# 2018 World Open (snooker)

The 2018 HongRuiMa Yushan World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6 and 12 August 2018 in Yushan, China. It was the second ranking event of the 2018/19 season.
Qualifying took place between 6–9 July in Preston. Ding Junhui was the defending champion, who defeated Kyren Wilson 10–3 in the 2017 World Open final, but lost 4–5 to Robert Milkins in the last 32 of the 2018 event.
Mark Williams won his 22nd ranking title, defeating David Gilbert 10–9 in the final. Williams trailed 5–9 but won the last 5 frames. It was the fourth time he had won this event, having won it twice when the tournament was named the Grand Prix and once when the tournament was named the LG Cup.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000

## Main draw

| 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 | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 3 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | 5 | Robert Milkins | 5 | | | | | | |
| David Lilley | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| David Lilley | 4 | | | Robert Milkins | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | |
| Marco Fu | 5 | | | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 4 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | 4 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | Marco Fu | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | David Gilbert | 5 | | |
| Matthew Stevens | w/d | | | | | David Gilbert | 5 | | |
| David Gilbert | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | w/o | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | 0 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | 5 | | | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | 3 | | | Ricky Walden | 3 | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 5 | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Neil Robertson | 3 | | | | | | |
| Andy Lee | 1 | Neil Robertson | 3 | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | David Gilbert | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Sunny Akani | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | 2 | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | 5 | Michael Holt | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 3 | | | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 4 | | | Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 5 | Matthew Selt | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Yan Bingtao | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 5 | Yan Bingtao | 3 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 0 | | | | | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | Gary Wilson | 3 | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | Gary Wilson | 3 | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | 5 | | | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Gary Wilson | 5 | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | 5 | | | Gary Wilson | 5 | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 3 | Gary Wilson | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 1 | Judd Trump | 3 | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | David Gilbert | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | 10 |
| Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | 10 |
| Elliot Slessor | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 3 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 2 | Jamie Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | 5 | | | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | 5 | | | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 2 | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | 3 | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Xiao Guodong | 1 | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 1 | | | | | Xiao Guodong | 1 | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 5 | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Jak Jones | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | 5 | Jak Jones | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | 3 | | | Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | 2 | | | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mei Xiwen | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 2 | Mei Xiwen | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mei Xiwen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mei Xiwen | 5 | | | | | | | Noppon Saengkham | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | 6 |
| Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | 6 |
| Paul Davison | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 1 | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Harvey Chandler | 3 | | | | | | |
| Harvey Chandler | 5 | Harvey Chandler | 3 | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 4 | | | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | |
| Mark Allen | 5 | | | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 1 | Mark Allen | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 5 | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 0 | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | 5 | | |
| Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | | Mark Williams | 5 | | |
| Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 5 | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | Joe Perry | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | |
| Chang Bingyu | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Chang Bingyu | 1 | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 1 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames; Referee: Peggy Li. Yushan No.1 Middle School, Yushan, China, 12 August 2018. :
| David Gilbert England | 9–10 | Mark Williams Wales |
| Afternoon: 72–45, 76–22, 0–96, 90–0, 0–121 (121), 142–0 (142), 12–76, 24–68, 69–0 Evening: 68–58, 95–0, 95–38, 15–77, 103–27, 39–80, 16–64, 45–71, 0–81, 18–72 |||
| 142 | Highest break | 121 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 6 and 9 July 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 9 frames.
| Ding Junhui | 5–4 | James Wattana |
| Xu Si | 4–5 | Yuan Sijun |
| Robert Milkins | 5–0 | Chen Zifan |
| Li Hang | 4–5 | David Lilley |
| Marco Fu | 5–0 | Chris Totten |
| Peter Ebdon | 5–3 | Jamie Clarke |
| Liang Wenbo | 1–5 | James Cahill |
| Andrew Higginson | 5–3 | Luo Honghao |
| Matthew Stevens | 5–0 | Allan Taylor |
| David Gilbert | 5–1 | Niu Zhuang |
| Rory McLeod | 5–3 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Ali Carter | 5–0 | Basem Eltahhan |
| Dominic Dale | 5–4 | Hammad Miah |
| Ricky Walden | 5–2 | Joe Swail |
| Daniel Wells | 2–5 | Andy Lee |
| Neil Robertson | 5–0 | He Guoqiang |
| Barry Hawkins | 5–2 | Alfie Burden |
| Sunny Akani | 5–0 | Fan Zhengyi |
| Michael Holt | 5–2 | John Astley |
| Mark Davis | 5–1 | Sam Baird |
| Anthony McGill | 1–5 | Lee Walker |
| Matthew Selt | 5–3 | Joe O'Connor |
| Yan Bingtao | 5–3 | Ashley Carty |
| Stuart Carrington | 5–2 | Duane Jones |
| Fergal O'Brien | 5–3 | Robin Hull |
| Graeme Dott | 3–5 | Zhao Xintong |
| Scott Donaldson | 5–1 | Sanderson Lam |
| Luca Brecel | 5–1 | Ian Burns |
| Gary Wilson | 5–1 | Jimmy White |
| Tom Ford | 5–4 | Dechawat Poomjaeng |
| Martin O'Donnell | 5–1 | Soheil Vahedi |
| Judd Trump | 5–0 | Kishan Hirani |
| Mark Selby | 5–3 | Luke Simmonds |
| Gerard Greene | 0–5 | Elliot Slessor |
| Zhou Yuelong | 5–3 | Adam Duffy |
| Jamie Jones | w/o–w/d | Sam Craigie |
| Ryan Day | 5–4 | Ross Muir |
| Robbie Williams | 5–4 | Oliver Lines |
| Mark King | 4–5 | Rod Lawler |
| Noppon Saengkham | 5–2 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Michael Georgiou | 5–1 | Jordan Brown |
| Xiao Guodong | 5–2 | Zhang Yong |
| Liam Highfield | 4–5 | Jak Jones |
| Stuart Bingham | 4–5 | Zhang Anda |
| Mark Joyce | 5–2 | Chen Feilong |
| Anthony Hamilton | 5–1 | Rhys Clark |
| Ken Doherty | 2–5 | Simon Lichtenberg |
| Shaun Murphy | 4–5 | Mei Xiwen |
| Kyren Wilson | 5–3 | Nigel Bond |
| Alan McManus | 2–5 | Paul Davison |
| Michael White | 4–5 | Harvey Chandler |
| Kurt Maflin | 5–1 | Lu Ning |
| Mark Allen | 5–2 | Peter Lines |
| Lyu Haotian | 5–1 | Eden Sharav |
| Jack Lisowski | 5–2 | Zhang Jiankang |
| Chris Wakelin | 5–3 | Craig Steadman |
| Mike Dunn | 5–0 | Luo Zetao |
| Joe Perry | 5–3 | Li Yuan |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 5–1 | Billy Joe Castle |
| Stephen Maguire | 5–4 | Adam Stefanow |
| Ben Woollaston | 5–1 | Bai Langning |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4–5 | Chang Bingyu |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 5–4 | Tian Pengfei |
| Mark Williams | 5–4 | Lukas Kleckers |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Match was held over and played in Yushan

