| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–25 October 2018 |
| Venue | Hull Venue |
| City | Kingston upon Hull |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Seniors Tour |
| Format | Seniors event |
| Total prize fund | £24,500 |
| Winner's share | £10,000 |
| Highest break |  ? |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ken Doherty |
| Runner-up |  Igor Figueiredo |
| Score | 4–1 |
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The 2018 UK Seniors Championship (sponsored by Credit Risk Solutions) was a senior snooker tournament, that took place at the Bonus Arena in Hull, England, from 24 to 25 October 2018.[1] It was the first event of the 2018/2019 World Seniors Tour.
Jimmy White was the defending champion, but he lost 0–3 to Suchakree Poomjang in the quarterfinals. Ken Doherty won the event, defeating Brazil's Igor Figueiredo in the final 4–1.
In addition to the winner's cheque the champion secured a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Professional Snooker Championship in Sheffield.[2]
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Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[3]
- Winner: £10,000 and a place in the 2019 World Championships qualifying
- Runner-up: £5,000
- Semi-finals: £2,500
- Group runner-ups: £1,000
- Highest break: £500
- Total: £24,500
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 5 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
 Jimmy White (1)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Suchakree Poomjang
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor (8)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Suchakree Poomjang
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Suchakree Poomjang
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty (4)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty (4)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Rodney Goggins
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn (6)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rodney Goggins
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty (4)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Igor Figueiredo
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Stephen Hendry (3)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Leo Fernandez
| 3* | ||||||||||||||
| John Parrott (5)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Leo Fernandez
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Leo Fernandez
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Igor Figueiredo
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Aaron Canavan (2)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Igor Figueiredo
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson (7)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Igor Figueiredo
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
- All matches played with a 30-second shot clock, with players having two time-outs per match
- *Re-spotted black replaced final frame deciders
Final
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Bonus Arena, Hull, England, 25 October 2018. | ||
| Ireland Ken Doherty (4) |
4–1 | Brazil Igor Figueiredo |
| 116–9 (116), 60–2, 14–78 (71), 118–0 (50, 57), 69–18 | ||
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
References
- ^ "World Seniors Calendar 2018/2019" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "2018/2019 – World Seniors Snooker (WSS) Standard Conditions of Entry" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "World Seniors Snooker Tour Prize Money Schedule 2018/19" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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