2019 Gibraltar Open
# 2019 Gibraltar Open

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. It was the seventeenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.

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

## Prize fund

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

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

## Main draw

### Top half

**Section 1**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan Day | 4 | | | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 0 | | | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 0 | Ryan Day | 4 | | |
| | | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | | |
| Leo Fernandez | 0 | | | | |
| Leo Fernandez | 0 | | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| | | | | Elliot Slessor | 3 |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | Elliot Slessor | 3 |
| Mark Winsor | 1 | | | | |
| Mark Winsor | 1 | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | |
| | | Mark Davis | 2 | | |
| Chris Totten | w/d | Mark Davis | 2 | | |
| Mark Davis | w/o | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | w/o | | | | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| | | | | | | David Grace | 3 |
| Mark King | 4 | | | | | David Grace | 3 |
| Mark Joyce | 0 | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | 0 | Mark King | 2 | | | | |
| | | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 2 | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | Chris Wakelin | 1 | | |
| | | | | David Grace | 4 |
| Jak Jones | 1 | | | David Grace | 4 |
| David Grace | 4 | | | | |
| David Grace | 4 | David Grace | 4 | | |
| | | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 4 | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 1 | | | | |

**Section 2**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Peter Lines | 4 | | | | |
| Matthew Glasby | 2 | | | | |
| Matthew Glasby | 2 | Peter Lines | 4 | | |
| | | Fan Zhengyi | 3 | | |
| Fan Zhengyi | 4 | Fan Zhengyi | 3 | | |
| Harvey Chandler | 3 | | | | |
| Harvey Chandler | 3 | | | Peter Lines | 0 |
| | | | | Daniel Wells | 4 |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | | | Daniel Wells | 4 |
| Marvin Morgan | 2 | | | | |
| Marvin Morgan | 2 | Daniel Wells | 4 | | |
| | | Khurram Khan | 0 | | |
| Ali Carter | w/d | Khurram Khan | 0 | | |
| Khurram Khan | w/o | | | | | | |
| Khurram Khan | w/o | | | | | Daniel Wells | 3 |
| | | | | | | David Gilbert | 4 |
| Billy Joe Castle | w/o | | | | | David Gilbert | 4 |
| Sam Craigie | w/d | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | w/d | Billy Joe Castle | 3 | | | | |
| | | Hamza Akbar | 4 | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 4 | Hamza Akbar | 4 | | | | |
| Michael White | 3 | | | | | | |
| Michael White | 3 | | | Hamza Akbar | 2 | | |
| | | | | David Gilbert | 4 |
| Joe Swail | 4 | | | David Gilbert | 4 |
| Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 3 | Joe Swail | 2 | | |
| | | David Gilbert | 4 | | |
| David Gilbert | 4 | David Gilbert | 4 | | |
| David Alcaide | 1 | | | | |

**Section 3**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luca Brecel | 3 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 4 | Liam Highfield | 4 | | |
| | | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | | |
| Christopher Watts | 0 | | | | |
| Christopher Watts | 0 | | | Liam Highfield | 0 |
| | | | | Tian Pengfei | 4 |
| Chen Feilong | 2 | | | Tian Pengfei | 4 |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | |
| | | Michael Georgiou | 0 | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 4 | Michael Georgiou | 0 | | |
| Paul Davison | 2 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 2 | | | | | Tian Pengfei | 4 |
| | | | | | | Yan Bingtao | 3 |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | Yan Bingtao | 3 |
| Lee Walker | 3 | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 3 | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | |
| | | Barry Pinches | 2 | | | | |
| Kishan Hirani | 1 | Barry Pinches | 2 | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | 4 | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | 4 | | | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| | | | | Robin Hull | 1 |
| Chen Zifan | 4 | | | Robin Hull | 1 |
| Farakh Ajaib | 1 | | | | |
| Farakh Ajaib | 1 | Chen Zifan | 2 | | |
| | | Robin Hull | 4 | | |
| Robin Hull | 4 | Robin Hull | 4 | | |
| Zhang Anda | 2 | | | | |

