2019 World Seniors Championship

The 2019 World Seniors Championship was a snooker tournament, that took place from 15 to 18 August 2019 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the first event of the 2019–20 World Seniors Tour. It was the tenth World Seniors Championship, first held in 1991. The event had a total prize fund of £63,500 up from £18,000 the previous year, with £15,000 more for the winner, at £25,000.

2019 World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates15–18 August 2019 (2019-08-15 – 2019-08-18)
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Seniors Snooker
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£63,500
Winner's share£25,000
Highest breakThailand James Wattana (113)
Final
ChampionEngland Jimmy White
Runner-upWales Darren Morgan
Score5–3
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Aaron Canavan was the defending champion, having won the 2018 edition with a 4–3 victory against Patrick Wallace in the final. However, he lost 3–1 to Leo Fernandez in the quarter finals. Jimmy White won the title, defeating Darren Morgan 5–3 in the final.

Overview
photo of the Crucible Theatre
The event was held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England

The World Seniors Championship is a snooker tournament that first took place in 1991.[1] The event is open to players over 40 who are not in the top 64 of the world rankings.[2] The 2019 event took place from 15 to 18 August 2019 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the first event of the 2019–20 World Seniors Tour and the 10th edition of the World Seniors Championship.[1] The event featured 20 participants,[3] with matches being contested as the best-of-5 frames, until the final, which was a best-of-9.[4] Aaron Canavan was the defending champion, having won the 2018 edition with a 4–3 victory against Patrick Wallace in the final.[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[6]

  • Winner: £25,000
  • Runner-up: £10,000
  • Semi-finalist: £7,500
  • Quarter-finalist: £3,000
  • Highest break: £1,500
  • Total: £63,500

Participants

Fourteen players were invited to play at the event, ten by the WPBSA and four by continental governing bodies:[7][8]

In addition, six qualifying events took place during the World Seniors Tour 2018–19, with winners receiving a place at the event.[10][8]


Summary

The first two rounds were played on 15 and 16 August 2019 as the best of 5 frames.[11] Four matches were held as qualifiers to reach the last 16. Both James Wattana and Darren Morgan won their matches 3–0, with Wattana making the only century break of the tournament, a 113 in the opening frame.[12] Chinese player Chen Gang and Maltese player Tony Drago also qualified after 3–1 and 3–2 victories. Three of the four would also win their second round match, with Chen defeating Cliff Thorburn, Morgan defeating John Parrott and Wattana completing a whitewash over Joe Johnson.[13] Leo Fernandez and Stephen Hendry also completed second round 3–0 whitewash victories over Joris Maas and Drago, respectively.[14][15]

The quarter-finals were held on 17 August as the best of five frames.[11] Fernandez completed a 3–1 victory over defending champion Canavan, White defeated Stuart Watson 3–2 whilst Wattana defeated Gang and Morgan defeated Hendry 3–1.[16] The quarter-finals were prefaced by a women's exhibition four player tournament, won by Reanne Evans.[17] The semi-finals, played on 18 August were held between White and Wattana, and Morgan and Fernandez.[13] White won his match 3-1 before Morgan completed a 3-0 victory in the second semi-final.[18][17]

The final was played on 19 August as the best of nine frames. Morgan won the opening frame, before White made a break of 55 to win the second. White took a 3-2 lead after a break of 53 in frame five.[19] Morgan took frame six to tie the match before White made the highest break of the final, an 86. White took the next frame to complete a 5-3 victory and win the event for the second time. Having lost the World Snooker Championship final at the venue six times, this was the first tournament that White had won at the Crucible Theatre.[19]

Main draw

The draw for the event is shown below. Players in bold denote match winners.[20]

 
Round 1
Best of 5 frames		Last 16
Best of 5 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 9 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Aaron Canavan (JEY)3
 
 
 Au Chi-wai (HKG)1
 
 
 
 
 
 Aaron Canavan (JEY) 1
 
 
 Leo Fernandez (IRL)3
 
 
 
 
 
 Leo Fernandez (IRL)3
 
 
 Joris Maas (NLD)0
 
 
 
 
 
 Leo Fernandez (IRL) 0
 
 
 Darren Morgan (WAL) 3
 
 
 
 
 
 John Parrott (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Darren Morgan (WAL)3
 
 Willie Thorne (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Darren Morgan (WAL)3
 
 Darren Morgan (WAL)3
 
 
 Stephen Hendry (SCO)1
 
 
 
 
 
 Stephen Hendry (SCO)3
 
 
 
 Tony Drago (MLT)2
 
 Tony Drago (MLT)3
 
 
 
 Dene O'Kane (NZL)2
 
 Darren Morgan (WAL) 3
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 
 
 Joe Johnson (ENG)0
 
 
 
 James Wattana (THA)3
 
 James Wattana (THA)3
 
 
 
 Mohammed Abdelkader (EGY)0
 
 James Wattana (THA)3
 
 
 Chen Gang (CHN)1
 
 
 
 
 
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)1
 
 
 
 Chen Gang (CHN)3
 
 Tony Knowles (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Chen Gang (CHN)3
 
 James Wattana (THA) 1
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 
 
 Dennis Taylor (NIR)0
 
 
 Stuart Watson (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 
 
 Stuart Watson (ENG) 2
 
 
  Jimmy White (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG)3
 
 
 Rhydian Richards (WAL)1
 
 
 
 

Final
Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb[21]


Crucible Theatre, 18 August 2019

Darren Morgan
 Wales		 3–5 Jimmy White
 England
56–46, 55–69 (Morgan 55), 66–27, 33–72, 13–77 (53), 62–43, 20–124 (86), 56–69
55 Highest break 86
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 2

Century breaks

There was only one century break made during the event, James Wattana made a 113 in the first round.[22]

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