2018 WSF Championship

WSF Championship
Tournament information
Dates	18–24 March 2018
Venue	Dolmen Hotel Malta
City	Qawra
Country	Malta
Organisation	WSF
Total prize fund	€28,300
Winner's share	€10,300
Highest break	Igor Figueiredo (131)
Final
Champion	Luo Honghao
Runner-up	Adam Stefanow
Score	6–0
	2020 →

The 2018 WSF Championship was an amateur snooker tournament that took place from 18 March to 24 March 2018 in Qawra, Malta. It was the first edition of the WSF Championships and also doubled as a qualification event for the World Snooker Tour. The best four players (all semi-finalists) received an invitation to compete in the 2018 World Snooker Championship. Two best players (both finalists) received a Main Tour Card for the 2018/2019 season.

The tournament was televised in Malta by TVM2.[1]

Prize fund

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[2]

Winner: €10,000
Runner-up: €4,000
Semi-finalist: €1,800
Quarter-finalist: €1,000
Last 16: €400
Last 32: €200
Highest break: €300
Total: €28,300

Results

Group A

The following is the results from the Groups.[3]

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Michael Collumb	12	3	9
2	Marcin Nitschke	10	4	6
3	Cedric Van Wassenhove	7	9	−2
4	Joseph Casha	4	9	−5
5	Waratthanun Sukritthanes	4	12	−8

Group B

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	David Lilley	12	0	12
2	Marvin Lim Chun Kiat	9	6	3
3	Ross Symes	8	8	0
4	Mario Brincat	5	9	−4
5	Alessandro Maciel	1	12	−11

Group C

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Kristján Helgason	12	1	11
2	Ryan Thomerson	10	5	5
3	Tom Limor	7	7	0
4	Laurens de Staelen	4	12	−8
5	John Farrugia	3	11	−8

Group D

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Kacper Filipiak	12	1	11
2	Isaac Borg	8	7	1
3	Gao Yang	8	8	0
4	Patrik Tiihonen	7	10	−3
5	Carlos Loberto	3	12	−9

Group E

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Luo Honghao	12	3	9
2	Steve Mifsud	9	4	5
3	Andres Petrov	8	6	2
4	Daniel O'Regan	4	11	−7
5	Matthew Calleja	3	12	−9

Group F

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Ross Vallance	12	0	12
2	Alex Taubman	9	4	5
3	Philip Ciantar	6	7	−1
4	Nutcharut Wongharuthai	5	9	−4
5	Mohammed El Idrissi	0	12	−12

Group G

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Darren Morgan	12	4	8
2	Brian Cini	11	3	8
3	Philip O`Connor	6	8	−2
4	Vladu Mihai	6	11	−5
5	Nicolly Christo	3	12	−9

Group H

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Igor Figueiredo	9	1	8
2	Clayton Castaldi	7	6	1
3	Dylan Gault	5	8	−3
4	Khalid Kamali	3	9	−6

Group I

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Ratchayothin Yotharuck	9	4	5
2	Chris Peplow	9	5	4
3	Jeff Jacobs	9	7	2
4	Andrew Pagett	8	8	0
5	Edmond Ndou	1	12	−11

Group J

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Adam Stefanow	12	0	12
2	Saqib Nasir	9	5	4
3	Ang Boon Chin	7	7	0
4	Iulian Boiko	4	10	−6
5	Bendaoud Kamal	2	12	−10

Group K

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Aaron Busuttil	7	4	3
1	Jamie Clarke	7	4	3
3	Suleman Kukka Salam	6	6	0
4	Mohammed Al Joker	3	9	−6

Group L

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Andreas Ploner	12	4	8
2	Fraser Patrick	10	8	2
3	Simon Zammit	9	8	1
4	Jon Ingi Ægisson	6	9	−3
5	Saif Alketbi	4	12	−8

Group M

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Kishan Hirani	12	4	8
2	Yuttapop Pakpoj	10	6	4
3	Belan Sharif	7	9	−2
4	Rebecca Kenna	7	11	−4
5	Esa Oikarinen	6	12	−6

Group N

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Mateusz Baranowski	12	1	11
2	Noel Landers	9	7	2
3	Reanne Evans	7	8	−1
4	Ahmed Shehab	5	11	−6
5	Heikki Niva	4	10	−6

Group O

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Joe O'Connor	12	3	9
2	Grzegorz Biernadski	10	6	4
3	Arthur Cachia	9	8	1
4	Benny Loh	4	9	−5
5	Benjamin McCabe	3	12	−9

Group P

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Kevin Hanssens	12	0	12
2	Saif Al Shamsi	9	5	4
3	Frans Mintoff	7	7	0
4	Dorjan Maknori	5	10	−5
5	Andrei Orzan	1	12	−11

Group Q

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Michael Judge	12	2	10
2	Kuldesh Johal	10	8	2
3	Sergey Isaenko	7	7	0
4	Jason Peplow	7	8	−1
5	Shai Yair	1	12	−11

Group R

Place	Player	Frames won	Frames lost	Difference
1	Duncan Bezzina	9	4	5
2	Kobe Vanoppen	9	6	3
3	TJ Dowling	8	6	2
4	Stuart Watson	8	7	1
5	Israel Pertman	1	12	−11

