Carlo Biado defeated Yapp 13–8 in the final to become one of the few Filipino players to win the tournament along with Alex Pagulayan in 2005 and Efren Reyes in 1994.

[10] The event was broadcast on DAZN in the US and Canada as well as Germany, Spain and Italy; Sky Sports in the UK & Ireland; Viaplay in Scandinavia, Baltic Nations and Iceland); Zhibo.tv in China; and SuperSports in South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa.

The 2019 World Snooker Championship winner Judd Trump competed in his first pool event.

[12][13] He completed a 9–0 whitewash over Joe Magee in his first competitive match,[14] followed by victories over Dhurav Patel 9–2 and Abdullah Al-Shammari 11–5.

[20][17] Five-time winner Earl Strickland completed a 9–1 victory over Adam Martin, but lost to Alan Rosado in the losers bracket.