Selby akarasikirwa nenzvimbo yepamusoro yekuronga kuna O'Sullivan musi wa24 Kurume 2019, ave ari nhamba yekutanga pasirese kubva muna Kukadzi 2015. O'Sullivan akawanazve nzvimbo yepamusoro nekukunda mukombe wake wechi36 muTour Championship; Selby pachake akange abviswa mumutambo wekutanga naNeil Robertson mune yekupedzisira-frame sarudzo, mushure mekuparadza kutungamira kwemafuremu mana. Aiva nomukana wokudzorera nzvimbo yokutanga paChina Open
isingasviki mavhiki maviri gare gare, asi akarasikirwa ne3-6 naCraig Steadman mumutambo wekukwanisa uyo wakanga wakambomiswa kubva pamutambo wekutanga wekukwanisa munaFebruary. PaWorld Championship, Selby akarova Zhao Xintong 10<unk>7 mumutambo wekutanga asati akundwa 10<unk>13 naGary Wilson mumutambo wechipiri. Somugumisiro wechiitiko ichi chisina kunaka, akapedza nguva yacho senhamba yepasi rose yechitanhatu, achinge apfuurawo naJohn Higgins, Neil Robertson, Mark Williams naJudd Trump.