2018 Championship League
The 2018 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament taking place from 2 January to 29 March 2018. It was the 11th staging of the tournament.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 January – 29 March 2018 |
| Venue | Ricoh Arena |
| City | Coventry |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £178,900 |
| Winner's share | £10,000 (plus bonuses) |
| Highest break | Martin Gould (ENG) (147) Luca Brecel (BEL) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | John Higgins (SCO) |
| Runner-up | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
| Score | 3–2 |
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The defending champion John Higgins retained his title with a 3–2 final win over Zhou Yuelong. As in the previous edition of the tournament Higgins had entered the competition in Group 7 and from there won his way through to the Winners' Group.
Martin Gould and Luca Brecel both made their maiden official maximum breaks in this tournament. Gould achieved his maximum in the deciding frame of his Group 6 round robin match against Li Hang. Brecel achieved his in the third frame of a 3–0 whitewash of defending champion John Higgins in their Group 7 round robin match. These were the 135th and 136th official maximum breaks and the fourth and fifth of the 2017/2018 season. It was the fifth consecutive year that a maximum was made in the Championship League, and the second consecutive year that two were made.