2019 in cue sports

The year of 2019 in cue sports comprises 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.

A total of four 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 with the Billiards and Nine-ball event's still to be played. Below is a list of all notable results from cue sports in the 2018–19 season.

Pool
The cue sport pool encapsulates several disciplines, such as straight pool and nine-ball. Ko Ping-chung won the WPA World Ten-ball Championship, whilst 2019 World Cup of Pool was won by Austria. In events where there was more than one competition, (m) refers to men, (f) to women, and (w) to a wheelchair competition. Below is a full list of the notable events in 2019:

 19–22 January: World Pool Series (Grand Final) in  Astoria
  Joshua Filler defeated  Ralf Souquet, 17–11.
 11 & 12 March: 2019 World Team Trophy in  Roissy-en-France (Test event for 2024 Summer Olympics)
 Winners:  Europe (Frédéric Caudron, Joshua Filler, Kyren Wilson) (m) / Asia (Sruong Pheavy, Kim Ga-young, Amee Kamani) (f)
 29–31 March: 2019 World Pool Masters in 
  David Alcaide defeated  Alexander Kazakis, 9–8.
 16–19 April: 2019 2019 WPA Players Championship in  Las Vegas
  Cheng Yu-hsuan defeated  Carlo Biado 12–11.
 27 April – 7 May: 2019 European Pool Championship Men, Women & Wheelchair in  Treviso
 Straight pool – Karol Skowerski (m) / Kristina Tkach (w)
 8-Ball – Eklent Kaci (m) / Kristina Tkach (f) / Jouni Tähti (w)
 9-Ball – Fedor Gorst (m) / Jasmine Ouschan (f) / Jouni Tähti (w)
 10-Ball – Mieszko Fortunski (m) / Christine Feldmann (f) / Henrik Larsson (w)
 Team event –  (m) /  (f)
 25–30 June: 2019 World Cup of Pool in  Leicester
  defeated  11–3.
 22–26 July: 2019 WPA World Ten-ball Championship in  Las Vegas
  Ko Ping-chung defeated  Joshua Filler 10–7.
 22–29 July: European Championships Youth in TBD place
 6–13 August: European Pool Championships Seniors & Ladies in TBD place
 17–21 September: 2019 Kremlin World Cup in  Moscow
 25–28 November: 2019 Mosconi Cup in  Las Vegas
 3–12 December: 2019 WPA World Nine-ball Championship in

Euro Tour

 7–10 February: 2019 Leende Open in  Leende
  Joshua Filler defeated  Ruslan Chinakhov, 9–7.
 9–11 May: 2019 Treviso Open in  Treviso
  Konrad Juszczyszyn defeated  Ivar Saris 9–6.
  Kristina Tkach defeated  Marharyta Fefilava 7–1
 13–16 June: 2019 Sankt Johann Im Pongau Open in  St. Johann im Pongau
  Eklent Kaci defeated  Joshua Filler 9–6 (m).
  Jasmin Ouschan defeated  Marharyta Fefilava 7–1 (f).
 1–4 August: 2019 Veldhoven Open in  Veldhoven 
  Mario He defeated  Denis Grabe 9–2 (m).
  Jasmine Ouschan defeated  Melanie Suessenguth 7–4 (f).
 10–13 October: 2019 Klagenfurt Open in  Klagenfurt (M/W)
  Alexander Kazakis defeated  Marc Bijsterbosch 9–8 (m)
  Oliwia Czuprynska defeated  Marharyta Fefilava 7–5 (f)
 7–10 November: 2019 Antalya Open in  Antalya (M/W)
  Denis Grabe defeated  Eklent Kaci 9–2 (m)
  Oliwia Zalewska defeated  Tina Vogelmann 7–6 (f)

Billiards
The Billiards season started in October 2018, and runs into October 2019. The World Billiards Championship is set to take place in October 2019. David Causier won the World Matchplay Championship, defeating Peter Gilchrist in the final 8–7. Below is a list of results from the billiards season:
 22–26 October 2018: World Billiards Championship in  Leeds
 Men: In the final,  Sourav Kothari defeated  Peter Gilchrist, 1134–944.
 Women: In the final,  Emma Bonney defeated  Rebecca Kenna, 329–209.
 22–26 April: World Matchplay Billiards Championship in  Leeds
  David Causier defeated  Peter Gilchrist, 8–7.
 20–22 May: European Open in  Carlow
  David Causier defeated  Martin Goodwill, 1217-606.
 27–31 May: Pan-Am Cup in  Winnipeg
  Peter Gilchrist defeated  Dhruv Sitwala, 1500-507.
 11–14 June: Pacific International in  Melbourne
  Peter Gilchrist defeated  Sourav Kothari, 1500-706.
 18 July: Hi-End Open Billiards in  Bangkok
  Peter Gilchrist defeated  Matthew Bolton, 1148-436.
 8–12 October: 2019 World Billiards Championship in  Melbourne

Snooker

The World Snooker season began in July 2018, and ended in May 2019. Judd Trump won his first World Snooker Championship, defeating four-time champion John Higgins in the final. Reanne Evans won the women's world championship, defeating Nutcharut Wongharuthai in the final 6–3.

