2018 UK Seniors Championship

UK Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates 23–25 October 2018
Venue Bonus Arena
City Hull
Country England
Organisation(s) World Seniors Tour
Format Seniors event
Total prize fund £24,500
Winner's share £10,000
Highest break
Defending champion England Jimmy White
Final
Champion
Runner-up
Score –
← 2017

The 2018 UK Seniors Championship is an upcoming senior snooker tournament, taking place at the Bonus Arena in Hull, England, from 23 to 25 October 2018.[1] It will be the first event of the 2018/2019 World Seniors Tour.

Jimmy White is the defending champion, having beaten Ken Doherty 4–2 in the 2017 final.[2]

Prize fund

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

  • Winner: £10,000
  • Runner-up: £5,000
  • Semi-finals: £2,500
  • Group runner-ups: £1,000
  • Highest break: £500
  • Total: £24,500

Main draw

  Round 1
Best of 5 frames		 Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		 Final
Best of 7 frames
                                     
       
  England Jimmy White (1)  
     
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (8)
Thailand Suchakree Poomjang  
   
   
       
       
  Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (4)
     
Canada Cliff Thorburn (6)
Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins  
 
 
       
       
  Scotland Stephen Hendry (3)
     
England John Parrott (5)
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez  
 
   
       
       
  Jersey Aaron Canavan (2)
     
England Joe Johnson (7)
Brazil Igor Figueiredo  
  • All matches will be played with a 30-second shot clock, with players having two time-outs per match
  • Re-spotted black replace final frame deciders

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: .
Bonus Arena, Hull, England, 25 October 2018.

 –
–
Century breaks
50+ breaks

References

  1. ↑ "World Seniors Calendar 2018/2019" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jimmy White Wins UK Seniors Championship". Snookerhq.com. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "World Seniors Snooker Tour Prize Money Schedule 2018/19" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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