# 2018 Scottish Open (snooker)

The 2018 Scottish Open (officially the 2018 BetVictor Scottish Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 10 to 16 December 2018 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. It is the tenth ranking event of the 2018/2019 season and a part of the Home Nations Series.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost 2–4 to Ross Muir in the second round. The tournament was won by Mark Allen who beat Shaun Murphy in the final. Allen led 6–3, but then Murphy won four frames in a row to take a 7–6 lead. Allen, however, won the next three frames to win 9–7.
John Higgins made the ninth maximum break of his career in the third frame of his second-round victory over Gerard Greene.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
* Winner: £70,000
* Runner-up: £30,000
* Semi-final: £20,000
* Quarter-final: £10,000
* Last 16: £6,000
* Last 32: £3,500
* Last 64: £2,500
* Highest break: £2,000
* Total: £366,000
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £20,000

## 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 |
| Neil Robertson (1) | 4 | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 1 | | | | |
| Peter Lines | 1 | Neil Robertson (1) | 2 | | |
| | | Ross Muir | 4 | | |
| Alexander Ursenbacher | 1 | Ross Muir | 4 | | |
| Ross Muir | 4 | | | | |
| Ross Muir | 4 | | | Ross Muir | 2 |
| | | | | Sam Baird | 4 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 4 | | | Sam Baird | 4 |
| Chris Wakelin | 1 | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 1 | Martin O'Donnell | 1 | | |
| | | Sam Baird | 4 | | |
| Rod Lawler | 3 | Sam Baird | 4 | | |
| Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sam Baird | 4 | | | | | Sam Baird | 4 |
| | | | | | | Ali Carter (16) | 3 |
| Ali Carter (16) | 4 | | | | | Ali Carter (16) | 3 |
| Luo Honghao | 0 | | | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | 0 | Ali Carter (16) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Michael Georgiou | 2 | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 4 | Michael Georgiou | 2 | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 3 | | | Ali Carter (16) | 4 | | |
| | | | | David Lilley | 1 |
| Mark King | 4 | | | David Lilley | 1 |
| Mei Xiwen | 2 | | | | |
| Mei Xiwen | 2 | Mark King | 3 | | |
| | | David Lilley | 4 | | |
| David Lilley | 4 | David Lilley | 4 | | |
| Tom Ford | 3 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Joe Perry | 4 | | | | |
| James Wattana | 0 | | | | |
| James Wattana | 0 | Joe Perry | 4 | | |
| | | Robbie Williams | 2 | | |
| Liam Highfield | 2 | Robbie Williams | 2 | | |
| Robbie Williams | 4 | | | | |
| Robbie Williams | 4 | | | Joe Perry | 3 |
| | | | | Kyren Wilson (9) | 4 |
| Li Hang | 3 | | | Kyren Wilson (9) | 4 |
| Paul Davison | 4 | | | | |
| Paul Davison | 4 | Paul Davison | 0 | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson (9) | 4 | | |
| Kyren Wilson (9) | 4 | Kyren Wilson (9) | 4 | | |
| Oliver Lines | 2 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Lines | 2 | | | | | Kyren Wilson (9) | 3 |
| | | | | | | Shaun Murphy (8) | 4 |
| Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | Shaun Murphy (8) | 4 |
| Andy Lee | 2 | | | | | | |
| Andy Lee | 2 | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | |
| | | Michael White | 1 | | | | |
| Allan Taylor | 2 | Michael White | 1 | | | | |
| Michael White | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael White | 4 | | | Nigel Bond | 2 | | |
| | | | | Shaun Murphy (8) | 4 |
| Sam Craigie | 2 | | | Shaun Murphy (8) | 4 |
| Michael Holt | 4 | | | | |
| Michael Holt | 4 | Michael Holt | 0 | | |
| | | Shaun Murphy (8) | 4 | | |
| Shaun Murphy (8) | 4 | Shaun Murphy (8) | 4 | | |
| Sunny Akani | 1 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Barry Hawkins (5) | 3 | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 4 | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | |
| | | Lyu Haotian | 2 | | |
| Lyu Haotian | 4 | Lyu Haotian | 2 | | |
| Fan Zhengyi | 2 | | | | |
| Fan Zhengyi | 2 | | | Zhou Yuelong | 0 |
| | | | | Stuart Carrington | 4 |
| Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | Stuart Carrington | 4 |
| Gary Wilson | 3 | | | | |
| Gary Wilson | 3 | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | |
| | | Eden Sharav | 2 | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | w/d | Eden Sharav | 2 | | |
| Eden Sharav | w/o | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | w/o | | | | | Stuart Carrington | 4 |
| | | | | | | Tian Pengfei | 3 |
| Stuart Bingham (12) | 0 | | | | | Tian Pengfei | 3 |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | | | |
| | | Robin Hull | 0 | | | | |
| Robin Hull | 4 | Robin Hull | 0 | | | | |
| Kishan Hirani | 2 | | | | | | |
| Kishan Hirani | 2 | | | Tian Pengfei | 4 | | |
| | | | | Lu Ning | 3 |
| Lu Ning | 4 | | | Lu Ning | 3 |
| Duane Jones | 3 | | | | |
| Duane Jones | 3 | Lu Ning | 4 | | |
| | | Jak Jones | 3 | | |
| Sanderson Lam | 1 | Jak Jones | 3 | | |
| Jak Jones | 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 |
| Matthew Selt | 3 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 4 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 4 | Ian Burns | 4 | | |
| | | Mike Dunn | 1 | | |
| Joe O'Connor | 2 | Mike Dunn | 1 | | |
| Mike Dunn | 4 | | | | |
| Mike Dunn | 4 | | | Ian Burns | 4 |
| | | | | Billy Joe Castle | 1 |
| Hamza Akbar | 2 | | | Billy Joe Castle | 1 |
| Soheil Vahedi | 4 | | | | |
| Soheil Vahedi | 4 | Soheil Vahedi | 1 | | |
| | | Billy Joe Castle | 4 | | |
| Stephen Maguire (13) | 1 | Billy Joe Castle | 4 | | |
| Billy Joe Castle | 4 | | | | | | |
| Billy Joe Castle | 4 | | | | | Ian Burns | 1 |
| | | | | | | Judd Trump (4) | 4 |
| Zhang Jiankang | 4 | | | | | Judd Trump (4) | 4 |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 1 | | | | | | |
| Simon Lichtenberg | 1 | Zhang Jiankang | 4 | | | | |
| | | Lee Walker | 2 | | | | |
| Jordan Brown | 2 | Lee Walker | 2 | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lee Walker | 4 | | | Zhang Jiankang | 1 | | |
| | | | | Judd Trump (4) | 4 |
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | Judd Trump (4) | 4 |
| Harvey Chandler | 1 | | | | |
| Harvey Chandler | 1 | Ben Woollaston | 0 | | |
| | | Judd Trump (4) | 4 | | |
| Judd Trump (4) | 4 | Judd Trump (4) | 4 | | |
| Jimmy White | 0 | | | | |

