2019 in sports

2019 in sports describes the year's events in world sports. The main events were the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Air sports[edit]

Aerobatics[edit]

• July 5 – 13: 2nd FAI World Intermediate Aerobatic Championship in Břeclav
  • Individual Overall: Igor Chernov
  • Team Winner: Ukraine (Igor Chernov, Timur Fatkullin, Dmitry Pogrebitsky)
• July 18 – 28: 10th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships Deva
  • Individual Overall: Patrycja Pacak
  • Team Winner: Romania
• July 18 – 28: 22nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships Deva
  • Individual Overall: Ferenc Toth
  • Team Winner: Germany
• July 18 – 28: 11th FAI European Advanced Aerobatic Championships Torun
  • Individual Overall: Nicolas Durin
  • Team Winner: France
• July 18 – 28: 11th FAI European Advanced Aerobatic Championships Châteauroux
  • Individual Mixed Overall: Louis Vanel
  • Individual Women's Overall: Aude Lemordant
  • Individual Men's Overall: Louis Vanel
  • Team Winner: France

Air racing[edit]

2019 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

• February 8 & 9: Red Bull Air Race #1 in Abu Dhabi
  • Winner: Yoshihide Muroya (Zivko Edge 540 V3)
  • Challenger winner: Florian Bergér (both)
• June 15 & 16: Red Bull Air Race #2 in Kazan
  • Winner: Yoshihide Muroya (Zivko Edge 540 V3)
  • Challenger winner: Kenni Chiang (Race 1) / Florian Bergér (Race 2)
• July 13 & 14: Red Bull Air Race #3 in Zamárdi
  • Winner: Matt Hall (Zivko Edge 540 V3)
  • Challenger winner: Dario Costa (Race 1) / Daniel Ryfa (Race 2)
• September 7 & 8: Red Bull Air Race #4 in Makuhari (final)
  • Winner: Yoshihide Muroya (Zivko Edge 540 V3)
  • Challenger races cancelled

Aeromodelling[edit]

• March 17 – 23: 2019 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Heraklion
  • F3P – (Indoor aerobatics) winner: Gernot Bruckmann
  • Junior F3P – (Indoor aerobatics) winner: Maxime Schmitt
  • F3 – Radio Controlled Flight winner: Donatas Paužuolis
  • Junior F3 – Radio Controlled Flight winner: Andreas Wildauer
• June 2 – 9: 2019 FAI F1D European Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in Tachov
  • Senior winner: Ivan Tréger
  • Junior winner: Vladyslav Dziubak
  • Senior team winner:  Ukraine
  • Junior team winner:  Ukraine
• October 17 – 22: 2019 FAI F1 World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Lost Hills
  • F1A Individual: Constantin Brinzoi
  • F1A Individual: Mickael Rigault
  • F1A Individual: Taron Malkhasyan
  • F1A Team:  Russia
  • F1A Team:  Israel
  • F1A Team:  Lithuania
  • Challenge France:  Poland

Ballooning[edit]

• August 27 - September 1: Slovenian Open National Hot Air Balloon Championship 2019 in Murska Sobota
  • Winners: 1st. Dominic Bareford; 2nd. John Petrehn; 3rd. Matthew Scaife
• September 9 – 14: 3rd Central European Cup Szeged
  • Winners: 1st. Daniel Kusternigg; 2nd. Peter Molnar; 3rd. Evgeny Chubarov
• September 9 – 14: 1st Women European Cup Szeged
  • Winners: 1st. Diana Nasonova; 2nd. Tita Becz; 3rd. Inga Ule
• September 12 – 21: 63rd Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in Montbéliard
  • Winners: 1st. Laurent Sciboz / Nicolas Tieche; 2nd. Kurt Frieden / Pascal Witpraechtiger; 3rd. Vincent Leys / Christophe Houver
• October 20 – 27: 21st FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship in Mallorca
  • Winners: 1st. Stefan Zeberli 2nd. Laurynas Komža 3rd. Nicolas Schwartz

Drone racing[edit]

FAI World Drone Masters

• November 1 & 3: Jeonju FAI World Drone Masters (WCM #1) in Jeonju
  • Winners: 1st. MinChan Kim, 2nd. JaeJong Kim, 3rd. ChangHyeon Kang

