Breakdown of the 2019 APPT Korea Main Event by Country
The record-breaking 581-strong field drew players from 24 different countries with Japan (36%) and China (30.7%) making up the largest portion of the field from Asia with 169 unique entries and 144 unique entries respectively.
The USA (7.9%) were the next best represented with 37 unique entries. Hong Kong (4.7%) was represented by 22 unique players, with Russia (3.2%) rounding out the top five with 15 unique representatives.
Taiwan was close behind with their 14 unique representatives making up 3% of the field, followed by Malaysia (2.3%) with 11 players, Canada and Singapore were next, both making up 1.5% of the field each with 7 unique players apiece.
Vietnam (1.3%) with 6 unique players and Korea (1.1%) with 5 unique entries
complete the top ten.
The rest of the field comprised entry from a further 13 countries with Australia, Germany, India, New Zealand, Uzbekistan, Brazil, UK, France, Mongolia, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine all with 4 or fewer representatives