Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion having defeated Kyren Wilson 10–9 in the final of the 2018 event.

Robertson defeated reigning world champion Judd Trump 10–9 in the final to win the championship, having required foul shots in the penultimate frame to avoid losing the match.

Mark Allen compiled the highest break of the tournament, a 140, in his semi-final loss to Trump.

The opening match was between Neil Robertson and 2019 Championship League winner Martin Gould.

[19] In the other group four match, 2019 China Championship winner Shaun Murphy played Reanne Evans, the 2019 World Women's Snooker champion.

[14] Speaking to the press before the match, Evans reflected that whilst it was an honour to play in the competition despite not being on the World Snooker Tour, there was still a disparity between the men's and women's games.

[20] She also commented that the prize money for appearing at the event was double that of any she had received before, despite having won the women's world championship on 12 occasions.

She went in-off whilst playing a safety shot in the final frame, allowing Murphy to make a break of 130 and win the match 4–3.

[22] He also remarked later that the audience were supporting Evans and even his wife was "reluctant to wish [him] good luck today".

The two players shared the next four frames, both experiencing issues with the table running off, to tie the match at 5–5.

[23] The group three matches were played on 5 November, three-time world champion Mark Selby defeating first-time ranking event winner Yan Bingtao 4–0.

[25] The 2019 Snooker Shoot Out winner Thepchaiya Un-Nooh played Kyren Wilson in the other group two first-round match.

[29] The pair had met in the finals of two events in the 2019 Coral Cup series—the Tour Championship and the Players Championship—with O'Sullivan winning on both occasions.

[31] O'Sullivan gained the first chance of the final frame, but miscued whilst playing the black ball, allowing Robertson to make a break of 90 to win the match 6–5.

[32] Trump won the first three frames of the match, but Allen took the next four, including the tournament's highest break of 140, to lead 4–3.

[33][32] Trump made a break of 86 to tie the match, and then clinched frame nine after a fluke when potting a red ball.

[36] Trump then made three consecutive centuries in frames five to seven, totalling 367 points without reply, to go ahead 4–3.

[36] Robertson needed a snooker in frame 18 to avoid losing the match; he succeeded and forced a re-spotted black, which he potted to draw level at 9–9.

[21] This was the second-highest non-terrestrial viewing figure in the United Kingdom for the day, behind a Premier League football match between Liverpool F.C.

Mark Allen made the highest break of the tournament, a 140 in frame five in his semi-final match against Judd Trump.