2018 Masters (snooker)

2018 Dafabet Masters

Tournament information
Dates	14–21 January 2018 (2018-01-14 – 2018-01-21)
Venue	Alexandra Palace
City	London
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£600,000
Winner's share	£200,000
Highest break	Liang Wenbo (CHN) (139)
Final
Champion	Mark Allen (NIR)
Runner-up	Kyren Wilson (ENG)
Score	10–7
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The 2018 Masters (officially the 2018 Dafabet Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 and 21 January 2018 in London, England, and the second Triple Crown event of the 2017–18 snooker season. It was the 44th staging of the Masters, and was broadcast in Europe by the BBC and Eurosport.

The event saw two first-time Triple Crown finalists. Mark Allen won his first, defeating Kyren Wilson 10–7 in the final. Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan lost 1–6 in the quarter-finals to the eventual champion, Allen. It was O'Sullivan's first defeat at the Masters since 2015.