2019 FAI Drone Racing World Cup

• March 12: Race Of Drones Oulu (WCC #1) in Oulu
  • Winners: 1st. Tomass Pētersons, 2nd. Even Braaten, 3rd. Glen Bales
• May 11 & 12: MajFlaj in (WCC #2) Skopje
  • Winners: 1st. Jakub Toman, 2nd. David Svoboda, 3rd. Aleksandar Stojanovic
• May 31 – June 2: World Cup Drones FAI F9U El Yelmo (WCC #3) in El Yelmo
  • Winners: 1st. Killian Rousseau, 2nd. Roberto Gomez Samaniego, 3rd. Kirill Fedukovich
• June 1 & 2: Seoul Drone Race World Cup (WCC #4) in Seoul
  • Winners: 1st. Beom Jin Choi, 2nd. Min Chan Kim, 3rd. Young Rok Son
• June 15 & 16: World Cup Latvia Drone Racing (WCC #5) in Cēsis
  • Winners: 1st. Tomass Pētersons, 2nd. Oskars Raudins, 3rd. David Spacek
• July 6 & 7: Partouche Drone Race World Cup (WCC #6) in Forges-les-Eaux
  • Winners: 1st. Killian Rousseau, 2nd. Pawel Laszczak, 3rd. Fabien Collobert
• July 13 & 14: German Drone World Cup (WCC #7) in Nördlingen
  • Winners: 1st. Sungju Park, 2nd. Sven Keim, 3rd. Bastian Hackl
• July 20 & 21: Belgium FAI Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #8) in Gouy-lez-Piéton
  • Winners: 1st. Killian Rouseau, 2nd. Victor Van Der Elst, 3rd. JoonWeon Choi
• August 10 & 11: Belarus Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #9) in Minsk
  • Winners: 1st. Tomass Pētersons, 2nd. Arminas Volskis, 3rd. JoonWeon Choi
• August 17 & 18: Moscow Cup (WCC #10) in Moscow
  • Winners: 1st. Seojun Kim, 2nd. Vitaly Palianski, 3rd. SiYun Kim
• August 17 & 18: German Drone Championship (WCC #11) in Crailsheim
  • Winners: 1st. Nick Nolte, 2nd. Lukas Lendvorsky, 3rd. Sven-Kevin Keim
• August 24 & 25: UK Drone Racing Open International (WCC #12) in Barkston Heath
  • Winners: 1st. Brett Collis, 2nd. Luke Wolferstan-Bannister, 3rd. Alfie Mitchell
• September 7 & 8: F9U World Cup Italy (WCC #13) in Modena
  • Winners: 1st. Sven-Kevin Keim, 2nd. Emanuele Tomasello, 3rd. Luisa Rizzo
• September 13 – 15: EPFL Drone Racing Cup (WCC #14) in Lausanne
  • Winners: 1st. Pawel Laszczak, 2nd. Tristan Goin, 3rd. Nikolas Widell
• September 14 & 15: Mazovia Drone Racing (WCC #15) in Warsaw
  • Winners: 1st. Tomass Pētersons, 2nd. Michał Mrówczyński, 3rd. Modest Ach
• September 14 & 15: Pam Cup (WCC #16) in Plovdiv
  • Winners: 1st. Bojan Nikov, 2nd. Aleksandar Nikov, 3rd. Zlatko D. Radev
• September 21 & 22: Daegu Drone Race World Cup (WCC #17) in Daegu
  • Winners: 1st. MinChan Kim, 2nd. Michał Mrówczyński, 3rd. Modest Ach
• September 21 & 22: Lithuania Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #18) in Vilnius
  • Winners: 1st. Karlis Gross, 2nd. Aleksis Arbergs, 3rd. Aleksi Rastas
• October 12 & 13: Phoenix Drone Racing (WCC #19) in Prilep
  • Winners: 1st. David Spacek, 2nd. Michael Husarik, 3rd. Antoni Georgiev
• October 25 & 27: Drone World Cup Carrefour Montequinto (WCC #20) in Seville
  • Winners: 1st. Michael Husarik, 2nd. Christian Gavilán Gómez, 3rd. Aleksi Rastas
• November 1 & 2: Drone Tokyo 2019 Racing & Conference (WCC #21) in Tokyo
  • Winners: 1st. Takafumi Oka, 2nd. Kazuki Kawada, 3rd. Fuga Kamizeki
• November 16 & 17: FAI Hong Kong Open Drone Racing Championship (World Cup) (WCC #21) in Hong Kong
  • Winners: 1st. SungJu Park, 2nd. Chow Ronnie, 3rd. Ken Inoue
• December 7 & 8: TIRT Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #22) in Taoyuan
  • Winners: 1st. SungJu Park, 2nd. Ken Inoue, 3rd. Alexander Lea