**Section 4**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jamie Clarke | 4 | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | 1 | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | 1 | Jamie Clarke | 4 | | |
| | | Nigel Bond | 0 | | |
| Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | 0 | | |
| Daniel Bagley | 1 | | | | |
| Daniel Bagley | 1 | | | Jamie Clarke | 2 |
| | | | | Oliver Brown | 4 |
| Michael Holt | 3 | | | Oliver Brown | 4 |
| Oliver Brown | 4 | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | 4 | Oliver Brown | 4 | | |
| | | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | |
| Sam Baird | 0 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 0 | | | | | Oliver Brown | 2 |
| | | | | | | Lu Ning | 4 |
| Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | | Lu Ning | 4 |
| Jamie O'Neill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill | 4 | Jamie O'Neill | 2 | | | | |
| | | Lu Ning | 4 | | | | |
| Lu Ning | 4 | Lu Ning | 4 | | | | |
| Adam Ashley | 3 | | | | | | |
| Adam Ashley | 3 | | | Lu Ning | 4 | | |
| | | | | Shaun Murphy | 2 |
| Dominic Dale | 4 | | | Shaun Murphy | 2 |
| Elfed Evans | 3 | | | | |
| Elfed Evans | 3 | Dominic Dale | 2 | | |
| | | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | |
| Shaun Murphy | w/o | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | |
| Matthew Stevens | w/d | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | 4 | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | 4 | Ashley Carty | 2 | | |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 4 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | |
| Dylan Craig | 1 | | | | |
| Dylan Craig | 1 | | | Andrew Higginson | 4 |
| | | | | Andy Lee | 0 |
| Andy Lee | 4 | | | Andy Lee | 0 |
| Curtis Daher | 0 | | | | |
| Curtis Daher | 0 | Andy Lee | 4 | | |
| | | Kuldesh Johal | 3 | | |
| Allan Taylor | 3 | Kuldesh Johal | 3 | | |
| Kuldesh Johal | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kuldesh Johal | 4 | | | | | Andrew Higginson | 3 |
| | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | 4 |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | 4 |
| Zhang Yong | 3 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | 3 | Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | |
| | | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 3 | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 3 | | | Scott Donaldson | 1 | | |
| | | | | Zhou Yuelong | 4 |
| Matthew Selt | 3 | | | Zhou Yuelong | 4 |
| Andy Hicks | 4 | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | 4 | Andy Hicks | 1 | | |
| | | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | |
| Łukasz Guzowski | 0 | | | | |

**Section 6**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor | 1 | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor | 1 | Kurt Maflin | 4 | | |
| | | Rory McLeod | 1 | | |
| Rory McLeod | 4 | Rory McLeod | 1 | | |
| Sergey Isaenko | 0 | | | | |
| Sergey Isaenko | 0 | | | Kurt Maflin | 4 |
| | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 |
| Soheil Vahedi | 1 | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | |
| | | John Astley | 1 | | |
| Graeme Dott | w/d | John Astley | 1 | | |
| John Astley | w/o | | | | | | |
| John Astley | w/o | | | | | Kurt Maflin | 2 |
| | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 4 |
| Ashley Hugill | 4 | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 4 |
| Halim Hussain | 0 | | | | | | |
| Halim Hussain | 0 | Ashley Hugill | 3 | | | | |
| | | Eden Sharav | 4 | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | 4 | Eden Sharav | 4 | | | | |
| Mike Finn | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mike Finn | 3 | | | Eden Sharav | 3 | | |
| | | | | Stuart Bingham | 4 |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | Stuart Bingham | 4 |
| Francisco Domingues | 0 | | | | |
| Francisco Domingues | 0 | Anthony Hamilton | 0 | | |
| | | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | |
| Mike Dunn | 1 | | | | |

