Q School 2018 – Event 1

Q School – Event 1
Tournament information
Dates	14–19 May 2018
Venue	Meadowside Leisure Centre
City	Burton-upon-Trent
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Qualifying School
Highest break	Sam Baird (133)
Qualifiers	Jak Jones; Sam Baird; Hammad Miah; Sam Craigie
	← 2017 – Event 2 2018 – Event 2 →

Q School 2018 – Event 1 was the first of three qualifying tournaments for the 2018–19 snooker season. It took place from 14 to 19 May 2018 at the Meadowside Leisure Center in Burton-upon-Trent, England.^[1]

Format[]

The tournament consisted of players being randomly assigned to four sections. Each section plays in the knockout system with the winner of each section earning a two-year tour card to play on the main tour for the 2018–19 snooker season and 2019–20 snooker season. All matches were the best-of-7.^[2]

Main draw[]

Section 1[]

Round 1

Player 1	Score	Player 2
Gary Challis	4–1	Shafaqut Hussain
Sean Maddocks	4–3	Belan Sharif
William Thomson	4–1	Jaspal Bamotra
Ma Tingpeng	4–2	Wu Shengguang
James Cahill	4–0	Himanshu Dinesh Jain
Ashley Carty	2–4	William Lemons
Aaron Holland	1–4	David Craggs
Hans Blanckaert	1–4	Jamie Curtis-Barrett
Umut Dikme	3–4	Wayne Townsend
Ahmed Elsayed	3–4	Kacper Filipiak

Player 1	Score	Player 2
Fraser Patrick	4–2	Alex Millington
Mark Vincent	4–3	Niel Vincent
Antony Parsons	1–4	Joshua Thomond
Simon Bedford	2–4	Thor Chuan Leong
Brandon Hall	4–2	Christopher Keogan
Greg Casey	4–1	Billy Ginn
Shane Castle	4–0	Richard Somauroo
Andrew Smith	4–2	Andrew Milliard
Alex Borg	3–4	Jak Jones

Round 2 Best of 7 Frames		Round 3 Best of 7 Frames		Round 4 Best of 7 Frames		Round 5 Best of 7 Frames		Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames

Gary Challis	1

Callum Lloyd	4
		Callum Lloyd	3

		Sean Maddocks	4
Sean Maddocks	4

Joshua Cooper	0
				Sean Maddocks	1

				Jordan Brown	4
William Thomson	0

John Whitty	4
		John Whitty	2

		Jordan Brown	4
Ma Tingpeng	2

Jordan Brown	4
						Jordan Brown	4

						James Cahill	1
James Cahill	4

Andres Petrov	0
		James Cahill	4

		William Lemons	1
William Lemons	4

Jamie Trump	0
				James Cahill	4

				David Craggs	3
David Craggs	4

Jamie Curtis-Barrett	3
		David Craggs	4

		Wayne Townsend	2
Wayne Townsend	4

John Foster	2
								Jordan Brown	2

								Jak Jones	4
Kacper Filipiak	2

Fraser Patrick	4
		Fraser Patrick	1

		Andy Lee	4
Mark Vincent	0

Andy Lee	4
				Andy Lee	0

				Thor Chuan Leong	4
Joshua Thomond	1

Charlie Walters	4
		Charlie Walters	0

		Thor Chuan Leong	4
Thor Chuan Leong	4

Brandon Hall	1
						Thor Chuan Leong	3

						Jak Jones	4
Greg Casey	1

Sydney Wilson	4
		Sydney Wilson	3

		Shane Castle	4
Shane Castle	4

Lee Shanker	2
				Shane Castle	2

				Jak Jones	4
Andrew Smith	4

Constantin Mateescu	0
		Andrew Smith	0

		Jak Jones	4
Jak Jones	4

Kurtis Weaver	0

Section 2[]

Round 1

Player 1	Score	Player 2
James Silverwood	3–4	Sam Baird
John Parkin	4–1	Clayton Humphries
Aaron Cook	0–4	Ross Bulman
Dean Goddard	0–4	Barry Pinches
Leong Man Hoi	2–4	Brian Ochoiski
Zhao Xintong	4–1	Oliver Brown
Jack Bradford	4–1	Michael Collumb
Ryan Causton	4–1	Jake Keen
Tyler Rees	0–4	David Grace

Player 1	Score	Player 2
Saqib Nasir	4–0	Dessie Sheehan
Heikki Niva	4–0	Haider Ali
Steve Martin	2–4	Matthew Roberts
Dan Woolloff	0–4	Ning Kang
Lu Ning	4–2	Daniel Kandi
Paul Burrell	4–1	Daniel Walker
Andrew Pagett	4–0	Benny Loh Siang Leng
Craig Steadman	4–2	Louis Heathcote
Heather Clare	0–4	Laxman Rawat

