Q School 2018 – Event 3

Q School 2018 – Event 3 was the third of three qualifying tournaments for the 2018–19 snooker season. It took place from 26 to 31 May 2018 at the Meadowside Leisure Center in Burton-upon-Trent, England.[1]

Q School – Event 3

Tournament information
Dates	26–31 May 2018
Venue	Meadowside Leisure Centre
City	Burton-upon-Trent
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Qualifying Event
Highest break	Kuldesh Johal (135)
Winners	Thor Chuan Leong Kishan Hirani Andy Lee Ashley Carty
← 2018 – Event 2 2019 – Event 1 →

Format

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 Fang Xiongman 4–0 Constantin Mateescu Hu Hao w/o–w/d Thomas Wei Steven Hallworth 4–0 Mark Ganderton Ronan Whyte 4–1 Kurtis Weaver Mark Vincent 4–1 Aaron Holland Reanne Evans 3–4 Matthew Glasby Andy Marriott 3–4 Farakh Ajaib Shane Castle 4–2 Ben Fortey Jack Bradford 4–1 Daniel Gorton

Player 1 Score Player 2 Callum Lloyd 4–1 Mihai Vladu Jamie Cope 4–0 Ahmed Elsayed Heather Clare 0–4 Greg Casey Alex Taubman 0–4 Peter Devlin Fergal Quinn w/d–w/o Dave Nelson Craig Steadman w/d–w/o Thor Chuan Leong Shafaqut Hussain 3–4 Keith Keldie Dylan Craig 4–3 James Silverwood Iulian Boiko 0–4 Kristján Helgason

	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
	Fang Xiongman	4
	Marc J Davis	1
					Fang Xiongman	4
					Hu Hao	3
	Hu Hao	4
	Liu Jiaming	2
									Fang Xiongman	4
									Steven Hallworth	3
	Steven Hallworth	4
	William Lemons	3
					Steven Hallworth	4
					Michael Wild	1
	Ronan Whyte	0
	Michael Wild	4
													Fang Xiongman	4
													Farakh Ajaib	3
	Mark Vincent	4
	Gary Challis	3
					Mark Vincent	1
					Anthony Jeffers	4
	Matthew Glasby	2
	Anthony Jeffers	4
									Anthony Jeffers	2
									Farakh Ajaib	4
	Farakh Ajaib	4
	George Pragnall	0
					Farakh Ajaib	4
					Shane Castle	3
	Shane Castle	4
	Jack Bradford	0
																	Fang Xiongman	1
																	Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Callum Lloyd	w/o
	Mike Finn	w/d
					Callum Lloyd	2
					Jamie Cope	4
	Jamie Cope	4
	Corey Deuel	0
									Jamie Cope	3
									Greg Casey	4
	Greg Casey	4
	Felix Frede	3
					Greg Casey	4
					Peter Devlin	3
	Peter Devlin	4
	Dave Nelson	0
													Greg Casey	0
													Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Alex Borg	1
					Thor Chuan Leong	4
					Keith Keldie	1
	Keith Keldie	w/o
	Zhao Xintong	w/d
									Thor Chuan Leong	4
									Kristján Helgason	1
	Dylan Craig	w/o
	Benny Loh Siang Leng	w/d
					Dylan Craig	1
					Kristján Helgason	4
	Kristján Helgason	4
	David Craggs	1

Section 2

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Jamie Curtis-Barrett 4–0 Steven Evans Nutcharut Wongharuthai w/o–w/d Sam Baird Jordan Brown w/d–w/o Kishan Hirani Christopher Keogan 3–4 Brandon Sargeant Matthew Couch 4–1 Daniel Devlin Kacper Filipiak 3–4 Jamie O'Neill Ryan Causton 0–4 Brandon Hall Luke Simmonds 4–3 John Parkin Jake Keen 0–4 Andrew Smith Matthew Day 4–1 Aaron Cook

Player 1 Score Player 2 John Whitty 1–4 Michael Judge William Thomson 4–0 Billy Ginn Saqib Nasir 4–0 Simon Dent Ma Tingpeng 4–3 Cheung Ka Wai James Burrett 0–4 Michael Williams Haider Ali w/o–w/d Shehzad Iqbal Lu Ning w/o–w/d Jak Jones Phil O’Kane 4–2 Sam Thistlewhite Mohammadali Pordel w/d–w/o Simon Bedford

