# 2018 China Open (snooker)

The 2018 Fuhua Group China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 2–8 April 2018 in Beijing, China. It was the nineteenth and penultimate ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
Defending champion Mark Selby retained his title with an 11–3 final win against Barry Hawkins. By winning this tournament, Selby ensured that he will end a seventh consecutive season as world number one, regardless of his result in the 2018 World Championship.
Ronnie O'Sullivan made his 14th maximum break in professional competition in the 5th frame of his last 64 match against Elliot Slessor. The following day, Stuart Bingham made his fourth maximum break in professional competition in the 7th frame of his last 32 match against Ricky Walden. These were the 137th and 138th official maximum breaks in professional competition. It was only the second time that two 147s were made at the main stage of a professional ranking event, the first time being at the 2008 World Championship.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below.
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £35,000.

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 64 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 32 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames | | Final Best of 21 frames | Final Best of 21 frames | Final Best of 21 frames |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 4 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 6 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | Lee Walker | 5 | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 6 | | | | | | | Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | Liam Highfield | 4 | Lyu Haotian | Lyu Haotian | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 5 | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 6 | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 6 | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | Kurt Maflin | 5 | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 6 | Yan Bingtao | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | Noppon Saengkham | 1 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 8 | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 8 | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | Martin O'Donnell | 2 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | Ali Carter | 4 | | | | | | | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 6 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 6 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Totten | Chris Totten | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Totten | Chris Totten | 0 | | | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | Jack Lisowski | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 6 | Mark King | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 3 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | Jimmy Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 6 | Xiao Guodong | Xiao Guodong | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | Craig Steadman | 4 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 3 |
| Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 3 |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | Jak Jones | Jak Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zhe | Chen Zhe | 2 | | | | Zhou Yuelong | Zhou Yuelong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | Robbie Williams | 3 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Craigie | Sam Craigie | 6 | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Hamza Akbar | Hamza Akbar | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 2 | | | | | | | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 6 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 6 | Chris Wakelin | Chris Wakelin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 10 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 10 | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | Sam Baird | 3 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michael White | Michael White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael White | Michael White | 6 | Michael White | Michael White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 5 | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 4 | | | | | | | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 6 | Cao Yupeng | Cao Yupeng | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 6 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | | | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | Duane Jones | Duane Jones | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Luo Honghao | Luo Honghao | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | Luo Honghao | 6 | Luo Honghao | Luo Honghao | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | Luo Honghao | Luo Honghao | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 6 | | | | | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | Yuan Sijun | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | Yuan Sijun | 2 | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 6 | Elliot Slessor | Elliot Slessor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 21 frames. Referee: Peggy Li. Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 8 April 2018. :
| Mark Selby England | 11–3 | Barry Hawkins England |
| Afternoon: 0–80, 78–31, 66–1, 63–17, 69–58, 65–48, 0–83, 114–4, 86–13, 72–6 Evеning: 112–17 (112), 83–43, 47–59, 132–0 (132) |||
| 132 | Highest break | 75 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 |

## Qualifying

The Round 2 qualifying matches – except for the held over ones – were played between 27 and 30 January 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Qualifying Round 1 and the held over matches of Round 2 were played in Beijing on 2 April 2018.
All qualifying matches were best of 11 frames.

### Round 1

| Zhang Yong | 4–6 | Chang Bingyu |
| Chen Feilong | 6–2 | Fan Zhengyi |
| Basem Eltahhan | 1–6 | Luo Honghao |

