2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Background and qualification
Michael van Gerwen, the winner of the 2014 and 2017 championships, was top of the two-year PDC Order of Merit and number one seed going into the tournament. The tournament was to be the last for Phil Taylor, who had won the PDC World Championship fourteen times previously, most recently in 2013. As well as van Gerwen and Taylor, three other previous PDC world champions qualified as seeds, two-time champions Gary Anderson and Adrian Lewis, and 2007 champion Raymond van Barneveld.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Background and qualification
The top seeds below van Gerwen were 2017 UK Open winner Peter Wright, Gary Anderson, 2017 World Grand Prix winner Daryl Gurney and 2017 Champions League of Darts winner Mensur Suljović. Rob Cross, the runner-up at the 2017 European Championship, made his World Championship debut as the 20th seed.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Background and qualification
Richard North, in his debut year, was the highest ranked non-seed on the 2017 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit. As well as North, three other qualifiers through the Pro Tour made their debut, Peter Jacques, Steve Lennon and Martin Schindler. The list of qualifiers also included the 2017 Youth Champion Dimitri Van den Bergh and the 2004 runner-up Kevin Painter.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Background and qualification
Amongst the international and invitational qualification tournaments there was, for the first time, a South and Central American Qualifier. The majority of tournaments were the same as had been for the previous championship, but there was no longer a Philippines Championship. Gordon Mathers was the first player to qualify for the Championships, having finished top of the Dartplayers Australia rankings. The top two players on the Nordic & Baltic rankings also qualified, as did the winners of the fifteen international qualifiers, including the 2017 PDC World Youth Championship.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Background and qualification
The final four qualification places were announced on 19 October, with places being given to the highest ranked Eastern European, Krzysztof Ratajski, the National Darts Federation of Canada number one Jeff Smith, the highest ranked African, Devon Petersen, and the then-undetermined 2017 Development Tour winner, Luke Humphries.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Background and qualification
The sudden announcement of these places, and the granting of them to Ratajski, who had declined an invitation to the rival 2018 BDO World Darts Championship before failing to qualify through the 2017 PDC Pro Tour Order of Merit; and Jeff Smith, who had failed to qualify for the BDO World Darts Championship and not played a single PDC event in the previous year, were criticized by some, with ITV4 pundit and tour card holder Paul Nicholson saying he had written to the Professional Darts Players Association to seek clarification over the placings.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Background and qualification
The final three placings were determined by the PDPA qualifier held at Arena MK on 27 November, with Ted Evetts securing a first round place by winning the tournament, and runner-up Brendan Dolan and third-place playoff winner Jamie Lewis both qualifying to the preliminary round. The third place had become available as the 2017 PDC World Youth Championship, which carries a qualification place, was won by Dimitri Van den Bergh, who qualified through the Pro Tour Order of Merit.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Background and qualification
15 of the international and invitational qualifiers were making their PDC World Championship debuts, Seigo Asada, Willard Bruguier, Ted Evetts, Cody Harris, Luke Humphries, Kai Fan Leung, Alan Ljubić, Gordon Mathers, Kenny Neyens, William O'Connor, Diogo Portela, Krzysztof Ratajski, Bernie Smith, Jeff Smith, and Zong Xiao Chen. Portela was the first ever Brazilian to qualify for the World Championships.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Prize money
The prize money for the tournament was a record high of £1,800,000 in total. The winner's prize money has increased from £350,000 to £400,000.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament summary
The top quarter of the draw saw reigning champion Michael van Gerwen dominate, knocking fellow Dutchman Christian Kist out in the first round, before defeating James Wilson, without losing any of the twelve legs played, and Gerwyn Price, to set up a quarter-final with fellow Dutch former world champion Raymond van Barneveld. In the quarter-final, van Gerwen took an early lead, but missed a dart in the fifth set to take a 4–1 lead and ended up being pulled back to 3–3. The two took one more set each before van Gerwen won the deciding set 3–1 to qualify for the semi-final.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament summary
In the second quarter, the fourth seed, Daryl Gurney, was eliminated in the second round by John Henderson. Debutant Rob Cross defeated Michael Smith in the second round after Smith missed two match darts, and Cross went on to defeat Henderson to set up a quarter-final against the World Youth Champion Dimitri Van den Bergh, who had defeated fifth seed Mensur Suljović in the third round. In the quarter-final, Cross led his Belgian opponent early on, leading 4–1 in the best-of-nine match after five sets. Van den Bergh took the next three sets in succession, setting up a decider which Cross won 3–1, hitting double one in the final leg to qualify for the semi-final.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament summary
The two highest-ranked seeds in the third quarter fell early on. Two-time champion and seventh seed Adrian Lewis was knocked out in the first round by German qualifier Kevin Münch, while the second seed Peter Wright was knocked out in the second round by Jamie Lewis, who had qualified for the event by coming third in the final PDPA Qualifier. Welshman Jamie Lewis went past the unseeded James Richardson in the third round, becoming the first player to go from the preliminary round to the quarter-final in the history of the championship; before whitewashing Darren Webster to reach the semi-final.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament summary
Two former world champions, two-time champion Gary Anderson and retiring sixteen-time champion Phil Taylor, met in the last quarter-final. Anderson's run to the quarter-final included a second round win over 63-year-old Singaporean, Paul Lim, a match noted for a leg in which Lim, who in 1990 had become the first player to throw a perfect nine-dart leg in the World Darts Championship, missed a dart at double twelve to repeat the feat.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament summary
Taylor had faced English opposition in his three previous rounds, beating Chris Dobey in the first round before whitewashing Justin Pipe and Keegan Brown in the next two rounds to set up the quarter-final. Taylor took a 4–1 lead after winning six consecutive  legs, and despite Anderson winning the next two sets, Taylor took advantage of missed darts in the eighth set to triumph, 5–3.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament summary
The semi-final between Taylor and Lewis was the first to be played, and, despite Lewis winning the first set, Taylor took the next three, with Lewis having missed darts in all three sets to have potentially been 4–0 up. Taylor won the next two sets as well, before Lewis took the first two legs in the seventh set, with Taylor taking advantage of three missed set darts from Lewis to steal the set and qualify for the twenty-first World Darts Championship final in his career.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament summary
In the second semi-final, debutant Cross took on reigning world champion van Gerwen. The first eight sets in the match all went with throw, with Cross taking a lead before being pegged back by van Gerwen. Michael van Gerwen got the first break in the ninth set, taking a 5–4 lead to throw for the match, but Cross fought back to win the tenth set 3–1 to force a deciding set.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament summary
In the deciding set – which had to be won by two clear legs until the eleventh leg was reached – Cross missed a match-winning dart at the bull with the score at 3–2, before van Gerwen won two legs in succession to take a 5–4 lead. With both players under pressure, van Gerwen missed five darts to win the tenth leg, before Cross hit a double 18 to force a sudden death leg. Both Cross and van Gerwen missed match darts at double 16 before Cross hit double 8 to qualify for the final in his debut entry, becoming the first player to make the final on his debut since Kirk Shepherd in 2008.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament summary
In the final, held on New Year's Day 2018, Phil Taylor won the bull-off, but opted to allow Cross to throw first. Rob Cross held the first set 3–1, and broke in the second set by the same scoreline, before winning the third set 3–0. Taylor scored his first set with a 3–0 win in the fourth, before missing a dart at double twelve for a potential perfect nine-dart leg in the first leg of the fifth set.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament summary
Cross won that leg and the next two to restore his three set lead, before breaking Taylor in the first leg of the sixth set, and the fourth leg of the seventh, taking a 6–1 lead in the best-of-thirteen match. Taylor held the eighth set 3–0, but Cross held the first leg in the ninth set, before hitting double-eight to break and go one leg away from the championship, and in the final leg, hit a 140 finish, treble-18, treble-18, double-16 to win the world championship.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament summary, Main draw
The draw for the main round was made live on Sky Sports News on 27 November 2017.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament statistics, Top averages
This table shows the highest averages achieved by players throughout the tournament.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Tournament statistics, Representation from different countries
This table shows the number of players by country in the World Championship, the total number including the preliminary round. Twenty-four countries were represented in the World Championship, two more than in the previous championship.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Media coverage
The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Media coverage
Additionally, there was coverage in Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, France, Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Moldova, Monaco, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan on Eurosport Player, and coverage in all countries except the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands on the Professional Darts Corporation's streaming service, PDCTV-HD.


2018 PDC World Darts Championship, Media coverage
† Sky Sports Arena was renamed as Sky Sports Darts for the duration of the tournament.


2018 PDC World Youth Championship
The 2018 PDC Unicorn World Youth Championship was the eighth edition of the PDC World Youth Championship, a tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation for darts players aged between 16 and 23.


2018 PDC World Youth Championship
In a change mirroring that of the 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, the field of this competition increased from 64 to 96 players, who competed in 32 groups of three, with the winner of each progressing to the knockout stages.


2018 PDC World Youth Championship
The group stage and knock-out phase from the last 32 to the semi-finals was played at Robin Park Centre, Wigan, on 5 November 2018. The final took place on 25 November 2018, before the final of the 2018 Players Championship Finals.


2018 PDC World Youth Championship
Belgium's Dimitri Van den Bergh was the defending champion after defeating English player Josh Payne 6–3 in the 2017 final.


2018 PDC World Youth Championship
Van den Bergh successfully defended his youth title by beating Germany's Martin Schindler 6–3 in the final.


2018 PDC World Youth Championship
Van den Bergh became the first player to defend the title and overall to win two times the PDC World Youth Title.