**Section 7**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 1 | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 1 | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | |
| | | Gary Wilson | 4 | | |
| Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | 4 | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | Gary Wilson | 4 |
| | | | | Ken Doherty | 1 |
| Ken Doherty | 4 | | | Ken Doherty | 1 |
| Oliver Lines | 0 | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 0 | Ken Doherty | 4 | | |
| | | Francisco Sánchez Ruíz | 2 | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 3 | Francisco Sánchez Ruíz | 2 | | |
| Francisco Sánchez Ruíz | 4 | | | | | | |
| Francisco Sánchez Ruíz | 4 | | | | | Gary Wilson | 2 |
| | | | | | | Yuan Sijun | 4 |
| Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | Yuan Sijun | 4 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | Sean O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | |
| | | Ian Burns | 2 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 4 | Ian Burns | 2 | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | 1 | | | Sean O'Sullivan | 1 | | |
| | | | | Yuan Sijun | 4 |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | Yuan Sijun | 4 |
| Sanderson Lam | 0 | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 0 | Yuan Sijun | 4 | | |
| | | James Cahill | 3 | | |
| Craig Steadman | 1 | James Cahill | 3 | | |
| James Cahill | 4 | | | | |

**Section 8**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | |
| Ronan Whyte | 0 | | | | |
| Ronan Whyte | 0 | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | |
| | | Zhang Jiankang | 2 | | |
| Xu Si | 2 | Zhang Jiankang | 2 | | |
| Zhang Jiankang | 4 | | | | |
| Zhang Jiankang | 4 | | | Ben Woollaston | 1 |
| | | | | Robert Milkins | 4 |
| Adam Stefanow | 2 | | | Robert Milkins | 4 |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | |
| | | Tom Ford | 2 | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | 2 | | |
| David Lilley | 3 | | | | | | |
| David Lilley | 3 | | | | | Robert Milkins | 4 |
| | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | 2 |
| Rod Lawler | 4 | | | | | Kyren Wilson | 2 |
| Steven Thomas | 0 | | | | | | |
| Steven Thomas | 0 | Rod Lawler | 1 | | | | |
| | | Ross Muir | 4 | | | | |
| Ross Muir | 4 | Ross Muir | 4 | | | | |
| Kevin Van Hove | 0 | | | | | | |
| Kevin Van Hove | 0 | | | Ross Muir | 1 | | |
| | | | | Kyren Wilson | 4 |
| Robbie Williams | 2 | | | Kyren Wilson | 4 |
| Jimmy White | 4 | | | | |
| Jimmy White | 4 | Jimmy White | 1 | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | |
| Kyren Wilson | 4 | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | |
| Jordan Brown | 0 | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan Day | 4 | | |
| David Gilbert | 2 | | |
| David Gilbert | 2 | Ryan Day | 4 |
| | | Lu Ning | 2 |
| Tian Pengfei | 3 | Lu Ning | 2 |
| Lu Ning | 4 | | | | |
| Lu Ning | 4 | | | Ryan Day | 1 |
| | | | | Stuart Bingham | 4 |
| Zhou Yuelong | 0 | | | Stuart Bingham | 4 |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | |
| | | Yuan Sijun | 0 |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | Yuan Sijun | 0 |
| Robert Milkins | 3 | | |

## Final

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 (83), 13–115 (100), 0–84 (84), 5–103 (103), 41–81 |||
| 83 | Highest break | 103 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 3 |

## Amateur pre-qualifying

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

### Round 1

| Leo Fernandez | 4–1 | Peter Devlin |
| - | - | - |
| Mark Winsor | 4–1 | Dan Barsley |
| Jenson Kendrick | 1–4 | David Grace |
| Edwin Ingebrigtsen | 1–4 | Adam Nash |
| Francis Becerra | w/o–w/d | Bhavesh Sodha |
| Khurram Khan | 4–0 | Joshua Mallender |
| Martin Pitcher | 1–4 | David Alcaide |
| Christopher Watts | 4–2 | George Pragnall |
| Ian Martin | 1–4 | Barry Pinches |
| Patrick Whelan | 4–3 | Luke Pinches |
| Iulian Boiko | 4–1 | Sean Maddocks |
| Blythe Reeve | 0–4 | Fabian Monnin |
| Steven Breward | 0–4 | Daniel Schneider |
| Aaron Graham | 0–4 | Omar Alajlani |
| Curtis Daher | 4–1 | Rishi Gohill |
| Nezar Asseri | 1–4 | Kuldesh Johal |
| Paul Gibbs | 0–4 | Damian Wilks |
| Abid Manzoor | 2–4 | James Budd |
| Nick Jennings | 4–2 | Andrew Milliard |
| Gareth Lopez | 0–4 | Halim Hussain |
| Mike Finn | 4–1 | Mitchell Grinstead |
| Paul Burrell | 3–4 | Francisco Domingues |
| Francisco Sánchez Ruíz | 4–0 | Christophe Rives-Lange |
| Callum Lloyd | 1–4 | James Cahill |
| Ronan Whyte | 4–3 | Hani Owaidhi |
| Jackson Page | 0–4 | David Lilley |
| Tony Corrigan | 3–4 | Steven Thomas |
| Kevin Van Hove | 4–0 | Eric Pei |

