WSF Championship
Tournament information
Dates 18–24 March 2018(2018-03-18 – 2018-03-24)
Venue Dolmen Hotel Malta
Total prize fund €28,300
Winner's share €10,300
Final
Score 6–0
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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 .
The tournament was televised in Malta by TVM2 .
Prize fund The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below:
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 Group A The following is the results from the Groups.
Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Scotland Michael Collumb12 3 9 2 Poland Marcin Nitschke10 4 6 3 Belgium Cedric Van Wassenhove7 9 −2 4 Malta Joseph Casha4 9 −5 5 Thailand Waratthanun Sukritthanes 4 12 −8
Group B Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 England David Lilley 12 0 12 2 Singapore Marvin Lim Chun Kiat9 6 3 3 Jersey Ross Symes8 8 0 4 Malta Mario Brincat5 9 −4 5 Brazil Alessandro Maciel1 12 −11
Group C Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Iceland Kristján Helgason 12 1 11 2 Australia Ryan Thomerson 10 5 5 3 Israel Tom Limor7 7 0 4 Belgium Laurens de Staelen4 12 −8 5 Malta John Farrugia3 11 −8
Group D Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Poland Kacper Filipiak 12 1 11 2 Malta Isaac Borg8 7 1 3 China Gao Yang 8 8 0 4 Finland Patrik Tiihonen7 10 −3 5 Brazil Carlos Loberto3 12 −9
Group E Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 China Luo Honghao 12 3 9 2 Australia Steve Mifsud 9 4 5 3 Estonia Andres Petrov 8 6 2 4 Republic of Ireland Daniel O'Regan4 11 −7 5 Malta Matthew Calleja3 12 −9
Group F Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Scotland Ross Vallance12 0 12 2 Wales Alex Taubman9 4 5 3 Malta Philip Ciantar6 7 −1 4 Thailand Nutcharut Wongharuthai 5 9 −4 5 Morocco Mohammed El Idrissi0 12 −12
Group G Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Wales Darren Morgan 12 4 8 2 Malta Brian Cini11 3 8 3 Republic of Ireland Philip O`Connor6 8 −2 4 Romania Vladu Mihai6 11 −5 5 Brazil Nicolly Christo3 12 −9
Group H Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Brazil Igor Figueiredo 9 1 8 2 Malta Clayton Castaldi7 6 1 3 Scotland Dylan Gault5 8 −3 4 United Arab Emirates Khalid Kamali3 9 −6
Group I Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck 9 4 5 2 Malta Chris Peplow9 5 4 3 Belgium Jeff Jacobs9 7 2 4 Wales Andrew Pagett 8 8 0 5 Morocco Edmond Ndou1 12 −11
Group J Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Poland Adam Stefanow 12 0 12 2 England Saqib Nasir9 5 4 3 Singapore Ang Boon Chin7 7 0 4 Ukraine Iulian Boiko 4 10 −6 5 Morocco Bendaoud Kamal2 12 −10
Group K Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Malta Aaron Busuttil7 4 3 Wales Jamie Clarke 7 4 3 3 Sweden Suleman Kukka Salam6 6 0 4 United Arab Emirates Mohammed Al Joker3 9 −6
Group L Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Austria Andreas Ploner12 4 8 2 Scotland Fraser Patrick 10 8 2 3 Malta Simon Zammit9 8 1 4 Iceland Jon Ingi Ægisson6 9 −3 5 United Arab Emirates Saif Alketbi4 12 −8
Group M Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Wales Kishan Hirani 12 4 8 2 Thailand Yuttapop Pakpoj10 6 4 3 Sweden Belan Sharif7 9 −2 4 England Rebecca Kenna 7 11 −4 5 Finland Esa Oikarinen6 12 −6
Group N Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Poland Mateusz Baranowski 12 1 11 2 Republic of Ireland Noel Landers9 7 2 3 England Reanne Evans 7 8 −1 4 Qatar Ahmed Shehab5 11 −6 5 Finland Heikki Niva4 10 −6
Group O Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 England Joe O'Connor 12 3 9 2 Poland Grzegorz Biernadski10 6 4 3 Malta Arthur Cachia9 8 1 4 Singapore Benny Loh4 9 −5 5 Sweden Benjamin McCabe3 12 −9
Group P Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Belgium Kevin Hanssens12 0 12 2 United Arab Emirates Saif Al Shamsi9 5 4 3 Malta Frans Mintoff7 7 0 4 Albania Dorjan Maknori5 10 −5 5 Romania Andrei Orzan1 12 −11
Group Q Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 12 2 10 2 England Kuldesh Johal 10 8 2 3 Ukraine Sergey Isaenko7 7 0 4 Malta Jason Peplow7 8 −1 5 Israel Shai Yair1 12 −11
Group R Place Player Frames won Frames lost Difference 1 Malta Duncan Bezzina9 4 5 2 Belgium Kobe Vanoppen9 6 3 3 Republic of Ireland TJ Dowling8 6 2 4 England Stuart Watson8 7 1 5 Israel Israel Pertman1 12 −11
Knockout stage The following is the results from the Knockout stage.
