English Open 2019

English Open 2019 19.com English Open 2019
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	128
Venue:	K2, Crawley , England
Opening:	October 14, 2019
Endgame:	20th October 2019
Winner:	Mark Selby
Finalist:	David Gilbert
Highest Break:	147 ( Tom Ford )
← 2018

The 19.com English Open in 2019 were a world ranking tournament at the Snooker - season 2019/20 and were from 14 to 20 October 2019 in the K2 in Crawley in England held. After there had previously been three different venues, this time the tournament stayed in the same place for the first time. In contrast, the sponsor changed one more time. At the fourth event, the English Open again marked the start of the Home Nations series with four tournaments in the four parts of Great Britain.

Defending champion was the Englishman Stuart Bingham , who however failed in the second round with 1: 4 against the Chinese Si Jiahui . In a purely English final, ex-world champion Mark Selby finally defeated his rival David Gilbert 9-1. The highest break of the tournament was played by Tom Ford with the 153rd officially recognized maximum break in history.

Prize money

In the 2019/20 season, the prize money was increased for the first time by £ 39,000 each for the tournaments of the Home Nations series. The main aim was to strengthen the players in the lower ranks. Those who survived Round 1 or 2 would receive an additional £ 500, and if a player reached the round of 16 they were guaranteed an additional £ 1,500. Nothing has changed for the top 8 of the tournament. If a player wins all four tournaments in the series in one season, he will also receive a special prize of 1 million pounds.

	Prize money
winner	£ 70,000
finalist	£ 30,000
Semi-finalist	£ 20,000
Quarter finalist	£ 10,000
Round of 16	£ 7,500
Last 32	£ 4,000
Last 64	£ 3,000
Highest break	£ 5,000
All in all	£ 405,000

Tournament results

Every year the host association of a Home Nations tournament awards two wild cards to selected amateur players. One of them went to English junior champion Mark Lloyd this year, the other to Ryan Davies, winner of the Premier Junior Tour. Up to the round of 16, four winning frames ( Best of 7 mode ) were played.

WC = wildcard player of the English association EASB

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	Stuart Bingham	4th
	103	Kacper Filipiak	3
						1	Stuart Bingham	1
						111	Si Jiahui	4th
	111	Si Jiahui	4th
	108	Soheil Vahedi	0
											111	Si Jiahui	4th
											32	Zhou Yuelong	0
	32	Zhou Yuelong	4th
	54	Michael White	2
						32	Zhou Yuelong	4th
						39	Ben Woollaston	0
	39	Ben Woollaston	4th
	57	Andrew Higginson	3
																111	Si Jiahui	0
																67	Tian Pengfei	4th
	16	Ali Carter	2
	53	Alan McManus	4th
						53	Alan McManus	2
						67	Tian Pengfei	4th
	109	Gerard Greene	3
	67	Tian Pengfei	4th
											67	Tian Pengfei	4th
											99	Dominic Dale	2
	17th	Ding Junhui	3
	99	Dominic Dale	4th
						99	Dominic Dale	4th
						122	Xu Si	1
	43	Matthew Stevens	2
	122	Xu Si	4th

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
	97	Duane Jones	3
	61	Lu Ning	4th
						61	Lu Ning	0
						24	Tom Ford	4th
	24	Tom Ford	4th
	124	Peter Lines	0
											24	Tom Ford	4th
											9	Kyren Wilson	2
	102	Bai Langning	4th
	119	Jimmy White	2
						102	Bai Langning	3
						9	Kyren Wilson	4th
	9	Kyren Wilson	4th
	35	Liang Wenbo	1
																24	Tom Ford	4th
																8th	Shaun Murphy	3
	96	Fan Zhengyi	4th
	113	Riley Parsons	3
						96	Fan Zhengyi	4th
						45	Chris Wakelin	3
	25th	Anthony McGill	2
	45	Chris Wakelin	4th
											96	Fan Zhengyi	0
											8th	Shaun Murphy	4th
	33	Martin Gould	3
	50	Sunny Akani	4th
						50	Sunny Akani	1
						8th	Shaun Murphy	4th
	8th	Shaun Murphy	4th
	91	Chang Bingyu	2

