2018 Macau Masters
The 2018 Macau Masters was a non-ranking team and six-red snooker variant invitational event that took place on 24 and 25 October 2018.[2] The event's team event was made up of two teams of four, competing in six games, with Team B defeating Team A with a score of 5–1.[3] The event's six red singles knockout tournament was won by Barry Hawkins.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–25 October 2018 |
| Venue | Ballroom, JW Marriott Hotel[1] |
| City | Macau |
| Country | China |
| Organisation | CBSA/WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking team & Six-red Snooker event |
| Highest break |  Barry Hawkins (68) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Barry Hawkins |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams |
| Score | 3–2 |
Prize Fund
The event had a total prize fund of $100,000 awarded as follows:[4]
Team event
- Winner: $50,000
- Runner-up $30,000
Six-red event
- Winner: $20,000
Tournament teams
The event was made up of two teams of four, with players playing in six "best of 5" frames matches. Frames 1, 3 and 5 were doubles matches, whereas frames 2 and 4 were alternate singles.[5][6][7]
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team A | Joe Perry |
 Zhang Anda |
Mark Williams |
 Marco Fu |
| Team B | Barry Hawkins |
Ryan Day |
Zhao Xintong |
Zhou Yuelong |
Results
Team event
The team event saw both teams field teams of two for individual team matches. Each player could only play with a partner for one match during the event.[8]
| Team A Joe Perry + Zhang Anda |
1–3 | Team B Zhao Xintong + Zhou Yuelong |
| Zhang Anda + Mark Williams |
2–3 | Barry Hawkins + Zhao Xintong |
| Zhang Anda + Marco Fu |
1–3 | Ryan Day + Zhao Xintong |
| Joe Perry + Mark Williams |
3–2 | Barry Hawkins + Zhou Yuelong |
| Joe Perry + Marco Fu |
0–3 | Ryan Day + Zhou Yuelong |
| Mark Williams + Marco Fu |
0–3 | Barry Hawkins + Ryan Day |
- Team result
- Team A 1–5 Team B
Six-red event
To finish the event, the 6 Reds Leapfrog Challenge took place.[1] All 8-players played in a "killer" style match, with players required to win their match to continue on a winner stays on basis. The players were drawn based on world rankings.[9] All matches were first to one frame of 6-red snooker, with the final being a best of 5 frame 6-red match.[10]
| Zhao Xintong |
1–0 | Zhang Anda |
| Zhou Yuelong |
1–0 | Zhao Xintong |
| Zhou Yuelong |
1–0 | Joe Perry |
| Marco Fu |
1–0 | Zhou Yuelong |
| Marco Fu |
1–0 | Ryan Day |
| Barry Hawkins |
1–0 | Marco Fu |
| Barry Hawkins |
3–2 | Mark Williams |
References
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Ballroom, JW Marriott Hotel, Macau
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