2018 World Grand Prix
The 2018 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 19 to 25 February 2018 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.[1] It was the fifteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–25 February 2018 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £375,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up |  |
| Score | 10–3 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, but he did not qualify for this edition of the tournament.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fourth ranking title of the season and 32nd ranking title overall, beating Ding Junhui 10–3 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 stood at £15,000
Seeding list
The top 32 players on the one-year ranking list, running from the 2017 Riga Masters until the 2018 Snooker Shoot Out, qualified for the tournament.[4]
| Rank | Player | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
425,500 |
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259,000 |
| 3 | |
234,500 |
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232,600 |
| 5 | |
209,500 |
| 6 | |
198,225 |
| 7 | |
177,000 |
| 8 |  |
171,000 |
| 9 |  |
164,000 |
| 10 | |
134,725 |
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132,000 |
| 12 | |
129,500 |
| 13 | |
114,000 |
| 14 | |
106,000 |
| 15 | |
99,000 |
| 16 | |
98,500 |
| 17 | |
96,500 |
| 18 | |
91,000 |
| 19 | |
85,500 |
| 20 | |
84,000 |
| 21 | |
83,600 |
| 22 | |
71,500 |
| 23 | |
71,000 |
| 24 | |
69,500 |
| 25 | |
69,000 |
| 26 | |
68,725 |
| 27 | |
64,000 |
| 28 | |
61,600 |
| 29 |  |
61,500 |
| 30 | |
61,500 |
| 31 | |
58,500 |
| 32 | |
57,000 |
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Guild Hall, Preston, England, 25 February 2018. | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) |
10–3 | Ding Junhui (7) |
| Afternoon: 2–61 (53), 79–22 (71), 71–47, 42–81 (68), 124–8 (124), 113–16 (105), 42–64, 81–37 (59), 120–0 (120) Evening: 113–4, 79–6, 89–16, 83–9 (83) | ||
| 124 | Highest break | 68 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Century breaks
Total: 26[5]
- 140
- 134, 134, 117, 104
- 134
- 130
- 128, 124, 121, 120, 119, 106, 105, 105, 102, 101
- 125, 102
- 123, 105
- 122
- 111
- 109
- 103
- 102
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References
- "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "World Grand Prix: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ding Junhui to win title". BBC Sport. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "Preston to Host Snooker's World Grand Prix". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- "Ladbrokes World Grand Prix 2018 Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 19–25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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