The 2019 Gibraltar Open (officially the 2019 Betway Gibraltar Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 15 to 17 March 2019 at the Tercentenary Sports Hall in Gibraltar with qualifying rounds taking place 13–14 March 2019.[1] It was the seventeenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.

2019 Betway Gibraltar Open
Tournament information
Dates15–17 March 2019 (2019-03-15 – 2019-03-17)
VenueTercentenary Sports Hall
CityGibraltar
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£177,000
Winner's share£25,000
Highest break Stuart Bingham (ENG) (142)
 Chen Feilong (CHN) (142)
Final
Champion Stuart Bingham (ENG)
Runner-up Ryan Day (WAL)
Score4–1
2018
2020

Stuart Bingham won his 6th career ranking title by defeating defending champion Ryan Day 4–1 in the final.[2]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £10,000

Main draw

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Top half

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Section 1

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Ryan Day 4
 
 
 
  Lukas Kleckers0
 
  Ryan Day 4
 
 
 
  Noppon Saengkham1
 
  Noppon Saengkham4
 
 
 
  Leo Fernandez0
 
  Ryan Day 4
 
 
 
  Elliot Slessor3
 
  Elliot Slessor4
 
 
 
  Mark Winsor1
 
  Elliot Slessor4
 
 
 
  Mark Davis2
 
  Chris Tottenw/d
 
 
 
  Mark Davisw/o
 
  Ryan Day 4
 
 
 
  David Grace3
 
  Mark King 4
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce0
 
  Mark King 2
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin4
 
  Simon Lichtenberg2
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin4
 
  Chris Wakelin1
 
 
 
  David Grace4
 
  Jak Jones1
 
 
 
  David Grace4
 
  David Grace4
 
 
 
  Peter Ebdon3
 
  Peter Ebdon4
 
 
  Jamie Curtis-Barrett1
 

Section 2

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Last 128
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  Peter Lines4
 
 
 
  Matthew Glasby2
 
  Peter Lines4
 
 
 
  Fan Zhengyi3
 
  Fan Zhengyi4
 
 
 
  Harvey Chandler3
 
  Peter Lines0
 
 
 
  Daniel Wells4
 
  Daniel Wells4
 
 
 
  Marvin Morgan2
 
  Daniel Wells4
 
 
 
  Khurram Khan0
 
  Ali Carter w/d
 
 
 
  Khurram Khanw/o
 
  Daniel Wells3
 
 
 
  David Gilbert 4
 
  Billy Joe Castlew/o
 
 
 
  Sam Craigiew/d
 
  Billy Joe Castle3
 
 
 
  Hamza Akbar4
 
  Hamza Akbar4
 
 
 
  Michael White3
 
  Hamza Akbar2
 
 
 
  David Gilbert 4
 
  Joe Swail4
 
 
 
  Gerard Greene3
 
  Joe Swail2
 
 
 
  David Gilbert 4
 
  David Gilbert 4
 
 
  David Alcaide1
 

Section 3

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  Luca Brecel 3
 
 
 
  Liam Highfield4
 
  Liam Highfield4
 
 
 
  Fergal O'Brien1
 
  Fergal O'Brien4
 
 
 
  Christopher Watts0
 
  Liam Highfield0
 
 
 
  Tian Pengfei4
 
  Chen Feilong2
 
 
 
  Tian Pengfei4
 
  Tian Pengfei4
 
 
 
  Michael Georgiou0
 
  Michael Georgiou4
 
 
 
  Paul Davison2
 
  Tian Pengfei4
 
 
 
  Yan Bingtao 3
 
  Yan Bingtao 4
 
 
 
  Lee Walker3
 
  Yan Bingtao 4
 
 
 
  Barry Pinches2
 
  Kishan Hirani1
 
 
 
  Barry Pinches4
 
  Yan Bingtao 4
 
 
 
  Robin Hull1
 
  Chen Zifan4
 
 
 
  Farakh Ajaib1
 
  Chen Zifan2
 
 
 
  Robin Hull4
 
  Robin Hull4
 
 
  Zhang Anda2
 

Section 4

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Last 128
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  Jamie Clarke4
 
 
 
  Luo Honghao1
 
  Jamie Clarke4
 
 
 
  Nigel Bond0
 
  Nigel Bond4
 
 
 
  Daniel Bagley1
 
  Jamie Clarke2
 
 
 
  Oliver Brown4
 
  Michael Holt3
 
 
 
  Oliver Brown4
 
  Oliver Brown4
 
 
 
  Jimmy Robertson 3
 
  Jimmy Robertson 4
 
 
 
  Sam Baird0
 
  Oliver Brown2
 
 
 
  Lu Ning4
 
  Ricky Walden3
 
 
 
  Jamie O'Neill4
 
  Jamie O'Neill2
 
 
 
  Lu Ning4
 
  Lu Ning4
 
 
 
  Adam Ashley3
 
  Lu Ning4
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy 2
 
  Dominic Dale4
 
 
 
  Elfed Evans3
 
  Dominic Dale2
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy 4
 
  Shaun Murphy w/o
 
 
  Matthew Stevensw/d
 

Bottom half

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Section 5

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Last 128
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  Barry Hawkins 3
 
 
 
