Q School 2018 – Event 2

Q School 2018 – Event 2 was the second of three qualifying tournaments for the 2018–19 snooker season. It took place from 20 to 25 May 2018 at the Meadowside Leisure Center in Burton-upon-Trent, England. Four players (Winners of each of the four sections) qualify for a two-year place on the World Snooker Tour.

Q School – Event 2

Tournament information
Dates	20–25 May 2018 (2018-05-20 – 2018-05-25)
Venue	Meadowside Leisure Centre
City	Burton-upon-Trent^[1]
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Qualifying School
Highest break	David Lilley (136)
Qualifiers	Jordan Brown Craig Steadman Lu Ning Zhao Xintong
← 2018 – Event 1 2018 – Event 3 →

Format

The tournament consisted of players being randomly assigned to four sections. Each section plays in the knockout system with the winner of each section earning a two-year tour card to play on the main tour for the 2018–19 snooker season and 2019–20 snooker season. All matches were the best-of-7.^[2][3]

Main draw

^[4][5] Milliard

Section 1

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2   Jordan Brown 4–1   Reanne Evans   Jack Bradford 4–1   Matthew Couch   Corey Deuel 0–4   Leong Man Hoi   Darryl Hill 4–2   Ng On Yee   Simon Blackwell 4–0   Benny Loh Siang Leng   Mark Vincent 1–4   George Pragnall   Sean Maddocks w/o–w/d   Hammad Miah   John Pritchett 4–2   Michael Williams   Gary Challis 0–4   Patrick Whelan   William Thomson 0–4   Joshua Thomond

Player 1 Score Player 2   Stefan Mazrocis 0–4   Alex Borg   James Cahill 4–0   James Height   John Foster 4–0   Owais Ali   Imran Puri 1–4   Ning Kang   Sergiy Isayenko 4–1   Tam Mustafa   Constantin Mateescu 0–4   Phil O’Kane   Joel Walker 0–4   Simon Bedford   Ryan Causton 4–0   Jenson Kendrick   David Craggs 2–4   Farakh Ajaib

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Jordan Brown	4
	Daniel Womersley	3
					Jordan Brown	4
					Jack Bradford	1
	Jack Bradford	4
	Leong Man Hoi	3
									Jordan Brown	4
									Alex Taubman	1
	Darryl Hill	1
	Alex Taubman	4
					Alex Taubman	4
					Kristján Helgason	0
	Simon Blackwell	3
	Kristján Helgason	4
													Jordan Brown	4
													Andy Hicks	0
	George Pragnall	1
	Andy Hicks	4
					Andy Hicks	4
					Sean Maddocks	1
	Sean Maddocks	4
	Ryan Thomerson	3
									Andy Hicks	4
									John Pritchett	3
	John Pritchett	4
	Joshua Saywell	1
					John Pritchett	4
					Joshua Thomond	2
	Patrick Whelan	3
	Joshua Thomond	4
																	Jordan Brown	4
																	Jamie Cope	1
	Alex Borg	0
	Christopher Keogan	4
					Christopher Keogan	0
					James Cahill	4
	James Cahill	4
	Hans Blanckaert	2
									James Cahill	4
									John Foster	1
	John Foster	4
	John Parkin	0
					John Foster	4
					Kacper Filipiak	2
	Ning Kang	0
	Kacper Filipiak	4
													James Cahill	1
													Jamie Cope	4
	Sergiy Isayenko	4
	Shafaqut Hussain	2
					Sergiy Isayenko	1
					Jamie Cope	4
	Phil O’Kane	1
	Jamie Cope	4
									Jamie Cope	4
									Farakh Ajaib	2
	Simon Bedford	4
	Alex Davies	0
					Simon Bedford	2
					Farakh Ajaib	4
	Ryan Causton	1
	Farakh Ajaib	4

Section 2

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2   Thor Chuan Leong 4–2   Ben Fortey   Steven Hallworth 3–4   David Grace   Ben Hancorn 4–1   Wayne Townsend   Callum Costello 2–4   Liu Jiaming   Steve Martin 1–4   Lucky Vatnani   Bash Maqsood 3–4   Aaron Holland   Brian Ochoiski 4–0   Dan Woolloff   Matthew Roberts 4–1   Daniel Devlin   Antony Parsons w/o–w/d   Sam Baird   Manasawin Phetmalaikul 4–1   Jason Turnbull

