World Seniors Championship 2018

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World Seniors Championship 2018
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Tournament type: Senior tournament
Venue: Baths Hall, Scunthorpe
Opening: March 21, 2018
Endgame: March 24, 2018

Winner: jerseyjersey Aaron Canavan
Finalist: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace
Highest Break: 80 ( Patrick Wallace ) Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
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The Assetereum World Seniors Championship 2018 was the third of four events of the World Seniors Tour 2017/18 . It was held in Scunthorpe , England . The winner was Aaron Canavan , who also qualified for the professional World Cup.

Prize money

The total prize money was ₤ 18,500, which is the same as last year . In addition, the winner received 10,000 and the second 5,000 units of the crypto currency Assetereum . Another prize was awarded for the highest break, the amount of the break was multiplied by 30 and this amount was paid out in the crypto currency. In addition, there was also a starting place for the winner in the qualification for the snooker world championship 2018 .

Prize money
winner 10,000 ₤
final 3,000 ₤
Semifinals 1,500 ₤
Quarter finals 500 ₤
Highest break 500 ₤
All in all 18,500 ₤

player

Eight “legends” of snooker were set for the main tournament. The eight remaining places went to the winners in qualifying tournaments.

Seeded players

The invited players were ranked according to the number of their world championship titles , the number of triple-crown victories - and ranked tournaments. As Willie Thorne , Tony Drago and John Parrott were unable to participate in the tournament due to injuries or personal reasons, they were replaced by the top three players on the ranking who had not yet qualified.

  1. ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry (7 times world champion)
  2. EnglandEngland John Parrott (1 × world champion, 2 × triple crown, 9 × ranking tournament) replaced by Lee Richardson (sixth in the ranking)EnglandEngland
  3. Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor (1 × world champion, 2 × triple crown, 2 × ranking tournaments)
  4. CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn (1 × world champion, 1 × triple crown, 2 × ranking tournaments)
  5. EnglandEngland Joe Johnson (1 × world champion, 1 × triple crown, 1 × ranking tournament)
  6. EnglandEngland Tony Knowles (2 × ranking tournament)
  7. EnglandEngland Willie Thorne (1 × ranking tournament) replaced by Gary Filtness (first in ranking)EnglandEngland
  8. MaltaMalta Tony Drago (1 × minor tournament) replaced by Simon Dent (fourth in the ranking)EnglandEngland

Qualifying tournaments

David Lilley , winner of the seventh tournament, was unable to participate and was therefore replaced by finalist Nick Spelman .

No. date venue winner finalist Result
1 October 14-15, 2017 EnglandEngland Newbury EnglandEngland Jonathan Bagley EnglandEngland Matt Ford 3: 2
2 October 29, 2017 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Llanelli WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Rhydian Richards EnglandEngland Les Dodd 3-0
3 18th November 2017 ScotlandScotland Glasgow Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace EnglandEngland David Lilley 3: 1
4th December 2nd to 3rd, 2017 EnglandEngland Lowestoft EnglandEngland Barry Pinches EnglandEngland Gary Filtness 3: 1
5 December 16-17, 2017 EnglandEngland Dunstable jerseyjersey Aaron Canavan jerseyjersey Gary Britton 3: 2
6th 5th to 7th January 2018 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Beijing China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Cao Kaisheng China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Xue Jirong 3: 1
7th February 24th to 25th, 2018 EnglandEngland Leeds EnglandEngland David Lilley EnglandEngland Nick Spelman 3: 1
8th March 10-11, 2018 IrelandIreland Dublin IrelandIreland Johnny Farrell EnglandEngland Gary Filtness 3: 2

Tournament course

The games were played in best-of-5 mode up to the semi-finals , the final was decided over a maximum of seven frames. Instead of a whole decision frame , as is usually the case, only the black ball was placed again in this tournament ( re-spotted black ). The players only had 30 seconds for a push.

  Round of 16
best of 5 frames 		  Quarterfinals
Best of 5 Frames 		  Semi-final
best of 5 frames 		  Final
best of 7 frames
                                     
1 ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 1                  
Q EnglandEngland Jonathan Bagley 3  
Q EnglandEngland Jonathan Bagley 3
  Q EnglandEngland Gary Filtness 0  
Q EnglandEngland Gary Filtness 3
 
Q EnglandEngland Barry Pinches 2  
Q EnglandEngland Jonathan Bagley 2
  Q Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace 3  
Q EnglandEngland Simon Dent 0      
 
Q Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace 3  
Q Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace 3
  Q WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Rhydian Richards 1  
5 EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 0
 
Q WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Rhydian Richards 3  
Q Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace 3
  Q jerseyjersey Aaron Canavan 4th
Q EnglandEngland Lee Richardson 2            
 
Q China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Cao Kaisheng 3  
Q China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Cao Kaisheng 3
  Q EnglandEngland Nick Spelman 2  
4th CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 2
 
Q EnglandEngland Nick Spelman 3  
Q China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Cao Kaisheng 2
  Q jerseyjersey Aaron Canavan 3  
6th EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 1      
 
Q IrelandIreland Johnny Farrell 3  
Q IrelandIreland Johnny Farrell 1
  Q jerseyjersey Aaron Canavan 3  
3 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 1
 
Q jerseyjersey Aaron Canavan 3  

final

Final: Best of 7 Frames
Referee: Michaela Tabb Bonus Arena,  Scunthorpe , England , March 24th 2018 ScotlandScotland
Patrick Wallace Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland 3: 4 jerseyjersey Aaron Canavan
96 : 13, 45: 64 , 78 : 39, 77 : 45, 23: 62 , 6: 82 , 0: 7
40 Highest break 49
- Century breaks -
- 50+ breaks -

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d World Seniors Championships. Snooker.org, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  2. ^ David Caulfield: Aaron Canavan Becomes World Seniors Champion. In: snookerhq.com. March 25, 2018, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c d Terms And Conditions - The 2017/2018 World Seniors Tour. (PDF; 217 KB) In: snookerlegends.co.uk. Retrieved September 30, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Seniors World Championship 2018 - New Title Sponsor. In: seniorsnooker.com. February 20, 2018, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Here is the draw for the Seniors World Championship 2018. In: seniorsnooker.com. March 13, 2018, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Jason Francis: Opportunity knocks for Simon Dent who replaces the Tornado Tony Drago… In: Twitter . March 14, 2018, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  7. ^ Lee Richardson replaces John Parrot at the Seniors World Championship. In: seniorsnooker.com. March 16, 2018, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Tim Dunkley: That was the snooker week that was. In: cuestars.co.uk. October 20, 2017, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Jason Francis: Winner !!!! Welcome to the world seniors champs Rhydian Richards. In: Twitter . October 29, 2017, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Patrick Wallace wins in Glasgow and qualifies for the World Championship 2018. In: seniorsnooker.com. November 19, 2017, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Barry Pinches qualifies for the World Seniors Championship 2018. In: seniorsnooker.com. December 4, 2017, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  12. ↑ World Seniors Championship 2018 Q5 - Dunstable. In: seniorsnooker.com. December 18, 2017, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Cao Kaisheng wins the World Q6 in Beijing. In: seniorsnooker.com. January 8, 2018, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  14. ↑ David Lilley wins World Seniors Q7 in Leeds. In: seniorsnooker.com. February 26, 2018, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  15. ↑ The Seniors World Championship 2018 is upon us, here comes the draw. In: seniorsnooker.com. March 12, 2018, accessed September 30, 2018 .
  16. ↑ Assetereum World Seniors Championship 2018 Final. In: YouTube . Snooker Legends, March 24, 2018, accessed September 30, 2018 .