# 2018 European Masters

The 2018 European Masters (officially the 2018 D88.com European Masters) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 1 to 7 October 2018 in Lommel, Belgium. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.
Qualifying took place on 17 and 18 August 2018 in Preston, England.
Judd Trump was the defending champion after winning the previous two events, but he lost 2–4 to Tian Pengfei in the second round.
Jimmy Robertson reached his first ever ranking event semi-final, which he converted into his first professional ranking event title, beating Joe Perry 9–6 in the final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £10,000

## Main draw

| 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 | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 0 | Judd Trump | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | 3 | | | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | |
| Marco Fu | 3 | | | Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 4 | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | 3 | | | | | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Joe Perry | 4 | | |
| Oliver Lines | 1 | | | | | Joe Perry | 4 | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 4 | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 4 | Andrew Higginson | 3 | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | 2 | | | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Kyren Wilson | 1 | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 2 | | | Kyren Wilson | 1 | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | 4 | Allan Taylor | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | Joe Perry | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 3 |
| John Higgins | w/d | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 3 |
| Thor Chuan Leong | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | w/o | Thor Chuan Leong | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Jiankang | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Jiankang | 1 | | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Luca Brecel | 3 | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | 4 | | | Luca Brecel | 3 | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | 2 | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Alan McManus | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 3 | Alan McManus | 3 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 4 | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | |
| Duane Jones | 1 | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 3 | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Peter Lines | 2 | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 4 | Peter Lines | 2 | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 0 | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Zhang Anda | 2 | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | | | Zhang Anda | 2 | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 3 | Zhang Anda | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Eden Sharav | 2 | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | w/d | Eden Sharav | 2 | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | w/o | | | | | | | | | Joe Perry | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Jimmy Robertson | 9 |
| Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | Jimmy Robertson | 9 |
| Sam Craigie | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | 1 | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 2 | Mark Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 4 | | | Mark Selby | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | 4 | | | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 1 | Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Elliot Slessor | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 3 | Elliot Slessor | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | Ryan Day | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark King | 4 | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | | | Mark King | 4 | | | | |
| Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | 4 | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 1 | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ricky Walden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | 1 | | | Ricky Walden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Craig Steadman | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | Craig Steadman | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | 0 | | | | | | | Mark King | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | | Jimmy Robertson | 6 |
| Gary Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | Jimmy Robertson | 6 |
| Stuart Carrington | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 2 | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Ross Muir | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | 4 | Ross Muir | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 2 | | | Ross Muir | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Allen | 4 | | | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 1 | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Jak Jones | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | 4 | Jak Jones | 2 | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | 3 | | | | | Mark Allen | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 1 | | | | | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | |
| Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | 4 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chris Totten | 3 | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | | | Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | 0 | | | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | Zhou Yuelong | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | 3 | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Scheers. De Soeverein, Lommel, Belgium, 7 October 2018. :
| Joe Perry England | 6–9 | Jimmy Robertson England |
| Afternoon: 17–69, 21–71, 30–59, 0–79, 37–70, 66–9, 62–33, 64–46 Evening: 52–63, 56–75, 119–0 (106), 138–0, 110–0 (110), 19–68, 4–108 (108) |||
| 110 | Highest break | 108 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 1 |

