2019 English Open (snooker) explained

Tournament Name:2019 19.com English Open
Venue:K2 Leisure Centre
Location:Crawley
Country:England
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£405,000
Winners Share:£70,000
Highest Break: (147)
Score:9–1
Previous:2018
Next:2020

The 2019 English Open (officially the 2019 19.com English Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 14 to 20 October 2019 at the K2 Leisure Centre in Crawley, England. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2019–20 snooker season and the first of the 2019 Home Nations Series. The event was the fourth edition of the English Open, first held in 2016. Betting company 19.com sponsored the tournament.

The defending champion was Stuart Bingham, who defeated Mark Davis 9–7 in the 2018 final. Bingham lost 1–4 to Si Jiahui in the second round of the tournament. Mark Selby defeated David Gilbert 9–1 in the final to win his 16th ranking title.

A total of 71 century breaks were made during the tournament. Tom Ford made the highest break of the event, his fifth career maximum break, and the second 147 of the season, in the of his 4–3 win over Shaun Murphy in the last 16.

Format

The English Open was first played in 2016 as a world ranking tournament and a part of the Home Nations Series.[1] [2] The 2019 event was held in the K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, England.[3] The event was the fourth ranking tournament of the 2019–20 snooker season, and the first of four Home Nations Series events.[4] The event followed the China Championship and preceded the World Open.[3]

Stuart Bingham, who defeated Mark Davis 9–7 in the 2018 final was the defending champion.[5] All matches were played as the best of 7 until the quarter-finals, at which point the number increased: 9 in the quarter-finals; 11 in the semi-finals; and the best of 19 frames in the final.[6] Chinese sports prediction website 19.com sponsored the event,[7] which was broadcast by Quest in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland; in Europe by Eurosport; NowTV in Hong Kong; Superstars Online, Youku and Zhibo.tv in China; DAZN in Canada; Truesport in Thailand and Sky Sport in New Zealand.[8]

Prize fund

The event's total prize fund was a total of £405,000, with the winner receiving £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below:[9]

Summary

Rounds one to four were played between 14 and 17 October as the best of seven frames.[6] Tian Pengfei defeated Gerard Greene, Alan McManus and Dominic Dale to reach the last 16 round. He met Si Jiahui, who had defeated the defending champion Stuart Bingham in the second round 4–1. Tian completed a whitewash over Si Jiahui.[6] Tom Ford, seeded 24, completed 4–0 wins over Peter Lines and Lu Ning before defeating Kyren Wilson 4–2.[6] In the last 16, Ford played Shaun Murphy, and made a maximum break in the final frame to win the match 4–3.[10] Twelfth seed David Gilbert defeated Stuart Carrington, amateur Ryan Davies, Kurt Maflin to meet Zhao Xintong in the last 16, which he won 4–3.[6] Ricky Walden received a bye in his second round match against Sam Craigie, after Craigie failed to arrive before defeating Michael Holt 4–3 to reach the last 16.[6] There he met Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and won 4–2.[6]

Chinese player Mei Xiwen defeated Yan Bingtao, Li Hang and Elliot Slessor. He met five-time World Snooker Championship winner Ronnie O'Sullivan, defeating him 4–3.[11] Mark Selby, ranked sixth defeated Barry Pinches, Martin O'Donnell and Matthew Selt before defeating Xiao Guodong 4–1 to reach the quarter-finals.[6] Mark Allen completed two whitewashes over Andy Lee and tenth seed Barry Hawkins to progress to the quarter-finals.[11] World number 80 Lee Walker defeated Chen Zifan and Robbie Williams to play world number one Judd Trump in the last 32.[11] Trump did not a ball in the opening two frames as Walker won the match 4–2, and defeated Gary Wilson to reach the quarter-finals.[12] [6]

The quarter-finals were played on 18 October as the best of 9 frames.[6] Ford completed a 5-0 whitewash over Tian.[13] [14] Allen defeated Walker, who won only frame 5.[14] Selby defeated Mei, who had led by three frames.[15] The match between Gilbert and Walden went to a as Gilbert won 5–4.[13] The semi-finals were played as the best of 11 frames on 19 October.[6] The first was held as Gilbert defeated Ford 6–3.[16] [17] Allen and Selby faced off in the second semi-final, as Selby led 3–1 but later trailed 3–5.[17] Selby took the last three frames to win the match 6–5.[17]

The final was played on 20 October between Selby and Gilbert, as the best of 17 frames held over two .[6] [18] Selby won the first five frames with breaks of 88, 68, 79 and 85 before Gilbert won frame six with a century break.[18] Selby made a of 130 in frame seven, before a 97 in the last frame of the session put him 7–1 up.[18] Selby won both of the two frames in the second session, with a century break in frame 10 to win 9–1.[19] [20] After the win, Selby commented, "It's been a long time since I won my last tournament .. I've been second guessing myself wondering if I am doing things right."[21] He also commented that Gilbert would win a ranking event soon.[22] This was the 16th career ranking win for Selby.[23]

Main draw

The results from the event are shown below. Seeded players have their seedings in brackets. Players highlighted in bold denote match winners.[6]

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri.
K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, England, 20 October 2019.
David Gilbert (12)
1–9Mark Selby (6)
Afternoon: 0–88,,,,,,,
Evening: 65–68,
101Highest break130
1Century breaks2

Century breaks

A total of 71 century breaks were made during the event. The highest was a maximum break made by Ford in the final frame of his 4–3 win over Murphy.[24]

