2018 Scottish Open (snooker)

The 2018 Scottish Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the BetVictor Scottish Open) was professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 10 to 16 December 2018 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] It is the tenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.

2018 Scottish Open

Tournament information
Dates	10–16 December 2018
Venue	Emirates Arena
City	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	John Higgins (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Allen
Runner-up	Shaun Murphy
Score	9–7
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The tournament was won by Mark Allen who beat Shaun Murphy in the final. Allen led 6–3 but then Murphy won four frames in a row to take a 7–6 lead. Allen, however, won the next three frames to win 9–7.[2]

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost 2–4 to Ross Muir in the second round.

John Higgins made the ninth maximum break of his career in the third frame of his second round victory over Gerard Greene.[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

• Winner: £70,000
• Runner-up: £30,000
• Semi-final: £20,000
• Quarter-final: £10,000
• Last 16: £6,000
• Last 32: £3,500
• Last 64: £2,500
• Highest break: £2,000
• Total: £366,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £20,000

Tournament 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
	Neil Robertson (1)	4
	Peter Lines	1
					Neil Robertson (1)	2
					Ross Muir	4
	Alexander Ursenbacher	1
	Ross Muir	4
									Ross Muir	2
									Sam Baird	4
	Martin O'Donnell	4
	Chris Wakelin	1
					Martin O'Donnell	1
					Sam Baird	4
	Rod Lawler	3
	Sam Baird	4
													Sam Baird	4
													Ali Carter (16)	3
	Ali Carter (16)	4
	Luo Honghao	0
					Ali Carter (16)	4
					Michael Georgiou	2
	Michael Georgiou	4
	Sean O'Sullivan	3
									Ali Carter (16)	4
									David Lilley	1
	Mark King	4
	Mei Xiwen	2
					Mark King	3
					David Lilley	4
	David Lilley	4
	Tom Ford	3

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
	Joe Perry	4
	James Wattana	0
					Joe Perry	4
					Robbie Williams	2
	Liam Highfield	2
	Robbie Williams	4
									Joe Perry	3
									Kyren Wilson (9)	4
	Li Hang	3
	Paul Davison	4
					Paul Davison	0
					Kyren Wilson (9)	4
	Kyren Wilson (9)	4
	Oliver Lines	2
													Kyren Wilson (9)	3
													Shaun Murphy (8)	4
	Nigel Bond	4
	Andy Lee	2
					Nigel Bond	4
					Michael White	1
	Allan Taylor	2
	Michael White	4
									Nigel Bond	2
									Shaun Murphy (8)	4
	Sam Craigie	2
	Michael Holt	4
					Michael Holt	0
					Shaun Murphy (8)	4
	Shaun Murphy (8)	4
	Sunny Akani	1

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
	Barry Hawkins (5)	3
	Zhou Yuelong	4
					Zhou Yuelong	4
					Lyu Haotian	2
	Lyu Haotian	4
	Fan Zhengyi	2
									Zhou Yuelong	0
									Stuart Carrington	4
	Stuart Carrington	4
	Gary Wilson	3
					Stuart Carrington	4
					Eden Sharav	2
	Hossein Vafaei	w/d
	Eden Sharav	w/o
													Stuart Carrington	4
													Tian Pengfei	3
	Stuart Bingham (12)	0
	Tian Pengfei	4
					Tian Pengfei	4
					Robin Hull	0
	Robin Hull	4
	Kishan Hirani	2
									Tian Pengfei	4
									Lu Ning	3
	Lu Ning	4
	Duane Jones	3
					Lu Ning	4
					Jak Jones	3
	Sanderson Lam	1
	Jak Jones	4

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
	Matthew Selt	3
	Ian Burns	4
					Ian Burns	4
					Mike Dunn	1
	Joe O'Connor	2
	Mike Dunn	4
									Ian Burns	4
									Billy Joe Castle	1
	Hamza Akbar	2
	Soheil Vahedi	4
					Soheil Vahedi	1
					Billy Joe Castle	4
	Stephen Maguire (13)	1
	Billy Joe Castle	4
													Ian Burns	1
													Judd Trump (4)	4
	Zhang Jiankang	4
	Simon Lichtenberg	1
					Zhang Jiankang	4
					Lee Walker	2
	Jordan Brown	2
	Lee Walker	4
									Zhang Jiankang	1
									Judd Trump (4)	4
	Ben Woollaston	4
	Harvey Chandler	1
					Ben Woollaston	0
					Judd Trump (4)	4
	Judd Trump (4)	4
	Jimmy White	0

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
	John Higgins (3)	4
	Adam Duffy	3
					John Higgins (3)	4
					Gerard Greene	0
	Chris Totten	1
	Gerard Greene	4
									John Higgins (3)	4
									Yan Bingtao	0
	Ashley Carty	4
	Craig Steadman	2
					Ashley Carty	0
					Yan Bingtao	4
	Basem Eltahhan	0
	Yan Bingtao	4
													John Higgins (3)	2
													Alfie Burden	4
	Marco Fu (14)	4
	Chen Zifan	3
					Marco Fu (14)	3
					Alfie Burden	4
	Alfie Burden	4
	Peter Ebdon	2
									Alfie Burden	4
									Zhang Yong	3
	Thor Chuan Leong	2
	James Cahill	4
					James Cahill	2
					Zhang Yong	4
	Zhang Yong	4
	Anthony McGill	2

