2018 Gibraltar Open

2018 ManBetX Gibraltar Open
Tournament information
Dates	7–11 March 2018
Venue	Tercentenary Sports Hall
City	Gibraltar
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£153,000
Winner's share	£25,000
Highest break	Stuart Bingham (ENG); Scott Donaldson (SCO); Anthony McGill (SCO) ; (140)
Final
Champion	Ryan Day (WAL)
Runner-up	Cao Yupeng (CHN)
Score	4–0
	← 2017 2019 →

Dates7–11 March 2018

VenueTercentenary Sports Hall

CityGibraltar

OrganisationWorld Snooker

The 2018 Gibraltar Open (officially the 2018 ManBetX Gibraltar Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 7 to 11 March 2018 at the Tercentenary Sports Hall in Gibraltar.^[1] It was the seventeenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but due to back and neck problems he withdrew prior to the tournament.^[2]^[3]

Ryan Day captured his second career ranking title, both won in the 2017/2018 season. He did so with a 4–0 win in the final against Cao Yupeng.^[4]

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Andrew Higginson	0

Stuart Bingham	4
		Stuart Bingham	4

		Mark King	2
Mark King	4

Nigel Bond	1
				Stuart Bingham	4

				Noppon Saengkham	2
Noppon Saengkham	4

Barry Pinches	1
		Noppon Saengkham	4

		James Cahill	1
Eden Sharav	1

James Cahill	4
						Stuart Bingham	4

						Ken Doherty	1
Ken Doherty	4

Andreas Ploner	2
		Ken Doherty	4

		Kurt Maflin	0
Stephen Maguire	w/d

Kurt Maflin	w/o
				Ken Doherty	4

				Dominic Dale	3
Li Yuan	1

Tom Ford	4
		Tom Ford	2

		Dominic Dale	4
Dominic Dale	4

Chris Totten	1

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Yu Delu	4

Louis Heathcote	1
		Yu Delu	4

		Thor Chuan Leong	1
Ding Junhui	w/d

Thor Chuan Leong	w/o
				Yu Delu	4

				Jamie Cope	2
Shaun Murphy	w/d

Jamie Cope	w/o
		Jamie Cope	4

		Rory McLeod	2
Ian Preece	3

Rory McLeod	4
						Yu Delu	1

						Cao Yupeng	4
Matthew Stevens	4

Mike Dunn	3
		Matthew Stevens	2

		Cao Yupeng	4
Yuan Sijun	3

Cao Yupeng	4
				Cao Yupeng	4

				Sam Craigie	2
Sam Craigie	4

Joe O'Connor	2
		Sam Craigie	4

		Barry Hawkins	1
Chris Wakelin	0

Barry Hawkins	4

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Allan Taylor	4

Andy Symons	2
		Allan Taylor	4

		Niu Zhuang	3
Niu Zhuang	4

Mike Finn	2
				Allan Taylor	1

				Lee Walker	4
Hamza Akbar	2

Jak Jones	4
		Jak Jones	0

		Lee Walker	4
Gerard Greene	3

Lee Walker	4
						Lee Walker	4

						Anthony McGill	2
Paul Davison	3

Anthony McGill	4
		Anthony McGill	4

		David Grace	2
David Grace	4

Ben Woollaston	1
				Anthony McGill	4

				Oliver Lines	0
Li Hang	4

Matthew Glasby	1
		Li Hang	0

		Oliver Lines	4
Oliver Lines	4

Elliot Slessor	2

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Jamie Jones	3

Robbie Williams	4
		Robbie Williams	0

		Liang Wenbo	4
Liang Wenbo	4

Alex Borg	1
				Liang Wenbo	1

				Matthew Selt	4
Mitchell Mann	4

Patrick Whelan	3
		Mitchell Mann	2

		Matthew Selt	4
Matthew Selt	w/o

Darren Morgan	w/d
						Matthew Selt	0

						Kyren Wilson	4
John Astley	4

Jimmy Robertson	0
		John Astley	2

		Andy Hicks	4
Robert Milkins	2

Andy Hicks	4
				Andy Hicks	2

				Kyren Wilson	4
Kyren Wilson	4

Mark Joyce	1
		Kyren Wilson	4

		Daniel Wells	1
Daniel Wells	4

Ian Burns	2

