Welsh Open 2019

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The 2019 Welsh Open (officially the 2019 ManBetX Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place from 11 to 17 February 2019 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. It was the thirteenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season, and the final event of the season's Home Nations Series.

John Higgins was the defending champion, having beaten Barry Hawkins 9–7 in the 2018 final, but he was defeated 3–5 by Joe O'Connor in the quarter-finals.

Neil Robertson won the event, gaining his fifteenth ranking title, and his second Home Nations triumph since the re-brand in 2016, becoming the second player to claim two Home Nations victories after Stuart Bingham, whom he defeated 9–7 in the final. Bingham made eleven centuries throughout the tournament, while Robertson made the fourth 147 break of his career in the fourth frame of his Round 1 match with Jordan Brown, followed by a 140 break to win the match 4–1.

Noppon Saengkham made his first ever professionally recorded 147 break in the second frame of his third round match against Mark Selby. It was the fifth time two maximums had been made during the main stages of a ranking event, and the fourth time inside a year.

Welsh Open 2019 er en profesjonell snookerturnering som er en del av World Snooker Tour. Turneringen er rangert som en av de viktigste på kalenderen, og den vil bli arrangert i Cardiff, Wales, fra 11. til 17. februar 2019.

Noen av de beste spillerne i verden vil delta i turneringen, inkludert verdensmesteren Judd Trump, forsvarende mester John Higgins og tidligere verdensmester Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Turneringen vil spilles over 16 dager, og det vil være en premiepott på £700 000. Vinneren vil motta £150 000.

Welsh Open er en av de mest populære turneringene på World Snooker Tour, og den tiltrekker seg årlig et stort publikum. Turneringen er kjent for sin høye kvalitet på snooker og sin spennende atmosfære.

I 2018 vant John Higgins turneringen etter å ha slått Barry Hawkins i finalen med 9–7. Higgins vil være ivrig etter å forsvare tittelen sin i 2019, men han vil møte sterk konkurranse fra en rekke andre toppspillere.

Welsh Open 2019 lover å bli en spennende turnering, og den er sikker på å gi mye underholdning for fans av snooker.