The event was entered by 128 participants who were initially divided into 16 groups of 8 players, in which they competed against each other from December 14 to 16 in a
double elimination tournament. Four players in each group qualified for the final round, which will be played from December 17 to 20. The event was played under "alternating break" format. and then to
2005 champion Wu Jia-qing also 6–9, despite being ahead 6–2. Later in the event, 9-ball world number one
Eklent Kaçi was defeated in the round of 32 – 10–11 to 17 year old
Robbie Capito. Capito was at one stage 7–1, and 10–8 down in the match, but won the final three racks to win the match. The semi-finals and final were played on the December 20, 2018. The reigning champion
Carlo Biado defeated
Shane Van Boening in the first semi-final, whilst
Joshua Filler defeated
Alexander Kazakis in a final rack decider. Filler would win the event; climbing to an 11–7 lead, and eventually winning 13–10.
Prize money The event saw a total prize pool of $200,000. == Preliminary round ==