The 2019 Players Championship (officially the 2019 Coral Players Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 4–10 March 2019 in Preston, Lancashire, England.[1] It was the sixteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the newly created Coral Cup.[2]
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 4–10 March 2019 |
| Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
| City | Preston, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £380,000 |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break |  Neil Robertson (AUS) (140) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Score | 10–4 |
← 2018 2020 → | |
Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his 2018 title by defeating Neil Robertson 10–4 in the final.[3] This was O'Sullivan's 35th ranking title, one away from Stephen Hendry's record of 36 ranking titles.[4] O'Sullivan made 3 centuries during the final, including one in the final match-winning frame; this was his 1,000th century break in competitive play, becoming the first player ever to reach that mark.[5]
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £5,000
Seeding list
editThe seedings were conducted on the basis of the one-year ranking list up to and including the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out.[7]
| Rank | Player | Total points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mark Allen (NIR)
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364,000 |
| 2 | Judd Trump (ENG)
|
277,000 |
| 3 | Neil Robertson (AUS)
|
255,500 |
| 4 | Mark Selby (ENG)
|
236,500 |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
|
228,500 |
| 6 |  Mark Williams (WAL)
|
208,500 |
| 7 | Kyren Wilson (ENG)
|
177,500 |
| 8 | David Gilbert (ENG)
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170,000 |
| 9 | Stuart Bingham (ENG)
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167,000 |
| 10 | Jack Lisowski (ENG)
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138,000 |
| 11 | Ali Carter (ENG)
|
113,000 |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG)
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112,000 |
| 13 |  John Higgins (SCO)
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111,000 |
| 14 | Joe Perry (ENG)
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107,500 |
| 15 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
|
107,225 |
| 16 | Stephen Maguire (SCO)
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105,500 |
Main draw
editThe following shows the full results for the tournament. Players listed in bold denote match winners.[8]
| Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Allen (NIR)
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| 16 | Stephen Maguire (SCO)
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| 1 | Mark Allen
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| 9 | Stuart Bingham
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| 8 | David Gilbert (ENG)
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| 9 | Stuart Bingham (ENG)
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| 1 | Mark Allen
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| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
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| 12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG)
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| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | John Higgins
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mark Selby (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | John Higgins (SCO)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Neil Robertson
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| 3 | Neil Robertson (AUS)
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| 14 | Joe Perry (ENG)
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| 3 | Neil Robertson
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| 6 | Mark Williams
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| 6 | Mark Williams (WAL)
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| 11 | Ali Carter (ENG)
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| 3 | Neil Robertson
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| 2 | Judd Trump
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| 7 | Kyren Wilson (ENG)
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| 10 | Jack Lisowski (ENG)
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| 10 | Jack Lisowski
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| 2 | Judd Trump
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| 2 | Judd Trump (ENG)
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| 15 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Final
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, 10 March 2019. | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) England
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10–4 | Neil Robertson (3) Australia
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| Afternoon: 73–1, 118–0, 70–9, 90–25, 50–71, 116–7 (116), 71–14, 29–78, 105–6 (105) Evening: 0–120 (120), 90–5, 0–71, 80–24, 134–7 (134) | ||
| 134 | Highest break | 120 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 1 |
Century breaks
editTotal: 24[9]
- 140, 120, 107, 101 – Neil Robertson
- 134, 116, 116, 106, 105, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 131, 118 – Mark Williams
- 121, 110 – Jack Lisowski
- 121 – Mark Selby
- 115, 113, 106, 105, 104, 100 – Judd Trump
- 110, 104 – Barry Hawkins
- 108 – Mark Allen
References
edit- ^ "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Coral To Sponsor New Snooker Series". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "O'Sullivan Beats Murphy To Equal Titles Record". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Rocket Makes 1,000th Century to Seal Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches 1,000 Career Centuries and Wins Players Championship". BBC Sport. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "1 Year Ranking List - World Snooker". World Snooker. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Ardalen, Hermund. "Results (2019 Players Championship)". snooker.org.
- ^ "Coral Players Championship 2019 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4–10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.