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2018 OPPO International Championship
Tournament information
Dates	28 October – 4 November 2018
Venue	Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre
City	Daqing
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£775,000
Winner's share	£175,000
Highest break	Mark Allen (NIR) (146)
Final
Champion	Mark Allen (NIR)
Runner-up	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score	10–5
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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

Main draw

Last 64 Best of 11 frames		Last 32 Best of 11 frames		Last 16 Best of 11 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames			Semi-finals Best of 17 frames			Final Best of 19 frames



Mark Selby	6

Ken Doherty	0
		Mark Selby	6

		Robert Milkins	4
Robert Milkins	6

Noppon Saengkham	2
				Mark Selby	6

				Stuart Carrington	3
Liang Wenbo	4

Ian Burns	6
		Ian Burns	5

		Stuart Carrington	6
Anthony McGill	4

Stuart Carrington	6
						Mark Selby	4

						Neil Robertson	6
Mark Davis	3

Joe Perry	6
		Joe Perry	5

		Neil Robertson	6
Matthew Selt	1

Neil Robertson	6
				Neil Robertson	6

				Yuan Sijun	4
Fan Zhengyi	2

Xiao Guodong	6
		Xiao Guodong	1

		Yuan Sijun	6
Yuan Sijun	6

Kyren Wilson	2
									Neil Robertson	9

									Jack Lisowski	7
Barry Hawkins	6

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	2
		Barry Hawkins	3

		Martin Gould	6
Martin Gould	6

Li Hang	1
				Martin Gould	5

				Jack Lisowski	6
Marco Fu	6

Andrew Higginson	5
		Marco Fu	3

		Jack Lisowski	6
Jack Lisowski	6

Chris Wakelin	1
						Jack Lisowski	6

						Judd Trump	2
Jimmy White	0

Yan Bingtao	6
		Yan Bingtao	6

		Ryan Day	5
Tian Pengfei	3

Ryan Day	6
				Yan Bingtao	1

				Judd Trump	6
Michael Holt	6

Luo Honghao	4
		Michael Holt	1

		Judd Trump	6
Alan McManus	0

Judd Trump	6
											Neil Robertson	5

												Mark Allen	10
Peter Lines	4

Martin O'Donnell	6
		Martin O'Donnell	6

		Tom Ford	0
Tom Ford	6

Jimmy Robertson	3
				Martin O'Donnell	6

				David Gilbert	1
Stuart Bingham	3

Eden Sharav	6
		Eden Sharav	5

		David Gilbert	6
David Gilbert	6

John Astley	2
						Martin O'Donnell	5

						Matthew Stevens	6
Craig Steadman	3

Mark King	6
		Mark King	5

		Matthew Stevens	6
Matthew Stevens	6

Jordan Brown	4
				Matthew Stevens	6

				Ding Junhui	5
Zhao Xintong	6

James Wattana	5
		Zhao Xintong	4

		Ding Junhui	6
Zhang Anda	4

Ding Junhui	6
								Matthew Stevens	6

									Mark Allen	9
Sam Baird	2

Alfie Burden	6
		Alfie Burden	6

		David Lilley	0
David Lilley	6

Ben Woollaston	5
				Alfie Burden	1

				Mark Allen	6
Mark Allen	6

Liam Highfield	5
		Mark Allen	6

		Hossein Vafaei	3
Graeme Dott	3

Hossein Vafaei	6
						Mark Allen	6

						Ali Carter	0
Kurt Maflin	0

Ali Carter	6
		Ali Carter	6

		Stephen Maguire	4
Michael Georgiou	1

Stephen Maguire	6
				Ali Carter	6

				Sunny Akani	4
He Guoqiang	1

Zhou Yuelong	6
		Zhou Yuelong	4

		Sunny Akani	6
Sunny Akani	6

Mark Williams	3

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, 4 November 2018.
Neil Robertson Australia	5–10	Mark Allen Northern Ireland
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.

Mark Selby	6–5	Li Yuan
Ken Doherty	6–4	Chris Totten
Robert Milkins	6–1	Andy Lee
Noppon Saengkham	6–4	Chang Bingyu
Liang Wenbo	6–3	Ashley Hugill
Peter Ebdon	5–6	Ian Burns
Anthony McGill	6–5	Xu Si
Stuart Carrington	6–3	Hammad Miah
Mark Davis	6–4	Elliot Slessor
Joe Perry	6–3	Harvey Chandler
Matthew Selt	6–0	Sean O'Sullivan
Neil Robertson	6–1	Ross Muir
Lyu Haotian	5–6	Fan Zhengyi
Xiao Guodong	6–1	Lukas Kleckers
Robbie Williams	2–6	Yuan Sijun
Kyren Wilson	6–4	Nigel Bond
Barry Hawkins	6–1	Sanderson Lam
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	6–5	Mei Xiwen
Martin Gould	6–1	Zhang Yong
Li Hang	6–0	Chen Zifan
Marco Fu	6–2	Simon Lichtenberg
Andrew Higginson	6–1	Rhys Clark
Jack Lisowski	6–5	Oliver Lines
Chris Wakelin	6–3	Thor Chuan Leong
Fergal O'Brien	5–6	Jimmy White
Yan Bingtao	6–0	Alexander Ursenbacher
Mike Dunn	3–6	Tian Pengfei
Ryan Day	6–2	Lee Walker
Michael Holt	6–3	Joe O'Connor
Michael White	1–6	Luo Honghao
Alan McManus	6–5	Jamie Clarke
Judd Trump	6−4	Lu Ning
John Higgins	3–6	Peter Lines
Martin O'Donnell	6–2	Rod Lawler
Tom Ford	6–5	Joe Swail
Jimmy Robertson	6–3	Adam Stefanow
Stuart Bingham	6–1	Chen Feilong
Dominic Dale	5–6	Eden Sharav
David Gilbert	6–5	Sam Craigie
Scott Donaldson	2–6	John Astley
Mark Joyce	4–6	Craig Steadman
Mark King	6–5	Gerard Greene
Matthew Stevens	6–3	Hamza Akbar
Luca Brecel	5–6	Jordan Brown
Jamie Jones^[a]	w/d–w/o	Zhao Xintong
Anthony Hamilton	5–6	James Wattana
Daniel Wells	4–6	Zhang Anda
Ding Junhui	6–4	Robin Hull
Shaun Murphy	0–6	Sam Baird
Rory McLeod	5–6	Alfie Burden
Ricky Walden	4–6	David Lilley
Ben Woollaston	6–3	Bai Langning
Mark Allen	6–0	Paul Davison
Liam Highfield	6–1	Luo Zetao
Graeme Dott	6–5	Ashley Carty
Hossein Vafaei	6–3	Niu Zhuang
Kurt Maflin	6–0	Jak Jones
Ali Carter	6–3	Kishan Hirani
Michael Georgiou	6–3	Billy Joe Castle
Stephen Maguire	6–0	Duane Jones
Gary Wilson	1−6	He Guoqiang
Zhou Yuelong	6–1	Allan Taylor
Sunny Akani	6–5	Soheil Vahedi
Mark Williams	6–1	Zhang Jiankang

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" (PDF). 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.

[7] Jamie Jones was suspended by the WPBSA due to pending investigations into an alleged breach of betting rules^[6]

[1] "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.

[2] "International Championship: Mark Selby retains title by beating Mark Allen 10-7". BBC Sport. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

[3] "Robertson Beats Selby In Classic". World Snooker. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

[4] "Allen Wins Fourth Ranking Title". World Snooker. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.

[5] "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

[6] "WPBSA Statement: Jamie Jones". World Snooker. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

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