## Century breaks
### Televised stage centuries

Total: 49
* 142, 140, 122, 101 – David Gilbert
* 142, 111 – Noppon Saengkham
* 132, 114, 110, 109, 106, 103 – Neil Robertson
* 128 – Michael Holt
* 124, 101 – Barry Hawkins
* 121, 120, 104 – Mark Williams
* 121, 111 – Fergal O'Brien
* 120 – Ali Carter
* 118, 118, 103 – Marco Fu
* 115, 100 – Jack Lisowski
* 115, 103 – Anthony Hamilton
* 115 – Ding Junhui
* 113, 112, 104, 103 – Gary Wilson
* 112 – Mike Dunn
* 111, 101 – Xiao Guodong
* 109 – Stephen Maguire
* 108 – David Lilley
* 107 – Ryan Day
* 107 – Kyren Wilson
* 105 – Elliot Slessor
* 103 – Mark Allen
* 103 – Harvey Chandler
* 102 – Mark Selby
* 102 – James Wattana
* 102 – Jak Jones
* 101 – Mark Davis
* 100 – Andrew Higginson
* 100 – Jamie Jones

### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 14
* 140 – Robbie Williams
* 133 – David Gilbert
* 131, 109, 108 – Noppon Saengkham
* 124 – Peter Ebdon
* 121 – Judd Trump
* 118, 102 – Fergal O'Brien
* 118 – Marco Fu
* 109 – Mark Joyce
* 108 – Joe Perry
* 104 – Ricky Walden
* 102 – Mark Allen