2018 European Masters
The 2018 D88.com European Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 1 to 7 October 2018 in Lommel, Belgium. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.[1]
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 1–7 October 2018 |
| Venue | De Soeverein |
| City | Lommel |
| Country | Belgium |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £398,500 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break |  |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 9–6 |
← 2017 2020 → | |
Qualifying took place on 17 and 18 August 2018 in Preston, England.
Judd Trump was the defending champion after winning the previous two events, but he lost 2–4 to Tian Pengfei in the second round.
Jimmy Robertson reached his first ever ranking event semi-final, which he converted into his first professional ranking event title, beating Joe Perry 9–6 in the final.[2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £10,000
Main draw
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Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: .svg.png){kind=small} De Soeverein, Lommel, Belgium, 7 October 2018. | ||
| Joe Perry |
6–9 | Jimmy Robertson |
| Afternoon: 17–69 (65), 21–71, 30–59, 0–79 (75), 37–70 (54), 66–9, 62–33, 64–46 Evening: 52–63, 56–75 (56, 75), 119–0 (106), 138–0 (59, 60), 110–0 (110), 19–68 (54), 4–108 (108) | ||
| 110 | Highest break | 108 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 17 and 18 August 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.
- Notes
- Match was held over and played in Lommel.
Century breaks
Main stage centuries
Total: 24
- 135, 132, 108
- 135, 104
- 130, 110, 106, 103
- 130
- 129
- 124
- 117
- 114
- 112, 112
- 112
- 110
- 109
- 108
- 107
- 105
- 104
- 100
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 18
- 142
- 140, 100
- 138
- 132, 123
- 122
- 121
- 119
- 118, 102
- 116
- 106
- 104
- 102
- 102
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- 100
References
- "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- "Robertson Captures First Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Higgins Pulls Out Of D88.com European Masters Belgium - World Snooker". World Snooker. 30 September 2018.
- "O'Sullivan Pulls Out Of European Masters - World Snooker". World Snooker. 16 August 2018.
- "Williams Withdraws From Belgium - World Snooker". World Snooker. 28 September 2018.