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Rod Lawler	3

Matthew Day	4
		Matthew Day	0

		Alfie Burden	4
Alfie Burden	4

Ricky Walden	2
				Alfie Burden	4

				Michael Georgiou	1
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	w/d

Mei Xiwen	w/o
		Mei Xiwen	2

		Michael Georgiou	4
Michael Georgiou	4

Liam Highfield	1
						Alfie Burden	3

						Scott Donaldson	4
Sam Baird	3

Jamie Clarke	4
		Jamie Clarke	4

		Jamie Curtis-Barrett	0
Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4

Leo Fernandez	3
				Jamie Clarke	0

				Scott Donaldson	4
Scott Donaldson	4

Duane Jones	1
		Scott Donaldson	4

		Simon Lichtenberg	1
Joe Swail	w/d

Simon Lichtenberg	w/o

2018 Gibraltar Open

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Finals

Final

Amateur pre-qualifying

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Century breaks

Main rounds centuries

Qualifying rounds centuries

References

Related Articles

Tournament information
Dates	7–11 March 2018 (2018-03-07 – 2018-03-11)
Venue	Tercentenary Sports Hall
City	Gibraltar
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£153,000
Winner's share	£25,000
Highest break	Stuart Bingham (ENG) Scott Donaldson (SCO) Anthony McGill (SCO) (140)
Final
Champion	Ryan Day (WAL)
Runner-up	Cao Yupeng (CHN)
Score	4–0
← 2017 2019 →

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Stuart Bingham	0

Cao Yupeng	4
		Cao Yupeng	4

		Lee Walker	2
Lee Walker	4

Kyren Wilson	0
				Cao Yupeng	0

				Ryan Day	4
Scott Donaldson	4

Zhang Yong	2
		Scott Donaldson	3

		Ryan Day	4
Joe Perry	1

Ryan Day	4

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova. Tercentenary Sports Hall, Gibraltar, 11 March 2018.
Cao Yupeng China	0–4	Ryan Day Wales
0–88, 7–86, 0–100 (100), 17–80
8	Highest break	100
0	Century breaks	1

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Brian Ochoiski	2

Aditya Mehta	4
		Aditya Mehta	4

		Kurt Dunham	1
Ali Carter	w/d

Kurt Dunham	w/o
				Aditya Mehta	2

				Tian Pengfei	4
Chen Zhe	1

Tian Pengfei	4
		Tian Pengfei	4

		Gary Wilson	1
Gary Wilson	4

Umut Dikme	0
						Tian Pengfei	1

						Zhang Yong	4
Zhang Yong	4

Billy Joe Castle	1
		Zhang Yong	4

		Sean O'Sullivan	2
Sean O'Sullivan	w/o

Yan Bingtao	w/d
				Zhang Yong	4

				Zhao Xintong	1

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Soheil Vahedi	4

Jackson Page	2
		Soheil Vahedi	4

		Zhang Anda	2
Zhou Yuelong	2

Zhang Anda	4
				Soheil Vahedi	3

				Jack Lisowski	4
Peter Lines	3

Jamie O'Neill	4
		Jamie O'Neill	3

		Jack Lisowski	4
Ross Muir	0

Jack Lisowski	4
						Jack Lisowski	1

						Joe Perry	4
Mark Davis	2

Stuart Carrington	4
		Stuart Carrington	2

		Michael Wild	4
Fergal O'Brien	1

Michael Wild	4
				Michael Wild	1

				Joe Perry	4

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Xu Si	2

Ryan Day	4
		Ryan Day	4

		Oliver Brown	1
Michael White	1

Oliver Brown	4
				Ryan Day	4

				Martin O'Donnell	1
Luca Brecel	1

Martin O'Donnell	4
		Martin O'Donnell	4

		Jimmy White	2
Jimmy White	4

Christopher Keogan	3
						Ryan Day	4

						Fang Xiongman	1
Michael Holt	w/d

Brandon Sargeant	w/o
		Brandon Sargeant	4

		Thomas Kevern	3
Josh Boileau	w/d

Thomas Kevern	w/o
				Brandon Sargeant	3

				Fang Xiongman	4