2018 European Masters

2018 D88.com European Masters

Tournament information
Dates	1–7 October 2018 (2018-10-01 – 2018-10-07)
Venue	De Soeverein
City	Lommel
Country	Belgium
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£398,500
Winner's share	£75,000
Highest break	Jimmy Robertson  (ENG) (135)   Jack Lisowski  (ENG) (135)
Final
Champion	Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)
Runner-up	Joe Perry  (ENG)
Score	9–6
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The 2018 European Masters (officially the 2018 D88.com European Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 1 to 7 October 2018 in Lommel, Belgium. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season. ^[1]

Qualifying took place on 17 and 18 August 2018 in Preston, England.

Judd Trump was the defending champion after winning the previous two events, but he lost 2–4 to Tian Pengfei in the second round.

Jimmy Robertson reached his first ever ranking event semi-final, which he converted into his first professional ranking event title, beating Joe Perry 9–6 in the final. ^[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[3]

Winner: £75,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-final: £17,500 Quarter-final: £11,000 Last 16: £6,000 Last 32: £4,000 Last 64: £3,000

Televised highest break: £1,500 Total: £398,500

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £10,000

Main draw

	Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames				Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Judd Trump	4
	Liam Highfield	0
					Judd Trump	2
					Tian Pengfei	4
	Tian Pengfei	4
	Li Hang	3
									Tian Pengfei	4
									Liang Wenbo	2
	Marco Fu	3
	Fergal O'Brien	4
					Fergal O'Brien	2
					Liang Wenbo	4
	Liang Wenbo	4
	Alfie Burden	3
													Tian Pengfei	3
													Joe Perry	4
	Oliver Lines	1
	Joe Perry	4
					Joe Perry	4
					Andrew Higginson	3
	Andrew Higginson	4
	Neil Robertson	2
									Joe Perry	4
									Kyren Wilson	1
	Michael Georgiou	2
	Allan Taylor	4
					Allan Taylor	2
					Kyren Wilson	4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1
	Kyren Wilson	4
																	Joe Perry	6
																	Anthony Hamilton	3
	John Higgins [4]	w/d
	Thor Chuan Leong	w/o
					Thor Chuan Leong	2
					Anthony Hamilton	4
	Anthony Hamilton	4
	Zhang Jiankang	1
									Anthony Hamilton	4
									Luca Brecel	3
	Luca Brecel	4
	Luo Honghao	2
					Luca Brecel	4
					Alan McManus	3
	Yan Bingtao	3
	Alan McManus	4
													Anthony Hamilton	4
													Jack Lisowski	3
	Duane Jones	1
	Jack Lisowski	4
					Jack Lisowski	4
					Peter Lines	2
	Peter Lines	4
	Paul Davison	0
									Jack Lisowski	4
									Zhang Anda	2
	Zhang Anda	4
	Alexander Ursenbacher	3
					Zhang Anda	4
					Eden Sharav	2
	Hossein Vafaei	w/d
	Eden Sharav	w/o
																				Joe Perry	6
																					Jimmy Robertson	9
	Mark Selby	4
	Sam Craigie	1
					Mark Selby	4
					Mark Davis	2
	Scott Donaldson	2
	Mark Davis	4
									Mark Selby	2
									Ryan Day	4
	Ryan Day	4
	Yuan Sijun	1
					Ryan Day	4
					Elliot Slessor	3
	David Gilbert	3
	Elliot Slessor	4
													Ryan Day	1
													Mark King	4
	Zhao Xintong	1
	Mark King	4
					Mark King	4
					Stuart Bingham	0
	Chris Wakelin	1
	Stuart Bingham	4
									Mark King	4
									Ricky Walden	1
	Rory McLeod	1
	Ricky Walden	4
					Ricky Walden	4
					Craig Steadman	2
	Craig Steadman	4
	Barry Hawkins	0
																Mark King	4
																	Jimmy Robertson	6
	Gary Wilson	4
	Stuart Carrington	2
					Gary Wilson	2
					Ross Muir	4
	Ross Muir	4
	Lee Walker	2
									Ross Muir	3
									Mark Allen	4
	Mark Allen	4
	Ashley Hugill	1
					Mark Allen	4
					Jak Jones	2
	Jak Jones	4
	Adam Duffy	3
													Mark Allen	2
													Jimmy Robertson	4
	Peter Ebdon	1
	Ali Carter	4
					Ali Carter	3
					Anthony McGill	4
	Chris Totten	3
	Anthony McGill	4
									Anthony McGill	3
									Jimmy Robertson	4
	Ken Doherty	0
	Zhou Yuelong	4
					Zhou Yuelong	3
					Jimmy Robertson	4
	Jimmy Robertson	4
	Zhang Yong	3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Scheers. De Soeverein, Lommel, Belgium, 7 October 2018.
Joe Perry   England	6–9	Jimmy Robertson   England
Afternoon: 17–69, 21–71, 30–59, 0–79, 37–70, 66–9, 62–33, 64–46 Evening: 52–63, 56–75, 119–0 (106), 138–0, 110–0 (110), 19–68, 4–108 (108)
110	Highest break	108
2	Century breaks	1

Qualifying

These matches were held between 17 and 18 August 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.

