2018 Romanian Masters

The 2018 Romanian Masters was a non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 14 to 18 March 2018 in Bucharest, Romania. Sanctioned by World Snooker, the tournament was organised by McCann/Thiess Events and McCann Bucharest and was a 16-player invitational event.[1][2]

Romanian Masters

Tournament information
Dates	14–18 March 2018
Venue	Bucharest Metropolitan Circus
City	Bucharest
Country	Romania
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	€200,000 (£176,800)
Winner's share	€50,000 (£44,200)
Highest break	Stuart Bingham (137)
Final
Champion	Ryan Day
Runner-up	Stuart Bingham
Score	10–8

12 of the world's top 16 players returned to Romania, after Bucharest staged the 2016 European Masters in the 2016/2017 season.

Ryan Day won his third trophy of the 2017/2018 season, beating Stuart Bingham 10–8 in the final.[3]

Main draw

	Last 16 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Mark Selby	2
	15	Liang Wenbo	4
						15	Liang Wenbo	1
						8	Stuart Bingham	4
	8	Stuart Bingham	4
	10	Neil Robertson	3
											8	Stuart Bingham	5
											9	Ali Carter	2
	5	Mark Williams	0
	9	Ali Carter	4
						9	Ali Carter	4
						16	Stephen Maguire	3
	*	Mark King	0
	16	Stephen Maguire	4
																8	Stuart Bingham	8
																14	Ryan Day	10
	3	John Higgins	4
	13	Anthony McGill	2
						3	John Higgins	1
						14	Ryan Day	4
	6	Barry Hawkins	2
	14	Ryan Day	4
											14	Ryan Day	5
											11	Kyren Wilson	0
	7	Mark Allen	2
	11	Kyren Wilson	4
						11	Kyren Wilson	4
						2	Judd Trump	2
	2	Judd Trump	4
	12	Luca Brecel	0

Notes

* Mark King replaced 4th seed Shaun Murphy after the draw had taken place.

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alex Crișan. Bucharest Metropolitan Circus, Bucharest, Romania, 18 March 2018.
Stuart Bingham (8)  England	8–10	Ryan Day (14)  Wales
Afternoon: 65–45, 71–20 (57), 90–1 (84), 71–0, 52–62, 8–63 (62), 13–77 (52), 124–0 (124), 7–62 Evening: 0–85 (50), 66–77, 84–0 (84), 58–2, 37–61, 111–0 (111), 0–82 (61), 0–92, 59–66
124	Highest break	62
2	Century breaks	0
5	50+ breaks	4

Century breaks

Total: 11[4]

• 137, 124, 111 Stuart Bingham
• 136, 133 Ali Carter
• 130 Mark Allen
• 120 Ryan Day
• 118, 101 Judd Trump
• 109, 108 Stephen Maguire

References

1. "Romanian Snooker Masters Set For March". World Snooker. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
2. "World Snooker Announces Romanian Snooker Masters". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
3. "Day The Best In Bucharest". World Snooker. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
4. "Romanian Masters 2018 Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14–18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.