2018 Gibraltar Open
# 2018 Gibraltar Open

The 2018 Gibraltar Open (officially the 2018 ManBetX Gibraltar Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 7 to 11 March 2018 at the Tercentenary Sports Hall in Gibraltar. It was the seventeenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but due to back and neck problems he withdrew prior to the tournament.

Ryan Day captured his second career ranking title, both won in the 2017/2018 season. He did so with a 4–0 win in the final against Cao Yupeng.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £25,000

## Main draw

### Top half

**Section 1**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrew Higginson | 0 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | |
| | | Mark King | 2 | | |
| Mark King | 4 | Mark King | 2 | | |
| Nigel Bond | 1 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 1 | | | Stuart Bingham | 4 |
| | | | | Noppon Saengkham | 2 |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | Noppon Saengkham | 2 |
| Barry Pinches | 1 | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | 1 | Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | |
| | | James Cahill | 1 | | |
| Eden Sharav | 1 | James Cahill | 1 | | |
| James Cahill | 4 | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | 4 | | | | | Stuart Bingham | 4 |
| | | | | | | Ken Doherty | 1 |
| Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | Ken Doherty | 1 |
| Andreas Ploner | 2 | | | | | | |
| Andreas Ploner | 2 | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | |
| | | Kurt Maflin | 0 | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | w/d | Kurt Maflin | 0 | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | w/o | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | w/o | | | Ken Doherty | 4 | | |
| | | | | Dominic Dale | 3 |
| Li Yuan | 1 | | | Dominic Dale | 3 |
| Tom Ford | 4 | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 4 | Tom Ford | 2 | | |
| | | Dominic Dale | 4 | | |
| Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | 4 | | |
| Chris Totten | 1 | | | | |

**Section 2**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yu Delu | 4 | | | | |
| Louis Heathcote | 1 | | | | |
| Louis Heathcote | 1 | Yu Delu | 4 | | |
| | | Thor Chuan Leong | 1 | | |
| Ding Junhui | w/d | Thor Chuan Leong | 1 | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | w/o | | | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | w/o | | | Yu Delu | 4 |
| | | | | Jamie Cope | 2 |
| Shaun Murphy | w/d | | | Jamie Cope | 2 |
| Jamie Cope | w/o | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | w/o | Jamie Cope | 4 | | |
| | | Rory McLeod | 2 | | |
| Ian Preece | 3 | Rory McLeod | 2 | | |
| Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | 4 | | | | | Yu Delu | 1 |
| | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | 4 |
| Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | | Cao Yupeng | 4 |
| Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | 3 | Matthew Stevens | 2 | | | | |
| | | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 3 | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 4 | | | Cao Yupeng | 4 | | |
| | | | | Sam Craigie | 2 |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | | | Sam Craigie | 2 |
| Joe O'Connor | 2 | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor | 2 | Sam Craigie | 4 | | |
| | | Barry Hawkins | 1 | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 0 | Barry Hawkins | 1 | | |
| Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | |

**Section 3**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Allan Taylor | 4 | | | | |
| Andy Symons | 2 | | | | |
| Andy Symons | 2 | Allan Taylor | 4 | | |
| | | Niu Zhuang | 3 | | |
| Niu Zhuang | 4 | Niu Zhuang | 3 | | |
| Mike Finn | 2 | | | | |
| Mike Finn | 2 | | | Allan Taylor | 1 |
| | | | | Lee Walker | 4 |
| Hamza Akbar | 2 | | | Lee Walker | 4 |
| Jak Jones | 4 | | | | |
| Jak Jones | 4 | Jak Jones | 0 | | |
| | | Lee Walker | 4 | | |
| Gerard Greene | 3 | Lee Walker | 4 | | |
| Lee Walker | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 4 | | | | | Lee Walker | 4 |
| | | | | | | Anthony McGill | 2 |
| Paul Davison | 3 | | | | | Anthony McGill | 2 |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | |
| | | David Grace | 2 | | | | |
| David Grace | 4 | David Grace | 2 | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 1 | | | Anthony McGill | 4 | | |
| | | | | Oliver Lines | 0 |
| Li Hang | 4 | | | Oliver Lines | 0 |
| Matthew Glasby | 1 | | | | |
| Matthew Glasby | 1 | Li Hang | 0 | | |
| | | Oliver Lines | 4 | | |
| Oliver Lines | 4 | Oliver Lines | 4 | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 2 | | | | |

