Q School 2018 – Event 3

Q School 2018 – Event 3 was the third of three qualifying tournaments for the 2018–19 snooker season. It took place from 26 to 31 May 2018 at the Meadowside Leisure Center in Burton-upon-Trent, England.^[1]

Q School – Event 3

Tournament information
Dates	26–31 May 2018 (2018-05-26 – 2018-05-31)
Venue	Meadowside Leisure Centre
City	Burton-upon-Trent
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Qualifying School
Highest break	Kuldesh Johal (135)
Qualifiers	Thor Chuan Leong Kishan Hirani Andy Lee Ashley Carty
← 2018 – Event 2 2019 – Event 1 →

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]

Main draw

Section 1

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2   Fang Xiongman 4–0   Constantin Mateescu   Hu Hao w/o–w/d   Thomas Wei   Steven Hallworth 4–0   Mark Ganderton   Ronan Whyte 4–1   Kurtis Weaver   Mark Vincent 4–1   Aaron Holland   Reanne Evans 3–4   Matthew Glasby   Andy Marriott 3–4   Farakh Ajaib   Shane Castle 4–2   Ben Fortey   Jack Bradford 4–1   Daniel Gorton

Player 1 Score Player 2   Callum Lloyd 4–1   Mihai Vladu   Jamie Cope 4–0   Ahmed Elsayed   Heather Clare 0–4   Greg Casey   Alex Taubman 0–4   Peter Devlin   Fergal Quinn w/d–w/o   Dave Nelson   Craig Steadman w/d–w/o   Thor Chuan Leong   Shafaqut Hussain 3–4   Keith Keldie   Dylan Craig 4–3   James Silverwood   Iulian Boiko 0–4   Kristján Helgason

	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
	Fang Xiongman	4
	Marc J Davis	1
					Fang Xiongman	4
					Hu Hao	3
	Hu Hao	4
	Liu Jiaming	2
									Fang Xiongman	4
									Steven Hallworth	3
	Steven Hallworth	4
	William Lemons	3
					Steven Hallworth	4
					Michael Wild	1
	Ronan Whyte	0
	Michael Wild	4
													Fang Xiongman	4
													Farakh Ajaib	3
	Mark Vincent	4
	Gary Challis	3
					Mark Vincent	1
					Anthony Jeffers	4
	Matthew Glasby	2
	Anthony Jeffers	4
									Anthony Jeffers	2
									Farakh Ajaib	4
	Farakh Ajaib	4
	George Pragnall	0
					Farakh Ajaib	4
					Shane Castle	3
	Shane Castle	4
	Jack Bradford	0
																	Fang Xiongman	1
																	Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Callum Lloyd	w/o
	Mike Finn	w/d
					Callum Lloyd	2
					Jamie Cope	4
	Jamie Cope	4
	Corey Deuel	0
									Jamie Cope	3
									Greg Casey	4
	Greg Casey	4
	Felix Frede	3
					Greg Casey	4
					Peter Devlin	3
	Peter Devlin	4
	Dave Nelson	0
													Greg Casey	0
													Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Thor Chuan Leong	4
	Alex Borg	1
					Thor Chuan Leong	4
					Keith Keldie	1
	Keith Keldie	w/o
	Zhao Xintong	w/d
									Thor Chuan Leong	4
									Kristján Helgason	1
	Dylan Craig	w/o
	Benny Loh Siang Leng	w/d
					Dylan Craig	1
					Kristján Helgason	4
	Kristján Helgason	4
	David Craggs	1

Section 2

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2   Jamie Curtis-Barrett 4–0   Steven Evans   Nutcharut Wongharuthai w/o–w/d   Sam Baird   Jordan Brown w/d–w/o   Kishan Hirani   Christopher Keogan 3–4   Brandon Sargeant   Matthew Couch 4–1   Daniel Devlin   Kacper Filipiak 3–4   Jamie O'Neill   Ryan Causton 0–4   Brandon Hall   Luke Simmonds 4–3   John Parkin   Jake Keen 0–4   Andrew Smith   Matthew Day 4–1   Aaron Cook

