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2018 World Grand Prix

{{short description|Snooker tournament}}

{{about|the snooker tournament|the darts tournament|2018 World Grand Prix (darts)}}

{{primary sources|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=2018 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix

|logo=

|dates={{Start and end dates|2018|02|19|2018|02|25|df=y}}

|venue=Preston Guild Hall

|location=Preston

|country=England

|organisation=World Snooker

|format=Ranking event

|Total prize fund=£375,000

|winners_share=£100,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Mark Joyce|ENG}} (140)

|winner={{flagathlete|Ronnie O'Sullivan|ENG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Ding Junhui|CHN}}

|score=10–3

|previous=2017

|next=2019

}}

The 2018 World Grand Prix (officially the 2018 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix) was a professional ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 19 to 25 February 2018 at the Guild Hall in Preston, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Calendar-2017-18-v19.pdf|title=2017/18 World Snooker Calendar|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=14 July 2017|accessdate=14 July 2017}} It was the fifteenth ranking event of the 2017/2018 season.

Barry Hawkins was the defending champion, but he did not qualify for this edition of the tournament.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fourth ranking title of the season and 32nd ranking title overall, beating Ding Junhui 10–3 in the final.{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/43191923|title=World Grand Prix: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Ding Junhui to win title|date=25 February 2018|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=14 March 2018}}

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|title=Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2017/2018 Season|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Click-Here-For-The-Prize-Money-Schedule.pdf|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=14 July 2017|accessdate=14 July 2017}}

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  • Winner: £100,000
  • Runner-up: £40,000
  • Semi-final: £20,000
  • Quarter-final: £12,500
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £5,000

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  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £375,000

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The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £15,000

Seeding list

The top 32 players on the one-year ranking list, running from the 2017 Riga Masters until the 2018 Snooker Shoot Out, qualified for the tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/preston-host-snookers-world-grand-prix/|title=Preston to Host Snooker's World Grand Prix|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=28 July 2017|accessdate=11 December 2017}}