### Round 2

| Mark Selby | 6–4 | Wang Yuchen |
| Scott Donaldson | 6–3 | Zhang Anda |
| Ben Woollaston | 6–1 | Rod Lawler |
| Robert Milkins | 4–6 | Lee Walker |
| Ryan Day | 3–6 | Lyu Haotian |
| Rory McLeod | 0–6 | Liam Highfield |
| Stephen Maguire | 6–3 | James Wattana |
| Fergal O'Brien | 6–3 | Hammad Miah |
| Mark Davis | 6–2 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Michael Holt | 6–2 | Sunny Akani |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6–4 | Ian Burns |
| Mark Williams | 6–1 | Ian Preece |
| Kurt Maflin | 6–5 | Ashley Hugill |
| Yan Bingtao | 6–2 | John Astley |
| Noppon Saengkham | 6–4 | Ken Doherty |
| Mark Allen | 6–4 | Allan Taylor |
| John Higgins | 6–3 | Adam Duffy |
| Alfie Burden | 2–6 | Martin O'Donnell |
| Anthony Hamilton | 6–5 | David John |
| Jack Lisowski | 6–4 | Gerard Greene |
| Ali Carter | 6–4 | Chen Zifan |
| Gary Wilson | 6–2 | Niu Zhuang |
| Joe Perry | 6–1 | Joe Swail |
| Matthew Selt | 2–6 | Chris Totten |
| Peter Ebdon | 6–2 | Chang Bingyu |
| Mark King | 6–2 | Leo Fernandez |
| Andrew Higginson | 6–5 | Chen Feilong |
| Kyren Wilson | 6–0 | Li Yuan |
| Jimmy Robertson | 6–2 | Christopher Keogan |
| Xiao Guodong | 6–2 | Alex Borg |
| Tian Pengfei | 4–6 | Craig Steadman |
| Ding Junhui | 6–2 | Michael Georgiou |
| Judd Trump | 5–6 | Jak Jones |
| Oliver Lines | 3–6 | Nigel Bond |
| Zhou Yuelong | 6–2 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Li Hang | 4–6 | Chen Zhe |
| Neil Robertson | 6–4 | Robin Hull |
| Robbie Williams | 6–3 | Sanderson Lam |
| Martin Gould | 6–2 | Fang Xiongman |
| Jamie Jones | 3–6 | Sam Craigie |
| Hossein Vafaei | w/d–w/o | Hamza Akbar |
| Ricky Walden | 6–2 | Aditya Mehta |
| Matthew Stevens | 6–1 | Eden Sharav |
| Stuart Bingham | 6–2 | Jimmy White |
| Mark Joyce | 6–4 | Peter Lines |
| Graeme Dott | 6–2 | Mei Xiwen |
| Chris Wakelin | 6–1 | Lukas Kleckers |
| Shaun Murphy | 6–3 | David Grace |
| Barry Hawkins | 6–4 | Josh Boileau |
| Sam Baird | 6–5 | Soheil Vahedi |
| Michael White | 6–5 | Xu Si |
| Dominic Dale | 4–6 | Paul Davison |
| Luca Brecel | 6–4 | Zhao Xintong |
| Cao Yupeng | 6–3 | Kurt Dunham |
| David Gilbert | 6–3 | Billy Joe Castle |
| Mike Dunn | 6–4 | Mitchell Mann |
| Yu Delu | 5–6 | Duane Jones |
| Liang Wenbo | 6–1 | Rhys Clark |
| Stuart Carrington | 2–6 | Luo Honghao |
| Anthony McGill | 6–5 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Tom Ford | 6–3 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett |
| Alan McManus | 5–6 | Yuan Sijun |
| Daniel Wells | 4–6 | Elliot Slessor |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6–2 | Ross Muir |

#### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Match held over and played in China.

## Century breaks
### Main stage centuries

Total: 72
* 147, 105 – Stuart Bingham
* 147 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 143, 141, 136, 135, 135, 132, 119, 118, 112, 108 – Mark Selby
* 143, 110, 110, 105, 103, 103 – Neil Robertson
* 139 – Ali Carter
* 138, 133 – Ding Junhui
* 138, 105, 102 – Mark Allen
* 135, 127, 110, 101 – Sam Craigie
* 135, 105, 100 – Luo Honghao
* 135, 100 – Cao Yupeng
* 133, 122 – Craig Steadman
* 132, 125, 124, 103, 101 – Barry Hawkins
* 131, 130, 129, 112 – Mark Williams
* 130, 111 – Xiao Guodong
* 130, 102 – Joe Perry
* 130 – Yan Bingtao
* 127 – Stephen Maguire
* 126 – Anthony McGill
* 122, 115, 107, 103 – Zhou Yuelong
* 119 – David Gilbert
* 114, 106 – Duane Jones
* 114, 101 – Jack Lisowski
* 114 – Michael White
* 112, 111, 107, 105, 104 – Kyren Wilson
* 103 – Graeme Dott
* 103 – Tom Ford
* 102 – Fergal O'Brien
* 100 – Mark King
* 100 – Lyu Haotian

### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 45
* 143, 112 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
* 139 – Nigel Bond
* 138 – Yan Bingtao
* 137 – Thor Chuan Leong
* 133 – David Grace
* 132 – Ian Burns
* 128 – Gary Wilson
* 127, 121 – Sanderson Lam
* 127 – Mark Allen
* 126 – Neil Robertson
* 124 – Soheil Vahedi
* 122 – Robin Hull
* 122 – Zhang Yong
* 121 – Cao Yupeng
* 121 – John Higgins
* 119 – Martin Gould
* 119 – Barry Hawkins
* 118, 107 – Luo Honghao
* 118 – Lyu Haotian
* 117 – Judd Trump
* 116 – Zhou Yuelong
* 115 – Stephen Maguire
* 112 – Noppon Saengkham
* 111 – Mark Davis
* 110 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 109, 101, 100 – Mark Williams
* 109 – Luca Brecel
* 108 – Xiao Guodong
* 106 – Zhao Xintong
* 105, 105 – Elliot Slessor
* 105, 101 – Liang Wenbo
* 104 – Stuart Bingham
* 104 – Peter Ebdon
* 104 – Tian Pengfei
* 103 – Ben Woollaston
* 101 – Anthony Hamilton
* 101 – Kyren Wilson
* 100 – Li Hang