| Tournament name | 2018 OPPO International Championship |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 October 2018 – 4 November 2018 |
| Venue | Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre |
| Location | Daqing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £775,000 |
| Winners share | £175,000 |
| Highest break | Mark Allen (Northern Ireland) (146) |
| Winner | Mark Allen (Northern Ireland) |
| Runner up | Neil Robertson (Australia) |
| Score | 10–5 |
| Previous | 2017 |
| Next | 2019 |
The 2018 International Championship (officially the 2018 OPPO International Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 28 October to 4 November 2018 in Daqing, China.[1] It was the seventh ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 9–12 October 2018 in Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley.
Defending champion Mark Selby[2] lost to Neil Robertson 4–6 in the quarter-final, bringing an end to his 2-year reign and an 18 match unbeaten record in the tournament.[3]
Mark Allen won the tournament with record 14 century breaks, beating Robertson 10–5 in the final. It was Allen's fourth ranking title.[4]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]
- Winner: £175,000
- Runner-up: £75,000
- Semi-final: £32,000
- Quarter-final: £21,500
- Last 16: £13,500
- Last 32: £8,500
- Last 64: £4,000
- Televised highest break: £3,000
- Total: £775,000
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £5,000
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, 4 November 2018. | ||
| Neil Robertson | 5–10 | width="230" align="left | Mark Allen |
| Afternoon: 65–72, 101–32 (101), 41–61, 0–108 (108), 56–76, 4–103 (103), 0–119 (119), 35–69, 93–0 Evening: 84–1, 121–1 (121), 9–74, 19–114 (101), 127–8 (113), 44–85 | ||
| 121 | Highest break | 119 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 4 |
Qualifying
Matches were played between 9 and 12 October 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Matches involving Mark Selby, Noppon Saengkham, Liang Wenbo, Ding Junhui, Ben Woollaston, Liam Highfield, Gary Wilson and Mark Williams, were played in China. All matches best of 11 frames.
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
Total: 47
- 144 – Matthew Selt
- 142, 117, 117 – Xiao Guodong
- 137 – Martin Gould
- 135 – Michael Holt
- 135 – Martin O'Donnell
- 134, 109 – Mark Davis
- 134 – Ryan Day
- 133, 106 – Chris Wakelin
- 132 – Anthony McGill
- 130 – Peter Ebdon
- 130 – Adam Stefanow
- 128, 101 – Neil Robertson
- 127, 107 – Sam Craigie
- 127 – Andrew Higginson
- 126 – Oliver Lines
- 125 – Elliot Slessor
- 123, 112 – Stuart Bingham
- 116 – Sam Baird
- 114 – Tom Ford
- 113, 100 – Lu Ning
- 113 – Stephen Maguire
- 111 – Luo Honghao
- 110, 104 – Robert Milkins
- 108, 105 – Hossein Vafaei
- 108 – Sunny Akani
- 107 – Xu Si
- 106 – Michael Georgiou
- 105, 102, 100 – Judd Trump
- 104 – Ali Carter
- 104 – Mei Xiwen
- 104 – Fergal O'Brien
- 102 – Eden Sharav
- 101, 100 – Kurt Maflin
- 100 – Michael White
Televised stage centuries
Total: 107
- 146, 142, 129, 127, 125, 120, 120, 119, 112, 108, 103, 102, 101, 101 – Mark Allen
- 144, 127, 127, 115, 110 – Matthew Stevens
- 142, 137 – Alfie Burden
- 140, 107, 106 – Michael Holt
- 139, 103 – Martin Gould
- 137, 133, 131, 124, 117, 102, 100 – Mark Selby
- 137, 116, 104 – Zhao Xintong
- 137, 104 – Yan Bingtao
- 136 – Hossein Vafaei
- 135, 127, 125, 121, 119, 113, 113, 113, 101, 101 – Neil Robertson
- 135 – Zhou Yuelong
- 133, 128, 112, 106, 106, 103, 102 – Jack Lisowski
- 133, 111 – Ryan Day
- 132, 107 – Ali Carter
- 132, 105 – Barry Hawkins
- 131, 123 – Chang Bingyu
- 131 – Li Yuan
- 130 – Stuart Bingham
- 130 – Liang Wenbo
- 129 – Graeme Dott
- 128, 112 – Ding Junhui
- 128 – Mark King
- 124, 103 – Jimmy Robertson
- 123, 119, 104 – Judd Trump
- 122, 116, 106 – Stuart Carrington
- 122 – Liam Highfield
- 121 – Ben Woollaston
- 116, 108, 105, 100 – Marco Fu
- 116, 105, 104 – Eden Sharav
- 112 – Robert Milkins
- 110, 108, 108, 101 – Noppon Saengkham
- 110, 108, 101, 101 – Sunny Akani
- 110 – Jordan Brown
- 110 – Joe Perry
- 106, 100 – Tom Ford
- 106 – Mark Williams
- 106 – Luo Honghao
- 101 – Stephen Maguire
- 101 – Martin O'Donnell
- 100 – He Guoqiang
Notes
- ^ Jamie Jones was suspended by the WPBSA due to pending investigations into an alleged breach of betting rules[6]
References
- ^ "2018/2019 Calendar_October". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "International Championship: Mark Selby retains title by beating Mark Allen 10-7". BBC Sport. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Robertson Beats Selby In Classic". World Snooker. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Allen Wins Fourth Ranking Title". World Snooker. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "WPBSA Statement: Jamie Jones". World Snooker. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.