General aviation[edit]

• June 10 – 16: 24th FAI World Precision Flying Championship in Castellón de la Plana
  • Individual Winner: Michal Wieczorek
  • Navigation Trophy: Michal Wieczorek
  • Landing: Jerzy Markiewicz
  • Team: Polonia
  • Team Landing: Polonia
  • Woman Best Pilot: Adele Schramm
• September 8 – 13: 2nd FAI World Air Navigation Race Championship in Santa Cruz
  • Winners: 1st. Boleslaw Radomski & Dariusz Lechowski, 2nd. Yuri Rabassa & Mauro Esteve, 3rd. Adele Schramm & Alexis Fuchs

Gliding[edit]

FAI WORLD AND CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (CAT.1)

• May 11 – 25: 20th FAI European Gliding Championships in Turbia
  • Open Class: 1st. Petr Tichý, 2nd. Riccardo Brigliadori, 3rd. Markus Frank
  • 18m Class: 1st. Sebastian Kawa, 2nd. Karol Staryszak, 3rd. Wolfgang Janowitsch
  • 20m Multi-Seat Class: 1st. Tomasz Rubaj & Christoph Matkowski, 2nd. Steve Jones & Garry Coppin, 3rd. Uli Gmelin & Christine Grote
  • Team Cup: 1st.  France, 2nd.  Poland, 3rd.  United Kingdom
• June 1 – 8: 9th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Championship in Cerdanya
  • 1st: Tilo Holighaus; 2nd: Sebastian Kawa; 3rd: Louis Bouderlique
• July 6 – 21: 20th FAI European Gliding Championships in Prievidza
  • Club: Tom Arscott
  • Standard: Pavel Louzecky
  • 15 metre: Sebastian Kawa
  • Team Cup: Germany
• July 28 – 10: 11th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships in Szeged
  • Club: Jake Brattle
  • Standard: Simon Schröder
  • Team Cup: Deutscher Aero Club
• July 28 – 10: 3rd FAI Pan-American Gliding Championship in Rockton, Ontario
  • 15 Meter /Standard: Luke Szczepaniak
  • 18 Meter: Jerzy Szemplinski
  • Club: Carlos Iucci
  • Team Cup: Argentina
• September 1 – 14: 3rd FAI World 13.5m Class Gliding Championship in Pavullo nel Frignano
  • Meter 13 5: Thomas Gostner
  • e-Glide: Luka Znidarsic

Parachuting[edit]

• February 27 – March 2: 17th FAI World Para-Ski Championships in Vrchlabi
• April 17 – 20: 3rd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships in Lille
• May 18 – 15: 14th FAI World Cup of Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing in Córdoba
• August 12 – 15: 4th FAI World Cup of Speed Skydiving & 3rd FAI European Speed Skydiving Championship in Dunkeswell
  • Men's winner: Luc Maisin
  • Women's winner: Lucy Lippold
  • Team winner: Germany
• August 17 – 20: 10th FAI World Cup of Canopy Formation & 8th FAI European Canopy Formation Championships in Strejnic
  • Canopy Formation 2-way sequential winners: France A
  • Canopy Formation 4-way sequential winners: Russia 4W
• August 23 – 30: 1st FAI European Wingsuit Flying Championship & 3rd FAI World Cup of Wingsuit Flying in Ravenna
  • Wingsuit acrobatic flying winner: Switzerland
  • Wingsuit performance flying winner: Dmitry Podoryashy
• October 7 – 12: 13th FAI World Cup of Artistic Events & 22nd FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving in Eloy
• October 18 – 29: 43rd CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Wuhan City
• November 20 – 24: 10th FAI World Cup of Canopy Piloting in Pretoria

Paragliding[edit]

World Championships

• September 8 – 18: 10th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Vršac
  • Men's winner: Yong Wu
  • Women's winner: Soyoung Cho
  • Team winner: Indonesia

