Overview of the events of 2019 in cue sports
Judd Trump (pictured in 2015) won the 2019 World Snooker Championship defeating John Higgins 18–9
The year of 2019 included professional tournaments surrounding table-top cue sports . These events include snooker , pool disciplines and billiards . Whilst these are traditionally singles sports, some matches and tournaments are held as doubles, or team events. The snooker season runs between May and April, whilst the pool and billiards seasons run in the calendar year.
Four men's adult world championships were held in 2019, with Judd Trump winning the World Snooker Championship , Ko Ping-chung winning the WPA World Ten-ball Championship , nine-ball by Fedor Gorst and the World Billiards Championship by Peter Gilchrist respectively. Women's world championships featured a World Snooker Championship won by Reanne Evans and the World Billiards Championship won by Anna Lynch . The events in this list are professional, pro–am , or notable amateur cue sports tournaments from the year of 2019.
Pool
The cue sport pool encapsulates several disciplines, such as straight pool and nine-ball . Ko Ping-chung won the WPA World Ten-ball Championship ,[ 1] whilst the World Cup of Pool was won by Austria.[ 1] In events where there was more than one competition, (m) refers to men, (f) to women, and (w) to a wheelchair competition.
Euro Tour
The Euro Tour is a professional nine-ball series run across Europe by the European Pocket Billiard Federation . The season featured six events, with five women's tournaments.[ 16]
Women's pool
Southeast Asian Games
English billiards
The 2018–2019 English billiards season started at the end of August 2018.[ 29] David Causier won the World Matchplay Championship, defeating Peter Gilchrist in the final 8–7.[ 29] The 2019–2020 season started in September 2019, with Peter Gilchrist and Anna Lynch winning the World Billiards Championship titles in October 2019.[ 29] [ 30]
Southeast Asian Games
Snooker
The World Snooker season begins in July, and ends in May. Judd Trump won his first World Snooker Championship , defeating four-time champion John Higgins in the final. Reanne Evans won the women's world championship, defeating Nutcharut Wongharuthai in the final 6–3.[ 34]
World ranking events
Date(s)
Tournament
Location
Result
Refs.
30 January – 3 February
German Masters
Germany (Berlin )
Kyren Wilson defeated David Gilbert , 9–7
[ 35]
4 –10 February
World Grand Prix
England (Cheltenham )
Judd Trump defeated Ali Carter , 10–6.
[ 36]
11 –17 February
Welsh Open
Wales (Cardiff )
Neil Robertson defeated Stuart Bingham , 9–7
[ 37]
21 –24 February
Snooker Shoot Out
England (Watford )
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Michael Holt , 1–0
[ 38]
27 February – 3 March
Indian Open
India (Kochi )
Matthew Selt defeated Lyu Haotian , 5–3
[ 39]
6 –10 March
Players Championship
England (Preston )
Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Neil Robertson , 10–4
[ 40]
15 –17 March
Gibraltar Open
Gibraltar
Stuart Bingham defeated Ryan Day , 4–1
[ 41]
19 –24 March
Tour Championship
Wales (Llandudno )
Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Neil Robertson , 13–11
[ 42]
1 –7 April
China Open
China (Beijing )
Neil Robertson defeated Jack Lisowski , 11–4
[ 43]
20 April – 6 May
World Snooker Championship
England (Sheffield )
Judd Trump defeated John Higgins , 18–9
[ 44]
26 –28 July
Riga Masters
Latvia (Riga )
Yan Bingtao defeated Mark Joyce , 5–2
[ 45]
4 –11 August
International Championship
China (Daqing )
Judd Trump defeated Shaun Murphy , 10–3
[ 46]
23 –29 September
China Championship
China (Guangzhou )
Shaun Murphy defeated Mark Williams , 10–9
[ 47]
14 –20 October
English Open
England (Crawley )
Mark Selby defeated David Gilbert , 9–1
[ 48]
28 October – 3 November
World Open
China (Yushan )
Judd Trump defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh , 10–5
[ 49]
11 –17 November
Northern Ireland Open
Northern Ireland (Belfast )
Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan , 9–7
[ 50]
26 November – 8 December
UK Championship
England (York )
Ding Junhui defeated Stephen Maguire , 10–6
[ 51]
9 –15 December
Scottish Open
Scotland (Glasgow )
Mark Selby defeated Jack Lisowski , 9–6
[ 52]
Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour was a secondary non-professional snooker tour with events for invited players.[ 53] [ 54]
Non-ranking events
Pro–am events
Two events in 2019 were denoted as pro–am , with the events open to specific professional and local amateur players.[ 66] [ 67]
Team event
Date(s)
Tournament
Location
Result
Refs.
