<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - USelby walahlekelwa isikhundla esiphezulu ku-OSullivan ngomhlaka-24 Mashi 2019, ngemuva kokuba ebenguNombolo 1 emhlabeni kusukela ngoFebhuwari 2015. U-OSullivan uphinde wathola indawo ephezulu ngokuwina isicoco sakhe sama-36 esiphezulu kuTour Championship; uSelby uqobo wayekhishwe emzuliswaneni wokuqala nguNeil Robertson kumuntu onqume ifreyimu yokugcina, ngemuva kokuchitha ukuhola kwefreyimu ezine. Wayenethuba lokuthola indawo yokuqala eChina Open  <response>: ngaphansi kwamasonto amabili kamuva, kodwa yahlulwa ngo-36 kuCraig Steadman emzuliswaneni wokukhetha owawubanjwe kusukela esigabeni sokuqala sokukhetha ngoFebhuwari. Emqhudelwaneni we-World Championship, uSelby wanqoba uZhao Xintong ngo-107 emzuliswaneni wokuqala ngaphambi kokunqotshwa ngo-1013 nguGary Wilson emzuliswaneni wesibili. Ngenxa yalokhu kusebenza okuphakathi nendawo, waqeda isizini njengenombolo yesithupha emhlabeni, ngemuva kokudlulwa nguJohn Higgins, uNeil Robertson, uMark Williams noJudd Trump. 