# 2018 English Open (snooker)

The 2018 English Open (officially the 2018 BetVictor English Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 15 to 21 October 2018 in Crawley, West Sussex, England. It was the sixth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.
The defending champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who defeated Kyren Wilson in the 2017 event. However, O'Sullivan would lose to Mark Davis 1–6 in the semi-final. O'Sullivan was highly critical of the venue stating "The worst part was not the smell of urine..."This is about as bad as I've ever seen. It's a bit of a hellhole....I don't know what this gaff is, but I've just done an interview and all I can smell is urine."
Stuart Bingham won his fifth professional ranking title with a 9–7 victory against Mark Davis, who had reached his first ever ranking final at the age of 46, playing in his 28th season on the professional tour. Bingham became the first player to win two Home Nations Series events.
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the second maximum break of his career in the opening frame of his 4–1 first round win against Soheil Vahedi. On the following day Ronnie O'Sullivan made the 15th maximum break of his career in the final frame of the second round whitewash of Allan Taylor. This was the fourth time that two maximums were made at the main stage of a ranking tournament, and the third time in just over half a year.

## Prize fund

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

## Tournament draw
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | 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 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 1 | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) | 4 | | |
| | | Allan Taylor | 0 | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 3 | Allan Taylor | 0 | | |
| Allan Taylor | 4 | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | 4 | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) | 4 |
| | | | | Matthew Stevens | 1 |
| Jimmy White | 4 | | | Matthew Stevens | 1 |
| Lyu Haotian | 2 | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 2 | Jimmy White | 0 | | |
| | | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | |
| Matthew Stevens | 4 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | |
| Chen Zifan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | 1 | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Eden Sharav | 1 |
| Liang Wenbo (16) | 4 | | | | | Eden Sharav | 1 |
| Gary Wilson | 0 | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | 0 | Liang Wenbo (16) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Eden Sharav | 4 | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | 4 | Eden Sharav | 4 | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 3 | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 3 | | | Eden Sharav | 4 | | |
| | | | | Craig Steadman | 0 |
| Craig Steadman | 4 | | | Craig Steadman | 0 |
| Joe Swail | 1 | | | | |
| Joe Swail | 1 | Craig Steadman | 4 | | |
| | | Chris Wakelin | 1 | | |
| Ken Doherty | 0 | Chris Wakelin | 1 | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | 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 |
| David Lilley | 4 | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 2 | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 2 | David Lilley | 0 | | |
| | | Alan McManus | 4 | | |
| Alan McManus | 4 | Alan McManus | 4 | | |
| Fan Zhengyi | 0 | | | | |
| Fan Zhengyi | 0 | | | Alan McManus | 1 |
| | | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 |
| Oliver Lines | 4 | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 |
| Joe O'Connor | 3 | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor | 3 | Oliver Lines | 2 | | |
| | | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | | |
| Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | Neil Robertson (9) | 4 | | |
| Ross Muir | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ross Muir | 2 | | | | | Neil Robertson (9) | 2 |
| | | | | | | Luo Honghao | 4 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 2 | | | | | Luo Honghao | 4 |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | Stuart Carrington | 1 | | | | |
| | | Luo Honghao | 4 | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | 3 | Luo Honghao | 4 | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | 4 | | | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | 4 | | | Luo Honghao | 4 | | |
| | | | | Anthony McGill | 2 |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | | | Anthony McGill | 2 |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 0 | | | | |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 0 | Anthony McGill | 4 | | |
| | | Sunny Akani | 0 | | |
| Kyren Wilson (8) | 3 | Sunny Akani | 0 | | |
| Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | |

