The 2018 European Masters (officially the 2018 D88.com European Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 1 to 7 October 2018 in Lommel, Belgium. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–7 October 2018 |
| Venue | De Soeverein |
| City | Lommel |
| Country | Belgium |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £398,500 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break |  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (135) Jack Lisowski (ENG) (135) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Joe Perry (ENG) |
| Score | 9–6 |
← 2017 | |
Qualifying took place on 17 and 18 August 2018 in Preston, England.
Judd Trump was the defending champion after winning the previous two events, but he lost 2–4 to Tian Pengfei in the second round.
Jimmy Robertson reached his first ever ranking event semi-final, which he converted into his first professional ranking event title, beating Joe Perry 9–6 in the final.[2]
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £10,000
Main draw
editFinal
edit| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Scheers. De Soeverein, Lommel, Belgium, 7 October 2018. | ||
| Joe Perry |
6–9 | Jimmy Robertson |
| Afternoon: 17–69, 21–71, 30–59, 0–79, 37–70, 66–9, 62–33, 64–46 Evening: 52–63, 56–75, 119–0 (106), 138–0, 110–0 (110), 19–68, 4–108 (108) | ||
| 110 | Highest break | 108 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
Qualifying
editThese matches were held between 17 and 18 August 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.
- Notes
Century breaks
editMain stage centuries
editTotal: 24
- 135, 132, 108 – Jimmy Robertson
- 135, 104 – Jack Lisowski
- 130, 110, 106, 103 – Joe Perry
- 130 – Zhao Xintong
- 129 – Anthony Hamilton
- 124 – Mark King
- 117 – Eden Sharav
- 114 – Judd Trump
- 112, 112 – Tian Pengfei
- 112 – Liang Wenbo
- 110 – Elliot Slessor
- 109 – Luca Brecel
- 108 – Zhang Anda
- 107 – Allan Taylor
- 105 – Ali Carter
- 104 – Anthony McGill
- 100 – David Gilbert
Qualifying stage centuries
editTotal: 18
- 142 – Matthew Selt
- 140, 100 – Sam Craigie
- 138 – Elliot Slessor
- 132, 123 – Zhou Yuelong
- 122 – Adam Duffy
- 121 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 119 – Jack Lisowski
- 118, 102 – Mark Selby
- 116 – Ashley Carty
- 106 – Craig Steadman
- 104 – Peter Ebdon
- 102 – Anthony Hamilton
- 102 – Kishan Hirani
- 100 – Ryan Day
References
edit- ^ "2018/19 Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Robertson Captures First Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Higgins Pulls Out Of D88.com European Masters Belgium - World Snooker". World Snooker. 30 September 2018.
- ^ "O'Sullivan Pulls Out Of European Masters - World Snooker". World Snooker. 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Williams Withdraws From Belgium - World Snooker". World Snooker. 28 September 2018.