2018 China Championship

2018 Evergrande China Championship

Tournament information
Dates	24–30 September 2018 (2018-09-24 – 2018-09-30)
Venue	Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Centre
City	Guangzhou
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£725,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	Ali Carter  (ENG) (144)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby  (ENG)
Runner-up	John Higgins  (SCO)
Score	10–9
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The 2018 China Championship (officially the 2018 Evergrande China Championship) was professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 24 and 30 September 2018 in Guangzhou, China, with qualifying took place from 19 to 22 August 2018 in Preston, England. ^[1] It was the fourth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season. ^[2]

Luca Brecel was the defending champion, but he lost to Martin O'Donnell 3–5 in the first round. Mark Selby won the event, defeating John Higgins in the final 10–9. Selby's win was his 15th professional ranking event win.

Prize fund

The event had a prize pool of £725,000, with the following breakdown for the player's reaching the following positions. ^[3]

• Winner: £150,000
• Runner-up: £75,000
• Semi-final: £32,000
• Quarter-final: £20,000
• Last 16: £13,000
• Last 32: £7,500
• Last 64: £4,000
• Televised highest break: £4,000

The event also had a "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break, which stood as £5,000. ^[3]

Main draw

The main draw of the event featured 64 players. Players in bold denote match winners.

Top half

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames				Last 32 Best of 9 frames				Last 16 Best of 9 frames				Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames
	Luca Brecel	3
	Martin O'Donnell	5
					Martin O'Donnell	5
					Tom Ford	4
	Tom Ford	5
	Nigel Bond	0
									Martin O'Donnell	5
									Liang Wenbo	2
	Marco Fu	3
	Zhang Anda	5
					Zhang Anda	2
					Liang Wenbo	5
	Liang Wenbo	5
	John Astley	3
													Martin O'Donnell	1
													Lyu Haotian	5
	Mark Joyce	1
	Joe Perry	5
					Joe Perry	3
					Lyu Haotian	5
	Lyu Haotian	w/o
	Kyren Wilson	w/d [4]
									Lyu Haotian	5
									Shaun Murphy	3
	Mark Davis	0
	Xiao Guodong	5
					Xiao Guodong	2
					Shaun Murphy	5
	Liam Highfield	1
	Shaun Murphy	5
																	Lyu Haotian	3
																	John Higgins	6
	Judd Trump	5
	Rhys Clark	0
					Judd Trump	5
					Jamie Jones	2
	Anthony Hamilton	4
	Jamie Jones	5
									Judd Trump	5
									Yan Bingtao	1
	Stuart Bingham	5
	Peter Ebdon	3
					Stuart Bingham	2
					Yan Bingtao	5
	Yan Bingtao	5
	Chris Wakelin	4
													Judd Trump	3
													John Higgins	5
	Kurt Maflin	3
	Jack Lisowski	5
					Jack Lisowski	3
					Scott Donaldson	5
	Scott Donaldson	5
	Stephen Maguire	2
									Scott Donaldson	3
									John Higgins	5
	Mei Xiwen	5
	Michael White	4
					Mei Xiwen	4
					John Higgins	5
	Allan Taylor	3
	John Higgins	5

Bottom half

	Last 64 Best of 9 frames				Last 32 Best of 9 frames				Last 16 Best of 9 frames				Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames
	Mark Selby	5
	Sunny Akani	3
					Mark Selby	5
					Chang Bingyu	1
	Robert Milkins	3
	Chang Bingyu	5
									Mark Selby	5
									Hossein Vafaei	3
	Ryan Day	5
	Mike Dunn	1
					Ryan Day	3
					Hossein Vafaei	5
	David Gilbert	3
	Hossein Vafaei	5
													Mark Selby	5
													Yuan Sijun	2
	Sam Craigie	3
	Mark King	5
					Mark King	5
					Mark Allen	1
	Matthew Selt	1
	Mark Allen	5
									Mark King	3
									Yuan Sijun	5
	Alexander Ursenbacher	2
	Yuan Sijun	5
					Yuan Sijun	5
					Ding Junhui	4
	Daniel Wells	1
	Ding Junhui	5
																	Mark Selby	6
																	Zhao Xintong	4
	Barry Hawkins	5
	Ashley Carty	3
					Barry Hawkins	5
					Noppon Saengkham	4
	Xu Si	2
	Noppon Saengkham	5
									Barry Hawkins	5
									Graeme Dott	2
	Neil Robertson	5
	Gerard Greene	2
					Neil Robertson	2
					Graeme Dott	5
	Graeme Dott	5
	Stuart Carrington	4
													Barry Hawkins	4
													Zhao Xintong	5
	Fergal O'Brien	5
	Ali Carter	1
					Fergal O'Brien	2
					Zhao Xintong	5
	Zhao Xintong	5
	Anthony McGill	4
									Zhao Xintong	5
									Mark Williams	3
	Gary Wilson	5
	Luo Honghao	2
					Gary Wilson	2
					Mark Williams	5
	Ken Doherty	0
	Mark Williams	5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Zhu Ying. Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Centre, Guangzhou, China, 30 September 2018.
John Higgins   Scotland	9–10	Mark Selby   England
Afternoon:65–17, 6–83, 21–60, 0–70, 75–7, 58–1, 67–5, 0–119 (118), 85–14 Evening: 4–70, 71–39, 25–66, 26–77, 65–38, 86–34, 49–86, 68–60, 52–74, 12–72
85	Highest break	118
0	Century breaks	1

Qualifying

These matches were held between 19 and 22 August 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.

