Welsh Open 2018
# Welsh Open 2018

Die ManBetX Welsh Open 2018 waren ein Weltranglistenturnier im Rahmen der Snooker-Saison 2017/18, das vom 26. Februar bis 4. März 2018 in der Motorpoint Arena Cardiff ausgetragen wurde. Insgesamt zum zehnten Mal fand das Turnier in der walisischen Hauptstadt Cardiff statt, zum vierten Mal in Folge in der Motorpoint Arena. Die Welsh Open schlossen die Home-Nations-Serie ab, die aus vier Turnieren in den vier Landesteilen des Vereinigten Königreichs besteht.

Stuart Bingham war der Titelverteidiger aus dem Vorjahr, der diesmal aber schon in der dritten Runde ausschied. Sieger wurde John Higgins, der den Engländer Barry Hawkins im Finale mit 9:7 besiegte. Es war sein 30. Ranglistensieg und sein fünfter Welsh-Open-Sieg, womit er alleiniger Rekordsieger des Turniers wurde.

## Preisgeld

Das Preisgeld für alle vier Turniere der Home-Nations-Serie blieb unverändert.

| | Preisgeld |
| - | - |
| Sieger | 70.000 £ |
| Finalist | 30.000 £ |
| Halbfinalist | 20.000 £ |
| Viertelfinalist | 10.000 £ |
| Achtelfinalist | 6.000 £ |
| Letzte 32 | 3.500 £ |
| Letzte 64 | 2.500 £ |
| Höchstes Break | 2.000 £ |
| Insgesamt | 366.000 £ |

Der „Rolling 147 Prize“ für ein Maximum Break stand bei 20.000 £.

## Turnierergebnisse

Wie schon zuvor bei den Scottish Open hatten sich 127 Profis für das Turnier angemeldet. Da der walisische Verband zusätzlich Wildcards an zwei einheimische Spieler vergeben durfte und nur noch ein Platz frei war, mussten die beiden, Darren Morgan und Rhydian Richards, ein Ausscheidungsspiel austragen. Bis zum Achtelfinale wurde auf vier Gewinnframes (Modus Best of 7) gespielt.

Vorqualifikation

| Spiel | Spieler 1 | Ergebnis | Spieler 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | (WC) Darren Morgan Wales | 43:43 | Wales Rhydian Richards (WC) |

### Erste Runde bis Achtelfinale

**Obere Hälfte 1**

| Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | | | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 107 | China Volksrepublik Chen Zhe | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 107 | China Volksrepublik Chen Zhe | 1 | 1 | England Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | A | Wales Jackson Page | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| A | Wales Jackson Page⁠ | 4 | A | Wales Jackson Page | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 122 | England Sean O’Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 122 | England Sean O’Sullivan | 3 | | | | 1 | England Stuart Bingham | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 54 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | |
| 65 | Schottland Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | | | 54 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | |
| 48 | Irland Fergal O’Brien | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Irland Fergal O’Brien | 2 | 65 | Schottland Scott Donaldson | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 54 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 4 | 54 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 78 | Irland Ken Doherty | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 78 | Irland Ken Doherty | 1 | | | | | | | | | 54 | Wales Matthew Stevens | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | China Volksrepublik Yan Bingtao | 4 |
| 16 | Wales Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 26 | China Volksrepublik Yan Bingtao | 4 |
| 119 | Australien Kurt Dunham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 119 | Australien Kurt Dunham | 4 | 119 | Australien Kurt Dunham | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 26 | China Volksrepublik Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 98 | England Jimmy White | 3 | 26 | China Volksrepublik Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | China Volksrepublik Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | China Volksrepublik Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | 26 | China Volksrepublik Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 46 | England Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | | |
| 86 | China Volksrepublik Wang Yuchen | 1 | | | | | | 46 | England Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | | |
| 46 | England Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | England Peter Ebdon | 4 | 46 | England Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 29 | England Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | England Anthony Hamilton | 4 | 29 | England Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | England David Gilbert | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Obere Hälfte 2**

| Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | | | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 88 | China Volksrepublik Fang Xiongman | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 103 | China Volksrepublik Yuan Sijun | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 103 | China Volksrepublik Yuan Sijun | 3 | 88 | China Volksrepublik Fang Xiongman | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 101 | China Volksrepublik Chen Zifan | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 101 | China Volksrepublik Chen Zifan | 4 | 101 | China Volksrepublik Chen Zifan | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | China Volksrepublik Zhou Yuelong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | China Volksrepublik Zhou Yuelong | 1 | | | | 88 | China Volksrepublik Fang Xiongman | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | England Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | |
| 120 | England Rod Lawler | 0 | | | | | | 9 | England Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | |
| 35 | England Tom Ford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | England Tom Ford | 4 | 35 | England Tom Ford | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | England Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | England Barry Hawkins | 4 | 9 | England Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 102 | China Volksrepublik Niu Zhuang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 102 | China Volksrepublik Niu Zhuang | 1 | | | | | | | | | 9 | England Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | England Martin Gould | 2 |
| 93 | China Volksrepublik Li Yuan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | England Martin Gould | 2 |
| 21 | England Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | England Ricky Walden | 4 | 21 | England Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 23 | England Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Wales Michael White | 2 | 23 | England Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | England Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | England Martin Gould | 4 | | | | 23 | England Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Wales Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | |
| 79 | Indien Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | | | 8 | Wales Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | |
| 83 | England Martin O’Donnell | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 83 | England Martin O’Donnell | 3 | 79 | Indien Aditya Mehta | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Wales Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Wales Mark Williams | 4 | 8 | Wales Mark Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | England Mark King | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Obere Hälfte 3**

| Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | | | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | China Volksrepublik Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 76 | England Hammad Miah | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 76 | England Hammad Miah | 0 | 5 | China Volksrepublik Ding Junhui | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 68 | England Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | China Volksrepublik Li Hang | – | 68 | England Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 68 | England Liam Highfield | kl. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 68 | England Liam Highfield | kl. | | | | 68 | England Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 60 | England Chris Wakelin | 1 | | | | | |
| 28 | China Volksrepublik Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | 60 | England Chris Wakelin | 1 | | | | | |
| 60 | England Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 60 | England Chris Wakelin | 4 | 60 | England Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 56 | England Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | England Andrew Higginson | 4 | 56 | England Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 100 | England Ashley Hugill | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 100 | England Ashley Hugill | 3 | | | | | | | | | 68 | England Liam Highfield | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 99 | England Ian Burns | 4 |
| 12 | Australien Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 99 | England Ian Burns | 4 |
| 40 | England Mark Davis | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | England Mark Davis | 1 | 12 | Australien Neil Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 99 | England Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 109 | England Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 1 | 99 | England Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 99 | England Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 99 | England Ian Burns | 4 | | | | 99 | England Ian Burns | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 73 | Thailand Sunny Akani | 2 | | | | | |
| 45 | Wales Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | 73 | Thailand Sunny Akani | 2 | | | | | |
| 82 | Schweiz Alexander Ursenbacher | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 82 | Schweiz Alexander Ursenbacher | 1 | 45 | Wales Jamie Jones | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 73 | Thailand Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 63 | China Volksrepublik Tian Pengfei | 1 | 73 | Thailand Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 73 | Thailand Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Obere Hälfte 4**

| Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | | | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 92 | China Volksrepublik Zhang Yong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 84 | Thailand James Wattana | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 84 | Thailand James Wattana | 4 | 84 | Thailand James Wattana | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 25 | England Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | England Michael Holt | 4 | 25 | England Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 71 | England Elliot Slessor | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 71 | England Elliot Slessor | 2 | | | | 84 | Thailand James Wattana | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | England Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | |
| 53 | England Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | 13 | England Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | |
| 94 | England Adam Duffy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 94 | England Adam Duffy | 2 | 53 | England Rory McLeod | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | England Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | England Kyren Wilson | 4 | 13 | England Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | England Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | England Robert Milkins | 1 | | | | | | | | | 13 | England Kyren Wilson | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 4 |
| 91 | England Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 4 |
| 125 | Wales David John | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 125 | Wales David John | 1 | 91 | England Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 52 | Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Iran Hossein Vafaei | 2 | 52 | Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | 91 | England Craig Steadman | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 57 | Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | |
| 57 | Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | | 57 | Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | |
| 110 | Schottland Ross Muir | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 110 | Schottland Ross Muir | 2 | 57 | Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | England Judd Trump | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | England Judd Trump | 4 | 4 | England Judd Trump | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 112 | Wales Duane Jones | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Untere Hälfte 1**

| Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | | | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | England Ronnie O’Sullivan | kl. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 105 | Finnland Robin Hull | – | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 105 | Finnland Robin Hull | – | 3 | England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 22 | Schottland Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 116 | England Sanderson Lam | 0 | 22 | Schottland Graeme Dott | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Schottland Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Schottland Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | 3 | England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 66 | England David Grace | 0 | | | | | |
| 66 | England David Grace | 4 | | | | | | 66 | England David Grace | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Wales Rhydian Richards | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Wales Rhydian Richards | 3 | 66 | England David Grace | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 85 | Wales Jak Jones | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 69 | China Volksrepublik Mei Xiwen | 3 | 85 | Wales Jak Jones | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 85 | Wales Jak Jones | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 85 | Wales Jak Jones | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | England Mike Dunn | 0 |
| 14 | Belgien Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | England Mike Dunn | 0 |
| 106 | Irland Josh Boileau | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 106 | Irland Josh Boileau | 2 | 14 | Belgien Luca Brecel | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 42 | England Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 121 | Pakistan Hamza Akbar | 0 | 42 | England Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | England Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | England Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | 42 | England Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 87 | China Volksrepublik Xu Si | 2 | | | | | |
| 30 | Schottland Alan McManus | 0 | | | | | | 87 | China Volksrepublik Xu Si | 2 | | | | | |
| 87 | China Volksrepublik Xu Si | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 87 | China Volksrepublik Xu Si | 4 | 87 | China Volksrepublik Xu Si | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 58 | Zypern Republik Michael Georgiou | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 77 | England Mitchell Mann | 0 | 58 | Zypern Republik Michael Georgiou | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 58 | Zypern Republik Michael Georgiou | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Untere Hälfte 2**

| Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | | | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 117 | England Paul Davison | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 74 | China Volksrepublik Lü Haotian | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 74 | China Volksrepublik Lü Haotian | 4 | 74 | China Volksrepublik Lü Haotian | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 37 | England Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | England Jack Lisowski | 4 | 37 | England Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | England Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 39 | England Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | 37 | England Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 118 | England Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | |
| 118 | England Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | 118 | England Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | |
| 126 | Deutschland Lukas Kleckers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 126 | Deutschland Lukas Kleckers | 2 | 118 | England Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | England Allister Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | England Allister Carter | 4 | 11 | England Allister Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 124 | Schottland Rhys Clark | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 124 | Schottland Rhys Clark | 0 | | | | | | | | | 118 | England Nigel Bond | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 4 |
| 80 | England Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 4 |
| 123 | Irland Leo Fernandez | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 123 | Irland Leo Fernandez | 0 | 80 | England Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 41 | Norwegen Kurt Maflin | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 33 | England Jimmy Robertson | 0 | 41 | Norwegen Kurt Maflin | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Norwegen Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Norwegen Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | 80 | England Sam Craigie | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 4 | | | | | |
| 20 | England Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 4 | | | | | |
| 18 | Schottland Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Schottland Stephen Maguire | 4 | 18 | Schottland Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 4 | 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | England Matthew Selt | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Untere Hälfte 3**

| Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | | | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | England Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 89 | Nordirland Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 89 | Nordirland Gerard Greene | 4 | 89 | Nordirland Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 51 | England Stuart Carrington | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | England Stuart Carrington | 4 | 51 | England Stuart Carrington | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 90 | England Peter Lines | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 90 | England Peter Lines | 3 | | | | 89 | Nordirland Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 67 | England John Astley | 4 | | | | | |
| 38 | Wales Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | | | 67 | England John Astley | 4 | | | | | |
| 111 | Schottland Chris Totten | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 111 | Schottland Chris Totten | 0 | 38 | Wales Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 67 | England John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 67 | England John Astley | 4 | 67 | England John Astley | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 70 | China Volksrepublik Zhang Anda | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 70 | China Volksrepublik Zhang Anda | 2 | | | | | | | | | 67 | England John Astley | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 49 | England Gary Wilson | 4 |
| 10 | Nordirland Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 49 | England Gary Wilson | 4 |
| 50 | China Volksrepublik Cao Yupeng | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | China Volksrepublik Cao Yupeng | 2 | 10 | Nordirland Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 115 | Iran Soheil Vahedi | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 97 | Malta Alex Borg | 0 | 115 | Iran Soheil Vahedi | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 115 | Iran Soheil Vahedi | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 115 | Iran Soheil Vahedi | 4 | | | | 10 | Nordirland Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 49 | England Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | |
| 49 | England Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | 49 | England Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | |
| 59 | England Sam Baird | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 59 | England Sam Baird | 1 | 49 | England Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 64 | Wales Daniel Wells | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 64 | Wales Daniel Wells | 4 | 64 | Wales Daniel Wells | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 72 | Wales Lee Walker | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Untere Hälfte 4**

| Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Erste Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Zweite Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | Dritte Runde Best of 7 Frames | | | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames | Achtelfinale Best of 7 Frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 62 | England Oliver Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 104 | Schottland Eden Sharav | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 104 | Schottland Eden Sharav | 3 | 62 | England Oliver Lines | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 47 | China Volksrepublik Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | China Volksrepublik Yu Delu | 4 | 47 | China Volksrepublik Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 108 | England Billy Castle | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 108 | England Billy Castle | 2 | | | | 47 | China Volksrepublik Yu Delu | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32 | England Ben Woollaston | 0 | | | | | |
| 95 | Malaysia Thor Chuan Leong | 3 | | | | | | 32 | England Ben Woollaston | 0 | | | | | |
| 32 | England Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | England Ben Woollaston | 4 | 32 | England Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Schottland Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Schottland Anthony McGill | 4 | 15 | Schottland Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 127 | Agypten Basem Eltahhan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 127 | Agypten Basem Eltahhan | 1 | | | | | | | | | 47 | China Volksrepublik Yu Delu | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | China Volksrepublik Liang Wenbo | 1 |
| 55 | England Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | China Volksrepublik Liang Wenbo | 1 |
| 96 | England Allan Taylor | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 96 | England Allan Taylor | 0 | 55 | England Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 81 | Wales Ian Preece | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 81 | Wales Ian Preece | 4 | 81 | Wales Ian Preece | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 75 | China Volksrepublik Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 75 | China Volksrepublik Zhao Xintong | 2 | | | | 55 | England Robbie Williams | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17 | China Volksrepublik Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | |
| 61 | England Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | | 17 | China Volksrepublik Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | |
| 17 | China Volksrepublik Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | China Volksrepublik Liang Wenbo | 4 | 17 | China Volksrepublik Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | England Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | England Mark Selby | 4 | 2 | England Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 113 | England Christopher Keogan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

A = Amateurspieler (qualifiziert über die Q-School-Order-of-Merit) WC = Wildcard-Spieler des walisischen Verbands WBSA kl. = kampflos

### Viertelfinale bis Finale

| Viertelfinale Best of 9 Frames | Viertelfinale Best of 9 Frames | Viertelfinale Best of 9 Frames | Halbfinale Best of 11 Frames | Halbfinale Best of 11 Frames | Halbfinale Best of 11 Frames | Finale Best of 17 Frames | Finale Best of 17 Frames | Finale Best of 17 Frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | China Volksrepublik Yan Bingtao | 1 | | | | | | |
| 9 | England Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | |
| 9 | England Barry Hawkins | 5 | 9 | England Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | |
| | | | 57 | Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | |
| 99 | England Ian Burns | 3 | 57 | Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | |
| 57 | Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | |
| 57 | Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | 9 | England Barry Hawkins | 7 |
| | | | | | | 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 9 |
| 3 | England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 1 | | | | | | 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 9 |
| 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 5 | 6 | Schottland John Higgins | 6 | | | |
| | | | 49 | England Gary Wilson | 2 | | | |
| 49 | England Gary Wilson | 5 | 49 | England Gary Wilson | 2 | | | |
| 47 | China Volksrepublik Yu Delu | 2 | | | | | | |

