2018 Seniors Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 April 2018 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Snooker Legends |
| Format | Seniors event |
| Total prize fund | £14,500 |
| Winner's share | £7,500 |
| Highest break |  John Parrott (85) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Cliff Thorburn |
| Runner-up | Jonathan Bagley |
| Score | 2–1 |
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The 2018 Seniors Masters was a senior snooker tournament which took place on 12 April 2018 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the fourth and final event on the newly created World Seniors Tour.[1]
The tournament was won by Cliff Thorburn, who beat Jonathan Bagley 2–1* (re-spotted black ball replaced final frame decider) in the final.[2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[3]
- Winner: £7,500
- Runner-up: £2,500
- Semi-finals: £1,000
- Quarter-finals: £500
- Highest break: £500
- Total: £14,500
Main Draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames | Semi-finals Best of 3 frames | Final Best of 3 frames | ||||||||
 Stephen Hendry (1) | 1 | |||||||||
 Michael Judge | 2* | |||||||||
| Michael Judge | 1 | |||||||||
| Jonathan Bagley | 2* | |||||||||
 Dennis Taylor (4) | 0 | |||||||||
| Jonathan Bagley | 2 | |||||||||
| Jonathan Bagley | 1 | |||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (5) | 2* | |||||||||
| John Parrott (2) | 2 | |||||||||
| Tony Knowles | 0 | |||||||||
| John Parrott (2) | 0 | |||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (5) | 2 | |||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (5) | w/o | |||||||||
| Joe Johnson (3) | w/d | |||||||||
- All matches were played with a 30-second shot clock with players having two time-outs per match
- *Re-spotted black ball replaced final frame deciders to determine the winner.
Final
| Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, 12 April 2018. | ||
| Jonathan Bagley England
|
1–2 | Cliff Thorburn Canada
|
| 72–6, 21–57, 0–7*(respotted black) | ||
| 36 | Highest break | 47 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
References
- ^ "World Seniors Tour 2017/18". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Assetereum World Seniors Masters 2018 – Cliff Thorburn is your Champion!". seniorsnooker.com. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Terms And Conditions - 2017/2018 World Seniors Tour" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 1 March 2018.