The 2018 WSF Championship was the first edition of the

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, an amateur

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tournament that took place from 18 March to 24 March 2018 in

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. It was the first edition of the

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and also doubled as a qualification event for the

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. The best four players (all semi-finalists) received an invitation to compete in the

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Prize fund

The breakdown of the tournament prizes is shown below: * Winner:

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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.

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Group M

Group N

Group O

Group P

Group Q

Group R

Knockout stage

The following is the results from the Knockout stage.

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Other rounds

Century breaks

Total: 10 * 131, 125, 107

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* 130, 124, 119, 101, 100

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* 127

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* 103

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References

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