Luca Brecel	5–1 [nb 1]	Joe O'Connor
Martin O'Donnell	5–3	Elliot Slessor
Tom Ford	5–0	Paul Davison
Michael Holt	3–5	Nigel Bond
Marco Fu	5–2	Sam Baird
Andrew Higginson	3–5	Zhang Anda
Liang Wenbo	5–4 [nb 1]	Alfie Burden
Michael Georgiou	4–5	John Astley
Mark Joyce	5–1	James Wattana
Joe Perry	5–2	Ashley Hugill
Lyu Haotian	5–4	Li Yuan
Kyren Wilson	5–1	Lukas Kleckers
Mark Davis	5–1	Hamza Akbar
Xiao Guodong	5–1	Zhang Yong
Liam Highfield	5–2	Hammad Miah
Shaun Murphy	5–2	Jordan Brown
Judd Trump	5–3	Eden Sharav
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4–5	Rhys Clark
Anthony Hamilton	5–0	Soheil Vahedi
Jamie Jones	5–2	Adam Stefanow
Stuart Bingham	5–4	Craig Steadman
Peter Ebdon	5–3	Harvey Chandler
Yan Bingtao	5–3	Niu Zhuang
Chris Wakelin	5–4	Thor Chuan Leong
Kurt Maflin	5–1	Sanderson Lam
Jack Lisowski	5–4	Ian Burns
Scott Donaldson	5–0	Basem Eltahhan
Stephen Maguire	5–1	Chen Feilong
Li Hang	2–5	Mei Xiwen
Michael White	5–3	Oliver Lines
Alan McManus	1–5	Allan Taylor
John Higgins	5–1	Duane Jones
Mark Selby	5–2	Jimmy White
Sunny Akani	5–2	Robin Hull
Robert Milkins	5–2	Chris Totten
Jimmy Robertson	3–5 [nb 1]	Chang Bingyu
Ryan Day	5–2	Jak Jones
Mike Dunn	5–1 [nb 1]	Luo Zetao
David Gilbert	5–0	Kishan Hirani
Hossein Vafaei	5–2	Chen Zifan
Dominic Dale	2–5	Sam Craigie
Mark King	5–1	Zhang Jiankang
Matthew Selt	5–2	Jamie Clarke
Mark Allen	5–2	Sean O'Sullivan
Ben Woollaston	0–5	Alexander Ursenbacher
Ricky Walden	2–5	Yuan Sijun
Daniel Wells	5–4	Billy Joe Castle
Ding Junhui	5–3 [nb 1]	Lee Walker
Barry Hawkins	5–0	Simon Lichtenberg
Rory McLeod	3–5	Ashley Carty
Martin Gould	4–5	Xu Si
Noppon Saengkham	5–1	Lu Ning
Neil Robertson	5–3	Ross Muir
Robbie Williams	0–5	Gerard Greene
Graeme Dott	5–2 [nb 1]	Bai Langning
Stuart Carrington	5–3 [nb 1]	He Guoqiang
Fergal O'Brien	5–2	Peter Lines
Ali Carter	5–1	Andy Lee
Matthew Stevens	3–5	Zhao Xintong
Anthony McGill	5–3	Joe Swail
Gary Wilson	5–3	Fan Zhengyi
Zhou Yuelong	1–5	Luo Honghao
Ken Doherty	5–3	Tian Pengfei
Mark Williams	5–0 [nb 1]	Rod Lawler

Notes

1. Match held over and played in Guangzhou.

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

Total: 29

• 144 – Ali Carter
• 136, 108 – Mark Williams
• 131 – Anthony Hamilton
• 128, 111 – Yan Bingtao
• 127 – Jamie Jones
• 126 – Graeme Dott
• 125 – Ding Junhui
• 124, 102 – Lyu Haotian
• 121 – Fergal O'Brien
• 120 – Neil Robertson
• 118, 108, 100 – Mark Selby
• 117 – Peter Ebdon
• 113 – Stuart Bingham
• 111, 102 – Judd Trump
• 110 – Luo Honghao
• 110 – Zhao Xintong
• 108 – Shaun Murphy
• 108 – Yuan Sijun
• 108 – Hossein Vafaei
• 105 – Scott Donaldson
• 103 – Liang Wenbo
• 101 – Mark Allen
• 100 – Ryan Day

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 31

• 138 – Joe Perry
• 135 – Liam Highfield
• 135 – Martin Gould
• 131 – Jak Jones
• 124, 103 – Mark Allen
• 123, 109 – Ryan Day
• 123 – Shaun Murphy
• 122 – David Gilbert
• 121 – Peter Ebdon
• 118 – Mark Selby
• 117, 114 – Stephen Maguire
• 117 – Graeme Dott
• 115 – Liang Wenbo
• 114 – Billy Joe Castle
• 112 – Tian Pengfei
• 109 – John Higgins
• 109 – Zhang Anda
• 106, 101 – Chen Zifan
• 106 – Tom Ford
• 106 – Niu Zhuang
• 105 – Jamie Jones
• 103 – Stuart Carrington
• 102 – Noppon Saengkham
• 102 – Mark Williams
• 101 – Marco Fu
• 101 – Neil Robertson
• 100 – Jimmy Robertson

References

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