# 2019 Welsh Open (snooker)

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. 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, 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, 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.
Noppon Saengkham made his first ever professionally recorded 147 break in the second frame of his third round match against Mark Selby. 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:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £15,000

## Main draw
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| John Higgins (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | 0 | John Higgins (1) | 4 | | |
| | | Dominic Dale | 2 | | |
| Li Yuan | 2 | Dominic Dale | 2 | | |
| Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | 4 | | | John Higgins (1) | 4 |
| | | | | Craig Steadman | 2 |
| Soheil Vahedi | 4 | | | Craig Steadman | 2 |
| Chen Feilong | 0 | | | | |
| Chen Feilong | 0 | Soheil Vahedi | 1 | | |
| | | Craig Steadman | 4 | | |
| Alfie Burden | 2 | Craig Steadman | 4 | | |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | John Higgins (1) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Jack Lisowski (16) | 3 |
| Jack Lisowski (16) | 4 | | | | | Jack Lisowski (16) | 3 |
| Niu Zhuang | 3 | | | | | | |
| Niu Zhuang | 3 | Jack Lisowski (16) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 1 | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | |
| Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | 4 | | | Jack Lisowski (16) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Sam Craigie | 3 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | | | Sam Craigie | 3 |
| Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | 4 | Ken Doherty | 1 | | |
| | | Sam Craigie | 4 | | |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | Sam Craigie | 4 | | |
| Mark King | 0 | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Chris Wakelin | 3 | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 4 | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 4 | Hammad Miah | 3 | | |
| | | Joe Perry | 4 | | |
| Mark Davis | 3 | Joe Perry | 4 | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | | | Joe Perry | 2 |
| | | | | Ding Junhui (9) | 4 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | Ding Junhui (9) | 4 |
| Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 4 | Oliver Lines | 3 | | |
| | | Ding Junhui (9) | 4 | | |
| Ding Junhui (9) | 4 | Ding Junhui (9) | 4 | | |
| Chris Totten | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chris Totten | 0 | | | | | Ding Junhui (9) | 1 |
| | | | | | | Joe O'Connor | 4 |
| Jak Jones | 4 | | | | | Joe O'Connor | 4 |
| Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | 2 | Jak Jones | 4 | | | | |
| | | Peter Lines | 3 | | | | |
| Michael White | 2 | Peter Lines | 3 | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 4 | | | Jak Jones | 1 | | |
| | | | | Joe O'Connor | 4 |
| Joe O'Connor | 4 | | | Joe O'Connor | 4 |
| Rhys Clark | 2 | | | | |
| Rhys Clark | 2 | Joe O'Connor | 4 | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson (8) | 3 | | |
| Kyren Wilson (8) | 4 | Kyren Wilson (8) | 3 | | |
| Andy Lee | 0 | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Judd Trump (5) | 4 | | | | |
| Harvey Chandler | 0 | | | | |
| Harvey Chandler | 0 | Judd Trump (5) | 2 | | |
| | | Duane Jones | 4 | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 3 | Duane Jones | 4 | | |
| Duane Jones | 4 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 4 | | | Duane Jones | 0 |
| | | | | Robbie Williams | 4 |
| Robbie Williams | 4 | | | Robbie Williams | 4 |
| Rod Lawler | 0 | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | 0 | Robbie Williams | 4 | | |
| | | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | |
| Sam Baird | 0 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 0 | | | | | Robbie Williams | 2 |
| | | | | | | Stuart Bingham (12) | 4 |
| Stuart Bingham (12) | 4 | | | | | Stuart Bingham (12) | 4 |
| Ali Carter | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | 0 | Stuart Bingham (12) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | |
| Jamie Clarke | 2 | Matthew Selt | 1 | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | | | Stuart Bingham (12) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Martin O'Donnell | 1 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | Martin O'Donnell | 1 |
| Hamza Akbar | 0 | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 0 | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | |
| | | Ricky Walden | 1 | | |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | Ricky Walden | 1 | | |
| Lee Walker | 2 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| David Gilbert | 3 | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | |
| | | Nigel Bond | 3 | | |
| Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | 3 | | |
| Alan McManus | 3 | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 3 | | | Jimmy Robertson | 2 |
| | | | | Zhao Xintong | 4 |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | Zhao Xintong | 4 |
| Jackson Page | 1 | | | | |
| Jackson Page | 1 | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | |
| | | Zhou Yuelong | 0 | | |
| Stephen Maguire (13) | 3 | Zhou Yuelong | 0 | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | Zhao Xintong | 4 |
| | | | | | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 2 |
| Zhang Jiankang | 4 | | | | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 2 |
| Fan Zhengyi | 3 | | | | | | |
| Fan Zhengyi | 3 | Zhang Jiankang | 1 | | | | |
| | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 2 | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 2 | | | Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | |
| | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 2 |
| Allan Taylor | 0 | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 2 |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | Yuan Sijun | 2 | | |
| | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 4 | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 4 | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 2 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Mark Selby (3) | 4 | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | 2 | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | 2 | Mark Selby (3) | 4 | | |
| | | Adam Duffy | 0 | | |
| Adam Duffy | 4 | Adam Duffy | 0 | | |
| Zhang Yong | 2 | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | 2 | | | Mark Selby (3) | 4 |
| | | | | Noppon Saengkham | 1 |
| Eden Sharav | 2 | | | Noppon Saengkham | 1 |
| Xu Si | 4 | | | | |
| Xu Si | 4 | Xu Si | 1 | | |
| | | Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 3 | Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | Mark Selby (3) | 3 |
| | | | | | | Hossein Vafaei | 4 |
| Ryan Day (14) | 3 | | | | | Hossein Vafaei | 4 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 | | | | |
| | | Lukas Kleckers | 4 | | | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 4 | Lukas Kleckers | 4 | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 0 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 0 | | | Lukas Kleckers | 2 | | |
| | | | | Hossein Vafaei | 4 |
| Ashley Hugill | 3 | | | Hossein Vafaei | 4 |
| Hossein Vafaei | 4 | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 4 | Hossein Vafaei | 4 | | |
| | | Ross Muir | 3 | | |
| Ross Muir | 4 | Ross Muir | 3 | | |
| Daniel Wells | 2 | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | |
| John Astley | 2 | | | | |
| John Astley | 2 | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | |
| | | Joe Swail | 3 | | |
| Joe Swail | 4 | Joe Swail | 3 | | |
| Li Hang | 2 | | | | |
| Li Hang | 2 | | | Scott Donaldson | 4 |
| | | | | James Cahill | 0 |
| James Cahill | 4 | | | James Cahill | 0 |
| Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 2 | James Cahill | 4 | | |
| | | Shaun Murphy (11) | 2 | | |
| Shaun Murphy (11) | 4 | Shaun Murphy (11) | 2 | | |
| Adam Stefanow | 1 | | | | | | |
| Adam Stefanow | 1 | | | | | Scott Donaldson | 4 |
| | | | | | | Ian Burns | 2 |
| Luo Honghao | 1 | | | | | Ian Burns | 2 |
| Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 4 | Ian Burns | 4 | | | | |
| | | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 3 | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | Ian Burns | 4 | | |
| | | | | Mark Allen (6) | 2 |
| Mei Xiwen | 4 | | | Mark Allen (6) | 2 |
| Michael Holt | 3 | | | | |
| Michael Holt | 3 | Mei Xiwen | 1 | | |
| | | Mark Allen (6) | 4 | | |
| Mark Allen (6) | 4 | Mark Allen (6) | 4 | | |
| Mark Joyce | 2 | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Barry Hawkins (7) | 4 | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | 0 | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | 0 | Barry Hawkins (7) | 4 | | |
| | | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | |
| Lu Ning | 1 | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | Barry Hawkins (7) | 2 |
| | | | | Michael Georgiou | 4 |
| Michael Georgiou | 4 | | | Michael Georgiou | 4 |
| David Lilley | 0 | | | | |
| David Lilley | 0 | Michael Georgiou | 4 | | |
| | | Jimmy White | 1 | | |
| Jimmy White | 4 | Jimmy White | 1 | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | Michael Georgiou | 0 |
| | | | | | | Neil Robertson (10) | 4 |
| Neil Robertson (10) | 4 | | | | | Neil Robertson (10) | 4 |
| Jordan Brown | 1 | | | | | | |
| Jordan Brown | 1 | Neil Robertson (10) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Gary Wilson | 1 | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | 1 | | | | |
| Robin Hull | 0 | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | 0 | | | Neil Robertson (10) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Paul Davison | 3 |
| Rory McLeod | 0 | | | Paul Davison | 3 |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | | | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | Thor Chuan Leong | 3 | | |
| | | Paul Davison | 4 | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 1 | Paul Davison | 4 | | |
| Paul Davison | 4 | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| Robert Milkins | 0 | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | 4 | Mike Dunn | 4 | | |
| | | James Wattana | 3 | | |
| James Wattana | 4 | James Wattana | 3 | | |
| Chen Zifan | 3 | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | 3 | | | Mike Dunn | 0 |
| | | | | Kurt Maflin | 4 |
| Billy Joe Castle | 4 | | | Kurt Maflin | 4 |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 3 | | | | |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 3 | Billy Joe Castle | 1 | | |
| | | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | |
| Luca Brecel (15) | 2 | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | Kurt Maflin | 4 |
| | | | | | | Elliot Slessor | 2 |
| Alex Taubman | 2 | | | | | Elliot Slessor | 2 |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | |
| | | Tom Ford | 0 | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | 2 | Tom Ford | 0 | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | | | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | |
| | | | | Zhang Anda | 2 |
| Martin Gould | 3 | | | Zhang Anda | 2 |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | Zhang Anda | 4 | | |
| | | Mark Williams (2) | 2 | | |
| Mark Williams (2) | 4 | Mark Williams (2) | 2 | | |
| Kishan Hirani | 3 | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| John Higgins (1) | 3 | | |
| Joe O'Connor | 5 | | |
| Joe O'Connor | 5 | Joe O'Connor | 2 |
| | | Stuart Bingham (12) | 6 |
| Stuart Bingham (12) | 5 | Stuart Bingham (12) | 6 |
| Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | Stuart Bingham (12) | 7 |
| | | | | Neil Robertson (10) | 9 |
| Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | Neil Robertson (10) | 9 |
| Scott Donaldson | 1 | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 1 | Hossein Vafaei | 0 | | |
| | | Neil Robertson (10) | 6 |
| Neil Robertson (10) | 5 | Neil Robertson (10) | 6 |
| 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
* 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