Notes and References

  1. News: World Championship: Snooker tour to be revamped in 2016 . . 29 April 2015 . Shamoon . Hafez . 30 May 2016 . 27 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150627091944/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/32519199 . live .
  2. Web site: Hearn Announces New Five Year Plan . 29 April 2015 . World Snooker . 30 May 2016 . 10 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161010214338/http://www.worldsnooker.com/hearn-announces-new-five-year-plan/ . live .
  3. Web site: Calendar for the 2019/20 season . World Snooker . 21 May 2019 . 27 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190527181632/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Click-here-for-the-calendar.pdf . live .
  4. Web site: Pole . Matt. English Open set to return to Crawley . crawleyobserver.co.uk . 6 July 2021 . 27 July 2019 .
  5. Web site: Bingham Captures English Crown . World Snooker . 21 October 2018 . 23 October 2018 . 23 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181023034738/http://www.worldsnooker.com/bingham-captures-english-crown/ . live .
  6. Web site: 19.com English Open (2019) - snooker.org . Årdalen . Hermund . snooker.org . 6 July 2021 . no .
  7. Web site: The first event prediction, the latest sports news-19 information . 19.com . 12 April 2021 . 12 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412184522/https://19.com/cn/ . live .
  8. Web site: Tournament Broadcasters 2019–20 . World Snooker . 28 June 2019 . 12 April 2021 . 13 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200113221936/https://wst.tv/tournaments-broadcasters-2019-20/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Prize money schedule 2019/20 . World Snooker . 6 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200211021528/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Click-here-for-the-full-prize-money-schedule-2.pdf . dead . 11 February 2020 .
  10. Web site: Ford Makes 147 To Beat Murphy . World Snooker . 17 October 2019. 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200220212051/https://wst.tv/ford-makes-147-to-beat-murphy/ . dead . 20 February 2020 .
  11. Web site: Snooker news – Ronnie O'Sullivan stunned by Mei Xiwen at English Open . Eurosport . 17 October 2019. 13 April 2021 . 17 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191017200530/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/english-open/2019-2020/snooker-news-ronnie-osullivan-stunned-by-mei-xiwen-at-english-open_sto7502673/story.shtml . live .
  12. Web site: Snooker news – Judd Trump shocked by world No 80 Lee Walker at English Open . Eurosport . 17 October 2019. 13 April 2021 . Gray, James . 17 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191017200522/https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/english-open/2019-2020/snooker-news-judd-trump-shocked-by-world-no-80-lee-walker-at-english-open_sto7502408/story.shtml . live .
  13. Web site: English Open quarter-final results: Mark Selby defeats Mei Xi Wen 5–3 while David Gilbert beats Ricky Walden 5–4 . Sporting Life. UK . 13 April 2021 . Mann, Richard . 18 October 2019 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413121239/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/selby-toughs-it-out-to-progress/172947 . live .
  14. Web site: Snooker news – Mark Allen sets up Mark Selby showdown, Tom Ford crushes Tian Pengfei at English Open . Eurosport . 18 October 2019. 13 April 2021 . 19 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210119220449/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/english-open/2019-2020/mark-allen-sets-up-mark-selby-showdown-tom-ford-crushes-tian-pengei-at-english-open_sto7503990/story.shtml . live .
  15. Web site: Snooker news – English Open: Mark Selby stages fightback to down Mei Xiwen, Gilbert sees off Walden . Eurosport . 18 October 2019. 13 April 2021 . 3 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201203233240/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/english-open/2019-2020/snooker-news-english-open-mark-selby-stages-fightback-to-down-mei-xiwen-gilbert-sees-off-walden_sto7503399/story.shtml . live .
  16. Web site: English Open free semi-finals betting preview and tips including David Gilbert and Mark Allen . Sporting Life. UK . 13 April 2021 . Mann, Richard . 18 October 2019 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413120521/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/english-open-gilbert-going-for-glory/172951 . live .
  17. News: Selby beats Allen in final-frame decider . 19 October 2019 . BBC Sport . 13 April 2021 . 14 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210314233437/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/50109629 . live .
  18. Web site: Hincks . Michael . English Open: Mark Selby takes commanding lead against David Gilbert in final . Eurosport . 20 October 2019. 13 April 2021 .
  19. Web site: English Open final score and report: Mark Selby beats David Gilbert 9–1 . Richard . Mann . 20 October 2019 . Sporting Life. UK . 21 October 2019 . 21 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191021115347/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/selby-crowned-english-open-champion/173009 . live .
  20. Web site: English Open: Dominant Mark Selby demolishes David Gilbert to win English Open . Eurosport . 20 October 2019. 13 April 2021 . 18 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210118081355/https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/english-open/2019-2020/english-open-dominant-mark-selby-demolishes-david-gilbert-to-win-english-open_sto7506794/story.shtml . live .
  21. News: Selby beats Gilbert to win English Open . BBC Sport . 13 April 2021 . 20 October 2019 . 11 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191211185653/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/50119006 . live .
  22. Web site: English Open final score and report: Mark Selby beats David Gilbert 9–1 . Sporting Life. UK . 13 April 2021 . Mann, Richard . 20 October 2019 . 12 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200912192448/https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/selby-crowned-english-open-champion/173009 . live .
  23. Web site: English Open: Mark Selby hammers David Gilbert 9–1 in final . 20 October 2019 . BBC Sport . 21 October 2019 . 11 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191211185647/https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/50119006 . live .
  24. Web site: 19.com English Open 2019 – Centuries . World Snooker . 14 October 2019 . 22 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200222201940/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14106/19-com-english-open-2019 . dead .

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