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2018 Paul Hunter Classic

The 2018 Paul Hunter Classic was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in August 2018 at the Stadthalle in Fürth, Germany.[1] It was the third ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.[1] The tournament is named in honour of former snooker professional, Paul Hunter.[2][3]

Paul Hunter Classic
Tournament information
Dates22–26 August 2018 (2018-08-22 – 2018-08-26)
VenueStadthalle
CityFürth
CountryGermany
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£100,000
Winner's share£20,000
Highest break Michael Georgiou (CYP) (147)
 Jamie Jones (WAL) (147)
Final
Champion Kyren Wilson (ENG)
Runner-up Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Score4–2
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Location in Germany

Michael White was the defending champion, however he lost 1–4 to Zhang Anda in the last 32.

Kyren Wilson won his second ranking tournament, beating Peter Ebdon 4–2 in the final after Ebdon had taken a two-frame lead. Ebdon reached his 18th ranking final at the age of 47 a day before his birthday. It was his first ranking final since 2012. He was the oldest player to reach a ranking event final since 48-year-old Steve Davis reached the final of the 2005 UK Championship.[4]

Michael Georgiou made the 140th official maximum break in the third frame of his last 128 match against Umut Dikme. It was Georgiou's first professional maximum break. Later on the same day Jamie Jones made the 141st official maximum break in the third frame of his last 64 match against Lee Walker. It was also Jones' first professional maximum break.

13 year old amateur Ben Mertens made his debut at a professional ranking tournament with a 4–1 win over Adam Stefanow. He then exited the tournament in the second round.

Prize fund edit

 
Finalists

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

  • Winner: £20,000
  • Runner up: £10,000
  • Semifinals: £4,500
  • Quarterfinals: £3,000
  • Last 16: £1,725
  • Last 32: £1,000
  • Last 64: £600
  • Total: £100,000

The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £20,000, and was split by both Michael Georgiou, in the last 128 round against Umut Dikme, and Jamie Jones in his last 64 match against Lee Walker. This was both players' first maximum break.[5]

Main rounds edit

Played from 24 to 26 August 2018. All matches were the best of 7 frames.

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Michael White4
 
 
 
  Thor Chuan Leong2
 
   Michael White4
 
 
 
  Allan Taylor2
 
   Rory McLeod0
 
 
 
  Allan Taylor4
 
   Michael White1
 
 
 
  Zhang Anda4
 
   Zhang Anda4
 
 
 
  George Pragnall3
 
   Zhang Anda4
 
 
 
  Dominic Dale2
 
   Dominic Dale4
 
 
 
  Itaro Santos0
 
   Zhang Anda4
 
 
 
  Harvey Chandler0
 
   Mark Joyce4
 
 
 
  Michael Wild3
 
   Mark Joyce4
 
 
 
  Brian Cini2
 
   Sean O'Sullivan0
 
 
 
  Brian Cini4
 
   Mark Joyce0
 
 
 
  Harvey Chandler4
 
   Alexander Ursenbacher4
 
 
 
  Barry Pinches0
 
   Alexander Ursenbacher1
 
 
 
  Harvey Chandler4
 
   Fan Zhengyiw/d
 
 
  Harvey Chandlerw/o
 

Section 2 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Sam Baird4
 
 
 
  Kevin Van Hove2
 
   Sam Baird4
 
 
 
  Reggie Edwards0
 
   Andy Lee3
 
 
 
  Reggie Edwards4
 
   Sam Baird3
 
 
 
  Jackson Page4
 
   Ian Burns4
 
 
 
  Oliver Brown0
 
   Ian Burns1
 
 
 
  Jackson Page4
 
   Zhou Yuelong0
 
 
 
  Jackson Page4
 
   Jackson Page2
 
 
 
  Scott Donaldson4
 
   Niu Zhuang4
 
 
 
  James Cahill1
 
   Niu Zhuang3
 
 
 
  Scott Donaldson4
 
   Scott Donaldson4
 
 
 
  Sam Craigie2
 
   Scott Donaldson4
 
 
 
  Tom Ford3
 
   Ross Muir4
 
 
 
  Patrick Einsle1
 
   Ross Muir2
 
 
 
  Tom Ford4
 
   Tom Ford4
 
 
  Luke Pinches0
 

Section 3 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Mark King4
 
 
 
