2019 Riga Masters
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The 2019 Riga Masters (also known as the 2019 Kapersky Riga Masters due tae sponsorship) wis a professional rankin snooker toornament haudit fae 26 til 28 July 2019 a the Arēna Rīga in Riga, Latvia. It wis the saxt Riga Masters event, wae the first beein held i 2013, an the first rankin event o the 2019/2020 snooker season. The defendin champion, Neil Robertson, previously defeatit Jack Lisowski i the 2018 feenal. Houaniver, Robertson an seevral ither pleyers wis forced tae withdraw fae qualifyin round matches owin tae flight cancellations, an coudna compete in the event.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26–28 July 2019 |
| Venue | Arēna Rīga |
| City | Riga |
| Kintra | Latvia |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £278,000 |
| Winner's share | £50,000 |
| Highest break |  Jack Lisowski (ENG) (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Yan Bingtao (CHN) |
| Runner-up | Mark Joyce (ENG) |
| Score | 5–2 |
← 2018 | |
Yan Bingtao defeatit Mark Joyce 5–2 i the final, winnin the event an earning his first career rankin title. Yan became the first player born after 2000 tae win a rankin event, a well a the first teenager tae win a rankin event in 13 years since Ding Junhui won the 2006 Northern Ireland Trophy aged 19. No players frae the top 20 i the world reached the quarter-finals. Lisowski scored the highest brak o the toornament, a 145. The event had a total prize fund o £278,000 with the winner receivin £50,000. Qualifyin fae the event wis held atween 10 an 13 June 2019 a the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, Ingland.
Format
eeditThe tournament wis played frae 26 to 28 July 2019 a the Arēna Rīga i Riga, Latvia.[1] The event wis organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, and sponsored by Kaspersky Lab.[1] Matches wae played as best-o-seven frames until the semi-feenals, which wae best-o-nine frames.[1] The quarter-feenals, semi-feenals, an feenal wae all played o 28 July. The event wis broadcast on Eurosport Player (Pan-Europe); NowTV (Hong Kong); Truesport Thailand; an Superstars Online, Youku, an Zhibo.tv (China).[2]
Prize fund
eeditThe prize fund wis slightly increased frae the 2018 event. The champion still received £50,000, but the total prize fund increased frae £259,000 to £278,000, as follows:[3]
- Winner: £50,000
- Runner-up: £25,000
- Semi-feenal: £15,000
- Quarter-feenal: £6,000
- Last 16: £4,000
- Last 32: £3,000
- Last 64: £2,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £278,000
Main draw
eeditThe main draw for the toornament featured 64 players. Certain players had to withdraw frae the competition due to flight difficulties, and are denoted belaw with a bye to thae opponent. A w/d indicates a withdrawn player, whilst a w/o indicatit a walkover. Players listed i bold denote match winners.[4]
Feenal
eeditFeenal: Best o 9 frames. Referee:  Tatiana Woollaston.Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia, 28 July 2019. | ||
| Yan Bingtao Cheenae
|
5–2 | Mark Joyce Ingland
|
| 58–57, 104–0, 0–133 (103), 83–5 (53), 17–62, 80–17 (65), 71–45 (66) | ||
| 66 | Highest break | 103 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Qualifying
eeditQualifyin matches wae held atween 10 an 13 June 2019 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre i Sheffield, England. Matches involvin Neil Robertson, Kishan Hirani, Mark Selby, Duane Jones, and Mark Williams, wae planned to be played i Riga. All matches wae best-o-seven frames.[5]
Century braks
eeditTelevised stage centuries
eeditA total o 19 centuries wae made durin the event. Jack Lisowski scored a 145, the highest brak of the event.[6]
- 145, 140, 119 Jack Lisowski
- 143 Graeme Dott
- 137 Liam Highfield
- 137 Mark Williams
- 127 Daniel Wells
- 126, 112, 109, 103 Mark Joyce
- 120 Mei Xiwen
- 112 Kurt Maflin
- 110 Gary Wilson
- 109, 104 Tom Ford
- 106 Ricky Walden
- 106 Rod Lawler
- 101 Yan Bingtao
Qualifying stage centuries
eeditDuring the pre-tournament qualification round, 23 centuries wae made. Dominic Dale scores the highest of these, with a brak of 141.[7]
- 141 Dominic Dale
- 138 Lu Ning
- 136 Yuan Sijun
- 132, 112 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 131 David Grace
- 131 Oliver Lines
- 131 Ricky Walden
- 129 Anthony Hamilton
- 128, 109 Alan McManus
- 125 Michael Holt
- 124 Scott Donaldson
- 120, 101 Jamie O'Neill
- 119 Mei Xiwen
- 112 Jackson Page
- 112 Qingtian Yang
- 109 Chris Wakelin
- 109 Riley Parsons
- 105 Kurt Maflin
- 103 Joe O'Connor
- 101 Ian Burns
References
eedit- ↑ a b c "Riga Masters snooker 2019 draw, schedule, TV channel, odds and prize money". Metro. 23 Julie 2019. Archived frae the original on 28 Julie 2019. Retrieved 28 Julie 2019.
- ↑ "Tournament Broadcasters 2019–20 – World Snooker". World Snooker. 28 Juin 2019. Archived frae the original on 28 Juin 2019. Retrieved 28 Julie 2019.
- ↑ "Kaspersky Riga Masters And International Championship Prize Money – World Snooker". World Snooker. 11 Juin 2019. Retrieved 28 Julie 2019.
- ↑ Årdalen, Hermund. "Kaspersky Riga Masters (2019) - snooker.org". snooker.org (in Norn). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Riga Masters Qualifying". Snooker.org. Archived frae the original on 29 Juin 2019. Retrieved 24 Mey 2019.
- ↑ "Centuries – 2019 Riga Masters". Retrieved 30 Julie 2019.[deid airtin]
- ↑ "Centuries – 2019 Riga Masters qualifiers". Retrieved 25 Julie 2019.[deid airtin]