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2018 WSF Championship

2018 Amateur Snooker tournament

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The 2018 WSF Championship was the first edition of the WSF Championship, an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 18 March to 24 March 2018 in Qawra, Malta. It was the first edition of the WSF Championships and also doubled as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour. The best four players (all semi-finalists) received an invitation to compete in the 2018 World Snooker Championship. Two best players (both finalists) received a Main Tour Card for the 2018/2019 season.

The tournament was televised in Malta by TVM2.

01Prize fund

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:

  • Winner: €10,000
  • Runner-up: €4,000
  • Semi-finalist: €1,800
  • Quarter-finalist: €1,000
  • Last 16: €400
  • Last 32: €200
  • Highest break: €300
  • Total: €28,300

02Results

Group A

The following is the results from the Groups.

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Michael Collumb 12 3 9
2 Marcin Nitschke 10 4 6
3 Cedric Van Wassenhove 7 9 −2
4 Joseph Casha 4 9 −5
5 Waratthanun Sukritthanes 4 12 −8

Group B

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 David Lilley 12 0 12
2 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat 9 6 3
3 Ross Symes 8 8 0
4 Mario Brincat 5 9 −4
5 Alessandro Maciel 1 12 −11

Group C

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Kristján Helgason 12 1 11
2 Ryan Thomerson 10 5 5
3 Tom Limor 7 7 0
4 Laurens de Staelen 4 12 −8
5 John Farrugia 3 11 −8

Group D

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Kacper Filipiak 12 1 11
2 Isaac Borg 8 7 1
3 Gao Yang 8 8 0
4 Patrik Tiihonen 7 10 −3
5 Carlos Loberto 3 12 −9

Group E

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Luo Honghao 12 3 9
2 Steve Mifsud 9 4 5
3 Andres Petrov 8 6 2
4 Daniel O'Regan 4 11 −7
5 Matthew Calleja 3 12 −9

Group F

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Ross Vallance 12 0 12
2 Alex Taubman 9 4 5
3 Philip Ciantar 6 7 −1
4 Nutcharut Wongharuthai 5 9 −4
5 Mohammed El Idrissi 0 12 −12

Group G

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Darren Morgan 12 4 8
2 Brian Cini 11 3 8
3 Philip O`Connor 6 8 −2
4 Vladu Mihai 6 11 −5
5 Nicolly Christo 3 12 −9

Group H

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Igor Figueiredo 9 1 8
2 Clayton Castaldi 7 6 1
3 Dylan Gault 5 8 −3
4 Khalid Kamali 3 9 −6

Group I

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Ratchayothin Yotharuck 9 4 5
2 Chris Peplow 9 5 4
3 Jeff Jacobs 9 7 2
4 Andrew Pagett 8 8 0
5 Edmond Ndou 1 12 −11

Group J

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Adam Stefanow 12 0 12
2 Saqib Nasir 9 5 4
3 Ang Boon Chin 7 7 0
4 Iulian Boiko 4 10 −6
5 Bendaoud Kamal 2 12 −10

Group K

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Aaron Busuttil 7 4 3
Jamie Clarke 7 4 3
3 Suleman Kukka Salam 6 6 0
4 Mohammed Al Joker 3 9 −6

Group L

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Andreas Ploner 12 4 8
2 Fraser Patrick 10 8 2
3 Simon Zammit 9 8 1
4 Jon Ingi Ægisson 6 9 −3
5 Saif Alketbi 4 12 −8

Group M

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Kishan Hirani 12 4 8
2 Yuttapop Pakpoj 10 6 4
3 Belan Sharif 7 9 −2
4 Rebecca Kenna 7 11 −4
5 Esa Oikarinen 6 12 −6

Group N

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Mateusz Baranowski 12 1 11
2 Noel Landers 9 7 2
3 Reanne Evans 7 8 −1
4 Ahmed Shehab 5 11 −6
5 Heikki Niva 4 10 −6

Group O

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Joe O'Connor 12 3 9
2 Grzegorz Biernadski 10 6 4
3 Arthur Cachia 9 8 1
4 Benny Loh 4 9 −5
5 Benjamin McCabe 3 12 −9