### Round 2

| Aaran Hetherington | 0–4 | Leo Fernandez |
| - | - | - |
| Henry Roper | 1–4 | Mark Winsor |
| Ivelin Boyanov Bozhanov | 0–4 | David Grace |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 4–0 | Adam Nash |
| Yassine Zaraoni | 1–4 | Matthew Glasby |
| Marvin Morgan | 4–2 | Francis Becerra |
| Dale Prime | 0–4 | Khurram Khan |
| Andrew Urbaniak | 0–4 | David Alcaide |
| Aymn Alamri | 1–4 | Christopher Watts |
| Stephen Kershaw | 0–4 | Barry Pinches |
| Farakh Ajaib | 4–3 | Patrick Whelan |
| Daniel Bagley | 4–0 | Paul Thompson |
| Oliver Brown | 4–2 | Iulian Boiko |
| Jamie O'Neill | 4–0 | Fabian Monnin |
| Adam Ashley | 4–2 | Daniel Schneider |
| Elfed Evans | 4–0 | Omar Alajlani |
| Dylan Craig | 4–2 | Mark Vincent |
| Jonathan Noble | 2–4 | Curtis Daher |
| Andrew Olivero | 0–4 | Kuldesh Johal |
| Andy Hicks | 4–1 | Damian Wilks |
| Łukasz Guzowski | 4–2 | James Budd |
| Sergey Isaenko | 4–2 | Nick Jennings |
| James Height | 1–4 | Halim Hussain |
| Danny Brindle | 2–4 | Mike Finn |
| Jack Moore | 0–4 | Francisco Domingues |
| Sean McAllister | 2–4 | Francisco Sánchez Ruíz |
| Umar Younis | 0–4 | James Cahill |
| Adrian Holmes | 0–4 | Ronan Whyte |
| Abdulraouf Sayegh | 1–4 | David Lilley |
| Lee Prickman | 1–4 | Steven Thomas |
| Shahidul Islam | 0–4 | Kevin Van Hove |

## Century breaks

### Main stage centuries

Total: 46

* 142, 134, 112, 103, 103, 102, 102, 100, 100 – Stuart Bingham
* 142 – Chen Feilong
* 139, 112 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
* 139, 109 – Kyren Wilson
* 139 – Paul Davison
* 139 – Chris Wakelin
* 136, 111 – Kurt Maflin
* 135, 105 – Peter Ebdon
* 129 – Ashley Carty
* 129 – Sean O'Sullivan
* 127 – Jamie Clarke
* 126 – Zhao Xintong
* 123 – David Lilley
* 122, 107 – David Gilbert
* 120, 103, 103, 101 – Yuan Sijun
* 120 – Hammad Miah
* 120 – Jimmy White
* 117 – Jack Lisowski
* 115 – Barry Pinches
* 112 – Yan Bingtao
* 109 – James Cahill
* 108 – Joe Swail
* 106 – Daniel Wells
* 105 – Hamza Akbar
* 104 – Zhou Yuelong
* 103 – Ross Muir
* 102 – Martin O'Donnell
* 101, 100 – Gary Wilson
* 100 – Ryan Day

### Qualifying rounds centuries

Total: 1

* 100 – Barry Pinches