  Martin O'Donnell3
 
   Mark King4
 
 
 
  Jack Bradford2
 
   Stuart Carringtonw/d
 
 
 
  Jack Bradford w/o
 
   Mark King2
 
 
 
  Peter Ebdon4
 
   Peter Ebdon4
 
 
 
  Ben Jones0
 
   Peter Ebdon4
 
 
 
  Andreas Ploner0
 
   Basem Eltahhan2
 
 
 
  Andreas Ploner4
 
   Peter Ebdon4
 
 
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh0
 
   Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
  Alex Taubman2
 
   Ben Woollaston1
 
 
 
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
  Christopher Watts 0
 
   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh4
 
 
 
  Zhang Yong2
 
   Michael Georgiou4
 
 
 
  Umut Dikme2
 
   Michael Georgiou3
 
 
 
  Zhang Yong4
 
   Elliot Slessor3
 
 
  Zhang Yong4
 

Section 4 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Craig Steadman4
 
 
 
  Oliver Lines1
 
   Craig Steadman4
 
 
 
  Kishan Hirani0
 
   Kishan Hirani4
 
 
 
  Jamie Clarke3
 
   Craig Steadman3
 
 
 
  Lee Walker4
 
   Lee Walker4
 
 
 
  Regis D'Anna0
 
   Lee Walker4
 
 
 
  Jamie Jones2
 
   Jamie Jones4
 
 
 
  Nigel Bond0
 
   Lee Walker 4
 
 
 
  Chris Wakelin2
 
   Chris Wakelin4
 
 
 
  Luke Simmonds1
 
   Chris Wakelin4
 
 
 
  Aaron Busuttil2
 
   Stefan Joachim0
 
 
 
  Aaron Busuttil4
 
   Chris Wakelin4
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel2
 
   Chen Zifan4
 
 
 
  Duncan Bezzina0
 
   Chen Zifan1
 
 
 
  Luca Brecel4
 
   Luca Brecel4
 
 
  Curtis Daher0
 

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
  Chen Feilong2
 
   Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
  Jake Nicholson0
 
   Ashley Carty3
 
 
 
  Jake Nicholson4
 
   Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
  Liam Highfield0
 
   Liam Highfield4
 
 
 
  Sergey Isaenko0
 
   Liam Highfield4
 
 
 
  Ryan Davies1
 
   Kilian Baur-Pantoulier0
 
 
 
  Ryan Davies4
 
   Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
  Hammad Miah1
 
   Gary Wilson4
 
 
 
  John Astley2
 
   Gary Wilson0
 
 
 
  Jordan Brown4
 
   Jordan Brown4
 
 
 
  Philip Ciantar1
 
   Jordan Brown2
 
 
 
  Hammad Miah4
 
   Hammad Miah4
 
 
 
  Jurian Heusdens1
 
   Hammad Miah4
 
 
 
  Gerard Greene2
 
   Gerard Greene4
 
 
  Soner Sari0
 

Section 6 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Matthew Selt4
 
 
 
  Vetter Luis3
 
   Matthew Selt3
 
 
 
  Joe O'Connor4
 
   Joe O'Connor4
 
 
 
  Sompol Saetang0
 
   Joe O'Connor3
 
 
 
  Daniel Wells4
 
   Daniel Wells4
 
 
 
  Juergen Kesseler0
 
   Daniel Wells4
 
 
 
  Robert Milkins3
 
   Robert Milkins4
 
 
 
  Sanderson Lam2
 
   Daniel Wells4
 
 
 
  Billy Joe Castle2
 
   Adam Stefanow1
 
 
 
  Ben Mertens4
 
   Ben Mertens0
 
 
 
  Andrew Higginson4
 
   Andrew Higginson4
 
 
 
  Fabian Monnin1
 
   Andrew Higginson3
 
 
 
  Billy Joe Castle4
 
   Billy Joe Castle4
 
 
 
  Iulian Boiko1
 
   Billy Joe Castle4
 
 
 
  Xiao Guodong3
 
   Xiao Guodongw/o
 
 
  Yuan Sijunw/d
 

Section 7 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Jack Lisowski4
 
 
 
  Dylan Emery0
 
   Jack Lisowski4
 
 
 
