2019 Sebring Open

The 2019 Sebring Open is the third edition of the Sebring Open. The tournament is held March 8-March 16 at the Sebring International Raceway only two hours from the 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

The draw will be Tuesday, as Abomasnow had to schedule the first and second round for two days due to track activity at the 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Abomasnow revealed that IndyCar players' matches were scheduled for nighttime between March 8-March 10 (ex. Jirayu La-ongmanee, Pee Saderd, Volcarona, Scott Dixon).

Ueli Kestenholz is the defending champion.

IndyCar representatives

 * Abomasnow

Qualified countries
None of them qualified
 * AFC
 * (Will Power)
 * (Henry Zhang)
 * (Apolo Anton Ohno)
 * (Jirayu La-ongmanee)
 * (Jakkapat Wattanasin)
 * CAF

None of them qualified
 * CONCACAF
 * (James Hinchcliffe)
 * (Nidoking)
 * CONMEBOL
 * (Larvesta)
 * (Graham Rahal)
 * OFC


 * UEFA
 * (Jinjett Wattanasin)
 * (Decidueye)
 * (Tyranitar)
 * (Metagross)
 * (Beartic)
 * (Josef Newgarden)
 * (Ueli Kestenholz)
 * (Simon Pagenaud)
 * (Honchkrow)
 * (Scolipede)
 * (Marko Manieri)
 * (Amoonguss)
 * (Skorupi)
 * (Joey Fatone)
 * (Vaporeon)
 * (Pee Saderd)
 * (Volcarona)
 * (Ryan Hunter-Reay)
 * (Mario Lopez)
 * (Heracross)
 * (Chespin)
 * (Pidgeot)
 * (Scott Dixon)

Withdrawals

 * Larry Birkhead → replaced by 🇨🇴 Napat Injaiuea
 * 🇨🇦 Fennekin → replaced by 🇯🇵 Lapras
 * 🇨🇦 Cameron Mathison → replaced by 🇫🇷 Accelgor
 * 🇷🇸 Robert Wickens → replaced by 🇨🇿 Adam Tancos

Seeds
The seeding for the Sebring Open were announced when it was revealed that Abomasnow and the Bee Mask qualified for the final in The Masked Singer. They qualified with their Bee Mask squad, in which the final squad qualified for the final. In case, this was IndyCar's first Masked Singer final since The Mask Singer season 4. The entire squad (expect Agnieszka Radwańska who chose to participate in season 22 of Taniec z Gwiazdami instead) are participating in the Pee Saderd and Abomasnow episode of I Can See Your Voice Thailand. Their episode is expected to air on March 27, 2019, as Abomasnow announced their episode's air date by qualifying for the final.

As demonstrated at their preparation for their I Can See Your Voice episode, Abomasnow bumped Patricio O'Ward off the seeding. Abomasnow put the remaining 23 full-timers but O'Ward into the first 23 seeding spots. It was clear that nine non-full time IndyCar captains are seeded. Dale Coyne Racing qualified Beartic in 5th, the highest ever seeding for the team.

🇧🇪 Metagross 🇷🇺 Pee Saderd 🇺🇦 Scott Dixon 🇷🇸 Volcarona (Third round) 🇧🇦 Beartic 🇰🇷 Jirayu La-ongmanee Josef Newgarden 🇦🇺 Will Power 🇫🇷 Simon Pagenaud 🇨🇦 James Hinchcliffe 🇸🇰 Ryan Hunter-Reay (Second round, retired) Graham Rahal (Second round) 🇪🇸 Mario Lopez 🇵🇱 Joey Fatone (First round) 🇯🇵 Apolo Anton Ohno 🇨🇿 Ueli Kestenholz

Chespin 🇮🇹 Marko Manieri (Third round) 🇦🇿 Decidueye (Third round) 🇹🇷 Pidgeot (First round) 🇸🇪 Heracross 🇧🇷 Larvesta (Third round) Nidoking (Third round) Honchkrow (Third round) 🇦🇱 Jinjett Wattanasin (Second round) 🇲🇩 Amoonguss (Third round) 🇷🇴 Vaporeon (First round) Skorupi (First round) 🇨🇳 Henry Zhang (Second round) Jakkapat Wattanasin (First round) 🇧🇾 Tyranitar (Second round) 🇮🇸 Scolipede (First round)

Seeds
🇧🇪 Metang (First round) 🇷🇺 Galvantula (Qualifying competition) 🇺🇦 Apiwat Eurthavonsuk (Qualifying competition) 🇷🇸 Krirkphol Mayanasavich (Qualifying competition) 🇧🇦 Cubchoo (First round) 🇰🇷 Kommo-o (Qualifying competition) Hypno (First round) 🇦🇺 Jason Young (Qualifying competition) 🇫🇷 Antoine Pinto (Qualifying competition) 🇨🇦 Surachai Wongbuakao (Qualifying competition) 🇸🇰 Donald Driver (Qualifying competition) Henry Horkenzipper (First round) 🇪🇸 Gyarados (Qualifying competition) 🇵🇱 Snorlax (First round) 🇯🇵 Issara Kitnitchi (Qualified) 🇨🇿 Damian Dermite (First round)

Chinawut Indracusin (Qualified) 🇮🇹 Popplio (Qualifying competition) 🇦🇿 Jirakorn Sompithak (Qualified) 🇹🇷 Suveera Boonrod (First round) 🇸🇪 Pramote Pathan (Qualified) 🇧🇷 Anuwat Sanguansakpakdee (Qualified) Genesect (First round) Snorunt (Qualifying competition) 🇦🇱 Slaking (First round) 🇲🇩 Alec Mazo (First round) 🇷🇴 Eevee (First round) Drapion (First round) 🇨🇳 Saksit Vejsupaporn (Qualified) Sirisin Chotvijit (Qualified) 🇧🇾 Preyawit Nilachulaka (Qualified) 🇮🇸 Ice Saranyu (Qualified)

Qualifiers

 * 1) Richter Belmont
 * 2) Chinawut Indracusin
 * 3) Palitchoke Ayanaputra
 * 4) 🇧🇾 Preyawit Nilachulaka
 * 5) 🇲🇪 Ronnadet Wongsaroj
 * 6) 🇦🇿 Jirakorn Sompithak
 * 7) 🇧🇷 Anuwat Sanguansakpakdee
 * 8) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jordan King


 * 1) 🇺🇸 T-Pain
 * 2) 🇫🇷 Escavalier
 * 3) Sirisin Chotvijit
 * 4) Popetorn Soonthornyanakij
 * 5) 🇨🇳 Saksit Vejsupaporn
 * 6) 🇸🇪 Pramote Pathan
 * 7) 🇯🇵 Issara Kitnitchi
 * 8) 🇮🇸 Ice Saranyu