2018 PDC World Youth Championship, Qualifiers
74 players from the final 2018 PDC Development Tour Order of Merit qualified, as did 22 international qualifiers. Tahuna Irwin, who would have been the 23rd international qualifier, withdrew due to an issue with immigration. Bradley Brooks, Dawson Murschell and Rusty-Jake Rodriguez qualified through the Development Tour Order of Merit as well as through an International Qualifier, which means the players ranked 75, 76 and 77 all qualified. Levy Frauenfelder replaced Jakob Kelly.


2018 PDL season
The 2018 Premier Development League season was the 24th season of the PDL, and the last under the PDL name. The regular season started on May 4 and ended on July 16. Calgary Foothills FC won the final championship under the PDL branding, having defeated Reading United AC 4–2 in extra time in the Championship game on August 4, 2018.


2018 PDL season, Changes from 2017, New teams
A total of 12 new member clubs join the PDL for the 2018 season.


2018 PDL season, Playoffs
Bold = winner* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score


2018 PDL season, Playoffs, Conference Championships
The PDL Conference Championships were held over the weekend of July 20–21. Matches were played at: Whittier, CA (Western Conference, host FC Golden State Force); Reading, PA (Eastern Conference, host Reading United AC); Des Moines, IA (Central Conference, host Des Moines Menace); and Statesboro, GA (Southern Conference, host South Georgia Tormenta FC). The four conference champions advanced to the PDL semifinals.


2018 PDL season, All-League and All-Conference Teams, Eastern Conference
F: Ifunanyachi Achara (BLR), Khori Bennett (REA), Charlie Ledula (LIR)M: Jakov Basic (BOS), Ricardo Gomez (MYB), Aaron Molloy (REA) *, Brian Saramago (NYR)D: Prosper Figbe (BLR), Kamal Miller (REA), Kevin O'Toole (NYR)G: Bennet Strutz (REA)


2018 PDL season, All-League and All-Conference Teams, Central Conference
F: Austin Ricci (MIB), Kinoshita Ryosuke (DMM) *, Tucker Stephenson (KAW)M: Kyle Carr (LNU), Brad Dunwell (MIB), Luka Prpa (CHI) *, Tate Robertson (DAY) * D: Ebenezer Ackon (LNU), Mark Lindstrom (CIN), Grant Stoneman (CHI)G: Carlos Mercado (DMM)


2018 PDL season, All-League and All-Conference Teams, Southern Conference
F: Brandon Guhl (BVC), Juan Tejada (LAK), Marek Weber (SCU) * M: David Graydon (SIM), Marco Micaletto (SGT) *, Leonardo Paiva (VIL), Toni Soler (SGT)D: Mathieu Laurent (BIR), Jordan Skelton (MIS) *, Gabriel Torres (VIL) * G: Pablo Jara (SGT)


2018 PDL season, All-League and All-Conference Teams, Western Conference
F: Moses Danto (CGY) *, Santiago Patino (SEA), Samuel Villava (GSF)M: Elijah Adekugbe (CGY), Nico Pasquotti (CGY), Matteo Polisi (TSS), Willy Spurr (LAN)D: Henry Lander (TUC), Callum Montgomery (VIC) *, Dominick Zator (CGY)G: Marco Carducci (CGY) *


2018 PEI Tankard
The 2018 PEI Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship of Prince Edward Island, was held from January 13 to 9 at the Cornwall Curling Club in Cornwall, Prince Edward Island. The winning Eddie MacKenzie team represented Prince Edward Island at the 2018 Tim Hortons Brier.


2018 PFF Women's League
The 2018 PFF Women's League season is the second season of the women's national league of the Philippines following the 2016–17 season.


2018 PFF Women's League
The organization of a second season for the league was reported as early as July 2018. Ten clubs participated for the second season which will run from August 25 to November 11 2018, with De La Salle Zobel and Tuloy F.C. making their debuts.


2018 PFF Women's League
The University of Santo Tomas and the De La Salle University played against each other in the de facto final on November 11, 2018 where the latter won 2–1 over the former.


2018 PFF Women's League, Format
The league followed a single round robin format for the second season. Matches are to be played on weekends. The primary venue for the league's matches is the PFF National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite with the Rizal Memorial Stadium designated as an alternate venue. As of this season the league's players reportedly are compliant with the MyPFF online registration system of the Philippine Football Federation.


2018 PFF Women's League, Clubs
10 teams participated in the second season of the league with De La Salle Zobel and Tuloy F.C. making their debuts. 2016–17 season participants, Fuego España and The Younghusband Football Academy decided not to enter for this season.


2018 PGA Championship
The  2018 PGA Championship was the 100th PGA Championship, held August 9–12 at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb west of St. Louis. This was the second PGA Championship (1992) and third major (1965 U.S. Open) held at Bellerive. It was also scheduled to be the last held in the month of August (although the 2020 tournament would later be moved to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Just before the 2017 tournament, the PGA announced that the Championship would move to May in 2019.


2018 PGA Championship
Brooks Koepka won his third career major title, finishing two strokes ahead of runner-up Tiger Woods. Koepka's 72-hole total of 264 set a PGA Championship record.


2018 PGA Championship, Media
The 2018 PGA Championship was the 35th overall and 28th straight PGA Championship to be televised by CBS, with first and second round coverage provided by Turner Sports for the 28th year. In the UK and Ireland, the Championship was being streamed online by Eleven Sports.


2018 PGA Championship, Field
The following qualification criteria were used to select the field. Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified with additional categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses.


2018 PGA Championship, Field
Rich Beem, Keegan Bradley (9), John Daly, Jason Day (5,7,9,11), Jason Dufner (9), Pádraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer (3,10),  Davis Love III, Rory McIlroy (4,9,10,11), Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson (9,10,11), Vijay Singh, Justin Thomas (7,9,11), Jimmy Walker (9,10), Tiger Woods (9), Yang Yong-eun


2018 PGA Championship, Field
Sergio García (10), Patrick Reed (7,9,10,11), Jordan Spieth (3,4,9,10), Bubba Watson (9,11), Danny Willett (10)


2018 PGA Championship, Field
Scott Brown, Paul Casey (9,11), Rickie Fowler (9,10), James Hahn, Brian Harman (9), Kevin Kisner (9), Matt Kuchar (9,10), Marc Leishman (9,11), Hideki Matsuyama (9), Ryan Moore (9,10), Jordan Smith, Chris Stroud


2018 PGA Championship, Field
Danny Balin, Rich Berberian Jr., Michael Block, Matt Borchert, Craig Bowden, Matt Dobyns, Jaysen Hansen, Craig Hocknull, Marty Jertson, Zach J. Johnson, Ben Kern, Johan Kok, Sean McCarty, David Muttitt, Jason Schmuhl, Brian Smock, Bob Sowards, Omar Uresti, Ryan Vermeer, Shawn Warren


2018 PGA Championship, Field
An Byeong-hun, Ryan Armour (11), Daniel Berger, Rafa Cabrera-Bello (10), Patrick Cantlay (11), Kevin Chappell, Austin Cook (11), Bryson DeChambeau (11), Tony Finau, Tommy Fleetwood, Brian Gay, Emiliano Grillo, Chesson Hadley, Adam Hadwin, Russell Henley, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes (10), Billy Horschel (11), Beau Hossler, Charles Howell III, Kim Meen-whee, Patton Kizzire (11), Andrew Landry (11), Luke List, Kevin Na (11), Alex Norén, Pat Perez (11), Scott Piercy (11), Ted Potter Jr. (11), Ian Poulter (11), Jon Rahm (11), Chez Reavie, Justin Rose (10,11), Xander Schauffele (11), Ollie Schniederjans, Charl Schwartzel, Cameron Smith, J. J. Spaun, Kyle Stanley, Brendan Steele (11), Jhonattan Vegas, Aaron Wise (11), Gary Woodland (11)


2018 PGA Championship, Field
Matthew Fitzpatrick, Thomas Pieters, Brandt Snedeker, Andy Sullivan, Chris Wood


2018 PGA Championship, Field
Brice Garnett, Michael Kim, Satoshi Kodaira, Troy Merritt, Andrew Putnam


2018 PGA Championship, Field
Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Alexander Björk, Jorge Campillo, Stewart Cink, Paul Dunne, Ross Fisher, Ryan Fox, Dylan Frittelli, Jim Furyk, Branden Grace, Bill Haas, Seungsu Han, Justin Harding, Tyrrell Hatton, Yuta Ikeda, Im Sung-jae, Shugo Imahira, Russell Knox, Mikko Korhonen, Anirban Lahiri, Alexander Lévy, Li Haotong, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Jamie Lovemark, Shane Lowry, Yūsaku Miyazato, Joaquín Niemann, Thorbjørn Olesen, Adrián Otaegui, Eddie Pepperell, Adam Scott, Shubhankar Sharma, Brandon Stone, Julian Suri, Ryuko Tokimatsu, Peter Uihlein, Matt Wallace, Nick Watney


2018 PGA Championship, Round summaries, First round
Gary Woodland holed five birdies on the back nine to lead by one over Rickie Fowler. A total of 47 players ended the opening day under par.


2018 PGA Championship, Round summaries, Second round
Play was suspended Friday afternoon at 3:35 pm due to dangerous weather with half of the field still on the course. Play was set to resume Saturday morning at 7 am local time with the third round to follow at about 11:15 am. Gary Woodland was the clubhouse leader at 130 (−10), which set a PGA Championship record for low 36-hole score. Two players, Brooks Koepka and Charl Schwartzel, shot record-tying rounds of 63.


2018 PGA Championship, Round summaries, Third round
Brooks Koepka's 66 gave him a two-shot lead as he attempted to become the first player since Tiger Woods in 2000 to win both the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship in the same season.