  Zhang Jiankang0
 
   Zhang Jiankang4
 
 
 
  Felix Frede3
 
   Jack Lisowski4
 
 
 
  Lu Ning3
 
   Lu Ning4
 
 
 
  Daniel Williams1
 
   Lu Ning4
 
 
 
  Eden Sharav0
 
   Eden Sharav4
 
 
 
  Daniel Holoyda1
 
   Jack Lisowski4
 
 
 
  Jimmy Robertson0
 
   Jimmy Robertsonw/o
 
 
 
  Chris Tottenw/d
 
   Jimmy Robertson4
 
 
 
  Joe Swail1
 
   Joe Swail4
 
 
 
  Paul Davison1
 
   Jimmy Robertson4
 
 
 
  Rod Lawler3
 
   Rod Lawler4
 
 
 
  Florian Nüßle0
 
   Rod Lawler4
 
 
 
  Lukas Kleckers3
 
   Lukas Kleckers4
 
 
  Ng On-yee1
 

Section 8 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Alfie Burden4
 
 
 
  Marcin Nitschke3
 
   Alfie Burden4
 
 
 
  Simon Lichtenberg1
 
   Simon Lichtenberg4
 
 
 
  Wayne Brown3
 
   Alfie Burden2
 
 
 
  Mark Davis4
 
   Ashley Hugill1
 
 
 
  Andrew Pagett4
 
   Andrew Pagett2
 
 
 
  Mark Davis4
 
   Mark Davis4
 
 
 
  Markus Hertle0
 
   Mark Davis2
 
 
 
  Peter Lines4
 
   Kurt Maflin4
 
 
 
  David Grace2
 
   Kurt Maflin1
 
 
 
  Peter Lines4
 
   Peter Lines4
 
 
 
  Yun Fung Tam1
 
   Peter Lines4
 
 
 
  Noppon Saengkham2
 
   Noppon Saengkham4
 
 
 
  Robbie Williams2
 
   Noppon Saengkham4
 
 
 
  Fergal O'Brien1
 
   Shaun Murphy2
 
 
  Fergal O'Brien4
 

Finals edit

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames		Final
Best of 7 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
   Zhang Anda3
 
 
 
  Scott Donaldson4
 
   Scott Donaldson1
 
 
 
  Peter Ebdon4
 
   Peter Ebdon4
 
 
 
  Lee Walker1
 
   Peter Ebdon2
 
 
 
  Kyren Wilson4
 
   Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
  Daniel Wells3
 
   Kyren Wilson4
 
 
 
  Peter Lines3
 
   Jack Lisowski3
 
 
  Peter Lines4
 

Final edit

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Luise Kraatz.
Stadthalle, Fürth, Germany, 26 August 2018.
Peter Ebdon
  England 		2–4 Kyren Wilson
  England
54–20, 66–18, 49–60, 4–127 (120), 23–67, 5–125
66 Highest break 120
0 Century breaks 1

Amateur pre-qualifying edit

These matches were played in Fürth on 22–23 August 2018. All matches were the best of 7 frames.

