Northern Ireland Open Online Tournament - Play to Unlock New Rewards š
Are you ready for the World Snooker Home Nations?
Take part in the Northern Ireland Open online tournament in Snooker 19 for a chance to unlock the exclusive Hurricane reward pack. Unlock a brand new waistcoat, bow tie and shirt for your pro player by finishing in the top third of the leaderboard.
The Northern Ireland Open runs from 11th - 17th November, so plenty of time to get involved.
Good luck!
Want more details on how the online tournaments work? Head to the Snooker 19 website for more details.
Champion of Champions Online Tournament - Live Now!
Get involved with the Snooker 19 online community and unlock exclusive rewards at the same time!
The Champion of Champions online tournament is live right now, and you can unlock the Silver Shadow Reward pack by taking part and climbing the online leaderboard. The tournament will end on Sunday 10th November, so make sure to head online before then.
International Championship - Online Tournament
The next Snooker 19 online tournament is on the horizon!
Get involved with the International Championship and take your best shot for a chance to unlock exclusive in-game rewards for your pro player. The 'Golden Bloom' reward pack is exclusive to this tournament so climb the online leaderboard to pocket all three items.
The International Championship runs from 28th October until 3rd November, so don't miss out!
Update 1.10 - Available Now
Hi everyone,
We've been busy working on the next update for Snooker 19 and are happy to share that it is available to download now. As part of Update 1.10 weāve added new content and improved the game experience based on community feedback, so thank you as always for your ongoing support.
New Features:
- New Master+ aiming aid added offering a greater challenge than Master
- Added option to reposition the cueball after it has been placed
- Added option to re-nominate a colour after a colour has been nominated
- New player celebration scenes for winning in semi-finals and finals
- Revised intro sequences have been added to Career Mode matches
- Intro sequences have been refined
- Players now chalk their cues during gameplay
- New game intro video added
- Online Tournament aiming aid changed to Pro+ based on player feedback
- Paul Hunter Classic online tournament start date has been brought forward
General Bug fixes, including:
- Commentary and crowd reaction improvements
- Character animation improvements
- Fix for undue ātimeoutā in long-lasting online matches
- Fix for online tournament trophy cabinet (all Trophies unlocked will now display correctly)
- Baulk line visibility improved
- Scrolling leaderboard issue fixed
- Fix for free-ball when not all the colours are on the table
- Fix for scrolling through free ball options
Please let us know your thoughts as we will be continuing to monitor all feedback, and we hope you enjoy the update.
Thanks,
Snooker 19 Team
Update 1.06 - Available Now
Update 1.06 is now live and available to download. Thank you for your patience as we worked to make this happen and please continue to share your feedback with us.
You can find more details in regard to the content of Update 1.06 below:
New features
- New online custom match feature. This allows the host to customise match length, arena, and aiming aid.
- New Aiming Aid (Pro+). This is a new aiming aid that is between Pro and Master. Long pots, playing off the cushion and rest play have dynamic aiming aid adjustments to reflect the increased difficulty of these shot types. Available in all modes except Online Tournaments. We have created a thread for you to share your thoughts on the new Pro+ Aiming Aid, so please let us know what you think over on that specific thread in the Community Hub.
Improvements
- AI breakoff variation
- AI potting sequence enhancements
- Career settings. The player can now change match settings during a career.
- Arena lighting improvements
- Snooker table material enhancements
- Character lighting improvements
- Player character idles
- Commentary additions and fixes
- Subtle ball physics amendments to stop the ball more quickly
- Crowd variation - clapping and number of crowd members
- The Legend Reward Pack delivery
- Change to cushion and pocket sounds
Bug fixes
- Fixed several crashes
- Fixed the logic error when AI snookers behind the free ball
- Achievement fixes
- Rivals icon problem remedied
- Home Nations prize money fix
- Aiming aid issue when in pocket jaws resolved
- Animation bug fixes
- AI fixes
- 6 Red Tournament high score fix
- Added the correct amount of frames for the Shanghai Masters Semi Final
- Commentary fixes
- Fix for rests being used when not required
- Online fix for dark tables
- Touching ball fix
- General Bug fixes
Please keep sharing your feedback with us and we will continue to monitor your responses.
