2018_Seniors_Masters

2018 Seniors Masters

2018 Seniors Masters

Snooker tournament

The 2018 Seniors Masters was a senior snooker tournament which took place on 12 April 2018 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the fourth and final event on the newly created World Seniors Tour.[1]

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

Cliff Thorburn won the title beating Jonathan Bagley 2–1 on a re-spotted black ball which replaced the final frame decider in the final. Thorburn, at the age of 70, became the oldest winner of a World Seniors title; the previous record belonged to Steve Davis, who was 60 when he won the 2018 Seniors Irish Masters.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[3]

  • Winner: £7,500
  • Runner-up: £2,500
  • Semi-finals: £1,000
  • Quarter-finals: £500
  • Highest break: £500
  • Total: £14,500

Main Draw

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 3 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 3 frames		Final
Best of 3 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (1)1
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge2*
 
 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge1
 
 
 
England Jonathan Bagley2*
 
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (4)0
 
 
 
England Jonathan Bagley2
 
 England Jonathan Bagley1
 
 
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn (5)2*
 
 England John Parrott (2)2
 
 
 
England Tony Knowles0
 
 England John Parrott (2)0
 
 
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn (5)2
 
 Canada Cliff Thorburn (5)w/o
 
 
England Joe Johnson (3)w/d
 
  • All matches were played with a 30-second shot clock with players having two time-outs per match
  • *Re-spotted black ball replaced final frame deciders to determine the winner.

Final

Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, 12 April 2018.
Johnathan Bagley
 England		 1–2 Cliff Thorburn
 Canada
72–6, 21–57, 0–7*(respotted black)
36 Highest break 47
0 Century breaks 0
0 50+ breaks 0

References

  1. [1]
    "World Seniors Tour 2017/18". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Assetereum World Seniors Masters 2018 – Cliff Thorburn is your Champion!". seniorsnooker.com. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Terms And Conditions - 2017/2018 World Seniors Tour" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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