  Ashley Carty4
 
  Ashley Carty2
 
 
 
  Andrew Higginson4
 
  Andrew Higginson4
 
 
 
  Dylan Craig1
 
  Andrew Higginson4
 
 
 
  Andy Lee0
 
  Andy Lee4
 
 
 
  Curtis Daher0
 
  Andy Lee4
 
 
 
  Kuldesh Johal3
 
  Allan Taylor3
 
 
 
  Kuldesh Johal4
 
  Andrew Higginson3
 
 
 
  Zhou Yuelong4
 
  Anthony McGill 4
 
 
 
  Zhang Yong3
 
  Anthony McGill 3
 
 
 
  Scott Donaldson4
 
  Scott Donaldson4
 
 
 
  Duane Jones3
 
  Scott Donaldson1
 
 
 
  Zhou Yuelong4
 
  Matthew Selt3
 
 
 
  Andy Hicks4
 
  Andy Hicks1
 
 
 
  Zhou Yuelong4
 
  Zhou Yuelong4
 
 
  Łukasz Guzowski0
 

Section 6

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Last 128
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  Kurt Maflin4
 
 
 
  Joe O'Connor1
 
  Kurt Maflin4
 
 
 
  Rory McLeod1
 
  Rory McLeod4
 
 
 
  Sergey Isaenko0
 
  Kurt Maflin4
 
 
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh1
 
  Soheil Vahedi1
 
 
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
  John Astley1
 
  Graeme Dott w/d
 
 
 
  John Astleyw/o
 
  Kurt Maflin2
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham 4
 
  Ashley Hugill4
 
 
 
  Halim Hussain0
 
  Ashley Hugill3
 
 
 
  Eden Sharav4
 
  Eden Sharav4
 
 
 
  Mike Finn3
 
  Eden Sharav3
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham 4
 
  Anthony Hamilton4
 
 
 
  Francisco Domingues0
 
  Anthony Hamilton0
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham 4
 
  Stuart Bingham 4
 
 
  Mike Dunn1
 

Section 7

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  Jack Lisowski 4
 
 
 
  Hammad Miah1
 
  Jack Lisowski 3
 
 
 
  Gary Wilson4
 
  Gary Wilson4
 
 
 
  Zhao Xintong2
 
  Gary Wilson4
 
 
 
  Ken Doherty1
 
  Ken Doherty4
 
 
 
  Oliver Lines0
 
  Ken Doherty4
 
 
 
  Francisco Sánchez Ruíz2
 
  Martin O'Donnell3
 
 
 
  Francisco Sánchez Ruíz4
 
  Gary Wilson2
 
 
 
  Yuan Sijun4
 
  Joe Perry 2
 
 
 
  Sean O'Sullivan4
 
  Sean O'Sullivan4
 
 
 
  Ian Burns2
 
  Ian Burns4
 
 
 
  Alfie Burden1
 
  Sean O'Sullivan1
 
 
 
  Yuan Sijun4
 
  Yuan Sijun4
 
 
 
  Sanderson Lam0
 
  Yuan Sijun 4
 
 
 
  James Cahill3
 
  Craig Steadman1
 
 
  James Cahill4
 

Section 8

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  Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
  Ronan Whyte0
 
  Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
  Zhang Jiankang2
 
  Xu Si2
 
 
 
  Zhang Jiankang4
 
  Ben Woollaston1
 
 
 
  Robert Milkins4
 
  Adam Stefanow2
 
 
 
  Robert Milkins4
 
  Robert Milkins4
 
 
 
  Tom Ford 2
 
  Tom Ford 4
 
 
 
  David Lilley3
 
  Robert Milkins4
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson 2
 
  Rod Lawler4
 
 
 
  Steven Thomas0
 
  Rod Lawler1
 
 
 
  Ross Muir4
 
  Ross Muir4
 
 
 
  Kevin Van Hove0
 
  Ross Muir1
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson 4
 
  Robbie Williams2
 
 
 
  Jimmy White4
 
  Jimmy White1
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson 4
 
  Kyren Wilson 4
 
 
  Jordan Brown0
 

Finals

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  Ryan Day 4
 
 
 
  David Gilbert 2
 
  Ryan Day 4
 
 
 
  Lu Ning2
 
  Tian Pengfei3
 
 
 
  Lu Ning4
 
  Ryan Day1
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham4
 
  Zhou Yuelong0
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham 4
 
  Stuart Bingham 4
 
 
 
  Yuan Sijun0
 
  Yuan Sijun4
 
 
  Robert Milkins3
 

Final

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Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Małgorzata Kanieska.
Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar, 17 March 2019.
Ryan Day
  Wales
1–4 Stuart Bingham
  England
83–52, 13–115 (100), 0–84, 5–103 (103), 41–81
83 Highest break 103
0 Century breaks 2

Amateur pre-qualifying

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Qualifying rounds were played in Gibraltar on 13–14 March 2019. All matches were played best of 7 frames.

Round 1

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Round 2

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Century breaks

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Main stage centuries

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Total: 46[4]

Qualifying rounds centuries

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Total: 1

References

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  1. ^ "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Bingham Rules the Rock". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Centuries on World Snooker". Archived from the original on 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2019-03-14.