2019-20 Paragliding World Cup

• May 25 – June 1: 2019 World Cup France (WC #1) in Chamousset
  • Men's winner: Charles Cazaux
  • Women's winner: Méryl Delferriere
  • Teams winner: / Ozone
  • Nations winner: France
• June 8 – 15: 2019 World Cup China (WC #2) in Linzhou
  • Men's winner: Baptiste Lambert
  • Women's winner: Méryl Delferriere
  • Team's winner: // Gin Gliders
  • Nation's winner: France
• June 29 – July 6: 2019 World Cup Portugal (WC #3) in Manteigas
  • Men's winner: Honorin Hamard
  • Women's winner: Constance Mettetal
  • Team's winner: // Ozone
  • Nation's winner: France
• September 7 – 14: 2019 World Cup Brazil (WC #4) in Pico do Gavião
  • Men's winner: Baptiste Lambert
  • Women's winner: Marcella Pomarico Uchoa
  • Team's winner: // Kortel Design
  • Nation's winner: Brazil
• November 9 – 16: 2019 World Cup Argentina (WC #5) in Loma Bola
  • Men's winner: Jurij Vidic
  • Women's winner: Adel Honti
  • Team's winner: // Gin Gilders
  • Nation's winner: France
• March 24 – April 4, 2020: 2019 World Cup Superfinal in Castelo

Para-Ski[edit]

2019 Para-Ski World Cup

• January 25 – 27: WC #1 in Disentis^[1]
  • Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
  • Juniors winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Masters winner: Reinhold Haibel
  • Teams winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1 (Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Anton Gruber, Magdalena Schwertl)
  • Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
• February 8 – 10: WC #2 in Ponte di Legno^[2]
  • Winners: Marco Valente (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
  • Juniors winner: Manuel Sulzbacher
  • Masters winner: Marco Valente
  • Teams winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1 (Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Anton Gruber, Magdalena Schwertl)
  • Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
  • Accuracy winners: Alic Gernot (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
• February 15 – 17: WC #3 in Bad Leonfelden
  • Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
  • Juniors winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Masters winner: Reinhold Haibel
  • Teams winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1 (Sebastian Graser, Manuel Sulzbacher, Julia Schosser, Magdalena Schwertl)
  • Ski winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
• February 27 – March 2: 17th FAI World Para-Ski Championships in Vrchlabí (part of World Cup)
  • Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
  • Juniors Mixed winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Masters Mixed winner: Thomas Saurer
  • Women's Para-Ski Teams winner:  Austria
  • Mixed Para-Ski Teams winner:  Austria

Alpine skiing[edit]

American football[edit]

• Super Bowl LIII – the New England Patriots (AFC) won 13–3 over the Los Angeles Rams (NFC)
  • Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
  • Attendance: 70,081
  • MVP: Julian Edelman, WR (New England)

Aquatics[edit]

Archery[edit]

2018–19 Indoor Archery World Series[edit]

• Note: This is the inaugural set of indoor archery events that replaced the World Cup.
• November 23 – 25, 2018: 2018 GT Open in Strassen^[3]
  • Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / Casey Kaufhold (f)
  • Compound winners: Domagoj Buden (m) / Toja Ellison (f)
• December 1 & 2, 2018: 2018 Macau Indoor Archery Open in  Macau^[4]
  • Recurve winners: Oh Jin-hyek (m) / JEON Hun-young (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Alexis Ruiz (f)
• December 14 – 16, 2018: 2018 Roma Archery Trophy in Rome^[5]
  • Recurve winners: Crispin Duenas (m) / KIM Su-rin (f)
  • Compound winners: Braden Gellenthien (m) / Alexis Ruiz (f)
  • Junior recurve winners: Matteo Canovai (m) / Olha Shubkina (f)
  • Junior compound winners: Kalle Numminen (m) / Faith Miller (f)
• January 18 – 20: 2019 Nîmes Archery Tournament in  France^[6]
  • Recurve winners: Lee Seung-yun (m) / KANG Chae-young (f)
  • Compound winners: Braden Gellenthien (m) / Janine Meissner (f)
  • Junior recurve winners: Jules Vautrin (m) / Aiko Rolando (f)
  • Junior compound winners: Carson Sapp (m) / Faith Miller (f)
• February 7 – 9: 2019 Vegas Shoot in Las Vegas^[7]
  • Recurve winners: MIN Byeong-yeon (m) / SIM Ye-ji (f)
  • Compound winners: Stephan Hansen (m) / SO Chae-won (f)
• February 8: 2019 Indoor Archery World Series Final in Las Vegas^[8]
  • Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / SIM Ye-ji (f)
  • Compound winners: Kris Schaff (m) / Viktoria Balzhanova (f)

