Q School 2018 – Event 1

Q School 2018 – Event 1 was the first of three qualifying tournaments for the 2018–19 snooker season. It took place from 14 to 19 May 2018 at the Meadowside Leisure Center in Burton-upon-Trent, England.[1]

Q School – Event 1

Tournament information
Dates	14–19 May 2018
Venue	Meadowside Leisure Centre
City	Burton-upon-Trent
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Qualifying Event
Highest break	Sam Baird (133)
Winners	Jak Jones Sam Baird Hammad Miah Sam Craigie
← 2017 – Event 2 2018 – Event 2 →

Format

Players by nation[1]
Austria	1
Australia	1
Belgium	1
China	14
Denmark	1
England	116
Estonia	1
France	2
Finland	1
Germany	2
Hong Kong	4
Iceland	1
India	4
Iran	2
Ireland	8
Isle of Man	1
Malta	1
Malaysia	1
Northern Ireland	3
Pakistan	1
Poland	2
Romania	2
Saudi Arabia	2
Scotland	7
Singapore	1
South Korea	1
Sweden	1
Thailand	2
Turkey	1
Ukraine	3
United States	2
Wales	12
Total	202

The tournament consisted of players being randomly assigned to four sections. Each section plays in the knockout system with the winner of each section earning a two-year tour card to play on the main tour for the 2018–19 snooker season and 2019–20 snooker season. All matches were the best-of-7.[2]

Main draw

Section 1

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Gary Challis 4–1 Shafaqut Hussain Sean Maddocks 4–3 Belan Sharif William Thomson 4–1 Jaspal Bamotra Ma Tingpeng 4–2 Wu Shengguang James Cahill 4–0 Himanshu Dinesh Jain Ashley Carty 2–4 William Lemons Aaron Holland 1–4 David Craggs Hans Blanckaert 1–4 Jamie Curtis-Barrett Umut Dikme 3–4 Wayne Townsend Ahmed Elsayed 3–4 Kacper Filipiak

Player 1 Score Player 2 Fraser Patrick 4–2 Alex Millington Mark Vincent 4–3 Niel Vincent Antony Parsons 1–4 Joshua Thomond Simon Bedford 2–4 Thor Chuan Leong Brandon Hall 4–2 Christopher Keogan Greg Casey 4–1 Billy Ginn Shane Castle 4–0 Richard Somauroo Andrew Smith 4–2 Andrew Milliard Alex Borg 3–4 Jak Jones

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Gary Challis	1
	Callum Lloyd	4
					Callum Lloyd	3
					Sean Maddocks	4
	Sean Maddocks	4
	Joshua Cooper	0
									Sean Maddocks	1
									Jordan Brown	4
	William Thomson	0
	John Whitty	4
					John Whitty	2
					Jordan Brown	4
	Ma Tingpeng	2
	Jordan Brown	4
													Jordan Brown	4
													James Cahill	1
	James Cahill	4
	Andres Petrov	0
					James Cahill	4
					William Lemons	1
	William Lemons	4
	Jamie Trump	0
									James Cahill	4
									David Craggs	3
	David Craggs	4
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	3
					David Craggs	4
					Wayne Townsend	2
	Wayne Townsend	4
	John Foster	2
																	Jordan Brown	2
																	Jak Jones	4
	Kacper Filipiak	2
	Fraser Patrick	4
					Fraser Patrick	1
					Andy Lee	4
	Mark Vincent	0
	Andy Lee	4
									Andy Lee	0
									Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Joshua Thomond	1
	Charlie Walters	4
					Charlie Walters	0
					Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Brandon Hall	1
													Thor Chuan Leong	3
													Jak Jones	4
	Greg Casey	1
	Sydney Wilson	4
					Sydney Wilson	3
					Shane Castle	4
	Shane Castle	4
	Lee Shanker	2
									Shane Castle	2
									Jak Jones	4
	Andrew Smith	4
	Constantin Mateescu	0
					Andrew Smith	0
					Jak Jones	4
	Jak Jones	4
	Kurtis Weaver	0

Section 2

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 James Silverwood 3–4 Sam Baird John Parkin 4–1 Clayton Humphries Aaron Cook 0–4 Ross Bulman Dean Goddard 0–4 Barry Pinches Leong Man Hoi 2–4 Brian Ochoiski Zhao Xintong 4–1 Oliver Brown Jack Bradford 4–1 Michael Collumb Ryan Causton 4–1 Jake Keen Tyler Rees 0–4 David Grace

