2018 Scottish Open (snooker) explained
The 2018 Scottish Open (officially the 2018 BetVictor Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 10 to 16 December 2018 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.[1] It is the tenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost 2–4 to Ross Muir in the second round. The tournament was won by Mark Allen who beat Shaun Murphy in the final. Allen led 6–3, but then Murphy won four frames in a row to take a 7–6 lead. Allen, however, won the next three frames to win 9–7.[2]
John Higgins made the ninth maximum break of his career in the third frame of his second-round victory over Gerard Greene.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
- Winner: £70,000
- Runner-up: £30,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £10,000
- Last 16: £6,000
- Last 32: £3,500
- Last 64: £2,500
- Highest break: £2,000
- Total: £366,000
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £20,000
Tournament draw
Top half
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 8
Finals
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio
Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 16 December 2018. |
Shaun Murphy (8)
| 7–9 | Mark Allen (6)
|
Afternoon: 0–110 (110),,,,,,,
Evening: 7–68, 108–0,,,,,, |
| 115 | Highest break | 134 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 | |
Century breaks
Total: 70
- 147, 104 John Higgins
- 141, 124, 122, 115, 101 Shaun Murphy
- 139 Lu Ning
- 138 Zhou Yuelong
- 136, 122, 102 Ali Carter
- 136, 101 Yan Bingtao
- 136 Nigel Bond
- 135 Jimmy Robertson
- 134, 129, 126, 110, 106 Mark Allen
- 134, 111, 105 Ding Junhui
- 134 Gerard Greene
- 130 Eden Sharav
- 130 Yuan Sijun
- 127, 119, 119, 117, 102, 101, 101 Judd Trump
- 127 Zhang Anda
- 122, 115, 108, 108 Stuart Carrington
- 122, 108 Joe Perry
- 121 Mark Davis
- 119 Matthew Stevens
- 115, 112 James Cahill
- 114 Ross Muir
- 113 Jack Lisowski
- 110, 105 Kyren Wilson
- 110 Gary Wilson
- 109 Duane Jones
- 107 Tom Ford
- 107 Joe Swail
- 106 Ricky Walden
- 105 Ian Burns
- 102 Alfie Burden
- 101, 101 Zhao Xintong
- 101 Elliot Slessor
- 100 Luca Brecel
- 100 David Gilbert
- 100 Mark King
- 100 Alan McManus
- 100 Robbie Williams
Notes and References
- Web site: 2018/2019 Calendar_December. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. 24 September 2018. 2 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190602104149/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/?year=2018&month=12. dead.
- Web site: Mark Allen beats Shaun Murphy 9-7 in Scottish Open final. 16 December 2018. BBC Sport. 18 December 2018.
- Web site: Higgins Makes Glasgow 147. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 December 2018. 12 December 2018.
- Web site: Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2018/2019 Season. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 18 July 2018. 24 September 2018.