World ranking event
 27–29 July 2018: 2018 Riga Masters in  Riga
  Neil Robertson defeated  Jack Lisowski, 5–2.
 6–12 August 2018: 2018 World Open in  Yushan
  Mark Williams defeated  David Gilbert, 10–9.
 22–26 August 2018: 2018 Paul Hunter Classic in  Fürth
  Kyren Wilson defeated  Peter Ebdon, 4–2.
 24–30 September 2018: 2018 China Championship in  Guangzhou
  Mark Selby defeated  John Higgins, 10–9.
 1–7 October 2018: 2018 European Masters in  Lommel
  Jimmy Robertson defeated  Joe Perry, 9–6. 
 15–21 October 2018: 2018 English Open in  Crawley
  Stuart Bingham defeated  Mark Davis, 9–7.
 28 October – 4 November 2018: 2018 International Championship in  Daqing
  Mark Allen defeated  Neil Robertson, 10–5.
 11–18 November 2018: 2018 Northern Ireland Open in  Belfast
  Judd Trump defeated  Ronnie O'Sullivan, 9–7.
 27 November – 9 December 2018: 2018 UK Championship in  York
  Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated  Mark Allen, 10–6.
 10–16 December 2018: 2018 Scottish Open in  Glasgow
  Mark Allen defeated  Shaun Murphy, 9–7.
 30 January – 3 February: 2019 German Masters in  Berlin
  Kyren Wilson defeated  David Gilbert, 9–7.
 4–10 February: 2019 World Grand Prix in  Cheltenham
  Judd Trump defeated  Ali Carter, 10–6.
 11–17 February: 2019 Welsh Open in  Cardiff
  Neil Robertson defeated  Stuart Bingham, 9–7.
 21–24 February: 2019 Snooker Shoot Out in  Watford (also variant event)
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated  Michael Holt, 1–0.
 27 February – 3 March: 2019 Indian Open in  Kochi
  Matthew Selt defeated  Lyu Haotian, 5–3.
 4–10 March: 2019 Players Championship in  Preston 
  Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated  Neil Robertson, 10–4.
 15–17 March: 2019 Gibraltar Open in 
  Stuart Bingham defeated  Ryan Day, 4–1.
 19–24 March: 2019 Tour Championship in  Llandudno
  Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated  Neil Robertson, 13–11.
 1–7 April: 2019 China Open in  Beijing
  Neil Robertson defeated  Jack Lisowski, 11–4.
 20 April – 6 May: World Snooker Championship in  Sheffield
  Judd Trump defeated  John Higgins, 18–9.

Challenge Tour event

 2 & 3 June 2018: 2018 Challenge Tour 1 in  Burton upon Trent
  Brandon Sargeant defeated  Luke Simmonds, 3–1.
 10 & 11 July 2018: 2018 Challenge Tour 2 in  Preston
  David Grace defeated  Mitchell Mann, 3–0.
 28 July 2018: 2018 Challenge Tour 3 in  Riga
  Barry Pinches defeated  Jackson Page, 3–2.
 27 & 28 August 2018: 2018 Challenge Tour 4 in  Fürth
  Mitchell Mann defeated  Dylan Emery, 3–0.
 18 & 19 September 2018: 2018 Challenge Tour 5 in  Derby
  David Lilley defeated  Brandon Sargeant, 3–1.
 4 & 5 October 2018: 2018 Challenge Tour 6 in  Lommel
  David Grace defeated  Ben Hancorn, 3–0.
 13 & 14 October 2018: 2018 Challenge Tour 7 in  Preston
  Joel Walker defeated  Jenson Kendrick, 3–0.
 24 & 25 November 2018: 2018 Challenge Tour 8 in  Budapest
  Simon Bedford defeated  David Lilley, 3–1.
 26 & 27 January: 2019 Challenge Tour 9 in  Sheffield
  Adam Duffy defeated  Matthew Glasby, 3–1.
 6 & 7 March: 2019 Challenge Tour 10 in  Gloucester
  George Pragnall defeated  Callum Lloyd, 3–2.

