2018 China Championship
The 2018 Evergrande China Championship was professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 24–30 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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–30 September 2018 |
| Venue | Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Centre |
| City | Guangzhou |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £725,000 |
| Winner's share | £150,000 |
| Highest break |  Ali Carter (144) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Mark Selby |
| Runner-up |  John Higgins |
| Score | 10–9 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
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
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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 (82), 21–60, 0–70 (70), 75–7 (52), 58–1, 67–5 (65), 0–119 (118), 85–14 (85) Evening: 4–70 (70), 71–39, 25–66, 26–77 (60), 65–38, 86–34 (61), 49–86, 68–60, 52–74, 12–72 | ||
| 85 | Highest break | 118 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
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.
- Notes
- Match held over and played in Guangzhou.
Century breaks
Main stage centuries
Total: 29
- 144 Ali Carter
- 136, 108
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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
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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
- "Evergrande China Championship". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- "Calendar 2018/2019". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- "Evergrande China Championship". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Wilson Withdraws From China Championship - World Snooker". World Snooker. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.