It was the eleventh WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in the 2019 calendar year.

[1][2] Shane Lowry (3,5), Rory McIlroy (3,4) Kevin Kisner (3,4), Xander Schauffele (3,4) An Byeong-hun, Abraham Ancer (4), Keegan Bradley, Rafa Cabrera-Bello (5), Paul Casey (4,5), Tony Finau (4,5), Matt Fitzpatrick (5), Tommy Fleetwood (4,5), Sergio García (5), Adam Hadwin, Tyrrell Hatton, Billy Horschel, Im Sung-jae (4), Hideki Matsuyama (4), Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari (5), Louis Oosthuizen (4,5), Ian Poulter (5), Andrew Putnam, Chez Reavie (4), Patrick Reed (4), Justin Rose (4,5), Adam Scott (4), Jordan Spieth, Henrik Stenson, Matt Wallace (5), Bubba Watson, Bernd Wiesberger (5), Danny Willett (5) Corey Conners, Lucas Glover, Charles Howell III, Jason Kokrak, Kevin Tway Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Jorge Campillo, Justin Harding (9), Benjamin Hébert, Kurt Kitayama, Romain Langasque, Li Haotong, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Joost Luiten, Robert MacIntyre, Andrea Pavan, Victor Perez, Richard Sterne, Erik van Rooyen, Paul Waring Scott Hend, Jazz Janewattananond, Masahiro Kawamura, Jbe' Kruger Ryo Ishikawa, Chan Kim Jake McLeod, Matthew Millar Bryce Easton, Zander Lombard Bai Zhengkai, Dou Zecheng, Liang Wenchong, Wu Ashun, Yuan Yechun, Zhang Xinjun Thursday, 31 October 2019 Li Haotong took a one-shot lead over Victor Perez by shooting an 8-under-par 64.

Defending champion Xander Schauffele was two strokes back in a tied for third.

First round leader Li Haotong shot 72 to drop into a tied for sixth place.

Defending champion Xander Schauffele remained in a tied for third place with a second round 69.