2019 Welsh Open (snooker)

2019 ManBetX Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates	11–17 February 2019
Venue	Motorpoint Arena
City	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson (AUS) (147); Noppon Saengkham (THA) (147)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up	Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Score	9–7
	← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Welsh Open (officially the 2019 ManBetX Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place from 11 to 17 February 2019 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.^[1] It was the thirteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season, and the final event of the season's Home Nations Series.

John Higgins was the defending champion, having beaten Barry Hawkins 9–7 in the 2018 final,^[2] but he was defeated 3–5 by Joe O'Connor in the quarter-finals.

Neil Robertson won the event, gaining his fifteenth ranking title, and his second Home Nations triumph since the re-brand in 2016,^[3] becoming the second player to claim two Home Nations victories after Stuart Bingham, whom he defeated 9–7 in the final. Bingham made eleven centuries throughout the tournament, while Robertson made the fourth 147 break of his career in the fourth frame of his Round 1 match with Jordan Brown, followed by a 140 break to win the match 4–1.^[4]

Noppon Saengkham made his first ever professionally recorded 147 break in the second frame of his third round match against Mark Selby.^[5] It was the fifth time two maximums had been made during the main stages of a ranking event, and the fourth time inside a year.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[6]

Winner: £70,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-final: £20,000
Quarter-final: £10,000
Last 16: £6,000
Last 32: £3,500
Last 64: £2,500

Highest break: £2,000
Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £15,000

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



John Higgins (1)	4

Graeme Dott	0
		John Higgins (1)	4

		Dominic Dale	2
Li Yuan	2

Dominic Dale	4
				John Higgins (1)	4

				Craig Steadman	2
Soheil Vahedi	4

Chen Feilong	0
		Soheil Vahedi	1

		Craig Steadman	4
Alfie Burden	2

Craig Steadman	4
						John Higgins (1)	4

						Jack Lisowski (16)	3
Jack Lisowski (16)	4

Niu Zhuang	3
		Jack Lisowski (16)	4

		Marco Fu	3
Tian Pengfei	1

Marco Fu	4
				Jack Lisowski (16)	4

				Sam Craigie	3
Sean O'Sullivan	1

Ken Doherty	4
		Ken Doherty	1

		Sam Craigie	4
Sam Craigie	4

Mark King	0

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Chris Wakelin	3

Hammad Miah	4
		Hammad Miah	3

		Joe Perry	4
Mark Davis	3

Joe Perry	4
				Joe Perry	2

				Ding Junhui (9)	4
Fergal O'Brien	2

Oliver Lines	4
		Oliver Lines	3

		Ding Junhui (9)	4
Ding Junhui (9)	4

Chris Totten	0
						Ding Junhui (9)	1

						Joe O'Connor	4
Jak Jones	4

Matthew Stevens	2
		Jak Jones	4

		Peter Lines	3
Michael White	2

Peter Lines	4
				Jak Jones	1

				Joe O'Connor	4
Joe O'Connor	4

Rhys Clark	2
		Joe O'Connor	4

		Kyren Wilson (8)	3
Kyren Wilson (8)	4

Andy Lee	0

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Judd Trump (5)	4

Harvey Chandler	0
		Judd Trump (5)	2

		Duane Jones	4
Xiao Guodong	3

Duane Jones	4
				Duane Jones	0

				Robbie Williams	4
Robbie Williams	4

Rod Lawler	0
		Robbie Williams	4

		Anthony Hamilton	1
Anthony Hamilton	4

Sam Baird	0
						Robbie Williams	2

						Stuart Bingham (12)	4
Stuart Bingham (12)	4

Ali Carter	0
		Stuart Bingham (12)	4

		Matthew Selt	1
Jamie Clarke	2

Matthew Selt	4
				Stuart Bingham (12)	4

				Martin O'Donnell	1
Martin O'Donnell	4

Hamza Akbar	0
		Martin O'Donnell	4

		Ricky Walden	1
Ricky Walden	4

Lee Walker	2

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



David Gilbert	3

Jimmy Robertson	4
		Jimmy Robertson	4

		Nigel Bond	3
Nigel Bond	4

Alan McManus	3
				Jimmy Robertson	2

				Zhao Xintong	4
Zhao Xintong	4

Jackson Page	1
		Zhao Xintong	4

		Zhou Yuelong	0
Stephen Maguire (13)	3

Zhou Yuelong	4
						Zhao Xintong	4

						Alexander Ursenbacher	2
Zhang Jiankang	4

Fan Zhengyi	3
		Zhang Jiankang	1

		Alexander Ursenbacher	4
Alexander Ursenbacher	4

Yan Bingtao	2
				Alexander Ursenbacher	4

				Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)	2
Allan Taylor	0

Yuan Sijun	4
		Yuan Sijun	2

		Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)	4
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)	4