**Section 4**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jamie Jones | 3 | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 4 | Robbie Williams | 0 | | |
| | | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 4 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | |
| Alex Borg | 1 | | | | |
| Alex Borg | 1 | | | Liang Wenbo | 1 |
| | | | | Matthew Selt | 4 |
| Mitchell Mann | 4 | | | Matthew Selt | 4 |
| Patrick Whelan | 3 | | | | |
| Patrick Whelan | 3 | Mitchell Mann | 2 | | |
| | | Matthew Selt | 4 | | |
| Matthew Selt | w/o | Matthew Selt | 4 | | |
| Darren Morgan | w/d | | | | | | |
| Darren Morgan | w/d | | | | | Matthew Selt | 0 |
| | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | 4 |
| John Astley | 4 | | | | | Kyren Wilson | 4 |
| Jimmy Robertson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 0 | John Astley | 2 | | | | |
| | | Andy Hicks | 4 | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | 2 | Andy Hicks | 4 | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | 4 | | | Andy Hicks | 2 | | |
| | | | | Kyren Wilson | 4 |
| Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | Kyren Wilson | 4 |
| Mark Joyce | 1 | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | 1 | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | |
| | | Daniel Wells | 1 | | |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | Daniel Wells | 1 | | |
| Ian Burns | 2 | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rod Lawler | 3 | | | | |
| Matthew Day | 4 | | | | |
| Matthew Day | 4 | Matthew Day | 0 | | |
| | | Alfie Burden | 4 | | |
| Alfie Burden | 4 | Alfie Burden | 4 | | |
| Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 2 | | | Alfie Burden | 4 |
| | | | | Michael Georgiou | 1 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | w/d | | | Michael Georgiou | 1 |
| Mei Xiwen | w/o | | | | |
| Mei Xiwen | w/o | Mei Xiwen | 2 | | |
| | | Michael Georgiou | 4 | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 4 | Michael Georgiou | 4 | | |
| Liam Highfield | 1 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 1 | | | | | Alfie Burden | 3 |
| | | | | | | Scott Donaldson | 4 |
| Sam Baird | 3 | | | | | Scott Donaldson | 4 |
| Jamie Clarke | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Clarke | 4 | Jamie Clarke | 4 | | | | |
| | | Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 0 | | | | |
| Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 4 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett | 0 | | | | |
| Leo Fernandez | 3 | | | | | | |
| Leo Fernandez | 3 | | | Jamie Clarke | 0 | | |
| | | | | Scott Donaldson | 4 |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | Scott Donaldson | 4 |
| Duane Jones | 1 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 1 | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | |
| | | Simon Lichtenberg | 1 | | |
| Joe Swail | w/d | Simon Lichtenberg | 1 | | |
| Simon Lichtenberg | w/o | | | | |

**Section 6**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brian Ochoiski | 2 | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | 4 | | | | |
| Aditya Mehta | 4 | Aditya Mehta | 4 | | |
| | | Kurt Dunham | 1 | | |
| Ali Carter | w/d | Kurt Dunham | 1 | | |
| Kurt Dunham | w/o | | | | |
| Kurt Dunham | w/o | | | Aditya Mehta | 2 |
| | | | | Tian Pengfei | 4 |
| Chen Zhe | 1 | | | Tian Pengfei | 4 |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | |
| | | Gary Wilson | 1 | | |
| Gary Wilson | 4 | Gary Wilson | 1 | | |
| Umut Dikme | 0 | | | | | | |
| Umut Dikme | 0 | | | | | Tian Pengfei | 1 |
| | | | | | | Zhang Yong | 4 |
| Zhang Yong | 4 | | | | | Zhang Yong | 4 |
| Billy Joe Castle | 1 | | | | | | |
| Billy Joe Castle | 1 | Zhang Yong | 4 | | | | |
| | | Sean O'Sullivan | 2 | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | w/o | Sean O'Sullivan | 2 | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | w/d | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | w/d | | | Zhang Yong | 4 | | |
| | | | | Zhao Xintong | 1 |
| Peter Ebdon | 3 | | | Zhao Xintong | 1 |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | Craig Steadman | 1 | | |
| | | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 2 | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | |

