2018 Championship League
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 2 January – 29 March 2018 |
Venue | Ricoh Arena |
City | Coventry |
Country | England |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £168,900 |
Winner's share | £10,000 |
Highest break | ![]() ![]() (147) |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 3–2 |
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The 2018 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament taking place from 2 January to 29 March 2018.[1] It was the 11th staging of the tournament.
The defending champion John Higgins retained his title with a 3–2 final win over Zhou Yuelong. As in the previous edition of the tournament Higgins had entered the competition in Group 7 and from there won his way through to the Winners' Group.[2]
Martin Gould and Luca Brecel both made their maiden official maximum breaks in this tournament. Gould achieved his maximum in the deciding frame of his Group 6 round robin match against Li Hang. Brecel achieved his in the third frame of a 3–0 whitewash of defending champion John Higgins in their Group 7 round robin match. These were the 135th and 136th official maximum breaks and the fourth and fifth of the 2017/2018 season. It was the fifth consecutive year that a maximum was made in the Championship League, and the second consecutive year that two were made.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the 2018 Championship League is shown below.[4]
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- Tournament total: £168,900
Group 1
Group 1 was played on 2 and 3 January 2018. Zhou Yuelong was the first player to qualify for the Winners' Group.[5]
Matches
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Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
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Group 2
Group 2 was played on 4 and 5 January 2018. Mark Selby was the second player to qualify for the Winners' Group, recording his 500th career century in the Group 2 final against Barry Hawkins.[6]
Matches
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- Notes
* Neil Robertson had to pull out of the Championship League due to personal reasons after his fifth match. Results from Robertson's previous matches were removed from the group table.[7]
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | Qualification to Group 2 play-off |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | −1 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | Advances into Group 3 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Play-offs
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Group 3
Group 3 was played on 8 and 9 January 2018. Kyren Wilson was the third player to qualify for the Winners' Group.[8]
Matches
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- Notes
Anthony McGill withdrew before the tournament and was replaced by Tom Ford.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | Qualification to Group 3 play-off |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Advances into Group 4 |
6 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
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Group 4
Group 4 was played on 10 and 11 January 2018. Ali Carter was the fourth player to qualify for the Winners' Group.[9]
Matches
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- Notes
* Mark Allen had to withdraw due to family reasons prior to his second match in the group. The result from Allen's first match in the group was removed from the group table.[7]
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | Qualification to Group 4 play-off |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | Advances into Group 5 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
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Group 5
Group 5 was played on 23 and 24 January 2018. Mark Williams was the fifth player to qualify for the Winners' Group.[10]
Matches
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- Notes
Barry Hawkins, Shaun Murphy and Liang Wenbo withdrew from the tournament and were replaced by Joe Perry, David Gilbert and Ben Woollaston.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | Qualification to Group 5 play-off |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Advances into Group 6 |
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6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
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Group 6
Group 6 was played on 25 and 26 January 2018. Martin Gould was the sixth player to qualify for the Winners' Group.[11]
Matches
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Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | Qualification to Group 6 play-off |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | Advances into Group 7 |
6 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
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Group 7
Group 7 was played on 26 and 27 March 2018. John Higgins was the seventh player to qualify for the Winners' Group.[12]
Matches
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Graeme Dott and Li Hang withdrew from the tournament prior to Group 7 play. They were replaced by Dominic Dale and Jimmy Robertson.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | Qualification to Group 7 play-off |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition |
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6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | −8 | |
7 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 |
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
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Winners' Group
The Winners' Group was played on 28 and 29 March 2018. In the final, John Higgins defeated Zhou Yuelong 3–2 to retain his Championship League title and win it for the second time in his career.[2]
Matches
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* Zhou Yuelong was awarded the first frame, due to Mark Selby arriving late.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | Qualification to the Winners' Group play-off |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | Eliminated from the competition |
6 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | |
7 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 |
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
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Century breaks
Total: 116
- 147 (6), 140, 108, 106, 102, 101, 101
Martin Gould
- 147 (7), 109
Luca Brecel
- 146, 138, 137, 121, 113, 105, 103
John Higgins
- 145 (1), 122, 100
Ryan Day
- 144 (5), 136, 133, 123, 111, 104, 100
Mark Williams
- 143, 103, 102
Li Hang
- 141 (W), 131, 122, 111, 110, 105, 100
Zhou Yuelong
- 140, 137, 134, 125, 124, 120, 120, 118,
110, 109, 108, 104, 103, 100, 100, 100Judd Trump
- 140, 137, 131, 129, 104
Ricky Walden
- 140 (4), 115
Liang Wenbo
- 139
Tom Ford
- 139
Michael Holt
- 138, 129, 122, 114, 104, 103, 101, 101
Barry Hawkins
- 137 (3), 137, 131, 129, 105
Kyren Wilson
- 136
Graeme Dott
- 134, 125, 116, 107, 103, 101, 101
Ali Carter
- 134 (2), 116, 110
Neil Robertson
- 134, 116
Mark King
- 132, 128, 112, 111, 104, 103, 103, 101, 101
Mark Selby
- 125, 124, 102
Mark Allen
- 122, 121, 113, 101
Jimmy Robertson
- 120, 106, 103, 102, 101
Ben Woollaston
- 118, 103
Anthony Hamilton
- 115, 104
Stephen Maguire
- 113, 111, 100
Michael White
- 104
Shaun Murphy
Bold: highest break in the indicated group.
