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 |  |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up |  |
| 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:  Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Centre, Guangzhou, China, 30 September 2018. | ||
| John Higgins |
9–10 | Mark Selby |
| 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
- 136, 108
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- 131
- 128, 111
- 127
- 126
- 125
- 124, 102
- 121
- 120
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- 118, 108, 100
- 117
- 113
- 111, 102
- 110
- 110
- 108
- 108
- 108
- 105
- 103
- 101
- 100
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 31
- 138
- 135
- 135
- 131
- 124, 103
- 123, 109
- 123
- 122
- 121
- 118
- 117, 114
- 117
- 115
- 114
- 112
- 109
- 109
- 106, 101
- 106
- 106
- 105
- 103
- 102
- 102
- 101
- 101
- 100
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.