2018 PGA Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Brooks Koepka duplicated his Saturday score of 66 to win by two strokes ahead of runner-up Tiger Woods, who fired a 64 in the best final round of his career in a major. Koepka became the fifth American player to win three majors before the age of 29, joining Jack Nicklaus, Jordan Spieth, Tom Watson and Woods.


2018 PGA Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
His 72-hole score of 264 set the PGA Championship record (previously 265 set by David Toms in 2001) and equaled the lowest total in major championship history (set by Henrik Stenson at the 2016 Open Championship).


2018 PGA Championship, Round summaries, Final round, Final leaderboard
Note: Top 15 and ties qualify for the 2019 PGA Championship; top 4 and ties qualify for the 2019 Masters Tournament


2018 PGA EuroPro Tour
The 2018 PGA EuroPro Tour was the 17th season of the PGA EuroPro Tour, one of four third-tier tours recognised by the European Tour.


2018 PGA EuroPro Tour, Schedule
Standard events had a minimum prize fund of £46,735, which increased depending on how many players made the cut; any unused prize money from the £50,000 maximum was added to the prize fund for the Tour Championship.


2018 PGA EuroPro Tour, Graduates
The money list was known as the Race to Challenge Tour; the top five players (not otherwise exempt) earned Challenge Tour cards for 2019.


2018 PGA Tour Canada
The 2018 PGA Tour Canada season ran from May 31 to September 16 and consist of 12 official golf tournaments. This was the 49th season of PGA Tour Canada (previously known as the Canadian Professional Golf Tour), and the sixth under the "PGA Tour Canada" name. It is also the fourth under the Mackenzie Tour – PGA Tour Canada name after Mackenzie Investments signed a six-year sponsorship deal.


2018 PGA Tour Canada
The purses increased for 2018. Most events had a purse of $200,000 with first place earning $36,000. The final event of the season, the Freedom 55 Financial Championship, had a purse of $225,000, with $40,500 going to the winner.


2018 PGA Tour Canada, Order of Merit leaders
The top five players on the Order of Merit earned Korn Ferry Tour cards for 2019.


2018 PGA Tour Champions season
The 2018 PGA Tour Champions season is the 39th in which PGA Tour Champions, a golf tour for men age 50 and over, has operated. The tour officially began in 1980 as the Senior PGA Tour.


2018 PGA Tour Champions season, Tournament results
The following table shows the official money events for the 2018 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they will have on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.


2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica
The 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica was the seventh season of PGA Tour Latinoamérica. PGA Tour Latinoamérica was operated and run by the PGA Tour. The season began in March at the Stella Artois Open in Antigua, Guatemala and concluded in December at the Shell Championship at Trump National Doral Miami, marking the return of a PGA Tour-sanctioned event to the Miami resort that hosted events from 1962 to 2016.


2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica, Schedule
The table below shows the 2018 schedule. "Date" is the ending date of each event. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on tour up to and including that event. OWGR is the number of Official World Golf Ranking points awarded for that tournament. All tournaments had a purse of US$175,000, except the Bupa Match Play which has a purse of $125,000.


2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica, Order of Merit
As in previous seasons, the top five players on the tour, known as 'Los Cinco', earned status to play on the 2019 Web.com Tour. This was based on the leaders on the Order of Merit after the conclusion of the season.


2018 PGA Tour of Australasia
The 2018 PGA Tour of Australasia was a series of men's professional golf events played mainly in Australia. The main tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia were played in the southern summer, so they were split between the first and last months of the year.


2018 PGA Tour of Australasia, Tournament results
The table below shows the 2018 schedule. The number in brackets after each winner's name is the number of PGA Tour of Australasia events he had won up to and including that tournament. This information is only shown for PGA Tour of Australasia members.


2018 PKNS F.C. season
The 2018 season is PKNS's 5th season in the top flight of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super League after being promoted from 2016 Malaysia Premier League.


2018 PKNS F.C. season, Transfers, First transfer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 PKNS F.C. season, Transfers, First transfer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 PKNS F.C. season, Transfers, Mid season transfer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 PKNS F.C. season, Transfers, Mid season transfer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 PP leadership election
The 2018 PP leadership election—officially the 19th PP National Congress—was held on 20−21 July 2018, with a primary election being held on 5 July, after it was called by the party's National Board of Directors on 11 June as a consequence of Mariano Rajoy's resignation as People's Party leader on 5 June. Rajoy's decision to resign the party leadership came as a result of a motion of no confidence which had voted down Rajoy's government on 1 June. The leadership election is the first whereby PP members directly participate in choosing a leader for the party. On 26 June 2018, it was announced that only 66,706 PP members out of the 869,535 reported by the party had registered to vote in the election.


2018 PP leadership election
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, former Deputy Prime Minister of Spain (2011–2018), and Pablo Casado, the party's Vice Secretary-General of Communication since 2015, topped the poll in the primary election held on 5 July 2018, becoming eligible for the run-off to be held among party's delegates on 20−21 July. After preliminary data was published, Sáenz de Santamaría conceded the election and acknowledged Casado's victory.


2018 PP leadership election
Casado's victory was considered a party swing towards the right.


2018 PP leadership election, Election system
The election system consists on a two-round system. In the first round on 5 July 2018, all registered party members who have their payment fees up to date are allowed to vote. In the second round, to be held concurrently with the party congress on 20−21 July, 3,082 delegates will elect the new party leader from among the two candidates who have previously received the most votes. Concurrently with the first ballot, party members will also elect 2,612 out of the 3,082 delegates.


2018 PP leadership election, Election system
No second ballot is required should a candidate obtains at least 50 percent of the vote, secures such a percentage in an absolute majority of the 60 constituencies and is at least 15 points ahead of the runner-up. Candidates required the signatures of at least 100 party members in order to run.


2018 PP leadership election, Candidates, Announced
A further candidate, José Luis Bayo, announced his intention to run for the primary election, but was rejected by the PP Organizing Committee as a result of not meeting the endorsement requirements in time.


2018 PP leadership election, Opinion polls
Poll results are listed in the tables below in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first, and using the date the survey's fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. If such date is unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed in bold, and the background shaded in the candidate's colour. In the instance of a tie, the figures with the highest percentages are shaded. Polls show data gathered among PP voters/supporters as well as Spanish voters as a whole, but not among party members, who are the ones ultimately entitled to vote in the primary election.


2018 PRISAA National Games
The 2018 PRISAA National Games was this year's edition of the annual sports competition for student-athletes from privately-owned schools throughout the 17 regions of the Philippines. The National Games is organized by the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA).


2018 PRISAA National Games
The games were hosted by Bohol and it ran from April 22–27, 2018. The opening ceremony was held at the Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex and the closing ceremony will be held at the Bohol Cultural Center, both located in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.


2018 PRISAA National Games
This was the first time that Bohol hosted the games, after 71 years.


2018 PRISAA National Games
At the end of the event, Central Visayas dominated the PRISAA National Games with 255 medals, claiming their fourth-straight overall seniors championship.


2018 PRISAA National Games, Sports
An estimated number of 4,000 student-athletes from 17 (formerly 18 due to dissolution of the Negros Island Region in 2017) regions in the country participated in 18 regular sports and non-sporting competitions.


2018 PSA Annual Awards
The 2018 SMC-PSA Annual Awards was an annual ceremony recognized the athletes, teams, executives and personalities in the past year 2017. The awards is organized by the Philippine Sportswriters Association, a Philippine-based media organization composed of sports writers and reporters, section editors and columnists from print (broadsheet and tabloids) and online media. PSA is headed by Eduardo "Dodo" Catacutan of Sports Interactive Network Philippines.


2018 PSA Annual Awards
The awards night, with the theme "A Night of Greatness", was held on February 27, 2018 at the Maynila Hall of the Manila Hotel in Ermita, Manila. The awards night is mainly sponsored by San Miguel Corporation, Milo, Philippine Sports Commission, Cignal and Tapa King.


2018 PSA Annual Awards
Cue artist Carlo Biado, bowler Krizziah Lyn Tabora and boxer Jerwin Ancajas were awarded as the co-Athletes of the Year. PSC Chairman Butch Ramirez and Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Ricky Vargas attended the occasion.


2018 PSA Annual Awards
Secretary of Agriculture and former sports columnist Manny Piñol was served as the guest speaker representing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.


2018 PSA Annual Awards, Honor roll, Main awards
The following are the list of main awards of the event.


2018 PSA Annual Awards, Honor roll, Major awardees
These are the major awardees of the event. Sorted in alphabetical order.


2018 PSA Annual Awards, Honor roll, Special citations
The citations were given to the gold medalists of the Southeast Asian Games and the ASEAN Para Games both held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in the period of August 19 to 30 and September 17 to 23, 2017.


2018 PSIS Semarang season
In the 2018 season, the Indonesian football club PSIS Semarang played in Liga 1. Bruno Silva was the top goalscorer.


2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference
The 2018 Chooks-To-Go PSL All-Filipino Conference was the fourth conference and third indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The games began on October 30, 2018 at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan.


2018 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup
The 2018 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup was the second conference of the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The tournament was held at the Sands SM By the Bay, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay from May 23–27, 2018.


2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference
The 2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference was the fifth conference and fourth indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The games began on November 3, 2018 at the Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig. The conference coincided with the 2018 All-Filipino Conference and utilized a round robin system during the preliminary round with the top four teams advancing to the next round. The losers of the semifinal round competed for the bronze medal while the winners advance to the championship round. The champion will go to a training camp in Thailand.


2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference
The 2018 Chooks-To-Go PSL Grand Prix Conference was the first conference and first indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The games commenced February 17, 2018 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig and the formal opening ceremony was held on February 24, 2018 at the Santa Rosa Multipurpose Complex in Santa Rosa, Laguna.


2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference
The tournament was moved from October to February in order to align with the new competition calendar approved by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).