2019 Archery World Cup & Championship events[edit]

• April 22 – 28: WA World Cup #1 in Medellin^[9]
  • Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / KANG Chae-young (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Sara López (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  South Korea (m) /  South Korea (f)
  • Team compound winners:  Italy (m) /  Colombia (f)
  • Mixed winners:  South Korea (Recurve) /  United States (Compound)
• May 6 – 12: WA World Cup #2 in Shanghai^[10]
  • Recurve winners: Lee Woo-seok (m) / KANG Chae-young (f)
  • Compound winners: Braden Gellenthien (m) / So Chae-won (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  Chinese Taipei (m) /  South Korea (f)
  • Team compound winners:  United States (m) /  United States (f)
  • Mixed winners:  Chinese Taipei (Recurve) /  United States (Compound)
• May 20 – 26: WA World Cup #3 in Antalya^[11]
  • Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / ZHENG Yichai (f)
  • Compound winners: James Lutz (m) / Danelle Wentzel (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  China (m) /  Chinese Taipei (f)
  • Team compound winners:  Denmark (m) /  United States (f)
  • Mixed winners:  Spain (Recurve) /  South Africa (Compound)
• June 10 – 16: 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch^[12]
  • Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / Lei Chien-ying (f)
  • Compound winners: James Lutz (m) / Natalia Avdeeva (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  China (m) /  Chinese Taipei (f)
  • Team compound winners:  South Korea (m) /  Chinese Taipei (f)
  • Mixed winners:  South Korea (Recurve) /  South Korea (Compound)
• July 1 – 7: WA World Cup #4 in Berlin^[13]
  • Recurve winners: Mete Gazoz (m) / AN San (f)
  • Compound winners: Evren Çağıran (m) / Alexis Ruiz (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  Turkey (m) /  Italy (f)
  • Team compound winners:  France (m) /  Turkey (f)
  • Mixed winners:  South Korea (Recurve) /  Great Britain (Compound)
• August 19 – 25: 2019 World Youth Archery Championships in Madrid^[14]
  • Junior recurve winners: KIM Hyeon-jong (m) / Valentina Acosta Giraldo (f)
  • Junior compound winners: Anders Faugstad (m) / Amanda Mlinaric (f)
  • Junior team recurve winners:  South Korea (m) /  South Korea (f)
  • Junior team compound winners:  United States (m) /  United States (f)
  • Junior Mixed team winners:  South Korea (Recurve) /  India (Compound)
  • Cadet recurve winners: TAI Yu-hsuan (m) / Komalika Bari (f)
  • Cadet compound winners: Sebastian Garcia (m) / Arina Cherkezova (f)
  • Cadet Team recurve winners:  South Korea (m) /  South Korea (f)
  • Cadet Team compound winners:  United States (m) /  United States (f)
  • Cadet Mixed team winners:  South Korea (Recurve) /  Mexico (Compound)
• September 2 – 7: 2019 World Archery 3D Championships in Lac La Biche^[15]
  • Barebow winners: David Jackson (m) / Christine Gauthe (f)
  • Compound winners: Gyorgy Gondan (m) / Ingrid Ronacher (f)
  • Instinctive Bow winners: Ferenc Molnár (m) / Karin Novi (f)
  • Longbow winners: Mikhail Poddevalin (m) / Leena-Kaarina Saviluoto (f)
  • Team winners:  France (m) /  France (f)
• September 6 & 7: WA World Cup #5 (final) in Moscow^[16]
  • Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / KANG Chae-young (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Sara López (f)
  • Mixed team winners:  South Korea (Recurve) /  United States (Compound)