Player 1 Score Player 2   Kishan Hirani 4–1   Paul Burrell   Felix Frede 4–1   Brandon Sargeant   Ross Bulman 4–0   Dean Goddard   Andrew Milliard 1–4   Leo Fernandez   Richard Somauroo 4–0   Thomas Wei   Barry Pinches 0–4   Adam Duffy   Adam Edge 4–0   Billy Ginn   John Whitty 2–4   Luke Simmonds   Jake Nicholson 4–0   Chae Ross

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Jaspal Bamotra	0
					Thor Chuan Leong	1
					David Grace	4
	David Grace	4
	Heather Clare	0
									David Grace	2
									Craig Steadman	4
	Ben Hancorn	1
	Craig Steadman	4
					Craig Steadman	4
					Liu Jiaming	2
	Liu Jiaming	4
	Jamie Trump	0
													Craig Steadman	4
													Lucky Vatnani	2
	Lucky Vatnani	4
	James Burrett	1
					Lucky Vatnani	4
					Daniel Ward	0
	Aaron Holland	0
	Daniel Ward	4
									Lucky Vatnani	4
									Antony Parsons	2
	Brian Ochoiski	4
	Omar Alajlani	1
					Brian Ochoiski	2
					Antony Parsons	4
	Matthew Roberts	0
	Antony Parsons	4
																	Craig Steadman	4
																	Adam Duffy	0
	Manasawin Phetmalaikul	1
	Kishan Hirani	4
					Kishan Hirani	4
					Kurtis Weaver	1
	Felix Frede	1
	Kurtis Weaver	4
									Kishan Hirani	4
									Fraser Patrick	3
	Ross Bulman	3
	Fraser Patrick	4
					Fraser Patrick	4
					Leo Fernandez	1
	Leo Fernandez	4
	Mike Finn	1
													Kishan Hirani	1
													Adam Duffy	4
	Richard Somauroo	w/o
	Mohammadali Pordel	w/d
					Richard Somauroo	0
					Adam Duffy	4
	Adam Duffy	4
	Ahmed Aseeri	0
									Adam Duffy	4
									Luke Simmonds	2
	Adam Edge	1
	Luke Simmonds	4
					Luke Simmonds	4
					Jake Nicholson	2
	Jake Nicholson	4
	Dessie Sheehan	0

Section 3

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2   Daniel Walker 1–4   Charlie Walters   Umut Dikme 4–3   Andrew Pagett   Chen Zhe 4–3   Luke Pinches   Mihai Vladu 2–4   Labeeb Ahmed   Sam Craigie w/d–w/o   Nutcharut Wongharuthai   Wang Zepeng 4–1   Daniel Kandi   Andrew Smith 3–4   David Lilley   Belan Sharif 0–4   Marc J Davis

Player 1 Score Player 2   Ronan Whyte 0–4   Fang Xiongman   Jeff Cundy 4–0   Niel Vincent   James Silverwood 2–4   Geng Mingqi   Haider Ali 2–4   Dave Nelson   Andy Marriott 3–4   Lu Ning   Jak Jones w/d–w/o   Himanshu Dinesh Jain   Mateusz Baranowski 1–4   Kuldesh Johal   Jackson Page 4–0   Anthony Jeffers

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Charlie Walters	1
	Mitchell Mann	4
					Mitchell Mann	4
					Umut Dikme	0
	Umut Dikme	4
	Laxman Rawat	0
									Mitchell Mann	4
									Chen Zhe	3
	Chen Zhe	4
	Ben Jones	3
					Chen Zhe	4
					Michael Collumb	3
	Labeeb Ahmed	1
	Michael Collumb	4
													Mitchell Mann	4
													David Lilley	3
	Nutcharut Wongharuthai	2
	Ashley Carty	4
					Ashley Carty	4
					Wang Zepeng	3
	Wang Zepeng	4
	Heikki Niva	2
									Ashley Carty	2
									David Lilley	4
	David Lilley	4
	Lewis Ullah	0
					David Lilley	4
					Marc J Davis	3
	Marc J Davis	4
	Mark Ganderton	0
																	Mitchell Mann	2
																	Lu Ning	4
	Fang Xiongman	w/o
	Amir Sarkhosh	w/d
					Fang Xiongman	2
					Jeff Cundy	4
	Jeff Cundy	4
	Iulian Boiko	2
									Jeff Cundy	3
									Andy Lee	4
	Geng Mingqi	4
	Matthew Glasby	0
					Geng Mingqi	2
					Andy Lee	4
	Dave Nelson	0
	Andy Lee	4
													Andy Lee	1
													Lu Ning	4
	Lu Ning	4
	James Welch	0
					Lu Ning	4
					Long Zehuang	1
	Himanshu Dinesh Jain	1
	Long Zehuang	4
									Lu Ning	4
									Kuldesh Johal	0
	Kuldesh Johal	4
	Tyler Rees	1
					Kuldesh Johal	4
					Jackson Page	3
	Jackson Page	4
	Joshua Cooper	3

