Welsh Open 2019
Welsh Open 2019
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Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
Attendees: | 128 |
Venue: |
Motorpoint Arena , Cardiff , Wales |
Opening: | 11th February 2019 |
Endgame: | 17th February 2019
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
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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.
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- ↑ ManBetX Welsh Open Draw And Format. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , February 5, 2019, accessed February 5, 2019 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ ManBetX Welsh Open 2019 Draw. (PDF; 425 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , February 4, 2019, accessed on February 5, 2019 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ ManBetX Welsh Open (2019). In: snooker.org. Retrieved February 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Centurys at World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , accessed February 18, 2019