Group P

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Kevin Hanssens 12 0 12
2 Saif Al Shamsi 9 5 4
3 Frans Mintoff 7 7 0
4 Dorjan Maknori 5 10 −5
5 Andrei Orzan 1 12 −11

Group Q

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Michael Judge 12 2 10
2 Kuldesh Johal 10 8 2
3 Sergey Isaenko 7 7 0
4 Jason Peplow 7 8 −1
5 Shai Yair 1 12 −11

Group R

Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference
1 Duncan Bezzina 9 4 5
2 Kobe Vanoppen 9 6 3
3 TJ Dowling 8 6 2
4 Stuart Watson 8 7 1
5 Israel Pertman 1 12 −11

Knockout stage

The following is the results from the Knockout stage.

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

33 Noel Landers0, 432 Fraser Patrick
17 Duncan Bezzina4, 048 Ross Symes
49 Philip O`Connor1, 416 Ratchayothin Yotharuck
41 Gao Yang1, 424 Steve Mifsud
25 Saif Al Shamsi4, 040 Suleman Kukka Salam
37 Andres Petrov4, 328 Aaron Busuttil
21 Marcin Nitschke4, 244 Simon Zammit
54 Cedric Van Wassenhove4, 312 Joe O'Connor
13 Kishan Hirani4, 252 Reanne Evans
45 Frans Mintoff2, 420 Brian Cini
29 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat4, 136 Isaac Borg
35 Kuldesh Johal4, 330 Kobe Vanoppen
19 Alex Taubman4, 046 Belan Sharif
51 Dylan Gault1, 414 Andreas Ploner
11 Michael Collumb4, 153 Philip Ciantar
43 Jeff Jacobs2, 422 Ryan Thomerson
27 Saqib Nasir4, 038 Grzegorz Biernadski
39 TJ Dowling4, 226 Yuttapop Pakpoj
23 Chris Peplow4, 042 Sergey Isaenko
15 Darren Morgan4, 150 Tom Limor
47 Ang Boon Chin1, 418 Jamie Clarke
31 Clayton Castaldi4, 134 Arthur Cachia

Other rounds

Round 2
Best of 7 frames 		Round 3
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter-Finals
Best of 7 frames 		Semi-Finals
Best of 7 frames 		Final
Best of 11 frames
               
1 Adam Stefanow 4
32 Fraser Patrick 1
1 Adam Stefanow 4
17 Duncan Bezzina 1
17 Duncan Bezzina 4
16 Ratchayothin Yotharuck 2
1 Adam Stefanow 4
8 Igor Figueiredo 2
9 Michael Judge 4
24 Steve Mifsud 2
9 Michael Judge 2
8 Igor Figueiredo 4
25 Saif Al Shamsi 0
8 Igor Figueiredo 4
1 Adam Stefanow 4
5 Kristján Helgason 3
5 Kristján Helgason 4
37 Andres Petrov 0
5 Kristján Helgason 4
21 Marcin Nitschke 0
21 Marcin Nitschke 4
54 Cedric Van Wassenhove 0
5 Kristján Helgason 4
13 Kishan Hirani 2
13 Kishan Hirani 4
20 Brian Cini 2
13 Kishan Hirani 4
29 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat 3
29 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat 4
4 Ross Vallance 2
1 Adam Stefanow 0
10 Luo Honghao 6
3 David Lilley 2
35 Kuldesh Johal 4
35 Kuldesh Johal 3
19 Alex Taubman 4
19 Alex Taubman 4
14 Andreas Ploner 1
19 Alex Taubman 1
6 Kacper Filipiak 4
11 Michael Collumb 4
22 Ryan Thomerson 1
11 Michael Collumb 0
6 Kacper Filipiak 4
27 Saqib Nasir 0
6 Kacper Filipiak 4
6 Kacper Filipiak 3
10 Luo Honghao 4
7 Mateusz Baranowski 1
39 TJ Dowling 4
39 TJ Dowling 0
10 Luo Honghao 4
23 Chris Peplow 0
10 Luo Honghao 4
10 Luo Honghao 4
18 Jamie Clarke 0
15 Darren Morgan 2
18 Jamie Clarke 4
18 Jamie Clarke 4
2 Kevin Hanssens 3
31 Clayton Castaldi 1
2 Kevin Hanssens 4

03Century breaks

Total: 10

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