2018 UK Championship

2018 Betway UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates	27 November – 9 December 2018
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£850,000
Winner's share	£170,000
Highest break	Stuart Bingham (ENG) (145)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Allen (NIR)
Score	10–6
	← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 UK Championship was a snooker tournament, that took place from 27 November to 9 December 2018. It was the ninth ranking tournament and the first Triple Crown event of the 2018/2019 season. The event was shown on BBC Sport and Eurosport in the United Kingdom.

Ronnie O'Sullivan, the defending champion, defeated Mark Allen 10–6 in the final, winning his 7th UK Championship and his 34th ranking event overall.^[1] Stuart Bingham made the event's highest break of 145 in the first frame of his third round match against David Gilbert.^[2]

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

1	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)	6
	Luke Simmonds (ENG)	1
			1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

			65	Ken Doherty	5
64	Yuan Sijun (CHN)	2

65	Ken Doherty (IRL)	6
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

						32	Zhou Yuelong	0
32	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	6

97	Soheil Vahedi (IRN)	1
			32	Zhou Yuelong	6

			33	Mark Davis	4
33	Mark Davis (ENG)	6

96	Sam Craigie (ENG)	4
									1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

									17	Jack Lisowski	1
16	Marco Fu (HKG)	6

113	Hammad Miah (ENG)	0
			16	Marco Fu	6

			80	Luo Honghao	2
49	Michael Georgiou (CYP)	0

80	Luo Honghao (CHN)	6
						16	Marco Fu	3

						17	Jack Lisowski	6
17	Jack Lisowski (ENG)	6

112	Zhang Jiankang (CHN)	1
			17	Jack Lisowski	6

			81	Mei Xiwen	1
48	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	5

81	Mei Xiwen (CHN)	6

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

41	Lyu Haotian (CHN)	4
88	Tian Pengfei (CHN)	6
			88	Tian Pengfei	6

			24	Jimmy Robertson	2
24	Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	6

105	Jordan Brown (NIR)	4
						88	Tian Pengfei	4

						56	Martin O'Donnell	6
56	Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	6

73	Xu Si (CHN)	4
			56	Martin O'Donnell	6

			120	Chen Feilong	2
9	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	3

120	Chen Feilong (CHN)	6
									56	Martin O'Donnell	6

									8	Ding Junhui	4
40	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	6

89	Alfie Burden (ENG)	3
			40	Ben Woollaston	3

			25	Xiao Guodong	6
25	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	6

104	Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)	4
						25	Xiao Guodong	4

						8	Ding Junhui	6
57	Matthew Selt (ENG)	6

72	Zhang Yong (CHN)	2
			57	Matthew Selt	5

			8	Ding Junhui	6
8	Ding Junhui (CHN)	6

121	Adam Stefanow (POL)	1

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

5	Judd Trump (ENG)	6
	David Lilley (ENG)	0
			5	Judd Trump	6

			60	Dominic Dale	5
60	Dominic Dale (WAL)	6

69	Gerard Greene (NIR)	4
						5	Judd Trump	6

						28	Mark King	2
28	Mark King (ENG)	6

101	Elliot Slessor (ENG)	5
			28	Mark King	6

			37	Li Hang	2
37	Li Hang (CHN)	6

92	Lee Walker (WAL)	3
									5	Judd Trump	4

									21	Joe Perry	6
12	Ryan Day (WAL)	2

117	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	6
			117	Joe O'Connor	6

			53	Andrew Higginson	3
53	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	6

76	Nigel Bond (ENG)	2
						117	Joe O'Connor	2

						21	Joe Perry	6
21	Joe Perry (ENG)	6

108	John Astley (ENG)	0
			21	Joe Perry	6

			44	Michael Holt	1
44	Michael Holt (ENG)	6

85	Chen Zifan (CHN)	1

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

45	Mark Joyce (ENG)	6
84	Niu Zhuang (CHN)	3
			45	Mark Joyce	4

			109	Lu Ning	6
20	Anthony McGill (SCO)	5

109	Lu Ning (CHN)	6
						109	Lu Ning	6

						13	Luca Brecel	4
52	Liam Highfield (ENG)	6

77	Robin Hull (FIN)	4
			52	Liam Highfield	5

			13	Luca Brecel	6
13	Luca Brecel (BEL)	6

116	Fan Zhengyi (CHN)	4
									109	Lu Ning	5

									36	Tom Ford	6
36	Tom Ford (ENG)	6

93	Craig Steadman (ENG)	5
			36	Tom Ford	6

			29	Robert Milkins	5
29	Robert Milkins (ENG)	6

100	Sanderson Lam (ENG)	1
						36	Tom Ford	6

						61	Alan McManus	3
61	Alan McManus (SCO)	6

68	Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)	1
			61	Alan McManus	6

			4	John Higgins	5
4	John Higgins (SCO)	6

	Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)	5

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

3	Mark Selby (ENG)	3
	James Cahill (ENG)	6
				James Cahill	5

			62	Sunny Akani	6
62	Sunny Akani (THA)	6

67	Eden Sharav (ISR)	5
						62	Sunny Akani	6

						99	Jak Jones	2
30	Ricky Walden (ENG)	5

99	Jak Jones (WAL)	6
			99	Jak Jones	6

			94	Joe Swail	5
35	Michael White (WAL)	5

94	Joe Swail (NIR)	6
									62	Sunny Akani	2

									14	Stuart Bingham	6
14	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	6

115	James Wattana (THA)	0
			14	Stuart Bingham	6

			51	Kurt Maflin	5
51	Kurt Maflin (NOR)	6

78	Zhang Anda (CHN)	3
						14	Stuart Bingham	6

						19	David Gilbert	2
19	David Gilbert (ENG)	6

110	Ashley Carty (ENG)	3
			19	David Gilbert	6

			46	Peter Ebdon	4
46	Peter Ebdon (ENG)	6

83	Chris Totten (SCO)	2

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

43	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	1
86	Paul Davison (ENG)	6
			86	Paul Davison	1

