The 2018 WSF Championship was the first edition of the WSF Championship, 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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

WSF Championship
Tournament information
Dates18–24 March 2018 (2018-03-18 – 2018-03-24)
VenueDolmen Hotel Malta
CityQawra
CountryMalta
OrganisationWSF
Total prize fund€28,300
Winner's share€10,300
Highest breakBrazil Igor Figueiredo (131)
Final
ChampionChina Luo Honghao
Runner-upPoland Adam Stefanow
Score6–0
2020

The tournament was televised in Malta by TVM2.[10]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:[11]

  • 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 edit

Group A edit

The following is the results from the Groups.[12]

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Group L edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

The following is the results from the Knockout stage.[13]

Round 1 edit

Best of 7 frames

Other rounds edit

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 edit

Total: 10[14]

References edit

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  5. ^ "Snooker: Luo Honghao beats Stefanow 6-0 win first ever WSF Championship title - the Malta Independent".
  6. ^ "WSF Championship Final: Adam Stefanow vs Luo Honghao". 24 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Luo Honghao Announces Himself on the Big Stage". 3 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Eight close on the prizes at WSF Championships in Malta". 22 March 2018.
  9. ^ "MŚ amatorów: Jednostronny finał, Luo Honghao rozbił Adama Stefanowa".
  10. ^ "World Snooker Federation: L-ewwel kampjonat dinji f'Malta jibda għada l-Erbgħa" (in Maltese). TVM. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "WPBSA Tournament Manager − 2018 WSF Championship − Groups". World Snooker Federation. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  13. ^ "World Snooker Federation Championships Mixed - Malta / Malta 2018". World Snooker Federation. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  14. ^ "World Snooker Federation Championships Mixed - Malta / Malta 2018 - all breaks". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 8 April 2018.