2018 PSL Invitational Cup
The 2018 Chooks-to-Go PSL Invitational Cup was the third conference and second indoor volleyball tournament of the Philippine Super Liga's sixth season. The tournament commenced on June 23, 2018 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City. As with the 2017 Invitational, the tournament used an all-to-play format to give playing time for every player in each team.


2018 PSL Invitational Cup, Tune-up games with the Philippine national team
The Philippines women's national volleyball team that will participate in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia on August 18–September 2, 2018 will be a guest team in the tournament. The team will play tune up games against some of the regular PSL teams. National players will play for their respective mother teams in games pitting the Philippine team against their mother team. Alyssa Valdez and Jia Morado will not play for the national team in the PSL tune up games due to obligations with their mother team, the Creamline Cool Smashers in the ongoing 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference.


2018 PSMS Medan season
The 2018 PSMS season is PSMS Medan's first season in the Liga 1. It will see them compete in the Liga 1, as well as the Indonesia's President Cup and Piala Indonesia.


2018 PSMS Medan season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 22 March 2018. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup
The 2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup is a four-team under-23 association football tournament held at Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong, Bogor Regency from 27 April until 3 May 2018. The tournament is organised to commemorate the 88th anniversary of Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI). Earlier, the tournament was expected to be kicked off on 28 April, however PSSI later changed it on 27 April due to Liga 1 matches that will be held on that day.


2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup
Bahrain emerged as the tournament champion with 7 points ahead the rest teams.


2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup, Participating nations
A total of four nations comprising host Indonesia, Bahrain, North Korea and Malaysia have earlier announced their participation in the tournament. On 12 April 2018, Malaysia announcing their withdrawal as the tournament date is coinciding with their league schedule that resulting each of their players will be busy with their respective club matches that will preventing them from playing with the national team.


2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup, Participating nations
Two replacement candidates from Senegal and Uzbekistan are then called by PSSI, with Thailand, Vietnam, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan are also decided as other potential candidates despite both Thailand and Vietnam had responding that their players also busy with tight league schedules in their country. The PSSI later decide Uzbekistan as the suitable replacement candidate.


2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup, Match officials
The following referees and their assistants were chosen for the tournament.


2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup, Regulation
The tournament follow Asian Games regulation with all participating teams will be using their U-23 national team with an advantage to use three senior players. It is decided through a round-robin format with team with the highest point will become the winner.


2018 PSSI Anniversary Cup, Venue
The sole venue stadium is the Pakansari Stadium in Cibinong of Bogor Regency. Earlier, the PSSI also expected the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta to be used for the tournament, but the stadium are currently being renovated to host the upcoming 2018 Asian Games, where Indonesia becoming the host.


2018 PT Prachuap F.C. season
2018 was the first seasons in top-tier of Thai football league, Thai League 1 . This season, the club sent the team under the name of PT Prachuap F.C. for sponsorship purposes.


2018 PT Prachuap F.C. season
On this season, PT Prachaup F.C. participate in 3 official competitions, Thai League T1, Chang FA Cup and Toyota League Cup.


2018 PT Prachuap F.C. season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 PT Prachuap F.C. season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2018 PT Prachuap F.C. season, Players, Foreign players registration
The number of foreign players is restricted to five per Thai League team (3 foreign players, 1 AFC player and 1 ASEAN player) . A team can use four foreign players on the field in each game, including at least one player from the AFC country.


2018 PT Prachuap F.C. season, Players, Foreign players registration
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been registered to the official Thai League T1. Players may hold more than one FIFA and non-FIFA nationality.


2018 PT Prachuap F.C. season, Competitions, Season goalscorers & Man of the Match list
Below is a list of PT Prachaup F.C. goalscorer and man of the match (MoM) statistic on 2018 season, Recorded after a game of 2018 Thai League T1 with Suphanburi, As of 26 May 2018.


2018 PT Prachuap F.C. season, Season Transfers
First Thai footballer's market is opening on November 14, 2017, to February 5, 2018    Second Thai footballer's market is opening on June 11, 2018, to July 9, 2018


2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 Conference and was played during March 7–10, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Number 1 seed Arizona defeated Number 2 seed USC in the championship game. Deandre Ayton was the Tournament MVP.


2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
The bracket was announced on March 3, 2018. All 12 Pac-12 schools were eligible to participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. As a result, the top four teams receive a bye to the quarterfinals of the tournament. Tiebreaking procedures were remain unchanged from the 2017 Tournament.


2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Schedule
The tournament schedule was announced at the same time as the seeding on March 3, 2018.


2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Bracket
Teams were reseed after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.


2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Awards and honors, Hall of Honor
The following former players will be inducted into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor on Friday, March 7, during a ceremony prior to the semifinals of the 2018 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament presented by New York Life. They are: Michael Wright (Arizona men's basketball), Linda Vollstedt (Arizona State women's golf), Matt Biondi (California men's swimming), Bill Toomey (Colorado men's track and field), Andrew Wheating (Oregon men's track and field), Carol Menken-Schaudt (Oregon State women's basketball), Kerri Walsh Jennings (Stanford women's volleyball), Rafer Johnson (UCLA track and field and men's basketball). Cheryl Miller (USC women's basketball), Missy Marlowe (Utah gymnastics), Sonny Sixkiller (Washington football), and Laura Lavine (Washington State women's track and field).


2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Tournament notes
Eight teams were invited to postseason play from the Pac-12 conferenceThree Pac-12 teams earned bids to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament:


2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Tournament notes
Both Arizona State and UCLA were placed in the First Four, games between the four lowest-ranked at-large teams at Dayton, Ohio. Both teams lost their first game on the first Tuesday of the Tournament. Arizona lost its first-round game as well, leaving the Pac-12 with no teams in the round of 32.


2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Tournament notes
Five Pac-12 teams were placed with at-large bids in the 2018 National Invitation Tournament, the most-ever for the Conference: USC, Utah, Oregon, Stanford, and Washington.


2018 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2018 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament presented by New York Life was the postseason tournament that ended the 2017–18 season of the Pac-12 Conference. The tournament was held at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington from March 1–4, 2018. Regular-season champion Oregon won the tournament and with it the automatic Pac-12 berth in the NCAA Tournament.


2018 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken in the following order:


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season
The 2018 Pac-12 Conference football season represented the 40th season of Pac-12 football that took place during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 30, 2018 and ended with 2018 Pac-12 Championship Game on November 30 at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The Pac-12 is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, the Big Ten Conference, and the Southeastern Conference. The 2018 season was the Pac-12's eighth for the twelve teams divided into two divisions of six each, named North and South.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Previous season
USC defeated Stanford again 31–28 in a rematch from Week Two in the 2017 season for the Pac-12 Football Championship Game.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Previous season
Nine teams participated in bowl games. Utah defeated West Virginia 30–14 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Oregon lost to Boise State 28–38 in the Las Vegas Bowl Arizona lost to Purdue 35–38 at the Foster Farms Bowl. Arizona State lost to NC State 31–52 in the Sun Bowl. UCLA lost to Kansas State 17–35 in the Cactus Bowl. Washington State lost to Michigan State 17–41 in the Holiday Bowl. Stanford lost to TCU 37–39 in the Alamo Bowl. USC lost to Ohio State 7–24 in the Cotton Bowl Classic and Washington lost to Penn State by a score of 28–35 in the Fiesta Bowl.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Preseason
2018 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Preseason, Pac-12 Media Days
The Pac-12 conducted its annual media days at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, – The Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, CA on July 25. The event commenced with a speech by Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, and all 12 teams sent their head coaches and two selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Preseason, Pac-12 Media Days, Preseason media polls
The Pac-12 Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls on July 25, 2018. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only eight times has the preseason pick even made it to the Pac-12 title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
There were five coaching changes following the 2018 season including Kevin Sumlin with Arizona, Herm Edwards with Arizona State, Mario Cristobal with Oregon, Johnathan Smith with Oregon State & Chip Kelly with UCLA.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Schedules
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Schedules, Regular season, Week 14
The Stanford–California football game was moved from November 17 to December 1 due to poor air quality from wildfires in the Bay Area.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Schedules, Pac-12 Championship Game
The championship game will played on Friday November 30, 2018. It will feature the teams with the best conference records from each division, the North (Washington) and the South (Utah). This will be the eighth championship game.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Pac-12 vs other conferences, Pac-12 vs Power Five matchups
This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Notre Dame and SEC) that the Pac-12 plays in the non-conference games. Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the Pac-12 considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Pac-12 vs other conferences, Records against other conferences
2018 records against non-conference foes as of November 26, 2018:


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Postseason, Bowl games
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Pacific Time Zone.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Awards and Honors, Player of the week honors
Following each week's games, Pac-12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Awards and Honors, All-conference teams
The following players earned All-Pac-12 honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-Pac-12 Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Awards and Honors, All-conference teams
Utah leads the Pac-12 with 9 First team and 4 Second team, followed by Washington with 5 First team and 3 Second team, Stanford at 2 First team and 6 Second team, Oregon at 2 First team and 3 Second team, Washington Stateand Arizona State both with 2 First team and 2 Second team, UCLA with 1 First team and 1 Second team, Arizona, Colorado and California all with 1 First team, USC with 5 Second team, and Oregon State receiving none for either team.


