2018–19 snooker season


The 2018–19 snooker season was a series of professional snooker tournaments played between 10 May 2018 and 6 May 2019. The season was made up of ranking tournaments, non-ranking tournaments and variant tournaments. In total, 46 events were competed in the 2018/19 season, beginning with the pro–am 2018 Vienna Open, and ending with the 2019 World Snooker Championship.
To be eligible to play in most tournaments, players had to have qualified to play on the World Snooker Tour, however, some wildcard former professional, and amateur players were eligible in certain competitions. The season also saw four events strictly for over 40s, as a part of the World Seniors Tour.

Players

The Main Tour consists of 128 professional players for the 2018/2019 season. The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2018 World Championship and the 34 players earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualified for the season. Next, eight places were allocated from the top 8 on the One Year Ranking List, who had not already qualified for the Main Tour. Another two players came from the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs, two players came from the CBSA China Tour and a further 12 places were available through the Q School. The six remaining entries on to the tour were allocated from the international amateur events.
Due to the disputes between the IBSF and the WPBSA, the WPBSA decided that the winners of the tournaments organised by the IBSF or any continental confederations which were not affiliated to the World Snooker Federation would not be awarded tour cards. The only exception was the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship, which had been concluded before the decision was made.

New professional players

All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.
  1. WSF Championship winner: Luo Honghao
  2. WSF Championship runner-up: Adam Stefanow
  3. IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship winner: Fan Zhengyi
  4. EBSA European Snooker Championships winner: Harvey Chandler
  5. ABSF African Championships winner: Mohamed Ibrahim
;One Year Ranking List
;EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-Offs
;CBSA China Tour
;Q School
;Event 1
;Event 2
;Event 3
;Invitational Tour Card

Calendar

The following table outlines the dates and results for all the ranking and major invitational events.
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event
P/A = Pro–am event
CT = Challenge Tour event
WST = World Seniors Tour

Official rankings

Points distribution

2018/2019 points distribution for world ranking events:
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Riga Masters—£0—£1,500—£3,000£4,000£6,000£15,000£25,000£50,000
World Open—£0—£4,000—£8,000£13,000£20,000£32,500£75,000
Paul Hunter Classic—£0—£600—£1,000£1,725£3,000£4,500£10,000£20,000
China Championship—£0—£4,000—£7,500£13,000£20,000£32,000£75,000£150,000
European Masters—£0—£3,000—£4,000£6,000£11,000£17,500£35,000£75,000
English Open—£0—£2,500—£3,500£6,000£10,000£20,000£30,000£70,000
—£0—£4,000—£8,500£13,500£21,500£32,000£75,000
Northern Ireland Open—£0—£2,500—£3,500£6,000£10,000£20,000£30,000£70,000
UK Championship—£0—£5,000—£10,000£15,000£22,500£35,000£75,000£170,000
Scottish Open—£0—£2,500—£3,500£6,000£10,000£20,000£30,000£70,000
German Masters—£0—£3,000—£4,000£5,000£10,000£20,000£35,000£80,000
World Grand Prix—————£5,000£7,500£12,500£20,000£40,000£100,000
Welsh Open—£0—£2,500—£3,500£6,000£10,000£20,000£30,000£70,000
Shoot Out—£0—£500—£1,000£2,000£4,000£8,000£16,000£32,000
Indian Open—£0—£2,000—£4,000£6,000£10,000£15,000£25,000£50,000
Players Championship——————£10,000£15,000£30,000£50,000£125,000
Gibraltar Open—£0—£1,500—£2,500£3,000£4,000£6,000£12,000£25,000
Tour Championship———————£20,000£40,000£60,000£150,000
China Open—£0—£5,000—£11,000£18,000£27,000£45,000£90,000£225,000
World Championship£0—£10,000—£15,000£20,000£30,000£50,000£100,000£200,000£500,000

Statistics of ranking tournaments

Finalists

Champions by country