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World Open
Tournament information
Dates	6–12 August 2018
Venue	Yushan No.1 Middle School
City	Yushan
Country	China
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£735,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	David Gilbert (ENG) (142); Noppon Saengkham (THA) (142)
Final
Champion	Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up	David Gilbert (ENG)
Score	10–9
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The 2018 HongRuiMa Yushan World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 12 August 2018 in Yushan, China.^[1] It was the second ranking event of the 2018/19 season.

Qualifying took place between 6–9 July in Preston.^[2] Ding Junhui was the defending champion, who defeated Kyren Wilson 10–3 in the 2017 World Open final,^[3] but lost 4–5 to Robert Milkins in the last 32 of the 2018 event.

Mark Williams won his 22nd ranking title, defeating David Gilbert 10–9 in the final. Williams trailed 5–9 but won the last 5 frames. It was the fourth time he had won this event, having won it twice when the tournament was named the Grand Prix and once when the tournament was named the LG Cup.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Winner: £150,000
Runner-up: £75,000
Semi-final: £32,500
Quarter-final: £20,000
Last 16: £13,000
Last 32: £8,000
Last 64: £4,000

Highest break: £5,000
Total: £735,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000

Main draw

Last 64 Best of 9 frames		Last 32 Best of 9 frames		Last 16 Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames			Semi-finals Best of 11 frames			Final Best of 19 frames



Ding Junhui	5

Yuan Sijun	3
		Ding Junhui	4

		Robert Milkins	5
Robert Milkins	5

David Lilley	4
				Robert Milkins	2

				Marco Fu	5
Marco Fu	5

Peter Ebdon	4
		Marco Fu	5

		Andrew Higginson	4
James Cahill	4

Andrew Higginson	5
						Marco Fu	3

						David Gilbert	5
Matthew Stevens	w/d

David Gilbert	w/o
		David Gilbert	5

		Ali Carter	3
Rory McLeod	0

Ali Carter	5
				David Gilbert	5

				Ricky Walden	3
Dominic Dale	3

Ricky Walden	5
		Ricky Walden	5

		Neil Robertson	3
Andy Lee	1

Neil Robertson	5
									David Gilbert	6

									Barry Hawkins	4
Barry Hawkins	5

Sunny Akani	2
		Barry Hawkins	5

		Michael Holt	2
Michael Holt	5

Mark Davis	3
				Barry Hawkins	5

				Matthew Selt	4
Lee Walker	4

Matthew Selt	5
		Matthew Selt	5

		Yan Bingtao	3
Yan Bingtao	5

Stuart Carrington	0
						Barry Hawkins	5

						Gary Wilson	3
Fergal O'Brien	5

Zhao Xintong	4
		Fergal O'Brien	5

		Luca Brecel	4
Scott Donaldson	4

Luca Brecel	5
				Fergal O'Brien	2

				Gary Wilson	5
Gary Wilson	5

Tom Ford	3
		Gary Wilson	5

		Judd Trump	3
Martin O'Donnell	1

Judd Trump	5
											David Gilbert	9

												Mark Williams	10
Mark Selby	5

Elliot Slessor	3
		Mark Selby	5

		Jamie Jones	2
Zhou Yuelong	2

Jamie Jones	5
				Mark Selby	4

				Noppon Saengkham	5
Ryan Day	5

Robbie Williams	2
		Ryan Day	2

		Noppon Saengkham	5
Rod Lawler	3

Noppon Saengkham	5
						Noppon Saengkham	5

						Xiao Guodong	1
Michael Georgiou	1

Xiao Guodong	5
		Xiao Guodong	5

		Jak Jones	0
Jak Jones	5

Zhang Anda	3
				Xiao Guodong	5

				Anthony Hamilton	3
Mark Joyce	2

Anthony Hamilton	5
		Anthony Hamilton	5

		Mei Xiwen	4
Simon Lichtenberg	2

Mei Xiwen	5
								Noppon Saengkham	5

									Mark Williams	6
Kyren Wilson	5

Paul Davison	1
		Kyren Wilson	5

		Harvey Chandler	3
Harvey Chandler	5

Kurt Maflin	4
				Kyren Wilson	4

				Jack Lisowski	5
Mark Allen	5

Lyu Haotian	1
		Mark Allen	1

		Jack Lisowski	5
Jack Lisowski	5

Chris Wakelin	0
						Jack Lisowski	3

						Mark Williams	5
Mike Dunn	4

Joe Perry	5
		Joe Perry	5

		Stephen Maguire	4
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4

Stephen Maguire	5
				Joe Perry	1

				Mark Williams	5
Ben Woollaston	5

Chang Bingyu	1
		Ben Woollaston	2

		Mark Williams	5
Alexander Ursenbacher	1

Mark Williams	5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames; Referee: Peggy Li. Yushan No.1 Middle School, Yushan, China, 12 August 2018.
David Gilbert England	9–10	Mark Williams Wales
Afternoon: 72–45, 76–22, 0–96, 90–0, 0–121 (121), 142–0 (142), 12–76, 24–68, 69–0 Evening: 68–58, 95–0, 95–38, 15–77, 103–27, 39–80, 16–64, 45–71, 0–81, 18–72
142	Highest break	121
1	Century breaks	1

Qualifying

These matches were held between 6 and 9 July 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.^[2]

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

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Match was held over and played in Yushan

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

Total: 49

142, 140, 122, 101 – David Gilbert
142, 111 – Noppon Saengkham
132, 114, 110, 109, 106, 103 – Neil Robertson
128 – Michael Holt
124, 101 – Barry Hawkins
121, 120, 104 – Mark Williams
121, 111 – Fergal O'Brien
120 – Ali Carter
118, 118, 103 – Marco Fu
115, 100 – Jack Lisowski
115, 103 – Anthony Hamilton
115 – Ding Junhui
113, 112, 104, 103 – Gary Wilson
112 – Mike Dunn
111, 101 – Xiao Guodong
109 – Stephen Maguire
108 – David Lilley
107 – Ryan Day
107 – Kyren Wilson
105 – Elliot Slessor
103 – Mark Allen
103 – Harvey Chandler
102 – Mark Selby
102 – James Wattana
102 – Jak Jones
101 – Mark Davis
100 – Andrew Higginson
100 – Jamie Jones

Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 14

140 – Robbie Williams
133 – David Gilbert
131, 109, 108 – Noppon Saengkham
124 – Peter Ebdon
121 – Judd Trump
118, 102 – Fergal O'Brien
118 – Marco Fu
109 – Mark Joyce
108 – Joe Perry
104 – Ricky Walden
102 – Mark Allen

References

^ "Yushan World Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "World Open Qualifiers (2018)". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018. 6-9 Jul 2018
^ "World Open: Ding Junhui beats Kyren Wilson 10-3 in China". BBC Sport. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.