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Awards and Honors, Pac-12 individual awards
The following individuals won the Pac-12 conference's annual player and coach awards:


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Awards and Honors, All-Americans
The following Pac-12 players were named to the 2018 College Football All-America Team by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA):


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Awards and Honors, All-Academic
Honorable mentions: ARIZ:


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Awards and Honors, All-Academic
Cody Creason, Jake Glatting, Jamie Nunley; ASU: Eno Benjamin, Cody French, Jordan Hoyt, Malik Lawal, Josh Pokraka, John Riley, Brandon Ruiz, Michael Sleep-Dalton; CAL: Siulagisipai Fuimaono, Chase Garbers, Ryan Gibson, Chris Landgrebe, Malik McMorris, Chinedu Udeogu, Ricky Walker III; COLO: Lucas Cooper, Josh Goldin, Aaron Haigler, Tim Lynott, Nico Magri, Davis Price, Colby Pursell, Carson Wells; ORE: Brady Aiello, Kaulana Apelu, Jacob Breeland, Brady Breeze, Braxton Burmeister, Jacob Capra, Drayton Carlberg, Jake Hanson, Hunter Kampmoyer, Shane Lemieux, Blake Maimone, Sampson Niu; OSU: B.J. Baylor, Conor Blount, Andre Bodden, Blake Brandel, Jordan Choukair, Isaiah Dunn, Keegan Firth, Champ Flemings, Andrzej Hughes-Murray, Isaiah Hodgins, Sumner Houston, Drew Kell, Connor Kelsey, Luke Leonnig, Jeffrey Manning Jr., Trent Moore, Mason Moran, Artavis Pierce, Daniel Rodriguez, Kolby Taylor, Moku Watson; STAN:


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Awards and Honors, All-Academic
Joey Alfieri, Malik Antoine, Jake Bailey, Treyjohn Butler, K.J. Costello, Obi Eboh, Tucker Fisk, Jordan Fox, Scooter Harrington, Henry Hattis, Nate Herbig, Stuart Head, Houston Heimuli, Alijah Holder, Trenton Irwin, Thunder Keck, Walker Little, Bryce Love, Alameen Murphy, Colby Parkinson, Andrew Pryts, Gabe Reid, Cameron Scarlett, Kaden Smith, Trevor Speights, Jovan Swann, Dayln Wade-Perry, Reagan Williams; UCLA:


2018 Pac-12 Conference football season, Awards and Honors, All-Academic
Michael Alves, Johnny Den Bleyker, Ethan Fernea, Stefan Flintoft, Dymond Lee, Christian Pabico, Adarius Pickett, Shea Pitts, Jay Shaw, Jayce Smalley, Caleb Wilson; USC: JJordan Austin, Reid Budrovich, Erik Krommenhoek, Wyatt Schmidt; UTAH: Jordan Agasiva, Marquise Blair, Nick Ford, Javelin Guidry, Tyler Huntley, Jake Jackson, Josh Nurse, Darrin Paulo, John Penisini, Hauati Pututau, Jason Shelley, Demari Simpkins, Mika Tafua, Mason Woodward; WASH: ndre Baccellia, Jake Browning, A.J. Carty, Nick Harris, Peyton Henry, Jared Hilbers, Ty Jones, Jordan Miller, Cade Otton, Race Porter, Henry Roberts, Joe Tyron, Jusstis Warren, Joel Whitford; WSU: Brandon Arconado, Tristan Brock, Jack Crane, Cole Dubots, Travell Harris, Liam Ryan, Trey Tinsley.


2018 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season
The 2018 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season was the 19th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference. The season began on August 24, 2018 and concluded on November 9, 2018.


2018 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season
The four-time defending champions, Stanford, successfully defended their Pac-12 title. The Cardinal entered the NCAA Tournament as the three-time defending champions, but were eliminated by Akron in the quarterfinals. Joining Stanford in the tournament were Oregon State, Washington, and UCLA.


2018 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season, Awards and Honors, Player of the week honors
Following each week's games, Pac-12 conference officials select the player of the week.


2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
The 2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game was played on November 30, 2018 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California to determine the champion of the Pac-12 Conference in football for the 2018 season. It was the eighth edition of the Pac-12 Football Championship Game and was televised nationally by Fox Sports. Washington defeated Utah 10–3 to win their second conference title in the Pac-12 era. The Huskies went on to represent the Pac-12 Conference in the 2019 Rose Bowl game.


2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, History
Washington played in its second Pac-12 Football Championship Game while Utah made its debut. With Utah's qualification, all six members of the South Division have now appeared in the Pac-12 championship.


2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, History
The matchup was the 13th meeting between the Utes and the Huskies. They last played each other earlier in the season when Washington defeated Utah 21–7 at Rice–Eccles Stadium. Following that result, Washington led the all-time series 11–1.


2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, Teams, Utah
After starting 0–2 in conference play, Utah won six of their remaining seven conference games, officially clinching the South Division with a win against Colorado on November 17.


2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, Teams, Washington
Washington claimed the North Division's berth in the championship game by winning their head-to-head matchup with Washington State in the 111th Apple Cup. The two rivals finished with 7–2 conference records.


2018 Pacific Handball Cup
The 2018 Pacific Handball Cup is a multi venue Handball tournament featuring countries based on the Pacific Ocean from April to December 2018. This will be the first tournament since 2006 and the first to feature countries from the American continent.


2018 Pacific Handball Cup
The first leg was carried out in Mexico during April. The other legs will be completed by October with the finals to be held on Hawaii in December.


2018 Pacific Handball Cup
The championships were abandoned, as the Oceania teams concentrated on the 2018 Oceania Men's Handball Challenge Trophy and both the Australian Women's and New Zealand women's team's playing in the 2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship. The Vanuatu Handball Association was also recovering from the October 2015 earthquake.


2018 Pacific League Climax Series
The 2018 Pacific League Climax Series (PLCS) consisted of two consecutive series, Stage 1 being a best-of-three series and Stage 2 being a best-of-six with the top seed being awarded a one-win advantage. The winner of the series advanced to the 2018 Japan Series, where they competed against the 2018 Central League Climax Series winner. The top three regular-season finishers played in the two series. The PLCS began on with the first game of Stage 1 on October 13.


2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships
The 2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships is the fifteenth edition of the Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships. The competition was held on April 27–29, 2018 at the Coliseo Iván de Bedout in Medellín, Colombia.


2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, Background
The 2018 edition of the Pacific Rim Championships took place in Medellín, Colombia from April 27 - 29.


2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, Venues
The Pacific Rim Championships took place at Coliseo Iván de Bedout.


2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, Medalists, Artistic gymnastics, Women's events
Gymnasts from Cuba and Argentina were not eligible to win medals given they are not members of the Pacific Alliance of National Gymnastic Federations.


2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests
The 2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests are a group of rugby league test matches that were played on 23 June 2018 at Campbelltown Stadium in Sydney, Australia and the end of October at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland.


2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Fixtures - June 2018, Melanesian Cup
Touch judges:Kasey Badger (Australia)Michael Wise (Australia)Video referees:Henry Perenara (New Zealand)Bryan Norrie (Australia)


2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Fixtures - June 2018, Polynesian Cup
Touch judges:Chris Butler (Australia)Chris Sutton (Australia)Video referees:Luke Patten (Australia)Ben Cummins (Australia)


2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Fixtures - June 2018, England vs New Zealand
Touch judges:Chris Kendall (England)Chris McMillan (New Zealand)Video referee:Jared Maxwell (Australia)


2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Fixtures - October 2018, ANZAC test
Touch judges:Nick Beashel (Australia)David Munro (Australia)Video referees:Steve Chiddy (Australia)Ben Galea (Australia)


2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests, Fixtures - October 2018, Tonga vs Australia
Touch judges:Nick Beashel (Australia)David Munro (Australia)Video referees:Steve Chiddy (Australia)Ben Galea (Australia)


2018 Pacific hurricane season
The 2018 Pacific hurricane season was one of the most active Pacific hurricane seasons on record, producing the highest accumulated cyclone energy value on record in the basin. The season had the fourth-highest number of named storms – 23, tied with 1982. The season also featured eight landfalls, six of which occurred in Mexico. The season officially began on May 15 in the Eastern Pacific, and on June 1 in the Central Pacific; they both ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Pacific basin. However, tropical cyclone formation is possible at any time of the year, as illustrated when the first tropical depression formed on May 10, five days prior to the official start of the season.


2018 Pacific hurricane season
The second named storm of the season, Hurricane Bud, struck Baja California Sur in mid-June, causing minor damage. Tropical Storm Carlotta stalled offshore of the Mexican coastline, where it also caused minor damage. In early August, Hurricane Hector became one of the few tropical cyclones to cross into the Western Pacific from the Eastern Pacific, while also affecting Hawaii. Tropical Storm Ileana brought torrential rainfall to southwestern Mexico during early August, causing relatively minor damage. A few weeks later, Hurricane Lane obtained Category 5  intensity while also becoming Hawaii's wettest tropical cyclone on record and the second wettest tropical cyclone in United States history, only behind Hurricane Harvey of the previous year. Hurricane Olivia also struck Hawaii, resulting in relatively minor damage.


