2018 Paul Hunter Classic

The 2018 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in August 2018 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany.[1] It was the third ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.[1] The tournament is named in honour of former snooker professional, Paul Hunter.[2][3]

Paul Hunter Classic
Tournament information
Dates22–26 August 2018
VenueStadthalle
CityFürth
CountryGermany
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£20,000
Highest break Michael Georgiou (147)
Jamie Jones (147)
Final
Champion Kyren Wilson
Runner-up Peter Ebdon
Score4–2
2017
2019
Fürth
Location in Germany

Michael White was the defending champion, however he lost 1–4 to Zhang Anda in the last 32.

Kyren Wilson won his second ranking tournament, beating Peter Ebdon 4–2 in the final after Ebdon had taken a two-frame lead. Ebdon reached his 18th ranking final at the age of 47 a day before his birthday. It was his first ranking final since 2012. He was the oldest player to reach a ranking event final since 48-year-old Steve Davis reached the final of the 2005 UK Championship.[4]

Michael Georgiou made the 140th official maximum break in the third frame of his last 128 match against Umut Dikme. It was Georgiou's first professional maximum break. Later on the same day Jamie Jones made the 141st official maximum break in the third frame of his last 64 match against Lee Walker. It was also Jones' first professional maximum break.

13 year old amateur Ben Mertens made his debut at a professional ranking tournament with a 4–1 win over Adam Stefanow. He then exited the tournament in the second round.

Prize fund

Finalists

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

  • Winner: £20,000
  • Runner up: £10,000
  • Semifinals: £4,500
  • Quarterfinals: £3,000
  • Last 16: £1,725
  • Last 32: £1,000
  • Last 64: £600
  • Total: £100,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £20,000, and was split by both Michael Georgiou, in the last 128 round against Umut Dikme, and Jamie Jones in his last 64 match against Lee Walker. This was both players' first maximum break.[5]

Main rounds

Played from 24–26 August 2018. All matches were the best of 7 frames.

Section 1

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
Michael White4
 
 
 
Thor Chuan Leong2
 
Michael White4
 
 
 
Allan Taylor2
 
Rory McLeod0
 
 
 
Allan Taylor4
 
Michael White1
 
 
 
Zhang Anda4
 
Zhang Anda4
 
 
 
George Pragnall3
 
Zhang Anda4
 
 
 
Dominic Dale2
 
Dominic Dale4
 
 
 
Itaro Santos0
 
Zhang Anda4
 
 
 
Harvey Chandler0
 
Mark Joyce4
 
 
 
Michael Wild3
 
Mark Joyce4
 
 
 
Brian Cini2
 
Sean O'Sullivan0
 
 
 
Brian Cini4
 
Mark Joyce0
 
 
 
Harvey Chandler4
 
Alexander Ursenbacher4
 
 
 
Barry Pinches0
 
Alexander Ursenbacher1
 
 
 
Harvey Chandler4
 
Fan Zhengyiw/d
 
 
Harvey Chandlerw/o
 

Section 2

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
Sam Baird4
 
 
 
Kevin Van Hove2
 
Sam Baird4
 
 
 
Reggie Edwards0
 
Andy Lee3
 
 
 
Reggie Edwards4
 
Sam Baird3
 
 
 
Jackson Page4
 
Ian Burns4
 
 
 
Oliver Brown0
 
Ian Burns1
 
 
 
Jackson Page4
 
Zhou Yuelong0
 
 
 
Jackson Page4
 
Jackson Page2
 
 
 
Scott Donaldson4
 
Niu Zhuang4
 
 
 
James Cahill1
 
Niu Zhuang3
 
 
 
Scott Donaldson4
 
Scott Donaldson4
 
 
 
Sam Craigie2
 
Scott Donaldson4
 
 
 
Tom Ford3
 
Ross Muir4
 
 
 
Patrick Einsle1
 
Ross Muir2
 
 
 
