Английская Википедия:2018 World Seniors Championship

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

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 seeded participants 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.

Prize fund

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:

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

Qualifying

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

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

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

Main draw

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=4 |bold_winner=high |RD1 = Last 16
Best of 5* frames|RD2 = Quarter-finals
Best of 5* frames | RD3 = Semi-finals
Best of 5* frames |3rdplace=no| RD4=Final
Best of 7* frames || Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Hendry (1)|1 |Шаблон:Flagicon Jonathan Bagley|3 || Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Filtness|3* |Шаблон:Flagicon Barry Pinches|2 || Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Dent|0 |Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Wallace|3 || Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Johnson (3)|0 |Шаблон:Flagicon Rhydian Richards|3 || Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Richardson|2 |Шаблон:Flagicon Cao Kaisheng|3* || Шаблон:Flagicon Cliff Thorburn (7)|2 |Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Spelman|3* || Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Knowles (6)|1 |Шаблон:Flagicon John Farrell|3 || Шаблон:Flagicon Dennis Taylor (4)|1 |Шаблон:Flagicon Aaron Canavan|3 || Шаблон:Flagicon Jonathan Bagley|3 |Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Filtness|0 || Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Wallace|3 |Шаблон:Flagicon Rhydian Richards|1 || Шаблон:Flagicon Cao Kaisheng|3* |Шаблон:Flagicon Nick Spelman|2 || Шаблон:Flagicon John Farrell|1 |Шаблон:Flagicon Aaron Canavan|3 || Шаблон:Flagicon Jonathan Bagley|2 |Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Wallace|3* || Шаблон:Flagicon Cao Kaisheng|2 |Шаблон:Flagicon Aaron Canavan|3* || Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Wallace|3 |Шаблон:Flagicon Aaron Canavan|4* }}

• 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 Шаблон:NIR	3–4	Aaron Canavan Шаблон:JEY
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