2018 Gibraltar Open

The 2018 ManBetX Gibraltar Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 7–11 March 2018 in Gibraltar.[1] It was the seventeenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

Gibraltar Open

Tournament information
Dates	7–11 March 2018
Venue	Tercentenary Sports Hall
City	Gibraltar
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£153,000
Winner's share	£25,000
Highest break	Stuart Bingham Scott Donaldson Anthony McGill (140)
Final
Champion	Ryan Day
Runner-up	Cao Yupeng
Score	4–0
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Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but due to back and neck problems he withdrew prior to the tournament.[2][3]

Ryan Day captured his second career ranking title, both won in the 2017/2018 season. He did so with a 4–0 win in the final against Cao Yupeng.[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

Winner: £25,000 Runner-up: £12,000 Semi-final: £6,000 Quarter-final: £4,000 Last 16: £3,000 Last 32: £2,000 Last 64: £1,000

Total: £153,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Andrew Higginson	0
	Stuart Bingham	4
					Stuart Bingham	4
					Mark King	2
	Mark King	4
	Nigel Bond	1
									Stuart Bingham	4
									Noppon Saengkham	2
	Noppon Saengkham	4
	Barry Pinches	1
					Noppon Saengkham	4
					James Cahill	1
	Eden Sharav	1
	James Cahill	4
													Stuart Bingham	4
													Ken Doherty	1
	Ken Doherty	4
	Andreas Ploner	2
					Ken Doherty	4
					Kurt Maflin	0
	Stephen Maguire	w/d
	Kurt Maflin	w/o
									Ken Doherty	4
									Dominic Dale	3
	Li Yuan	1
	Tom Ford	4
					Tom Ford	2
					Dominic Dale	4
	Dominic Dale	4
	Chris Totten	1

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Yu Delu	4
	Louis Heathcote	1
					Yu Delu	4
					Thor Chuan Leong	1
	Ding Junhui	w/d
	Thor Chuan Leong	w/o
									Yu Delu	4
									Jamie Cope	2
	Shaun Murphy	w/d
	Jamie Cope	w/o
					Jamie Cope	4
					Rory McLeod	2
	Ian Preece	3
	Rory McLeod	4
													Yu Delu	1
													Cao Yupeng	4
	Matthew Stevens	4
	Mike Dunn	3
					Matthew Stevens	2
					Cao Yupeng	4
	Yuan Sijun	3
	Cao Yupeng	4
									Cao Yupeng	4
									Sam Craigie	2
	Sam Craigie	4
	Joe O'Connor	2
					Sam Craigie	4
					Barry Hawkins	1
	Chris Wakelin	0
	Barry Hawkins	4

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Allan Taylor	4
	Andy Symons	2
					Allan Taylor	4
					Niu Zhuang	3
	Niu Zhuang	4
	Mike Finn	2
									Allan Taylor	1
									Lee Walker	4
	Hamza Akbar	2
	Jak Jones	4
					Jak Jones	0
					Lee Walker	4
	Gerard Greene	3
	Lee Walker	4
													Lee Walker	4
													Anthony McGill	2
	Paul Davison	3
	Anthony McGill	4
					Anthony McGill	4
					David Grace	2
	David Grace	4
	Ben Woollaston	1
									Anthony McGill	4
									Oliver Lines	0
	Li Hang	4
	Matthew Glasby	1
					Li Hang	0
					Oliver Lines	4
	Oliver Lines	4
	Elliot Slessor	2

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Jamie Jones	3
	Robbie Williams	4
					Robbie Williams	0
					Liang Wenbo	4
	Liang Wenbo	4
	Alex Borg	1
									Liang Wenbo	1
									Matthew Selt	4
	Mitchell Mann	4
	Patrick Whelan	3
					Mitchell Mann	2
					Matthew Selt	4
	Matthew Selt	w/o
	Darren Morgan	w/d
													Matthew Selt	0
													Kyren Wilson	4
	John Astley	4
	Jimmy Robertson	0
					John Astley	2
					Andy Hicks	4
	Robert Milkins	2
	Andy Hicks	4
									Andy Hicks	2
									Kyren Wilson	4
	Kyren Wilson	4
	Mark Joyce	1
					Kyren Wilson	4
					Daniel Wells	1
	Daniel Wells	4
	Ian Burns	2

