2019 Players Championship (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 4–10 March 2019 |
| Venue | Preston Guild Hall |
| City | Preston, Lancashire |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 10–4 |
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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]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]
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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.[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)
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| 16 | Stephen Maguire (SCO)
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| 1 | Mark Allen
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| 9 | Stuart Bingham
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| 8 | David Gilbert (ENG)
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| 9 | Stuart Bingham (ENG)
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| 1 | Mark Allen
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| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
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| 12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG)
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| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| 13 | John Higgins
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mark Selby (ENG)
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| 13 | John Higgins (SCO)
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| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Neil Robertson
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| 3 | Neil Robertson (AUS)
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| 14 | Joe Perry (ENG)
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| 3 | Neil Robertson
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| 6 | Mark Williams
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| 6 | Mark Williams (WAL)
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| 11 | Ali Carter (ENG)
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| 3 | Neil Robertson
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| 2 | Judd Trump
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| 7 | Kyren Wilson (ENG)
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| 10 | Jack Lisowski (ENG)
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| 10 | Jack Lisowski
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| 2 | Judd Trump
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| 2 | Judd Trump (ENG)
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| 15 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG)
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