: 1 |
3: 1 |
3: 1 |
3: 2
|
4: 2 |
12:11 |
4th |
£ 4,100HB
|
| 4th
|
Scotland Stephen Maguire
|
0: 3 |
2: 3 |
1: 3 |
|
2: 3 |
3: 1 |
3: 2
|
2: 4 |
11:15 |
2 |
£ 2,400HB
|
| 5
|
England Mark Davis
|
0: 3 |
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
3: 2 |
|
3: 2 |
1: 3
|
2: 4 |
09:16 |
2 |
0.£ 900HB
|
| 6th
|
England Tom Ford
|
0: 3 |
2: 3 |
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
2: 3 |
|
3: 1
|
1: 5 |
09:16 |
1 |
0.£ 900HB
|
| 7th
|
Wales Michael White
|
1: 3 |
0: 3 |
2: 3 |
2: 3 |
3: 1 |
1: 3 |
|
1: 5 |
09:16 |
1 |
0.£ 900HB
|
|
|
Qualification for the semi-finals of Group 7
|
NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Knockout phase
Winners' Group
Group games
The winners of the seven groups qualified for the group stage of the final round in Barnsley and played in round robin mode for a place in the semi-finals.
At the end of the group stage, Jack Lisowski and Mark Selby had each won three games and the same frame balance. Since Lisowski had won the direct duel, however, he reached the finals in fourth, while Selby was eliminated.
|
March 13, 2019
|
March 14, 2019
|
table
| Item
|
player
|
opponent
|
Lots
|
Frames
|
Points
|
Prize money NB
|
|
Australia ROB
|
England GOU
|
Scotland HIG
|
England LIS
|
England SEL
|
England TRU
|
England AM
|
| 1
|
Australia Neil Robertson
|
|
0: 3 |
3: 1 |
3: 1 |
3: 1 |
1: 3 |
3: 1
|
4: 2 |
13:10 |
4th |
1£ 5,600HB
|
| 2
|
England Martin Gould
|
3-0 |
|
3: 2 |
3-0 |
0: 3 |
0: 3 |
3: 1
|
4: 2 |
12: 90
|
4th |
£ 14,200HB
|
| 3
|
Scotland John Higgins
|
1: 3 |
2: 3 |
|
3: 2 |
3: 2 |
3-0 |
1: 3
|
3: 3 |
13:13 |
3 |
1£ 5,600HB
|
| 4th
|
England Jack Lisowski
|
1: 3 |
0: 3 |
2: 3 |
|
3-0 |
3: 1 |
3: 1
|
3: 3 |
12:11 |
3 |
1£ 8,600HB
|
| 5
|
England Mark Selby
|
1: 3 |
3-0 |
2: 3 |
0: 3 |
|
3: 1 |
3: 1
|
3: 3 |
12:11 |
3 |
1£ 2,400HB
|
| 6th
|
England Judd Trump
|
3: 1 |
3-0 |
0: 3 |
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
|
3: 1
|
3: 3 |
11:11 |
3 |
1£ 3,200 HB
|
| 7th
|
England Stuart Bingham
|
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
3: 1 |
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
1: 3 |
|
1: 5 |
08:16 |
1 |
1£ 1,600HB
|
|
|
Qualification for the semi-finals of the final round
|
NB The prizes from the knockout phase are included in the prize money
HB including a bonus for the highest break
Finals
final
With a 3-1 win, Martin Gould secured his second victory in the Championship League.
Century breaks
103 Centurys were scored during the entire tournament.
David Gilbert played a maximum break in his group game of the fifth group against Stephen Maguire . It was his second, eighth of the season , ninth in the Championship League and the 147th break from 147 points.
Maguire, in turn, reached 6 Centurys in the fifth round, including the 400th of his career. He was the 12th player to reach that number. In Group 7, Ding Junhui reached his 500th official Century as the 7th player. As the fourth player in snooker history, Neil Robertson eventually passed the 600 career centurys mark . The 600th he succeeded on January 1 in his group game against Anthony Hamilton . Judd Trump followed suit on March 14. In his last group game in the final, he also played Century number 600.
Winners' Group
|
England Judd Trump
|
136, 109, 105 (2 ×), 103
|
|
England Mark Selby
|
135, 122, 113, 107
|
|
England Martin Gould
|
131, 117, 115, 105 (2 ×)
|
|
Scotland John Higgins
|
120, 117 (2 ×)
|
|
Australia Neil Robertson
|
120
|
|
Qualification groups
|
England David Gilbert
|
147 5 , 105, 100 (2 ×)
|
|
England Mark Selby
|
143 (3 ×) 3,4 , 141, 139 (2 ×), 113, 110, 109, 103, 102, 100
|
|
England Stuart Bingham
|
143 3 , 132, 111, 106, 101, 100
|
|
England Judd Trump
|
142, 137, 127, 125, 115, 111, 110, 104
|
|
England Ali Carter
|
141 6 , 134, 126, 125, 113, 105
|
|
Australia Neil Robertson
|
139 1 , 128, 124, 115, 110, 104
|
|
Scotland Stephen Maguire
|
135, 129, 124, 116, 108, 105, 104, 103, 102
|
|
Belgium Luca Brecel
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135, 127, 104, 102
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England Martin Gould
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135
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England Joe Perry
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135
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England Ricky Walden
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135
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England Barry Hawkins
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134, 121, 120 (2 ×), 105 (2 ×), 101 (2 ×)
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England Kyren Wilson
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132 2 , 129, 123, 108
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Scotland John Higgins
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130 7 , 118
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Scotland Graeme Dott
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122
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China People's Republic Ding Junhui
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121, 100
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England Jimmy Robertson
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120, 117
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England Jack Lisowski
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117, 107, 103
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Thailand Noppon Saengkham
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112, 110
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China People's Republic Xiao Guodong
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112
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Wales Michael White
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110
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Scotland Anthony McGill
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104
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x the superscript number marks the highest break in group x
Individual evidence
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↑ Prize money. In: championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport , accessed January 2, 2019 .
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↑ a b c d e f g h i Games & Results. In: championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport, accessed on March 14, 2019 .
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↑ Game mode. In: championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport, accessed January 2, 2019 .
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↑ Final - Match 24. World Snooker , March 14, 2019, accessed on March 14, 2019 .
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↑ Century Breaks 2019. In: championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport, accessed on March 14, 2019 .
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