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:

Winner: £25,000
Runner-up: £12,000
Semi-final: £6,000
Quarter-final: £4,000
Last 16: £3,000
Last 32: £2,000
Last 64: £1,000

Total: £153,000

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 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Andrew Higginson	0

Stuart Bingham	4
		Stuart Bingham	4

		Mark King	2
Mark King	4

Nigel Bond	1
				Stuart Bingham	4

				Noppon Saengkham	2
Noppon Saengkham	4

Barry Pinches	1
		Noppon Saengkham	4

		James Cahill	1
Eden Sharav	1

James Cahill	4
						Stuart Bingham	4

						Ken Doherty	1
Ken Doherty	4

Andreas Ploner	2
		Ken Doherty	4

		Kurt Maflin	0
Stephen Maguire	w/d

Kurt Maflin	w/o
				Ken Doherty	4

				Dominic Dale	3
Li Yuan	1

Tom Ford	4
		Tom Ford	2

		Dominic Dale	4
Dominic Dale	4

Chris Totten	1

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Yu Delu	4

Louis Heathcote	1
		Yu Delu	4

		Thor Chuan Leong	1
Ding Junhui	w/d

Thor Chuan Leong	w/o
				Yu Delu	4

				Jamie Cope	2
Shaun Murphy	w/d

Jamie Cope	w/o
		Jamie Cope	4

		Rory McLeod	2
Ian Preece	3

Rory McLeod	4
						Yu Delu	1

						Cao Yupeng	4
Matthew Stevens	4

Mike Dunn	3
		Matthew Stevens	2

		Cao Yupeng	4
Yuan Sijun	3

Cao Yupeng	4
				Cao Yupeng	4

				Sam Craigie	2
Sam Craigie	4

Joe O'Connor	2
		Sam Craigie	4

		Barry Hawkins	1
Chris Wakelin	0

Barry Hawkins	4

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Allan Taylor	4

Andy Symons	2
		Allan Taylor	4

		Niu Zhuang	3
Niu Zhuang	4

Mike Finn	2
				Allan Taylor	1

				Lee Walker	4
Hamza Akbar	2

Jak Jones	4
		Jak Jones	0

		Lee Walker	4
Gerard Greene	3

Lee Walker	4
						Lee Walker	4

						Anthony McGill	2
Paul Davison	3

Anthony McGill	4
		Anthony McGill	4

		David Grace	2
David Grace	4

Ben Woollaston	1
				Anthony McGill	4

				Oliver Lines	0
Li Hang	4

Matthew Glasby	1
		Li Hang	0

		Oliver Lines	4
Oliver Lines	4

Elliot Slessor	2

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Jamie Jones	3

Robbie Williams	4
		Robbie Williams	0

		Liang Wenbo	4
Liang Wenbo	4

Alex Borg	1
				Liang Wenbo	1

				Matthew Selt	4
Mitchell Mann	4

Patrick Whelan	3
		Mitchell Mann	2

		Matthew Selt	4
Matthew Selt	w/o

Darren Morgan	w/d
						Matthew Selt	0

						Kyren Wilson	4
John Astley	4

Jimmy Robertson	0
		John Astley	2

		Andy Hicks	4
Robert Milkins	2

Andy Hicks	4
				Andy Hicks	2

				Kyren Wilson	4
Kyren Wilson	4

Mark Joyce	1
		Kyren Wilson	4

		Daniel Wells	1
Daniel Wells	4

Ian Burns	2

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Rod Lawler	3

Matthew Day	4
		Matthew Day	0

		Alfie Burden	4
Alfie Burden	4

Ricky Walden	2
				Alfie Burden	4

				Michael Georgiou	1
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	w/d

Mei Xiwen	w/o
		Mei Xiwen	2

		Michael Georgiou	4
Michael Georgiou	4

Liam Highfield	1
						Alfie Burden	3

						Scott Donaldson	4
Sam Baird	3

Jamie Clarke	4
		Jamie Clarke	4

		Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0
Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4

Leo Fernandez	3
				Jamie Clarke	0

				Scott Donaldson	4
Scott Donaldson	4

Duane Jones	1
		Scott Donaldson	4

		Simon Lichtenberg	1
Joe Swail	w/d

Simon Lichtenberg	w/o

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Brian Ochoiski	2

Aditya Mehta	4
		Aditya Mehta	4

		Kurt Dunham	1
Ali Carter	w/d

Kurt Dunham	w/o
				Aditya Mehta	2

				Tian Pengfei	4
Chen Zhe	1

Tian Pengfei	4
		Tian Pengfei	4

		Gary Wilson	1
Gary Wilson	4

Umut Dikme	0
						Tian Pengfei	1

						Zhang Yong	4
Zhang Yong	4

Billy Joe Castle	1
		Zhang Yong	4

		Sean O'Sullivan	2
Sean O'Sullivan	w/o

Yan Bingtao	w/d
				Zhang Yong	4

				Zhao Xintong	1
Peter Ebdon	3

Craig Steadman	4
		Craig Steadman	1

		Zhao Xintong	4
Sanderson Lam	2

Zhao Xintong	4

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Soheil Vahedi	4

Jackson Page	2
		Soheil Vahedi	4

		Zhang Anda	2
Zhou Yuelong	2

Zhang Anda	4
				Soheil Vahedi	3

				Jack Lisowski	4
Peter Lines	3

Jamie O'Neill	4
		Jamie O'Neill	3

		Jack Lisowski	4
Ross Muir	0

Jack Lisowski	4
						Jack Lisowski	1

						Joe Perry	4
Mark Davis	2

Stuart Carrington	4
		Stuart Carrington	2

		Michael Wild	4
Fergal O'Brien	1

Michael Wild	4
				Michael Wild	1

				Joe Perry	4
Ashley Hugill	2

Anthony Hamilton	4
		Anthony Hamilton	1

		Joe Perry	4
Adam Duffy	1

Joe Perry	4

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Xu Si	2

Ryan Day	4
		Ryan Day	4

		Oliver Brown	1
Michael White	1

Oliver Brown	4
				Ryan Day	4

				Martin O'Donnell	1
Luca Brecel	1

Martin O'Donnell	4
		Martin O'Donnell	4

		Jimmy White	2
Jimmy White	4

Christopher Keogan	3
						Ryan Day	4

						Fang Xiongman	1
Michael Holt	w/d

Brandon Sargeant	w/o
		Brandon Sargeant	4

		Thomas Kevern	3
Josh Boileau	w/d

Thomas Kevern	w/o
				Brandon Sargeant	3

				Fang Xiongman	4
Hammad Miah	4

Chen Zifan	0
		Hammad Miah	2

		Fang Xiongman	4
Lukas Kleckers	2

Fang Xiongman	4

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 7 frames		Final Best of 7 frames



Stuart Bingham	0

Cao Yupeng	4
		Cao Yupeng	4

		Lee Walker	2
Lee Walker	4

Kyren Wilson	0
				Cao Yupeng	0

				Ryan Day	4
Scott Donaldson	4

Zhang Yong	2
		Scott Donaldson	3

		Ryan Day	4
Joe Perry	1

Ryan Day	4

Final

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