2019 World Seniors Championship
The 2019 World Seniors Championship was an invitational senior snooker tournament, that took place from 15 to 18 August 2019 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the first event of the 2019/20 World Seniors Tour. The event was the tenth World Seniors Championship, first held in 1991.
Aaron Canavan was the defending champion, having won the 2018 edition with a 4–3 victory against Patrick Wallace in the final. However, he lost 3–1 to Leo Fernandez in the quarter finals.
The event had a total prize fund of £63,500 up from £18,000 the previous year, with £15,000 more for the winner, at £25,000.
Jimmy White won this year's title, defeating Darren Morgan 5–3 in the final.Prize fund
The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:
- Winner: £25,000
- Runner-up: £10,000
- Semi-finalist: £7,500
- Quarter-finalist: £3,000
- Highest break: £1,500
- Total: £63,500
Field
Invited players
Six qualifying events for the 2019 World Seniors Championship took place during the World Seniors Tour 2018/2019:
- WSC Q1 2–4 November: Crucible Sports Club, Newbury, England
- * Qualifier: Rhydian Richards
- WSC Q2 16–18 November: Route es Nouaux, Jersey
- * Qualifier: Stuart Watson
- WSC Q3 7–9 December: Corner Bank Sports Bar & Grill, Toronto, Canada
- * Qualifier: Joris Maas
- WSC Q4 14–16 December: Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon, Surrey, England
- * Qualifier: Leo Fernandez
- WSC Q5 12–14 January: CBSA World Snooker Academy, Beijing, China
- * Qualifier: Au Chi-wai
- WSC Q6 25–27 January: Q Ball Snooker and Pool, Houston, Texas, United States
- * Qualifier: Igor Figueiredo
Each qualifier took a place alongside the seeded players in the main draw of the championship.Main draw
Final
