2019 Kealb Open

The 2019 Kealb Open was the first edition of the Kealb Open in the FMT Pro Tour.

Men's singles tournament

Format

The qualification tournament consisted of 45 players and two rounds. The first round pitted the 26 lowest ranked players against each other. The second round saw the remaining 19 players and the 13 winners from the first round play each other for one of 16 spots in the main tournament.

In the main tournament the 16 unseeded players and the 16 qualification winners were freely drawn against the 32 seeded players. The seeded players were placed into the brackets so that the highest seeds would be separated for as long as possible.

Main tournament

32 players were seeded for the tournament.

1.  Jack Murtagh
2.  Izun Nanaga
3.  Joe Mills
4.  James St-Gelais
5.  Danjele Picassi
6.  Vincent Eldarsen
7.  Francesco Cotilla
8.  Auric Helfman
9.  Ryan Chipstead
10.  Đorđe Novaković
11.  Majeed Nashvari
12.  Tinó Fécansaś
13.  Baҳaban Višŋakov
14.  Pet-nit Bölæt
15.  Saɂma Nobuske
16.  Kevin Samuelson
17.  Taki Tosha
18.  Joe Gélinas
19.  Aiden Armstrong
20.  Bruno Uran
21.  Anders Rón
22.  Mahmood Arminzadeh
23.  Gatkan Ozvɏetsken
24.  Viktor Trajkov
25.  Fino Yasuɂ
26.  Callum Fisher
27.  Kali Mallawi
28.  Maxime Constantinea
29.  Andrew Wilkins
30.  Yaghoub Haddad
31.  Fredrik Eldarsen
32.  Uroš Janković

Another 16 players qualified for the main tournament based on their national ranking.

•  Malliki Shula
•  Miɂmo Toɂmasa
•  Jerome Couches
•  Jimmy Grant
•  Martin Scholes
•  Rostam Aqabani
•  Gɏedver Ënerƨkar
•  Miquel Angelo
•  Tarjei Thorgilsson
•  Greg Billing
•  Damian Martin
•  Yannick Bacon
•  Christopher James
•  Yosda Suyefai
•  Lydveldt Chentzansio
•  Lazar Dušanović

Qualification tournament

The 45 players with the lowest ranking competed in the qualification tournament for 16 berths in the main tournament. 26 players joined the first round, with the winners facing 19 players that received byes in the first round. The winners in the second round qualified to the main tournament.

First qualifying round

Players	Result
Dánsóil Kábrís  Kaki Tosha
Ólkázvinó Isúder  Jan-Christópher Veldt
Osnoɂzh Munefusa  Jorge Velarde
Turan Rahimi  Tronifer Granite
Oleus Bugpine  Michael Lónhäser
Eddie Robinson  Jacob Berry
Robin Cooke  Fabrizio Nonalcini
Pete Dählcqist  Tozo Suyeyoi
Sean O'Brien  Máltuítzo Vzévica
lija Filipović  Jean des Gardenia
Takanas Tsunemasa  Alonzo Doré
Yanagizo Faitomo  Haddad Hosseini
Kali Shula  Reece Watson

Second qualifying round

Players	Result
Joe Shaw Q11
Charles-Borromée Favreau Q8
Majeed Hosseini Q3
Nened Zimun Q12
Mahmud Qerunor Q4
Ricardo Jertäs Q5
Richard Ellis  Maɂme Yaskore
Thomas Huckinsson  Tanilo Tolaso
Pjerluigi Calzoni Q13
Saga Sanemoto  Uɂta Sukemoɂ
Erik Carlsen Q1
Ralf Midttbitter Q7
Oliver Armstrong Q2
Kósyé Nísudahn Q6
Ukçay Oktemojk Q10
Lošakir Rubjak Q9