2018 Macau Masters

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|tournament_name=2018 Macau Masters

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|dates={{Start and end dates|2018|10|24|2018|10|25|df=y}}

|venue=Ballroom, JW Marriott Hotel{{Cite web |title=Macau Masters {{!}} bc magazine |author= |work=bc magazine |date= |access-date=10 December 2018 |url= https://www.bcmagazine.net/2018/10/23/macau-masters-2018/ |quote=Ballroom, JW Marriott Hotel, Macau }}

|location=Macau

|country=China

|organisation=CBSA/WPBSA

|format=Non-ranking team &
Six-red Snooker event

|highest_break={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins (68)

|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins

|runner_up={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

|score=3–2

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The 2018 Macau Masters was a non-ranking team and six-red snooker variant invitational event that took place on 24 and 25 October 2018.{{Cite web |title=Macau Masters - World Snooker |work=World Snooker |access-date=10 December 2018 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/macau-masters/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018161832/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournaments/macau-masters/ |archive-date=18 October 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }} The event's team event was made up of two teams of four, competing in six games, with Team B defeating Team A with a score of 5–1.{{Cite web |title=Results (Macau Masters 2018) - snooker.org |trans-title= |last=Årdalen |first=Hermund |work=snooker.org |date= |access-date=10 December 2018 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=821 |language=no |quote=}} The event's six red singles knockout tournament was won by Barry Hawkins.

Prize Fund

The event had a total prize fund of $100,000 awarded as follows:{{cite web|title=Макао Мастерс 2018|url=http://top-snooker.com/season-2018-2019/macau-masters-2018/|publisher=Top-Snooker.com|accessdate=22 April 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013011114/http://top-snooker.com/season-2018-2019/macau-masters-2018/|archivedate=2020-10-13|url-status=live}}

= Team event =

Winner: $50,000
Runner-up $30,000

=Six-red event=

Winner: $20,000

Tournament teams

The event was made up of two teams of four, with players playing in six "best of 5" frames matches. Frames 1, 3 and 5 were doubles matches, whereas frames 2 and 4 were alternate singles.{{Cite web |title=Mixed 2 (2018) - Teams - snooker.org |trans-title= |last=Ardalen |first=Hermund |work=snooker.org |date= |access-date=10 December 2018 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=2421 |language=no |quote=}}{{Cite web |title=Macau Masters {{!}} RKG - Snooker |author= |work=rkgsnooker.com |date= |access-date=10 December 2018 |url= http://www.rkgsnooker.com/events/macau-masters/subtoken-74/token-617 |language= |quote=}}{{Cite web |title=澳門將辦斯諾克大師賽 8位大咖分為中英兩隊對抗 |author= |work=news.sina.com.tw |date= |access-date=10 December 2018 |url=https://news.sina.com.tw/article/20180920/28256512.html |language= |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202719/https://news.sina.com.tw/article/20180920/28256512.html |archive-date=10 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}

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! Team

! Player 1

! Player 2

! Player 3

! Player 4

align="center" | Team A

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| {{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu

align="center" | Team B

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xintong

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong

Results

= Team event =

The team event saw both teams field teams of two for individual team matches. Each player could only play with a partner for one match during the event.{{Cite web |title=New ground for World Snooker as Macau Masters welcomes stellar cast of top potters |work=South China Morning Post |access-date=10 December 2018 |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2169888/new-ground-world-snooker-macau-masters-welcomes-stellar-cast-top |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209114806/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2169888/new-ground-world-snooker-macau-masters-welcomes-stellar-cast-top |archive-date=9 December 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}

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Team A
{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry + {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda

| align="center" | 1–3

|Team B
{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xintong + {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong

{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda + {{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| align="center" | 2–3

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins + {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xintong

{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda + {{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu

| align="center" | 1–3

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day + {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xintong

{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry + {{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| align="center" | 3–2

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins + {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong

{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry + {{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu

| align="center" | 0–3

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day + {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong

{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams + {{flagicon|HKG}} Marco Fu

| align="center" | 0–3

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins + {{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day

; Team result

Team A 1–5 Team B

=Six-red event=

To finish the event, the 6 Reds Leapfrog Challenge took place.{{Cite web |title=Macau Masters {{!}} bc magazine |author= |work=bc magazine |date= |access-date=10 December 2018 |url= https://www.bcmagazine.net/2018/10/23/macau-masters-2018/ |quote=Ballroom, JW Marriott Hotel, Macau }} All 8-players played in a "killer" style match, with players required to win their match to continue on a winner stays on basis. The players were drawn based on world rankings.{{Cite web |title=QUIZ! Snooker in the 1990s: Second Edition - SnookerHQ |author= |work=SnookerHQ |date= |access-date=10 December 2018 |url=https://snookerhq.com/2018/10/09/quiz-snooker-1990s-second-edition-2/ |quote=}} All matches were first to one frame of 6-red snooker, with the final being a best of 5 frame 6-red match.{{Cite web |title=D88 Sports Macau Masters (2018) - snooker.org |last=Årdalen |first=Hermund |work=snooker.org |access-date=10 December 2018 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=821 |language=no |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025185940/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=821 |archive-date=25 October 2018 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}

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{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xintong

| align="center" | 1–0

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Anda

{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong

| align="center" | 1–0

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhao Xintong

{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong

| align="center" | 1–0