2019 China Open (snooker)
The 2019 XingPai China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 1–7 April 2019 in Beijing, China.[1] It was the nineteenth and penultimate ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 1–7 April 2019 |
| Venue | Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,000,000 |
| Winner's share | £225,000 |
| Highest break |  Stuart Bingham (ENG) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Runner-up | Jack Lisowski (ENG) |
| Score | 11–4 |
← 2018 | |
Neil Robertson won his second China Open title, and the 16th ranking title of his career, defeating Jack Lisowski 11–4 in the final.[2]
Mark Selby was the two-time reigning champion, having defended his 2017 title with an 11–3 win against Barry Hawkins in the 2018 final.[3] However, he lost 3–6 to Craig Steadman in qualifying.
Stuart Bingham made the highest break of the event, with his fifth 147 break of his career in his second round match with Peter Ebdon. It was the 151st 147 in snooker history.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money is shown below.[4]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £20,000
Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 21 frames. Referee: Wang Wei. Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 7 April 2019. | ||
| Neil Robertson Australia |
11–4 | Jack Lisowski England |
| Afternoon: 86–32 (86), 141–0 (141), 66–13, 109–23, 13–62, 78–30 (74), 100–0 (100), 75–16 (65), 66–47, 60–77 (Robertson 52) Evеning: 133–0 (91), 76–14 (50), 60–74 (Robertson 60, Lisowski 55), 6–73, 79–1 (79) | ||
| 141 | Highest break | 55 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 10 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Qualifying
Qualifying – excluding held over matches – took place between 18 and 20 February 2019 at the Chase Leisure Centre in Cannock, England. All qualifying matches were best of 11 frames.
- Note
- Match held over and played in Beijing on 1 April 2019.
Century breaks
Main stage centuries
Total: 78[5] 11 of these centuries were made in held over matches, by Ding Junhui, Xiao Guodong (2), Mark King, Harvey Chandler, Wu Yize, Soheil Vahedi, Craig Steadman and Mark Williams (3).
- 147, 140, 116, 108, 104, 103, 101, 100 – Stuart Bingham
- 142, 108, 105 – Craig Steadman
- 141, 141, 138, 135, 119, 115, 100, 100 – Neil Robertson
- 139, 130, 116, 108, 102 – Luca Brecel
- 139 – Ding Junhui
- 136, 114, 108, 105 – Jack Lisowski
- 136, 120, 116, 107 – Sam Craigie
- 136 – Kyren Wilson
- 135, 119 – Ben Woollaston
- 134, 132, 130, 105 – Scott Donaldson
- 134, 132 – Michael Holt
- 134, 112 – Liang Wenbo
- 134 – Zhou Yuelong
- 133, 110 – Xiao Guodong
- 133, 100 – Anthony McGill
- 130, 107 – Mark King
- 130 – Harvey Chandler
- 129, 125 – Hossein Vafaei
- 128, 103 – Stephen Maguire
- 124 – Nigel Bond
- 124 – Marco Fu
- 120 – Wu Yize
- 119 – Robbie Williams
- 117 – Ali Carter
- 115, 103 – Ken Doherty
- 115 – Soheil Vahedi
- 111, 105 – Li Hang
- 109, 105, 102 – Alan McManus
- 108, 100 – David Gilbert
- 107 – Joe O'Connor
- 107 – James Wattana
- 106, 102, 101 – Mark Williams
- 104 – Lu Ning
- 104 – Ricky Walden
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 35[6]
- 146, 108 – Hossein Vafaei
- 143 – Anthony Hamilton
- 142, 118 – Neil Robertson
- 140 – Ashley Hugill
- 140 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 135 – Barry Hawkins
- 131 – Matthew Stevens
- 130 – Fergal O'Brien
- 129 – Joe O'Connor
- 128, 105 – Xu Si
- 127, 105 – Ken Doherty
- 117, 111 – Matthew Selt
- 116 – Lu Ning
- 111, 101 – Gerard Greene
- 108, 103 – Chris Wakelin
- 108 – Luca Brecel
- 108 – Ryan Day
- 108 – Mei Xiwen
- 106 – Ian Burns
- 104 – Ricky Walden
- 102, 101 – Kyren Wilson
- 102 – Martin O'Donnell
- 101 – Rory McLeod
- 101 – Yuan Sijun
- 100 – Sam Baird
- 100 – Robert Milkins
- 100 – Joe Swail
References
- "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "Robertson Storms to Beijing Victory". World Snooker. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Selby Back On Form With China Open Victory". World Snooker. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- "China Open 2019 Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- "China Open 2019 Qualifiers Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2021.