2019–20 snooker season

The 2019–20 snooker season is an ongoing professional snooker season with tournaments played between 9 May 2019 and 16 August 2020. The season was originally planned for 46 tournaments, 18 of which carry ranking points. The season was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the 2020 China Open cancelled, the Tour Championship[1] and the World Snooker Championship postponed,[2] and the Gibraltar Open played with no audience.[3]

2019–20 snooker season
Details
Duration9 May 2019 – 16 August 2020
Tournaments44 (17 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Ding Junhui (CHN)
Masters Stuart Bingham (ENG)
World Championship

The previous season's World Championship winner Judd Trump won the most ranking tournaments, six in total, a record for a season. Three other players, Neil Robertson, Mark Selby, and Shaun Murphy, all won more than one ranking tournament. Two players won their first ranking tournament, Yan Bingtao winning the Riga Masters, and Michael Holt winning the Snooker Shoot Out. The season featured events held in Austria for the first time.

In the first two Triple Crown events: Ding Junhui won the UK Championship for the third time, his first for ten years, defeating Stephen Maguire in the final; and Stuart Bingham won the Masters for the first time, defeating Ali Carter in the final. The third Triple Crown event, the 2020 World Championship, originally scheduled for 18 April to 4 May 2020, is now expected to take place between 31 July and 16 August 2020.

Players
Players on the Main Tour
by nation
 Australia 2
 Belgium 1
 Brazil 1
 China 23
 Cyprus 1
 England 59
 Germany 1
 Hong Kong 2
 Iran 2
 Ireland 2
 Israel 1
 Malaysia 1
 Malta 1
 Morocco 1
 Northern Ireland 3
 Norway 1
 Poland 2
 Scotland 7
  Switzerland 1
 Thailand 4
 Wales 12
Total 128

The World Snooker Tour in the 2019–20 season consists of the standard field of 128 professional players, including an invitational tour card for Jimmy White.[4] The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2019 World Championship, and the 29 players earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualified for the season. Next, eight places were allocated to the top 8 on the One Year Ranking List who have not already qualified for the Main Tour. Another three players came from the Challenge Tour, two players came from the CBSA China Tour, and a further 16 places were available through the Q School (four Event 1 winners, four Event 2 winners, four Event 3 winners, and four Order of Merit places). The rest of the places on to the tour came from amateur events and national governing body (NGB) nominations.[4]

New professional players

All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.[4]

Calendar

The following table outlines the dates and results for all the ranking events, major invitational events, the Challenge Tour, and World Seniors Tour.[12][13][14]