Thanks for your support,
Snooker 19 Team
Enter the Lab42 Open from 28th June - 8th July
Good news! The Lab42 Open online tournament starts today and will run until Wednesday 8th July. There are a few key details to be aware of while you play in this tournament regarding ranking, rewards and leaderboards.
REWARDS For this tournament only, everyone taking part in the Lab42 Open will receive all three items from āThe Legendā reward set as part of update 1.06. (More details on 1.06 can be found in the Community Hub) The set includes an exclusive bow tie, shirt and waistcoat, so make sure to take part in the tournament over the next week and a half to earn your prizes.
LEADERBOARDS Weāre investigating reports from players who have lost leaderboard positions and ranking during Online Tournaments. This appears to be quite an obscure issue, so weāre performing tests throughout this tournament so that we can identify and fix the cause of the issue. Your feedback can also help. If you encounter any issues in the Lab 42 Open tournament please complete the short feedback form below. (NB. This is a brand new survey and the results will be used to compare with previous responses. Please still complete the updated survey even if you completed a previous version.) Your support in regard to this issue will help us find and fix the root of the problem for future tournaments.
Thanks for your support and good luck in the tournament!
Snooker 19 Team
Lab42 Exhibition Tournament - Starts Today
Hi everyone,
A brand new Snooker 19 Tournament started today so there is no better time to jump online and begin climbing the leaderboard.
The Lab42 Exhibition Tournament will run from today until 17th June and you can track your progress using the live leaderboard. Taking part in the tournament entitles you to exclusive tournament rewards which are separated into three reward tiers, each one tied to performance and your final position on the leaderboard. So take your best shot, and make sure you don't miss out on the exclusive rewards for taking part.
Want to know what the rewards will be? Introducing 'The Supreme' reward set:
The tournament follows update 1.05 which addressed a selection of issues specific to the online leaderboard and tournaments and is now live. You can find the full patch notes over in the Community Hub. Thank you for your ongoing support and good luck, we'll see you on the leaderboard!
Update 1.03 Available Now
A new update for Snooker 19 is now available! Thank you for your support as we worked to make this live as quickly as possible. Your feedback has played a massive part in this update and we have addressed a range of reported issues and requests. Full patch notes are below and can also be found as a pinned post in Discussions:
GAMEPLAY
ā¢ Online match timers increased
Online vs - match timer: 90 min, shot timer: 60 sec
Online tournament - match timer: 40 min, shot timer: 40 sec
Friend match - match timer: unlimited, shot timer: unlimited
ā¢ AI is more aggressive and realistic
ā¢ AI safety shots improved
ā¢ Player poses improved
ā¢ Player hand poses improved
ā¢ āBall hitting the pocketā audio changed to match the strength of the shot
PRESENTATION
ā¢ Overall menu navigation improved (selectors are more responsive and controls are improved)
ā¢ Shot transition graphic changed from white to blue
ā¢ Shot transition time reduced in online matches
ā¢ āAI thinkingā message appears less often
GENERAL BUG FIXES
ā¢ Fixed the bug that caused no miss to be called when snookers required
ā¢ Removed rotation of the cue immediately after the white ball has been placed in the D
ā¢ Game stability improvements
ā¢ Audio lag fixes
ā¢ Scrollable Online tournament leaderboard
We have also made changes to the way the online leaderboard collects and records data, after reports from a number of users about issues with leaderboard placement and will continue to monitor this.
Thank you again for your support and please continue to share your feedback.
Snooker 19 Team
Snooker 19 Launches 17th April
We're incredibly excited to be here bringing you the first announcement about Snooker 19!
As the official World Snooker videogame, Snooker 19 features all the players and all the drama of the pro snooker tour. That includes all 128 top players, every tournament and three variants of snooker; classic, 6-red and Shoot Out. With an in-depth career mode, online and offline multiplayer and real-time tournaments that sync to the World Snooker calendar; Snooker 19 is the definitive snooker experience.
Thank you for your support as we have worked to prepare for launch this week, we can't wait to share the game with you when it launches tomorrow at 2pm BST for Ā£29.99 / $34.99 / ā¬34.99.
If you have any questions we will answer as many as we can over in the community hub, so please drop us a message over there.
Thanks,
Snooker 19 Team
[Update 17/04/2019]
There has been a small delay to the 2pm BST scheduled release. We expect this to be resolved quickly. Thanks for your patience and we will keep you updated.
