2019 Coral Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates4–10 March 2019 (2019-03-04 – 2019-03-10)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston, Lancashire
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£380,000
Winner's share£125,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (140)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score10–4
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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.[1] It was the sixteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the newly created Coral Cup.[2]

Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his 2018 title by defeating Neil Robertson 10–4 in the final.[3] This was O'Sullivan's 35th ranking title, one away from Stephen Hendry's record of 36 ranking titles.[4] 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.[5]

Prize fund

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

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.[7]

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.[8]

Last 16
Best of 11 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
            
1  Mark Allen (NIR) 6
16  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 2
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
9 England Stuart Bingham 4
8  David Gilbert (ENG) 4
9  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6
1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 0
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
5  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6
12  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 4
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
13 Scotland John Higgins 4
4  Mark Selby (ENG) 4
13  John Higgins (SCO) 6
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
3 Australia Neil Robertson 4
3  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6
14  Joe Perry (ENG) 3
3 Australia Neil Robertson 6
6 Wales Mark Williams 4
6  Mark Williams (WAL) 6
11  Ali Carter (ENG) 2
3 Australia Neil Robertson 6
2 England Judd Trump 4
7  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 4
10  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 6
10 England Jack Lisowski 5
2 England Judd Trump 6
2  Judd Trump (ENG) 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 (67), 118–0 (66, 52), 70–9 (70), 90–25 (65), 50–71 (50, 65), 116–7 (116), 71–14 (56), 29–78 (78), 105–6 (105)
Evening: 0–120 (120), 90–5 (90), 0–71, 80–24, 134–7 (134)
134 Highest break 120
3 Century breaks 1
11 50+ breaks 3

Century breaks

Total: 24[9]

References

  1. ↑ "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Coral To Sponsor New Snooker Series". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "O'Sullivan Beats Murphy To Equal Titles Record". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Rocket Makes 1,000th Century to Seal Title". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches 1,000 Career Centuries and Wins Players Championship". BBC Sport. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "1 Year Ranking List - World Snooker". World Snooker. 25 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  8. ↑ Ardalen, Hermund. "Results (2019 Players Championship)". snooker.org.
  9. ↑ "Coral Players Championship 2019 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4–10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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