Betfred World Championship

Date: 21 Apr - 7 May 2018; Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England; Type: Ranking; Defending champion: Mark Selby; Twitter: #SnookerWorldChamps; Notes: See also results (143)

Final (Winner: £425,000; Runner-up: £180,000)
		Mark J Williams [7]	18	-	16	John Higgins [5]	Williams' 100 in frame 32 was the 84th century break of the tournament. The record is 86. Higgins missed the 11th red in frame 24 on his way to a maximum.
	Session 1: 75-23, 65-15, 72-35, 70-60 (JH 55) 4-120 (119), 133-0 (95), 0-98 (52), 21-82 (59) Session 2: 81-46 (76), 31-75 (51), 8-127 (127), 76-12, 9-85 (56) 15-123 (117), 123-0 (118), 64-35 (64), 80-43 Session 3: 98-5 (61), 73-19 (56), 126-0 (69, 56), 63-7 (52) 29-92 (67), 65-76 (JH 72, MW 65), 0-80 (80), 84-8 Session 4: 1-131 (131), 58-68 (JH 67, MW 58), 47-82 (82), 0-91 47-67 (62), 74-0, 104-14 (100), 63-65 (JH 65, MW 63), 71-0 (69) Referee: Brendan Moore This was Williams' third title from four finals but first since 2003.
Semifinals (Losers receive £85,000)
		John Higgins [5]	17	-	13	Kyren Wilson [9]
	Session 1: 107-8 (57), 65-1 (65), 77-26 (77), 34-76 69-62 (61,69), 23-72 (52), 0-140 (140), 56-44 Session 2: 7-61, 83-23, 56-19, 0-73 (65), 37-78 63-51, 0-74 (74), 78-5 Session 3: 0-124 (124), 71-0 (56), 76-36 (75), 8-85 (81) 63-9, 1-120 (106), 38-93 (93), 91-0 (91) Session 4: 40-96 (96), 67-1, 136-0 (136), 1-74 (53), 105-5 (100), 98-0 (98)
		Mark J Williams [7]	17	-	15	Barry Hawkins [6]	Hawkins missed the opportunity to go 16-14 up. Williams took the lead in the match first at 16-15!
	Session 1: 1-129 (129), 0-79 (74), 103-26 (88), 10-81 83-35, 41-81 (52), 0-90 (90), 110-0 (110) Session 2: 80-0 (80), 77-0, 37-70 (63), 65-33 45-68 (57), 32-73, 58-66 (BH 56), 104-18 (62) Session 3: 0-128 (128), 81-46, 80-9, 68-44 (68) 2-92 (53), 0-133 (133), 103-0 (103), 50-73 (73, MJW 50) Session 4: 78-44 (55), 33-77, 67-42, 67-39 40-105 (60), 68-47, 66-33, 63-55
Quarterfinals (Losers receive £42,500)
		Kyren Wilson [9]	13	-	6	Mark Allen [16]
		John Higgins [5]	13	-	12	Judd Trump [4]	Trump was 7-3 up when Higgins won five consecutive frames to take an 8-7 lead. Trump was also 11-9 up when Higgins won three consecutive frames to take an 12-11 lead.
		Barry Hawkins [6]	13	-	5	Ding Junhui [3]
		Mark J Williams [7]	13	-	8	Allister Carter [15]	Two re-racks in frame 8.
Round 2 (Last 16; Losers receive £27,500)
1		Mark Allen [16]	13	-	8	Joe Perry [22]
2		Kyren Wilson [9]	13	-	5	Jamie Jones [51]
3		John Higgins [5]	13	-	1	Jack Lisowski [30]
	Higgins made a 146 in the 13th frame, the new highest break of the event. He won the match in two sessions.