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Rank

! Player

! Total points

align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

|align="center"|425,500

align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

|align="center"|259,000

align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump

|align="center"|234,500

align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel

|align="center"|232,600

align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy

|align="center"|209,500

align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

|align="center"|198,225

align="center"|7

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui

|align="center"|177,000

align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

|align="center"|171,000

align="center"|9

|{{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen

|align="center"|164,000

align="center"|10

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson

|align="center"|134,725

align="center"|11

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

|align="center"|132,000

align="center"|12

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day

|align="center"|129,500

align="center"|13

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire

|align="center"|114,000

align="center"|14

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott

|align="center"|106,000

align="center"|15

|{{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill

|align="center"|99,000

align="center"|16

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Gould

|align="center"|98,500

align="center"|17

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Bingtao

|align="center"|96,500

align="center"|18

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Cao Yupeng

|align="center"|91,000

align="center"|19

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry

|align="center"|85,500

align="center"|20

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hang

|align="center"|84,000

align="center"|21

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski

|align="center"|83,600

align="center"|22

|{{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert

|align="center"|71,500

align="center"|23

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce

|align="center"|71,000

align="center"|24

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong

|align="center"|69,500

align="center"|25

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter

|align="center"|69,000

align="center"|26

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King

|align="center"|68,725

align="center"|27

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Robertson

|align="center"|64,000

align="center"|28

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Ricky Walden

|align="center"|61,600

align="center"|29

|{{flagicon|CYP}} Michael Georgiou

|align="center"|61,500

align="center"|30

|{{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White

|align="center" |61,500

align="center"|31

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham

|align="center"|58,500

align="center"|32

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins

|align="center"|57,000

Main draw

{{32TeamBracket

| RD1=Last 32
Best of 7 frames

| RD2=Last 16
Best of 7 frames

| RD3=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames

| RD4=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames

| RD5=Final
Best of 19 frames

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD1-score01=4

| RD1-seed02=32

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Robert Milkins

| RD1-score02=0

| RD1-seed03=16

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Gould

| RD1-score03=2

| RD1-seed04=17

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Bingtao

| RD1-score04=4

| RD1-seed05=9

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen

| RD1-score05=3

| RD1-seed06=24

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong

| RD1-score06=4

| RD1-seed07=8

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD1-score07=4

| RD1-seed08=25

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter

| RD1-score08=3

| RD1-seed09=5

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy

| RD1-score09=4

| RD1-seed10=28

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Ricky Walden

| RD1-score10=1

| RD1-seed11=12

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|WAL}} Ryan Day

| RD1-score11=3

| RD1-seed12=21

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski

| RD1-score12=4

| RD1-seed13=13

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire

| RD1-score13=4

| RD1-seed14=20

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|CHN}} Li Hang

| RD1-score14=0

| RD1-seed15=4

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|BEL}} Luca Brecel

| RD1-score15=0

| RD1-seed16=29

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|CYP}} Michael Georgiou

| RD1-score16=4

| RD1-seed17=3

| RD1-team17={{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump

| RD1-score17=1

| RD1-seed18=30

| RD1-team18={{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White

| RD1-score18=4

| RD1-seed19=14

| RD1-team19={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott

| RD1-score19=2

| RD1-seed20=19

| RD1-team20={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry

| RD1-score20=4

| RD1-seed21=11

| RD1-team21={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

| RD1-score21=4

| RD1-seed22=22

| RD1-team22={{flagicon|ENG}} David Gilbert

| RD1-score22=1

| RD1-seed23=6

| RD1-team23={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD1-score23=4

| RD1-seed24=27

| RD1-team24={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Robertson

| RD1-score24=3

| RD1-seed25=7

| RD1-team25={{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui

| RD1-score25=4

| RD1-seed26=26

| RD1-team26={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark King

| RD1-score26=1

| RD1-seed27=10

| RD1-team27={{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson

| RD1-score27=3

| RD1-seed28=23

| RD1-team28={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce

| RD1-score28=4

| RD1-seed29=15

| RD1-team29={{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill

| RD1-score29=4

| RD1-seed30=18

| RD1-team30={{flagicon|CHN}} Cao Yupeng

| RD1-score30=1

| RD1-seed31=2

| RD1-team31={{flagicon|WAL}} Mark Williams

| RD1-score31=2

| RD1-seed32=31

| RD1-team32={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham

| RD1-score32=4

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD2-score01=4

| RD2-seed02=17

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Bingtao

| RD2-score02=3

| RD2-seed03=24

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong

| RD2-score03=4

| RD2-seed04=8

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD2-score04=3

| RD2-seed05=5

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy

| RD2-score05=4

| RD2-seed06=21

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Lisowski

| RD2-score06=2

| RD2-seed07=13

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire

| RD2-score07=4

| RD2-seed08=29

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|CYP}} Michael Georgiou

| RD2-score08=3

| RD2-seed09=30

| RD2-team09={{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White

| RD2-score09=4

| RD2-seed10=19

| RD2-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry

| RD2-score10=0

| RD2-seed11=11

| RD2-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson

| RD2-score11=0

| RD2-seed12=6

| RD2-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD2-score12=4

| RD2-seed13=7

| RD2-team13={{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui

| RD2-score13=4

| RD2-seed14=23

| RD2-team14={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Joyce

| RD2-score14=1

| RD2-seed15=15

| RD2-team15={{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill

| RD2-score15=4

| RD2-seed16=31

| RD2-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham

| RD2-score16=1

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD3-score01=5

| RD3-seed02=24

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|CHN}} Xiao Guodong

| RD3-score02=0

| RD3-seed03=5

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy

| RD3-score03=2

| RD3-seed04=13

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire

| RD3-score04=5

| RD3-seed05=30

| RD3-team05={{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White

| RD3-score05=2

| RD3-seed06=6

| RD3-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD3-score06=5

| RD3-seed07=7

| RD3-team07={{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui

| RD3-score07=5

| RD3-seed08=15

| RD3-team08={{flagicon|SCO}} Anthony McGill

| RD3-score08=3

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD4-score01=6

| RD4-seed02=13

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire

| RD4-score02=4

| RD4-seed03=6

| RD4-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby

| RD4-score03=5

| RD4-seed04=7

| RD4-team04={{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui

| RD4-score04=6

| RD5-seed01=1

| RD5-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

| RD5-score01=10

| RD5-seed02=7

| RD5-team02={{flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui

| RD5-score02=3

}}

Final

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colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio
Guild Hall, Preston, England, 25 February 2018.
width="230" align="right" | Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
{{ENG}}

| width="100" align="center" | 10–3

| width="230" | Ding Junhui (7)
{{CHN}}

colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | Afternoon: 2–61, {{nowrap|79–22}}, {{nowrap|71–47}}, {{nowrap|42–81}}, {{nowrap|124–8 (124)}}, {{nowrap|113–16 (105)}}, {{nowrap|42–64}}, {{nowrap|81–37}}, {{nowrap|120–0 (120)}}
Evening: 113–4, 79–6, {{nowrap|89–16}}, {{nowrap|83–9}}
align="right" | 124

| align="center" | Highest break

| 68

align="right" | 3

| align="center" | Century breaks

| 0

Century breaks

Total: 26{{cite web|url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14000/ladbrokes-world-grand-prix-2018|title=Ladbrokes World Grand Prix 2018 Centuries|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=19–25 February 2018|access-date=13 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214014638/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14000/ladbrokes-world-grand-prix-2018|archive-date=14 February 2018|url-status=dead}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Click-here-for-the-draw-1.pdf Ladbrokes World Grand Prix 2018, Draw]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20180218090151/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Sessions/Tournament/14000/ladbrokes-world-grand-prix-2018 Ladbrokes World Grand Prix 2018, Sessions]

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