[1][2] A qualifying tournament took place from 8 to 10 March at the Northern Snooker Center in Leeds.

[3] Barry Pinches won 3–1 in the final against Aaron Canavan.

Cliff Thorburn won the 2018 edition, beating Johnathan Bagley 2–1 in the final.

[5] However, he lost 0–2 to Stephen Hendry in the first round of this year's edition.

1986 world champion Joe Johnson won the event, beating Barry Pinches 2–1 in the final.