2019 Riga Masters
Format | Ranking event |
---|---|
Total prize fund | £278,000 |
Winner's share | £50,000 |
Highest break | Jack Lisowski (ENG) (145) |
Final | |
Champion | Yan Bingtao (CHN) |
Runner-up | Mark Joyce (ENG) |
Score | 5–2 |
← 2018 |
The 2019 Riga Masters (also known as the 2019 Kaspersky Riga Masters due to sponsorship) was a professional
Format
The tournament was played from 26 to 28 July 2019 at the
Prize fund
The prize fund was slightly increased from the 2018 event. The champion still received £50,000, but the total prize fund increased from £259,000 to £278,000, as follows:[3]
- Winner: £50,000
- Runner-up: £25,000
- Semi-final: £15,000
- Quarter-final: £6,000
- Last 16: £4,000
- Last 32: £3,000
- Last 64: £2,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £278,000
Tournament summary
Early rounds
The round-of-64 began on 26 July 2019 in
Three-time world champion Mark Williams defeated James Cahill 4–3, but Williams did not realise he could score a century break, after turning down the final black ball.[7] Mark Selby received two byes before facing Graeme Dott in the second round. Dott won the first three frames of the match, but Selby won the final four to progress.[8] In the round of 16, Selby lost to Stuart Carrington. The 2018 runner-up Jack Lisowski reached the round of 16, before losing to Mark Joyce.[9]
Quarter-finals
After the round-of-16, no player qualifying for the quarter-finals was ranked in the top 20 in the world.[10] With a ranking of 21, Yan Bingtao was the highest ranked player in the quarter-finals.[10] The quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals were all played on 28 July.[4] In the quarter-finals, Joyce, who was world rank 54, defeated Carrington 4–1 to advance to the semi-finals, marking his best performance in a ranking event. After defeating Lyu Haotian and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in previous rounds, Kurt Maflin defeated Luo Honghao 4–1, reaching his third career semi-final. Matthew Selt defeated Mark King 4–1 to reach the semi-final. Selt was the only remaining player who had previously won a ranking event (the 2019 Indian Open). Yan defeated Li Hang 4–3 to reach the semi-finals for the first time since the 2017 Northern Ireland Open.[11]
Semi-finals
In the first semi-final, Joyce and Maflin exchanged frames throughout the match, with each player alternately winning each frame to tie at 4–4. After Maflin missed a yellow ball, Joyce made a match-high break of 126 to win 5–4.[12] In the second semi-final, Yan defeated Selt 5–3. Neither player made a century break. However, Yan scored a match-high break of 88 to win.[12]
Final
The final between Yan and Joyce was played at 9 p.m.
Main draw
The main draw for the tournament featured 64 players. Certain players had to withdraw from the competition due to flight difficulties, and are denoted below with a bye to their opponent. A w/d indicates a withdrawn player, whilst a w/o indicates a walkover. Players listed in bold denote match winners.[13]
Final
Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: , 28 July 2019. | ||
Yan Bingtao China |
5–2 | Mark Joyce England |
58–57, 104–0, 0–133 (103), 83–5, 17–62, 80–17, 71–45 | ||
66 | Highest break | 103 |
0 | Century breaks | 1 |
Qualifying
Qualifying matches were held between 10 and 13 June 2019 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England. Matches involving Neil Robertson, Kishan Hirani, Mark Selby, Duane Jones, and Mark Williams, were planned to be played in Riga. All matches were best-of-seven frames.[16]
Century breaks
Televised stage centuries
A total of 19 centuries were made during the event. Jack Lisowski scored a 145, the highest break of the event. Mark Williams made his break of 137 in a held over match.[17]
- 145, 140, 119 – Jack Lisowski
- 143 – Graeme Dott
- 137 – Liam Highfield
- 137 – Mark Williams
- 127 – Daniel Wells
- 126, 112, 109, 103 – Mark Joyce
- 120 – Mei Xiwen
- 112 – Kurt Maflin
- 110 – Gary Wilson
- 109, 104 – Tom Ford
- 106 – Ricky Walden
- 106 – Rod Lawler
- 101 – Yan Bingtao
Qualifying stage centuries
During the pre-tournament qualification, 23 centuries were made. Dominic Dale scores the highest of these, with a break of 141.[18]
- 141 – Dominic Dale
- 138 – Lu Ning
- 136 – Yuan Sijun
- 132, 112 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 131 – David Grace
- 131 – Oliver Lines
- 131 – Ricky Walden
- 129 – Anthony Hamilton
- 128, 109 – Alan McManus
- 125 – Michael Holt
- 124 – Scott Donaldson
- 120, 101 – Jamie O'Neill
- 119 – Mei Xiwen
- 112 – Jackson Page
- 112 – Yang Qingtian
- 109 – Chris Wakelin
- 109 – Riley Parsons
- 105 – Kurt Maflin
- 103 – Joe O'Connor
- 101 – Ian Burns
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