Tournament information | |
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Dates | 26 February – 4 March 2018 |
Venue | Motorpoint Arena |
City | Cardiff |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | World Snooker |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £366,000 |
Winner's share | £70,000 |
Highest break | John Higgins (SCO) (144) |
Final | |
Champion | John Higgins (SCO) |
Runner-up | Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
Score | 9–7 |
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The 2018 Welsh Open (officially the 2018 ManBetX Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 26 February to 4 March 2018 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales. [1] It was the sixteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.
The defending champion Stuart Bingham [2] lost 1–4 to Matthew Stevens in the last 32. [3]
John Higgins won a record fifth Welsh Open title, and his 30th ranking title overall, beating Barry Hawkins 9–7 in the final. [4]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [5]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £20,000
Rhydian Richards4–3 Darren Morgan
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Stuart Bingham (1) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chen Zhe | 1 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Bingham (1) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jackson Page | 2 | |||||||||||||
Jackson Page | 4 | |||||||||||||
Sean O'Sullivan | 3 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Bingham (1) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 4 | |||||||||||||
Scott Donaldson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Fergal O'Brien | 2 | |||||||||||||
Scott Donaldson | 2 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 4 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 1 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 2 | |||||||||||||
Yan Bingtao | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Day (16) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Kurt Dunham | 4 | |||||||||||||
Kurt Dunham | 2 | |||||||||||||
Yan Bingtao | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy White | 3 | |||||||||||||
Yan Bingtao | 4 | |||||||||||||
Yan Bingtao | 4 | |||||||||||||
Peter Ebdon | 1 | |||||||||||||
Wang Yuchen | 1 | |||||||||||||
Peter Ebdon | 4 | |||||||||||||
Peter Ebdon | 4 | |||||||||||||
Anthony Hamilton | 1 | |||||||||||||
Anthony Hamilton | 4 | |||||||||||||
David Gilbert | 3 | |||||||||||||
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Fang Xiongman | 4 | |||||||||||||
Yuan Sijun | 3 | |||||||||||||
Fang Xiongman | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chen Zifan | 2 | |||||||||||||
Chen Zifan | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zhou Yuelong | 1 | |||||||||||||
Fang Xiongman | 2 | |||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins (9) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Rod Lawler | 0 | |||||||||||||
Tom Ford | 4 | |||||||||||||
Tom Ford | 0 | |||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins (9) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins (9) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Niu Zhuang | 1 | |||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins (9) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Martin Gould | 2 | |||||||||||||
Li Yuan | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ricky Walden | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ricky Walden | 3 | |||||||||||||
Martin Gould | 4 | |||||||||||||
Michael White | 2 | |||||||||||||
Martin Gould | 4 | |||||||||||||
Martin Gould | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams (8) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Aditya Mehta | 4 | |||||||||||||
Martin O'Donnell | 3 | |||||||||||||
Aditya Mehta | 3 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams (8) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams (8) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark King | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Ding Junhui (5) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Hammad Miah | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ding Junhui (5) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Liam Highfield | 4 | |||||||||||||
Li Hang | w/d | |||||||||||||
Liam Highfield | w/o | |||||||||||||
Liam Highfield | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chris Wakelin | 1 | |||||||||||||
Xiao Guodong | 0 | |||||||||||||
Chris Wakelin | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chris Wakelin | 4 | |||||||||||||
Andrew Higginson | 2 | |||||||||||||
Andrew Higginson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ashley Hugill | 3 | |||||||||||||
Liam Highfield | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ian Burns | 4 | |||||||||||||
Neil Robertson (12) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Davis | 1 | |||||||||||||
Neil Robertson (12) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ian Burns | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ian Burns | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ian Burns | 4 | |||||||||||||
Sunny Akani | 2 | |||||||||||||
Jamie Jones | 4 | |||||||||||||
Alexander Ursenbacher | 1 | |||||||||||||
Jamie Jones | 1 | |||||||||||||
Sunny Akani | 4 | |||||||||||||
Tian Pengfei | 1 | |||||||||||||
Sunny Akani | 4 | |||||||||||||
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Zhang Yong | 1 | |||||||||||||
James Wattana | 4 | |||||||||||||
James Wattana | 4 | |||||||||||||
Michael Holt | 2 | |||||||||||||
Michael Holt | 4 | |||||||||||||
Elliot Slessor | 2 | |||||||||||||
James Wattana | 3 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (13) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Rory McLeod | 4 | |||||||||||||
Adam Duffy | 2 | |||||||||||||
Rory McLeod | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (13) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (13) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Robert Milkins | 1 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (13) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Noppon Saengkham | 4 | |||||||||||||
Craig Steadman | 4 | |||||||||||||
David John | 1 | |||||||||||||
Craig Steadman | 4 | |||||||||||||
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | |||||||||||||
Hossein Vafaei | 2 | |||||||||||||
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | |||||||||||||
Craig Steadman | 2 | |||||||||||||
Noppon Saengkham | 4 | |||||||||||||
Noppon Saengkham | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ross Muir | 2 | |||||||||||||