2019 European Archery events[edit]

• February 26 – March 2: 2019 European Indoor Archery Championships in Samsun^[17]
  • Senior Recurve winners: Mandia Massimiliano (m) / Sayana Tsyrempilova (f)
  • Senior Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Gizem Elmaagacli (f)
  • Junior recurve winners: Ivan Kozhokar (m) / Zhanna Naumova (f)
  • Junior compound winners: Robin Jaatma (m) / Elisa Roner (f)
  • Senior Team recurve winners:  Russia (m) /  Russia (f)
  • Senior Team compound winners:  France (m) /  Russia (f)
  • Junior team recurve winners:  Turkey (m) /  Russia (f)
  • Junior team compound winners:  Turkey (m) /  Italy (f)
• April 9 – 13: European Grand Prix & Quota Tournament for Minsk European Games in Bucharest^[18]
  • Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / Karyna Kazlouskaya (f)
  • Compound winners: Valerio della Stua (m) / Amanda Mlinaric (f)
  • QT Recurve winners: Vladimir Hurban Jr. (m) / Beatrice Miklos (f)
  • QT Compound winners: Adam Ravenscroft (m) / Janine Meissner (f)
  • Men's team recurve winners:  Netherlands (Sjef van den Berg, Rick van der Ven, & Steve Wijler)
  • Women's team recurve winners:  Germany (Michelle Kroppen, Elena Richter, & Lisa Unruh)
  • Mixed team recurve winners:  Italy (Elena Tonetta & Federico Musolesi)
  • Men's team compound winners:  Germany (Sebastian Hamdorf, Leon Hollas, & Marcel Trachsel)
  • Women's team compound winners:  Estonia (Emily Hõim, Lisell Jäätma, & Meeri-Marita Paas)
  • Mixed team compound winners:  Great Britain (Layla Annison & Stuart Taylor)
  • CQ Men's Team winners:  Netherlands (Sjef van den Berg, Rick van der Ven, & Steve Wijler)
  • CQ Women's Team winners:  Denmark (Randi Degn, Maja Jager, & Anne Marie Laursen)
• April 28 – May 5: Para-Archery European Cup – 1st leg in Olbia
  • For detailed results, click here
• May 13–18: European Youth Cup – 1st leg in Čatež ob Savi
  • For detailed results, click here
• June 23–29: Archery at the 2019 European Games in Minsk
  • Recurve winners: Mauro Nespoli (m) / Tatiana Andreoli (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Toja Ellison (f)
  • Team recurve winners:  France (m) /  United Kingdom (f)
  • Mixed winners:  Italy (Recurve) /  Russia (Compound)
• July 6–14: Para-Archery European Cup – 2nd leg in Nové Město na Moravě
  • For detailed results, click here
• July 15–20: European Youth Cup – 2nd leg in Bucharest
  • For detailed results, click here
• September 14–15: European Club Teams Cup in Čatež ob Savi
  • Winners: Archers de Rennes (m) / Les Archeres Riomois (f)
• September 30 – October 5: European Archery Field Championships in Mokrice Castle
  • For detailed results, click here

2019 Asian Archery events[edit]

• February 13 – 16: IWAS World Games 2019 (Archery) in Sharjah
  • Recurve winners: Netsiri Manreuchai (m) / Pooja (f)
  • Men's compound winner: Lee Ouk Soo
  • Men's W1 winner: Park Hong Jo
• February 22 – 27: 3rd ISSF International Solidarity World Ranking Archery Championships in Dhaka
  • Recurve winners: Denchai Thepna (m) / Diya Siddique (f)
  • Compound winners: Chen Chieh-Lun (m) / . Pragati (f)
  • Recurve teams winners:  India (Bishal Changmai, Hooda Paras, Karni Singh Chauhan) (m) /  Iran (Parmida Ghassemi, Shiva Shojamehr, Niloofar Alipour) (f)
  • Compound teams winners:  India (Chahal Ritik, Jawkar Prathamesh Samadhan, Vidyarthi Chirag) (m) /  Bangladesh (Shamoli Ray, Susmita Banik, Bonna Akhter) (f)
  • Mixed teams winners:  Germany (Kristina Berger & Marcel Trachsel) (Compound) /  India (Hooda Paras & Komalika Bari) (Recurve)
• March 24 – 30: International Archery Tournament “Kuralai” in Shymkent
  • Recurve winners: Mansur Alimbaev (m) / Mavzuna Azimova (f)
  • Junior recurve winners: Andrey Kuzmin (m) / Anastasia Shapovalova (f)
  • Compound winners: Zhomart Bektursyn (m) / Zarema Edige (f)
  • Recurve mixed Team winners:  Kazakhstan (Zaure Sansyzbay & Mansur Alimbaev)
  • Mixed Junior recurve Team winners:  Kazakhstan (Alma Kalibayeva & Daniyar Boztayev)
  • Mixed compound team winners:  Kazakhstan (Aidana Mukhtarhanova & Islam Djanibekov)
• March 24 – 31: 2019 Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament in Bangkok
  • Recurve winners: Ilfat Abdullin (m) / Zheng Yichai (f)
  • Compound winners: Mohammadsaleh Palizban (m) / Muskan Kirar (f)
  • Recurve team winners:  China (Ding Yiliang, Hao Feng, Li Jialun) (m) /  China (An Qixuan, Meng Fanxu, Zheng Yichai)
  • Compound team winners:  India (. Vikas, Siddhant Gupta, Vedant Wankhade) (m) /  Malaysia (Nur Aina Yasmine Halim, Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh, Nurul Syazhera Mohd Asmi) (f)
  • Recurve mixed winners:  India (Ankita Bhakat & Yashdeep Bhoge)
  • Compound mixed winners:  Iran (Seyedeh-Vida Halimianavval & Mohammadsaleh Palizban)
• April 10 – 16: 5th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament in Dubai
  • Recurve winners: Ueyama Tomohiro (m) / Hazel Chaisty (f)
  • Compound winners: Marcel Pavlik (m) / Jodi Grinham (f)
  • Recurve/Compound W1 winners: Jean Pierre Antonios (m) / Shinohara Aya (f)
  • Mixed winners:  Italy (Recurve) /  United Kingdom (Compound)
  • Mixed recurve/Compound W1 winners:  South Korea
• July 11 – 18: Tokyo 2020 Test Event in Tokyo
  •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 20 – 21: Interport Indoor Archery Open in  Hong Kong
  • Recurve winners: He Ying (m) / Almashhadani Fatimah Saad Mahmood (f)
  • Compound winners: Chu Chung Kong (m) / Poon Yee Tung (f)
• July 22 – 25: Asian Youth Indoor Archery Open in  Hong Kong Winners:  Hong Kong (Fischer Dylan Wei Ying, Yiu Ngo Him Jasper, Leung Ngo Kiu, Wu Shi Yan)
• August 1 – 7: 2019 Asia Cup – World Ranking Tournament in Taipei
  • For detailed results, click here
• October 17 – 24: 2019 Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 22 – 28: 2019 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok
  •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2019 African Archery events[edit]