**Section 7**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Soheil Vahedi | 4 | | | | |
| Jackson Page | 2 | | | | |
| Jackson Page | 2 | Soheil Vahedi | 4 | | |
| | | Zhang Anda | 2 | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 2 | Zhang Anda | 2 | | |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | | | Soheil Vahedi | 3 |
| | | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Peter Lines | 3 | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 |
| Jamie O'Neill | 4 | | | | |
| Jamie O'Neill | 4 | Jamie O'Neill | 3 | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
| Ross Muir | 0 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 1 |
| | | | | | | Joe Perry | 4 |
| Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | Joe Perry | 4 |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | Stuart Carrington | 2 | | | | |
| | | Michael Wild | 4 | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 1 | Michael Wild | 4 | | | | |
| Michael Wild | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Wild | 4 | | | Michael Wild | 1 | | |
| | | | | Joe Perry | 4 |
| Ashley Hugill | 2 | | | Joe Perry | 4 |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | |
| | | Joe Perry | 4 | | |
| Adam Duffy | 1 | Joe Perry | 4 | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | | | | |

**Section 8**

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Xu Si | 2 | | | | |
| Ryan Day | 4 | | | | |
| Ryan Day | 4 | Ryan Day | 4 | | |
| | | Oliver Brown | 1 | | |
| Michael White | 1 | Oliver Brown | 1 | | |
| Oliver Brown | 4 | | | | |
| Oliver Brown | 4 | | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| | | | | Martin O'Donnell | 1 |
| Luca Brecel | 1 | | | Martin O'Donnell | 1 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4 | Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | |
| | | Jimmy White | 2 | | |
| Jimmy White | 4 | Jimmy White | 2 | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 3 | | | | | | |
| Christopher Keogan | 3 | | | | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| | | | | | | Fang Xiongman | 1 |
| Michael Holt | w/d | | | | | Fang Xiongman | 1 |
| Brandon Sargeant | w/o | | | | | | |
| Brandon Sargeant | w/o | Brandon Sargeant | 4 | | | | |
| | | Thomas Kevern | 3 | | | | |
| Josh Boileau | w/d | Thomas Kevern | 3 | | | | |
| Thomas Kevern | w/o | | | | | | |
| Thomas Kevern | w/o | | | Brandon Sargeant | 3 | | |
| | | | | Fang Xiongman | 4 |
| Hammad Miah | 4 | | | Fang Xiongman | 4 |
| Chen Zifan | 0 | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | 0 | Hammad Miah | 2 | | |
| | | Fang Xiongman | 4 | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 2 | Fang Xiongman | 4 | | |
| Fang Xiongman | 4 | | | | |

### Finals

| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Stuart Bingham | 0 | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 4 | | |
| Cao Yupeng | 4 | Cao Yupeng | 4 |
| | | Lee Walker | 2 |
| Lee Walker | 4 | Lee Walker | 2 |
| Kyren Wilson | 0 | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | 0 | | | Cao Yupeng | 0 |
| | | | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| Zhang Yong | 2 | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | 2 | Scott Donaldson | 3 | | |
| | | Ryan Day | 4 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | Ryan Day | 4 |
| Ryan Day | 4 | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova. Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar, 11 March 2018. :

| Cao Yupeng China | 0–4 | Ryan Day Wales |
| - | - | - |
| 0–88 (58), 7–86 (72), 0–100 (100), 17–80 |||
| 8 | Highest break | 100 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 3 |

## Amateur pre-qualifying

These matches were played in Gibraltar on 7–8 March 2018. All matches were best of 7 frames.

### Round 1

| Mihai Vladu | 4–2 | Aaron Graham |
| - | - | - |
| Louis Heathcote | 4–0 | Paul McLeod |
| Daniel Schneider | 1–4 | Richard Beckham |
| Conor McCormack | 1–4 | Paul Gibbs |
| Martin Pitcher | 4–2 | Danny Connolly |
| Felix Frede | 4–0 | Andrew Urbaniak |
| Joshua Thomond | 1–4 | Patrick Whelan |
| Dylan Craig | 4–1 | Peter Devlin |
| Jackson Page | 4–0 | Andrew Mincher |
| Dan Barsley | 2–4 | Brian Cini |
| Michael Wild | 4–2 | Sean McAllister |
| Iulian Boiko | 2–4 | Brandon Sargeant |

