2018 World Seniors Championship

2018 World Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates21–24 March 2018 (2018-03-21 – 2018-03-24)
VenueBaths Hall
CityScunthorpe
CountryEngland
OrganisationSnooker Legends
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£18,500
Winner's share£10,000
Highest breakNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace (80)
Final
ChampionJersey Aaron Canavan
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Patrick Wallace
Score4–3
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The 2018 World Seniors Championship was a snooker tournament, taking place at the Baths Hall in Scunthorpe, England, from 21 to 24 March 2018. Qualifying for the tournament was open to non-tour players, aged 40 and over on 1 January 2018.[1] In addition to the winner's cheque the champion received a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2018 World Snooker Championship.

Peter Lines won the 2017 edition with a 4–0 victory against John Parrott in the final, but as a tour player he was not eligible for this year's edition. Three of the eight seeded participants withdrew prior to the tournament. The five remaining seeds were defeated in the opening round. The Championship was won by Aaron Canavan, who beat Patrick Wallace 4–3 in the final.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[3]

  • Winner: £10,000 and a place in WC qualifying
  • Runner-up: £3,000
  • Semi-finalist: £1,500
  • Quarter-finalist: £500
  • Highest break: £500
  • Total: £18,500

Field

Seeded players

Players were seeded based on the titles won during their professional careers:

  1. Scotland Stephen Hendry – 7 world titles (1990, 1992–96, 1999), 18 triple crown titles
  2. England John Parrott – 1 world title (1991), 2 triple crown titles, 9 ranking titles. Replaced by England Lee Richardson, sixth in the amateur rankings
  3. England Joe Johnson – 1 world title (1986), 1 triple crown title
  4. Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor – 1 world title (1985), 2 triple crown titles, 2 ranking titles
  5. Malta Tony Drago – 1 ranking final (1997). Replaced by England Simon Dent, fourth in the amateur rankings
  6. England Tony Knowles – 2 ranking titles (1982, 1983)
  7. Canada Cliff Thorburn – 1 world title (1980), 4 triple crown titles, 2 ranking titles
  8. England Willie Thorne – 1 ranking title (1985). Replaced by England Gary Filtness, the highest ranked amateur

Qualifying

Eight qualifying events for the 2018 World Seniors Championship took place during the World Seniors Tour 2017/2018:[4]

Each qualifier took their place alongside invited players and replacements in the main draw of the championship.

Main draw

 
Last 16
Best of 5* frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 5* frames		Semi-finals
Best of 5* frames		Final
Best of 7* frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)1
 
 
 
England Jonathan Bagley3
 
 England Jonathan Bagley3
 
 
 
England Gary Filtness0
 
 England Gary Filtness3*
 
 
 
England Barry Pinches2
 
 England Jonathan Bagley2
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace3*
 
 England Simon Dent0
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace3
 
 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace3
 
 
 
Wales Rhydian Richards1
 
 England Joe Johnson (3)0
 
 
 
Wales Rhydian Richards3
 
 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace3
 
 
 
Jersey Aaron Canavan4*
 
 England Lee Richardson2
 
 
 
China Cao Kaisheng3*
 
 China Cao Kaisheng3*
 
 
 
England Nick Spelman2
 
 Canada Cliff Thorburn (7)2
 
 
 
England Nick Spelman3*
 
 China Cao Kaisheng2
 
 
 
Jersey Aaron Canavan3*
 
 England Tony Knowles (6)1
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland John Farrell3
 
 Republic of Ireland John Farrell1
 
 
 
Jersey Aaron Canavan3
 
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (4)1
 
 
Jersey Aaron Canavan3
 
  • All matches were played with a 30-second shot clock with players having two time-outs per match
  • *Re-spotted black ball replaced final frame deciders

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, 24 March 2018.
Patrick Wallace
 Northern Ireland 		3–4 Aaron Canavan
 Jersey
96–13, 45–64, 78–39, 77–45, 23–62, 6–82, 0–7 *(respotted black)
40 Highest break 49
0 Century breaks 0
0 50+ breaks 0

References

  1. ^ "World Seniors Tour 2017/18". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Canavan pockets world title". Jersey Evening Post. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Terms And Conditions - The 2017/2018 World Seniors Tour" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ^ "World Seniors Tour 2017/18". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.