2018 China Championship
# 2018 China Championship

The 2018 China Championship (officially the 2018 Evergrande China Championship) was professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place between 24 and 30 September 2018 in Guangzhou, China, with qualifying took place from 19 to 22 August 2018 in Preston, England. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.

Luca Brecel was the defending champion, but he lost to Martin O'Donnell 3–5 in the first round. Mark Selby won the event, defeating John Higgins in the final 10–9. Selby's win was his 15th professional ranking event win.

## Prize fund

The event had a prize pool of £725,000, with the following breakdown for the player's reaching the following positions.

* Winner: £150,000
* Runner-up: £75,000
* Semi-final: £32,000
* Quarter-final: £20,000
* Last 16: £13,000
* Last 32: £7,500
* Last 64: £4,000
* Televised highest break: £4,000

The event also had a "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break, which stood as £5,000.

## Main draw

The main draw of the event featured 64 players. Players in bold denote match winners.

### Top half

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luca Brecel | 3 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 5 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 5 | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | | | | |
| | | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 5 | Tom Ford | 4 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 0 | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 0 | | | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | | |
| | | | | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | |
| Marco Fu | 3 | | | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | |
| Zhang Anda | 5 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | 5 | Zhang Anda | 2 | | | | |
| | | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 5 | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | |
| John Astley | 3 | | | | | | |
| John Astley | 3 | | | | | Martin O'Donnell | 1 |
| | | | | | | Lyu Haotian | 5 |
| Mark Joyce | 1 | | | | | Lyu Haotian | 5 |
| Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 5 | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | |
| | | Lyu Haotian | 5 | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | w/o | Lyu Haotian | 5 | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | w/d | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | w/d | | | Lyu Haotian | 5 | | |
| | | | | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | |
| Mark Davis | 0 | | | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 5 | Xiao Guodong | 2 | | | | |
| | | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 1 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | Lyu Haotian | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | John Higgins | 6 |
| Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | John Higgins | 6 |
| Rhys Clark | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Rhys Clark | 0 | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | 5 | | | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Yan Bingtao | 1 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | Yan Bingtao | 1 | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 3 | Stuart Bingham | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Yan Bingtao | 5 | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 5 | Yan Bingtao | 5 | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | Judd Trump | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | 5 |
| Kurt Maflin | 3 | | | | | John Higgins | 5 |
| Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 5 | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | | | |
| | | Scott Donaldson | 5 | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 5 | Scott Donaldson | 5 | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 2 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 2 | | | Scott Donaldson | 3 | | |
| | | | | John Higgins | 5 | | |
| Mei Xiwen | 5 | | | John Higgins | 5 | | |
| Michael White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael White | 4 | Mei Xiwen | 4 | | | | |
| | | John Higgins | 5 | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | 3 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | |
| John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | 3 | | | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | 3 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | |
| | | Chang Bingyu | 1 | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | 3 | Chang Bingyu | 1 | | | | |
| Chang Bingyu | 5 | | | | | | |
| Chang Bingyu | 5 | | | Mark Selby | 5 | | |
| | | | | Hossein Vafaei | 3 | | |
| Ryan Day | 5 | | | Hossein Vafaei | 3 | | |
| Mike Dunn | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | 1 | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | |
| | | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 3 | Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 5 | | | | | Mark Selby | 5 |
| | | | | | | Yuan Sijun | 2 |
| Sam Craigie | 3 | | | | | Yuan Sijun | 2 |
| Mark King | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mark King | 5 | Mark King | 5 | | | | |
| | | Mark Allen | 1 | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 1 | Mark Allen | 1 | | | | |
| Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | 5 | | | Mark King | 3 | | |
| | | | | Yuan Sijun | 5 | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 2 | | | Yuan Sijun | 5 | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 5 | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 5 | Yuan Sijun | 5 | | | | |
| | | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | 1 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | Mark Selby | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Zhao Xintong | 4 |
| Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | Zhao Xintong | 4 |
| Ashley Carty | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Carty | 3 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | | |
| Xu Si | 2 | Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | 5 | | | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 2 | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | 5 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Zhao Xintong | 5 |
| Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | Zhao Xintong | 5 |
| Ali Carter | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | 1 | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | |
| | | Zhao Xintong | 5 | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 5 | Zhao Xintong | 5 | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | | | Zhao Xintong | 5 | | |
| | | | | Mark Williams | 3 | | |
| Gary Wilson | 5 | | | Mark Williams | 3 | | |
| Luo Honghao | 2 | | | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | 2 | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | |
| | | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | 0 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | |
| Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Zhu Ying. Guangzhou Tianhe Sports Centre, Guangzhou, China, 30 September 2018. :

| John Higgins Scotland | 9–10 | Mark Selby England |
| - | - | - |
| Afternoon: 65–17, 6–83 (82), 21–60, 0–70 (70), 75–7 (52), 58–1, 67–5 (65), 0–119 (118), 85–14 (85) Evening: 4–70 (70), 71–39, 25–66, 26–77 (60), 65–38, 86–34 (61), 49–86, 68–60, 52–74, 12–72 |||
| 85 | Highest break | 118 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 5 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 19 and 22 August 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.

