2018 WSF Championship explained

Tournament Name:WSF Championship
Venue:Dolmen Hotel Malta
Location:Qawra
Country:Malta
Organisation:WSF
Total Prize Fund:€28,300
Winners Share:€10,300
Highest Break: Igor Figueiredo (131)
Winner: Luo Honghao
Runner Up: Adam Stefanow
Score:6–0
Next:2020

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.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

The tournament was televised in Malta by TVM2.[10]

Prize fund

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[11]

Results

Group A

The following is the results from the Groups.[12]

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1 Michael Collumb1239
2 Marcin Nitschke1046
3 Cedric Van Wassenhove79−2
4 Joseph Casha49−5
5 Waratthanun Sukritthanes412−8

Group B

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1 David Lilley12012
2 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat963
3 Ross Symes880
4 Mario Brincat59−4
5 Alessandro Maciel112−11

Group C

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1 Kristján Helgason12111
2 Ryan Thomerson1055
3 Tom Limor770
4 Laurens de Staelen412−8
5 John Farrugia311−8

Group D

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1 Kacper Filipiak12111
2 Isaac Borg871
3 Gao Yang880
4 Patrik Tiihonen710−3
5 Carlos Loberto312−9

Group E

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1 Luo Honghao1239
2 Steve Mifsud945
3 Andres Petrov862
4 Daniel O'Regan411−7
5 Matthew Calleja312−9

Group F

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1 Ross Vallance12012
2 Alex Taubman945
3 Philip Ciantar67−1
4 Nutcharut Wongharuthai59−4
5 Mohammed El Idrissi012−12

Group G

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1 Darren Morgan1248
2 Brian Cini1138
3 Philip O`Connor68−2
4 Vladu Mihai611−5
5 Nicolly Christo312−9

Group H

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1 Igor Figueiredo918
2 Clayton Castaldi761
3 Dylan Gault58−3
4 Khalid Kamali39−6

Group I

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1 Ratchayothin Yotharuck945
2 Chris Peplow954
3 Jeff Jacobs972
4 Andrew Pagett880
5 Edmond Ndou112−11

Group J

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1 Adam Stefanow12012
2 Saqib Nasir954
3 Ang Boon Chin770
4 Iulian Boiko410−6
5 Bendaoud Kamal212−10

Group K

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1 Aaron Busuttil743
Jamie Clarke743
3 Suleman Kukka Salam660
4 Mohammed Al Joker39−6

Group L

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1 Andreas Ploner1248
2 Fraser Patrick1082
3 Simon Zammit981
4 Jon Ingi Ægisson69−3
5 Saif Alketbi412−8

Group M

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1 Kishan Hirani1248
2 Yuttapop Pakpoj1064
3 Belan Sharif79−2
4 Rebecca Kenna711−4
5 Esa Oikarinen612−6

Group N

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1 Mateusz Baranowski12111
2 Noel Landers972
3 Reanne Evans78−1
4 Ahmed Shehab511−6
5 Heikki Niva410−6

Group O

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1 Joe O'Connor1239
2 Grzegorz Biernadski1064
3 Arthur Cachia981
4 Benny Loh49−5
5 Benjamin McCabe312−9

Group P

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1 Kevin Hanssens12012
2 Saif Al Shamsi954
3 Frans Mintoff770
4 Dorjan Maknori510−5
5 Andrei Orzan112−11

Group Q

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1 Michael Judge12210
2 Kuldesh Johal1082
3 Sergey Isaenko770
4 Jason Peplow78−1
5 Shai Yair112−11

Group R

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1 Duncan Bezzina945
2 Kobe Vanoppen963
3 TJ Dowling862
4 Stuart Watson871
5 Israel Pertman112−11

Knockout stage

The following is the results from the Knockout stage.[13]

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

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33 0–4 32 Fraser Patrick
17 Duncan Bezzina 4–0 48 Ross Symes
49 1–4 16 Ratchayothin Yotharuck
41 1–4 24 Steve Mifsud
25 Saif Al Shamsi 4–0 40 Suleman Kukka Salam
37 Andres Petrov 4–3 28 Aaron Busuttil
21 Marcin Nitschke 4–2 44 Simon Zammit
54 Cedric Van Wassenhove 4–3 12 Joe O'Connor
13 Kishan Hirani 4–2 52 Reanne Evans
45 2–4 20 Brian Cini
29 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat 4–1 36 Isaac Borg
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35 Kuldesh Johal 4–3 30 Kobe Vanoppen
19 Alex Taubman 4–0 46 Belan Sharif
51 1–4 14 Andreas Ploner
11 Michael Collumb 4–1 53 Philip Ciantar
43 2–4 22 Ryan Thomerson
27 Saqib Nasir 4–0 38 Grzegorz Biernadski
39 TJ Dowling 4–2 26 Yuttapop Pakpoj
23 Chris Peplow 4–0 42 Sergey Isaenko
15 Darren Morgan 4–1 50 Tom Limor
47 1–4 18 Jamie Clarke
31 Clayton Castaldi 4–1 34 Arthur Cachia

Other rounds

Century breaks

Total: 10[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luo Honghao Wins WSF Championship . 24 March 2018 .
  2. Web site: Luo Honghao Wins WSF Championship . 24 March 2018 .
  3. Web site: Luo Honghao Wins WSF Championship . 25 March 2018 .
  4. Web site: Chinese teenager Luo wins inaugural WSF title and place on World Snooker Tour . 24 March 2018 .
  5. Web site: Snooker: Luo Honghao beats Stefanow 6-0 win first ever WSF Championship title - the Malta Independent .
  6. Web site: WSF Championship Final: Adam Stefanow vs Luo Honghao . 24 March 2018 .
  7. Web site: Luo Honghao Announces Himself on the Big Stage . 3 April 2018 .
  8. Web site: Eight close on the prizes at WSF Championships in Malta . 22 March 2018 .
  9. Web site: MŚ amatorów: Jednostronny finał, Luo Honghao rozbił Adama Stefanowa .
  10. Web site: World Snooker Federation: L-ewwel kampjonat dinji f'Malta jibda għada l-Erbgħa. TVM. 8 April 2018. mt. 13 March 2018.
  11. Web site: Prize Money of the Mixed Gender Championship. World Snooker Federation. 8 April 2018. 16 January 2018. 21 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221113807/https://www.wpbsa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Invitation-letter-WSF-Championships-Malta-2018.pdf. dead.
  12. Web site: WPBSA Tournament Manager − 2018 WSF Championship − Groups. World Snooker Federation. 8 April 2018.
  13. Web site: World Snooker Federation Championships Mixed - Malta / Malta 2018. World Snooker Federation. 7 April 2018.
  14. Web site: World Snooker Federation Championships Mixed - Malta / Malta 2018 - all breaks. esnooker.pl. 8 April 2018.

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