2018 Scottish Open (snooker)
The 2018 Scottish Open (known for sponsorship reasons as the BetVictor Scottish Open) was 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. 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. Neil Robertson was  the defending champion, but he lost 2–4 to Ross Muir in the second round. 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: The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break: £20,000 Century breaks. Total: 70