Tournament information | |
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Dates | 23–29 September 2019 |
Venue | Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Centre |
City | Guangzhou |
Country | China |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £751,000 |
Winner's share | £150,000 |
Highest break | Mark Allen (NIR) (145) |
Final | |
Champion | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
Runner-up | Mark Williams (WAL) |
Score | 10–9 |
← 2018 |
The 2019 China Championship (officially the 2019 Evergrande China Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 23 to 29 September 2019. The event was held at the Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Centre in Guangzhou, China. Qualifying for the event took place from 15 to 18 August 2019 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. The tournament was the fourth edition of the China Championship and the third ranking event of the 2019/2020 season.
Mark Selby was the defending champion, having defeated John Higgins in the previous year's final 10–9. Selby reached the semi-finals, before losing 6–3 to Shaun Murphy. Murphy reached his third consecutive final, having done so at the two prior events Shanghai Masters and the International Championship. Murphy played Mark Williams in the final, winning his 8th ranking title with a 10–9 in the final. The highest break of the event was a 145 made by Mark Allen in the first round win over Anthony Hamilton.