The 2018 Seniors Masters was a senior snooker tournament which took place on 12 April 2018 at in Sheffield, England. It was the fourth and final event on the newly created World Seniors Tour.
Cliff Thorburn won the title beating Jonathan Bagley 2–1 on a re-spotted black ball which replaced the final frame decider in the final. Thorburn, at the age of 70, became the oldest winner of a World Seniors title; the previous record belonged to Steve Davis, who was 60 when he won the 2018 Seniors Irish Masters.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money is shown below: Winner: £7,500 Runner-up: £2,500 Semi-finals: £1,000 Quarter-finals: £500 Highest break: £500 Total: £14,500
Main Draw
All matches were played with a 30-second shot clock with players having two time-outs per match *Re-spotted black ball replaced final frame deciders to determine the winner.
Final Final: Best of 3 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, 12 April 2018. Johnathan Bagley 1–2 Cliff Thorburn72–6, 21–57, 0–7*(respotted black) 36 Highest break 47 0 Century breaks 0 0 50+ breaks 0
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