Judd Trump	4–0 [nb 1]	Martin O'Donnell
Liam Highfield	4–1	John Astley
Tom Ford	2–4	Tian Pengfei
Li Hang	4–0	Sunny Akani
Marco Fu	4–1	Nigel Bond
Andy Hicks	1–4	Fergal O'Brien
Liang Wenbo	4–2	Li Yuan
Joe Swail	0–4	Alfie Burden
Oliver Lines	4–2	Matthew Selt
Joe Perry	4–0	Sean O'Sullivan
Dechawat Poomjaeng	2–4	Andrew Higginson
Neil Robertson	4–3	Dominic Dale
Michael Georgiou	4–1	Jimmy White
Simon Bedford	2–4	Allan Taylor
Harvey Chandler	2–4	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Kyren Wilson	4–2	Basem Eltahhan
John Higgins	4–0	Chen Feilong
Thor Chuan Leong	4–1	Noppon Saengkham
Anthony Hamilton	4–0	Robin Hull
Zhang Jiankang	4–2	Michael Holt
Luca Brecel	4–2 [nb 1]	Daniel Wells
Niu Zhuang	3–4	Luo Honghao
Yan Bingtao	4–1	Chen Zifan
Alan McManus	4–1	Soheil Vahedi
Duane Jones	4–2	Mark Joyce
Jack Lisowski	4–1	James Wattana
Billy Joe Castle	2–4	Peter Lines
Stephen Maguire	1–4	Paul Davison
Lyu Haotian	0–4	Zhang Anda
Michael White	1–4	Alexander Ursenbacher
Hossein Vafaei	4–2	Rod Lawler
Ronnie O'Sullivan [5]	w/d–w/o	Eden Sharav
Mark Selby	4–3	Mei Xiwen
Ashley Carty	1–4	Sam Craigie
Robert Milkins	2–4	Scott Donaldson
Mark Davis	4–2	Sam Baird
Ryan Day	4–2	Hamza Akbar
Yuan Sijun	4–2	Gerard Greene
David Gilbert	4–3	Robbie Williams
Ben Woollaston	0–4	Elliot Slessor
Matthew Stevens	1–4	Zhao Xintong
Mark King	4–2	Ian Burns
Joe O'Connor	0–4	Chris Wakelin
Stuart Bingham	4–3	Jamie Jones
Rory McLeod	4–3	Lukas Kleckers
Ricky Walden	4–3	Hammad Miah
Craig Steadman	4–2	Adam Stefanów
Barry Hawkins	4–2	Sanderson Lam
Shaun Murphy	3–4	Gary Wilson
Jamie Clarke	1–4	Stuart Carrington
Martin Gould	2–4	Ross Muir
Lee Walker	4–0	Fan Zhengyi
Mark Allen	4–3	David Lilley
Ashley Hugill	4–2	Kishan Hirani
Graeme Dott	2–4	Jak Jones
Simon Lichtenberg	0–4	Adam Duffy
Peter Ebdon	4–2	Jordan Brown
Ali Carter	4–2	Xu Si
James Cahill	3–4	Chris Totten
Anthony McGill	4–1	Lu Ning
Ken Doherty	4–2	Kurt Maflin
Zhou Yuelong	4–2	Mike Dunn
Andy Lee	3–4	Jimmy Robertson
Mark Williams [6]	w/d–w/o	Zhang Yong

Notes

1. Match was held over and played in Lommel.

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

Total: 24

• 135, 132, 108 – Jimmy Robertson
• 135, 104 – Jack Lisowski
• 130, 110, 106, 103 – Joe Perry
• 130 – Zhao Xintong
• 129 – Anthony Hamilton
• 124 – Mark King
• 117 – Eden Sharav
• 114 – Judd Trump
• 112, 112 – Tian Pengfei
• 112 – Liang Wenbo
• 110 – Elliot Slessor
• 109 – Luca Brecel
• 108 – Zhang Anda
• 107 – Allan Taylor
• 105 – Ali Carter
• 104 – Anthony McGill
• 100 – David Gilbert

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 18

• 142 – Matthew Selt
• 140, 100 – Sam Craigie
• 138 – Elliot Slessor
• 132, 123 – Zhou Yuelong
• 122 – Adam Duffy
• 121 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• 119 – Jack Lisowski
• 118, 102 – Mark Selby
• 116 – Ashley Carty
• 106 – Craig Steadman
• 104 – Peter Ebdon
• 102 – Anthony Hamilton
• 102 – Kishan Hirani
• 100 – Ryan Day

References

1. "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
2. "Robertson Captures First Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
3. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
4. "Higgins Pulls Out Of D88.com European Masters Belgium - World Snooker". World Snooker. 30 September 2018.
5. "O'Sullivan Pulls Out Of European Masters - World Snooker". World Snooker. 16 August 2018.
6. "Williams Withdraws From Belgium - World Snooker". World Snooker. 28 September 2018.

External links

• Official website