Round 1 edit

  Julian Maschmeier 0–4   Jamie O'Neill
  Nirek Kaltenborn w/d–w/o   Hussam Al-Saffar
  Michael Wild 4–1   Davut Dikme
  Johny Moermans 2–4   Antoni Kowalski
  Louis Wakelin 2–4   Matthew Glasby
  Kevin Van Hove 4–0   Daniel Schneider
  Abdullah Atmar Ghulam Jilani 0–4   Mateusz Baranowski
  Callum Beresford 4–1   Robin Otto
  James Cahill 4–1   Conor Caniff
  Michael Heeger 0–4   Patrick Einsle
  Luis Chacon 0–4   Luke Pinches
  Michael Spooner 0–4   Jack Bradford
  Ben Jones 4–0   Ján Chren
  Tomasz Skalski 3–4   Daniel Womersley
  Nutcharut Wongharuthai 4–0   Enes Bakirci
  Gert Kempenaers 4–1   Norbert Hofheinz
  Ron Kantor w/o–w/d   Tyler Rees
  Luke Simmonds 4–0   Luca Kaufmann
  Dale Prime 1–4   Aaron Busuttil
  Sean Maddocks 4–1   Joerg Petersen
  Nicolai Gebhardt 1–4   Curtis Daher
  Umar Ali Shaikh 0–4   Cheung Ka Wai
  Sergey Isaenko 4–1   Stephane Ochoiski
  Ryan Davies 4–0   Shahidul Islam
  Karam Fatima 2–4   Philip Ciantar
  Zsolt Fenyvesi 1–4   Jurian Heusdens
  Soner Sari 4–0   Georg Schoder
  Ronny Buchholz w/d–w/o   Vetter Luis
  Boris Lazarkov 1–4   Horst Bendig
  Tan Wang Chooi 3–4   Juergen Kesseler
  Ben Mertens 4–1   Marvin Losi
  Pedro Chacon 0–4   Fabian Monnin
  Tom Zimmermann 0–4   Dylan Emery
  Patrick Whelan 4–0   Andreas Hartung
  Dechawat Poomjaeng w/d–w/o   Daniel Williams
  Daniel Holoyda 4–2   Fabian Haken
  Jamie Curtis-Barrett 0–4   Florian Nüßle
  Ng On-yee 4–0   Paul Thompson
  Marcin Nitschke 4–0   Christian Oehmicke
  Matthew Roberts 4–1   Bernd Strnad
  Andrew Pagett 4–0   Paweł Rogoza
  Ralf Guenzel 1–4   Markus Hertle
  David Grace 4–0   John Nicholson
  Yun Fung Tam 4–0   Abid Manzoor

Round 2 edit

  George Pragnall 4–3   Jamie O'Neill
  Itaro Santos 4–1   Hussam Al-Saffar
  Loris Lehmann 0–4   Michael Wild
  Brian Cini 4–2   Antoni Kowalski
  Barry Pinches 4–3   Matthew Glasby
  Heikki Niva 3–4   Kevin Van Hove
  Reggie Edwards 4–3   Mateusz Baranowski
  Oliver Brown 4–2   Callum Beresford
  Thomas Cesal 0–4   Jackson Page
  Charlie Walters 2–4   James Cahill
  Jenson Kendrick 1–4   Patrick Einsle
  Kevin Vandevoort 3–4   Luke Pinches
  Bartosz Utkowski 0–4   Jack Bradford
  Markus Fischer 0–4   Ben Jones
  Achim Belzl 0–4   Andreas Ploner
  Alex Taubman 4–0   Daniel Womersley
  Christopher Watts 4–1   Nutcharut Wongharuthai
  Umut Dikme 4–0   Gert Kempenaers
  Regis D'Anna 4–0   Ron Kantor
  Stefan Gerst 0–4   Luke Simmonds
  Brian Ochoiski 3–4   Aaron Busuttil
  Duncan Bezzina 4–2   Sean Maddocks
  Ebrahim Baghi 2–4   Curtis Daher
  Jake Nicholson 4–0   Cheung Ka Wai
  Carl Rosenberger 0–4   Sergey Isaenko
  Peter Devlin 3–4   Ryan Davies
  Phil O'Kane w/d–w/o   Philip Ciantar
  Billy Ginn 2–4   Jurian Heusdens
  Mario-Željo Miloševic 1–4   Soner Sari
  Paul Ludden 0–4   Vetter Luis
  Sompol Saetang 4–0   Horst Bendig
  Smolka Dietmar 0–4   Juergen Kesseler
  Jan Matejícek 0–4   Ben Mertens
  Bhavesh Sodha 0–4   Fabian Monnin
  Iulian Boiko 4–2   Brandon Sargeant
  Tony Corrigan 1–4   Dylan Emery
  Felix Frede 4–3   Patrick Whelan
  David Elahi 0–4   Daniel Williams
  Tanja Ender 0–4   Daniel Holoyda
  Richard Wienold 0–4   Florian Nüßle
  Paul Schopf 2–4   Ng On-yee
  Ismail Türker 0–4   Marcin Nitschke
  Wayne Brown 4–1   Matthew Roberts
  James Budd 0–4   Andrew Pagett
  Thomas Blang 0–4   Markus Hertle
  Rolf Mahr 0–4   David Grace
  Tom Egger 0–4   Yun Fung Tam

Century breaks edit

Main rounds centuries edit

Total: 43

Amateur pre-qualifying centuries edit

Total: 6[6]

References edit

 
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