4		Judd Trump [4]	13	-	9	Ricky Walden [27]
5		Ding Junhui [3]	13	-	4	Anthony McGill [14]
6		Barry Hawkins [6]	13	-	10	Lü Haotian [68]
7		Mark J Williams [7]	13	-	7	Robert Milkins [37]
8		Allister Carter [15]	13	-	9	Ronnie O'Sullivan [2]
Round 1 (Last 32; Losers receive £18,000 / £0)
1		Joe Perry [22]	10	-	4	Mark Selby [1]
2		Mark Allen [16]	10	-	5	Liam Highfield [64]
3		Kyren Wilson [9]	10	-	3	Matthew Stevens [52]
4		Jamie Jones [51]	10	-	9	Shaun Murphy [8]
5		John Higgins [5]	10	-	7	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [58]
	Higgins missed the 14th red in frame 8 on his way to a maximum. Un-Nooh missed the 15th red in frame 12 on his way to a maximum.
6		Jack Lisowski [30]	10	-	7	Stuart Bingham [12]	3 centuries in the first 4 frames
	Bingham missed the 12th red in frame 9 on his way to a maximum						3 centuries in the first 4 frames
7		Ricky Walden [27]	10	-	6	Luca Brecel [13]	Re-spotted black (63-63) in frame 3 after Walden needed 2 snookers. Brecel won the frame though.
8		Judd Trump [4]	10	-	9	Chris Wakelin [55]	Wakelin�s 141 break in frame 5 is the highest break of his career. It is also a joint record on Crucible debut to equal Peter Lines from 1998.
	Watch the amazing decider on YouTube.
9		Ding Junhui [3]	10	-	3	Xiao Guodong [25]
10		Anthony McGill [14]	10	-	8	Ryan Day [17]	McGill was 7-3 down
11		Lü Haotian [68]	10	-	5	Marco Fu [11]
12		Barry Hawkins [6]	10	-	7	Stuart Carrington [56]
13		Mark J Williams [7]	10	-	5	Jimmy Robertson [34]	Re-rack in frame 12
14		Robert Milkins [37]	10	-	5	Neil Robertson [10]
15		Allister Carter [15]	10	-	8	Graeme Dott [21]
16		Ronnie O'Sullivan [2]	10	-	7	Stephen Maguire [18]	O'Sullivan was 4-0 down
	When O'Sullivan went 9-7 up, he had won 1,000 frames at the Crucible. Only Stephen Hendry has won more with 1,068.						O'Sullivan was 4-0 down

Betfred World Championship Qualifiers

Date: 11-18 Apr 2018; Venue: English Institute of Sport, Sheffield, England; View on separate page; Twitter: #SnookerWorldChamps; Notes: See also results (112)

Qual Round 3 (Last 48; Losers receive £13,500)
1		Ryan Day [17]	10	-	6	Peter Ebdon [49]
2		Liam Highfield [64]	10	-	4	Daniel Wells [65]
3		Xiao Guodong [25]	10	-	1	Adam Duffy [99]
4		Stuart Carrington [56]	10	-	8	Zhang Anda [73]
5		Graeme Dott [21]	10	-	7	Mike Dunn [53]
6		Robert Milkins [37]	10	-	3	Michael Holt [28]
7		Lü Haotian [68]	10	-	2	Rory McLeod [61]
8		Matthew Stevens [52]	10	-	2	Ken Doherty [77]
9		Jamie Jones [51]	10	-	0	Liang Wenbo [19]
10		Jack Lisowski [30]	10	-	3	Alan McManus [35]
11		Ricky Walden [27]	10	-	6	Andrew Higginson [59]
12		Joe Perry [22]	10	-	7	Mark Davis [43]
13		Chris Wakelin [55]	10	-	1	Tian Pengfei [74]
14		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [58]	10	-	8	Alfie Burden [71]
15		Jimmy Robertson [34]	10	-	7	Michael White [31]
16		Stephen Maguire [18]	10	-	7	Hossein Vafaei [47]
Qual Round 2 (Last 80; Losers receive £9,000)
1		Ryan Day [17]	10	-	1	Mitchell Mann [80]	Mann conceded the match after the first session due to illness. He was 7-1 down.
