The 2019 Seniors Masters was a senior snooker tournament, that took place on 11 April 2019 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the fourth event on the 2018/2019 World Seniors Tour.[1][2]

The Seniors Masters
Tournament information
Dates11 April 2019
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Seniors Snooker
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£12,500
Winner's share£7,500
Highest breakEngland Barry Pinches (75)
Final
ChampionEngland Joe Johnson
Runner-upEngland Barry Pinches
Score2–1
2018

A qualifying tournament took place from 8 to 10 March at the Northern Snooker Center in Leeds.[3] Barry Pinches won 3–1 in the final against Aaron Canavan.[4]

Despite losing in the final of the qualifying tournament, the reigning World Seniors Champion Aaron Canavan was assigned a place in the tournament following a withdrawal.

Cliff Thorburn won the 2018 edition, beating Johnathan Bagley 2–1 in the final.[5] However, he lost 0–2 to Stephen Hendry in the first round of this year's edition.

1986 world champion Joe Johnson won the event, beating Barry Pinches 2–1 in the final.[6]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[7]

  • Winner: £7,500
  • Runner-up: £2,500
  • Semi-finals: £1,000
  • Highest break: £500
  • Total: £12,500

Main draw

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Quarter-finals
Best of 3 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 3 frames
Final
Best of 3 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Cliff Thorburn (1) 0
 
 
 
  Stephen Hendry 2
 
  Stephen Hendry 0
 
 
 
  Barry Pinches 2
 
  Ken Doherty (4) 0
 
 
 
  Barry Pinches 2
 
  Barry Pinches 1
 
 
 
  Joe Johnson 2*
 
  Jimmy White (3) 1
 
 
 
  Joe Johnson 2*
 
  Joe Johnson 2*
 
 
 
  Aaron Canavan 1
 
  Aaron Canavan (2) w/o
 
 
  John Parrott w/d
 
  • All matches played with a 30-second shot clock, with players having two time-outs per match
  • *Re-spotted black replaced final frame deciders

Final

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Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, 11 April 2019.
Barry Pinches
  England
1–2 Joe Johnson
  England
26–60, 88–7 (72), 0–7 (re-spotted black)
72 Highest break 29
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 0

References

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  1. ^ "World Seniors Calendar 2018/2019" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Revised calendar for the second half of the season – World Seniors Tour 2018/2019". Snooker Legends. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ "ROKiT World Seniors Masters 2019 Qualifier in Leeds". World Seniors. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Barry Pinches Beats Aaron Canavan 3-1". World Seniors. Twitter. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Assetereum World Seniors Masters 2018 – Cliff Thorburn is your Champion!". seniorsnooker.com. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Sheffield Masters 2019 - Joe Johnson is the Master". 12 April 2019.
  7. ^ "World Seniors Snooker Tour Prize Money Schedule 2018/19" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 3 October 2018.