Date[note 1] Country Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
05-09 05-12  AUT P/A Vienna Open 15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club Vienna Mark Joyce Mark King 5–4 [15]
06-24 06-30  CHN TE World Cup (team event) Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium Wuxi  Scotland  China B 4–0 [16]
07-20 07-23  ENG P/A Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy Gloucester Stuart Bingham Mark Allen 4–3 [17]
07-26 07-28  LAT WR Riga Masters Arena Riga Riga Yan Bingtao Mark Joyce 5–2 [18]
08-04 08-11  CHN WR International Championship Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre Daqing Judd Trump Shaun Murphy 10–3 [19]
08-15 08-18  ENG WST World Seniors Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Jimmy White Darren Morgan 5–3 [20]
08-24 08-25  GER NR Paul Hunter Classic Stadthalle Fürth Barry Hawkins Kyren Wilson 4–3 [21]
08-31 09-01  GER CT Challenge Tour 1 Ballroom Nürnberg Nuremberg Cheung Ka Wai Oliver Brown 3–1 [22]
09-02 09-07  THA NR Six-red World Championship Bangkok Convention Center Bangkok Stephen Maguire John Higgins 8–6 [23]
09-09 09-15  CHN NR Shanghai Masters Regal International East Asia Hotel Shanghai Ronnie O'Sullivan Shaun Murphy 11–9 [24]
09-21 09-22  ENG CT Challenge Tour 2 The Crucible Sports & Social Club Newbury Jake Nicholson Andrew Pagett 3–1 [25]
09-23 09-29  CHN WR China Championship Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Centre Guangzhou Shaun Murphy Mark Williams 10–9 [26]
10-05 10-06  ENG CT Challenge Tour 3 Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Andrew Pagett Robbie McGuigan 3–0 [27]
10-14 10-20  ENG WR English Open K2 Crawley Mark Selby David Gilbert 9–1 [28]
10-19 10-20  BEL CT Challenge Tour 4 The Trickshot Bruges Ashley Hugill Aaron Hill 3–1 [29]
10-24 10-25  ENG WST UK Seniors Championship Hull Venue Hull Michael Judge Jimmy White 4–2 [30]
10-22 10-26  CHN NR Haining Open Haining Sports Center Haining Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Li Hang 5–3 [31]
10-28 11-03  CHN WR World Open Yushan Sport Centre Yushan Judd Trump Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10–5 [32]
11-04 11-10  ENG NR Champion of Champions Ricoh Arena Coventry Neil Robertson Judd Trump 10–9 [33]
11-11 11-17  NIR WR Northern Ireland Open Waterfront Hall Belfast Judd Trump Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–7 [34]
11-16 11-17  HUN CT Challenge Tour 6 Hungary Snooker Academy Budapest Oliver Brown Ashley Hugill 3–1 [35]
11-26 12-08  ENG WR UK Championship Barbican Centre York Ding Junhui Stephen Maguire 10–6 [36]
12-09 12-15  SCO WR Scottish Open Emirates Arena Glasgow Mark Selby Jack Lisowski 9–6 [37]
12-14 12-15  BEL CT Challenge Tour 7 De Maxx Pelt Dean Young Andrew Pagett 3–1 [38]
01-12 01-19  ENG NR The Masters Alexandra Palace London Stuart Bingham Ali Carter 10–8 [39]
01-18 01-19  ENG CT Challenge Tour 8 Tamworth Sports Bar Tamworth Lukas Kleckers Tyler Rees 3–1 [40]
01-22 01-26  AUT WR European Masters Messe Dornbirn Dornbirn Neil Robertson Zhou Yuelong 9–0 [41]
01-29 02-02  GER WR German Masters Tempodrom Berlin Judd Trump Neil Robertson 9–6 [42]
02-03 02-09  ENG WR World Grand Prix The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse Cheltenham Neil Robertson Graeme Dott 10–8 [43]
02-10 02-16  WAL WR Welsh Open Motorpoint Arena Cardiff Shaun Murphy Kyren Wilson 9–1 [44]
02-15 02-16  WAL CT Challenge Tour 9 Terry Griffiths Matchroom Llanelli Ashley Hugill Sydney Wilson 3–1 [45]
02-20 02-23  ENG WR Snooker Shoot Out Watford Colosseum Watford Michael Holt Zhou Yuelong 1–0 [46]
02-28 02-29  ENG CT Challenge Tour 5 The Winchester Leicester Allan Taylor Michael Collumb 3–1 [47]
02-24 03-01  ENG WR Players Championship Waterfront Southport Judd Trump Yan Bingtao 10–4 [48]
03-01 03-02  ENG CT Challenge Tour 10 The Winchester Leicester Adam Duffy Kuldesh Johal 3–1 [49]
10-07 03-05  ENG NR 2019–20 Championship League Morningside Arena Leicester Scott Donaldson Graeme Dott 3–0 [50]
03-13 03-15  GIB WR Gibraltar Open Europa Point Sports Complex Gibraltar Judd Trump Kyren Wilson 4–3 [51]
06-01 06-11  ENG NR 2020 Championship League Marshall Arena Milton Keynes Luca Brecel Ben Woollaston Round-robin [52]
06-20 06-26  ENG WR Tour Championship Marshall Arena Milton Keynes Stephen Maguire Mark Allen 10–6 [53]
07-01 07-01  ENG CT Challenge Tour Play Off Pot Black Clacton-on-Sea
07-31 08-16  ENG WR World Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield
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
Main articles: Snooker world rankings 2019/2020 and Snooker world ranking points 2019/2020

The 2019–20 snooker season featured the following points distribution for world ranking events:[54]