	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
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4
	Jeff Cundy	1
					Jamie Curtis-Barrett	2
					Kishan Hirani	4
	Nutcharut Wongharuthai	w/d
	Kishan Hirani	w/o
									Kishan Hirani	4
									Brandon Sargeant	0
	Brandon Sargeant	4
	John Foster	0
					Brandon Sargeant	4
					Jamie O'Neill	3
	Matthew Couch	0
	Jamie O'Neill	4
													Kishan Hirani	4
													Michael Judge	0
	Brandon Hall	4
	Mateusz Baranowski	2
					Brandon Hall	4
					Luke Simmonds	3
	Luke Simmonds	4
	Lewis Ullah	3
									Brandon Hall	0
									Michael Judge	4
	Andrew Smith	4
	Matthew Day	1
					Andrew Smith	1
					Michael Judge	4
	Michael Judge	4
	Geng Mingqi	3
																	Kishan Hirani	4
																	Simon Bedford	2
	William Thomson	1
	Bash Maqsood	4
					Bash Maqsood	1
					Jackson Page	4
	Saqib Nasir	2
	Jackson Page	4
									Jackson Page	1
									David Lilley	4
	Ma Tingpeng	4
	Dan Woolloff	0
					Ma Tingpeng	1
					David Lilley	4
	Michael Williams	3
	David Lilley	4
													David Lilley	3
													Simon Bedford	4
	Haider Ali	1
	Laxman Rawat	4
					Laxman Rawat	4
					Hans Blanckaert	1
	Lu Ning	w/d
	Hans Blanckaert	w/o
									Laxman Rawat	0
									Simon Bedford	4
	Phil O’Kane	2
	Michael Collumb	4
					Michael Collumb	0
					Simon Bedford	4
	Simon Bedford	4
	Jake Nicholson	0

Section 3

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Dean Goddard 2–4 Chae Ross Joshua Cooper w/o–w/d Alex Davies Lee Shanker 4–0 Luke Garland Andrew Pagett 4–1 Louis Heathcote Steve Martin 0–4 James Cahill Simon Blackwell 3–4 Adam Duffy Heikki Niva 4–0 Leong Man Hoi Omar Alajlani 1–4 Ben Hancorn Paul Burrell 2–4 Kuldesh Johal James Height 2–4 Stefan Mazrocis

Player 1 Score Player 2 Lee Daegyu 4–1 Peter Delaney James Welch 1–4 Long Zehuang Charlie Walters 4–3 Haydon Pinhey Callum Costello 4–1 James Brown Umut Dikme 2–4 Barry Pinches Jaspal Bamotra 0–4 Patrick Whelan Joshua Thomond 2–4 Andy Lee Ryan Thomerson 1–4 Wang Zepeng Imran Puri 2–4 Brian Ochoiski

	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
	Chae Ross	w/o
	Sam Craigie	w/d
					Chae Ross	4
					Joshua Cooper	1
	Joshua Cooper	4
	Danny Brindle	0
									Chae Ross	0
									James Cahill	4
	Lee Shanker	0
	Jamie McArdle	4
					Jamie McArdle	2
					James Cahill	4
	Andrew Pagett	1
	James Cahill	4
													James Cahill	3
													Kuldesh Johal	4
	Adam Duffy	4
	Wayne Townsend	2
					Adam Duffy	4
					Heikki Niva	1
	Heikki Niva	4
	Jenson Kendrick	3
									Adam Duffy	2
									Kuldesh Johal	4
	Ben Hancorn	4
	David Grace	1
					Ben Hancorn	2
					Kuldesh Johal	4
	Kuldesh Johal	4
	Jed Mann	1
																	Kuldesh Johal	2
																	Andy Lee	4
	Stefan Mazrocis	1
	Lee Daegyu	4
					Lee Daegyu	1
					Andy Hicks	4
	Long Zehuang	2
	Andy Hicks	4
									Andy Hicks	4
									Barry Pinches	3
	Charlie Walters	4
	Sydney Wilson	3
					Charlie Walters	0
					Barry Pinches	4
	Callum Costello	1
	Barry Pinches	4
													Andy Hicks	2
													Andy Lee	4
	Patrick Whelan	w/o
	Vladyslav Vyshnevskyy	w/d
					Patrick Whelan	0
					Andy Lee	4
	Andy Lee	4
	Dessie Sheehan	0
									Andy Lee	4
									Wang Zepeng	2
	Wang Zepeng	4
	Ben Jones	0
					Wang Zepeng	4
					Brian Ochoiski	3
	Brian Ochoiski	4
	Andreas Ploner	2

