Q School 2018 – Event 2

Q School 2018 – Event 2 was the second of three qualifying tournaments for the 2018–19 snooker season. It took place from 20 to 25 May 2018 at the Meadowside Leisure Center in Burton-upon-Trent, England. Four players (Winners of each of the four sections) qualify for a two-year place on the World Snooker Tour.

Q School – Event 2

Tournament information
Dates	20–25 May 2018
Venue	Meadowside Leisure Centre
City	Burton-upon-Trent[1]
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Qualifying Event
Highest break	David Lilley (136)
Winners	Jordan Brown Craig Steadman Lu Ning Zhao Xintong
← 2018 – Event 1 2018 – Event 3 →

Format

The tournament consisted of players being randomly assigned to four sections. Each section plays in the knockout system with the winner of each section earning a two-year tour card to play on the main tour for the 2018–19 snooker season and 2019–20 snooker season. All matches were the best-of-7.[2][3]

Main draw

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Section 1

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Jordan Brown 4–1 Reanne Evans Jack Bradford 4–1 Matthew Couch Corey Deuel 0–4 Leong Man Hoi Darryl Hill 4–2 Ng On Yee Simon Blackwell 4–0 Benny Loh Siang Leng Mark Vincent 1–4 George Pragnall Sean Maddocks w/o–w/d Hammad Miah John Pritchett 4–2 Michael Williams Gary Challis 0–4 Patrick Whelan William Thomson 0–4 Joshua Thomond

Player 1 Score Player 2 Stefan Mazrocis 0–4 Alex Borg James Cahill 4–0 James Height John Foster 4–0 Owais Ali Imran Puri 1–4 Ning Kang Sergiy Isayenko 4–1 Tam Mustafa Constantin Mateescu 0–4 Phil O’Kane Joel Walker 0–4 Simon Bedford Ryan Causton 4–0 Jenson Kendrick David Craggs 2–4 Farakh Ajaib

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Jordan Brown	4
	Daniel Womersley	3
					Jordan Brown	4
					Jack Bradford	1
	Jack Bradford	4
	Leong Man Hoi	3
									Jordan Brown	4
									Alex Taubman	1
	Darryl Hill	1
	Alex Taubman	4
					Alex Taubman	4
					Kristján Helgason	0
	Simon Blackwell	3
	Kristján Helgason	4
													Jordan Brown	4
													Andy Hicks	0
	George Pragnall	1
	Andy Hicks	4
					Andy Hicks	4
					Sean Maddocks	1
	Sean Maddocks	4
	Ryan Thomerson	3
									Andy Hicks	4
									John Pritchett	3
	John Pritchett	4
	Joshua Saywell	1
					John Pritchett	4
					Joshua Thomond	2
	Patrick Whelan	3
	Joshua Thomond	4
																	Jordan Brown	4
																	Jamie Cope	1
	Alex Borg	0
	Christopher Keogan	4
					Christopher Keogan	0
					James Cahill	4
	James Cahill	4
	Hans Blanckaert	2
									James Cahill	4
									John Foster	1
	John Foster	4
	John Parkin	0
					John Foster	4
					Kacper Filipiak	2
	Ning Kang	0
	Kacper Filipiak	4
													James Cahill	1
													Jamie Cope	4
	Sergiy Isayenko	4
	Shafaqut Hussain	2
					Sergiy Isayenko	1
					Jamie Cope	4
	Phil O’Kane	1
	Jamie Cope	4
									Jamie Cope	4
									Farakh Ajaib	2
	Simon Bedford	4
	Alex Davies	0
					Simon Bedford	2
					Farakh Ajaib	4
	Ryan Causton	1
	Farakh Ajaib	4

Section 2

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Thor Chuan Leong 4–2 Ben Fortey Steven Hallworth 3–4 David Grace Ben Hancorn 4–1 Wayne Townsend Callum Costello 2–4 Liu Jiaming Steve Martin 1–4 Lucky Vatnani Bash Maqsood 3–4 Aaron Holland Brian Ochoiski 4–0 Dan Woolloff Matthew Roberts 4–1 Daniel Devlin Antony Parsons w/o–w/d Sam Baird Manasawin Phetmalaikul 4–1 Jason Turnbull