Finale: Best of 17 Frames Schiedsrichter/in: Malta Terry Camilleri Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, 4. März 2018 :

| Barry Hawkins England | 7:9 | Schottland John Higgins |
| - | - | - |
| Nachmittagsspiele: 66:55, 0:138 (138), 70:68 (Higgins 68), 0:141 (141), 66:16, 131:0 (130), 14:83 (51), 15:73 (58) Abendspiele: 1:56, 44:59, 125:6 (103), 142:0 (138), 44:70 (66), 55:65, 82:0 (82), 0:72 (64) |||
| 138 | Höchstes Break | 141 |
| 3 | Century-Breaks | 2 |
| 4 | 50+-Breaks | 7 |

## Century-Breaks

66 Century-Breaks wurden im Verlauf des Turniers erzielt, der Sieger John Higgins erzielte alleine 10 Breaks von 100 oder mehr Punkten, darunter auch im Achtelfinale das höchste Turnierbreak mit 144 Punkten.

| Schottland John Higgins | 144, 141, 138, 136, 115, 113, 107, 106, 101, 100 |
| - | - |
| England Mark Selby | 143, 100 |
| England Barry Hawkins | 141, 138, 137, 130, 103 |
| England Martin Gould | 141, 110 |
| England Gary Wilson | 140, 124, 105, 101 |
| Thailand Noppon Saengkham | 139, 120, 102 |
| England Kyren Wilson | 136, 105, 100 (2×) |
| Wales Mark Williams | 134, 129, 106 |
| England Ronnie O’Sullivan | 133, 117, 106, 100 |
| England Ian Burns | 131, 106 |
| Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 131, 101 |
| Australien Neil Robertson | 130, 100 (2×) |
| England Elliot Slessor | 129, 115 |
| England Ben Woollaston | 129 |
| China Volksrepublik Cao Yupeng | 124 |
| Nordirland Mark Allen | 119, 116 |
| England Stuart Bingham | 118 |
| China Volksrepublik Zhang Anda | 118 |
| England Liam Highfield | 115 |
| England Jack Lisowski | 114, 104 (2×), 103 |
| Thailand Sonny Akani | 111, 108 |
| England Robbie Williams | 111 |
| China Volksrepublik Yan Bingtao | 110 |
| Wales Ryan Day | 107 |
| England Mark King | 104 |
| Australien Kurt Dunham | 103 |
| Schottland Stephen Maguire | 102 |
| Nordirland Gerard Greene | 102 |

## Quellen

* ↑ Welsh Open Final – Extra Tickets Released. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association, abgerufen am 17. Februar 2018 (englisch).
* ↑ Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season. (PDF; 88 kB) In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association, 11. Juli 2017, abgerufen am 17. Februar 2018 (englisch).
* ↑ Welsh Open 2018 Draw. (PDF; 455 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, 12. Februar 2018, abgerufen am 17. Februar 2018.
* ↑ Home Nations Series – Welsh Open 2018 – Provisional Format of Play. (PDF; 77 kB) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, 13. Februar 2018, abgerufen am 17. Februar 2018 (englisch).
* ↑ Welsh Open (2018). In: snooker.org. Abgerufen am 17. Februar 2018 (englisch).
* ↑ Page Handed Place In Welsh Open. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association, 20. Februar 2018, abgerufen am 20. Februar 2018 (englisch).
* ↑ ManBetX Welsh Open 2018. (Nicht mehr online verfügbar.) In: worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association, 3. März 2018, archiviert vom Original am 27. Februar 2018; abgerufen am 3. März 2018 (englisch). Info: Der Archivlink wurde automatisch eingesetzt und noch nicht geprüft. Bitte prüfe Original- und Archivlink gemäß Anleitung und entferne dann diesen Hinweis.@1@2Vorlage:Webachiv/IABot/livescores.worldsnookerdata.com

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