2018 Players Championship (snooker)
The 2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 19–25 March 2018 in Llandudno, Wales.[1] It was the eighteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 19–25 March 2018 |
| City | Llandudno |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £380,000 |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Runner-up | Shaun Murphy |
| Score | 10–4 |
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Judd Trump was the defending champion, but he was beaten by Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–5 in the semi-finals.
Ronnie O'Sullivan captured his 33rd ranking title and fifth ranking title of the season by defeating Shaun Murphy 10–4 in the final, equalling the record of most ranking titles in a season shared by Stephen Hendry, Ding Junhui and Mark Selby.[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 stood at £30,000
Seeding list
The seedings were conducted on the basis of the one-year ranking list up to and including the 2018 Gibraltar Open.[4]
| Seeding | Player | Total Points |
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| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
535,500 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mark Williams |
267,500 |
| 3 |  John Higgins |
248,500 |
| 4 | Judd Trump |
242,000 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Luca Brecel |
240,100 |
| 6 | Shaun Murphy |
222,000 |
| 7 | Mark Selby |
220,725 |
| 8 |  Ding Junhui |
219,500 |
| 9 |  Mark Allen |
172,500 |
| 10 | Ryan Day |
159,500 |
| 11 | Kyren Wilson |
149,725 |
| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Neil Robertson |
142,000 |
| 13 | Stephen Maguire |
136,500 |
| 14 | Anthony McGill |
117,000 |
| 15 | Yan Bingtao |
114,000 |
| 16 | Graeme Dott |
113,500 |
Main draw
| Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| 16 | Graeme Dott
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| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| 8 | Ding Junhui
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| 8 | Ding Junhui
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| 9 | Mark Allen
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| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| 4 | Judd Trump
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| 5 | Luca Brecel
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| 12 | Neil Robertson
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| 12 | Neil Robertson
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| 4 | Judd Trump
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| 4 | Judd Trump
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| 13 | Stephen Maguire
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| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| 6 | Shaun Murphy
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| 3 | John Higgins
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| 14 | Anthony McGill
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| 14 | Anthony McGill
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| 6 | Shaun Murphy
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| 6 | Shaun Murphy
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| 11 | Kyren Wilson
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| 6 | Shaun Murphy
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| 2 | Mark Williams
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| 7 | Mark Selby
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| 10 | Ryan Day
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| 10 | Ryan Day
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| 2 | Mark Williams
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| 2 | Mark Williams
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| 15 | Yan Bingtao
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Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Scheers. Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales, 25 March 2018. | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) England |
10–4 | Shaun Murphy (6) England |
| Afternoon: 39–93 (93), 67–55 (O'Sullivan 54), 80–67 (O'Sullivan 50, Murphy 55), 76–9, 30–86 (61), 65–50 (65), 92–14, 70–0 (69), 0–77 (77) Evening: 92–43 (92), 0–137 (137), 98–7 (54), 121–9 (76), 90–23 (85) | ||
| 92 | Highest break | 137 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Century breaks
Total: 28[5]
- 143, 134, 121, 106, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 141, 127, 124 Mark Williams
- 137, 133, 133, 117, 115, 105 Shaun Murphy
- 133, 107 Ryan Day
- 130 Luca Brecel
- 129, 102 Stephen Maguire
- 128, 123, 117, 109, 100 Judd Trump
- 119 Ding Junhui
- 107, 103 Neil Robertson
- 107 Anthony McGill
References
- "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "O'Sullivan Beats Murphy To Equal Titles Record". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- "1 Year List 2017/2018". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. June 2018 – May 2018.
- "Ladbrokes Players Championship 2018 Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 19–25 March 2018. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.