| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 January – 29 March 2018 |
| Venue | Ricoh Arena |
| City | Coventry |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £180,300 |
| 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 2018 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament taking place from 2 January to 29 March 2018.[1] It was the 11th staging of the tournament.
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.[2]
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.[3]
- ^ "2017/18 World Snooker Calendar" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ "Higgins Retains Championship League Crown". Championship League Snooker. Matchroom Sport Ltd. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Gould Makes Maiden 147". World Snooker. 26 January 2018.