Tom Ford4
 
Tom Ford4
 
 
Luke Pinches0
 

Section 3

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
Mark King4
 
 
 
Martin O'Donnell3
 
Mark King4
 
 
 
Jack Bradford2
 
Stuart Carringtonw/d
 
 
 
Jack Bradford w/o
 
Mark King2
 
 
 
Peter Ebdon4
 
Peter Ebdon4
 
 
 
Ben Jones0
 
Peter Ebdon4
 
 
 
Andreas Ploner0
 
Basem Eltahhan2
 
 
 
Andreas Ploner4
 
Peter Ebdon4
 
 
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh0
 
Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
Alex Taubman2
 
Ben Woollaston1
 
 
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
Christopher Watts 0
 
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
Zhang Yong2
 
Michael Georgiou4
 
 
 
Umut Dikme2
 
Michael Georgiou3
 
 
 
Zhang Yong4
 
Elliot Slessor3
 
 
Zhang Yong4
 

Section 4

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
Craig Steadman4
 
 
 
Oliver Lines1
 
Craig Steadman4
 
 
 
Kishan Hirani0
 
Kishan Hirani4
 
 
 
Jamie Clarke3
 
Craig Steadman3
 
 
 
Lee Walker4
 
Lee Walker4
 
 
 
Regis D'Anna0
 
Lee Walker4
 
 
 
Jamie Jones2
 
Jamie Jones4
 
 
 
Nigel Bond0
 
Lee Walker 4
 
 
 
Chris Wakelin2
 
Chris Wakelin4
 
 
 
Luke Simmonds1
 
Chris Wakelin4
 
 
 
Aaron Busuttil2
 
Stefan Joachim0
 
 
 
Aaron Busuttil4
 
Chris Wakelin4
 
 
 
Luca Brecel2
 
Chen Zifan4
 
 
 
Duncan Bezzina0
 
Chen Zifan1
 
 
 
Luca Brecel4
 
Luca Brecel4
 
 
Curtis Daher0
 

Section 5

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
Chen Feilong2
 
Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
Jake Nicholson0
 
Ashley Carty3
 
 
 
Jake Nicholson4
 
Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
Liam Highfield0
 
Liam Highfield4
 
 
 
Sergey Isaenko0
 
Liam Highfield4
 
 
 
Ryan Davies1
 
Kilian Baur-Pantoulier0
 
 
 
Ryan Davies4
 
Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
Hammad Miah1
 
Gary Wilson4
 
 
 
John Astley2
 
Gary Wilson0
 
 
 
Jordan Brown4
 
Jordan Brown4
 
 
 
Philip Ciantar1
 
Jordan Brown2
 
 
 
Hammad Miah4
 
Hammad Miah4
 
 
 
Jurian Heusdens1
 
Hammad Miah4
 
 
 
Gerard Greene2
 
Gerard Greene4
 
 
Soner Sari0
 

Section 6

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
Matthew Selt4
 
 
 
Vetter Luis3
 
Matthew Selt3
 
 
 
Joe O'Connor4
 
Joe O'Connor4
 
 
 
Sompol Saetang0
 
Joe O'Connor3
 
 
 
Daniel Wells4
 
Daniel Wells4
 
 
 
Juergen Kesseler0
 
Daniel Wells4
 
 
 
Robert Milkins3
 
Robert Milkins4
 
 
 
Sanderson Lam2
 
Daniel Wells4
 
 
 
Billy Joe Castle2
 
Adam Stefanow1
 
 
 
Ben Mertens4
 
Ben Mertens0
 
 
 
Andrew Higginson4
 
Andrew Higginson4
 
 
 
Fabian Monnin1
 
Andrew Higginson3
 
 
 
Billy Joe Castle4
 
Billy Joe Castle4
 
 
 
Iulian Boiko1
 
Billy Joe Castle4
 
 
 
Xiao Guodong3
 
Xiao Guodongw/o
 
 
Yuan Sijunw/d
 

Section 7

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
Jack Lisowski4
 
 
 