Player 1 Score Player 2 Saqib Nasir 4–0 Dessie Sheehan Heikki Niva 4–0 Haider Ali Steve Martin 2–4 Matthew Roberts Dan Woolloff 0–4 Ning Kang Lu Ning 4–2 Daniel Kandi Paul Burrell 4–1 Daniel Walker Andrew Pagett 4–0 Benny Loh Siang Leng Craig Steadman 4–2 Louis Heathcote Heather Clare 0–4 Laxman Rawat

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Sam Baird	4
	Marc J Davis	0
					Sam Baird	4
					John Parkin	0
	John Parkin	4
	Manasawin Phetmalaikul	2
									Sam Baird	4
									Barry Pinches	1
	Ross Bulman	0
	Fang Xiongman	4
					Fang Xiongman	3
					Barry Pinches	4
	Barry Pinches	4
	Luke Pinches	1
													Sam Baird	4
													Adam Duffy	2
	Brian Ochoiski	0
	Steven Hallworth	4
					Steven Hallworth	4
					Zhao Xintong	2
	Zhao Xintong	4
	Adam Brown	0
									Steven Hallworth	2
									Adam Duffy	4
	Jack Bradford	2
	Adam Duffy	4
					Adam Duffy	4
					David Grace	1
	Ryan Causton	1
	David Grace	4
																	Sam Baird	4
																	Hu Hao	2
	Saqib Nasir	3
	Hu Hao	4
					Hu Hao	4
					Heikki Niva	3
	Heikki Niva	4
	Michael Williams	2
									Hu Hao	4
									Ning Kang	2
	Matthew Roberts	2
	Jamie McArdle	4
					Jamie McArdle	3
					Ning Kang	4
	Ning Kang	4
	Ronan Whyte	2
													Hu Hao	4
													Lu Ning	2
	Lu Ning	4
	Dave Nelson	0
					Lu Ning	4
					Callum Costello	1
	Paul Burrell	2
	Callum Costello	4
									Lu Ning	4
									Laxman Rawat	2
	Andrew Pagett	4
	Craig Steadman	1
					Andrew Pagett	2
					Laxman Rawat	4
	Laxman Rawat	4
	Chen Zhe	1

Section 3

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Jackson Page 4–1 Simon Blackwell Jamie O'Neill 4–0 George Pragnall Joel Walker 4–0 Stefan Mazrocis John Pritchett 1–4 Jamie Cope Darren Burns 1–4 Wang Zepeng Lee Daegyu 4–0 Thomas Wei Keith Keldie 2–4 Anthony Jeffers Hammad Miah 4–0 Luke Garland Fergal Quinn w/d–w/o Dylan Emery

Player 1 Score Player 2 Phil O’Kane 4–0 Lucky Vatnani Daniel Womersley 4–3 Ng On Yee Haydon Pinhey 4–1 Corey Deuel Vladyslav Vyshnevskyy w/d–w/o James Welch Peter Delaney 1–4 Daniel Devlin Amir Sarkhosh w/d–w/o Dylan Craig Steven Evans 3–4 Daniel Gorton Joshua Saywell 0–4 Owais Ali Jenson Kendrick 0–4 Omar Alajlani

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Jackson Page	3
	Ben Hancorn	4
					Ben Hancorn	4
					Sam Thistlewhite	0
	Jamie O'Neill	3
	Sam Thistlewhite	4
									Ben Hancorn	4
									Joel Walker	3
	Joel Walker	w/o
	Mohammadali Pordel	w/d
					Joel Walker	4
					Jamie Cope	1
	Jamie Cope	4
	Adam Edge	2
													Ben Hancorn	2
													Hammad Miah	4
	Wang Zepeng	1
	Lee Daegyu	4
					Lee Daegyu	3
					Reanne Evans	4
	Anthony Jeffers	3
	Reanne Evans	4
									Reanne Evans	1
									Hammad Miah	4
	Hammad Miah	4
	Jeff Cundy	2
					Hammad Miah	4
					Farakh Ajaib	1
	Dylan Emery	2
	Farakh Ajaib	4
																	Hammad Miah	4
																	Luke Simmonds	0
	Phil O’Kane	4
	Tugba Irten	1
					Phil O’Kane	4
					Daniel Womersley	2
	Daniel Womersley	4
	Shehzad Iqbal	2
									Phil O’Kane	3
									Haydon Pinhey	4
	Haydon Pinhey	4
	Kuldesh Johal	1
					Haydon Pinhey	4
					Patrick Whelan	2
	James Welch	0
	Patrick Whelan	4
													Haydon Pinhey	2
													Luke Simmonds	4
	Daniel Devlin	4
	Dylan Craig	1
					Daniel Devlin	4
					Felix Frede	1
	Daniel Gorton	2
	Felix Frede	4
									Daniel Devlin	0
									Luke Simmonds	4
	Owais Ali	0
	Luke Simmonds	4
					Luke Simmonds	4
					Omar Alajlani	0
	Omar Alajlani	4
	Andy Marriott	3

