The 2018 Romanian Masters was a non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 14 to 18 March 2018 in Bucharest, Romania. Sanctioned by World Snooker, the tournament was organised by McCann/Thiess Events and McCann Bucharest and was a 16-player invitational event.[1][2]
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 14–18 March 2018 |
| Venue | Bucharest Metropolitan Circus |
| City | Bucharest |
| Country | Romania |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | €200,000 (£176,800) |
| Winner's share | €50,000 (£44,200) |
| Highest break |  Stuart Bingham (137) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ryan Day |
| Runner-up | Stuart Bingham |
| Score | 10–8 |
12 of the world's top 16 players returned to Romania, after Bucharest staged the 2016 European Masters in the 2016/2017 season.
Ryan Day won his third trophy of the 2017/2018 season, beating Stuart Bingham 10–8 in the final.[3]
Main draw
edit| Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Selby
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| 15 |  Liang Wenbo
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Liang Wenbo
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stuart Bingham
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stuart Bingham
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Neil Robertson
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stuart Bingham
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ali Carter
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mark Williams
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ali Carter
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Ali Carter
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  Stephen Maguire
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| * | Mark King
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Stephen Maguire
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Stuart Bingham
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Day
| 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | John Higgins
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Anthony McGill
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | John Higgins
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Day
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Barry Hawkins
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Day
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ryan Day
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Kyren Wilson
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Mark Allen
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Kyren Wilson
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Kyren Wilson
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Judd Trump
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Judd Trump
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  Luca Brecel
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
- Notes
* Mark King replaced 4th seed Shaun Murphy after the draw had taken place.
Final
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alex Crișan. Bucharest Metropolitan Circus, Bucharest, Romania, 18 March 2018. | ||
| Stuart Bingham (8) England
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8–10 | Ryan Day (14) Wales
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| Afternoon: 65–45, 71–20 (57), 90–1 (84), 71–0, 52–62, 8–63 (62), 13–77 (52), 124–0 (124), 7–62 Evening: 0–85 (50), 66–77, 84–0 (84), 58–2, 37–61, 111–0 (111), 0–82 (61), 0–92, 59–66 | ||
| 124 | Highest break | 62 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Century breaks
editTotal: 11[4]
- 137, 124, 111 – Stuart Bingham
- 136, 133 – Ali Carter
- 130 – Mark Allen
- 120 – Ryan Day
- 118, 101 – Judd Trump
- 109, 108 – Stephen Maguire
References
edit- ^ "Romanian Snooker Masters Set For March". World Snooker. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "World Snooker Announces Romanian Snooker Masters". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Day The Best In Bucharest". World Snooker. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Romanian Masters 2018 Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14–18 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.