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 2019 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional snooker tournament held on 24 and 25 August 2019 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany.

[6] 13-year-old Iulian Boiko won the qualifying event, defeating Barry Pinches in the final 3–2.

[6] The defending champion of the event was Kyren Wilson, having defeated Peter Ebdon 4–2 in the previous year's final.

Murphy later revealed that he pulled out of the event due to tearing his Achilles tendon, dancing to Disney's Greatest Hits.

[10] Three amateur players were invited to play, in Ryan Davies, Florian Nüßle and Ben Mertens.

[5][6] Iulian Boiko won the qualifying event, defeating Barry Pinches 3–2 in the final.

[5][6] All four amateur players failed to win a single frame, with Boiko losing to Ricky Walden, Mertens to Joe Perry, Davies to Mark King and Nüßle to defending champion Kyren Wilson with all matches finishing 4–0.

[10][19] The quarter-finals featured Luca Brecel and Barry Hawkins both win 4–1 over Ricky Walden and Mark King respectively.

[24] Hawkins commented after the match "To win a title early in the season puts me in good stead.