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tournament, that took place from 15 to 18 August 2019 at the

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, England. It was the first event of the 2019–20

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. It was the tenth

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, first held in 1991. 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. 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

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in the quarter finals.

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won the title, defeating

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5–3 in the final.

Overview

The

is a

tournament that first took place in 1991. The event is open to players over 40 who are not in the top 64 of the world rankings. The 2019 event took place from 15 to 18 August 2019 at the

, England. It was the first event of the 2019–20

and the 10th edition of the

. The event featured 20 participants, with matches being contested as the best-of-5 , until the final, which was a best-of-9. Aaron Canavan was the defending champion, having won the 2018 edition with a 4–3 victory against Patrick Wallace 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

Participants

Fourteen players were invited to play at the event, ten by the

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and four by continental governing bodies: * Aaron Canavan (defending champion) *

* Joe Johnson *

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Tony Drago Tony Drago ( ; born 22 September 1965) is a Maltese former professional snooker and pool player. Known for his speed around the table, during his snooker career he won two professional titles: the 1993 Strachan Challenge Event 3 and the 1996 ...

* Tony Knowles *

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James Wattana James Wattana (; born January 17, 1970, as วัฒนา ภู่โอบอ้อม ''Wattana Pu-Ob-Orm'', then renamed รัชพล ภู่โอบอ้อม ''Ratchapol Pu-Ob-Orm'' in 2003) is a Thai former professional snooker pl ...

(European Billiard Snooker Association nomination) * ~~Wael Talaat~~ (Asian Billiard Snooker Federation nomination) Replaced by Mohammed Abdelkader * Chen Gang (Chinese Billiard Snooker Association nomination) *

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(Oceanic Billiard Snooker Federation nomination) In addition, six qualifying events took place during the World Seniors Tour 2018–19, with winners receiving a place at the event. * WSC Q1 2–4 November: Crucible Sports Club, Newbury,

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** Qualifier: Rhydian Richards * WSC Q2 16–18 November: Route es Nouaux,

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** Qualifier: Stuart Watson * WSC Q3 7–9 December: Corner Bank Sports Bar & Grill,

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** Qualifier: Joris Maas * WSC Q4 14–16 December: Frames Sports Bar,

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** Qualifier:

* WSC Q5 12–14 January: CBSA World Snooker Academy,

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** Qualifier:

Au Chi-wai Au Chi-wai (; born 19 November 1969), sometimes referred to as Au Chi Wai or Chi-wai Au in Western media), is an amateur snooker and pool player from Hong Kong. In snooker, he won (with Marco Fu), the silver medal in the snooker doubles event ...

* WSC Q6 25–27 January: Q Ball Snooker and Pool,

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** Qualifier:

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Summary

The first two rounds were played on 15 and 16 August 2019 as the best of 5 frames. Four matches were held as qualifiers to reach the last 16. Both

and

won their matches 3–0, with Wattana making the only

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of the tournament, a 113 in the opening frame. Chinese player Chen Gang and Maltese player

also qualified after 3–1 and 3–2 victories. Three of the four would also win their second round match, with Chen defeating

, Morgan defeating

and Wattana completing a

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over Joe Johnson.

and

also completed second round 3–0 whitewash victories over Joris Maas and Drago, respectively. The quarter-finals were held on 17 August as the best of five frames. Fernandez completed a 3–1 victory over defending champion Canavan, White defeated Stuart Watson 3–2 whilst Wattana defeated Gang and Morgan defeated Hendry 3–1. The quarter-finals were prefaced by a women's exhibition four player tournament, won by

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. The semi-finals, played on 18 August were held between White and Wattana, and Morgan and Fernandez. White won his match 3-1 before Morgan completed a 3-0 victory in the second semi-final. The final was played on 19 August as the best of nine frames. Morgan won the opening frame, before White made a break of 55 to win the second. White took a 3-2 lead after a break of 53 in frame five. Morgan took frame six to tie the match before White made the highest break of the final, an 86. White took the next frame to complete a 5-3 victory and win the event for the second time. Having lost the

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final at the venue six times, this was the first tournament that White had won at the Crucible Theatre.

Main draw

The draw for the event is shown below. Players in bold denote match winners.

Final

Century breaks

There was only one century break made during the event,

made a 113 in the first round.

References

External links

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