Player 1 Score Player 2   John Whitty 1–4   Michael Judge   William Thomson 4–0   Billy Ginn   Saqib Nasir 4–0   Simon Dent   Ma Tingpeng 4–3   Cheung Ka Wai   James Burrett 0–4   Michael Williams   Haider Ali w/o–w/d   Shehzad Iqbal   Lu Ning w/o–w/d   Jak Jones   Phil O’Kane 4–2   Sam Thistlewhite   Mohammadali Pordel w/d–w/o   Simon Bedford

	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
	Jamie Curtis-Barrett	4
	Jeff Cundy	1
					Jamie Curtis-Barrett	2
					Kishan Hirani	4
	Nutcharut Wongharuthai	w/d
	Kishan Hirani	w/o
									Kishan Hirani	4
									Brandon Sargeant	0
	Brandon Sargeant	4
	John Foster	0
					Brandon Sargeant	4
					Jamie O'Neill	3
	Matthew Couch	0
	Jamie O'Neill	4
													Kishan Hirani	4
													Michael Judge	0
	Brandon Hall	4
	Mateusz Baranowski	2
					Brandon Hall	4
					Luke Simmonds	3
	Luke Simmonds	4
	Lewis Ullah	3
									Brandon Hall	0
									Michael Judge	4
	Andrew Smith	4
	Matthew Day	1
					Andrew Smith	1
					Michael Judge	4
	Michael Judge	4
	Geng Mingqi	3
																	Kishan Hirani	4
																	Simon Bedford	2
	William Thomson	1
	Bash Maqsood	4
					Bash Maqsood	1
					Jackson Page	4
	Saqib Nasir	2
	Jackson Page	4
									Jackson Page	1
									David Lilley	4
	Ma Tingpeng	4
	Dan Woolloff	0
					Ma Tingpeng	1
					David Lilley	4
	Michael Williams	3
	David Lilley	4
													David Lilley	3
													Simon Bedford	4
	Haider Ali	1
	Laxman Rawat	4
					Laxman Rawat	4
					Hans Blanckaert	1
	Lu Ning	w/d
	Hans Blanckaert	w/o
									Laxman Rawat	0
									Simon Bedford	4
	Phil O’Kane	2
	Michael Collumb	4
					Michael Collumb	0
					Simon Bedford	4
	Simon Bedford	4
	Jake Nicholson	0

Section 3

Round 1

Player 1 Score Player 2   Dean Goddard 2–4   Chae Ross   Joshua Cooper w/o–w/d   Alex Davies   Lee Shanker 4–0   Luke Garland   Andrew Pagett 4–1   Louis Heathcote   Steve Martin 0–4   James Cahill   Simon Blackwell 3–4   Adam Duffy   Heikki Niva 4–0   Leong Man Hoi   Omar Alajlani 1–4   Ben Hancorn   Paul Burrell 2–4   Kuldesh Johal   James Height 2–4   Stefan Mazrocis

Player 1 Score Player 2   Lee Daegyu 4–1   Peter Delaney   James Welch 1–4   Long Zehuang   Charlie Walters 4–3   Haydon Pinhey   Callum Costello 4–1   James Brown   Umut Dikme 2–4   Barry Pinches   Jaspal Bamotra 0–4   Patrick Whelan   Joshua Thomond 2–4   Andy Lee   Ryan Thomerson 1–4   Wang Zepeng   Imran Puri 2–4   Brian Ochoiski

	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
	Chae Ross	w/o
	Sam Craigie	w/d
					Chae Ross	4
					Joshua Cooper	1
	Joshua Cooper	4
	Danny Brindle	0
									Chae Ross	0
									James Cahill	4
	Lee Shanker	0
	Jamie McArdle	4
					Jamie McArdle	2
					James Cahill	4
	Andrew Pagett	1
	James Cahill	4
													James Cahill	3
													Kuldesh Johal	4
	Adam Duffy	4
	Wayne Townsend	2
					Adam Duffy	4
					Heikki Niva	1
	Heikki Niva	4
	Jenson Kendrick	3
									Adam Duffy	2
									Kuldesh Johal	4
	Ben Hancorn	4
	David Grace	1
					Ben Hancorn	2
					Kuldesh Johal	4
	Kuldesh Johal	4
	Jed Mann	1
																	Kuldesh Johal	2
																	Andy Lee	4
	Stefan Mazrocis	1
	Lee Daegyu	4
					Lee Daegyu	1
					Andy Hicks	4
	Long Zehuang	2
	Andy Hicks	4
									Andy Hicks	4
									Barry Pinches	3
	Charlie Walters	4
	Sydney Wilson	3
					Charlie Walters	0
					Barry Pinches	4
	Callum Costello	1
	Barry Pinches	4
													Andy Hicks	2
													Andy Lee	4
	Patrick Whelan	w/o
	Vladyslav Vyshnevskyy	w/d
					Patrick Whelan	0
					Andy Lee	4
	Andy Lee	4
	Dessie Sheehan	0
									Andy Lee	4
									Wang Zepeng	2
	Wang Zepeng	4
	Ben Jones	0
					Wang Zepeng	4
					Brian Ochoiski	3
	Brian Ochoiski	4
	Andreas Ploner	2

