# 2018 World Grand Prix

The 2018 World Grand Prix (officially the 2018 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 19 to 25 February 2018 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It was the fifteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.
Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, but he did not qualify for this edition of the tournament.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fourth ranking title of the season and 32nd ranking title overall, beating Ding Junhui 10–3 in the final.

## 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

## Seeding list

The top 32 players on the one-year ranking list, running from the 2017 Riga Masters until the 2018 Snooker Shoot Out, qualified for the tournament.
| Rank | Player | Total points |
| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 425,500 |
| 2 | Mark Williams | 259,000 |
| 3 | Judd Trump | 234,500 |
| 4 | Luca Brecel | 232,600 |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy | 209,500 |
| 6 | Mark Selby | 198,225 |
| 7 | Ding Junhui | 177,000 |
| 8 | John Higgins | 171,000 |
| 9 | Mark Allen | 164,000 |
| 10 | Kyren Wilson | 134,725 |
| 11 | Neil Robertson | 132,000 |
| 12 | Ryan Day | 129,500 |
| 13 | Stephen Maguire | 114,000 |
| 14 | Graeme Dott | 106,000 |
| 15 | Anthony McGill | 99,000 |
| 16 | Martin Gould | 98,500 |
| 17 | Yan Bingtao | 96,500 |
| 18 | Cao Yupeng | 91,000 |
| 19 | Joe Perry | 85,500 |
| 20 | Li Hang | 84,000 |
| 21 | Jack Lisowski | 83,600 |
| 22 | David Gilbert | 71,500 |
| 23 | Mark Joyce | 71,000 |
| 24 | Xiao Guodong | 69,500 |
| 25 | Ali Carter | 69,000 |
| 26 | Mark King | 68,725 |
| 27 | Jimmy Robertson | 64,000 |
| 28 | Ricky Walden | 61,600 |
| 29 | Michael Georgiou | 61,500 |
| 30 | Michael White | 61,500 |
| 31 | Stuart Bingham | 58,500 |
| 32 | Robert Milkins | 57,000 |

## Main draw

| Last 32 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 | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals 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 | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Robert Milkins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Robert Milkins | 0 | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 17 | Yan Bingtao | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Martin Gould | 2 | 17 | Yan Bingtao | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Yan Bingtao | 4 | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24 | Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | | 24 | Xiao Guodong | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | 24 | Xiao Guodong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | John Higgins | 4 | 8 | John Higgins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | |
| 28 | Ricky Walden | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Ricky Walden | 1 | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 21 | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ryan Day | 3 | 21 | Jack Lisowski | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | 5 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | 13 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Li Hang | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Li Hang | 0 | 13 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 29 | Michael Georgiou | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Luca Brecel | 0 | 29 | Michael Georgiou | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Michael Georgiou | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Michael Georgiou | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ding Junhui | 3 |
| 3 | Judd Trump | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ding Junhui | 3 |
| 30 | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Michael White | 4 | 30 | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 19 | Joe Perry | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Graeme Dott | 2 | 19 | Joe Perry | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | 30 | Michael White | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | David Gilbert | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | David Gilbert | 1 | 11 | Neil Robertson | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mark Selby | 4 | 6 | Mark Selby | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | 6 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | |
| 26 | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Mark King | 1 | 7 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 23 | Mark Joyce | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Kyren Wilson | 3 | 23 | Mark Joyce | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | 7 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | Anthony McGill | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Cao Yupeng | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Cao Yupeng | 1 | 15 | Anthony McGill | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 31 | Stuart Bingham | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mark Williams | 2 | 31 | Stuart Bingham | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Stuart Bingham | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio Guild Hall, Preston, England, 25 February 2018. :
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) England | 10–3 | Ding Junhui (7) China |
| Afternoon: 2–61, 79–22, 71–47, 42–81, 124–8 (124), 113–16 (105), 42–64, 81–37, 120–0 (120) Evening: 113–4, 79–6, 89–16, 83–9 |||
| 124 | Highest break | 68 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 0 |

## Century breaks

Total: 26
* 140 – Mark Joyce
* 134, 134, 117, 104 – Ding Junhui
* 134 – Mark Selby
* 130 – Martin Gould
* 128, 124, 121, 120, 119, 106, 105, 105, 102, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 125, 102 – Anthony McGill
* 123, 105 – Shaun Murphy
* 122 – Yan Bingtao
* 111 – Ryan Day
* 109 – Graeme Dott
* 103 – Stephen Maguire
* 102 – Neil Robertson