World Grand Prix 2018
Ladbrokes World Grand Prix 2018
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| Tournament type: | World ranking tournament |
| Attendees: | 32 |
| Venue: | Guild Hall, Preston |
| Opening: | 19th February 2018 |
| Endgame: | February 25, 2018
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| Winner: |
 Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| Finalist: |
 Ding Junhui
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| Highest Break: | 140 ( Mark Joyce )
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The Ladbrokes World Grand Prix 2018 was a snooker tournament of the Snooker Main Tour for the 2017/18 season . It was played at the Guild Hall in Preston from February 19-25, 2018 . In 2017 the tournament had moved and took place in the north west of England for the second time .
The 32 most successful players in the one-year ranking from the 2017 Riga Masters to the 2018 Snooker Shoot-Out were qualified for the Grand Prix .
Last year's title winner was Englishman Barry Hawkins , but this time he was unable to qualify. The winner was the number one one-year ranking Ronnie O'Sullivan . He won the final against Ding Junhui 10-3.
Prize money
The prize money was increased by £ 75,000 compared to the previous year. This benefited all players up to the quarter-finals, who each got £ 2,500 more if eliminated. The loser in the final received £ 5,000 more, nothing changed for the winner and the two semi-final losers.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 100,000 |
| finalist | £ 40,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 20,000 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 12,500 |
| Round of 16 | £ 7,500 |
| Last 32 | £ 5,000 |
| Highest break | £ 5,000 |
| All in all | £ 375,000 |
Tournament results
The seeding list of the tournament corresponded to the ranking of the 32 most successful professional players of the 2017/18 season up to and including the snooker shoot-out . They competed against each other according to the standard approach for 32 players.
final
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Final: Best of 19 Frames Referee: Greg Coniglio Guild Hall, Preston , England, 25th February 2018 |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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10 : 3 |
Ding Junhui
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Afternoon session: 2: 61 (53), 79 : 22 (71), 71 : 47, 42: 81 (68), 124 : 8 (124), 113 : 16 (105), 42: 64 , 81 : 37 (59 ), 120 : 0 (120) evening session: 113 : 4, 79 : 6, 89 : 16, 83 : 9 (83) |
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| 124 | Highest break | 68 |
| 3 | Century breaks | - |
| 6th | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Century breaks
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- ↑ 1 Year List After the 2018 Coral Shoot Out. (PDF; 259 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , February 11, 2018, accessed on February 12, 2018 .
- ↑ World Grand Prix Rankings. Snooker.org, accessed February 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season. (PDF; 88 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , July 11, 2017, accessed February 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Ladbrokes World Grand Prix (2018). Snooker.org, accessed February 25, 2018 .
- ^ Ladbrokes World Grand Prix Draw. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association , February 12, 2018, accessed February 12, 2018 .