Section 4

Round 1

Player Score Player   Jason Turnbull 1–4   Ahmed Aseeri   Amir Sarkhosh w/d–w/o   Daniel Walker   Niel Vincent 3–4   Andrew Milliard   Richard Somauroo 1–4   John Pritchett   Daniel Womersley 2–4   Mitchell Mann   Darren Burns 0–4   Zak Surety   Antony Parsons 2–4   Joel Walker   Wu Shengguang 4–1   Adam Brown   Tam Mustafa 0–4   Clayton Humphries

Player Score Player   Sean Maddocks 1–4   Himanshu Dinesh Jain   Ning Kang 4–1   Matthew Roberts   Joshua Saywell w/d–w/o   Ross Bulman   Labeeb Ahmed 2–4   Oliver Brown   Dylan Emery 4–3   Alex Millington   Daniel Kandi 2–4   Daniel Ward   Fraser Patrick w/o–w/d   Hammad Miah   Tugba Irten 0–4   Chen Zhe

	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
	Ahmed Aseeri	1
	Tyler Rees	4
					Tyler Rees	4
					Andres Petrov	1
	Daniel Walker	0
	Andres Petrov	4
									Tyler Rees	2
									Ashley Carty	4
	Andrew Milliard	4
	Lucky Vatnani	3
					Andrew Milliard	1
					Ashley Carty	4
	John Pritchett	0
	Ashley Carty	4
													Ashley Carty	4
													Wang Yuchen	1
	Mitchell Mann	4
	Belan Sharif	0
					Mitchell Mann	2
					Wang Yuchen	4
	Zak Surety	0
	Wang Yuchen	4
									Wang Yuchen	4
									Joel Walker	2
	Joel Walker	4
	Owais Ali	0
					Joel Walker	4
					Wu Shengguang	1
	Wu Shengguang	4
	Luke Pinches	1
																	Ashley Carty	4
																	Himanshu Dinesh Jain	2
	Clayton Humphries	4
	Jamie Trump	0
					Clayton Humphries	3
					Himanshu Dinesh Jain	4
	Himanshu Dinesh Jain	4
	Manasawin Phetmalaikul	2
									Himanshu Dinesh Jain	4
									Dechawat Poomjaeng	2
	Ning Kang	2
	Ng On Yee	4
					Ng On Yee	1
					Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
	Ross Bulman	1
	Dechawat Poomjaeng	4
													Himanshu Dinesh Jain	4
													Chen Zhe	1
	Oliver Brown	4
	Sergiy Isayenko	0
					Oliver Brown	4
					Adam Edge	2
	Dylan Emery	2
	Adam Edge	4
									Oliver Brown	0
									Chen Zhe	4
	Daniel Ward	3
	Leo Fernandez	4
					Leo Fernandez	1
					Chen Zhe	4
	Fraser Patrick	2
	Chen Zhe	4

Century breaks

Total: 22

• 135, 103 – Kuldesh Johal
• 131 – Mitchell Mann
• 130 – Fang Xiongman
• 129 – Brian Ochoiski
• 122 – James Silverwood
• 121 – Wang Zepeng
• 121 – Michael Collumb
• 120 – Farakh Ajaib
• 115 – Dylan Emery
• 109 – Greg Casey
• 108 – Andrew Pagett
• 108 – Wang Yuchen
• 105, 101 – Barry Pinches
• 105 – Ashley Carty
• 102 – Daniel Womersley
• 101 – Jamie Curtis-Barrett
• 101 – Leo Fernandez
• 101 – Long Zehuang
• 100 – Louis Heathcote
• 100 – Joel Walker

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.