### 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 |
| John Higgins (3) | 4 | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | 3 | | | | |
| Adam Duffy | 3 | John Higgins (3) | 4 | | |
| | | Gerard Greene | 0 | | |
| Chris Totten | 1 | Gerard Greene | 0 | | |
| Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | 4 | | | John Higgins (3) | 4 |
| | | | | Yan Bingtao | 0 |
| Ashley Carty | 4 | | | Yan Bingtao | 0 |
| Craig Steadman | 2 | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | 2 | Ashley Carty | 0 | | |
| | | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| Basem Eltahhan | 0 | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | John Higgins (3) | 2 |
| | | | | | | Alfie Burden | 4 |
| Marco Fu (14) | 4 | | | | | Alfie Burden | 4 |
| Chen Zifan | 3 | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan | 3 | Marco Fu (14) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Alfie Burden | 4 | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | 4 | Alfie Burden | 4 | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | Alfie Burden | 4 | | |
| | | | | Zhang Yong | 3 |
| Thor Chuan Leong | 2 | | | Zhang Yong | 3 |
| James Cahill | 4 | | | | |
| James Cahill | 4 | James Cahill | 2 | | |
| | | Zhang Yong | 4 | | |
| Zhang Yong | 4 | Zhang Yong | 4 | | |
| Anthony McGill | 2 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Rory McLeod | 2 | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | 4 | Scott Donaldson | 1 | | |
| | | Graeme Dott | 4 | | |
| Graeme Dott | 4 | Graeme Dott | 4 | | |
| Xu Si | 1 | | | | |
| Xu Si | 1 | | | Graeme Dott | 4 |
| | | | | Luca Brecel (11) | 3 |
| Alan McManus | 4 | | | Luca Brecel (11) | 3 |
| John Astley | 3 | | | | |
| John Astley | 3 | Alan McManus | 2 | | |
| | | Luca Brecel (11) | 4 | | |
| Luca Brecel (11) | 4 | Luca Brecel (11) | 4 | | |
| Hammad Miah | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah | 0 | | | | | Graeme Dott | 2 |
| | | | | | | Mark Allen (6) | 4 |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng | 0 | | | | | Mark Allen (6) | 4 |
| Luke Simmonds | 4 | | | | | | |
| Luke Simmonds | 4 | Luke Simmonds | 3 | | | | |
| | | Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 4 | Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | Yuan Sijun | 1 | | |
| | | | | Mark Allen (6) | 4 |
| Chen Feilong | 4 | | | Mark Allen (6) | 4 |
| Fraser Patrick | 3 | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick | 3 | Chen Feilong | 1 | | |
| | | Mark Allen (6) | 4 | | |
| Mark Allen (6) | 4 | Mark Allen (6) | 4 | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 2 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Ding Junhui (7) | 4 | | | | |
| Niu Zhuang | 0 | | | | |
| Niu Zhuang | 0 | Ding Junhui (7) | 4 | | |
| | | Robert Milkins | 1 | | |
| Robert Milkins | 4 | Robert Milkins | 1 | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 0 | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | 0 | | | Ding Junhui (7) | 4 |
| | | | | Zhao Xintong | 3 |
| Noppon Saengkham | 3 | | | Zhao Xintong | 3 |
| Dominic Dale | 4 | | | | |
| Dominic Dale | 4 | Dominic Dale | 3 | | |
| | | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 4 | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill | 1 | | | | | Ding Junhui (7) | 2 |
| | | | | | | Ryan Day (10) | 4 |
| Ryan Day (10) | 4 | | | | | Ryan Day (10) | 4 |
| Rhys Clark | 3 | | | | | | |
| Rhys Clark | 3 | Ryan Day (10) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 1 | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | Ryan Day (10) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Zhang Anda | 2 |
| Jamie Clarke | 3 | | | Zhang Anda | 2 |
| Mark Davis | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | 2 | | |
| | | Zhang Anda | 4 | | |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | Zhang Anda | 4 | | |
| Ken Doherty | 0 | | | | |

