Professional snooker world championship tournament, April–May 2019
2019 Betfred World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates
20 April – 6 May 2019 (2019-04-20 – 2019-05-06)
Venue
Crucible Theatre
City
Sheffield
Country
England
Organisation
World Snooker
Format
Ranking event
Total prize fund
£2,231,000
Winner's share
£500,000
Highest break
John Higgins (SCO) (143)
Final
Champion
Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up
John Higgins (SCO)
Score
18–9
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The 2019 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2019 Betfred World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 April to 6 May 2019 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 43rd consecutive year the World Snooker Championship had been held at the Crucible, and the 20th and final ranking event of the 2018–19 snooker season. Qualifying for the tournament took place from 10 to 17 April 2019 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. Sports betting company Betfred sponsored the event.
The winner of the title was Judd Trump, who defeated John Higgins 18–9 in the final to claim his first World Championship. In doing so, Trump became the 11th player to win all three Triple Crown titles at least once. Defending champion Mark Williams lost 9–13 to David Gilbert in the second round of the tournament. For the first time in the history of the World Snooker Championship, an amateur player appeared at the main stage of the event—debutant James Cahill defeated world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan in the first round, before being narrowly defeated by Stephen Maguire in a second round deciding frame.
The tournament featured 100 century breaks; at the time, this was the highest number recorded at an official snooker event (superseded at the 2021 World Championship). The final match alone included 11 centuries, the most ever scored in the final of a ranking event. Higgins compiled the highest break, a 143, in his semi-final win over Gilbert. Shaun Murphy defeated Luo Honghao in the first round 10–0, the first whitewash at the World Championship since 1992.
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Global Information
John Higgins (SCO) (143)
Judd Trump (ENG)