Section 4

Round 1

Player Score Player Jason Turnbull 1–4 Ahmed Aseeri Amir Sarkhosh w/d–w/o Daniel Walker Niel Vincent 3–4 Andrew Milliard Richard Somauroo 1–4 John Pritchett Daniel Womersley 2–4 Mitchell Mann Darren Burns 0–4 Zak Surety Antony Parsons 2–4 Joel Walker Wu Shengguang 4–1 Adam Brown Tam Mustafa 0–4 Clayton Humphries

Player Score Player Sean Maddocks 1–4 Himanshu Dinesh Jain Ning Kang 4–1 Matthew Roberts Joshua Saywell w/d–w/o Ross Bulman Labeeb Ahmed 2–4 Oliver Brown Dylan Emery 4–3 Alex Millington Daniel Kandi 2–4 Daniel Ward Fraser Patrick w/o–w/d Hammad Miah Tugba Irten 0–4 Chen Zhe

	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
	Ahmed Aseeri	1
	Tyler Rees	4
					Tyler Rees	4
					Andres Petrov	1
	Daniel Walker	0
	Andres Petrov	4
									Tyler Rees	2
									Ashley Carty	4
	Andrew Milliard	4
	Lucky Vatnani	3
					Andrew Milliard	1
					Ashley Carty	4
	John Pritchett	0
	Ashley Carty	4
													Ashley Carty	4
													Wang Yuchen	1
	Mitchell Mann	4
	Belan Sharif	0
					Mitchell Mann	2
					Wang Yuchen	4
	Zak Surety	0
	Wang Yuchen	4
									Wang Yuchen	4
									Joel Walker	2
	Joel Walker	4
	Owais Ali	0
					Joel Walker	4
					Wu Shengguang	1
	Wu Shengguang	4
	Luke Pinches	1
																	Ashley Carty	4
																	Himanshu Dinesh Jain	2
	Clayton Humphries	4
	Jamie Trump	0
					Clayton Humphries	3
					Himanshu Dinesh Jain	4
	Himanshu Dinesh Jain	4
	Manasawin Phetmalaikul	2
									Himanshu Dinesh Jain	4
									Dechawat Poomjaeng	2
	Ning Kang	2
	Ng On Yee	4
					Ng On Yee	1
					Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
	Ross Bulman	1
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
													Himanshu Dinesh Jain	4
													Chen Zhe	1
	Oliver Brown	4
	Sergiy Isayenko	0
					Oliver Brown	4
					Adam Edge	2
	Dylan Emery	2
	Adam Edge	4
									Oliver Brown	0
									Chen Zhe	4
	Daniel Ward	3
	Leo Fernandez	4
					Leo Fernandez	1
					Chen Zhe	4
	Fraser Patrick	2
	Chen Zhe	4

Century breaks

Total: 22

• 135, 103 Kuldesh Johal
• 131 Mitchell Mann
• 130 Fang Xiongman
• 129 Brian Ochoiski
• 122 James Silverwood
• 121 Wang Zepeng
• 121 Michael Collumb
• 120 Farakh Ajaib
• 115 Dylan Emery
• 109 Greg Casey
• 108 Andrew Pagett
• 108 Wang Yuchen
• 105, 101 Barry Pinches
• 105 Ashley Carty
• 102 Daniel Womersley
• 101 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
• 101 Leo Fernandez
• 101 Long Zehuang
• 100 Louis Heathcote
• 100 Joel Walker

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.