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2019 Players Championship (snooker)

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=2019 Coral Players Championship

|logo=File:Coral Players Championship Logo.png

|dates={{Start and end dates|2019|03|4|2019|03|10|df=y}}

|venue=Preston Guild Hall

|location=Preston, Lancashire

|country=England

|organisation=World Snooker

|format=Ranking event

|Total prize fund=£380,000

|winners_share=£125,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}} (140)

|winner={{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}}

|score= 10–4

|previous=2018

|next=2020

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Click-here-for-the-calendar.pdf|title=2018/19 Calendar|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=18 July 2018|accessdate=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523172551/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Click-here-for-the-calendar.pdf|archive-date=23 May 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} It was the sixteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the newly created Coral Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/coral-to-sponsor-new-snooker-series/|title=Coral To Sponsor New Snooker Series|date=21 November 2018|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122005437/http://www.worldsnooker.com/coral-to-sponsor-new-snooker-series/|archive-date=22 November 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his 2018 title by defeating Neil Robertson 10–4 in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/osullivan-beats-murphy-equal-titles-record/|title=O'Sullivan Beats Murphy To Equal Titles Record|date=25 March 2018|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928161318/http://www.worldsnooker.com/osullivan-beats-murphy-equal-titles-record/|archive-date=28 September 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}} This was O'Sullivan's 35th ranking title, one away from Stephen Hendry's record of 36 ranking titles.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rocket-makes-1000th-century-to-seal-title/|title=Rocket Makes 1,000th Century to Seal Title|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=10 March 2019|accessdate=11 March 2019}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/47517416|title=Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches 1,000 Career Centuries and Wins Players Championship|work=BBC Sport|date=10 March 2019|accessdate=11 March 2019}}

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|title=Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Click-here-for-the-prize-money.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=18 July 2018|accessdate=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719104200/http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Click-here-for-the-prize-money.pdf|archive-date=19 July 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}

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  • Winner: £125,000
  • Runner-up: £50,000
  • Semi-final: £30,000
  • Quarter-final: £15,000
  • Last 16: £10,000

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  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £380,000

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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.{{Cite web |title=1 Year Ranking List - World Snooker |work=World Snooker |date=25 February 2019 |access-date=27 March 2019 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/1-year-ranking-list/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207191854/http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/1-year-ranking-list/ |archive-date=7 February 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}

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Rank

! Player

! Total points

align="center"|1

|{{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}}

|align="center"| 364,000

align="center"|2

|{{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}}

|align="center"| 277,000

align="center"|3

|{{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}}

|align="center"| 255,500

align="center"|4

|{{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}}

|align="center"| 236,500

align="center"|5

|{{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

|align="center"| 228,500

align="center"|6

|{{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}}

|align="center"| 208,500

align="center"|7

|{{flagathlete|Kyren Wilson|ENG}}

|align="center"| 177,500

align="center"|8

|{{flagathlete|David Gilbert|ENG}}

|align="center"| 170,000

align="center"|9

|{{flagathlete|Stuart Bingham|ENG}}

|align="center"| 167,000

align="center"|10

|{{flagathlete|Jack Lisowski|ENG}}

|align="center"| 138,000

align="center"|11

|{{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}}

|align="center"| 113,000

align="center"|12

|{{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}}

|align="center"| 112,000

align="center"|13

|{{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}}

|align="center"| 111,000

align="center"|14

|{{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}}

|align="center"| 107,500

align="center"|15

|{{flagathlete|Jimmy Robertson|ENG}}

|align="center"| 107,225

align="center"|16

|{{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}}

|align="center"| 105,500

Main draw

The following shows the full results for the tournament. Players listed in bold denote match winners.{{snooker.org}}

