2018 International Championship

International Championship
Tournament information
Dates 28 October – 4 November 2018
Country China
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £775,000
Winner's share £175,000
Highest break
Defending champion England Mark Selby
Final
Champion
Runner-up
Score –
← 2017

The 2018 OPPO International Championship is an upcoming professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 28 October to 4 November 2018 in China.[1] It will be the seventh ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 9–12 October 2018 in Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley.

Mark Selby is the defending champion, having beaten Mark Allen 10–7 in the 2017 final.[2]

Prize fund

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

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £

Main draw

 
Last 64
Best of 11 frames		Last 32
Best of 11 frames		Last 16
Best of 11 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames		Final
Best of 19 frames
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty
 
 
 
 
 
 England Robert Milkins
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England Ian Burns
 
 
 
 
 
 Scotland Anthony McGill
 
 
 
England Stuart Carrington
 
 
 
 
 
 England Mark Davis
 
 
 
England Joe Perry
 
 England
 
 
 
 
 England Matthew Selt
 
 
 
Australia Neil Robertson
 
 
 
 
 
 China Fan Zhengyi
 
 
 
China Xiao Guodong
 
 China
 
 
 
 
 China Yuan Sijun
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson
 
 
 
 
 
 England Barry Hawkins
 
 
 
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
 
 
 
 
 
 England Martin Gould
 
 
 
China Li Hang
 
 
 
 
 
 Hong Kong Marco Fu
 
 
 
England Andrew Higginson
 
 
 
 
England
 
 England Jack Lisowski
 
 
 
England Chris Wakelin
 
 
 
 
 
 England Jimmy White
 
 
 
China Yan Bingtao
 
 
 
 
 
 China Tian Pengfei
 
 
 
Wales Ryan Day
 
 
 
 
 
 England Michael Holt
 
 
 
China Luo Honghao
 
 
 
 
 
 Scotland Alan McManus
 
 
 
England Judd Trump
 
 
 
 
 
 England Peter Lines
 
 
 
England Martin O'Donnell
 
 England
 
 
 
England
 
 England Tom Ford
 
 
 
England Jimmy Robertson
 
 England
 
 
 
 
 England Stuart Bingham
 
 
 
Scotland Eden Sharav
 
 
 
 
England
 
 England David Gilbert
 
 
 
England John Astley
 
 
 
 
 
 England Craig Steadman
 
 
 
England Mark King
 
 England
 
 
 
 
 Wales Matthew Stevens
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown
 
 
 
 
 
 China Zhao Xintong
 
 
 
Thailand James Wattana
 
 
 
 
 
 China Zhang Anda
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 England Sam Baird
 
 
 
England Alfie Burden
 
 England
 
 
 
 
 England David Lilley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Northern Ireland Mark Allen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Scotland Graeme Dott
 
 
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei
 
 
 
 
 
 Norway Kurt Maflin
 
 
 
England Ali Carter
 
 
 
 
 
 Cyprus Michael Georgiou
 
 
 
Scotland Stephen Maguire
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
China Zhou Yuelong
 
 
 
 
 
 Thailand Sunny Akani
 
 
 

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: .
4 November 2018.

 –
Afternoon:
Evening:
Highest break
Century breaks
50+ breaks

Qualifying

Matches were played between 9 and 12 October 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Matches involving Mark Selby, Noppon Saengkham, Liang Wenbo, Ding Junhui, Ben Woollaston, Liam Highfield, Gary Wilson and Mark Williams, will be played in China. All matches best of 11 frames.

England Mark Selby–China Li Yuan
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty6–4Scotland Chris Totten
England Robert Milkins6–1Hong Kong Andy Lee
Thailand Noppon Saengkham–
China Liang Wenbo–England Ashley Hugill
England Peter Ebdon5–6England Ian Burns
Scotland Anthony McGill6–5China Xu Si
England Stuart Carrington6–3England Hammad Miah
England Mark Davis6–4England Elliot Slessor
England Joe Perry6–3England Harvey Chandler
England Matthew Selt6–0England Sean O'Sullivan
Australia Neil Robertson6–1Scotland Ross Muir
China Lyu Haotian5–6China Fan Zhengyi
China Xiao Guodong6–1Germany Lukas Kleckers
England Robbie Williams2–6China Yuan Sijun
England Kyren Wilson6–4England Nigel Bond
England Barry Hawkins6–1England Sanderson Lam
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh6–5China Mei Xiwen
England Martin Gould6–1China Zhang Yong
China Li Hang6–0China Chen Zifan
Hong Kong Marco Fu6–2Germany Simon Lichtenberg
England Andrew Higginson6–1Scotland Rhys Clark
England Jack Lisowski6–5England Oliver Lines
England Chris Wakelin6–3Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5–6England Jimmy White
China Yan Bingtao6–0Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher
England Mike Dunn3–6China Tian Pengfei
Wales Ryan Day6–2Wales Lee Walker
England Michael Holt6–3England Joe O'Connor
Wales Michael White1–6China Luo Honghao
Scotland Alan McManus6–5Wales Jamie Clarke
England Judd Trump6−4China Lu Ning
Scotland John Higgins3–6England Peter Lines
England Martin O'Donnell6–2England Rod Lawler
England Tom Ford6–5Northern Ireland Joe Swail
England Jimmy Robertson6–3Poland Adam Stefanow
England Stuart Bingham6–1China Chen Feilong
Wales Dominic Dale5–6Scotland Eden Sharav
England David Gilbert6–5England Sam Craigie
Scotland Scott Donaldson2–6England John Astley
England Mark Joyce4–6England Craig Steadman
England Mark King6–5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene
Wales Matthew Stevens6–3Pakistan Hamza Akbar
Belgium Luca Brecel5–6Northern Ireland Jordan Brown
Wales Jamie Jones[lower-alpha 1]w/d–w/oChina Zhao Xintong
England Anthony Hamilton5–6Thailand James Wattana
Wales Daniel Wells4–6China Zhang Anda
China Ding Junhui–Finland Robin Hull
England Shaun Murphy0–6England Sam Baird
England Rory McLeod5–6England Alfie Burden
England Ricky Walden4–6England David Lilley
England Ben Woollaston–
Northern Ireland Mark Allen6–0England Paul Davison
England Liam Highfield–
Scotland Graeme Dott6–5England Ashley Carty
Iran Hossein Vafaei6–3China Niu Zhuang
Norway Kurt Maflin6–0Wales Jak Jones
England Ali Carter6–3Wales Kishan Hirani
Cyprus Michael Georgiou6–3England Billy Joe Castle
Scotland Stephen Maguire6–0Wales Duane Jones
England Gary Wilson−
China Zhou Yuelong6–1England Allan Taylor
Thailand Sunny Akani6–5Iran Soheil Vahedi
Wales Mark Williams–China Zhang Jiankang

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

Total:

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 47

Notes

  1. ↑ Jamie Jones was suspended by the WPBSA due to pending investigations into an alleged breach of betting rules[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2018/2019 Calendar_October". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "International Championship: Mark Selby retains title by beating Mark Allen 10-7". BBC Sport. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "WPBSA Statement: Jamie Jones". World Snooker. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
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