Non-ranking event
 31 July – 4 August 2018: 2018 Haining Open in  Haining
  Mark Selby defeated  Li Hang, 5–4.
 10–16 September 2018: 2018 Shanghai Masters in  Shanghai
  Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated  Barry Hawkins, 11–9.
 5–11 November: 2018 Champion of Champions in  Coventry
  Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated  Kyren Wilson, 10–9.
 13–20 January: 2019 The Masters in  London
  Judd Trump defeated  Ronnie O'Sullivan, 10–4.
 1 January – 14 March: 2019 Championship League in  Coventry/Barnsley
  Martin Gould defeated  Jack Lisowski, 3–1.

Pro–am event
 10–13 May 2018: Vienna Snooker Open in  Vienna
  Michael Georgiou defeated  Ross Muir, 5–4.
 12–15 July 2018: Golden Q Cup in  Baia Mare
  Luca Brecel defeated  Michael Georgiou, 5–1.
 28–31 July 2018: Pink Ribbon in  Gloucester
  Andrew Norman defeated  Harvey Chandler, 4–2.

Team event
 24 & 25 October 2018: 2018 Macau Masters in 
  Barry Hawkins,  Ryan Day,  Zhou Yuelong,  Zhao Xintong defeated  Mark Williams,  Marco Fu,  Joe Perry,  Zhang Anda, 5–1.

Variant events
 3–8 September 2018: 2018 Six-red World Championship in  Bangkok
  Kyren Wilson defeated  Ding Junhui, 8–4.
 25 October 2018: 2018 Macau Masters in 
  Barry Hawkins defeated  Mark Williams, 3–2.

World Seniors Tour

 24 & 25 October 2018: 2018 UK Seniors Championship in  Hull
  Ken Doherty defeated  Igor Figueiredo, 4–1.
 4–6 January: 2019 Seniors Irish Masters in  Kill
  Jimmy White defeated  Rodney Goggins, 4–1.
 3 March: 2019 Seniors 6-Red World Championship in  Belfast (also variant event)
  Jimmy White defeated  Aaron Canavan, 4–2.
 11 April: 2019 Seniors Masters in  Sheffield
  Joe Johnson defeated  Barry Pinches, 2–1.

Women's snooker season 2018/2019
 15 & 16 September 2018: LITEtask UK Women's Championship in  Leeds
  Ng On-yee defeated  Rebecca Kenna, 4–1.
 5–7 October 2018: European Women's Masters in  Neerpelt
  Reanne Evans defeated  Nutcharut Wongharuthai, 4–1.
 25–28 October 2018: Australian Women's Snooker Open in  Sydney
  Ng On-yee defeated  Katrina Wan, 4–2.
 24 & 25 November 2018: Eden Women's Masters in  Gloucester
  Reanne Evans defeated  Rebecca Kenna, 4–0.
 1–3 February: Belgian Women's Open 2019 in  Brugge
  Reanne Evans defeated  Ng On-yee, 4–1.
 12–15 April: Festival of Women's Snooker 2019 in  Leeds
 World 6-Red Championship:  Reanne Evans defeated  Nutcharut Wongharuthai, 4–1.
 World 10-Red Championship:  Reanne Evans defeated  Ng On-yee, 4–3.
 World Under-21 Championship:  Ploychompoo Laokiatphong defeated  Nutcharut Wongharuthai, 3–1.
 World Seniors Championship:  Jenny Poulter defeated  Jan Hughes, 2–0.
 20–23 June: World Women's Snooker Championship 2019 in  Bangkok
  Reanne Evans defeated  Nutcharut Wongharuthai, 6–3.

Amateur snooker championships
 6–15 January: Qatar 6 Red World Cup 2019 in  Doha
  Amir Sarkhosh defeated  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon, 7–6.
 16–19 January: 2019 Nordic Snooker Championship in  Stockholm
  Daniel Kandi defeated  Patrik Tiihonen, 5–4.
 30 January – 3 February: 2019 Pan American Snooker Championship in  Houston
  Igor Figueiredo defeated  Renat Denkha, 6–1.
 17 February – 2 March: EBSA European Individual Snooker Championships in  Eilat
 U18:  Aaron Hill defeated  Dylan Emery, 4–3.
 U21:  Jackson Page defeated  Ross Bulman, 5–1.
 Senior:  Kacper Filipiak defeated  David Lilley, 5–4.
 29 May – 9 June: European Snooker Championships in  Belgrade
 Open:  Kristján Helgason defeated  Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz, 4–1.
 Ladies:  Diana Stateczny defeated  Anastasia Nechaeva, 4–2.
 6red:  Alex Callaewert defeated  Paweł Rogoza, 5–4.
 Masters:  Darren Morgan defeated  Alan Trigg, 4–2.
 Team:  1 defeated  1, 4–2.

References

External links
 World Pool Association Official Website
 World Billiards Official Website
 World Snooker Official Website

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