2		Peter Ebdon [49]	10	-	5	Robbie Williams [48]
3		Daniel Wells [65]	10	-	8	Zhou Yuelong [32]
4		Liam Highfield [64]	10	-	6	Tom Ford [33]
5		Adam Duffy [99]	10	-	6	Matthew Selt [57]
6		Xiao Guodong [25]	10	-	4	Mei Xiwen [72]
7		Stuart Carrington [56]	10	-	8	Ben Woollaston [41]
8		Zhang Anda [73]	10	-	4	Martin Gould [24]
9		Graeme Dott [21]	10	-	2	Akani Songsermsawad [76]
10		Mike Dunn [53]	10	-	3	Dominic Dale [44]
11		Michael Holt [28]	10	-	7	Elliot Slessor [69]
12		Robert Milkins [37]	10	-	8	Scott Donaldson [60]
13		Rory McLeod [61]	10	-	9	Li Hang [36]
14		Lü Haotian [68]	10	-	9	Martin O'Donnell [84]
	O'Donnell was 6-1 and 9-5 up
15		Matthew Stevens [52]	10	-	9	Yuan Sijun [100]
16		Ken Doherty [77]	10	-	4	Gerard Greene [90]
17		Liang Wenbo [19]	10	-	5	Zhao Xintong [78]
18		Jamie Jones [51]	10	-	7	Yu Delu [46]	Jones was 9-1 up
19		Jack Lisowski [30]	10	-	3	David Grace [67]
20		Alan McManus [35]	10	-	9	Oliver Lines [62]
21		Andrew Higginson [59]	10	-	5	Robin Hull [109]
22		Ricky Walden [27]	10	-	7	Lee Walker [70]
23		Mark Davis [43]	10	-	0	Michael Georgiou [54]
24		Joe Perry [22]	10	-	5	Jimmy White [101]
	Jimmy White equaled Steve Davis' record of 101 World Championship matches
25		Tian Pengfei [74]	10	-	9	Yan Bingtao [23]	Yan was 6-1 up
26		Chris Wakelin [55]	10	-	4	Kurt Maflin [42]
27		Alfie Burden [71]	10	-	9	David B Gilbert [26]
28		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [58]	10	-	4	Adam Stefanow (a)
29		Jimmy Robertson [34]	10	-	7	Sam Baird [63]
30		Michael White [31]	10	-	7	John Astley [66]
31		Hossein Vafaei [47]	10	-	5	Noppon Saengkham [50]
32		Stephen Maguire [18]	10	-	4	Hammad Miah [79]
Qual Round 1 (Last 144; Losers receive £0)
1		Ryan Day [17]	10	-	2	Igor Figueiredo (a)
2		Mitchell Mann [80]	10	-	5	Peter Lines [94]
3		Robbie Williams [48]	10	-	8	Jak Jones [81]
4		Peter Ebdon [49]	10	-	4	James Wattana [85]
5		Zhou Yuelong [32]	10	-	1	Ian Preece [83]
6		Daniel Wells [65]	10	-	6	Kurt Dunham [117]
7		Tom Ford [33]	10	-	2	Leo Fernandez [124]
8		Liam Highfield [64]	10	-	3	Chen Zhe [104]
9		Matthew Selt [57]	10	-	1	Ng On Yee (af)
10		Adam Duffy [99]	10	-	4	Mark Joyce [40]
11		Mei Xiwen [72]	10	-	8	Basem Eltahhan [128]
12		Xiao Guodong [25]	10	-	3	Chris Totten [108]
13		Stuart Carrington [56]	10	-	9	Nigel Bond [103]
14		Ben Woollaston [41]	10	-	5	Kacper Filipiak (a)
15		Zhang Anda [73]	10	-	6	Zhang Yong [92]
16		Martin Gould [24]	10	-	4	Paul S Davison [112]
17		Graeme Dott [21]	10	-	1	Adrian Ridley (a)
18		Akani Songsermsawad [76]	10	-	4	Lukas Kleckers [127]