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
	Rory McLeod	2
	Scott Donaldson	4
					Scott Donaldson	1
					Graeme Dott	4
	Graeme Dott	4
	Xu Si	1
									Graeme Dott	4
									Luca Brecel (11)	3
	Alan McManus	4
	John Astley	3
					Alan McManus	2
					Luca Brecel (11)	4
	Luca Brecel (11)	4
	Hammad Miah	0
													Graeme Dott	2
													Mark Allen (6)	4
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	0
	Luke Simmonds	4
					Luke Simmonds	3
					Yuan Sijun	4
	Yuan Sijun	4
	Xiao Guodong	0
									Yuan Sijun	1
									Mark Allen (6)	4
	Chen Feilong	4
	Fraser Patrick	3
					Chen Feilong	1
					Mark Allen (6)	4
	Mark Allen (6)	4
	Liang Wenbo	2

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
	Ding Junhui (7)	4
	Niu Zhuang	0
					Ding Junhui (7)	4
					Robert Milkins	1
	Robert Milkins	4
	Fergal O'Brien	0
									Ding Junhui (7)	4
									Zhao Xintong	3
	Noppon Saengkham	3
	Dominic Dale	4
					Dominic Dale	3
					Zhao Xintong	4
	Zhao Xintong	4
	Ashley Hugill	1
													Ding Junhui (7)	2
													Ryan Day (10)	4
	Ryan Day (10)	4
	Rhys Clark	3
					Ryan Day (10)	4
					Anthony Hamilton	1
	Kurt Maflin	1
	Anthony Hamilton	4
									Ryan Day (10)	4
									Zhang Anda	2
	Jamie Clarke	3
	Mark Davis	4
					Mark Davis	2
					Zhang Anda	4
	Zhang Anda	4
	Ken Doherty	0

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
	Matthew Stevens	4
	Li Yuan	2
					Matthew Stevens	4
					Elliot Slessor	1
	Elliot Slessor	4
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1
									Matthew Stevens	4
									Jimmy Robertson	3
	Jimmy Robertson	4
	Lukas Kleckers	2
					Jimmy Robertson	4
					Jack Lisowski (15)	1
	Jack Lisowski (15)	4
	Adam Stefanow	3
													Matthew Stevens	0
													Daniel Wells	4
	Joe Swail	4
	Andrew Higginson	2
					Joe Swail	2
					Mark Joyce	4
	Mark Joyce	4
	Ricky Walden	2
									Mark Joyce	1
									Daniel Wells	4
	Craig MacGillivray	2
	David Gilbert	4
					David Gilbert	1
					Daniel Wells	4
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)	w/d
	Daniel Wells	w/o

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Sam Baird	0
	Shaun Murphy (8)	5
					Shaun Murphy (8)	6
					Judd Trump (4)	3
	Stuart Carrington	3
	Judd Trump (4)	5
									Shaun Murphy (8)	7
									Mark Allen (6)	9
	Alfie Burden	0
	Mark Allen (6)	5
					Mark Allen (6)	6
					Daniel Wells	5
	Ryan Day (10)	1
	Daniel Wells	5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 16 December 2018.
Shaun Murphy (8)  England	7–9	Mark Allen (6)  Northern Ireland
Afternoon: 0–110 (110), 69–5 (53), 60–64, 72–52 (56), 66–44, 4–82 (82), 52–75 (64), 4–83 (70) Evening: 7–68, 108–0 (50), 77–0, 128–0 (115), 57–44, 1–73 (66), 0–134 (134), 36–83 (83)
115	Highest break	134
1	Century breaks	2
4	50+ breaks	7

Century breaks

Total: 70

• 147, 104 John Higgins
• 141, 124, 122, 115, 101 Shaun Murphy
• 139 Lu Ning
• 138 Zhou Yuelong
• 136, 122, 102 Ali Carter
• 136, 101 Yan Bingtao
• 136 Nigel Bond
• 135 Jimmy Robertson
• 134, 129, 126, 110, 106 Mark Allen
• 134, 111, 105 Ding Junhui
• 134 Gerard Greene
• 133, 104, 102, 100 Ryan Day
• 133, 103 Marco Fu
• 130 Eden Sharav
• 130 Yuan Sijun
• 127, 119, 119, 117, 102, 101, 101 Judd Trump
• 127 Zhang Anda
• 122, 115, 108, 108 Stuart Carrington
• 122, 108 Joe Perry
• 121 Mark Davis
• 119 Matthew Stevens
• 115, 112 James Cahill
• 114 Ross Muir
• 113 Jack Lisowski
• 110, 105 Kyren Wilson
• 110 Gary Wilson
• 109 Duane Jones
• 107 Tom Ford
• 107 Joe Swail
• 106 Ricky Walden
• 105 Ian Burns
• 102 Alfie Burden
• 101, 101 Zhao Xintong
• 101 Elliot Slessor
• 100 Luca Brecel
• 100 David Gilbert
• 100 Mark King
• 100 Alan McManus
• 100 Robbie Williams

References

1. "2018/2019 Calendar_December". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
2. "Mark Allen beats Shaun Murphy 9-7 in Scottish Open final". BBC Sport. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
3. "Higgins Makes Glasgow 147". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
4. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.