24 –30 June
World Cup
China (Wuxi )
Scotland defeated China, 4–0
[ 68]
Variant events
World Seniors Tour
The World Seniors Tour is an amateur series open to players aged 40 and over.[ 70] There were four events in the 2019 World Seniors Tour.[ 70]
Women's snooker
Date(s)
Tournament
Location
Result
Refs.
1–3 February
Belgian Women's Open
Belgium (Bruges )
Reanne Evans defeated Ng On-yee , 4–1
[ 34]
12–15 April
Festival of Women's Snooker
England (Leeds )
World Six-red Championship: Reanne Evans defeated Nutcharut Wongharuthai , 4–1 World Ten-red Championship: Reanne Evans defeated Ng On-yee , 4–3 World Under-21 Championship: Ploychompoo Laokiatphong defeated Nutcharut Wongharuthai , 3–1 World Seniors Championship: Jenny Poulter defeated Jan Hughes, 2–0
[ 34]
20–23 June
World Women's Snooker Championship
Thailand (Bangkok )
Reanne Evans defeated Nutcharut Wongharuthai , 6–3
[ 34]
17 August
Women's Tour Championship
England (Sheffield )
Reanne Evans defeated Ng On-yee , 1–0
[ 75]
15–17 September
UK Women's Championship
England (Leeds )
Reanne Evans defeated Maria Catalano , 4–2
[ 76]
15–21 September
IBSF Six-red Championship
Myanmar (Mandalay )
Nutcharut Wongharuthai defeated Amee Kamani , 4–2
[ 77] [ 78]
17–20 October
Australian Women's Snooker Open
Australia (Sydney )
Nutcharut Wongharuthai defeated Ng On-yee , 4–2
[ 79]
29 October – 9 November
IBSF World Snooker Championship
Turkey (Antalya )
Ng On-yee defeated Nutcharut Wongharuthai , 5–2
[ 80]
23–24 November
Eden Women's Masters
England (Gloucester )
Reanne Evans defeated Ng On-yee , 4–2
[ 81]
Amateur snooker championships
Date(s)
Tournament
Location
Result
Refs.
6–15 January
Qatar Six-red World Cup
Qatar (Doha )
Amir Sarkhosh defeated Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon , 7–6
[ 82]
16–19 January
Nordic Snooker Championship
Sweden (Stockholm )
Daniel Kandi defeated Patrik Tiihonen , 5–4
[ 83]
30 January – 3 February
Pan American Snooker Championship
USA (Houston )
Igor Figueiredo defeated Renat Denkha , 6–1
[ 84]
17 February – 2 March
EBSA European Individual Snooker Championships
Israel (Eilat )
U18: Aaron Hill defeated Dylan Emery , 4–3. U21: Jackson Page defeated Ross Bulman , 5–1. Senior: Kacper Filipiak defeated David Lilley , 5–4
[ 85]
14–17 March
Oceania Snooker Championship
Australia (Mount Pritchard )
Steve Mifsud defeated Kurt Dunham , 6–4
[ 86]
29 May – 9 June
European Snooker Championships
Serbia (Belgrade )
Open: Kristján Helgason defeated Francisco Sánchez Ruíz , 4–1. Ladies: Diana Stateczny defeated Anastasia Nechaeva , 4–2 6red: Alex Callaewert defeated Paweł Rogoza , 5–4 Masters: Darren Morgan defeated Alan Trigg , 4–2 Team: Wales 1 defeated England 1, 4–2.
[ 87]
17–21 June
Asian Snooker Championship
India (Bengaluru )
Pankaj Advani defeated Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon , 6–3
[ 88]
20–24 August
2019 African Games
Morocco (Casablanca )
Men: Amine Amiri defeated Abdulraham Haridi , 4–3. Ladies: Yousra Matine defeated Ganton Askiri Mixed Doubles: Yassine Bellamine and Hakima Kissai defeated Amine Amiri and Yousra Matine
[ 89]
29 October – 9 November
IBSF World Snooker Championship
Turkey (Antalya )
Muhammad Asif defeated Jefrey Roda , 8–5
[ 90]
3 –10 December
Southeast Asian Games singles
Philippines (Manila )
Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn defeated Moh Keen Hoo 4–2
[ 91]
3 –10 December
Southeast Asian Games doubles
Philippines (Manila )
Moh Keen Hoo and Kok Leong Lim defeated Alvin Barbero and Jefrey Roda 3–1
[ 92]
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