Bottom half

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Rod Lawler	3
	Matthew Day	4
					Matthew Day	0
					Alfie Burden	4
	Alfie Burden	4
	Ricky Walden	2
									Alfie Burden	4
									Michael Georgiou	1
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	w/d
	Mei Xiwen	w/o
					Mei Xiwen	2
					Michael Georgiou	4
	Michael Georgiou	4
	Liam Highfield	1
													Alfie Burden	3
													Scott Donaldson	4
	Sam Baird	3
	Jamie Clarke	4
					Jamie Clarke	4
					Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4
	Leo Fernandez	3
									Jamie Clarke	0
									Scott Donaldson	4
	Scott Donaldson	4
	Duane Jones	1
					Scott Donaldson	4
					Simon Lichtenberg	1
	Joe Swail	w/d
	Simon Lichtenberg	w/o

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Brian Ochoiski	2
	Aditya Mehta	4
					Aditya Mehta	4
					Kurt Dunham	1
	Ali Carter	w/d
	Kurt Dunham	w/o
									Aditya Mehta	2
									Tian Pengfei	4
	Chen Zhe	1
	Tian Pengfei	4
					Tian Pengfei	4
					Gary Wilson	1
	Gary Wilson	4
	Umut Dikme	0
													Tian Pengfei	1
													Zhang Yong	4
	Zhang Yong	4
	Billy Joe Castle	1
					Zhang Yong	4
					Sean O'Sullivan	2
	Sean O'Sullivan	w/o
	Yan Bingtao	w/d
									Zhang Yong	4
									Zhao Xintong	1
	Peter Ebdon	3
	Craig Steadman	4
					Craig Steadman	1
					Zhao Xintong	4
	Sanderson Lam	2
	Zhao Xintong	4

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Soheil Vahedi	4
	Jackson Page	2
					Soheil Vahedi	4
					Zhang Anda	2
	Zhou Yuelong	2
	Zhang Anda	4
									Soheil Vahedi	3
									Jack Lisowski	4
	Peter Lines	3
	Jamie O'Neill	4
					Jamie O'Neill	3
					Jack Lisowski	4
	Ross Muir	0
	Jack Lisowski	4
													Jack Lisowski	1
													Joe Perry	4
	Mark Davis	2
	Stuart Carrington	4
					Stuart Carrington	2
					Michael Wild	4
	Fergal O'Brien	1
	Michael Wild	4
									Michael Wild	1
									Joe Perry	4
	Ashley Hugill	2
	Anthony Hamilton	4
					Anthony Hamilton	1
					Joe Perry	4
	Adam Duffy	1
	Joe Perry	4

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 7 frames				Last 64 Best of 7 frames				Last 32 Best of 7 frames				Last 16 Best of 7 frames
	Xu Si	2
	Ryan Day	4
					Ryan Day	4
					Oliver Brown	1
	Michael White	1
	Oliver Brown	4
									Ryan Day	4
									Martin O'Donnell	1
	Luca Brecel	1
	Martin O'Donnell	4
					Martin O'Donnell	4
					Jimmy White	2
	Jimmy White	4
	Christopher Keogan	3
													Ryan Day	4
													Fang Xiongman	1
	Michael Holt	w/d
	Brandon Sargeant	w/o
					Brandon Sargeant	4
					Thomas Kevern	3
	Josh Boileau	w/d
	Thomas Kevern	w/o
									Brandon Sargeant	3
									Fang Xiongman	4
	Hammad Miah	4
	Chen Zifan	0
					Hammad Miah	2
					Fang Xiongman	4
	Lukas Kleckers	2
	Fang Xiongman	4

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames				Semi-finals Best of 7 frames				Final Best of 7 frames
	Stuart Bingham	0
	Cao Yupeng	4
					Cao Yupeng	4
					Lee Walker	2
	Lee Walker	4
	Kyren Wilson	0
									Cao Yupeng	0
									Ryan Day	4
	Scott Donaldson	4
	Zhang Yong	2
					Scott Donaldson	3
					Ryan Day	4
	Joe Perry	1
	Ryan Day	4

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova. Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar, 11 March 2018.
Cao Yupeng  China	0–4	Ryan Day  Wales
0–88 (58), 7–86 (72), 0–100 (100), 17–80
8	Highest break	100
0	Century breaks	1
0	50+ breaks	3

Amateur pre-qualifying

These matches were played in Gibraltar on 7–8 March 2018. All matches were best of 7 frames.