Dylan Emery0
 
Jack Lisowski4
 
 
 
Zhang Jiankang0
 
Zhang Jiankang4
 
 
 
Felix Frede3
 
Jack Lisowski4
 
 
 
Lu Ning3
 
Lu Ning4
 
 
 
Daniel Williams1
 
Lu Ning4
 
 
 
Eden Sharav0
 
Eden Sharav4
 
 
 
Daniel Holoyda1
 
Jack Lisowski4
 
 
 
Jimmy Robertson0
 
Jimmy Robertsonw/o
 
 
 
Chris Tottenw/d
 
Jimmy Robertson4
 
 
 
Joe Swail1
 
Joe Swail4
 
 
 
Paul Davison1
 
Jimmy Robertson4
 
 
 
Rod Lawler3
 
Rod Lawler4
 
 
 
Florian Nüßle0
 
Rod Lawler4
 
 
 
Lukas Kleckers3
 
Lukas Kleckers4
 
 
Ng On-yee1
 

Section 8

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
Alfie Burden4
 
 
 
Marcin Nitschke3
 
Alfie Burden4
 
 
 
Simon Lichtenberg1
 
Simon Lichtenberg4
 
 
 
Wayne Brown3
 
Alfie Burden2
 
 
 
Mark Davis4
 
Ashley Hugill1
 
 
 
Andrew Pagett4
 
Andrew Pagett2
 
 
 
Mark Davis4
 
Mark Davis4
 
 
 
Markus Hertle0
 
Mark Davis2
 
 
 
Peter Lines4
 
Kurt Maflin4
 
 
 
David Grace2
 
Kurt Maflin1
 
 
 
Peter Lines4
 
Peter Lines4
 
 
 
Yun Fung Tam1
 
Peter Lines4
 
 
 
Noppon Saengkham2
 
Noppon Saengkham4
 
 
 
Robbie Williams2
 
Noppon Saengkham4
 
 
 
Fergal O'Brien1
 
Shaun Murphy2
 
 
Fergal O'Brien4
 

Finals

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
Zhang Anda3
 
 
 
Scott Donaldson4
 
Scott Donaldson1
 
 
 
Peter Ebdon4
 
Peter Ebdon4
 
 
 
Lee Walker1
 
Peter Ebdon2
 
 
 
Kyren Wilson4
 
Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
Daniel Wells3
 
Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
Peter Lines3
 
Jack Lisowski3
 
 
Peter Lines4
 

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Luise Kraatz.
Stadthalle, Fürth, Germany, 26 August 2018.
Peter Ebdon
 England
2–4 Kyren Wilson
 England
54–20, 66–18 (66), 49–60, 4–127 (120), 23–67, 5–125 (68, 57)
66 Highest break 120
0 Century breaks 1
1 50+ breaks 3

Amateur pre-qualifying

These matches were played in Fürth on 22–23 August 2018. All matches were the best of 7 frames.

