2018 International Championship
The 2018 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 28 October to 4 November 2018 in Daqing, China.[1] It was the seventh ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 October – 4 November 2018 |
| Venue | Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre |
| City | Daqing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £775,000 |
| Winner's share | £175,000 |
| Highest break |  |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
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| Score | 10–5 |
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Qualifying for the tournament took place between 9–12 October 2018 in Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley.
Defending champion Mark Selby[2] lost to Neil Robertson 4–6 in the quarter-final, bringing an end to his 2-year reign and an 18 match unbeaten record in the tournament.[3]
Mark Allen won the tournament with record 14 century breaks, beating Robertson 10–5 in the final. It was Allen's fourth ranking title.[4]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £5,000
Main draw
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:  Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, 4 November 2018. | ||
| Neil Robertson |
5–10 | Mark Allen |
| Afternoon: 65–72 (65, 72), 101–32 (101), 41–61, 0–108 (108), 56–76, 4–103 (103), 0–119 (119), 35–69, 93–0 (93) Evening: 84–1 (84), 121–1 (121), 9–74, 19–114 (101), 127–8 (113), 44–85 | ||
| 121 | Highest break | 119 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 4 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
Matches were played between 9 and 12 October 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Matches involving Mark Selby, Noppon Saengkham, Liang Wenbo, Ding Junhui, Ben Woollaston, Liam Highfield, Gary Wilson and Mark Williams, were played in China. All matches best of 11 frames.
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Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 47
- 144
- 142, 117, 117
- 137
- 135
- 135
- 134, 109
- 134
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- 133, 106
- 132
- 130
- 130
- 128, 101
- 127, 107
- 127
- 126
- 125
- 123, 112
- 116
- 114
- 113, 100
- 113
- 111
- 110, 104
- 108, 105
- 108
- 107
- 106
- 105, 102, 100
- 104
- 104
- 104
- 102
- 101, 100
- 100
Televised stage centuries
Total: 107
- 146, 142, 129, 127, 125, 120, 120, 119, 112, 108, 103, 102, 101, 101
- 144, 127, 127, 115, 110
- 142, 137
- 140, 107, 106
- 139, 103
- 137, 133, 131, 124, 117, 102, 100
- 137, 116, 104
- 137, 104
- 136
- 135, 127, 125, 121, 119, 113, 113, 113, 101, 101
- 135
- 133, 128, 112, 106, 106, 103, 102
- 133, 111
- 132, 107
- 132, 105
- 131, 123
- 131
- 130
- 130
- 129
- 128, 112
- 128
- 124, 103
- 123, 119, 104
- 122, 116, 106
- 122
- 121
- 116, 108, 105, 100
- 116, 105, 104
- 112
- 110, 108, 108, 101
- 110, 108, 101, 101
- 110
- 110
- 106, 100
- 106
- 106
- 101
- 101
- 100
Notes
- Jamie Jones was suspended by the WPBSA due to pending investigations into an alleged breach of betting rules[6]
References
- "2018/2019 Calendar_October". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- "International Championship: Mark Selby retains title by beating Mark Allen 10-7". BBC Sport. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- "Robertson Beats Selby In Classic". World Snooker. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- "Allen Wins Fourth Ranking Title". World Snooker. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- "WPBSA Statement: Jamie Jones". World Snooker. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.