Round 1

Mihai Vladu 4–2 Aaron Graham Louis Heathcote 4–0 Paul McLeod Daniel Schneider 1–4 Richard Beckham Conor McCormack 1–4 Paul Gibbs Martin Pitcher 4–2 Danny Connolly Felix Frede 4–0 Andrew Urbaniak

Joshua Thomond 1–4 Patrick Whelan Dylan Craig 4–1 Peter Devlin Jackson Page 4–0 Andrew Mincher Dan Barsley 2–4 Brian Cini Michael Wild 4–2 Sean McAllister Iulian Boiko 2–4 Brandon Sargeant

Round 2

Ben Jones 1–4 Ryan Causton Steven Hallworth 2–4 Barry Pinches Manasawin Phetmalaikul 4–2 Mihai Vladu James Cahill 4–1 Hamim Hussain Charlie Walters 4–1 Kevin Kelly Andreas Ploner 4–3 Ashley Carty Bradley Tyson 0–4 Louis Heathcote Matthew Hudson 3–4 Liam Golt Ian Martin 3–4 Richard Beckham Jamie Cope 4–1 Lee Prickman Joe O'Connor 4–0 Daniel O'Regan Adam Edge 4–0 Manon Melief Andrew Milliard 4–0 Paul Gibbs Andy Symons 4–0 Tony Corrigan Sergiy Isayenko 2–4 Harvey Chandler Jenson Kendrick 3–4 Mike Finn Reggie Edwards 3–4 Martin Pitcher Fergal Quinn 0–4 Matthew Glasby Shahidul Islam 1–4 Felix Frede Robin Otto 0–4 Patrick Whelan Andy Hicks 4–3 Zack Richardson

George Pragnall 4–3 Mitchell Grinstead John Foster 4–0 Bhavesh Sodha Matthew Day 4–3 Joshua Cooper Jack Bradford 3–4 Adam Ashley Jamie Clarke 4–2 Michael Williams Simon Lichtenberg 4–3 Rob James Barry Mincher 0–4 Dylan Craig Mohammed M.Shariff w/d–w/o Ivelin Boyanov Bozhanov Thomas Lancastle 3–4 Umut Dikme Daniel Williams w/d–w/o Jackson Page Francis Becerra 1–4 Brian Cini Dylan Emery 4–2 Phil O'Kane Jamie O'Neill 4–0 Andrew Olivero Andrei Orzan 4–2 Adam Nash Kevin Chan 0–4 Michael Wild Matthew Roberts 2–4 James Height Oliver Brown 4–0 Blythe Reeve Lee Mein 0–4 Saqib Nasir Ron Kantor 0–4 Brandon Sargeant Thomas Kevern 4–2 Gareth Lopez Bash Maqsood 4–0 Simon Dent

Round 3

Ryan Causton 2–4 Barry Pinches Manasawin Phetmalaikul 1–4 James Cahill Charlie Walters 3–4 Andreas Ploner Louis Heathcote 4–0 Liam Golt Richard Beckham 2–4 Jamie Cope Joe O'Connor 4–2 Adam Edge Andrew Milliard 3–4 Andy Symons Harvey Chandler 3–4 Mike Finn Martin Pitcher 2–4 Matthew Glasby Felix Frede 0–4 Patrick Whelan Andy Hicks 4–2 George Pragnall

John Foster 1–4 Matthew Day Adam Ashley 1–4 Jamie Clarke Simon Lichtenberg 4–2 Dylan Craig Ivelin Boyanov Bozhanov 1–4 Umut Dikme Jackson Page 4–2 Brian Cini Dylan Emery 2–4 Jamie O'Neill Andrei Orzan 0–4 Michael Wild James Height 0–4 Oliver Brown Saqib Nasir 0–4 Brandon Sargeant Thomas Kevern 4–2 Bash Maqsood

Century breaks

Main rounds centuries

Total: 35[6]

• 140, 130 Stuart Bingham
• 140 Scott Donaldson
• 140 Anthony McGill
• 135, 107 Kyren Wilson
• 134 Martin O'Donnell
• 130 Li Hang
• 130 Jack Lisowski
• 128 Jackson Page
• 123 Cao Yupeng
• 123 Mike Finn
• 122, 113, 105 Joe Perry
• 121 Jamie O'Neill
• 118 Dominic Dale
• 115, 100 Liang Wenbo
• 112, 104 Jamie Cope
• 112 Hammad Miah
• 112 Gary Wilson
• 111, 107, 104, 100 Ryan Day
• 110 Jamie Jones
• 109, 107 Zhang Anda
• 108 Tian Pengfei
• 104 Michael Georgiou
• 104 Craig Steadman
• 100 Oliver Brown
• 100 Zhao Xintong

Qualifying rounds centuries

Total: 5

• 125 James Cahill
• 124 Ian Martin
• 114 Steven Hallworth
• 114 Saqib Nasir
• 104 Joe O'Connor

References

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3. "Murphy An Injury Doubt For Llandudno". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
4. "Rock Blast For Dynamite Day". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
5. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
6. "Gibraltar Open 2018 Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7–11 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-16.