The 2018 UK Seniors Championship (sponsored by Credit Risk Solutions) was a senior snooker tournament, that took place at the Bonus Arena in Hull, England, from 24 to 25 October 2018.[1] It was the first event of the 2018/2019 World Seniors Tour.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 24–25 October 2018 |
Venue | Hull Venue |
City | Kingston upon Hull |
Country | England |
Organisation | World Seniors Tour |
Format | Seniors event |
Total prize fund | £24,500 |
Winner's share | £10,000 |
Highest break | ? |
Final | |
Champion | Ken Doherty |
Runner-up | Igor Figueiredo |
Score | 4–1 |
← 2017 2019 → |
Jimmy White was the defending champion, but he lost 0–3 to Suchakree Poomjang in the quarterfinals. Ken Doherty won the event, defeating Brazil's Igor Figueiredo in the final 4–1.
In addition to the winner's cheque the champion secured a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Professional Snooker Championship in Sheffield.[2]
The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[3]
Round 1 Best of 5 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
Jimmy White (1) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Suchakree Poomjang | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Dennis Taylor (8) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Suchakree Poomjang | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Suchakree Poomjang | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Ken Doherty (4) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Ken Doherty (4) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Rodney Goggins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Cliff Thorburn (6) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Rodney Goggins | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Ken Doherty (4) | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Igor Figueiredo | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry (3) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Leo Fernandez | 3* | ||||||||||||||
John Parrott (5) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Leo Fernandez | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Leo Fernandez | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Igor Figueiredo | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Aaron Canavan (2) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Igor Figueiredo | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Joe Johnson (7) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Igor Figueiredo | 3 |
Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Bonus Arena, Hull, England, 25 October 2018. | ||
Ireland Ken Doherty (4) |
4–1 | Brazil Igor Figueiredo |
116–9 (116), 60–2, 14–78 (71), 118–0 (50, 57), 69–18 | ||
1 | Century breaks | 0 |
3 | 50+ breaks | 1 |