2018 Pacific hurricane season
In late September, Hurricanes Rosa and Sergio formed, both of which eventually brought thunderstorms and flash flooding to the Baja California Peninsula and the Southwestern United States. Tropical Depression Nineteen-E became the first tropical cyclone to form in the Gulf of California before it brought severe flooding to Sinaloa, Mexico, causing significant damage. Meanwhile, Hurricane Walaka attained Category 5 intensity before causing disruptions in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In late October, Hurricane Willa became the record-tying third Category 5 hurricane of the season (tied with the 1994 and 2002 seasons) before striking Sinaloa as a major hurricane, causing severe damage. Tropical Storm Vicente simultaneously affected the region just south of where Willa made landfall, causing severe flooding and dozens of landslides. Damage across the basin reached $1.46 billion (2018 USD), while 56 people were killed by the various storms.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its annual forecast on May 24, 2018, predicting an 80% chance of a near- to above-average season in both the Eastern and Central Pacific basins, with a total of 14–20 named storms, 7–12 hurricanes, and 3–7 major hurricanes. The reason for their outlook was the possible development of an El Niño, which reduces vertical wind shear across the basin and increases sea surface temperatures. In addition, many global computer models expected a positive Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO) that had been ongoing since 2014 to continue.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
PDO is a phase of a multi-decade cycle that favors much warmer than average sea surface temperatures, which is in contrast to the 1995–2013 period, which featured below-normal activity. The Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) issued its first forecast for the season on May 25, predicting a total of 18 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes to develop.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the 2018 Pacific hurricane season was around 316 units. Broadly speaking, ACE is a measure of the power of a tropical or subtropical storm multiplied by the length of time it existed. Therefore, a stronger storm with a longer duration contributes more to the seasonal total than several short-lived, weaker storms combined. 2018 had the highest total ACE of any Pacific hurricane season on record, having surpassed the 1992 Pacific hurricane season.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Overall, 26 tropical depressions formed, with 23 reaching tropical storm intensity. Thirteen of the tropical storms became hurricanes, with 10 reaching major hurricane intensity. El Niño-like conditions prevailed across much of the basin, leading to elevated activity. Sea surface temperatures were above average for much of the season, stretching from the coast of North America to near the 150th meridian east. A subpolar gyre located in the Northern Atlantic increased atmospheric convection and reduced vertical wind shear across the Eastern Pacific. Wind shear near Hawaii's Big Island decreased even more after the subtropical jet pushed northward in September. Higher levels of humidity were present between 10°N–20°N at a height of 4,781–9,882 ft (1,457–3,012 m). Storms were also kept in more favorable environments by stronger easterlies as a result of an above-normal subtropical ridge.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The season officially began on May 15 in the Eastern Pacific, and on June 1 in the Central Pacific; they both ended on November 30. The season started with the formation of Tropical Depression One-E on May 10, which was five days before the official start of hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific. The month of June saw record activity, with the formation of six tropical cyclones – Aletta, Bud, Carlotta, Daniel, Emilia, and Seven-E. With five named systems, the record for most June tropical storms, which was set in 1985, was tied.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Aletta and Bud both intensified into Category 4 major hurricanes, marking the first time since 2010 that two occurred in June. Tropical Storm Carlotta moved along the southern coast of Mexico, causing flooding rains. Activity during the month of July was below normal across the basin. Although a total of four tropical depressions formed, only two became storms – Fabio and Gilma. Fabio's intensification into a tropical storm on July 1 marked the earliest date of a season's sixth named storm, beating the previous record of July 3 set in both 1984 and 1985.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
August was an above-average month for the Eastern Pacific, with a total of seven named storms occurring during the month – Hector, Ileana, John, Kristy, Lane, Miriam, and Norman. Forming from a July tropical depression, Hurricane Hector spent more days as a major hurricane than any other storm in the basin. It also had the highest accumulated cyclone energy since Hurricane John in 1994. Around the same time, Tropical Storm Ileana paralleled the southwestern coast of Mexico, bringing heavy rainfall to the region. Forming in mid-August, Hurricane Lane became the first Category 5 hurricane to form during the year.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
Lane brought record rainfall to Hawaii's Big Island, becoming the wettest tropical cyclone for that state and the second wettest in the United States. September saw the formation of five tropical cyclones – Olivia, Paul, Nineteen-E, Rosa, and Sergio. Hurricane Olivia became the first tropical cyclone in recorded history to make landfall on the islands of Maui and Lanai on September 12. Tropical Depression Nineteen-E formed in the Gulf of California on September 19, the first such instance in recorded history. It made landfall in Sonora on the next day, causing severe flooding. Additionally, one named storm formed in the Central Pacific in September – Walaka. In October, Walaka intensified into a Category 5 hurricane in the Central Pacific – the season's second Category 5 storm.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
October yielded an above-average number of tropical cyclones with three named storms forming – Tara, Vicente, and Willa. Sergio became the eighth system to obtain Category 4 intensity during the season, breaking the old record of seven which was set in 2015. Rosa and Sergio both made landfall on the Baja California Peninsula during October, bringing gale-force winds and rain to the region before impacting western Mexico. Willa became the season's third Category 5 hurricane before making landfall in Sinaloa, Mexico, in late October.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Seasonal summary
The cyclone brought strong winds to the area where it made landfall and dropped torrential rainfall throughout the region. Tropical Storm Vicente caused severe flooding and landslides in western Mexico at the same time as Willa, compounding the latter's effects in some areas. November featured the season's last system, Tropical Storm Xavier, which dissipated on November 6, marking the end of the season.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression One-E
In early May, a disturbance formed within the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. The system propagated westward over the next several days, spawning an area of low pressure on May 8. Convection or thunderstorm activity initially decreased, before steadily increasing and organizing around the system's center on May 10. A tropical depression formed at 12:00 UTC on the same day, while located approximately 1,265 mi (2,035 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression One-E
Moderate-to-high wind shear produced by an upper-level trough located to the west prevented the depression from strengthening any further as it continued westward. By 18:00 UTC on May 11, the depression had weakened into a remnant low after losing all of its convection as a result of the increasing shear. The depression's remnants dissipated one day later while about 1,495 mi (2,410 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Aletta
A tropical wave departed from the western coast of Africa on May 22. The wave traversed the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean, before later crossing over Central America and entering the Pacific Ocean. Convection associated with the system increased on June 3 while it was located south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Over the next couple of days, the system continued to organize, with banding features becoming established. After the storm's center became demarcated, a tropical depression formed at 00:00 UTC on June 6, while located approximately 345 mi (555 km) south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. At that time, the system was located within favorable environmental conditions of near-86 °F (30 °C) sea surface temperatures and very low wind shear.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Aletta
The depression intensified into Tropical Storm Aletta at 06:00 on June 6, and gradually strengthened over the next day before rapid intensification ensued. Aletta peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 943 mbar (27.85 inHg) at 12:00 UTC on June 8, while located about 575 mi (925 km) south-southwest of Manzanillo. Meanwhile, the hurricane was traveling north of west by the flow of a subtropical ridge, which was located over the southwestern United States.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Aletta
Aletta began to rapidly weaken on June 9 after it moved into a region of cooler sea surface temperatures and stable air. The system was downgraded to a remnant low at 12:00 UTC on June 11 after it lost all of its convection. Aletta's remnants were influenced by a surface flow for several days before they dissipated.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Bud
A tropical wave departed from the western coast of Africa on May 29 and propagated westward across the Atlantic Ocean, eventually entering the Eastern Pacific on June 6. Associated convective activity increased considerably on June 8 as the result of a nearby Kelvin wave. A low-pressure area formed the next day and continued to increase in organization, spawning a tropical depression at 18:00 UTC on June 9, about 330 mi (530 km) south of Acapulco, Mexico. At that time, the storm was moving in a west-northwest to northwest direction around a mid-level ridge that was located over Mexico.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Bud
The depression quickly strengthened into Tropical Storm Bud and rapidly intensified thereafter due to warm sea surface temperatures and abundant mid-level moisture. Bud became a hurricane at 18:00 UTC on June 10 and a Category 3 major hurricane by 12:00 UTC on June 11. The cyclone ultimately peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a pressure of 943 mbar (27.85 inHg) around 00:00 UTC on June 12, while located approximately 200 mi (320 km) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Bud
After Bud's peak intensity, the hurricane rapidly weakened back to a tropical storm. Moderately warm sea surface temperatures allowed Bud to maintain some of its strength, although its structure degraded as it approached Baja California Sur. Bud made landfall near San José del Cabo around 02:00 UTC on June 15, with winds of 45 miles per hour (75 km/h). Increasing wind shear and the mountainous terrain of Baja California Sur caused Bud to weaken into a post-tropical cyclone by 12:00 UTC. The circulation opened up into a trough about 12 hours later, located around 35 mi (55 km) southwest of Huatabampito, Mexico.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Bud
Hurricane Bud prompted the issuance of tropical cyclone watches and warnings along Baja California Sur and the northwestern coast of Mexico. Strong wind gusts were recorded in Baja California, causing minimal damage. Despite remaining offshore for most of its track, the hurricane caused torrential rainfall and severe flooding in several regions. A peak rainfall total of 6.50 in (165 mm) was recorded in San Lorenzo, Sinaloa. In Guadalajara, Jalisco, hundreds of vehicles were inundated and swept away. A canal overflowed in Guadalajara, causing damage to multiple stores in a mall. At least 100 additional structures were damaged in the city.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Bud
In Guerrero, hundreds of businesses and homes were flooded. Over 100 businesses in Pie de la Cuesta were damaged by strong waves. More than 60 homes in Maruata, Michoacán, experienced flood or wind damage. Heavy rainfall from Bud generated currents that swept away a child who was crossing a road in Mexico City. The remnants of Bud brought moisture to drought-stricken regions of the Southwestern United States, and slowed the advance of wildfires in Colorado and Wyoming.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Carlotta