Section 4

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2   William Lemons 2–4   Callum Lloyd   Shane Castle 4–1   Keith Keldie   Peter Delaney 2–4   Jamie O’Neill   Daniel Gorton 4–1   Jake Keen   Wu Shengguang 4–1   Zak Surety   Oliver Brown 1–4   James Brown   Clayton Humphries 3–4   Zhao Xintong   Jed Mann 1–4   Lee Daegyu   Simon Dent 4–2   Sam Thistlewhite   Brandon Hall w/o–w/d   Vladyslav Vyshnevskyy

Player 1 Score Player 2   Michael Wild 2–4   Danny Brindle   Louis Heathcote 4–0   Darren Burns   Dechawat Poomjaeng 4–1   Tugba Irten   Luke Garland 4–0   Aaron Cook   Haydon Pinhey 3–4   Cheung Ka Wai   Saqib Nasir 3–4   Sydney Wilson   Michael Judge 4–1   Adam Brown   Shehzad Iqbal 2–4   Peter Devlin   Andres Petrov 3–4   Dylan Craig   Lee Shanker w/o–w/d   Fergal Quinn

	Round 2 Best of 7 Frames				Round 3 Best of 7 Frames				Round 4 Best of 7 Frames				Round 5 Best of 7 Frames				Tour Card Qualifying Best of 7 Frames
	Callum Lloyd	1
	Shane Castle	4
					Shane Castle	1
					Jamie O’Neill	4
	Jamie O’Neill	4
	Matthew Day	3
									Jamie O’Neill	1
									Andreas Ploner	4
	Daniel Gorton	1
	Andreas Ploner	4
					Andreas Ploner	4
					Wu Shengguang	1
	Wu Shengguang	4
	Steven Evans	0
													Andreas Ploner	0
													Zhao Xintong	4
	James Brown	2
	Zhao Xintong	4
					Zhao Xintong	4
					Jamie Curtis-Barrett	1
	Lee Daegyu	3
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4
									Zhao Xintong	4
									Dylan Emery	1
	Simon Dent	4
	Greg Casey	2
					Simon Dent	1
					Dylan Emery	4
	Brandon Hall	2
	Dylan Emery	4
																	Zhao Xintong	4
																	Dechawat Poomjaeng	1
	Danny Brindle	1
	Ma Tingpeng	4
					Ma Tingpeng	1
					Louis Heathcote	4
	Louis Heathcote	4
	Wang Yuchen	2
									Louis Heathcote	1
									Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
	Ahmed Elsayed	0
					Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
					Cheung Ka Wai	1
	Luke Garland	0
	Cheung Ka Wai	4
													Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
													Michael Judge	2
	Sydney Wilson	4
	Jamie McArdle	1
					Sydney Wilson	1
					Michael Judge	4
	Michael Judge	4
	Hu Hao	1
									Michael Judge	4
									Peter Devlin	0
	Peter Devlin	4
	Dylan Craig	2
					Peter Devlin	4
					Lee Shanker	1
	Lee Shanker	4
	Alex Millington	3

Century breaks

Total: 29

• 136 – David Lilley
• 132, 101 – Michael Judge
• 132 – Lucky Vatnani
• 131 – Ashley Carty
• 129, 111 – Lu Ning
• 124, 105 – Kishan Hirani
• 123 – Andy Hicks
• 117 – Jackson Page
• 115   Dechawat Poomjaeng
• 114 – Shane Castle
• 111 – Jake Nicholson
• 110 – Hans Blanckaert
• 110 – Adam Duffy
• 109 – Craig Steadman
• 108, 104   Thor Chuan Leong
• 107 – Wang Zepeng
• 106 – Jamie Cope
• 104 – David Grace
• 103 – Farakh Ajaib
• 103 – Louis Heathcote
• 102 – Kuldesh Johal
• 101 – Andy Lee
• 100 – Fang Xiongman
• 100 – Sydney Wilson
• 100 – Brian Ochoiski

References

1. "Final Q School Entry List". World Snooker. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
2. "Q School 2018 Provisional Format of Play" (PDF). World Snooker. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
3. "Q School 2018 - Event 2 - Snooker Hub". Snooker Hub. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
4. "Event 2 Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
5. "2018 Q School Event 2 Results". snookerdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2018.