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.

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

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £15,000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	John Higgins (1)	3
	Joe O'Connor	5
					Joe O'Connor	2
					Stuart Bingham (12)	6
	Stuart Bingham (12)	5
	Zhao Xintong	2
									Stuart Bingham (12)	7
									Neil Robertson (10)	9
	Hossein Vafaei	5
	Scott Donaldson	1
					Hossein Vafaei	0
					Neil Robertson (10)	6
	Neil Robertson (10)	5
	Kurt Maflin	4

Total: 81