Round 2 Best of 7 Frames		Round 3 Best of 7 Frames		Round 4 Best of 7 Frames		Round 5 Best of 7 Frames		Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames

Sam Baird	4

Marc J Davis	0
		Sam Baird	4

		John Parkin	0
John Parkin	4

Manasawin Phetmalaikul	2
				Sam Baird	4

				Barry Pinches	1
Ross Bulman	0

Fang Xiongman	4
		Fang Xiongman	3

		Barry Pinches	4
Barry Pinches	4

Luke Pinches	1
						Sam Baird	4

						Adam Duffy	2
Brian Ochoiski	0

Steven Hallworth	4
		Steven Hallworth	4

		Zhao Xintong	2
Zhao Xintong	4

Adam Brown	0
				Steven Hallworth	2

				Adam Duffy	4
Jack Bradford	2

Adam Duffy	4
		Adam Duffy	4

		David Grace	1
Ryan Causton	1

David Grace	4
								Sam Baird	4

								Hu Hao	2
Saqib Nasir	3

Hu Hao	4
		Hu Hao	4

		Heikki Niva	3
Heikki Niva	4

Michael Williams	2
				Hu Hao	4

				Ning Kang	2
Matthew Roberts	2

Jamie McArdle	4
		Jamie McArdle	3

		Ning Kang	4
Ning Kang	4

Ronan Whyte	2
						Hu Hao	4

						Lu Ning	2
Lu Ning	4

Dave Nelson	0
		Lu Ning	4

		Callum Costello	1
Paul Burrell	2

Callum Costello	4
				Lu Ning	4

				Laxman Rawat	2
Andrew Pagett	4

Craig Steadman	1
		Andrew Pagett	2

		Laxman Rawat	4
Laxman Rawat	4

Chen Zhe	1

Section 3[]

Round 1

Player 1	Score	Player 2
Jackson Page	4–1	Simon Blackwell
Jamie O'Neill	4–0	George Pragnall
Joel Walker	4–0	Stefan Mazrocis
John Pritchett	1–4	Jamie Cope
Darren Burns	1–4	Wang Zepeng
Lee Daegyu	4–0	Thomas Wei
Keith Keldie	2–4	Anthony Jeffers
Hammad Miah	4–0	Luke Garland
Fergal Quinn	w/d–w/o	Dylan Emery

Player 1	Score	Player 2
Phil O’Kane	4–0	Lucky Vatnani
Daniel Womersley	4–3	Ng On Yee
Haydon Pinhey	4–1	Corey Deuel
Vladyslav Vyshnevskyy	w/d–w/o	James Welch
Peter Delaney	1–4	Daniel Devlin
Amir Sarkhosh	w/d–w/o	Dylan Craig
Steven Evans	3–4	Daniel Gorton
Joshua Saywell	0–4	Owais Ali
Jenson Kendrick	0–4	Omar Alajlani

Round 2 Best of 7 Frames		Round 3 Best of 7 Frames		Round 4 Best of 7 Frames		Round 5 Best of 7 Frames		Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames

Jackson Page	3

Ben Hancorn	4
		Ben Hancorn	4

		Sam Thistlewhite	0
Jamie O'Neill	3

Sam Thistlewhite	4
				Ben Hancorn	4

				Joel Walker	3
Joel Walker	w/o

Mohammadali Pordel	w/d
		Joel Walker	4

		Jamie Cope	1
Jamie Cope	4

Adam Edge	2
						Ben Hancorn	2

						Hammad Miah	4
Wang Zepeng	1

Lee Daegyu	4
		Lee Daegyu	3

		Reanne Evans	4
Anthony Jeffers	3

Reanne Evans	4
				Reanne Evans	1

				Hammad Miah	4
Hammad Miah	4

Jeff Cundy	2
		Hammad Miah	4

		Farakh Ajaib	1
Dylan Emery	2

Farakh Ajaib	4
								Hammad Miah	4

								Luke Simmonds	0
Phil O’Kane	4

Tugba Irten	1
		Phil O’Kane	4

		Daniel Womersley	2
Daniel Womersley	4

Shehzad Iqbal	2
				Phil O’Kane	3

				Haydon Pinhey	4
Haydon Pinhey	4

Kuldesh Johal	1
		Haydon Pinhey	4

		Patrick Whelan	2
James Welch	0

Patrick Whelan	4
						Haydon Pinhey	2

						Luke Simmonds	4
Daniel Devlin	4

Dylan Craig	1
		Daniel Devlin	4

		Felix Frede	1
Daniel Gorton	2

Felix Frede	4
				Daniel Devlin	0

				Luke Simmonds	4
Owais Ali	0

Luke Simmonds	4
		Luke Simmonds	4

		Omar Alajlani	0
Omar Alajlani	4

Andy Marriott	3

Section 4[]