#### Section 3

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | 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 |
| Judd Trump (5) | 4 | | | | |
| Robin Hull | 1 | | | | |
| Robin Hull | 1 | Judd Trump (5) | 4 | | |
| | | Zhao Xintong | 3 | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | Zhao Xintong | 3 | | |
| Michael Judge | 3 | | | | |
| Michael Judge | 3 | | | Judd Trump (5) | 4 |
| | | | | Jack Lisowski | 2 |
| Li Hang | 0 | | | Jack Lisowski | 2 |
| Ian Burns | 4 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 4 | Ian Burns | 3 | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 2 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | Judd Trump (5) | 2 |
| | | | | | | Ryan Day (12) | 4 |
| Ryan Day (12) | 4 | | | | | Ryan Day (12) | 4 |
| Ashley Hugill | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 0 | Ryan Day (12) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Zhang Yong | 0 | | | | |
| Zhang Yong | 4 | Zhang Yong | 0 | | | | |
| Chen Feilong | 3 | | | | | | |
| Chen Feilong | 3 | | | Ryan Day (12) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Mark King | 2 |
| Ashley Carty | 3 | | | Mark King | 2 |
| Mark King | 4 | | | | |
| Mark King | 4 | Mark King | 4 | | |
| | | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | |
| Alfie Burden | 0 | Peter Ebdon | 3 | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 4 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | 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 |
| Robbie Williams | 1 | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | 4 | | |
| | | Adam Stefanow | 0 | | |
| Jamie Clarke | 1 | Adam Stefanow | 0 | | |
| Adam Stefanow | 4 | | | | |
| Adam Stefanow | 4 | | | Mark Davis | 4 |
| | | | | Mei Xiwen | 2 |
| Mei Xiwen | 4 | | | Mei Xiwen | 2 |
| James Wattana | 3 | | | | |
| James Wattana | 3 | Mei Xiwen | 4 | | |
| | | Marco Fu (13) | 1 | | |
| Marco Fu (13) | 4 | Marco Fu (13) | 1 | | |
| Mark Joyce | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | 1 | | | | | Mark Davis | 4 |
| | | | | | | John Higgins (4) | 2 |
| Luke Simmonds | 0 | | | | | John Higgins (4) | 2 |
| Zhang Jiankang | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Jiankang | 4 | Zhang Jiankang | 2 | | | | |
| | | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | |
| Martin Gould | 4 | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | |
| Billy Joe Castle | 2 | | | | | | |
| Billy Joe Castle | 2 | | | Martin Gould | 1 | | |
| | | | | John Higgins (4) | 4 |
| Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | John Higgins (4) | 4 |
| Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | 4 | Nigel Bond | 1 | | |
| | | John Higgins (4) | 4 | | |
| John Higgins (4) | 4 | John Higgins (4) | 4 | | |
| Li Yuan | 1 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | 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 |
| Mark Selby (3) | 4 | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 0 | | | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 0 | Mark Selby (3) | 3 | | |
| | | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | |
| Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | 2 | | | Ben Woollaston | 3 |
| | | | | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| John Astley | 1 | | | Ricky Walden | 4 |
| Lukas Kleckers | 4 | | | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 4 | Lukas Kleckers | 0 | | |
| | | Ricky Walden | 4 | | |
| Ricky Walden | 4 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | |
| Hammad Miah | 2 | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 2 | | | | | Ricky Walden | 0 |
| | | | | | | Stuart Bingham (13) | 4 |
| Stuart Bingham (14) | 4 | | | | | Stuart Bingham (13) | 4 |
| Duane Jones | 0 | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 0 | Stuart Bingham (14) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Hossein Vafaei | 0 | | | | |
| Michael White | 3 | Hossein Vafaei | 0 | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 4 | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 4 | | | Stuart Bingham (14) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 |
| Soheil Vahedi | 1 | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 3 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | |
| | | Thor Chuan Leong | 3 | | |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 4 | Thor Chuan Leong | 3 | | |
| Hamza Akbar | 1 | | | | |

#### Section 6

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | 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 |
| Zhang Anda | 3 | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 4 | Matthew Selt | 4 | | |
| | | Sam Baird | 0 | | |
| Sam Baird | 4 | Sam Baird | 0 | | |
| Liam Highfield | 2 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 2 | | | Matthew Selt | 1 |
| | | | | Ali Carter | 4 |
| Ali Carter | 4 | | | Ali Carter | 4 |
| Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | 2 | Ali Carter | 4 | | |
| | | Luca Brecel (11) | 1 | | |
| Luca Brecel (11) | 4 | Luca Brecel (11) | 1 | | |
| Niu Zhuang | 0 | | | | | | |
| Niu Zhuang | 0 | | | | | Ali Carter | 4 |
| | | | | | | Daniel Wells | 3 |
| Lee Walker | 4 | | | | | Daniel Wells | 3 |
| Jak Jones | 3 | | | | | | |
| Jak Jones | 3 | Lee Walker | 3 | | | | |
| | | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 2 | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | 4 | | | Daniel Wells | 4 | | |
| | | | | Barry Hawkins (6) | 3 |
| Rod Lawler | 0 | | | Barry Hawkins (6) | 3 |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | 4 | Sam Craigie | 3 | | |
| | | Barry Hawkins (6) | 4 | | |
| Barry Hawkins (6) | 4 | Barry Hawkins (6) | 4 | | |
| Peter Lines | 0 | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | 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 |
| Shaun Murphy (7) | 4 | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | 1 | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | 1 | Shaun Murphy (7) | 4 | | |
| | | David Gilbert | 2 | | |
| Gerard Greene | 3 | David Gilbert | 2 | | |
| David Gilbert | 4 | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 4 | | | Shaun Murphy (7) | 1 |
| | | | | Robert Milkins | 4 |
| Lu Ning | 2 | | | Robert Milkins | 4 |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | |
| | | Elliot Slessor | 3 | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | Elliot Slessor | 3 | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 2 | | | | | Robert Milkins | 3 |
| | | | | | | Noppon Saengkham | 4 |
| Mark Allen (10) | 4 | | | | | Noppon Saengkham | 4 |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 2 | Mark Allen (10) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | | |
| Farakh Ajaib | 1 | Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | Yuan Sijun | 1 | | |
| | | | | Noppon Saengkham | 4 |
| Harvey Chandler | 1 | | | Noppon Saengkham | 4 |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 4 | Noppon Saengkham | 4 | | |
| | | Steven Hallworth | 2 | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 2 | Steven Hallworth | 2 | | |
| Steven Hallworth | 4 | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 128 Best of 7 frames | 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 |
| Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | |
| Jordan Brown | 4 | | | | |
| Jordan Brown | 4 | Jordan Brown | 4 | | |
| | | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | |
| Michael Holt | 1 | | | | |
| Michael Holt | 1 | | | Jordan Brown | 2 |
| | | | | Stephen Maguire (15) | 4 |
| Andy Lee | 2 | | | Stephen Maguire (15) | 4 |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | Yan Bingtao | 2 | | |
| | | Stephen Maguire (15) | 4 | | |
| Stephen Maguire (15) | 4 | Stephen Maguire (15) | 4 | | |
| James Cahill | 3 | | | | | | |
| James Cahill | 3 | | | | | Stephen Maguire (15) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | 0 |
| Paul Davison | 3 | | | | | Zhou Yuelong | 0 |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | |
| | | Xu Si | 2 | | | | |
| Xu Si | 4 | Xu Si | 2 | | | | |
| Chris Totten | 2 | | | | | | |
| Chris Totten | 2 | | | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | |
| | | | | Mark Williams (2) | 3 |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 4 | | | Mark Williams (2) | 3 |
| Kishan Hirani | 1 | | | | |
| Kishan Hirani | 1 | Alexander Ursenbacher | 0 | | |
| | | Mark Williams (2) | 4 | | |
| Mark Williams (2) | 4 | Mark Williams (2) | 4 | | |
| Dominic Dale | 1 | | | | |