Section 4

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Andy Hicks 4–2 Cheung Ka Wai Long Zehuang 4–2 Labeeb Ahmed Lewis Ullah 2–4 James Burrett Ben Fortey 2–4 Jake Nicholson Jed Mann 4–3 Darryl Hill Michael Judge 4–3 Mitchell Mann Kishan Hirani 4–3 Danny Brindle Imran Puri 0–4 James Brown Kristján Helgason 4–3 Mike Finn Jason Turnbull 1–4 David Lilley

Player 1 Score Player 2 Mark Ganderton 2–4 Ben Jones Ahmed Aseeri 0–4 Matthew Day Michael Wild 2–4 Alex Davies Matthew Glasby 0–4 Geng Mingqi Andreas Ploner 3–4 Leo Fernandez Daniel Ward 4–0 Mihai Vladu Chae Ross 4–3 Ryan Thomerson James Height 1–4 Nutcharut Wongharuthai Bash Maqsood 0–4 Peter Devlin

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Andy Hicks	3
	Sam Craigie	4
					Sam Craigie	4
					Long Zehuang	1
	Long Zehuang	4
	Sergiy Isayenko	1
									Sam Craigie	4
									Jake Nicholson	0
	James Burrett	0
	Simon Dent	4
					Simon Dent	0
					Jake Nicholson	4
	Jake Nicholson	4
	Jed Mann	0
													Sam Craigie	4
													David Lilley	2
	Michael Judge	2
	Kishan Hirani	4
					Kishan Hirani	4
					Zak Surety	0
	James Brown	1
	Zak Surety	4
									Kishan Hirani	1
									David Lilley	4
	Kristján Helgason	4
	Wang Yuchen	2
					Kristján Helgason	0
					David Lilley	4
	David Lilley	4
	Alex Taubman	0
																	Sam Craigie	4
																	Dechawat Poomjaeng	0
	Ben Jones	0
	Liu Jiaming	4
					Liu Jiaming	4
					Matthew Day	2
	Matthew Day	4
	Iulian Boiko	1
									Liu Jiaming	1
									Geng Mingqi	4
	Alex Davies	3
	Tam Mustafa	4
					Tam Mustafa	3
					Geng Mingqi	4
	Geng Mingqi	4
	Mateusz Baranowski	3
													Geng Mingqi	2
													Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
	Leo Fernandez	4
	Daniel Ward	0
					Leo Fernandez	4
					Chae Ross	0
	Chae Ross	4
	Matthew Couch	3
									Leo Fernandez	1
									Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
	Nutcharut Wongharuthai	0
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
					Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
					Brandon Sargeant	2
	Peter Devlin	2
	Brandon Sargeant	4

Century breaks

Total: 23[3]

• 133, 102 Sam Baird
• 125 Phil O’Kane
• 124 Michael Williams
• 119, 101, 100 Sam Craigie
• 118, 101 Hammad Miah
• 118 Ben Hancorn
• 118 Jordan Brown
• 117 James Silverwood
• 114 Haydon Pinhey
• 114 Hu Hao
• 110 Laxman Rawat
• 108 Jamie O'Neill
• 106 Jamie Cope
• 103 David Lilley
• 103 Jak Jones
• 101 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
• 101 Jake Nicholson
• 101 Brandon Sargeant
• 100 Kristján Helgason

References

1. "Final Q School Entry List". World Snooker. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
2. "Q School 2018 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). World Snooker. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
3. "Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.