Knockout stage

The following is the results from the Knockout stage.[4]

Round 1

Best of 7 frames


33	Noel Landers	0–4	32	Fraser Patrick
17	Duncan Bezzina	4–0	48	Ross Symes
49	Philip O`Connor	1–4	16	Ratchayothin Yotharuck
41	Gao Yang	1–4	24	Steve Mifsud
25	Saif Al Shamsi	4–0	40	Suleman Kukka Salam
37	Andres Petrov	4–3	28	Aaron Busuttil
21	Marcin Nitschke	4–2	44	Simon Zammit
54	Cedric Van Wassenhove	4–3	12	Joe O'Connor
13	Kishan Hirani	4–2	52	Reanne Evans
45	Frans Mintoff	2–4	20	Brian Cini
29	Marvin Lim Chun Kiat	4–1	36	Isaac Borg


35	Kuldesh Johal	4–3	30	Kobe Vanoppen
19	Alex Taubman	4–0	46	Belan Sharif
51	Dylan Gault	1–4	14	Andreas Ploner
11	Michael Collumb	4–1	53	Philip Ciantar
43	Jeff Jacobs	2–4	22	Ryan Thomerson
27	Saqib Nasir	4–0	38	Grzegorz Biernadski
39	TJ Dowling	4–2	26	Yuttapop Pakpoj
23	Chris Peplow	4–0	42	Sergey Isaenko
15	Darren Morgan	4–1	50	Tom Limor
47	Ang Boon Chin	1–4	18	Jamie Clarke
31	Clayton Castaldi	4–1	34	Arthur Cachia

Other rounds

Round 2 Best of 7 frames			Round 3 Best of 7 frames			Quarter-Finals Best of 7 frames			Semi-Finals Best of 7 frames			Final Best of 11 frames

1	Adam Stefanow	4

32	Fraser Patrick	1
			1	Adam Stefanow	4

			17	Duncan Bezzina	1
17	Duncan Bezzina	4

16	Ratchayothin Yotharuck	2
						1	Adam Stefanow	4

						8	Igor Figueiredo	2
9	Michael Judge	4

24	Steve Mifsud	2
			9	Michael Judge	2

			8	Igor Figueiredo	4
25	Saif Al Shamsi	0

8	Igor Figueiredo	4
									1	Adam Stefanow	4

									5	Kristján Helgason	3
5	Kristján Helgason	4

37	Andres Petrov	0
			5	Kristján Helgason	4

			21	Marcin Nitschke	0
21	Marcin Nitschke	4

54	Cedric Van Wassenhove	0
						5	Kristján Helgason	4

						13	Kishan Hirani	2
13	Kishan Hirani	4

20	Brian Cini	2
			13	Kishan Hirani	4

			29	Marvin Lim Chun Kiat	3
29	Marvin Lim Chun Kiat	4

4	Ross Vallance	2
												1	Adam Stefanow	0

												10	Luo Honghao	6
3	David Lilley	2

35	Kuldesh Johal	4
			35	Kuldesh Johal	3

			19	Alex Taubman	4
19	Alex Taubman	4

14	Andreas Ploner	1
						19	Alex Taubman	1

						6	Kacper Filipiak	4
11	Michael Collumb	4

22	Ryan Thomerson	1
			11	Michael Collumb	0

			6	Kacper Filipiak	4
27	Saqib Nasir	0

6	Kacper Filipiak	4
									6	Kacper Filipiak	3

									10	Luo Honghao	4
7	Mateusz Baranowski	1

39	TJ Dowling	4
			39	TJ Dowling	0

			10	Luo Honghao	4
23	Chris Peplow	0

10	Luo Honghao	4
						10	Luo Honghao	4

						18	Jamie Clarke	0
15	Darren Morgan	2

18	Jamie Clarke	4
			18	Jamie Clarke	4

			2	Kevin Hanssens	3
31	Clayton Castaldi	1

2	Kevin Hanssens	4

Century breaks

Total: 10[5]

131, 125, 107 – Igor Figueiredo
130, 124, 119, 101, 100 – Kristján Helgason
127 – Luo Honghao
103 – Adam Stefanow

References

"World Snooker Federation: L-ewwel kampjonat dinji f'Malta jibda għada l-Erbgħa" (in Maltese). TVM. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
"Prize Money of the Mixed Gender Championship" (PDF). World Snooker Federation. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
"WPBSA Tournament Manager − 2018 WSF Championship − Groups". World Snooker Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
"World Snooker Federation Championships Mixed - Malta / Malta 2018". World Snooker Federation. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
"World Snooker Federation Championships Mixed - Malta / Malta 2018 - all breaks". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

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[1] "World Snooker Federation: L-ewwel kampjonat dinji f'Malta jibda għada l-Erbgħa" (in Maltese). TVM. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[2] "Prize Money of the Mixed Gender Championship" (PDF). World Snooker Federation. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[3] "WPBSA Tournament Manager − 2018 WSF Championship − Groups". World Snooker Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

[4] "World Snooker Federation Championships Mixed - Malta / Malta 2018". World Snooker Federation. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[5] "World Snooker Federation Championships Mixed - Malta / Malta 2018 - all breaks". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

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