### Round 2

| Ben Jones | 1–4 | Ryan Causton |
| - | - | - |
| Steven Hallworth | 2–4 | Barry Pinches |
| Manasawin Phetmalaikul | 4–2 | Mihai Vladu |
| James Cahill | 4–1 | Hamim Hussain |
| Charlie Walters | 4–1 | Kevin Kelly |
| Andreas Ploner | 4–3 | Ashley Carty |
| Bradley Tyson | 0–4 | Louis Heathcote |
| Matthew Hudson | 3–4 | Liam Golt |
| Ian Martin | 3–4 | Richard Beckham |
| Jamie Cope | 4–1 | Lee Prickman |
| Joe O'Connor | 4–0 | Daniel O'Regan |
| Adam Edge | 4–0 | Manon Melief |
| Andrew Milliard | 4–0 | Paul Gibbs |
| Andy Symons | 4–0 | Tony Corrigan |
| Sergiy Isayenko | 2–4 | Harvey Chandler |
| Jenson Kendrick | 3–4 | Mike Finn |
| Reggie Edwards | 3–4 | Martin Pitcher |
| Fergal Quinn | 0–4 | Matthew Glasby |
| Shahidul Islam | 1–4 | Felix Frede |
| Robin Otto | 0–4 | Patrick Whelan |
| Andy Hicks | 4–3 | Zack Richardson |
| George Pragnall | 4–3 | Mitchell Grinstead |
| John Foster | 4–0 | Bhavesh Sodha |
| Matthew Day | 4–3 | Joshua Cooper |
| Jack Bradford | 3–4 | Adam Ashley |
| Jamie Clarke | 4–2 | Michael Williams |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 4–3 | Rob James |
| Barry Mincher | 0–4 | Dylan Craig |
| Mohammed M.Shariff | w/d–w/o | Ivelin Boyanov Bozhanov |
| Thomas Lancastle | 3–4 | Umut Dikme |
| Daniel Williams | w/d–w/o | Jackson Page |
| Francis Becerra | 1–4 | Brian Cini |
| Dylan Emery | 4–2 | Phil O'Kane |
| Jamie O'Neill | 4–0 | Andrew Olivero |
| Andrei Orzan | 4–2 | Adam Nash |
| Kevin Chan | 0–4 | Michael Wild |
| Matthew Roberts | 2–4 | James Height |
| Oliver Brown | 4–0 | Blythe Reeve |
| Lee Mein | 0–4 | Saqib Nasir |
| Ron Kantor | 0–4 | Brandon Sargeant |
| Thomas Kevern | 4–2 | Gareth Lopez |
| Bash Maqsood | 4–0 | Simon Dent |

### Round 3

| Ryan Causton | 2–4 | Barry Pinches |
| - | - | - |
| Manasawin Phetmalaikul | 1–4 | James Cahill |
| Charlie Walters | 3–4 | Andreas Ploner |
| Louis Heathcote | 4–0 | Liam Golt |
| Richard Beckham | 2–4 | Jamie Cope |
| Joe O'Connor | 4–2 | Adam Edge |
| Andrew Milliard | 3–4 | Andy Symons |
| Harvey Chandler | 3–4 | Mike Finn |
| Martin Pitcher | 2–4 | Matthew Glasby |
| Felix Frede | 0–4 | Patrick Whelan |
| Andy Hicks | 4–2 | George Pragnall |
| John Foster | 1–4 | Matthew Day |
| Adam Ashley | 1–4 | Jamie Clarke |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 4–2 | Dylan Craig |
| Ivelin Boyanov Bozhanov | 1–4 | Umut Dikme |
| Jackson Page | 4–2 | Brian Cini |
| Dylan Emery | 2–4 | Jamie O'Neill |
| Andrei Orzan | 0–4 | Michael Wild |
| James Height | 0–4 | Oliver Brown |
| Saqib Nasir | 0–4 | Brandon Sargeant |
| Thomas Kevern | 4–2 | Bash Maqsood |

## Century breaks

### Main rounds centuries

Total: 35

* 140, 130 – Stuart Bingham
* 140 – Scott Donaldson
* 140 – Anthony McGill
* 135, 107 – Kyren Wilson
* 134 – Martin O'Donnell
* 130 – Li Hang
* 130 – Jack Lisowski
* 128 – Jackson Page
* 123 – Cao Yupeng
* 123 – Mike Finn
* 122, 113, 105 – Joe Perry
* 121 – Jamie O'Neill
* 118 – Dominic Dale
* 115, 100 – Liang Wenbo
* 112, 104 – Jamie Cope
* 112 – Hammad Miah
* 112 – Gary Wilson
* 111, 107, 104, 100 – Ryan Day
* 110 – Jamie Jones
* 109, 107 – Zhang Anda
* 108 – Tian Pengfei
* 104 – Michael Georgiou
* 104 – Craig Steadman
* 100 – Oliver Brown
* 100 – Zhao Xintong

### Qualifying rounds centuries

Total: 5

* 125 – James Cahill
* 124 – Ian Martin
* 114 – Steven Hallworth
* 114 – Saqib Nasir
* 104 – Joe O'Connor
