2018 European Masters
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]
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 1–7 October 2018 |
| Venue | De Soeverein |
| City | Lommel |
| Country | Belgium |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £398,500 |
| Winner's share | £75,000 |
| Highest break |  Jimmy Robertson (135) Jack Lisowski (135) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Jimmy Robertson |
| Runner-up | Joe Perry |
| Score | 9–6 |
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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
The 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
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Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jan Scheers.De Soeverein, Lommel, Belgium, 7 October 2018. | ||
| Joe Perry England |
6–9 | Jimmy Robertson England |
| Afternoon: 17–69 (65), 21–71, 30–59, 0–79 (75), 37–70 (54), 66–9, 62–33, 64–46 Evening: 52–63, 56–75 (56, 75), 119–0 (106), 138–0 (59, 60), 110–0 (110), 19–68 (54), 4–108 (108) | ||
| 110 | Highest break | 108 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying
These 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
- Match was held over and played in Lommel.
Century breaks
Main stage centuries
Total: 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
Total: 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
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Kishan Hirani - 100 Ryan Day
References
- "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.