Buuxi weedha soo socota: Selby ayaa booska ugu sarreeya ee qiimeynta ku waayay O'Sullivan 24kii Maarso 2019, isagoo ahaa lambarka koowaad ee adduunka tan iyo Febraayo 2015. O'Sullivan wuxuu dib u soo ceshay kaalinta koowaad isagoo ku guuleystay horyaalkiisii 36-aad ee tartanka Tour Championship; Selby laftiisa ayaa lagu tirtiray wareegga koowaad Neil Robertson oo go'aan ka gaaray wareegga ugu dambeeya, ka dib markii uu khasaariyay afar wareeg oo horyaal ah. Wuxuu fursad u helay in uu dib ugu soo laabto kaalinta koowaad ee
China Open wax ka yar laba toddobaad ka dib, laakiin waxaa laga badiyay 3<unk>6 Craig Steadman wareegga isreebreebka oo la qabtay laga soo bilaabo marxaladda isreebreebka asalka ah bishii Febraayo. Horyaalka Adduunka, Selby wuxuu ku garaacay Zhao Xintong 10<unk>7 wareegga koowaad ka hor inta uusan ku guuleysan 10<unk>13 Gary Wilson wareegga labaad. Natiijada ka soo baxday waxqabadkan dhexdhexaadka ah, wuxuu xilli ciyaareedkii ku soo gabagabeeyay lambarka lixaad ee adduunka, isagoo sidoo kale ka sarreeyey John Higgins, Neil Robertson, Mark Williams iyo Judd Trump.