### Finals

| 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 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) | 5 | | |
| Luo Honghao | 3 | | |
| Luo Honghao | 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) | 1 |
| | | Mark Davis | 6 |
| Ryan Day (12) | 1 | Mark Davis | 6 |
| Mark Davis | 5 | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 5 | | | Mark Davis | 7 |
| | | | | Stuart Bingham (13) | 9 |
| Stuart Bingham (13) | 5 | | | Stuart Bingham (13) | 9 |
| Ali Carter | 2 | | | | |
| Ali Carter | 2 | Stuart Bingham (13) | 6 | | |
| | | Stephen Maguire (15) | 3 |
| Noppon Saengkham | 3 | Stephen Maguire (15) | 3 |
| Stephen Maguire (15) | 5 | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Ben Williams. K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley, England, 21 October 2018. :
| Mark Davis England | 7–9 | Stuart Bingham (13) England |
| Afternoon: 76–53, 0–75, 41–65, 55–12, 17–64, 72–0, 0–77, 136–0 (136) Evening: 94–44, 40–82, 0–73, 84–42, 88–48, 0–82, 0–102 (102), 20–59 |||
| 136 | Highest break | 102 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |

## Century breaks

Total: 81
* 147, 135, 118, 104 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 147, 112 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
* 141, 136, 132, 121, 105 – Ryan Day
* 140 – Zhou Yuelong
* 138, 131, 109, 102 – Stuart Bingham
* 137 – Marco Fu
* 136, 136, 107, 104, 102 – Mark Davis
* 136, 128, 100 – Luo Honghao
* 136, 116, 100 – Tian Pengfei
* 135 – Elliot Slessor
* 133 – Sunny Akani
* 131, 101 – Ben Woollaston
* 129, 101 – Sam Craigie
* 129 – Mike Dunn
* 126, 109, 108, 107, 104 – Judd Trump
* 122 – Jak Jones
* 121, 106, 106 – Barry Hawkins
* 121 – Ashley Carty
* 121 – Allan Taylor
* 120, 100 – Sam Baird
* 116, 109 – Mark Williams
* 116, 103 – Ali Carter
* 116 – Robert Milkins
* 115 – Thor Chuan Leong
* 114, 102, 100, 100 – Noppon Saengkham
* 113 – Liam Highfield
* 113 – Zhang Anda
* 112, 102, 100 – Neil Robertson
* 112 – Liang Wenbo
* 109, 109 – Martin Gould
* 109 – Luca Brecel
* 108, 101 – David Gilbert
* 108 – Paul Davison
* 107 – Anthony McGill
* 106, 100 – Mark Selby
* 105 – Ricky Walden
* 105 – John Higgins
* 104 – Stuart Carrington
* 102 – Yan Bingtao
* 102 – Stephen Maguire
* 102 – Mei Xiwen
* 101 – Matthew Selt
* 100 – Jack Lisowski