2018 UK Seniors Championship

The 2018 UK Seniors Championship (sponsored by Credit Risk Solutions) was a senior snooker tournament, that took place at the Bonus Arena in Hull, England, from 24 to 25 October 2018.[1] It was the first event of the 2018/2019 World Seniors Tour.

UK Seniors Championship

Tournament information
Dates	24–25 October 2018
Venue	Hull Venue
City	Kingston upon Hull
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Seniors event
Total prize fund	£24,500
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	?
Defending champion	Jimmy White
Final
Champion	Ken Doherty
Runner-up	Igor Figueiredo
Score	4–1
← 2017 2019 →

Jimmy White was the defending champion, but he lost 0–3 to Suchakree Poomjang in the quarterfinals. Ken Doherty won the event, defeating Brazil's Igor Figueiredo in the final 4–1.

In addition to the winner's cheque the champion secured a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Professional Snooker Championship in Sheffield.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[3]

• Winner: £10,000 and a place in the 2019 World Championships qualifying
• Runner-up: £5,000
• Semi-finals: £2,500
• Group runner-ups: £1,000
• Highest break: £500
• Total: £24,500

Main draw

	Round 1 Best of 5 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames					Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
							Jimmy White (1)	0
							Suchakree Poomjang	3
		Dennis Taylor (8)	0
		Suchakree Poomjang	3
												Suchakree Poomjang	0
											Ken Doherty (4)	3
							Ken Doherty (4)	3
							Rodney Goggins	0
		Cliff Thorburn (6)	0
		Rodney Goggins	3
																	Ken Doherty (4)	4
																	Igor Figueiredo	1
							Stephen Hendry (3)	2
							Leo Fernandez	3
		John Parrott (5)	1
		Leo Fernandez	3
												Leo Fernandez	0
											Igor Figueiredo	3
							Aaron Canavan (2)	0
							Igor Figueiredo	3
		Joe Johnson (7)	0
		Igor Figueiredo	3

• All matches played with a 30-second shot clock, with players having two time-outs per match
• Re-spotted black replaced final frame deciders

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Bonus Arena, Hull, England, 25 October 2018.
Ireland Ken Doherty (4)	4–1	Brazil Igor Figueiredo
116–9 (116), 60–2, 14–78 (71), 118–0 (50, 57), 69–18
1	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	1

References

1. "World Seniors Calendar 2018/2019" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
2. "2018/2019 – World Seniors Snooker (WSS) Standard Conditions of Entry" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
3. "World Seniors Snooker Tour Prize Money Schedule 2018/19" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2 October 2018.