Round 1 Best of 7 frames
33 Republic of Ireland Noel Landers 0–4 32 Scotland Fraser Patrick 17 Malta Duncan Bezzina 4 –0 48 Jersey Ross Symes 49 Republic of Ireland Philip O`Connor 1–4 16 Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck China Gao Yang 1–4 24 Australia Steve Mifsud 25 United Arab Emirates Saif Al Shamsi 4 –0 40 Sweden Suleman Kukka Salam 37 Estonia Andres Petrov 4 –3 28 Malta Aaron Busuttil 21 Poland Marcin Nitschke 4 –2 44 Malta Simon Zammit 54 Belgium Cedric Van Wassenhove 4 –3 12 England Joe O'Connor 13 Wales Kishan Hirani 4 –2 52 England Reanne Evans 45 Malta Frans Mintoff 2–4 20 Malta Brian Cini 29 Singapore Marvin Lim Chun Kiat 4 –1 36 Malta Isaac Borg 35 England Kuldesh Johal 4 –3 30 Belgium Kobe Vanoppen 19 Wales Alex Taubman 4 –0 46 Sweden Belan Sharif 51 Scotland Dylan Gault 1–4 14 Austria Andreas Ploner 11 Scotland Michael Collumb 4 –1 53 Malta Philip Ciantar 43 Belgium Jeff Jacobs 2–4 22 Australia Ryan Thomerson 27 England Saqib Nasir 4 –0 38 Poland Grzegorz Biernadski 39 Republic of Ireland TJ Dowling 4 –2 26 Thailand Yuttapop Pakpoj 23 Malta Chris Peplow 4 –0 42 Ukraine Sergey Isaenko 15 Wales Darren Morgan 4 –1 50 Israel Tom Limor 47 Singapore Ang Boon Chin 1–4 18 Wales Jamie Clarke 31 Malta Clayton Castaldi 4 –1 34 Malta Arthur Cachia33 Republic of Ireland Noel Landers0–4 32 Scotland Fraser Patrick 17 Malta Duncan Bezzina 4 –048 Jersey Ross Symes49 Republic of Ireland Philip O`Connor1–4 16 Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck 41 China Gao Yang 1–4 24 Australia Steve Mifsud 25 United Arab Emirates Saif Al Shamsi 4 –040 Sweden Suleman Kukka Salam37 Estonia Andres Petrov 4 –328 Malta Aaron Busuttil21 Poland Marcin Nitschke 4 –244 Malta Simon Zammit54 Belgium Cedric Van Wassenhove 4 –312 England Joe O'Connor 13 Wales Kishan Hirani 4 –252 England Reanne Evans 45 Malta Frans Mintoff2–4 20 Malta Brian Cini 29 Singapore Marvin Lim Chun Kiat 4 –136 Malta Isaac Borg35 England Kuldesh Johal 4 –330 Belgium Kobe Vanoppen19 Wales Alex Taubman 4 –046 Sweden Belan Sharif51 Scotland Dylan Gault1–4 14 Austria Andreas Ploner 11 Scotland Michael Collumb 4 –153 Malta Philip Ciantar43 Belgium Jeff Jacobs2–4 22 Australia Ryan Thomerson 27 England Saqib Nasir 4 –038 Poland Grzegorz Biernadski39 Republic of Ireland TJ Dowling 4 –226 Thailand Yuttapop Pakpoj23 Malta Chris Peplow 4 –042 Ukraine Sergey Isaenko15 Wales Darren Morgan 4 –150 Israel Tom Limor47 Singapore Ang Boon Chin1–4 18 Wales Jamie Clarke 31 Malta Clayton Castaldi 4 –134 Malta Arthur Cachia
Other rounds Century breaks Total: 10