Player 1 Score Player 2 Kishan Hirani 4–1 Paul Burrell Felix Frede 4–1 Brandon Sargeant Ross Bulman 4–0 Dean Goddard Andrew Milliard 1–4 Leo Fernandez Richard Somauroo 4–0 Thomas Wei Barry Pinches 0–4 Adam Duffy Adam Edge 4–0 Billy Ginn John Whitty 2–4 Luke Simmonds Jake Nicholson 4–0 Chae Ross

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Jaspal Bamotra	0
					Thor Chuan Leong	1
					David Grace	4
	David Grace	4
	Heather Clare	0
									David Grace	2
									Craig Steadman	4
	Ben Hancorn	1
	Craig Steadman	4
					Craig Steadman	4
					Liu Jiaming	2
	Liu Jiaming	4
	Jamie Trump	0
													Craig Steadman	4
													Lucky Vatnani	2
	Lucky Vatnani	4
	James Burrett	1
					Lucky Vatnani	4
					Daniel Ward	0
	Aaron Holland	0
	Daniel Ward	4
									Lucky Vatnani	4
									Antony Parsons	2
	Brian Ochoiski	4
	Omar Alajlani	1
					Brian Ochoiski	2
					Antony Parsons	4
	Matthew Roberts	0
	Antony Parsons	4
																	Craig Steadman	4
																	Adam Duffy	0
	Manasawin Phetmalaikul	1
	Kishan Hirani	4
					Kishan Hirani	4
					Kurtis Weaver	1
	Felix Frede	1
	Kurtis Weaver	4
									Kishan Hirani	4
									Fraser Patrick	3
	Ross Bulman	3
	Fraser Patrick	4
					Fraser Patrick	4
					Leo Fernandez	1
	Leo Fernandez	4
	Mike Finn	1
													Kishan Hirani	1
													Adam Duffy	4
	Richard Somauroo	w/o
	Mohammadali Pordel	w/d
					Richard Somauroo	0
					Adam Duffy	4
	Adam Duffy	4
	Ahmed Aseeri	0
									Adam Duffy	4
									Luke Simmonds	2
	Adam Edge	1
	Luke Simmonds	4
					Luke Simmonds	4
					Jake Nicholson	2
	Jake Nicholson	4
	Dessie Sheehan	0

Section 3

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 Daniel Walker 1–4 Charlie Walters Umut Dikme 4–3 Andrew Pagett Chen Zhe 4–3 Luke Pinches Mihai Vladu 2–4 Labeeb Ahmed Sam Craigie w/d–w/o Nutcharut Wongharuthai Wang Zepeng 4–1 Daniel Kandi Andrew Smith 3–4 David Lilley Belan Sharif 0–4 Marc J Davis

Player 1 Score Player 2 Ronan Whyte 0–4 Fang Xiongman Jeff Cundy 4–0 Niel Vincent James Silverwood 2–4 Geng Mingqi Haider Ali 2–4 Dave Nelson Andy Marriott 3–4 Lu Ning Jak Jones w/d–w/o Himanshu Dinesh Jain Mateusz Baranowski 1–4 Kuldesh Johal Jackson Page 4–0 Anthony Jeffers

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Charlie Walters	1
	Mitchell Mann	4
					Mitchell Mann	4
					Umut Dikme	0
	Umut Dikme	4
	Laxman Rawat	0
									Mitchell Mann	4
									Chen Zhe	3
	Chen Zhe	4
	Ben Jones	3
					Chen Zhe	4
					Michael Collumb	3
	Labeeb Ahmed	1
	Michael Collumb	4
													Mitchell Mann	4
													David Lilley	3
	Nutcharut Wongharuthai	2
	Ashley Carty	4
					Ashley Carty	4
					Wang Zepeng	3
	Wang Zepeng	4
	Heikki Niva	2
									Ashley Carty	2
									David Lilley	4
	David Lilley	4
	Lewis Ullah	0
					David Lilley	4
					Marc J Davis	3
	Marc J Davis	4
	Mark Ganderton	0
																	Mitchell Mann	2
																	Lu Ning	4
	Fang Xiongman	w/o
	Amir Sarkhosh	w/d
					Fang Xiongman	2
					Jeff Cundy	4
	Jeff Cundy	4
	Iulian Boiko	2
									Jeff Cundy	3
									Andy Lee	4
	Geng Mingqi	4
	Matthew Glasby	0
					Geng Mingqi	2
					Andy Lee	4
	Dave Nelson	0
	Andy Lee	4
													Andy Lee	1
													Lu Ning	4
	Lu Ning	4
	James Welch	0
					Lu Ning	4
					Long Zehuang	1
	Himanshu Dinesh Jain	1
	Long Zehuang	4
									Lu Ning	4
									Kuldesh Johal	0
	Kuldesh Johal	4
	Tyler Rees	1
					Kuldesh Johal	4
					Jackson Page	3
	Jackson Page	4
	Joshua Cooper	3