Round
Tournament
 R144 R128 R112 R80 R64 R48 R32 R16 QF SF F W
Riga Masters N/A £0 N/A N/A £2,000 N/A £3,000 £4,000 £6,000 £15,000 £25,000 £50,000
International Championship N/A £0 N/A N/A £4,750 N/A £8,500 £13,500 £21,500 £32,000 £75,000 £175,000
China Championship N/A £0 N/A N/A £4,750 N/A £7,500 £13,000 £20,000 £32,000 £75,000 £150,000
English Open N/A £0 N/A N/A £3,000 N/A £4,000 £7,500 £10,000 £20,000 £30,000 £70,000
World Open N/A £0 N/A N/A £5,000 N/A £8,000 £13,500 £20,000 £32,500 £75,000 £150,000
Northern Ireland Open N/A £0 N/A N/A £3,000 N/A £4,000 £7,500 £10,000 £20,000 £30,000 £70,000
UK Championship N/A £0 N/A N/A £6,500 N/A £12,000 £17,000 £24,500 £40,000 £80,000 £200,000
Scottish Open N/A £0 N/A N/A £3,000 N/A £4,000 £7,500 £10,000 £20,000 £30,000 £70,000
European Masters N/A £0 N/A N/A £3,000 N/A £4,000 £6,000 £11,000 £17,500 £35,000 £80,000
German Masters N/A £0 N/A N/A £3,000 N/A £4,000 £5,000 £10,000 £20,000 £35,000 £80,000
World Grand Prix N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A £5,000[note 2] £7,500 £12,500 £20,000 £40,000 £100,000
Welsh Open N/A £0 N/A N/A £3,000 N/A £4,000 £7,500 £10,000 £20,000 £30,000 £70,000
Shoot Out N/A £250[note 2] N/A N/A £500 N/A £1,000 £2,000 £4,000 £8,000 £20,000 £50,000
Players Championship N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A £10,000[note 2] £15,000 £30,000 £50,000 £125,000
Gibraltar Open N/A £0 N/A N/A £2,000 N/A £3,000 £4,000 £5,000 £6,000 £20,000 £50,000
Tour Championship N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A £20,000[note 2] £40,000 £60,000 £150,000
World Championship £0 N/A £5,000[note 3] £10,000[note 3] N/A £15,000 £20,000[note 3] £30,000 £50,000 £100,000 £200,000 £500,000

Statistics of ranking tournaments

Below is a list of players who have reached a final of a ranking event in the 2019–20 season.[55]

Finalists
Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals Winning tournaments
1 Judd Trump  England 6 0 6 2019 International Championship
2019 World Open
2019 Northern Ireland Open
2020 German Masters
2020 Players Championship
2020 Gibraltar Open
2 Neil Robertson  Australia 2 1 3 2020 European Masters
2020 World Grand Prix
Shaun Murphy  England 2 1 3 2019 China Championship
2020 Welsh Open
4 Mark Selby  England 2 0 2 2019 English Open
2019 Scottish Open
5 Yan Bingtao  China 1 1 2 2019 Riga Masters
Stephen Maguire  Scotland 1 1 2 2020 Tour Championship
7 Ding Junhui  China 1 0 1 2019 UK Championship
Michael Holt  England 1 0 1 2020 Snooker Shoot Out
9 Kyren Wilson  England 0 2 2
Zhou Yuelong  China 0 2 2
11 Mark Joyce  England 0 1 1
Mark Williams  Wales 0 1 1
David Gilbert  England 0 1 1
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  Thailand 0 1 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan  England 0 1 1
Jack Lisowski  England 0 1 1
Graeme Dott  Scotland 0 1 1
Mark Allen  Northern Ireland 0 1 1
Total16163216 of 17 tournaments completed

Champions by country
Rank Country Players Titles
1  England 4 11
2  China 2 2
 Australia 1 2
4  Scotland 1 1
Total816

Notes
  1. Dates use month–day format
  2. First round losers in the Shoot Out, Coral World Grand Prix, Coral Players Championship and Coral Tour Championship will receive their prize money in full however this money will not count towards the prize money rankings
  3. Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points

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