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Quiz about 2018 Snooker Masters
Quiz about 2018 Snooker Masters

2018 Snooker Masters Trivia Quiz


How much do you know about the first round of the Masters tournament of Snooker in 2018?

A multiple-choice quiz by RedVulcan. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
RedVulcan
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
391,279
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
157
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Question 1 of 10
1. In the first match of the tournament, which player defeated Mark Selby? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the first round, how many matches were repeats of a match from the previous year? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these matches finished 6-0? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How many players from the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) were there in this tournament? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How many points without reply did Ronnie O'Sullivan score against Marco Fu? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Ryan Day competed at his first Masters for how many years in 2018? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which player did not compete, having led the final the previous year? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In 2018, which Belgian became the first ever player from the European country to play at the Masters? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Kyren Wilson won at the Masters for the first time. Who did he defeat? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which former winner of the Masters competed in the tournament in 2018? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the first match of the tournament, which player defeated Mark Selby?

Answer: Mark Williams

Williams won 6-5 against the reigning World Champion, in a reversal of the opening round of the previous year's tournament.
2. In the first round, how many matches were repeats of a match from the previous year?

Answer: 2

2: Mark Williams vs. Mark Selby, and Marco Fu vs. Ronnie O'Sullivan.
3. Which of these matches finished 6-0?

Answer: O'Sullivan vs. Fu

Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Marco Fu 6-0, despite claiming post-match to be suffering from "dizzy spells". Ryan Day beat Ding Junhui 6-4, Judd Trump beat Liang Wenbo 6-4, and John Higgins beat Anthony McGill 6-4.
4. How many players from the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) were there in this tournament?

Answer: 12

There were 12 from the UK, with Ding Junhui, Liang Wenbo (both China), Luca Brecel (Belgium), and Marco Fu (Hong Kong) being the exceptions. There has never been a field in the Masters with no Home Nations players, and there are 128 players at the start of most other tournaments, but not the Masters.
5. How many points without reply did Ronnie O'Sullivan score against Marco Fu?

Answer: 477

The only points Fu scored in that time were from a 5 point foul.
6. Ryan Day competed at his first Masters for how many years in 2018?

Answer: 8

Day, from Bridgend in Wales, competed at the Masters for the first time since 2010, with his ranking fluctuating wildly in that time.
7. Which player did not compete, having led the final the previous year?

Answer: Joe Perry

Perry led 4-1, missing frame ball for 5-1, losing 7 successive frames, and eventually succumbing 10-7.
8. In 2018, which Belgian became the first ever player from the European country to play at the Masters?

Answer: Luca Brecel

Brecel was born in Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium, in March 1995, and in 2018 became the first player ever from Belgium to appear at the Masters, losing 4 frames in a row to fall 6-3 against Mark Allen. Ding became the first ever Chinese player to appear when he debuted at Masters 2004, Fu debuted in 2000, and Robertson's first Masters appearance was in 2004 as well.
9. Kyren Wilson won at the Masters for the first time. Who did he defeat?

Answer: Barry Hawkins

He won 6-4, having made his Masters debut in 2017.
10. Which former winner of the Masters competed in the tournament in 2018?

Answer: Shaun Murphy

Hunter (winner in 2001, 2002 and 2004) sadly died from cancer in 2006. Cliff Thorburn retired in 1996, and Matthew Stevens was ranked 54th in the world at the time of the tournament.
Source: Author RedVulcan

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