A low-pressure area developed on June 12 south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Two days later, the system's convection organized enough for the low to be classified as a tropical depression approximately 140 mi (225 km) south of Acapulco, Mexico. The nascent depression tracked north-northeastward toward the Mexican coast. Wind shear prevented strengthening initially, but the depression became Tropical Storm Carlotta around 18:00 UTC on June 15. The storm temporarily stalled on June 16 just off the coast of Acapulco.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Carlotta
At 00:00 UTC on June 17, Carlotta reached its peak intensity with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) and a pressure of 997 mbar (29.44 inHg). Land interaction, dry air, and increasing wind shear caused the storm to weaken as it progressed to the west-northwest. Carlotta weakened to a tropical depression late on June 17, and deteriorated into a remnant low by early on June 19. The system dissipated offshore betweenManzanillo and Zihuatanejo, Mexico shortly after.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Carlotta
Tropical Storm Carlotta warranted the issuance of tropical storm watches and warnings along the southern coast of Mexico. Carlotta caused severe flooding in the states of Aguascalientes, Guerrero, Michoacán, Oaxaca, and Puebla, as well as the Yucatán Peninsula; the storm also killed a total of three people. A peak rainfall total of 11.2 in (285 mm) was recorded in Melchor Ocampo, Michoacán. Carlotta and two other systems dropped 3–20 in (70–400 mm) of rain across the Yucatán Peninsula, resulting in severe flooding. In Oaxaca, dwellings, a hospital, utilities, and roads and bridges sustained wind and flood damage. Multiple rivers overflowed their banks in Michoacán, flooding several homes and damaging water pumps. Carlotta also caused several landslides throughout the state. Insurance claims related to the storm reached US$7.6 million (MX$156 million) statewide. Another 12 houses were flooded in Aguascalientes.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Daniel
The dissipating Tropical Storm Carlotta dragged a part of the ITCZ northward. This resulted in the formation of an area of thunderstorms on June 18, and after a tropical wave entered the region, a weak low-pressure area developed on June 21. The disturbance improved in organization over the next couple of days, forming a tropical depression on June 24 at 00:00 UTC, approximately 725 mi (1,165 km) south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Throughout the day, the storm was propelled northward by a mid- to upper-level low that was located to the west.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Daniel
Around 12:00 UTC, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Daniel as a result of warm sea surface temperatures and low wind shear. The cyclone peaked six hours later with 45 mph (75 km/h) winds and a pressure of 1,004 mbar (29.65 inHg). It maintained this intensity for twelve hours before succumbing to decreasing sea temperatures as it traveled northwestward. The convection of the storm completely dissipated, resulting in it becoming a remnant low around 06:00 UTC on June 26, while about 615 mi (990 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The remnants of the storm journeyed south of west under the influence of the low-level trade winds, before later opening up into a trough on June 28.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Emilia
A well-defined tropical wave departed from the western coast of Africa during the middle of June 14. It moved across the Atlantic Ocean without development, and the wave entered the Pacific Ocean on June 24. There, its convection increased as it interacted with the Pacific monsoon trough. The system continued to organize over the next couple of days as it moved north of west, developing into a tropical depression on June 27 at 18:00 UTC, while about 470 mi (755 km) southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. The depression slowly intensified, becoming Tropical Storm Emilia around 12:00 UTC on June 28.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Emilia
Despite moderate wind shear, Emilia attained peak winds of 60 mph (95 km/h) on June 29 about 600 mi (965 km) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The storm briefly maintained this intensity before a combination of shear, mid-level dry air, and cooling sea surface temperatures caused it to weaken. By 12:00 UTC on June 30, Emila had weakened into a tropical depression. The system decayed into a remnant low by 00:00 UTC on July 2 as it continued west-northwest. The remnants of Emilia dissipated around 54 hours later while over 1,495 mi (2,410 km) west of Baja California.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Fabio
A tropical wave emerged from the western coast of Africa on June 16, and ten days later it crossed Central America into the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Convection increased markedly thereafter as the wave continued westward for the next couple of days, developing a low-pressure area on June 28. A tropical depression developed at 18:00 UTC on June 30, while approximately 575 mi (925 km) south of Manzanillo, Mexico. A mid-level ridge located over central Mexico steered the nascent depression towards the west-northwest as the storm continued to intensify.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Fabio
The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Fabio around 06:00 UTC on July 1. Located within a favorable environment of warm sea surface temperatures, moist air, and low wind shear, Fabio continued to consolidate over the next couple of days. Fabio became a Category 1 hurricane around 12:00 UTC on July 2. The storm peaked at 18:00 UTC on the next day as a high-end Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a pressure of 964 mbar (28.47 inHg), while located 645 mi (1,035 km) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Fabio
After 12 hours at peak intensity, Fabio began to decay as a result of having tracked into a region of cooler, sub-79 °F (26 °C) sea surface temperatures; the storm later rapidly weakened as it moved over sea surface temperatures near or below 68 °F (20 °C). The hurricane weakened into a tropical storm around 06:00 UTC on July 4, while about 920 mi (1,480 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Fabio's convection degraded significantly as it entered a more stable environment; it weakened into a post-tropical cyclone by 06:00 UTC on July 6. The remnants continued towards the west-northwest and dissipated by 12:00 UTC on July 9, located approximately 1,840 mi (2,965 km) west-northwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Gilma
A tropical wave exited the western coast of Africa on July 13, and moved across the Atlantic, eventually entering the Pacific Ocean on July 22. Over the next couple of days, the wave continued westward with its convection pulsing intermittently. The low-level center and the convection organized into a tropical depression by 12:00 UTC on July 26, approximately 1,035 mi (1,665 km) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Gilma
Over the next 12 hours, the nascent depression traveled northwest along the south-southwestern edge of a mid-level ridge while intensifying; the system became Tropical Storm Gilma six hours after formation. Gilma reached its peak intensity of 45 mph (75 km/h) winds and a pressure of 1,005 mbar (29.68 inHg) at 06:00 UTC on July 27, while located 1,210 mi (1,945 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Gilma
The tropical storm began to succumb to increasing northwesterly wind shear soon after, resulting in the degradation of its convection; Gilma weakened into a tropical depression by 18:00 UTC on the same day. The depression had limited thunderstorm activity over the next couple of days before weakening into a remnant low around 12:00 UTC on July 29. The remnants crossed into the Central Pacific basin and dissipated two days later, around 405 mi (650 km) southeast of Hilo,Hawaii.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Nine-E
A passing Kelvin wave and a tropical wave increased convection within the ITCZ; after this increase, a low-pressure trough spawned within the monsoon trough on July 21, approximately 635 mi (1,020 km) south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico. Over the next several days, the system moved westward while experiencing northeasterly wind shear, which was imparted by an upper-level trough. The aforementioned combined with a moderately dry environment prevented the low-pressure trough from organizing further. The system generated some convection on July 23, but increasing wind shear prevented significant organization until July 26.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Depression Nine-E
The system reached a col or neutral point between the upper-level trough to the east and an upper-level ridge to the west. This allowed a tropical depression to form around 18:00 UTC on that day, approximately 1,440 mi (2,315 km) east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii. The depression's convection was quickly removed to the south and west of its center as it entered a region of higher wind shear. This caused the depression to decay into a trough of low-pressure by 00:00 UTC on July 28, located about 1,210 mi (1,945 km) southeast of Hilo, Hawaii. The remnants produced sporadic convection as they continued westward over the Central Pacific during the next few days before dissipating.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hector
A disturbance began generating thunderstorms as it traveled across northern South America. The system entered the Eastern Pacific Ocean on July 25, and a low-pressure trough formed on the next day to the south of Central America and Mexico. The trough moved westward for several days before a passing Kelvin wave improved the environment; this allowed the trough's convection to gradually become more organized. A tropical depression spawned by 12:00 UTC on July 31, about 805 mi (1,295 km) south-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Hector about 12 hours later, at 00:00 UTC on August 1.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hector
Hector was steered westward during the next several days. The storm was located over warm sea surface temperatures, fueling a 30-hour period of rapid intensification. Hector reached its initial peak on August 2 at 18:00 UTC as a 105 mph (165 km/h) Category 2 hurricane. Shortly after, northerly shear abraded the northern eyewall of the hurricane before intensification resumed later on August 3. While about 1,680 mi (2,705 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, Hector became a Category 3 major hurricane around 00:00 UTC on August 4.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hector
After entering the Central Pacific Ocean, Hector tracked west-northwest. Hector peaked on August 6 at 18:00 UTC as a high-end Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph (250 km/h) and a pressure of 936 mbar (27.64 inHg). The storm's movement gradually shifted westward over the next few days. During this time, lower sea surface temperatures and ocean heat content as well as mid-level dry air caused Hector to gradually weaken into a low-end Category 3 storm. The storm began to intensify again on the next day as a result of improving environmental conditions.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hector
Hector reached its secondary peak as a 140 mph (220 km/h) Category 4 hurricane at 18:00 UTC on August 10. Afterward, Hector tracked towards the west-northwest and later northwest. Southerly shear imparted by an upper-level low caused gradual weakening over the next few days. Hector weakened into a tropical storm around 00:00 UTC on August 13. The storm crossed the International Date Line over 12 hours later, entering the western Pacific Ocean.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Hector
Hector approached several islands on its journey through the Central Pacific Ocean, prompting the issuance of tropical storm watches and warnings for islands in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument as well as Johnston Atoll. Overall, the impact to land was minimal; high surf was reported along the southern shores of Hawaii's Big Island and several dozen people were rescued on Oahu. During Hector's track across the Eastern Pacific, it spent more consecutive days as a major hurricane than any other storm.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ileana
A tropical wave left the western coast of Africa on July 26 with minimal convection. The wave moved across the tropics and the Caribbean Sea before traversing Central America and entering the Eastern Pacific Ocean on August 4. Despite its close proximity to the larger disturbance which later became Hurricane John, the system rapidly organized into a tropical depression by 18:00 UTC, 230 mi (370 km) south-southeast of Puerto Ángel, Mexico. The larger disturbance imparted northwesterly wind shear, uncovering the low-level center and preventing further intensification for multiple hours.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ileana
