2018 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2018 ManBetX Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 26 February to 4 March 2018 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, Wales.[1] It was the sixteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.

For the Darts tournament of the same name, see Welsh Open (darts).

Welsh Open

Tournament information
Dates	26 February – 4 March 2018
Venue	Motorpoint Arena
City	Cardiff
Country	Wales
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£366,000
Winner's share	£70,000
Highest break	John Higgins (144)
Final
Champion	John Higgins
Runner-up	Barry Hawkins
Score	9–7
← 2017 2019 →

The defending champion Stuart Bingham[2] lost 1–4 to Matthew Stevens in the last 32.[3]

John Higgins won a record fifth Welsh Open title and 30th ranking title overall, beating Barry Hawkins 9–7 in the final.[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

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 stood at £20,000

Main draw

Qualifying

Darren Morgan 3–4 Rhydian Richards

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
	Stuart Bingham (1)	4
	Chen Zhe	1
					Stuart Bingham (1)	4
					Jackson Page	2
	Jackson Page	4
	Sean O'Sullivan	3
									Stuart Bingham (1)	1
									Matthew Stevens	4
	Scott Donaldson	4
	Fergal O'Brien	2
					Scott Donaldson	2
					Matthew Stevens	4
	Matthew Stevens	4
	Ken Doherty	1
													Matthew Stevens	2
													Yan Bingtao	4
	Ryan Day (16)	2
	Kurt Dunham	4
					Kurt Dunham	2
					Yan Bingtao	4
	Jimmy White	3
	Yan Bingtao	4
									Yan Bingtao	4
									Peter Ebdon	1
	Wang Yuchen	1
	Peter Ebdon	4
					Peter Ebdon	4
					Anthony Hamilton	1
	Anthony Hamilton	4
	David Gilbert	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
	Fang Xiongman	4
	Yuan Sijun	3
					Fang Xiongman	4
					Chen Zifan	2
	Chen Zifan	4
	Zhou Yuelong	1
									Fang Xiongman	2
									Barry Hawkins (9)	4
	Rod Lawler	0
	Tom Ford	4
					Tom Ford	0
					Barry Hawkins (9)	4
	Barry Hawkins (9)	4
	Niu Zhuang	1
													Barry Hawkins (9)	4
													Martin Gould	2
	Li Yuan	1
	Ricky Walden	4
					Ricky Walden	3
					Martin Gould	4
	Michael White	2
	Martin Gould	4
									Martin Gould	4
									Mark Williams (8)	2
	Aditya Mehta	4
	Martin O'Donnell	3
					Aditya Mehta	3
					Mark Williams (8)	4
	Mark Williams (8)	4
	Mark King	2

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
	Ding Junhui (5)	4
	Hammad Miah	0
					Ding Junhui (5)	1
					Liam Highfield	4
	Li Hang	w/d
	Liam Highfield	w/o
									Liam Highfield	4
									Chris Wakelin	1
	Xiao Guodong	0
	Chris Wakelin	4
					Chris Wakelin	4
					Andrew Higginson	2
	Andrew Higginson	4
	Ashley Hugill	3
													Liam Highfield	3
													Ian Burns	4
	Neil Robertson (12)	4
	Mark Davis	1
					Neil Robertson (12)	3
					Ian Burns	4
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	1
	Ian Burns	4
									Ian Burns	4
									Sunny Akani	2
	Jamie Jones	4
	Alexander Ursenbacher	1
					Jamie Jones	1
					Sunny Akani	4
	Tian Pengfei	1
	Sunny Akani	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
	Zhang Yong	1
	James Wattana	4
					James Wattana	4
					Michael Holt	2
	Michael Holt	4
	Elliot Slessor	2
									James Wattana	3
									Kyren Wilson (13)	4
	Rory McLeod	4
	Adam Duffy	2
					Rory McLeod	0
					Kyren Wilson (13)	4
	Kyren Wilson (13)	4
	Robert Milkins	1
													Kyren Wilson (13)	0
													Noppon Saengkham	4
	Craig Steadman	4
	David John	1
					Craig Steadman	4
					Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
	Hossein Vafaei	2
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
									Craig Steadman	2
									Noppon Saengkham	4
	Noppon Saengkham	4
	Ross Muir	2
					Noppon Saengkham	4
					Judd Trump (4)	1
	Judd Trump (4)	4
	Duane Jones	3

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
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	w/o
	Robin Hull	w/d
					Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
					Graeme Dott	0
	Sanderson Lam	0
	Graeme Dott	4
									Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
									David Grace	0
	David Grace	4
	Rhydian Richards	3
					David Grace	4
					Jak Jones	0
	Mei Xiwen	3
	Jak Jones	4
													Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	4
													Mike Dunn	0
	Luca Brecel (14)	4
	Josh Boileau	2
					Luca Brecel (14)	1
					Mike Dunn	4
	Hamza Akbar	0
	Mike Dunn	4
									Mike Dunn	4
									Xu Si	2
	Alan McManus	0
	Xu Si	4
					Xu Si	4
					Michael Georgiou	2
	Mitchell Mann	0
	Michael Georgiou	4