19		Dominic Dale [44]	10	-	7	Reanne Evans (af)
20		Mike Dunn [53]	10	-	8	Duane Jones [98]
21		Michael Holt [28]	10	-	7	Thor Chuan Leong [97]
22		Elliot Slessor [69]	10	-	7	Eden Sharav [110]
23		Robert Milkins [37]	10	-	1	Aaron Canavan (a)
24		Scott Donaldson [60]	10	-	5	Tyler Rees (a)
25		Rory McLeod [61]	10	-	8	Ian Burns [91]
26		Li Hang [36]	10	-	9	Ashley Hugill [107]
27		Lü Haotian [68]	10	-	8	Fang Xiongman [88]
28		Martin O'Donnell [84]	10	-	7	Anthony Hamilton [29]
29		Matthew Stevens [52]	10	-	5	Ryan Thomerson (a)
30		Yuan Sijun [100]	10	-	5	Fergal O'Brien [45]
31		Ken Doherty [77]	10	-	8	Josh Boileau [111]
32		Gerard Greene [90]	10	-	9	Mark King [20]
33		Liang Wenbo [19]	10	-	2	Rod Lawler [123]
	Liang made a 147 in frame 10. Watch on YouTube. He missed the final black in frame 12 for a second 147 in the match. Watch on YouTube.
34		Zhao Xintong [78]	10	-	8	Aditya Mehta [82]	Mehta won the seventh frame despite having needed four snookers.
35		Yu Delu [46]	10	-	8	Sean O'Sullivan [122]
36		Jamie Jones [51]	10	-	5	Craig Steadman [87]
37		Jack Lisowski [30]	10	-	4	Christopher Keogan [119]
38		David Grace [67]	10	-	6	Wang Yuchen [93]
39		Alan McManus [35]	10	-	2	Rhys Clark [125]
40		Oliver Lines [62]	10	-	6	Harvey Chandler (a)
41		Andrew Higginson [59]	10	-	4	David John [126]
42		Robin Hull [109]	10	-	7	Cao Yupeng [38]
43		Lee Walker [70]	10	-	6	Kristjan Helgason (a)
44		Ricky Walden [27]	10	-	8	Joe Swail [120]
45		Michael Georgiou [54]	10	-	4	Matthew Bolton
46		Mark Davis [43]	10	-	1	Sanderson Lam [121]
47		Jimmy White [101]	10	-	6	Sam Craigie [75]
48		Joe Perry [22]	10	-	1	Ross Muir [118]
49		Yan Bingtao [23]	10	-	7	Jackson Page (a)
50		Tian Pengfei [74]	10	-	1	Li Yuan [95]
51		Kurt Maflin [42]	10	-	7	Hamza Akbar [116]
52		Chris Wakelin [55]	10	-	4	Xu Si [89]
53		David B Gilbert [26]	10	-	8	Billy Joe Castle [114]
54		Alfie Burden [71]	10	-	6	Jamie Curtis-Barrett [115]
55		Adam Stefanow (a)	10	-	8	Gary Wilson [39]
56		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [58]	10	-	8	Alexander Ursenbacher [86]	Ursenbacher was late after the mid-session interval and was docked a frame.
57		Sam Baird [63]	10	-	5	Soheil Vahedi [113]
58		Jimmy Robertson [34]	10	-	2	Alex Borg [102]
59		John Astley [66]	10	-	1	Marvin Lim Chun Kiat (a)
60		Michael White [31]	10	-	9	Niu Zhuang [106]
61		Noppon Saengkham [50]	10	-	1	Chen Zifan [105]
62		Hossein Vafaei [47]	10	-	8	Jamie Cope (a)
63		Hammad Miah [79]	10	-	9	Jordan Brown (a)
64		Stephen Maguire [18]	10	-	5	Allan Taylor [96]