2019 in cue sports
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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.
Euro Tour
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.
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]
| Date(s) | Tournament | Location | Result | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–10 February | Leende Open | Netherlands (Leende) | Joshua Filler defeated Ruslan Chinakhov, 9–7 | [17] |
| 9–11 May | Treviso Open | Italy (Treviso) | Konrad Juszczyszyn defeated Ivar Saris 9–6 (m) Kristina Tkach defeated Marharyta Fjafilawa 7–1 (f) |
[18] |
| 13–16 June | Sankt Johann Im Pongau Open | Austria (St Johann im Pongau) | Eklent Kaçi defeated Joshua Filler 9–6 (m) Jasmin Ouschan defeated Marharyta Fjafilawa 7–1 (f) |
[19][20] |
| 1–4 August | Veldhoven Open | Netherlands (Veldhoven) | Mario He defeated Denis Grabe 9–2 (m) Jasmin Ouschan defeated Melanie Suessenguth 7–4 (f) |
[21][22] |
| 10–13 October | Klagenfurt Open | Austria (Klagenfurt) | Alexander Kazakis defeated Marc Bijsterbosch 9–8 (m) Oliwia Czuprynska defeated Marharyta Fjafilawa 7–5 (f) |
[18] |
| 7–10 November | Antalya Open | Turkey (Antalya) | Denis Grabe defeated Eklent Kaçi 9–2 (m) Oliwia Zalewska defeated Tina Vogelmann 7–6 (f) |
[18] |
Women's pool
| Date(s) | Tournament | Location | Result | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24–28 June | WEPF World Eightball Championship | UK (Blackpool) | Amy Beauchamp defeated Sharon James 8–5 | [23] |
| 15–19 December | WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship | China (Sanya) | Kelly Fisher defeated Jasmin Ouschan | [24] |
Southeast Asian Games
| Date(s) | Tournament | Location | Result | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–10 December | Nine-ball singles | Philippines (Manila) | Phone Myint Kyaw defeated Đỗ Thế Kiên 9–4 (m) Rubilen Amit defeated Chezka Centeno 7–3 (f) |
[25] |
| 3–10 December | Nine-ball doubles | Philippines (Manila) | Phone Myint Kyaw and Aung Moe Thu defeated Toh Lian Han and Aloysius Yapp 9–4 (m) Rubilen Amit and Chezka Centeno defeated Fathrah Masum and Nony Andilah 7–0 (f) |
[26] |
| 3–10 December | Ten-ball singles | Philippines (Manila) | Dennis Orcollo defeated Đỗ Thế Kiên 9–8 (m) Chezka Centeno defeated Rubilen Amit 7–3 (f) |
[27][28] |
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]
| Date(s) | Tournament | Location | Result | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22–26 April | World Matchplay Billiards Championship | England (Leeds) | David Causier defeated Peter Gilchrist, 8–7 | [29] |
| 20–22 May | European Open | Ireland (Carlow) | David Causier defeated Martin Goodwill, 1217–606. | [29] |
| 27–31 May | Pan-Am Cup | Canada (Winnipeg) | Peter Gilchrist defeated Dhruv Sitwala, 1500–507 | [29] |
| 11–14 June | Pacific International | Australia (Melbourne) | Peter Gilchrist defeated Sourav Kothari, 1500–706 | [29] |
| 18 July | Hi-End Open Billiards | Thailand (Bangkok) | Peter Gilchrist defeated Matthew Bolton, 1148–436 | [29] |
| 8–12 Oct 2019 | World Billiards Championship | England (Leeds) | Peter Gilchrist defeated Sourav Kothari, 1307–967 (m) Anna Lynch defeated Judy Dangerfield, 244–204 (f) |
[29][30] |
Southeast Asian Games
| Date(s) | Tournament | Location | Result | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–10 December | English billiards | Philippines (Manila) | Peter Gilchrist defeated Nay Thway Oo 3–0 | [31][32] |
| 3–10 December | One-Cushion | Philippines (Manila) | Ngô Đình Nại defeated Phạm Cảnh Phúc 100–92 | [33] |