The 2018–19 snooker season was a series of professional snooker tournaments played between 10 May 2018 and 23 June 2019. The season was made up of ranking tournaments, non-ranking tournaments and variant tournaments. In total, 54 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.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson and Judd Trump each won three ranking events with Mark Allen, Stuart Bingham and Kyren Wilson each winning twice. Robertson reached six ranking event finals during the season.
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 (excluding Lyu Haotian, who already climbed into the top 64 of the world rankings following the first year of his two-year tour card) 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 2018 Q School, four from each of the three events. 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.
WSF Championship winner: WSF Championship runner-up: IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship winner: EBSA European Snooker Championships winner:
ABSF African Championships winner: (withdrew)
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 tables outline the dates and results for all the World Snooker Tour, World Women's Snooker Tour, World Seniors Tour, Challenge Tour, and other events in the season.
World Snooker Tour Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 27 Jul 29 Jul Riga Masters Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia 52 6 Aug 12 Aug World Open Yushan Number One Middle School in Yushan, China 109 22 Aug 26 Aug Paul Hunter Classic Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany 42 3 Sep 8 Sep Six-red World Championship Bangkok Convention Center in Bangkok, Thailand 84 10 Sep 16 Sep Shanghai Masters Regal International East Asia Hotel in Shanghai, China 119 China Championship Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Centre in Guangzhou, China 109 1 Oct 7 Oct European Masters De Soeverein in Lommel, Belgium 96 15 Oct 21 Oct English Open K2 in Crawley, England 97 24 Oct 25 Oct Macau Masters JW Marriott Hotel Macau in Macau, China 51 25 Oct Six-red Macau Masters JW Marriott Hotel Macau in Macau, China 32 28 Oct 4 Nov International Championship Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre in Daqing, China 105 5 Nov 11 Nov Champion of Champions Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England 109 12 Nov 18 Nov Northern Ireland Open Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland 97 27 Nov 9 Dec UK Championship Barbican Centre in York, England 106 10 Dec 16 Dec Scottish Open Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland 97 13 Jan 20 Jan Masters Alexandra Palace in London, England 104 30 Jan 3 Feb German Masters Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany 97 4 Feb 10 Feb World Grand Prix The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecourse in Cheltenham, England 106 11 Feb 17 Feb Welsh Open Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales 97 21 Feb 24 Feb Shoot Out Watford Colosseum in Watford, England 10 27 Feb 3 Mar Indian Open Grand Hyatt Kochi Bolgatty in Kochi, India 53 4 Mar 10 Mar Players Championship Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England 104 1 Jan 14 Mar Championship League Ricoh Arena and Barnsley Metrodome in Coventry/Barnsley, England 31 15 Mar 17 Mar Gibraltar Open Tercentenary Sports Hall in Gibraltar, Gibraltar 41 19 Mar 24 Mar Tour Championship Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales 1311 1 Apr 7 Apr China Open Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Beijing, China 114 20 Apr 6 May World Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England 189 Ranking event Non-ranking event
World Women's Snooker Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 15 Sep 16 Sep UK Women's Championship Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England 41 5 Oct 8 Oct European Women's Masters De Maxx in Neerpelt, Belgium 41 25 Oct Australian Women's Open Mounties in Sydney, Australia 42 24Nov 25Nov Eden Women's Masters South West Snooker Academy in Quedgeley, England 40 1 Feb 3 Feb Belgian Women's Open The Trickshot in Bruges, Belgium 41 13 Apr World Women's 10-Red Championship Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England 43 14 Apr World Women's 6-Red Championship Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England 41 17 Jun 19 Jun Women's Snooker World Cup Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok, Thailand Thailand A40 Hong Kong A 20 Jun 23 Jun World Women's Championship Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok, Thailand 63
World Seniors Tour Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 24 Oct 25 Oct UK Seniors Championship Bonus Arena in Hull, England 41 5 Jan 6 Jan Seniors Irish Masters Goffs in Kill, Ireland 41 3 Mar Seniors 6-Red World Championship Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland 42 11 Apr Seniors Masters Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England 21
Challenge Tour Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 2 Jun 3 Jun Challenge Tour 1 Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton upon Trent, England 31 10 Jul 11 Jul Challenge Tour 2 Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England 30 28 Jul Challenge Tour 3 Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia 32 27 Aug 28 Aug Challenge Tour 4 Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany 30 18 Sep 19 Sep Challenge Tour 5 Cueball Derby in Derby, England 31 4 Oct 5 Oct Challenge Tour 6 De Soeverein in Lommel, Belgium 30 13 Oct 14 Oct Challenge Tour 7 Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England 30 14 Nov 25 Nov Challenge Tour 8 Snooker Terminál in Budapest, Hungary 31 26 Jan 27 Jan Challenge Tour 9 Star Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England 31 6 Mar 7 Mar Challenge Tour 10 South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England 32
Other events Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Runner-up 10 May 13 May Vienna Open 15 Reds Köö Wien Snooker Club in Vienna, Austria 54 12 Jul 15 Jul Golden Q Cup Golden Q Snooker Club in Baia Mare, Romania 51 28 Jul 31 Jul Pink Ribbon South West Snooker Academy in Gloucester, England 42 31 Jul 4 Aug Haining Open International Campus Zhejiang University in Haining, China 54
Points distribution 2018/2019 points distribution for World Snooker Tour ranking events:
width=160 R144 R128 R80 R64 R48 R32 R16 QF SF F W 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 £20,000China Championship — £0 — £4,000 — £7,500 £13,000 £20,000 £32,000 £75,000 £150,000European Masters — £0 — £3,000 — £4,000 £6,000 £11,000 £17,500 £35,000 £75,000English 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 £70,000UK Championship — £0 — £5,000 — £10,000 £15,000 £22,500 £35,000 £75,000 £170,000Scottish Open — £0 — £2,500 — £3,500 £6,000 £10,000 £20,000 £30,000 £70,000German Masters — £0 — £3,000 — £4,000 £5,000 £10,000 £20,000 £35,000 £80,000World Grand Prix — — — — — £5,000 £7,500 £12,500 £20,000 £40,000 £100,000Welsh Open — £0 — £2,500 — £3,500 £6,000 £10,000 £20,000 £30,000 £70,000Shoot 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 £50,000Players 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 £25,000Tour Championship — — — — — — — £20,000 £40,000 £60,000 £150,000China Open — £0 — £5,000 — £11,000 £18,000 £27,000 £45,000 £90,000 £225,000World Championship £0 — £10,000 — £15,000 £20,000 £30,000 £50,000 £100,000 £200,000 £500,000
Notes
References
External links Snooker season 2018/2019 at Snooker.org