Tournament information | |
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Dates | 24–25 August 2019 |
Venue | Stadthalle |
City | Fürth |
Country | Germany |
Organisation | Dragonstars Event Management |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | €13,500 |
Winner's share | €5,000 |
Highest break | Barry Hawkins (ENG) (120) |
Final | |
Champion | Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
Runner-up | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
Score | 4–3 |
← 2018 |
The 2019 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional non-ranking invitational snooker tournament. The event took place between 24 and 25 August 2019 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany. The tournament was the 2019 edition of the Paul Hunter Classic first held in 2004 as the Grand Prix Fürth. The tournament is named in honour of snooker professional, Paul Hunter who won the 2004 event and died in 2006. The event featured a 16-player bracket with a qualification tournament that was held in Nuremberg, Germany. As the tournament was dropped as a ranking event, independent promoters Dragonstars Event Management promoted the event providing prize money for the tournament.
Kyren Wilson was the defending champion, having defeated Peter Ebdon 4–2 in the 2018 final. Barry Hawkins won the title 4–3 defeating Wilson in the final. Wison lead 3–2 and required one frame to win the title, he was one ball from winning but lost the frame 64–65 and incredibly Hawkins won the decider to win the title. The event also featured an exhibition Speed Snooker Cup tournament which ran concurrently with the main event, which was won by Gary Wilson. Barry Hawkins scored the highest break of the event, a 120 in the third round of the final.