| Luca Brecel | 5–1 | Joe O'Connor |
| - | - | - |
| Martin O'Donnell | 5–3 | Elliot Slessor |
| Tom Ford | 5–0 | Paul Davison |
| Michael Holt | 3–5 | Nigel Bond |
| Marco Fu | 5–2 | Sam Baird |
| Andrew Higginson | 3–5 | Zhang Anda |
| Liang Wenbo | 5–4 | Alfie Burden |
| Michael Georgiou | 4–5 | John Astley |
| Mark Joyce | 5–1 | James Wattana |
| Joe Perry | 5–2 | Ashley Hugill |
| Lyu Haotian | 5–4 | Li Yuan |
| Kyren Wilson | 5–1 | Lukas Kleckers |
| Mark Davis | 5–1 | Hamza Akbar |
| Xiao Guodong | 5–1 | Zhang Yong |
| Liam Highfield | 5–2 | Hammad Miah |
| Shaun Murphy | 5–2 | Jordan Brown |
| Judd Trump | 5–3 | Eden Sharav |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4–5 | Rhys Clark |
| Anthony Hamilton | 5–0 | Soheil Vahedi |
| Jamie Jones | 5–2 | Adam Stefanow |
| Stuart Bingham | 5–4 | Craig Steadman |
| Peter Ebdon | 5–3 | Harvey Chandler |
| Yan Bingtao | 5–3 | Niu Zhuang |
| Chris Wakelin | 5–4 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Kurt Maflin | 5–1 | Sanderson Lam |
| Jack Lisowski | 5–4 | Ian Burns |
| Scott Donaldson | 5–0 | Basem Eltahhan |
| Stephen Maguire | 5–1 | Chen Feilong |
| Li Hang | 2–5 | Mei Xiwen |
| Michael White | 5–3 | Oliver Lines |
| Alan McManus | 1–5 | Allan Taylor |
| John Higgins | 5–1 | Duane Jones |
| Mark Selby | 5–2 | Jimmy White |
| Sunny Akani | 5–2 | Robin Hull |
| Robert Milkins | 5–2 | Chris Totten |
| Jimmy Robertson | 3–5 | Chang Bingyu |
| Ryan Day | 5–2 | Jak Jones |
| Mike Dunn | 5–1 | Luo Zetao |
| David Gilbert | 5–0 | Kishan Hirani |
| Hossein Vafaei | 5–2 | Chen Zifan |
| Dominic Dale | 2–5 | Sam Craigie |
| Mark King | 5–1 | Zhang Jiankang |
| Matthew Selt | 5–2 | Jamie Clarke |
| Mark Allen | 5–2 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Ben Woollaston | 0–5 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Ricky Walden | 2–5 | Yuan Sijun |
| Daniel Wells | 5–4 | Billy Joe Castle |
| Ding Junhui | 5–3 | Lee Walker |
| Barry Hawkins | 5–0 | Simon Lichtenberg |
| Rory McLeod | 3–5 | Ashley Carty |
| Martin Gould | 4–5 | Xu Si |
| Noppon Saengkham | 5–1 | Lu Ning |
| Neil Robertson | 5–3 | Ross Muir |
| Robbie Williams | 0–5 | Gerard Greene |
| Graeme Dott | 5–2 | Bai Langning |
| Stuart Carrington | 5–3 | He Guoqiang |
| Fergal O'Brien | 5–2 | Peter Lines |
| Ali Carter | 5–1 | Andy Lee |
| Matthew Stevens | 3–5 | Zhao Xintong |
| Anthony McGill | 5–3 | Joe Swail |
| Gary Wilson | 5–3 | Fan Zhengyi |
| Zhou Yuelong | 1–5 | Luo Honghao |
| Ken Doherty | 5–3 | Tian Pengfei |
| Mark Williams | 5–0 | Rod Lawler |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Match held over and played in Guangzhou.

## Century breaks

### Main stage centuries

Total: 29

* 144 – Ali Carter
* 136, 108 – Mark Williams
* 131 – Anthony Hamilton
* 128, 111 – Yan Bingtao
* 127 – Jamie Jones
* 126 – Graeme Dott
* 125 – Ding Junhui
* 124, 102 – Lyu Haotian
* 121 – Fergal O'Brien
* 120 – Neil Robertson
* 118, 108, 100 – Mark Selby
* 117 – Peter Ebdon
* 113 – Stuart Bingham
* 111, 102 – Judd Trump
* 110 – Luo Honghao
* 110 – Zhao Xintong
* 108 – Shaun Murphy
* 108 – Yuan Sijun
* 108 – Hossein Vafaei
* 105 – Scott Donaldson
* 103 – Liang Wenbo
* 101 – Mark Allen
* 100 – Ryan Day

### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 31

* 138 – Joe Perry
* 135 – Liam Highfield
* 135 – Martin Gould
* 131 – Jak Jones
* 124, 103 – Mark Allen
* 123, 109 – Ryan Day
* 123 – Shaun Murphy
* 122 – David Gilbert
* 121 – Peter Ebdon
* 118 – Mark Selby
* 117, 114 – Stephen Maguire
* 117 – Graeme Dott
* 115 – Liang Wenbo
* 114 – Billy Joe Castle
* 112 – Tian Pengfei
* 109 – John Higgins
* 109 – Zhang Anda
* 106, 101 – Chen Zifan
* 106 – Tom Ford
* 106 – Niu Zhuang
* 105 – Jamie Jones
* 103 – Stuart Carrington
* 102 – Noppon Saengkham
* 102 – Mark Williams
* 101 – Marco Fu
* 101 – Neil Robertson
* 100 – Jimmy Robertson