• August 5 – 18: Grand Prix de Côte d'Ivoire in Abidjan
  •  Ivory Coast won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Association football[edit]

Athletics (track and field)[edit]

Badminton[edit]

Bandy[edit]

Baseball[edit]

WBSC[edit]

• July 26 – August 4: 2019 U-12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan^[19]
  •  Chinese Taipei defeated  Japan, 4–0, to win their second U-12 Baseball World Cup title.  Cuba took third place.
• August 30 – September 8: 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup in Gijang County^[20]
  •  Chinese Taipei defeated the  United States, 2–1, to win their third U-18 Baseball World Cup title.  South Korea took third place.
• September 18 – 22: Europe/Africa Baseball 2020 Olympic Qualifier in Bologna & Parma^[21]
  •  Israel has qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[22]
• November 2 – 17: 2019 WBSC Premier12 in  Chinese Taipei,  South Korea,  Mexico, &  Japan^[23]

Major League Baseball[edit]

• March 20 – September 29: 2019 Major League Baseball season
  • American League regular season winners: Houston Astros
  • National League regular season winners: Los Angeles Dodgers
• June 3–5: 2019 Major League Baseball draft in Secaucus, New Jersey
  • #1 pick: Adley Rutschman (to the Baltimore Orioles from the Oregon State Beavers)
• July 9: 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Progressive Field in Cleveland
  • The American League defeated the National League, 4–3.
  • MVP: Shane Bieber ( Cleveland Indians)
  • 2019 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby Winner: Pete Alonso ( New York Mets)
• October 22 – 30: 2019 World Series
  • The Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros, 4–3 in games played, to win their first World Series title.

2019 Little League Baseball World Series[edit]

• July 27 – August 3: 2019 Senior League Baseball World Series in Easley at Easley Recreation Complex^[24]
  • Team USA West Region ( Wailuku) defeated Team Caribbean Region ( Willemstad), 11–0, in the final.
• July 28 – August 4: 2019 Little League Intermediate (50/70) Baseball World Series in Livermore at Max Baer Park^[25]
  • Team USA Southeast Region ( McCalla) defeated Team Mexico Region ( Matamoros), 9–5, in the final.
• August 11 – 18: 2019 Junior League Baseball World Series in Taylor at Heritage Park^[26]
  • Team USA West Region ( Fullerton) defeated Team Puerto Rico Region ( Guayama), 8–3, in the final.
• August 15 – 25: 2019 Little League World Series in South Williamsport at both the Little League Volunteer Stadium and the Howard J. Lamade Stadium^[27]
  • Team USA Southwest Region ( River Ridge) defeated Team Caribbean Region ( Willemstad), 8–0, in the final.