Winnings
No. | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | W | TOTAL |
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1 | ![]() |
6200 | 15200 | 21400 | ||||||
2 | ![]() |
6200 | 10500 | 16700 | ||||||
3 | ![]() |
2300 | 3200 | 4300 | 5100 | 14900 | ||||
4 | ![]() |
1100 | 5600 | 6200 | 12900 | |||||
5 | ![]() |
1100 | 2400 | 6600 | 2400 | 12500 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
6300 | 6000 | 12300 | ||||||
7 | ![]() |
4900 | 2700 | 3200 | 10800 | |||||
8 | ![]() |
4500 | 2200 | 2500 | 9200 | |||||
9 | ![]() |
1200 | 6900 | 1000 | 9100 | |||||
10 | ![]() |
6600 | 1800 | 8400 | ||||||
11 | ![]() |
4700 | 1100 | 1200 | 7000 | |||||
12 | ![]() |
3300 | 2100 | 900 | 6300 | |||||
13 | ![]() |
4700 | 100 | 4800 | ||||||
14 | ![]() |
4100 | 4100 | |||||||
15 | ![]() |
3100 | 700 | 3800 | ||||||
16 | ![]() |
2800 | 700 | 3500 | ||||||
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2800 | 700 | 3500 | ||||||
18 | ![]() |
3000 | 3000 | |||||||
19 | ![]() |
2800 | 2800 | |||||||
20 | ![]() |
1700 | 1700 | |||||||
21 | ![]() |
1400 | 1400 | |||||||
22 | ![]() |
1300 | 1300 | |||||||
23 | ![]() |
1200 | 1200 | |||||||
= | ![]() |
1200 | 1200 | |||||||
25 | ![]() |
1100 | 1100 | |||||||
26 | ![]() |
1000 | 1000 | |||||||
27 | ![]() |
900 | 900 | |||||||
28 | ![]() |
800 | 800 | |||||||
= | ![]() |
800 | 800 | |||||||
30 | ![]() |
500 | 500 | |||||||
Total prize money | 20,800 | 19,200 | 20,000 | 17,200 | 19,700 | 19,200 | 19,700 | 43,100 | 168,900 |
Green: won the group. Bold: highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.
Notes
(1) Neil Robertson withdrew due to personal reasons after his fifth match in Group 2.
(2) Mark Allen withdrew due to family reasons after his first match in Group 4.
(3) Barry Hawkins, Shaun Murphy and Liang Wenbo withdrew from the tournament prior to Group 5 play.
(4) Graeme Dott and Li Hang withdrew from the tournament prior to Group 7 play.
References
- ^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Higgins Retains Championship League Crown". Championship League Snooker. Matchroom Sport Ltd. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Gould Makes Maiden 147". World Snooker. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Home - Championship League Snooker". Championship League Snooker.
- ^ "Zhou Wins CLS Group One - World Snooker". 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Selby Makes 500th Century - World Snooker". 5 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Fixtures and results". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Perform. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Kyren Wilson Is Group 3 Champion - Championship League Snooker". 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Ali Carter Is Group 4 Champion - Championship League Snooker". 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Williams Is Group 5 Champ - Championship League Snooker". 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Gould Takes Group 6 Honours - Championship League Snooker". 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Higgins Takes Final Berth In Winners' Group". Championship League Snooker. Matchroom Sport Ltd. 27 March 2018.