#### 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 |
| Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | |
| Li Yuan | 2 | | | | |
| Li Yuan | 2 | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | |
| | | Elliot Slessor | 1 | | |
| Elliot Slessor | 4 | Elliot Slessor | 1 | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 1 | | | Matthew Stevens | 4 |
| | | | | Jimmy Robertson | 3 |
| Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | | Jimmy Robertson | 3 |
| Lukas Kleckers | 2 | | | | |
| Lukas Kleckers | 2 | Jimmy Robertson | 4 | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski (15) | 1 | | |
| Jack Lisowski (15) | 4 | Jack Lisowski (15) | 1 | | |
| Adam Stefanow | 3 | | | | | | |
| Adam Stefanow | 3 | | | | | Matthew Stevens | 0 |
| | | | | | | Daniel Wells | 4 |
| Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | Daniel Wells | 4 |
| Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 2 | Joe Swail | 2 | | | | |
| | | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | 4 | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | 2 | | | Mark Joyce | 1 | | |
| | | | | Daniel Wells | 4 |
| Craig MacGillivray | 2 | | | Daniel Wells | 4 |
| David Gilbert | 4 | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 4 | David Gilbert | 1 | | |
| | | Daniel Wells | 4 | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | w/d | Daniel Wells | 4 | | |
| Daniel Wells | w/o | | | | |

### 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 |
| Sam Baird | 0 | | |
| Shaun Murphy (8) | 5 | | |
| Shaun Murphy (8) | 5 | Shaun Murphy (8) | 6 |
| | | Judd Trump (4) | 3 |
| Stuart Carrington | 3 | Judd Trump (4) | 3 |
| Judd Trump (4) | 5 | | | | |
| Judd Trump (4) | 5 | | | Shaun Murphy (8) | 7 |
| | | | | Mark Allen (6) | 9 |
| Alfie Burden | 0 | | | Mark Allen (6) | 9 |
| Mark Allen (6) | 5 | | | | |
| Mark Allen (6) | 5 | Mark Allen (6) | 6 | | |
| | | Daniel Wells | 5 |
| Ryan Day (10) | 1 | Daniel Wells | 5 |
| Daniel Wells | 5 | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, 16 December 2018. :
| Shaun Murphy (8) England | 7–9 | Mark Allen (6) Northern Ireland |
| Afternoon: 0–110 (110), 69–5, 60–64, 72–52, 66–44, 4–82, 52–75, 4–83 Evening: 7–68, 108–0, 77–0, 128–0 (115), 57–44, 1–73, 0–134 (134), 36–83 |||
| 115 | Highest break | 134 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |

## Century breaks

Total: 70
* 147, 104 – John Higgins
* 141, 124, 122, 115, 101 – Shaun Murphy
* 139 – Lu Ning
* 138 – Zhou Yuelong
* 136, 122, 102 – Ali Carter
* 136, 101 – Yan Bingtao
* 136 – Nigel Bond
* 135 – Jimmy Robertson
* 134, 129, 126, 110, 106 – Mark Allen
* 134, 111, 105 – Ding Junhui
* 134 – Gerard Greene
* 133, 104, 102, 100 – Ryan Day
* 133, 103 – Marco Fu
* 130 – Eden Sharav
* 130 – Yuan Sijun
* 127, 119, 119, 117, 102, 101, 101 – Judd Trump
* 127 – Zhang Anda
* 122, 115, 108, 108 – Stuart Carrington
* 122, 108 – Joe Perry
* 121 – Mark Davis
* 119 – Matthew Stevens
* 115, 112 – James Cahill
* 114 – Ross Muir
* 113 – Jack Lisowski
* 110, 105 – Kyren Wilson
* 110 – Gary Wilson
* 109 – Duane Jones
* 107 – Tom Ford
* 107 – Joe Swail
* 106 – Ricky Walden
* 105 – Ian Burns
* 102 – Alfie Burden
* 101, 101 – Zhao Xintong
* 101 – Elliot Slessor
* 100 – Luca Brecel
* 100 – David Gilbert
* 100 – Mark King
* 100 – Alan McManus
* 100 – Robbie Williams