{{16TeamBracket

| team-width = 200

| RD1 = Last 16
Best of 11 frames

| RD2 = Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames

| RD3 = Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames

| RD4 = Final
Best of 19 frames

| RD1-seed01 =1

| RD1-team01 ={{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}}

| RD1-score01 =6

| RD1-seed02 =16

| RD1-team02 ={{flagathlete|Stephen Maguire|SCO}}

| RD1-score02 =2

| RD1-seed03 =8

| RD1-team03 ={{flagathlete|David Gilbert|ENG}}

| RD1-score03 =4

| RD1-seed04 =9

| RD1-team04 ={{flagathlete|Stuart Bingham|ENG}}

| RD1-score04 =6

| RD1-seed05 =5

| RD1-team05 ={{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

| RD1-score05 =6

| RD1-seed06 =12

| RD1-team06 ={{flagathlete|Barry Hawkins|ENG}}

| RD1-score06 =4

| RD1-seed07 =4

| RD1-team07 ={{flagathlete|Mark Selby|ENG}}

| RD1-score07 =4

| RD1-seed08 =13

| RD1-team08 ={{flagathlete|John Higgins|SCO}}

| RD1-score08 =6

| RD1-seed09 =3

| RD1-team09 ={{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}}

| RD1-score09 =6

| RD1-seed10 =14

| RD1-team10 ={{flagathlete|Joe Perry|ENG}}

| RD1-score10 =3

| RD1-seed11 =6

| RD1-team11 ={{flagathlete|Mark Williams|WAL}}

| RD1-score11 =6

| RD1-seed12 =11

| RD1-team12 ={{flagathlete|Ali Carter|ENG}}

| RD1-score12 =2

| RD1-seed13 =7

| RD1-team13 ={{flagathlete|Kyren Wilson|ENG}}

| RD1-score13 =4

| RD1-seed14 =10

| RD1-team14 ={{flagathlete|Jack Lisowski|ENG}}

| RD1-score14 =6

| RD1-seed15 =2

| RD1-team15 ={{flagathlete|Judd Trump|ENG}}

| RD1-score15 =6

| RD1-seed16 =15

| RD1-team16 ={{flagathlete|Jimmy Robertson|ENG}}

| RD1-score16 =0

| RD2-seed01 =1

| RD2-team01 ={{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen

| RD2-score01 =6

| RD2-seed02 =9

| RD2-team02 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham

| RD2-score02 =4

| RD2-seed03 =5

| RD2-team03 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD2-score03 =6

| RD2-seed04 =13

| RD2-team04 ={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD2-score04 =4

| RD2-seed05 =3

| RD2-team05 ={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

| RD2-score05 =6

| RD2-seed06 =6

| RD2-team06 ={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD2-score06 =4

| RD2-seed07 =10

| RD2-team07 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski

| RD2-score07 =5

| RD2-seed08 =2

| RD2-team08 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump

| RD2-score08 =6

| RD3-seed01 =1

| RD3-team01 ={{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen

| RD3-score01 =0

| RD3-seed02 =5

| RD3-team02 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD3-score02 =6

| RD3-seed03 =3

| RD3-team03 ={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

| RD3-score03 =6

| RD3-seed04 =2

| RD3-team04 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump

| RD3-score04 =4

| RD4-seed01 =5

| RD4-team01 ={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD4-score01 =10

| RD4-seed02 =3

| RD4-team02 ={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

| RD4-score02 =4

}}

Final

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri
Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, 10 March 2019.
width="230" align="right" | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)
{{ENG}}

| width="100" align="center" | 10–4

| width="230" | Neil Robertson (3)
{{AUS}}

colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | Afternoon: 73–1, {{nowrap|118–0}}, {{nowrap|70–9}}, {{nowrap|90–25}}, {{nowrap|50–71}}, {{nowrap|116–7 (116)}}, {{nowrap|71–14}}, {{nowrap|29–78}}, {{nowrap|105–6 (105)}}
Evening: 0–120 (120), {{nowrap|90–5}}, {{nowrap|0–71}}, {{nowrap|80–24}}, {{nowrap|134–7 (134)}}
align="right" | 134

| align="center" | Highest break

| 120

align="right" | 3

| align="center" | Century breaks

| 1

Century breaks

Total: 24{{cite web |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14064/coral-players-championship-2019 |title=Coral Players Championship 2019 – Centuries |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |date=4–10 March 2019 |access-date=5 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042706/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14064/coral-players-championship-2019 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

References

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{{Players Championship Grand Final}}

{{Cazoo Cup}}

{{Snooker season 2018/2019}}

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