			22	Yan Bingtao	6
22	Yan Bingtao (CHN)	6

107	Lukas Kleckers (GER)	1
						22	Yan Bingtao	2

						11	Kyren Wilson	6
54	Mike Dunn (ENG)	6

75	Allan Taylor (ENG)	4
			54	Mike Dunn	2

			11	Kyren Wilson	6
11	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	6

118	Andy Lee (HKG)	0
									11	Kyren Wilson	6

									6	Barry Hawkins	2
38	Gary Wilson (ENG)	6

91	Billy Joe Castle (ENG)	4
			38	Gary Wilson	6

			102	Sam Baird	3
27	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	5

102	Sam Baird (ENG)	6
						38	Gary Wilson	4

						6	Barry Hawkins	6
59	Robbie Williams (ENG)	5

70	Ian Burns (ENG)	6
			70	Ian Burns	0

			6	Barry Hawkins	6
6	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6

123	Jamie Clarke (WAL)	0

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

7	Mark Allen (NIR)	6
122	Basem Eltahhan (EGY)	2
			7	Mark Allen	6

			58	Rory McLeod	2
58	Rory McLeod (ENG)	6

71	Peter Lines (ENG)	3
						7	Mark Allen	6

						39	Hossein Vafaei	2
26	Martin Gould (ENG)	6

103	Harvey Chandler (ENG)	1
			26	Martin Gould	4

			39	Hossein Vafaei	6
39	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)	6

90	Ashley Hugill (ENG)	5
									7	Mark Allen	6

									10	Neil Robertson	5
10	Neil Robertson (AUS)	6

119	Kishan Hirani (WAL)	2
			10	Neil Robertson	6

			55	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3
55	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	6

74	Jimmy White (ENG)	3
						10	Neil Robertson	6

						23	Graeme Dott	5
23	Graeme Dott (SCO)	6

106	Oliver Lines (ENG)	2
			23	Graeme Dott	6

			42	Matthew Stevens	2
42	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	6

87	Ross Muir (SCO)	4

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 11 frames			Last 64 Best of 11 frames			Last 32 Best of 11 frames			Last 16 Best of 11 frames

47	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	6
82	Duane Jones (WAL)	1
			47	Chris Wakelin	4

			18	Ali Carter	6
18	Ali Carter (ENG)	6

111	Thor Chuan Leong (MAS)	3
						18	Ali Carter	3

						15	Stephen Maguire	6
50	Scott Donaldson (SCO)	6

79	Li Yuan (CHN)	3
			50	Scott Donaldson	4

			15	Stephen Maguire	6
15	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	6

114	Simon Lichtenberg (GER)	3
									15	Stephen Maguire	6

									2	Mark Williams	5
34	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	6

95	Hamza Akbar (PAK)	1
			34	Noppon Saengkham	6

			98	Rod Lawler	0
31	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	1

98	Rod Lawler (ENG)	6
						34	Noppon Saengkham	3

						2	Mark Williams	6
63	Daniel Wells (WAL)	6

66	Zhao Xintong (CHN)	5
			63	Daniel Wells	0

			2	Mark Williams	6
2	Mark Williams (WAL)	6

	Adam Duffy (ENG)	2

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames			Semi-finals Best of 11 frames			Final Best of 19 frames

1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
56	Martin O'Donnell	1
			1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

			36	Tom Ford	1
21	Joe Perry	2

36	Tom Ford	6
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
						7	Mark Allen	6
14	Stuart Bingham	6
11	Kyren Wilson	1
			14	Stuart Bingham	5

			7	Mark Allen	6
7	Mark Allen	6

15	Stephen Maguire	1

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt (GER) Barbican Centre, York, England, 9 December 2018.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) England	10–6	Mark Allen (7) Northern Ireland
Afternoon: 54–63, 101–0 (101), 0–74 (74), 85–0 (85), 120–15 (54, 66), 76–15 (57), 73–12, 73–25 (65) Evening: 74–25, 4–93 (56), 30–105 (105), 87–1, 63–59 (O'Sullivan 57), 0–144 (72, 68), 9–93 (59), 78–0 (78)
101	Highest break	105
1	Century breaks	1
8	50+ breaks	6

2018 UK Championship Media

Amateur player James Cahill defeated world number one Mark Selby in the opening round, 6–3
Stephen Maguire defeated 2018 world champion Mark Williams despite being behind 0–4
Tom Ford reached his first Triple Crown semi-final
Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Mark Allen to win his seventh UK Championship

References

↑ "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Allen to secure seventh UK snooker crown". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
↑ "Betway UK Championship 2018 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 November – 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

[theg_Ronn-1] "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Allen to secure seventh UK snooker crown". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

[2] "Betway UK Championship 2018 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 November – 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

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