2018 World Seniors Championship

World Seniors Championship

Tournament information
Dates	21–24 March 2018 (2018-03-21 – 2018-03-24)
Venue	Baths Hall
City	Scunthorpe
Country	England
Organisation	Snooker Legends
Format	Seniors event
Total prize fund	£18,500
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	Patrick Wallace (80)
Final
Champion	Aaron Canavan
Runner-up	Patrick Wallace
Score	4–3
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The 2018 World Seniors Championship was an invitational senior snooker tournament, taking place at the Baths Hall in Scunthorpe, England, from 21 to 24 March 2018. Qualifying for the tournament was open to non-tour players, aged 40 and over on 1 January 2018.^[1]

In addition to the winner's cheque the champion received a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2018 World Professional Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

Peter Lines won the 2017 edition with a 4–0 victory against John Parrott in the final, but as a tour player he was not eligible for this year's edition.

Three of the eight invited players withdrew prior to the tournament. The five remaining seeds were defeated in the opening round.

The Championship was won by Aaron Canavan, who beat Patrick Wallace 4–3 in the final.^[2]

Prize fund[]

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:^[3]

• Winner: £10,000 and a place in WC qualifying
• Runner-up: £3,000
• Semi-finalist: £1,500
• Quarter-finalist: £500
• Highest break: £500
• Total: £18,500

Field[]

Seeded players[]

Players were seeded based on the titles won during their professional careers:

1. Stephen Hendry – 7 world titles (1990, 1992–96, 1999), 18 triple crown titles
2. John Parrott – 1 world title (1991), 2 triple crown titles, 9 ranking titles. Replaced by , sixth in the amateur rankings
3. Joe Johnson – 1 world title (1986), 1 triple crown title
4. Dennis Taylor – 1 world title (1985), 2 triple crown titles, 2 ranking titles
5. Tony Drago – 1 ranking final (1997). Replaced by , fourth in the amateur rankings
6. Tony Knowles – 2 ranking titles (1982, 1983)
7. Cliff Thorburn – 1 world title (1980), 4 triple crown titles, 2 ranking titles
8. Willie Thorne – 1 ranking title (1985). Replaced by , the highest ranked amateur

Qualifying[]

Eight qualifying events for the 2018 World Seniors Championship took place during the World Seniors Tour 2017/2018:^[4]

• 13–15 October: Crucible Sports & Social Club, Newbury, England (World Q1)
  • Qualifier:
• 27–29 October: Terry Griffiths Matchroom, Llanelli, Wales (World Q2)
  • Qualifier:
• 17–19 November: The Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland (World Q3)
  • Qualifier: Patrick Wallace
• 1–3 December: Pot Black Lowestoft, Lowestoft, England (World Q4)
  • Qualifier: Barry Pinches
• 15–17 December: Dunstable Snooker Centre, Dunstable, England (World Q5)
  • Qualifier: Aaron Canavan
• 26–28 January: CBSA World Snooker Academy, Beijing, China (World Q6)
  • Qualifier:
• 22–25 February: Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds, England (World Q7)
  • Qualifier: David Lilley. Replaced by the runner-up of the event,
• 9–11 March: D’Arcy McGees at Spawell, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (World Q8)
  • Qualifier:

Each qualifier took their place alongside invited players and replacements in the main draw of the championship.

Main draw[]

	Last 16 Best of 5* frames				Quarter-finals Best of 5* frames				Semi-finals Best of 5* frames				Final Best of 7* frames
	Stephen Hendry (1)	1
		3
						3
						0
		3*
	Barry Pinches	2
										2
									Patrick Wallace	3*
		0
	Patrick Wallace	3
					Patrick Wallace	3
						1
	Joe Johnson (3)	0
		3
													Patrick Wallace	3
													Aaron Canavan	4*
		2
		3*
						3*
						2
	Cliff Thorburn (7)	2
		3*
										2
									Aaron Canavan	3*
	Tony Knowles (6)	1
		3
						1
					Aaron Canavan	3
	Dennis Taylor (4)	1
	Aaron Canavan	3

• 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

Final[]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, 24 March 2018.
Patrick Wallace  Northern Ireland	3–4	Aaron Canavan  Jersey
96–13, 45–64, 78–39, 77–45, 23–62, 6–82, 0–7 *(respotted black)
40	Highest break	49
0	Century breaks	0
0	50+ breaks	0

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