Despite the shear, a central dense overcast soon developed near the depression's center. The system was upgraded into Tropical Storm Ileana around 12:00 UTC on August 5. Warm sea surface temperatures allowed Ileana to strengthen further as it tracked west-northwest, just off the southwestern coast of Mexico. Ileana reached its peak intensity at 12:00 UTC on August 6 with winds of 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) and a pressure of 998 mbar (29.47 inHg), while located 115 mi (185 km) southwest of Acapulco. A combination of disruption from Hurricane John located to the west, as well as the Sierra Madre mountains, caused the storm's structure to decay over the next day. Ileana was absorbed into John's outer bands around 12:00 UTC on August 7, just off the coast from Cabo Corrientes, Mexico.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Ileana
Tropical Storm Ileana's close proximity to the Mexican coast prompted the issuance of tropical cyclone watches and warnings. Ileana impacted multiple states, causing damaging floods and eight deaths. The storm caused flooding, which inundated houses and streets, as well as power outages in the state of Guerrero. Ileana left a total of four people dead in the state. In the nearby state of Oaxaca, rainfall peaking at 7.72 in (196 mm) caused a landslide that destroyed a house. Another four individuals were killed within the state of Chiapas. The cyclone caused US$737,000 (MX$13.6 million) in damage to roads in Michoacán.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane John
An enervated tropical wave departed from the western coast of Africa on July 25. It then traveled westward across the tropical Atlantic, with most of its convection located within the ITCZ until it arrived at South America on July 30. The wave entered the Eastern Pacific two days later and convection drastically increased as a result of the active portion of the Madden–Julian oscillation. An area of low pressure formed on August 4 and became more organized over the day. A tropical depression formed around 12:00 UTC on August 5, about 335 mi (540 km) south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane John
The depression then strengthened into Tropical Storm John about 12 hours later as it traveled along the edge of a mid-level ridge, which was located over Mexico. A period of rapid intensification ensued as a result of John being located in a favorable environment of low wind shear, warm sea surface temperatures, and a high quantity of mid-level moisture. John peaked on August 7 at 18:00 UTC as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h) and a pressure of 964 mbar (28.47 inHg), while it approached Socorro Island.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane John
A combination of increasing northwesterly wind shear and cooling sea surface temperatures caused John to fall below hurricane strength on August 9. Convection quickly dissipated near the center of the cyclone, causing it to be downgraded to a post-tropical system by 12:00 UTC on August 10, approximately 345 mi (555 km) west-southwest of Punta Eugenia, Mexico. The remnants continued northwestward and later eastward, before opening into a trough of low-pressure around 18:00 UTC on August 13, about 405 mi (650 km) west of Punta Eugenia. Although John never made landfall, it produced high surf along the coastlines of Baja California Sur and Southern California.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Kristy
A tropical wave departed from the western coast of Africa on July 22 and traveled quickly across the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The wave remained without convection until it entered the Caribbean Sea and moved over South America from July 27–29. Convection began to increase overland before the wave crossed into the Eastern Pacific on July 29–30. Continuing westward, the system slowly organized over the next several days, exhibiting intermittent convection and improving cloud cover. Deep convection increased near the system's center on August 6, resulting in the formation of a tropical depression by 18:00 UTC.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Kristy
The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Kristy six hours later, approximately 1,035 mi (1,665 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. During August 7, Kristy became embedded within deep-layer easterlies affiliated with a subtropical ridge which was located to the northeast; this steered the storm westward. The storm continued to increase in organization because it was located within a favorable environment of warm sea surface temperatures and low wind shear. An upper-level low located to the northwest imparted northwesterly wind shear and dry air, causing Kristy to weaken slightly late on August 7.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Kristy
Hurricane John eroded the subtropical ridge on August 8, causing Kristy to track towards the northwest. The storm resumed strengthening on the same day as wind shear decreased. Kristy peaked on August 10 at 06:00 UTC with 70 mph (110 km/h) winds and a pressure of 991 mbar (29.26 inHg). The cyclone maintained this intensity for around 12 hours before wind shear increased once more and sea surface temperatures cooled. This caused Kristy to rapidly weaken to a tropical depression by 12:00 UTC on August 11.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Tropical Storm Kristy
While the storm lost most of its convection as it weakened, it still produced bursts of convection. Kristy was downgraded to a remnant low on August 12 at 12:00 UTC after having been devoid of convection. The remnants then traveled westward as a swirl of low-level clouds before dissipating on August 13.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lane
A tropical wave departed from the western coast of Africa on July 31 and traveled westward across the Atlantic Ocean with limited thunderstorm activity. The wave entered the Pacific Ocean on August 8 and became more organized by August 11, however, development was significantly impeded after convection became sporadic. A low-pressure area developed on August 13 and gained banding features as it strengthened. A tropical depression spawned around 00:00 UTC on August 15, about 1,075 mi (1,730 km) southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. At that time, the depression was tracking west-southwest under the influence of a subtropical ridge, which was located to the north. Over the next few days, the ridge weakened, allowing for a westward and later west-northwestward movement. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Lane by 12:00 UTC on August 15.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lane
Soon after, a period of rapid intensification commenced as Lane entered a favorable environment of warm sea surface temperatures, low wind shear, and moist air. Lane became a hurricane by 00:00 UTC on August 17 and reached its initial peak as a 140 miles per hour (230 km/h) Category 4 major hurricane by 12:00 UTC on the next day. The cyclone began to weaken after entering the Central Pacific due to moderate southwesterly wind shear imparted by an upper-level trough located near the Hawaiian Islands.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lane
Lane continued slightly north of west after it bottomed out as a Category 3 storm on August 19. Wind shear decreased by midday August 20, allowing Lane to intensify once more. The storm peaked around 06:00 UTC on August 22 as a Category 5 hurricane with winds of 160 miles per hour (260 km/h) and a pressure of 926 mbar (27.34 inHg); this intensity made Lane the fifth storm to achieve Category 5 status in the Central Pacific in recorded history. Over the next few days, Lane weakened as it tracked north-northwest into a region of high wind shear.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lane
The cyclone moved around the western edge of a mid-level ridge, shifting its track northward; at its closest point to the state of Hawaii, Lane was about 150 mi (240 km) away from most islands. The cyclone weakened below Category 3 status early on August 24 and then rapidly weakened into a tropical storm by 06:00 UTC on August 25. The storm then turned westward, away from the Hawaiian Islands, while continuing to weaken. Lane fell to tropical depression status by 12:00 UTC on August 26, and became a tropical storm again a day later despite the shear. Lane weakened into a remnant low by 00:00 UTC on August 29, while 185 mi (300 km) north-northeast of Johnston Atoll. The remnants traveled northward and dispersed 12 hours later.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lane
Hurricane Lane warranted the issuance of tropical cyclone watches and warnings for the Hawaiian Islands as it remained in close proximity to them for multiple days. Although the core of Lane remained off-shore, the hurricane dropped a record 58 in (1,473 mm) in Akaka Falls State Park on Hawaii's Big Island. This made Lane the westtest tropical cyclone on record for the state of Hawaii; it is also second wettest in the United States, behind 2017's Hurricane Harvey. Landslides on the Big Island covered highways and destroyed multiple homes.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lane
Rivers exceeded their banks, flooding homes and necessitating the rescue of 100 people. The excessive rainfall caused sewer pipes to overflow, dumping 9 million US gallons (30 million liters) of raw sewage into Hilo Bay. Damage on the island totaled about US$25 million. Windgusts from the cyclone sparked wildfires in the Kauaula Valley on Maui, burning 2,800 acres (11 km2) and causing over US$4.3 million in damage. A man drowned in a river near Koloa on Kauaʻi. Overall, the total losses from Lane exceeded US$250 million.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Lane
President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration on September 27 for all counties except Honolulu, allowing FEMA to provide about US$10 million in aid. The Hawaii County Council used US$10 million from its budget to help repair county facilities; the cost to repair roads and bridges was estimated at US$35 million.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Miriam
A tropical wave departed from the western coast of Africa on August 14 and traveled westward with minimal convection. Thunderstorm activity increased by August 15–16 before dwindling as the wave encountered drier, stabler air as well as easterly wind shear. The wave moved across the southern Windward Islands, northern South America, and the southern Caribbean Sea before crossing into the Pacific Ocean on August 20. The wave then entered a favorable environment which caused convection to increase. The system gradually organized over the next several days as it tracked west-northwest. A tropical depression spawned around 06:00 UTC on August 26, approximately 1,130 mi (1,815 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Miriam six hours later.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Miriam
Embedded within a favorable environment of moist air, low wind shear, and 82 °F (28 °C) sea surface temperatures, Miriam strengthened to 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) by 12:00 UTC on August 27, while located 1,485 mi (2,390 km) west-southwest of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. The storm encountered moderate northwesterly wind shear after turning westward later in the day; this caused Miriam's intensification to halt. Two days later, the wind shear subsided, allowing convection to reignite around Miriam's uncovered low-level center.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Miriam
Miriam became a hurricane at 18:00 UTC on August 29, while around 1,035 mi (1,665 km) east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii; the system entered the Central Pacific about six hours later. Soon after, the cyclone was forced northwestward and later northward between a mid-level ridge which was located over the southwestern United States and an upper-level trough which was located northeast of Hawaii.


2018 Pacific hurricane season, Systems, Hurricane Miriam
Miriam peaked at 18:00 UTC on August 31 as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) and a pressure of 974 mbar (28.76 inHg), while 910 mi (1,465 km) east of Hilo, Hawaii. Shortly after peaking, high southwesterly wind shear and cooling sea surface temperatures caused Miriam to rapidly weaken. The cyclone fell to tropical storm status by 18:00 UTC on September 1 as its low-level center became entirely vulnerable. Wind shear increased even further, preventing the reformation of convection near the storm's center. Miriam weakened into a tropical depression by 12:00 UTC on September 2 and was downgraded to a remnant low six hours later while more than 805 mi (1,295 km) northeast of the Hawaiian Islands. The low continued northwest before opening up into a trough around 06:00 UTC on September 3.