2019 World Seniors Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 25–29 March 2019 |
| Venue | TBC |
| City | TBC |
| Country | TBC |
| Organisation | World Seniors Tour |
| Format | Seniors event |
| Total prize fund | £63,500 |
| Winner's share | £25,000 |
| Highest break |  |
| Defending champion |  Aaron Canavan |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | – |
← 2018 | |
The 2019 World Seniors Championship is an upcoming invitational senior snooker tournament, taking place from 25 to 29 March 2019 in a venue yet to be confirmed.[1] It will be the fifth and penultimate event on the 2018/2019 World Seniors Tour.
In addition to the winner's cheque the champion will receive a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Professional Snooker Championship in Sheffield.
Aaron Canavan is the defending champion, having won the 2018 edition with a 4–3 victory against Patrick Wallace in the final.[2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[3]
- Winner: £25,000 and a place in the 2019 World Championships qualifying
- Runner-up: £10,000
- Semi-finalist: £7,500
- Quarter-finalist: £3,000
- Highest break: £1,500
- Total: £63,500
Field
Seeded players
Qualifying
Six qualifying events for the 2019 World Seniors Championship will take place during the World Seniors Tour 2018/2019:[4]
- WSC Q1 2–4 November: Crucible Sports Club, Newbury, England
- Qualifier:
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- WSC Q2 16–18 November: Route es Nouaux, Jersey
- Qualifier:
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- WSC Q3 7–9 December: Corner Bank Sports Bar & Grill, Toronto, Canada
- Qualifier:
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- WSC Q4 14–16 December: Frames Sports Bar, Coulsdon, Surrey, England
- Qualifier:
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- WSC Q5 4–6 January: TBC, China
- Qualifier:
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- WSC Q6 25–27 January: Q Ball Snooker and Pool, Houston, Texas, United States
- Qualifier:
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Each qualifier will take their place alongside the seeds players in the main draw of the championship.
Main draw
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- All matches will be played with a 30-second shot clock, with players having two time-outs per match
- *Re-spotted black ball replace final frame deciders to determine the winner
Final
| Final: Best of _ frames. Referee: (Venue to be confirmed), 29 March 2019. | ||
| – | ||
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| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
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References
- ^ "World Seniors Calendar 2018/2019" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Canavan pockets world title". Jersey Evening Post. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "World Seniors Snooker Tour Prize Money Schedule 2018/19" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ^ "World Seniors Tour 2018/19". Snooker Legends. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.