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
	Paul Davison	2
	Lyu Haotian	4
					Lyu Haotian	2
					Jack Lisowski	4
	Jack Lisowski	4
	Mark Joyce	3
									Jack Lisowski	3
									Nigel Bond	4
	Nigel Bond	4
	Lukas Kleckers	2
					Nigel Bond	4
					Ali Carter (11)	3
	Ali Carter (11)	4
	Rhys Clark	0
													Nigel Bond	0
													John Higgins (6)	4
	Sam Craigie	4
	Leo Fernandez	0
					Sam Craigie	4
					Kurt Maflin	1
	Jimmy Robertson	0
	Kurt Maflin	4
									Sam Craigie	0
									John Higgins (6)	4
	Joe Perry	2
	Stephen Maguire	4
					Stephen Maguire	1
					John Higgins (6)	4
	John Higgins (6)	4
	Matthew Selt	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
	Shaun Murphy (7)	0
	Gerard Greene	4
					Gerard Greene	4
					Stuart Carrington	3
	Stuart Carrington	4
	Peter Lines	3
									Gerard Greene	3
									John Astley	4
	Dominic Dale	4
	Chris Totten	0
					Dominic Dale	2
					John Astley	4
	John Astley	4
	Zhang Anda	2
													John Astley	2
													Gary Wilson	4
	Mark Allen (10)	4
	Cao Yupeng	2
					Mark Allen (10)	4
					Soheil Vahedi	1
	Alex Borg	0
	Soheil Vahedi	4
									Mark Allen (10)	3
									Gary Wilson	4
	Gary Wilson	4
	Sam Baird	1
					Gary Wilson	4
					Daniel Wells	3
	Daniel Wells	4
	Lee Walker	1

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
	Oliver Lines	4
	Eden Sharav	3
					Oliver Lines	2
					Yu Delu	4
	Yu Delu	4
	Billy Joe Castle	2
									Yu Delu	4
									Ben Woollaston	0
	Thor Chuan Leong	3
	Ben Woollaston	4
					Ben Woollaston	4
					Anthony McGill (15)	3
	Anthony McGill (15)	4
	Basem Eltahhan	1
													Yu Delu	4
													Liang Wenbo	1
	Robbie Williams	4
	Allan Taylor	0
					Robbie Williams	4
					Ian Preece	0
	Ian Preece	4
	Zhao Xintong	2
									Robbie Williams	3
									Liang Wenbo	4
	Alfie Burden	3
	Liang Wenbo	4
					Liang Wenbo	4
					Mark Selby (2)	3
	Christopher Keogan	2
	Mark Selby (2)	4

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames				Semi-finals Best of 11 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Yan Bingtao	1
	Barry Hawkins (9)	5
					Barry Hawkins (9)	6
					Noppon Saengkham	4
	Ian Burns	3
	Noppon Saengkham	5
									Barry Hawkins (9)	7
									John Higgins (6)	9
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)	1
	John Higgins (6)	5
					John Higgins (6)	6
					Gary Wilson	2
	Gary Wilson	5
	Yu Delu	2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 4 March 2018.
Barry Hawkins (9)  England	7–9	John Higgins (6)  Scotland
Afternoon: 66–55, 0–138 (138), 70–68 (Higgins 68), 0–141 (141), 66–16, 131–0 (130), 14–83 (51), 15–73 (58) Evening: 1–56, 44–59, 125–6 (103), 142–0 (138), 44–70 (66), 55–65, 82–0 (82), 0–72 (64)
138	Highest break	141
3	Century breaks	2
4	50+ breaks	7

Century breaks

Total: 66[6]

• 144, 141, 138, 136, 115,
  113, 107, 106, 101, 100 John Higgins
• 143, 100 Mark Selby
• 141, 138, 137, 130, 103 Barry Hawkins
• 141, 110 Martin Gould
• 140, 124, 105, 101 Gary Wilson
• 139, 120, 102 Noppon Saengkham
• 136, 105, 100, 100 Kyren Wilson
• 134, 129, 106 Mark Williams
• 133, 117, 106, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 131, 106 Ian Burns
• 131, 101 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• 130, 100, 100 Neil Robertson
• 129, 115 Elliot Slessor
• 129 Ben Woollaston
• 124 Cao Yupeng
• 119, 116 Mark Allen
• 118 Zhang Anda
• 118 Stuart Bingham
• 115 Liam Highfield
• 114, 104, 104, 103 Jack Lisowski
• 111, 108 Sunny Akani
• 111 Robbie Williams
• 110 Yan Bingtao
• 107 Ryan Day
• 104 Mark King
• 103 Kurt Dunham
• 102 Gerard Greene
• 102 Stephen Maguire

References

1. "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
2. "Bingham Is Prince Of Wales". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
3. "Home Favourite Stevens Ends Bingham's Reign". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
4. "Higgins Wins Record Fifth Welsh Crown". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
5. "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
6. "Welsh Open 2018 Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 February – 4 March 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.