Organised by World Snooker, it was the first edition of the Tour Championship and the third and final event of the inaugural Coral Cup.

The event featured the top eight players from the one-year ranking list taking part in a single-elimination tournament.

The Tour Championship was played from 19 to 24 March 2019 in Llandudno, Wales and organised by World Snooker.

[4] It also aired on Sky Sport in New Zealand, NowTV in Hong Kong, and Superstars Online in China.

Qualification for the event was for the top eight players on the one-year ranking list up to and including the 2019 Gibraltar Open.

Neil Robertson played Mark Selby in the opening match of the tournament.

[7] Selby then won six frames in a row, including three century breaks, to lead 6–2 after the first session.

After Selby attempted a double, Robertson potted the black ball to win the frame and match.

[13] In the second round, which took place on 21 and 22 March, the four remaining players competed in two best-of-19-frames matches, each played over two sessions.

The pair were the highest two in the ranking list for the Coral Cup, both having won one of the previous two events in the Coral series: Trump winning the World Grand Prix, and O'Sullivan the Players Championship.

[19] Trump missed the match-winning yellow close to the cushion into the green pocket,[17] which eventually allowed O'Sullivan to clear the table to complete the comeback on the final black ball.

Allen got off to a good start, winning the first two frames of the match including a break of 78.

[21] In frame 16, Allen scored enough points to take the frame to the "snookers required" stage, only to snooker himself on the final red behind the green ball, allowing Robertson to clear the table and win the match 10–6.

[25] Robertson won the first two frames, and O'Sullivan the next two with breaks of 74 and 97 to tie the match 2–2 at the mid-session interval.

This was the 36th ranking championship victory of O'Sullivan's career, equalling the record set by Stephen Hendry between 1987 and 2005.

[30][31] O'Sullivan reached world number one on winning the event, replacing Mark Selby who had held the position since February 2015.

[32] At the age of 43, O'Sullivan became the oldest snooker world number one since Ray Reardon in 1983.

The closest challenger for the award, Judd Trump, had earned more than £100,000 less prize money over the same events.

The highest break of 135 was compiled by Neil Robertson in his opening round match against Mark Selby.