# 2018 International Championship

The 2018 International Championship (officially the 2018 OPPO International Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 28 October to 4 November 2018 in Daqing, China. It was the seventh ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 9–12 October 2018 in Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley.
Defending champion Mark Selby lost to Neil Robertson 4–6 in the quarter-final, bringing an end to his 2-year reign and an 18 match unbeaten record in the tournament.
Mark Allen won the tournament with record 14 century breaks, beating Robertson 10–5 in the final. It was Allen's fourth ranking title.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £5,000

## Main draw

| 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 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | 0 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | 6 | Robert Milkins | 4 | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Noppon Saengkham | 2 | | | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Stuart Carrington | 3 | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | Stuart Carrington | 3 | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Burns | 6 | Ian Burns | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Stuart Carrington | 6 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill | 4 | Stuart Carrington | 6 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington | 6 | | | | | Mark Selby | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Neil Robertson | 6 | | |
| Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | Neil Robertson | 6 | | |
| Joe Perry | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | 6 | Joe Perry | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | 1 | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Neil Robertson | 6 | | | Neil Robertson | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | | |
| Fan Zhengyi | 2 | | | Yuan Sijun | 4 | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Xiao Guodong | 6 | Xiao Guodong | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Yuan Sijun | 6 | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun | 6 | Yuan Sijun | 6 | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | 2 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 7 |
| Barry Hawkins | 6 | | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 7 |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | 6 | Martin Gould | 6 | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | 1 | | | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | |
| Marco Fu | 6 | | | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | 5 | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski | 6 | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Wakelin | 1 | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | Judd Trump | 2 | | |
| Jimmy White | 0 | | | | | Judd Trump | 2 | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Yan Bingtao | 6 | Yan Bingtao | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | 3 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | 6 | | | Yan Bingtao | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | |
| Michael Holt | 6 | | | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Luo Honghao | 4 | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alan McManus | 0 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | 10 |
| Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | 10 |
| Martin O'Donnell | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin O'Donnell | 6 | Martin O'Donnell | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Tom Ford | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | 6 | Tom Ford | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Robertson | 3 | | | Martin O'Donnell | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | David Gilbert | 1 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | David Gilbert | 1 | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eden Sharav | 6 | Eden Sharav | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | David Gilbert | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | 6 | David Gilbert | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley | 2 | | | | | Martin O'Donnell | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | 6 | | | | |
| Craig Steadman | 3 | | | | | Matthew Stevens | 6 | | | | |
| Mark King | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | 6 | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Matthew Stevens | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | 6 | Matthew Stevens | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Jordan Brown | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jordan Brown | 4 | | | Matthew Stevens | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | |
| Zhao Xintong | 6 | | | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Wattana | 5 | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda | 4 | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | 9 |
| Sam Baird | 2 | | | | | | | Mark Allen | 9 |
| Alfie Burden | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | 6 | Alfie Burden | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | David Lilley | 0 | | | | | | |
| David Lilley | 6 | David Lilley | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | 5 | | | Alfie Burden | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | |
| Mark Allen | 6 | | | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield | 5 | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | Hossein Vafaei | 3 | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott | 3 | Hossein Vafaei | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei | 6 | | | | | Mark Allen | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | Ali Carter | 0 | | |
| Kurt Maflin | 0 | | | | | Ali Carter | 0 | | |
| Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter | 6 | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | 1 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | |
| He Guoqiang | 1 | | | Sunny Akani | 4 | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhou Yuelong | 6 | Zhou Yuelong | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Sunny Akani | 6 | | | | | | |
| Sunny Akani | 6 | Sunny Akani | 6 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China, 4 November 2018. :
| Neil Robertson Australia | 5–10 | Mark Allen Northern Ireland |
| Afternoon: 65–72, 101–32 (101), 41–61, 0–108 (108), 56–76, 4–103 (103), 0–119 (119), 35–69, 93–0 Evening: 84–1, 121–1 (121), 9–74, 19–114 (101), 127–8 (113), 44–85 |||
| 121 | Highest break | 119 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 4 |