## Qualifying

These matches were held between 17 and 18 August 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were best of 7 frames.
| Judd Trump | 4–0 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Liam Highfield | 4–1 | John Astley |
| Tom Ford | 2–4 | Tian Pengfei |
| Li Hang | 4–0 | Sunny Akani |
| Marco Fu | 4–1 | Nigel Bond |
| Andy Hicks | 1–4 | Fergal O'Brien |
| Liang Wenbo | 4–2 | Li Yuan |
| Joe Swail | 0–4 | Alfie Burden |
| Oliver Lines | 4–2 | Matthew Selt |
| Joe Perry | 4–0 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 2–4 | Andrew Higginson |
| Neil Robertson | 4–3 | Dominic Dale |
| Michael Georgiou | 4–1 | Jimmy White |
| Simon Bedford | 2–4 | Allan Taylor |
| Harvey Chandler | 2–4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh |
| Kyren Wilson | 4–2 | Basem Eltahhan |
| John Higgins | 4–0 | Chen Feilong |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 4–1 | Noppon Saengkham |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4–0 | Robin Hull |
| Zhang Jiankang | 4–2 | Michael Holt |
| Luca Brecel | 4–2 | Daniel Wells |
| Niu Zhuang | 3–4 | Luo Honghao |
| Yan Bingtao | 4–1 | Chen Zifan |
| Alan McManus | 4–1 | Soheil Vahedi |
| Duane Jones | 4–2 | Mark Joyce |
| Jack Lisowski | 4–1 | James Wattana |
| Billy Joe Castle | 2–4 | Peter Lines |
| Stephen Maguire | 1–4 | Paul Davison |
| Lyu Haotian | 0–4 | Zhang Anda |
| Michael White | 1–4 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Hossein Vafaei | 4–2 | Rod Lawler |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | w/d–w/o | Eden Sharav |
| Mark Selby | 4–3 | Mei Xiwen |
| Ashley Carty | 1–4 | Sam Craigie |
| Robert Milkins | 2–4 | Scott Donaldson |
| Mark Davis | 4–2 | Sam Baird |
| Ryan Day | 4–2 | Hamza Akbar |
| Yuan Sijun | 4–2 | Gerard Greene |
| David Gilbert | 4–3 | Robbie Williams |
| Ben Woollaston | 0–4 | Elliot Slessor |
| Matthew Stevens | 1–4 | Zhao Xintong |
| Mark King | 4–2 | Ian Burns |
| Joe O'Connor | 0–4 | Chris Wakelin |
| Stuart Bingham | 4–3 | Jamie Jones |
| Rory McLeod | 4–3 | Lukas Kleckers |
| Ricky Walden | 4–3 | Hammad Miah |
| Craig Steadman | 4–2 | Adam Stefanów |
| Barry Hawkins | 4–2 | Sanderson Lam |
| Shaun Murphy | 3–4 | Gary Wilson |
| Jamie Clarke | 1–4 | Stuart Carrington |
| Martin Gould | 2–4 | Ross Muir |
| Lee Walker | 4–0 | Fan Zhengyi |
| Mark Allen | 4–3 | David Lilley |
| Ashley Hugill | 4–2 | Kishan Hirani |
| Graeme Dott | 2–4 | Jak Jones |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 0–4 | Adam Duffy |
| Peter Ebdon | 4–2 | Jordan Brown |
| Ali Carter | 4–2 | Xu Si |
| James Cahill | 3–4 | Chris Totten |
| Anthony McGill | 4–1 | Lu Ning |
| Ken Doherty | 4–2 | Kurt Maflin |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4–2 | Mike Dunn |
| Andy Lee | 3–4 | Jimmy Robertson |
| Mark Williams | w/d–w/o | Zhang Yong |

### Notes

* 1 2 Match was held over and played in Lommel.

## Century breaks
### Main stage centuries

Total: 24
* 135, 132, 108 – Jimmy Robertson
* 135, 104 – Jack Lisowski
* 130, 110, 106, 103 – Joe Perry
* 130 – Zhao Xintong
* 129 – Anthony Hamilton
* 124 – Mark King
* 117 – Eden Sharav
* 114 – Judd Trump
* 112, 112 – Tian Pengfei
* 112 – Liang Wenbo
* 110 – Elliot Slessor
* 109 – Luca Brecel
* 108 – Zhang Anda
* 107 – Allan Taylor
* 105 – Ali Carter
* 104 – Anthony McGill
* 100 – David Gilbert

### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 18
* 142 – Matthew Selt
* 140, 100 – Sam Craigie
* 138 – Elliot Slessor
* 132, 123 – Zhou Yuelong
* 122 – Adam Duffy
* 121 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
* 119 – Jack Lisowski
* 118, 102 – Mark Selby
* 116 – Ashley Carty
* 106 – Craig Steadman
* 104 – Peter Ebdon
* 102 – Anthony Hamilton
* 102 – Kishan Hirani
* 100 – Ryan Day