2018 World Seniors Championship

World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates 21–24 March 2018
Venue Baths Hall
City Scunthorpe
Country England
Organisation(s) Snooker Legends
Format Seniors event
Total prize fund £18,500
Winner's share £10,000
Highest break Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace (80)
Final
Champion Jersey Aaron Canavan
Runner-up Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace
Score 4–3
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The 2018 World Seniors Championship was an invitational senior snooker tournament, taking place at the Baths Hall in Scunthorpe, England, from 21 to 24 March 2018. Qualifying for the tournament was open to non-tour players, aged 40 and over on 1 January 2018.[1]

In addition to the winner's cheque the champion received a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2018 World Professional Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Peter Lines won the 2017 edition with a 4–0 victory against John Parrott in the final, but as a tour player he was not eligible for this year's edition.

Three of the eight invited players withdrew prior to the tournament. The five remaining seeds were defeated in the opening round.

The Championship was won by Aaron Canavan, who beat Patrick Wallace 4–3 in the final.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[3]

  • Winner: £10,000 and a place in WC qualifying
  • Runner-up: £3,000
  • Semi-finalist: £1,500
  • Quarter-finalist: £500
  • Highest break: £500
  • Total: £18,500

Field

Seeded players

Players were seeded based on the titles won during their professional careers:

  1. Scotland Stephen Hendry – 7 world titles (1990, 1992–96, 1999), 18 triple crown titles
  2. England John Parrott – 1 world title (1991), 2 triple crown titles, 9 ranking titles. Replaced by England Lee Richardson, sixth in the amateur rankings
  3. England Joe Johnson – 1 world title (1986), 1 triple crown title
  4. Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor – 1 world title (1985), 2 triple crown titles, 2 ranking titles
  5. Malta Tony Drago – 1 ranking final (1997). Replaced by England Simon Dent, fourth in the amateur rankings
  6. England Tony Knowles – 2 ranking titles (1982, 1983)
  7. Canada Cliff Thorburn – 1 world title (1980), 4 triple crown titles, 2 ranking titles
  8. England Willie Thorne – 1 ranking title (1985). Replaced by England Gary Filtness, the highest ranked amateur

Qualifying

Eight qualifying events for the 2018 World Seniors Championship took place during the World Seniors Tour 2017/2018:[4]

  • 13–15 October: Crucible Sports & Social Club, Newbury, England (World Q1)
    • Qualifier: England Jonathan Bagley
  • 27–29 October: Terry Griffiths Matchroom, Llanelli, Wales (World Q2)
    • Qualifier: Wales Rhydian Richards
  • 17–19 November: The Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland (World Q3)
  • 1–3 December: Pot Black Lowestoft, Lowestoft, England (World Q4)
  • 15–17 December: Dunstable Snooker Centre, Dunstable, England (World Q5)
    • Qualifier: Jersey Aaron Canavan
  • 26–28 January: CBSA World Snooker Academy, Beijing, China (World Q6)
    • Qualifier: China Cao Kaisheng
  • 22–25 February: Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds, England (World Q7)
    • Qualifier: England David Lilley. Replaced by the runner-up of the event, England Nick Spelman
  • 9–11 March: D’Arcy McGees at Spawell, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (World Q8)
    • Qualifier: Republic of Ireland John Farrell

Each qualifier took their place alongside invited players and replacements in the main draw of the championship.

Main draw

 
Last 16
Best of 5* frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 5* frames		Semi-finals
Best of 5* frames		Final
Best of 7* frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (1) 1
 
 
 
England Jonathan Bagley 3
 
 England Jonathan Bagley 3
 
 
 
England Gary Filtness 0
 
 England Gary Filtness 3*
 
 
 
England Barry Pinches 2
 
 England Jonathan Bagley 2
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 3*
 
 England Simon Dent 0
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 3
 
 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 3
 
 
 
Wales Rhydian Richards 1
 
 England Joe Johnson (3) 0
 
 
 
Wales Rhydian Richards 3
 
 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 3
 
 
 
Jersey Aaron Canavan 4*
 
 England Lee Richardson 2
 
 
 
China Cao Kaisheng 3*
 
 China Cao Kaisheng 3*
 
 
 
England Nick Spelman 2
 
 Canada Cliff Thorburn (7) 2
 
 
 
England Nick Spelman 3*
 
 China Cao Kaisheng 2
 
 
 
Jersey Aaron Canavan 3*
 
 England Tony Knowles (6) 1
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland John Farrell 3
 
 Republic of Ireland John Farrell 1
 
 
 
Jersey Aaron Canavan 3
 
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (4) 1
 
 
Jersey Aaron Canavan 3
 
  • All matches were played with a 30-second shot clock with players having two time-outs per match
  • *Re-spotted black ball replaced final frame deciders to determine the winner

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Scotland Michaela Tabb
Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, 24 March 2018.
Patrick Wallace
 Northern Ireland		 3–4 Aaron Canavan
 Jersey
96–13, 45–64, 78–39, 77–45, 23–62, 6–82, 0–7 *(respotted black)
40 Highest break 49
0 Century breaks 0
0 50+ breaks 0

References

  1. ↑ "World Seniors Tour 2017/18". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Canavan pockets world title". Jersey Evening Post. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Terms And Conditions - The 2017/2018 World Seniors Tour" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "World Seniors Tour 2017/18". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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