2018 World Seniors Championship

Summary

The 2018 World Seniors Championship was a 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 Snooker Championship.

2018 World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates21–24 March 2018 (2018-03-21 – 2018-03-24)
VenueBaths Hall
CityScunthorpe
CountryEngland
OrganisationSnooker Legends
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£18,500
Winner's share£10,000
Highest breakNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace (80)
Final
ChampionJersey Aaron Canavan
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace
Score4–3
2017
2019

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 seeded participants 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 edit

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 edit

Seeded players edit

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

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

Qualifying edit

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

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

Main draw edit

 
Last 16
Best of 5* frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 5* frames
Semi-finals
Best of 5* frames
Final
Best of 7* frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
  Stephen Hendry (1)1
 
 
 
  Jonathan Bagley3
 
  Jonathan Bagley3
 
 
 
  Gary Filtness0
 
  Gary Filtness3*
 
 
 
  Barry Pinches2
 
  Jonathan Bagley2
 
 
 
  Patrick Wallace3*
 
  Simon Dent0
 
 
 
  Patrick Wallace3
 
  Patrick Wallace3
 
 
 
  Rhydian Richards1
 
  Joe Johnson (3)0
 
 
 
  Rhydian Richards3
 
  Patrick Wallace3
 
 
 
  Aaron Canavan4*
 
  Lee Richardson2
 
 
 
  Cao Kaisheng3*
 
  Cao Kaisheng3*
 
 
 
  Nick Spelman2
 
  Cliff Thorburn (7)2
 
 
 
  Nick Spelman3*
 
  Cao Kaisheng2
 
 
 
  Aaron Canavan3*
 
  Tony Knowles (6)1
 
 
 
  John Farrell3
 
  John Farrell1
 
 
 
  Aaron Canavan3
 
  Dennis Taylor (4)1
 
 
  Aaron Canavan3
 
  • 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

Final edit

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: 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 edit

  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.