# 2019 Players Championship (snooker)

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. It was the sixteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the newly created Coral Cup.
Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his 2018 title by defeating Neil Robertson 10–4 in the final. This was O'Sullivan's 35th ranking title, one away from Stephen Hendry's record of 36 ranking titles. 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.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £5,000

## Seeding list

The seedings were conducted on the basis of the one-year ranking list up to and including the 2019 Snooker Shoot Out.
| Rank | Player | Total points |
| 1 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 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) | 170,000 |
| 9 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 167,000 |
| 10 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 138,000 |
| 11 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 113,000 |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 112,000 |
| 13 | John Higgins (SCO) | 111,000 |
| 14 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 107,500 |
| 15 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 107,225 |
| 16 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 105,500 |

## Main draw

The following shows the full results for the tournament. Players listed in bold denote match winners.
| Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 2 | 1 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 4 | 9 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | | | | 1 | Mark Allen | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 4 | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 4 | 13 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Neil Robertson | 4 |
| 3 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Neil Robertson | 4 |
| 14 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | 3 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 6 | 6 | Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | | | | 3 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | |
| 10 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 6 | 10 | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 6 | 2 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, 10 March 2019. :
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) England | 10–4 | Neil Robertson (3) Australia |
| 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

Total: 24
* 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