Noppon Saengkham | 4 | |||||||||||||
Judd Trump (4) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Judd Trump (4) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Duane Jones | 3 | |||||||||||||
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Robin Hull | w/d | |||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Graeme Dott | 0 | |||||||||||||
Sanderson Lam | 0 | |||||||||||||
Graeme Dott | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 4 | |||||||||||||
David Grace | 0 | |||||||||||||
David Grace | 4 | |||||||||||||
Rhydian Richards | 3 | |||||||||||||
David Grace | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jak Jones | 0 | |||||||||||||
Mei Xiwen | 3 | |||||||||||||
Jak Jones | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mike Dunn | 0 | |||||||||||||
Luca Brecel (14) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Josh Boileau | 2 | |||||||||||||
Luca Brecel (14) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mike Dunn | 4 | |||||||||||||
Hamza Akbar | 0 | |||||||||||||
Mike Dunn | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mike Dunn | 4 | |||||||||||||
Xu Si | 2 | |||||||||||||
Alan McManus | 0 | |||||||||||||
Xu Si | 4 | |||||||||||||
Xu Si | 4 | |||||||||||||
Michael Georgiou | 2 | |||||||||||||
Mitchell Mann | 0 | |||||||||||||
Michael Georgiou | 4 | |||||||||||||
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Paul Davison | 2 | |||||||||||||
Lyu Haotian | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lyu Haotian | 2 | |||||||||||||
Jack Lisowski | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jack Lisowski | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Joyce | 3 | |||||||||||||
Jack Lisowski | 3 | |||||||||||||
Nigel Bond | 4 | |||||||||||||
Nigel Bond | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lukas Kleckers | 2 | |||||||||||||
Nigel Bond | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter (11) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter (11) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Rhys Clark | 0 | |||||||||||||
Nigel Bond | 0 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins (6) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Sam Craigie | 4 | |||||||||||||
Leo Fernandez | 0 | |||||||||||||
Sam Craigie | 4 | |||||||||||||
Kurt Maflin | 1 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kurt Maflin | 4 | |||||||||||||
Sam Craigie | 0 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins (6) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Joe Perry | 2 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Maguire | 4 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Maguire | 1 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins (6) | 4 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins (6) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Selt | 2 | |||||||||||||
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Shaun Murphy (7) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Gerard Greene | 4 | |||||||||||||
Gerard Greene | 4 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Carrington | 3 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Carrington | 4 | |||||||||||||
Peter Lines | 3 | |||||||||||||
Gerard Greene | 3 | |||||||||||||
John Astley | 4 | |||||||||||||
Dominic Dale | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chris Totten | 0 | |||||||||||||
Dominic Dale | 2 | |||||||||||||
John Astley | 4 | |||||||||||||
John Astley | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zhang Anda | 2 | |||||||||||||
John Astley | 2 | |||||||||||||
Gary Wilson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Allen (10) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Cao Yupeng | 2 | |||||||||||||
Mark Allen (10) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Soheil Vahedi | 1 | |||||||||||||
Alex Borg | 0 | |||||||||||||
Soheil Vahedi | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Allen (10) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Gary Wilson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Gary Wilson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Sam Baird | 1 | |||||||||||||
Gary Wilson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Daniel Wells | 3 | |||||||||||||
Daniel Wells | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lee Walker | 1 | |||||||||||||
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Oliver Lines | 4 | |||||||||||||
Eden Sharav | 3 | |||||||||||||
Oliver Lines | 2 | |||||||||||||
Yu Delu | 4 | |||||||||||||
Yu Delu | 4 | |||||||||||||
Billy Joe Castle | 2 | |||||||||||||
Yu Delu | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston | 0 | |||||||||||||
Thor Chuan Leong | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston | 4 | |||||||||||||
Anthony McGill (15) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Anthony McGill (15) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Basem Eltahhan | 1 | |||||||||||||
Yu Delu | 4 | |||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 1 | |||||||||||||
Robbie Williams | 4 | |||||||||||||
Allan Taylor | 0 | |||||||||||||
Robbie Williams | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ian Preece | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ian Preece | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zhao Xintong | 2 | |||||||||||||
Robbie Williams | 3 | |||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 4 | |||||||||||||
Alfie Burden | 3 | |||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 4 | |||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Selby (2) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Christopher Keogan | 2 | |||||||||||||
Mark Selby (2) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||
Yan Bingtao | 1 | |||||||||
Barry Hawkins (9) | 5 | |||||||||
Barry Hawkins (9) | 6 | |||||||||
Noppon Saengkham | 4 | |||||||||
Ian Burns | 3 | |||||||||
Noppon Saengkham | 5 | |||||||||
Barry Hawkins (9) | 7 | |||||||||
John Higgins (6) | 9 | |||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) | 1 | |||||||||
John Higgins (6) | 5 | |||||||||
John Higgins (6) | 6 | |||||||||
Gary Wilson | 2 | |||||||||
Gary Wilson | 5 | |||||||||
Yu Delu | 2 | |||||||||
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 4 March 2018. | ||
Barry Hawkins (9) England | 7–9 | John Higgins (6) Scotland |
Afternoon:66–55, 0–138 (138), 70–68, 0–141 (141), 66–16, 131–0 (130), 14–83, 15–73 Evening: 1–56, 44–59, 125–6 (103), 142–0 (138), 44–70, 55–65, 82–0, 0–72 | ||
138 | Highest break | 141 |
3 | Century breaks | 2 |
Total: 66 [6]
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