Riga Masters 2018
Kaspersky Riga Masters 2018
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
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Arena Riga , Riga , Latvia |
| Opening: | July 27, 2018 |
| Endgame: | 29th July 2018
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| Winner: |
 Neil Robertson
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| Finalist: |
 Jack Lisowski
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| Highest Break: | 140 ( Liang Wenbo )
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The Kaspersky Riga Masters 2018 was a snooker tournament of the main tour - season 2018/19 , which was held from July 27 to 29, 2018 in the Arena Riga in Latvia . It was the third edition of the Riga Masters in this format and the fifth tournament in a row in the Latvian capital . Defending champion Ryan Day was eliminated in the first main round against Ali Carter .
Except for Mark Williams , none of the top 5 players had signed up for the tournament.
The winner was Neil Robertson , who defeated Jack Lisowski 5-2 in the final.
Prize money
The prize money increased compared to the last Riga Masters from 227,000 to 259,000 euros, the prize money of 50,000 euros remained the same. The additional money went to the losers of the first two main rounds, who received 500 and 1000 euros more.
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| winner | € 50,000 |
| finalist | € 25,000 |
| Semi-finalist | € 15,000 |
| Quarter finalist | € 6,000 |
| Round of 16 | € 4,000 |
| Last 32 | € 3,000 |
| Last 64 | € 1,500 |
| Highest break | € 2,000 |
| All in all | € 259,000 |
The Rolling 147 Prize for a maximum break was £ 10,000
Final round
The games in the final round were played in best-of-7 mode up to and including the quarter-finals. The semi-finals and finals were decided over a maximum of nine frames.
A = amateur player (not on the Main Tour this season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
kl. = without a fight
final
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Final: Best of 9 Frames Referee: Paul Collier Arena Riga , Riga , Latvia , July 29, 2018  |
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Neil Robertson
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5 : 2 |
Jack Lisowski
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| 60 : 21, 73 : 59, 122 : 0 ( 117 ), 45: 73 , 81 : 66, 32: 72 , 72 : 37 | ||
| 117 | Highest break | 38 |
| 1 | Century breaks | - |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | - |
qualification
The qualifying round was from 2 to 5 July 2018 in the Guildhall in the English city of Preston played. The games of defending champion Ryan Day (game 32) and those of world champion Mark Williams (game 59) as well as two wildcard matches (game 28 and 50) were played in Riga at the start of the main tournament. All games were played in best-of-7 mode.
A = amateur player (not on the main tour this season; qualification via the Q-School-Order-of-Merit)
WC = wildcard player
kl. = without a fight
Century breaks
Main round
In the main round, 19 players scored 30 century breaks.
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qualification
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- ↑ a b Kaspersky Riga Masters (2018). In: snooker.org. Retrieved July 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Riga Masters 2018 and World Open 2018. (PDF; 107 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , June 29, 2018, accessed July 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Kaspersky Riga Masters 2018 Qualifiers Draw. (PDF; 400 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , June 29, 2018, accessed July 3, 2018 .
- ↑ Kaspersky Riga Masters 2018 - Centuries. WPBSA , July 28, 2018, accessed July 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Kaspersky Riga Masters 2018 Qualifiers - Centuries. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , accessed July 5, 2018 .