Section 4

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2 William Lemons 2–4 Callum Lloyd Shane Castle 4–1 Keith Keldie Peter Delaney 2–4 Jamie O’Neill Daniel Gorton 4–1 Jake Keen Wu Shengguang 4–1 Zak Surety Oliver Brown 1–4 James Brown Clayton Humphries 3–4 Zhao Xintong Jed Mann 1–4 Lee Daegyu Simon Dent 4–2 Sam Thistlewhite Brandon Hall w/o–w/d Vladyslav Vyshnevskyy

Player 1 Score Player 2 Michael Wild 2–4 Danny Brindle Louis Heathcote 4–0 Darren Burns Dechawat Poomjaeng 4–1 Tugba Irten Luke Garland 4–0 Aaron Cook Haydon Pinhey 3–4 Cheung Ka Wai Saqib Nasir 3–4 Sydney Wilson Michael Judge 4–1 Adam Brown Shehzad Iqbal 2–4 Peter Devlin Andres Petrov 3–4 Dylan Craig Lee Shanker w/o–w/d Fergal Quinn

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Callum Lloyd	1
	Shane Castle	4
					Shane Castle	1
					Jamie O’Neill	4
	Jamie O’Neill	4
	Matthew Day	3
									Jamie O’Neill	1
									Andreas Ploner	4
	Daniel Gorton	1
	Andreas Ploner	4
					Andreas Ploner	4
					Wu Shengguang	1
	Wu Shengguang	4
	Steven Evans	0
													Andreas Ploner	0
													Zhao Xintong	4
	James Brown	2
	Zhao Xintong	4
					Zhao Xintong	4
					Jamie Curtis-Barrett	1
	Lee Daegyu	3
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4
									Zhao Xintong	4
									Dylan Emery	1
	Simon Dent	4
	Greg Casey	2
					Simon Dent	1
					Dylan Emery	4
	Brandon Hall	2
	Dylan Emery	4
																	Zhao Xintong	4
																	Dechawat Poomjaeng	1
	Danny Brindle	1
	Ma Tingpeng	4
					Ma Tingpeng	1
					Louis Heathcote	4
	Louis Heathcote	4
	Wang Yuchen	2
									Louis Heathcote	1
									Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
	Ahmed Elsayed	0
					Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
					Cheung Ka Wai	1
	Luke Garland	0
	Cheung Ka Wai	4
													Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
													Michael Judge	2
	Sydney Wilson	4
	Jamie McArdle	1
					Sydney Wilson	1
					Michael Judge	4
	Michael Judge	4
	Hu Hao	1
									Michael Judge	4
									Peter Devlin	0
	Peter Devlin	4
	Dylan Craig	2
					Peter Devlin	4
					Lee Shanker	1
	Lee Shanker	4
	Alex Millington	3

Century breaks

Total: 29

• 136 David Lilley
• 132, 101 Michael Judge
• 132 Lucky Vatnani
• 131 Ashley Carty
• 129, 111 Lu Ning
• 124, 105 Kishan Hirani
• 123 Andy Hicks
• 117 Jackson Page
• 115 Dechawat Poomjaeng
• 114 Shane Castle
• 111 Jake Nicholson
• 110 Hans Blanckaert
• 110 Adam Duffy
• 109 Craig Steadman
• 108, 104 Thor Chuan Leong
• 107 Wang Zepeng
• 106 Jamie Cope
• 104 David Grace
• 103 Farakh Ajaib
• 103 Louis Heathcote
• 102 Kuldesh Johal
• 101 Andy Lee
• 100 Fang Xiongman
• 100 Sydney Wilson
• 100 Brian Ochoiski

References

1. "Final Q School Entry List". World Snooker. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
2. "Q School 2018 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). World Snooker. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
3. "Q School 2018 - Event 2 - Snooker Hub". Snooker Hub. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
4. "Event 2 Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
5. "2018 Q School Event 2 Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2018.