Round 1

Julian Maschmeier0–4 Jamie O'Neill
Nirek Kaltenbornw/d–w/o Hussam Al-Saffar
Michael Wild4–1 Davut Dikme
Johny Moermans2–4 Antoni Kowalski
Louis Wakelin2–4 Matthew Glasby
Kevin Van Hove4–0 Daniel Schneider
Abdullah Atmar Ghulam Jilani0–4 Mateusz Baranowski
Callum Beresford4–1 Robin Otto
James Cahill4–1 Conor Caniff
Michael Heeger0–4 Patrick Einsle
Luis Chacon0–4 Luke Pinches
Michael Spooner0–4 Jack Bradford
Ben Jones4–0 Ján Chren
Tomasz Skalski3–4 Daniel Womersley
Nutcharut Wongharuthai4–0 Enes Bakirci
Gert Kempenaers4–1 Norbert Hofheinz
Ron Kantorw/o–w/d Tyler Rees
Luke Simmonds4–0 Luca Kaufmann
Dale Prime1–4 Aaron Busuttil
Sean Maddocks4–1 Joerg Petersen
Nicolai Gebhardt1–4 Curtis Daher
Umar Ali Shaikh0–4 Cheung Ka Wai
Sergey Isaenko4–1 Stephane Ochoiski
Ryan Davies4–0 Shahidul Islam
Karam Fatima2–4 Philip Ciantar
Zsolt Fenyvesi1–4 Jurian Heusdens
Soner Sari4–0 Georg Schoder
Ronny Buchholzw/d–w/o Vetter Luis
Boris Lazarkov1–4 Horst Bendig
Tan Wang Chooi3–4 Juergen Kesseler
Ben Mertens4–1 Marvin Losi
Pedro Chacon0–4 Fabian Monnin
Tom Zimmermann0–4 Dylan Emery
Patrick Whelan4–0 Andreas Hartung
Dechawat Poomjaengw/d–w/o Daniel Williams
Daniel Holoyda4–2 Fabian Haken
Jamie Curtis-Barrett0–4 Florian Nüßle
Ng On-yee4–0 Paul Thompson
Marcin Nitschke4–0 Christian Oehmicke
Matthew Roberts4–1 Bernd Strnad
Andrew Pagett4–0 Paweł Rogoza
Ralf Guenzel1–4 Markus Hertle
David Grace4–0 John Nicholson
Yun Fung Tam4–0 Abid Manzoor

Round 2

George Pragnall4–3 Jamie O'Neill
Itaro Santos4–1 Hussam Al-Saffar
Loris Lehmann0–4 Michael Wild
Brian Cini4–2 Antoni Kowalski
Barry Pinches4–3 Matthew Glasby
Heikki Niva3–4 Kevin Van Hove
Reggie Edwards4–3 Mateusz Baranowski
Oliver Brown4–2 Callum Beresford
Thomas Cesal0–4 Jackson Page
Charlie Walters2–4 James Cahill
Jenson Kendrick1–4 Patrick Einsle
Kevin Vandevoort3–4 Luke Pinches
Bartosz Utkowski0–4 Jack Bradford
Markus Fischer0–4 Ben Jones
Achim Belzl0–4 Andreas Ploner
Alex Taubman4–0 Daniel Womersley
Christopher Watts4–1 Nutcharut Wongharuthai
Umut Dikme4–0 Gert Kempenaers
Regis D'Anna4–0 Ron Kantor
Stefan Gerst0–4 Luke Simmonds
Brian Ochoiski3–4 Aaron Busuttil
Duncan Bezzina4–2 Sean Maddocks
Ebrahim Baghi2–4 Curtis Daher
Jake Nicholson4–0 Cheung Ka Wai
Carl Rosenberger0–4 Sergey Isaenko
Peter Devlin3–4 Ryan Davies
Phil O'Kanew/d–w/o Philip Ciantar
Billy Ginn2–4 Jurian Heusdens
Mario-Željo Miloševic1–4 Soner Sari
Paul Ludden0–4 Vetter Luis
Sompol Saetang4–0 Horst Bendig
Smolka Dietmar0–4 Juergen Kesseler
Jan Matejícek0–4 Ben Mertens
Bhavesh Sodha0–4 Fabian Monnin
Iulian Boiko4–2 Brandon Sargeant
Tony Corrigan1–4 Dylan Emery
Felix Frede4–3 Patrick Whelan
David Elahi0–4 Daniel Williams
Tanja Ender0–4 Daniel Holoyda
Richard Wienold0–4 Florian Nüßle
Paul Schopf2–4 Ng On-yee
Ismail Türker0–4 Marcin Nitschke
Wayne Brown4–1 Matthew Roberts
James Budd0–4 Andrew Pagett
Thomas Blang0–4 Markus Hertle
Rolf Mahr0–4 David Grace
Tom Egger0–4 Yun Fung Tam

Century breaks

Main rounds centuries

Total: 43

Amateur pre-qualifying centuries

Total: 6[6]

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