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	Neil Robertson	4th
	86	Kishan Hirani	0
						5	Neil Robertson	4th
						58	Marco Fu	2
	58	Marco Fu	4th
	62	Ken Doherty	0
											5	Neil Robertson	0
											51	Zhao Xintong	4th
	28	Scott Donaldson	3
	51	Zhao Xintong	4th
						51	Zhao Xintong	4th
						60	Anthony Hamilton	0
	60	Anthony Hamilton	4th
	85	Zhang Jiankang	2
																51	Zhao Xintong	1
																12	David Gilbert	4th
	12	David Gilbert	4th
	48	Stuart Carrington	1
						12	David Gilbert	4th
						WC	Ryan Davies	0
	WC	Ryan Davies	4th
	112	Lei Peifan	2
											12	David Gilbert	4th
											36	Kurt Maflin	2
	21st	Jimmy Robertson	4th
	38	Robert Milkins	2
						21st	Jimmy Robertson	3
						36	Kurt Maflin	4th
	36	Kurt Maflin	4th
	34	Noppon Saengkham	3

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
	84	Harvey Chandler	2
	64	Mike Dunn	4th
						64	Mike Dunn	0
						20th	Graeme Dott	4th
	20th	Graeme Dott	4th
	37	Mark Davis	2
											20th	Graeme Dott	2
											40	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4th
	65	Joe O'Connor	4th
	125	Ian Burns	2
						65	Joe O'Connor	3
						40	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4th
	13	Stephen Maguire	0
	40	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4th
																40	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
																29	Ricky Walden	4th
	68	Luo Honghao	2
	63	Sam Craigie	4th
						63	Sam Craigie	-
						29	Ricky Walden	kl.
	29	Ricky Walden	4th
	123	Alex Borg	0
											29	Ricky Walden	4th
											44	Michael Holt	3
	44	Michael Holt	4th
	106	James Cahill	1
						44	Michael Holt	4th
						4th	Mark Williams	1
	4th	Mark Williams	4th
	83	Jamie Clarke	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	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4th
	104	Jamie O'Neill	3
						3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4th
						47	Yuan Sijun	3
	47	Yuan Sijun	4th
	114	Igor Figueiredo	0
											3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4th
											30th	Hossein Vafaei	1
	30th	Hossein Vafaei	4th
	100	Simon Lichtenberg	3
						30th	Hossein Vafaei	4th
						88	Chen Feilong	2
	82	Thor Chuan Leong	3
	88	Chen Feilong	4th
																3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
																69	Mei Xiwen	4th
	14th	Yan Bingtao	3
	69	Mei Xiwen	4th
						69	Mei Xiwen	4th
						42	Li Hang	0
	42	Li Hang	kl.
	116	Fraser Patrick	-
											69	Mei Xiwen	4th
											74	Elliot Slessor	1
	19th	Ryan Day	4th
	121	Eden Sharav	0
						19th	Ryan Day	2
						74	Elliot Slessor	4th
	80	Ashley Carty	0
	74	Elliot Slessor	4th

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

70

Jak Jones

3

105

Brandon Sargeant

4th

105

Brandon Sargeant

0

22nd

Xiao Guodong

4th

22nd

Xiao Guodong

4th

110

Rod Lawler

2

22nd

Xiao Guodong

4th

11

Jack Lisowski

3

76

Alfie Burden

4th

117

Andy Hicks

3

76

Alfie Burden

3

11

Jack Lisowski

4th

11

Jack Lisowski

4th

107

Jackson Page

1

22nd

Xiao Guodong

1

6th

Mark Selby

4th

87

Hammad Miah

4th

90

Mitchell Mann

2

87

Hammad Miah

1

27

Matthew Selt

4th

27

Matthew Selt

4th

73

Craig Steadman

0

27

Matthew Selt

2

6th

Mark Selby

4th

94

Alexander Ursenbacher

2

41

Martin O'Donnell

4th

41

Martin O'Donnell

1

6th

Mark Selby

4th

6th

Mark Selby

4th

118

Barry Pinches

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	Mark Allen	4th
	81	James Wattana	2
						7th	Mark Allen	4th
						95	Andy Lee	0
	95	Andy Lee	4th
	115	David Lilley	3
											7th	Mark Allen	4th
											92	Louis Heathcote	1
	26th	Luca Brecel	1
	89	Adam Stefanów	4th
						89	Adam Stefanów	3
						92	Louis Heathcote	4th
	77	Jordan Brown	1
	92	Louis Heathcote	4th
																7th	Mark Allen	4th
																10	Barry Hawkins	0
	10	Barry Hawkins	4th
	126	Amine Amiri	0
						10	Barry Hawkins	4th
						49	Michael Georgiou	0
	49	Michael Georgiou	4th
	93	David Grace	3
											10	Barry Hawkins	4th
											66	Fergal O'Brien	2
	23	Lü Haotian	1
	72	Zhang Anda	4th
						72	Zhang Anda	2
						66	Fergal O'Brien	4th
	66	Fergal O'Brien	4th
	98	Nigel Bond	0