## Qualifying

Matches were played between 9 and 12 October 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England. Matches involving Mark Selby, Noppon Saengkham, Liang Wenbo, Ding Junhui, Ben Woollaston, Liam Highfield, Gary Wilson and Mark Williams, were played in China. All matches best of 11 frames.
| Mark Selby | 6–5 | Li Yuan |
| Ken Doherty | 6–4 | Chris Totten |
| Robert Milkins | 6–1 | Andy Lee |
| Noppon Saengkham | 6–4 | Chang Bingyu |
| Liang Wenbo | 6–3 | Ashley Hugill |
| Peter Ebdon | 5–6 | Ian Burns |
| Anthony McGill | 6–5 | Xu Si |
| Stuart Carrington | 6–3 | Hammad Miah |
| Mark Davis | 6–4 | Elliot Slessor |
| Joe Perry | 6–3 | Harvey Chandler |
| Matthew Selt | 6–0 | Sean O'Sullivan |
| Neil Robertson | 6–1 | Ross Muir |
| Lyu Haotian | 5–6 | Fan Zhengyi |
| Xiao Guodong | 6–1 | Lukas Kleckers |
| Robbie Williams | 2–6 | Yuan Sijun |
| Kyren Wilson | 6–4 | Nigel Bond |
| Barry Hawkins | 6–1 | Sanderson Lam |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 6–5 | Mei Xiwen |
| Martin Gould | 6–1 | Zhang Yong |
| Li Hang | 6–0 | Chen Zifan |
| Marco Fu | 6–2 | Simon Lichtenberg |
| Andrew Higginson | 6–1 | Rhys Clark |
| Jack Lisowski | 6–5 | Oliver Lines |
| Chris Wakelin | 6–3 | Thor Chuan Leong |
| Fergal O'Brien | 5–6 | Jimmy White |
| Yan Bingtao | 6–0 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
| Mike Dunn | 3–6 | Tian Pengfei |
| Ryan Day | 6–2 | Lee Walker |
| Michael Holt | 6–3 | Joe O'Connor |
| Michael White | 1–6 | Luo Honghao |
| Alan McManus | 6–5 | Jamie Clarke |
| Judd Trump | 6−4 | Lu Ning |
| John Higgins | 3–6 | Peter Lines |
| Martin O'Donnell | 6–2 | Rod Lawler |
| Tom Ford | 6–5 | Joe Swail |
| Jimmy Robertson | 6–3 | Adam Stefanow |
| Stuart Bingham | 6–1 | Chen Feilong |
| Dominic Dale | 5–6 | Eden Sharav |
| David Gilbert | 6–5 | Sam Craigie |
| Scott Donaldson | 2–6 | John Astley |
| Mark Joyce | 4–6 | Craig Steadman |
| Mark King | 6–5 | Gerard Greene |
| Matthew Stevens | 6–3 | Hamza Akbar |
| Luca Brecel | 5–6 | Jordan Brown |
| Jamie Jones | w/d–w/o | Zhao Xintong |
| Anthony Hamilton | 5–6 | James Wattana |
| Daniel Wells | 4–6 | Zhang Anda |
| Ding Junhui | 6–4 | Robin Hull |
| Shaun Murphy | 0–6 | Sam Baird |
| Rory McLeod | 5–6 | Alfie Burden |
| Ricky Walden | 4–6 | David Lilley |
| Ben Woollaston | 6–3 | Bai Langning |
| Mark Allen | 6–0 | Paul Davison |
| Liam Highfield | 6–1 | Luo Zetao |
| Graeme Dott | 6–5 | Ashley Carty |
| Hossein Vafaei | 6–3 | Niu Zhuang |
| Kurt Maflin | 6–0 | Jak Jones |
| Ali Carter | 6–3 | Kishan Hirani |
| Michael Georgiou | 6–3 | Billy Joe Castle |
| Stephen Maguire | 6–0 | Duane Jones |
| Gary Wilson | 1−6 | He Guoqiang |
| Zhou Yuelong | 6–1 | Allan Taylor |
| Sunny Akani | 6–5 | Soheil Vahedi |
| Mark Williams | 6–1 | Zhang Jiankang |

## Century breaks
### Qualifying stage centuries

Total: 47
* 144 – Matthew Selt
* 142, 117, 117 – Xiao Guodong
* 137 – Martin Gould
* 135 – Michael Holt
* 135 – Martin O'Donnell
* 134, 109 – Mark Davis
* 134 – Ryan Day
* 133, 106 – Chris Wakelin
* 132 – Anthony McGill
* 130 – Peter Ebdon
* 130 – Adam Stefanow
* 128, 101 – Neil Robertson
* 127, 107 – Sam Craigie
* 127 – Andrew Higginson
* 126 – Oliver Lines
* 125 – Elliot Slessor
* 123, 112 – Stuart Bingham
* 116 – Sam Baird
* 114 – Tom Ford
* 113, 100 – Lu Ning
* 113 – Stephen Maguire
* 111 – Luo Honghao
* 110, 104 – Robert Milkins
* 108, 105 – Hossein Vafaei
* 108 – Sunny Akani
* 107 – Xu Si
* 106 – Michael Georgiou
* 105, 102, 100 – Judd Trump
* 104 – Ali Carter
* 104 – Mei Xiwen
* 104 – Fergal O'Brien
* 102 – Eden Sharav
* 101, 100 – Kurt Maflin
* 100 – Michael White

### Televised stage centuries

Total: 107
* 146, 142, 129, 127, 125, 120, 120, 119, 112, 108, 103, 102, 101, 101 – Mark Allen
* 144, 127, 127, 115, 110 – Matthew Stevens
* 142, 137 – Alfie Burden
* 140, 107, 106 – Michael Holt
* 139, 103 – Martin Gould
* 137, 133, 131, 124, 117, 102, 100 – Mark Selby
* 137, 116, 104 – Zhao Xintong
* 137, 104 – Yan Bingtao
* 136 – Hossein Vafaei
* 135, 127, 125, 121, 119, 113, 113, 113, 101, 101 – Neil Robertson
* 135 – Zhou Yuelong
* 133, 128, 112, 106, 106, 103, 102 – Jack Lisowski
* 133, 111 – Ryan Day
* 132, 107 – Ali Carter
* 132, 105 – Barry Hawkins
* 131, 123 – Chang Bingyu
* 131 – Li Yuan
* 130 – Stuart Bingham
* 130 – Liang Wenbo
* 129 – Graeme Dott
* 128, 112 – Ding Junhui
* 128 – Mark King
* 124, 103 – Jimmy Robertson
* 123, 119, 104 – Judd Trump
* 122, 116, 106 – Stuart Carrington
* 122 – Liam Highfield
* 121 – Ben Woollaston
* 116, 108, 105, 100 – Marco Fu
* 116, 105, 104 – Eden Sharav
* 112 – Robert Milkins
* 110, 108, 108, 101 – Noppon Saengkham
* 110, 108, 101, 101 – Sunny Akani
* 110 – Jordan Brown
* 110 – Joe Perry
* 106, 100 – Tom Ford
* 106 – Mark Williams
* 106 – Luo Honghao
* 101 – Stephen Maguire
* 101 – Martin O'Donnell
* 100 – He Guoqiang