2018 Welsh Open (snooker)

2018 ManBetX Welsh Open
Tournament information
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
	← 2017 2019 →

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]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[5]

Winner: £70,000
Runner-up: £30,000
Semi-final: £20,000
Quarter-final: £10,000
Last 16: £6,000
Last 32: £3,500
Last 64: £2,500

Highest break: £2,000
Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £20,000

Main draw

Qualifying round

Rhydian Richards 4–3 Darren Morgan

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 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



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

Section 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



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

Section 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

Bottom half

Section 5

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

Section 6

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

Section 7

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

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



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

Finals

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

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

Century breaks

Total: 66^[6]

144, 141, 138, 136, 115,
113, 107, 106, 101, 100 – John Higgins
143, 100 – Mark Selby
141, 138, 137, 130, 103 – Barry Hawkins
141, 110 – Martin Gould
140, 124, 105, 101 – Gary Wilson
139, 120, 102 – Noppon Saengkham
136, 105, 100, 100 – Kyren Wilson
134, 129, 106 – Mark Williams
133, 117, 106, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
131, 106 – Ian Burns
131, 101 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
130, 100, 100 – Neil Robertson
129, 115 – Elliot Slessor
129 – Ben Woollaston
124 – Cao Yupeng
119, 116 – Mark Allen
118 – Zhang Anda
118 – Stuart Bingham
115 – Liam Highfield
114, 104, 104, 103 – Jack Lisowski
111, 108 – Sunny Akani
111 – Robbie Williams
110 – Yan Bingtao
107 – Ryan Day
104 – Mark King
103 – Kurt Dunham
102 – Gerard Greene
102 – Stephen Maguire

References

^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "Bingham Is Prince Of Wales". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
^ "Home Favourite Stevens Ends Bingham's Reign". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
^ "Higgins Wins Record Fifth Welsh Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "Welsh Open 2018 Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 February – 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

[1] "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[2] "Bingham Is Prince Of Wales". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

[3] "Home Favourite Stevens Ends Bingham's Reign". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

[4] "Higgins Wins Record Fifth Welsh Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

[5] "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[6] "Welsh Open 2018 Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 February – 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.

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Tournament information
Dates	26 February – 4 March 2018 (2018-02-26 – 2018-03-04)
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
← 2017 2019 →