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

120

Billy Joe Castle

2

75

John Astley

4th

75

John Astley

1

18th

Gary Wilson

4th

18th

Gary Wilson

4th

46

Mark Joyce

1

18th

Gary Wilson

4th

15th

Joe Perry

3

59

Liam Highfield

4th

78

Oliver Lines

1

59

Liam Highfield

2

15th

Joe Perry

4th

15th

Joe Perry

4th

WC

Mark Lloyd

1

18th

Gary Wilson

3

79

Lee Walker

4th

79

Lee Walker

4th

101

Chen Zifan

1

79

Lee Walker

4th

55

Robbie Williams

3

31

Mark King

0

55

Robbie Williams

4th

79

Lee Walker

4th

2

Judd Trump

2

71

Sam Baird

3

56

Daniel Wells

4th

56

Daniel Wells

0

2

Judd Trump

4th

2

Judd Trump

4th

52

Peter Ebdon

0

kl. = without a fight

Quarter-finals to finals

	Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	67	Tian Pengfei	0
	24	Tom Ford	5
						24	Tom Ford	3
						12	David Gilbert	6th
	12	David Gilbert	5
	29	Ricky Walden	4th
											12	David Gilbert	1
											6th	Mark Selby	9
	69	Mei Xiwen	3
	6th	Mark Selby	5
						6th	Mark Selby	6th
						7th	Mark Allen	5
	7th	Mark Allen	5
	79	Lee Walker	1

Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Terry Camilleri K2 Leisure Center,  Crawley , England , 20th October 2019
David Gilbert	1: 9	Mark Selby
Afternoon session: 0: 88 (88), 5: 95 (68), 9: 92 (79), 0: 85 (85), 44: 77 , 101 : 0 (101), 0: 130 (130), 0: 113 (97) evening session: 65: 68 (G. 51), 4: 101 (101)
101	Highest break	130
1	Century breaks	2
2	50+ breaks	7th

Century breaks

In the round of 16, Tom Ford achieved the 153rd official maximum break in history. After the 2007 UK Championship , it was only the second time that a 147 break had been played in a decision frame. For Ford it was the second maximum of the season and his fifth overall. The £ 5,000 for the highest tournament break went to him. In the course of the tournament, 41 participants achieved 71 century breaks , 10 fewer than in the previous year. The two finalists David Gilbert and Mark Selby were the most successful with 6 and 5 Centurys respectively. Selby's first Century in the first round match against Barry Pinches was the 600th of his career. In round 2, Shaun Murphy raised the number of his Centurys to the mark of 500. This puts them in 6th and 8th place in the all-time ranking. Michael Holt also passed the 200 Centurys mark as the 35th player.

Tom Ford 147 , 124, 102, 101 Barry Hawkins 143 Dominic Dale 142 Mark Williams 142 Gary Wilson 141 David Gilbert 136, 134, 130, 127, 112, 101 Fergal O'Brien 136 Judd Trump 135, 108, 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan 134, 102 Jimmy Robertson 134 Shaun Murphy 133 Mark Selby 132, 130 (2 ×), 103, 101 Riley Parsons 130 Mark Allen 129, 125, 100 Joe Perry 128 Xiao Guodong 128 Joe O'Connor 127 Lee Walker 126 (2 ×) Ricky Walden 125, 124 Yan Bingtao 125, 121 Tian Pengfei 124, 122 (2 ×)

Michael Holt 122, 107 Mike Dunn 120 Luo Honghao 120 Zhou Yuelong 119 Neil Robertson 118, 100 Sunny Akani 118 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 117, 104 Kurt Maflin 115 (2 ×), 101 Jamie O'Neill 114 Stuart Bingham 111, 103 Mei Xiwen 108, 106 Ryan Day 108 Hammad Miah 107 Anthony McGill 106 Zhang Anda 105 Yuan Sijun 104 Matthew Stevens 103 Adam Stefanów 103 Andy Lee 102 Kacper Filipiak 100

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2. ↑ Prize Money World Rankings Schedule 2019/2020 Season. (PDF; 144 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , September 19, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 . 
3. ^ Mark Lloyd given wildcard for English Open. Cuestars, September 12, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 . 
4. ^ Davies And Lloyd Earn English Open Wild Cards. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , September 9, 2019, accessed October 1, 2019 . 
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