title: 2018 Riga Masters
text: # 2018 Riga Masters
  
  The 2018 Kaspersky Riga Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 and 29 July 2018 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. It was the first ranking event of the 2018/2019 season.
  
  Ryan Day was the defending champion, however he lost 3–4 to Ali Carter in the last 64.
  
  Liang Wenbo made the highest break of the tournament with 140 in the second round against Neil Robertson. Liang potted all blacks with reds during the break but this was not a maximum break as he potted 13th and 14th reds in the same shot.
  
  Neil Robertson won the event for the second time in three years, winning his 14th ranking title, defeating Jack Lisowski 5–2 in the final. This was Lisowski's first ranking event final.
  
  ## Prize fund
  
  The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
  
  The "rolling 147 prize" for a maximum break stood at £10,000
  
  ## Main draw
  
  | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jamie Jones | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Rod Lawler | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Rod Lawler | 2 | Jamie Jones | 0 | | | | | | |
  | | | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Chris Wakelin | w/o | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Sam Craigie | w/d | | | | | | | | |
  | Sam Craigie | w/d | | | Chris Wakelin | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | Mark King | 3 | | | | |
  | Robbie Williams | 3 | | | Mark King | 3 | | | | |
  | Lukas Kleckers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Lukas Kleckers | 4 | Lukas Kleckers | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Xu Si | 2 | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Mark King | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Mark King | 4 | | | | | Chris Wakelin | 2 | | |
  | | | | | | | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | |
  | Mei Xiwen | 2 | | | | | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | |
  | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Joe Swail | 4 | Joe Swail | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Stuart Carrington | 4 | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | Stuart Carrington | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | | |
  | David Lilley | 0 | | | Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | | |
  | Shaun Murphy | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Shaun Murphy | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | | | | |
  | | | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Nigel Bond | 0 | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Zhao Xintong | 4 | | | | | | | Stuart Carrington | 0 |
  | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | 5 |
  | Scott Donaldson | 4 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | 5 |
  | Robin Hull | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Robin Hull | 3 | Scott Donaldson | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Zhou Yuelong | 1 | Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Craig Steadman | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Craig Steadman | 4 | | | Craig Steadman | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | |
  | Kurt Maflin | 2 | | | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | |
  | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Liang Wenbo | 4 | Liang Wenbo | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Li Yuan | 2 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | Neil Robertson | 4 | | |
  | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | 2 | | |
  | Barry Hawkins | 3 | | | | | Ricky Walden | 2 | | |
  | Li Hang | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Li Hang | 4 | Li Hang | 0 | | | | | | |
  | | | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Ricky Walden | 4 | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Jimmy White | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | Jimmy White | 0 | | | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | |
  | Mark Allen | 4 | | | Mark Allen | 2 | | | | |
  | Peter Lines | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | Peter Lines | 3 | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | Ali Carter | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Ali Carter | 4 | Ali Carter | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 2 |
  | Michael White | 4 | | | | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 2 |
  | David Gilbert | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | David Gilbert | 3 | Michael White | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Joe Perry | 4 | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | Joe Perry | 0 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Gerard Greene | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Gerard Greene | 1 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Joe O'Connor | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Lee Walker | 1 | Joe O'Connor | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Joe O'Connor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Joe O'Connor | 4 | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Kyren Wilson | 2 | | | | |
  | Luke Simmonds | 0 | | | | | Kyren Wilson | 2 | | | | |
  | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kyren Wilson | 4 | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Simon Bedford | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Niu Zhuang | 0 | Simon Bedford | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Simon Bedford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Simon Bedford | 4 | | | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Yan Bingtao | w/d | | | Anthony Hamilton | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Anthony Hamilton | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Anthony Hamilton | w/o | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | Liam Highfield | 1 | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Michael Holt | 4 | | | | | | | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 5 |
  | Tian Pengfei | 3 | | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 5 |
  | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Graeme Dott | 4 | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | Ashley Carty | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Ashley Carty | 4 | Ashley Carty | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Anthony McGill | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Anthony McGill | 2 | | | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | Mark Davis | 0 | | | | |
  | Xiao Guodong | 1 | | | Mark Davis | 0 | | | | |
  | Marco Fu | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Marco Fu | 4 | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Mark Davis | 4 | Mark Davis | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | Graeme Dott | 0 | | |
  | | | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
  | Rory McLeod | 0 | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | |
  | Zhang Yong | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Zhang Yong | 4 | Zhang Yong | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Mark Williams | 4 | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Ben Woollaston | 2 | | | Zhang Yong | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | |
  | Oliver Lines | 4 | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | |
  | Alfie Burden | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | Alfie Burden | 2 | Oliver Lines | 0 | | | | | | |
  | | | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Ian Burns | 2 | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Jack Lisowski | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Final
  
  Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Paul Collier. Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, 29 July 2018. :
  
  | Neil Robertson Australia | 5–2 | Jack Lisowski England |
  | - | - | - |
  | 60–21, 73–59, 122–0 (117), 45–73, 81–66, 32–72, 72–37 |||
  | 117 | Highest break | 38 |
  | 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
  | 1 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  These matches were held between 2 and 5 July 2018 at the Preston Guild Hall in Preston, England. All matches were the best of 7 frames.
  