Round 1

Player 1	Score	Player 2
Andy Hicks	4–2	Cheung Ka Wai
Long Zehuang	4–2	Labeeb Ahmed
Lewis Ullah	2–4	James Burrett
Ben Fortey	2–4	Jake Nicholson
Jed Mann	4–3	Darryl Hill
Michael Judge	4–3	Mitchell Mann
Kishan Hirani	4–3	Danny Brindle
Imran Puri	0–4	James Brown
Kristján Helgason	4–3	Mike Finn
Jason Turnbull	1–4	David Lilley

Player 1	Score	Player 2
Mark Ganderton	2–4	Ben Jones
Ahmed Aseeri	0–4	Matthew Day
Michael Wild	2–4	Alex Davies
Matthew Glasby	0–4	Geng Mingqi
Andreas Ploner	3–4	Leo Fernandez
Daniel Ward	4–0	Mihai Vladu
Chae Ross	4–3	Ryan Thomerson
James Height	1–4	Nutcharut Wongharuthai
Bash Maqsood	0–4	Peter Devlin

Round 2 Best of 7 Frames		Round 3 Best of 7 Frames		Round 4 Best of 7 Frames		Round 5 Best of 7 Frames		Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames

Andy Hicks	3

Sam Craigie	4
		Sam Craigie	4

		Long Zehuang	1
Long Zehuang	4

Sergiy Isayenko	1
				Sam Craigie	4

				Jake Nicholson	0
James Burrett	0

Simon Dent	4
		Simon Dent	0

		Jake Nicholson	4
Jake Nicholson	4

Jed Mann	0
						Sam Craigie	4

						David Lilley	2
Michael Judge	2

Kishan Hirani	4
		Kishan Hirani	4

		Zak Surety	0
James Brown	1

Zak Surety	4
				Kishan Hirani	1

				David Lilley	4
Kristján Helgason	4

Wang Yuchen	2
		Kristján Helgason	0

		David Lilley	4
David Lilley	4

Alex Taubman	0
								Sam Craigie	4

								Dechawat Poomjaeng	0
Ben Jones	0

Liu Jiaming	4
		Liu Jiaming	4

		Matthew Day	2
Matthew Day	4

Iulian Boiko	1
				Liu Jiaming	1

				Geng Mingqi	4
Alex Davies	3

Tam Mustafa	4
		Tam Mustafa	3

		Geng Mingqi	4
Geng Mingqi	4

Mateusz Baranowski	3
						Geng Mingqi	2

						Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
Leo Fernandez	4

Daniel Ward	0
		Leo Fernandez	4

		Chae Ross	0
Chae Ross	4

Matthew Couch	3
				Leo Fernandez	1

				Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
Nutcharut Wongharuthai	0

Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
		Dechawat Poomjaeng	4

		Brandon Sargeant	2
Peter Devlin	2

Brandon Sargeant	4

Century breaks[]

Total: 23^[3]

133, 102 – Sam Baird
125 – Phil O’Kane
124 – Michael Williams
119, 101, 100 – Sam Craigie
118, 101 – Hammad Miah
118 – Ben Hancorn
118 – Jordan Brown
117 – James Silverwood
114 – Haydon Pinhey
114 – Hu Hao
110 – Laxman Rawat
108 – Jamie O'Neill
106 – Jamie Cope
103 – David Lilley
103 – Jak Jones
101 – Jamie Curtis-Barrett
101 – Jake Nicholson
101 – Brandon Sargeant
100 – Kristján Helgason

References[]

^ "Final Q School Entry List". World Snooker. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Q School 2018 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). World Snooker. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
^ "Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

[list-1] "Final Q School Entry List". World Snooker. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[2] "Q School 2018 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). World Snooker. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[3] "Centuries". worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

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Tournament information
Dates	14–19 May 2018 (2018-05-14 – 2018-05-19)
Venue	Meadowside Leisure Centre
City	Burton-upon-Trent
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Qualifying School
Highest break	Sam Baird (133)
Qualifiers	Jak Jones Sam Baird Hammad Miah Sam Craigie
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