Tournament Name: | The Seniors Masters |
Dates: | 12 April 2018 |
Venue: | Crucible Theatre |
Location: | Sheffield |
Country: | England |
Organisation: | Snooker Legends |
Format: | Seniors event |
Total Prize Fund: | £14,500 |
Winners Share: | £7,500 |
Highest Break: | John Parrott (85) |
Winner: | Cliff Thorburn |
Runner Up: | Jonathan Bagley |
Score: | 2–1 |
Previous: | First |
Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 Seniors Masters was a senior snooker tournament which took place on 12 April 2018 at in Sheffield, England. It was the fourth and final event on the newly created World Seniors Tour.[1]
Cliff Thorburn won the title beating Jonathan Bagley 2–1 on a re-spotted black ball which replaced the final frame decider in the final. Thorburn, at the age of 70, became the oldest winner of a World Seniors title; the previous record belonged to Steve Davis, who was 60 when he won the 2018 Seniors Irish Masters.[2]
The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[3]
Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, 12 April 2018. | |||
Johnathan Bagley | 1–2 | Cliff Thorburn | |
72–6, 21–57, 0–7*(respotted black) | |||
36 | Highest break | 47 | |
0 | Century breaks | 0 | |
0 | 50+ breaks | 0 |