Sanderson Lam	2

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Mark Selby (3)	4

Anthony McGill	2
		Mark Selby (3)	4

		Adam Duffy	0
Adam Duffy	4

Zhang Yong	2
				Mark Selby (3)	4

				Noppon Saengkham	1
Eden Sharav	2

Xu Si	4
		Xu Si	1

		Noppon Saengkham	4
Stuart Carrington	3

Noppon Saengkham	4
						Mark Selby (3)	3

						Hossein Vafaei	4
Ryan Day (14)	3

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3

		Lukas Kleckers	4
Lukas Kleckers	4

Peter Ebdon	0
				Lukas Kleckers	2

				Hossein Vafaei	4
Ashley Hugill	3

Hossein Vafaei	4
		Hossein Vafaei	4

		Ross Muir	3
Ross Muir	4

Daniel Wells	2

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Scott Donaldson	4

John Astley	2
		Scott Donaldson	4

		Joe Swail	3
Joe Swail	4

Li Hang	2
				Scott Donaldson	4

				James Cahill	0
James Cahill	4

Gerard Greene	2
		James Cahill	4

		Shaun Murphy (11)	2
Shaun Murphy (11)	4

Adam Stefanow	1
						Scott Donaldson	4

						Ian Burns	2
Luo Honghao	1

Ian Burns	4
		Ian Burns	4

		Liang Wenbo	3
Liam Highfield	3

Liang Wenbo	4
				Ian Burns	4

				Mark Allen (6)	2
Mei Xiwen	4

Michael Holt	3
		Mei Xiwen	1

		Mark Allen (6)	4
Mark Allen (6)	4

Mark Joyce	2

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Barry Hawkins (7)	4

Sunny Akani	0
		Barry Hawkins (7)	4

		Ben Woollaston	2
Lu Ning	1

Ben Woollaston	4
				Barry Hawkins (7)	2

				Michael Georgiou	4
Michael Georgiou	4

David Lilley	0
		Michael Georgiou	4

		Jimmy White	1
Jimmy White	4

Andrew Higginson	2
						Michael Georgiou	0

						Neil Robertson (10)	4
Neil Robertson (10)	4

Jordan Brown	1
		Neil Robertson (10)	4

		Gary Wilson	1
Gary Wilson	4

Robin Hull	0
				Neil Robertson (10)	4

				Paul Davison	3
Rory McLeod	0

Thor Chuan Leong	4
		Thor Chuan Leong	3

		Paul Davison	4
Lyu Haotian	1

Paul Davison	4

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Robert Milkins	0

Mike Dunn	4
		Mike Dunn	4

		James Wattana	3
James Wattana	4

Chen Zifan	3
				Mike Dunn	0

				Kurt Maflin	4
Billy Joe Castle	4

Simon Lichtenberg	3
		Billy Joe Castle	1

		Kurt Maflin	4
Luca Brecel (15)	2

Kurt Maflin	4
						Kurt Maflin	4

						Elliot Slessor	2
Alex Taubman	2

Elliot Slessor	4
		Elliot Slessor	4

		Tom Ford	0
Ashley Carty	2

Tom Ford	4
				Elliot Slessor	4

				Zhang Anda	2
Martin Gould	3

Zhang Anda	4
		Zhang Anda	4

		Mark Williams (2)	2
Mark Williams (2)	4

Kishan Hirani	3

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 11 frames		Final Best of 17 frames



John Higgins (1)	3

Joe O'Connor	5
		Joe O'Connor	2

		Stuart Bingham (12)	6
Stuart Bingham (12)	5

Zhao Xintong	2
				Stuart Bingham (12)	7

				Neil Robertson (10)	9
Hossein Vafaei	5

Scott Donaldson	1
		Hossein Vafaei	0

		Neil Robertson (10)	6
Neil Robertson (10)	5

Kurt Maflin	4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer. Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 17 February 2019.
Stuart Bingham (12) England	7–9	Neil Robertson (10) Australia
Afternoon: 21–72, 42–75, 69–29, 34–97, 6–72, 79–22, 13–70, 122–1 (102) Evening: 53–65, 26–92, 96–8, 60–58, 78–1, 87–9, 36–61, 0–83
102	Highest break	83
1	Century breaks	0

Century breaks

Total: 81 ^[7]

147, 140, 140, 136, 103 – Neil Robertson
147, 102 – Noppon Saengkham
140, 134, 127, 122, 115, 101 – Jack Lisowski
140, 108 – Liam Highfield
139, 135, 128, 115, 107 – Mark Selby
139 – Lyu Haotian
136, 127, 121 – Joe Perry
135, 132, 129, 106, 104, 103 – Zhao Xintong
134, 128, 125, 124, 119, 112, 107, 104, 103, 102, 100 – Stuart Bingham
131 – Joe O'Connor
131 – Lukas Kleckers
131 – Mei Xiwen
130, 110 – Scott Donaldson
128 – Matthew Selt
127, 100 – Elliot Slessor
126 – Kishan Hirani
125, 102 – Robbie Williams
122 – Alan McManus
120, 118, 116 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
120, 104 – Kurt Maflin
118, 118 – Oliver Lines
116 – Lu Ning
115 – James Cahill
113 – Martin O'Donnell
106, 103 – John Higgins
106 – Hossein Vafaei
105 – Anthony McGill
105 – Thor Chuan Leong
105 – Lee Walker
104, 103, 102 – Ian Burns
104 – Sean O'Sullivan
104 – Jackson Page
104 – Jimmy Robertson
104 – Xiao Guodong
103 – Sam Craigie
103 – Hammad Miah
102 – Shaun Murphy
100 – Mark Allen
100 – Michael Georgiou

References

^ "2018/2019 Calendar_February". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
^ "Higgins Wins Record Fifth Welsh Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
^ "Robertson Claims Cardiff Crown". World Snooker. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
^ "Robertson Makes Motorpoint Maximum". World Snooker. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "Saengkham Makes Cardiff 147". World Snooker. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
^ "ManBetX Welsh Open 2019 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11–17 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

[1] "2018/2019 Calendar_February". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

[2] "Higgins Wins Record Fifth Welsh Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

[3] "Robertson Claims Cardiff Crown". World Snooker. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

[4] "Robertson Makes Motorpoint Maximum". World Snooker. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

[5] "Saengkham Makes Cardiff 147". World Snooker. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

[6] "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

[7] "ManBetX Welsh Open 2019 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11–17 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

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