  | Simon Lichtenberg | 0–4 | Jamie Jones |
  | - | - | - |
  | Rod Lawler | 4–0 | Martin O'Donnell |
  | Kuldesh Johal | 2–4 | Chris Wakelin |
  | Thor Chuan Leong | w/d–w/o | Sam Craigie |
  | Robbie Williams | 4–3 | Alan McManus |
  | Lukas Kleckers | 4–1 | Alexander Ursenbacher |
  | Matthew Selt | 3–4 | Xu Si |
  | Mark King | 4–3 | Peter Ebdon |
  | Soheil Vahedi | 1–4 | Mei Xiwen |
  | Joe Swail | 4–1 | Dechawat Poomjaeng |
  | Stuart Carrington | w/o–w/d | Mitchell Mann |
  | Fergal O'Brien | 4–3 | Eden Sharav |
  | Hammad Miah | 2–4 | David Lilley |
  | Shaun Murphy | 4–2 | Sanderson Lam |
  | Nigel Bond | 4–2 | Mark Joyce |
  | Zhao Xintong | 4–0 | Jimmy Robertson |
  | Noppon Saengkham | 3–4 | Scott Donaldson |
  | James Cahill | 1–4 | Robin Hull |
  | Michael Georgiou | 3–4 | Zhou Yuelong |
  | Craig Steadman | 4–2 | Yuan Sijun |
  | Kurt Maflin | 4–2 | Lyu Haotian |
  | Liang Wenbo | 4–0 | Adam Duffy |
  | Paul Davison | 1–4 | Li Yuan |
  | Neil Robertson | 4–2 | Luo Honghao |
  | Barry Hawkins | 4–0 | Andy Lee |
  | Li Hang | 4–2 | Duane Jones |
  | Ricky Walden | 4–1 | John Astley |
  | Rodion Judin | 0–4 | Jimmy White |
  | Mark Allen | 4–2 | Daniel Wells |
  | Peter Lines | 4–2 | Shane Castle |
  | Billy Joe Castle | 0–4 | Ali Carter |
  | Jamie Cope | w/d–w/o | Ryan Day |
  | Gary Wilson | 1–4 | Michael White |
  | David Gilbert | 4–1 | Farakh Ajaib |
  | Joe Perry | 4–1 | Lu Ning |
  | Jak Jones | 2–4 | Robert Milkins |
  | Stephen Maguire | 4–0 | Michael Judge |
  | Gerard Greene | 4–1 | Chen Feilong |
  | Lee Walker | 4–0 | Basem Eltahhan |
  | Jordan Brown | 1–4 | Joe O'Connor |
  | Zhang Jiankang | 3–4 | Luke Simmonds |
  | Kyren Wilson | 4–3 | Dominic Dale |
  | Niu Zhuang | 4–0 | Stuart Bingham |
  | Mike Dunn | 3–4 | Simon Bedford |
  | Yan Bingtao | 4–1 | Martin Gould |
  | Anthony Hamilton | 4–2 | Chris Totten |
  | Liam Highfield | 4–0 | Sean O'Sullivan |
  | Michael Holt | 4–0 | Matthew Stevens |
  | Zhang Anda | 3–4 | Tian Pengfei |
  | Graeme Dott | 4–0 | Maris Volajs |
  | Harvey Chandler | 1–4 | Ashley Carty |
  | Kishan Hirani | 0–4 | Anthony McGill |
  | Xiao Guodong | 4–3 | Tom Ford |
  | Elliot Slessor | 1–4 | Marco Fu |
  | Andrew Higginson | 2–4 | Mark Davis |
  | Allan Taylor | 2–4 | Luca Brecel |
  | Rory McLeod | 4–3 | Adam Stefanow |
  | Zhang Yong | 4–1 | Ross Muir |
  | Rhys Clark | w/d–w/o | Mark Williams |
  | Ben Woollaston | 4–0 | Sam Baird |
  | Oliver Lines | 4–3 | Sunny Akani |
  | Chen Zifan | 2–4 | Alfie Burden |
  | Jamie Clarke | 3–4 | Ian Burns |
  | Fan Zhengyi | 1–4 | Jack Lisowski |
  
  ### Notes
  
  * 1 2 Match was held over and played in Riga.
  
  ## Century breaks
  
  ### Televised stage centuries
  
  Total: 31
  
  * 140, 110 – Liang Wenbo
  * 133 – Peter Lines
  * 128, 122, 115, 115 – Zhao Xintong
  * 125, 104, 101 – Joe Perry
  * 122 – Marco Fu
  * 121 – Jamie Jones
  * 120 – Shaun Murphy
  * 120 – Zhang Yong
  * 117, 114, 113, 110, 110, 101 – Neil Robertson
  * 115 – Fergal O'Brien
  * 115 – Chris Wakelin
  * 114 – Alfie Burden
  * 110, 109 – Stuart Carrington
  * 110 – Ben Woollaston
  * 106 – Mark King
  * 105 – Kyren Wilson
  * 103 – Ricky Walden
  * 102 – Stephen Maguire
  * 101 – Jack Lisowski
  
  ### Qualifying stage centuries
  
  Total: 18
  
  * 140 – Michael White
  * 137 – Scott Donaldson
  * 137 – Li Yuan
  * 137 – Noppon Saengkham
  * 133 – Kurt Maflin
  * 123, 107 – Neil Robertson
  * 118, 111 – David Lilley
  * 112 – Mark Joyce
  * 109 – Tom Ford
  * 107 – Rod Lawler
  * 106 – Ali Carter
  * 106 – Stephen Maguire
  * 105 – Liang Wenbo
  * 104 – Mark Davis
  * 102 – Yan Bingtao
  * 100 – Zhang Jiankang
  