Caribbean Series[edit]

• February 4 – 10: 2019 Caribbean Series in Panama City
  • Toros de Herrera defeated Leñadores de Las Tunas, 3–1, to win their first Caribbean Series title.

Basketball[edit]

National Basketball Association[edit]

• October 16, 2018 – April 10, 2019: 2018–19 NBA season
  • Eastern Conference Winners: Toronto Raptors
  • Western Conference Winners: Golden State Warriors
  • Note: Milwaukee has home court advantage throughout entire playoffs. Golden State has home court advantage throughout conference playoffs.
• February 17: 2019 NBA All-Star Game at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina^[28]
  • Team LeBron defeated Team Giannis, with the score of 178–164.
  • MVP: Kevin Durant ( Golden State Warriors)
  • NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Home Team defeated Away Team, with the score of 82–80.
  • Rising Stars Challenge: The  United States team defeated the World team, with the score of 161–141.
  • NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge Winner: Jayson Tatum ( Boston Celtics)
  • Three-Point Contest Winner: Joe Harris ( Brooklyn Nets)
  • Slam Dunk Contest Winner: Hamidou Diallo ( Oklahoma City Thunder)
• April 13 – June 13: 2019 NBA playoffs
  • The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors, 4–2 in games played, to win their first NBA title.
• June 20: 2019 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn
  • #1 pick: Zion Williamson (to the New Orleans Pelicans from the Duke Blue Devils)

Women's National Basketball Association[edit]

• April 10: 2019 WNBA draft in New York City at the Nike NYHQ
  • #1 pick: Jackie Young to the Las Vegas Aces, from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish team.
• May 24 – September 8: 2019 WNBA season (Regular)
  • Eastern Conference RS winners: Washington Mystics
  • Western Conference RS winners: Los Angeles Sparks
• July 27: 2019 WNBA All-Star Game at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas
  • Team Wilson defeated team Delle Donne, with the score of 129–126.
  • MVP: Erica Wheeler ( Indiana Fever)
  • Three Point Contest winner: Shekinna Stricklen ( Connecticut Sun)
  • Skills Challenge winner: Diamond DeShields ( Chicago Sky)
• September 11 – October 10: 2019 WNBA Playoffs
  • The Washington Mystics defeated the Connecticut Sun, 3–2 in games won, to win their first WNBA title.

National Collegiate Athletic Association[edit]

• March 19 – April 8: 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
  • The Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 85–77 in overtime, to win their first NCAA Division I Men's Basketball title.
• March 22 – April 7: 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
  • The Baylor Lady Bears defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 82–81, to win their third NCAA Division I Women's Basketball title.

FIBA World Cup Events[edit]

• February 15 – 17: 2019 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in Rio de Janeiro^[29]
  • AEK Athens defeated Flamengo, 86–70, to win their first FIBA Intercontinental Cup title.
  • San Lorenzo took third place and Austin Spurs took fourth place.
• June 18 – 23: 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup in Amsterdam^[30]
  • Men: The  United States defeated  Latvia, 18–14, to win their first Men's FIBA 3x3 World Cup title.
    •  Poland took third place.
  • Women:  China defeated  Hungary, 19–13, to win their first Women's FIBA 3x3 World Cup title.
    •  France took third place.
• June 29 – July 7: 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion^[31]
  • The  United States defeated  Mali, 93–79, to win their seventh FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup title.
  •  France took third place.
• July 20 – 28: 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Bangkok^[32]
  • The  United States defeated  Australia, 74–70 in overtime, to win their eighth FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup title.
  •  Spain took third place.
• August 31 – September 15: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in  China^[33]
  •  Spain defeated  Argentina, 95–75, to win their second FIBA Basketball World Cup title.
  •  France took third place.  Australia took fourth place.
  • Note: All four teams mentioned above, along with the  United States,  Nigeria, &  Iran, have qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour[edit]

• April 18 & 19: 3x3 WT #1 in Doha^[34]
  • Team Riga Ghetto defeated Team Liman, 15–14, to win their first World Tour event this year.
• June 1 & 2: 3x3 WT #2 in Chengdu^[35]
  • Team Novi Sad defeated Team Riga, 21–14, to win their first World Tour event this year.
• July 6 & 7: 3x3 WT #3 in Mexico City^[36]
  • Team Novi Sad defeated Team NY Harlem, 21–11, to win their second World Tour event this year.
• July 20 & 21: 3x3 WT #4 in