2018 WSF Championship

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
Dates	18–24 March 2018 (2018-03-18 – 2018-03-24)
Venue	Dolmen Hotel Malta
City	Qawra
Country	Malta
Organisation	WSF
Total prize fund	€28,300
Winner's share	€10,300
Highest break	Igor Figueiredo (131)
Final
Champion	Luo Honghao
Runner-up	Adam Stefanow
Score	6–0
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The tournament was televised in Malta by TVM2.^[10]

Prize fund

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

Group A

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

33 Noel Landers 0–4 32 Fraser Patrick 17 Duncan Bezzina 4–0 48 Ross Symes 49 Philip O`Connor 1–4 16 Ratchayothin Yotharuck 41 Gao Yang 1–4 24 Steve Mifsud 25 Saif Al Shamsi 4–0 40 Suleman Kukka Salam 37 Andres Petrov 4–3 28 Aaron Busuttil 21 Marcin Nitschke 4–2 44 Simon Zammit 54 Cedric Van Wassenhove 4–3 12 Joe O'Connor 13 Kishan Hirani 4–2 52 Reanne Evans 45 Frans Mintoff 2–4 20 Brian Cini 29 Marvin Lim Chun Kiat 4–1 36 Isaac Borg

35 Kuldesh Johal 4–3 30 Kobe Vanoppen 19 Alex Taubman 4–0 46 Belan Sharif 51 Dylan Gault 1–4 14 Andreas Ploner 11 Michael Collumb 4–1 53 Philip Ciantar 43 Jeff Jacobs 2–4 22 Ryan Thomerson 27 Saqib Nasir 4–0 38 Grzegorz Biernadski 39 TJ Dowling 4–2 26 Yuttapop Pakpoj 23 Chris Peplow 4–0 42 Sergey Isaenko 15 Darren Morgan 4–1 50 Tom Limor 47 Ang Boon Chin 1–4 18 Jamie Clarke 31 Clayton Castaldi 4–1 34 Arthur Cachia

Other rounds

	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

Total: 10^[14]

• 131, 125, 107 – Igor Figueiredo
• 130, 124, 119, 101, 100 – Kristján Helgason
• 127 – Luo Honghao
• 103 – Adam Stefanow