2022–23 snooker season

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2022–23 snooker season
Details
Duration28 June 2022 – 7 May 2023
Tournaments40 (15 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Mark Allen (NIR)
Masters 
World Championship 

The 2022–23 snooker season is a professional snooker season with tournaments played between June 2022 and May 2023.

Players[edit]

The World Snooker Tour in the 2022–23 season initially consisted of a field of 131 professional players, but later dropped to 130 when Igor Figueiredo did not renew his WPBSA membership and fell off tour.[1] The top 64 players from the prize money rankings after the 2022 World Championship, and 30 players earning a two-year card the previous year automatically qualify for the season. The other 36 tour cards are given to the following groups. Four places are allocated to the top four on the One Year Ranking List who have not already qualified for the Main Tour. Nine players from international championships and two players from the Q Tour are offered the tour cards. One player comes from the CBSA China Tour and two players from World Women's Snooker. 12 places are available through the Q School (four Event 1 winners, four Event 2 winners, and four Event 3 winners). Four places are offered to the new Asia-Oceania Q School (two Event 1 winners and two Event 2 winners). The last two tour cards are invitational tour cards, given to Stephen Hendry and Ken Doherty.

As one of the winners from the inaugural Q School Asia & Oceania – Event 1 qualification event, former professional player Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon was eligible to receive a fresh two-year tour card. However, on 22 June 2022, the WPBSA and the World Snooker Tour declined to offer him a tour card, citing "serious disciplinary matters from when Thanawat was previously a professional player in 2015" as the reason. His place was therefore offered to Asjad Iqbal, who was the next in line on the Asia-Oceania Q School Order of Merit.[2]

New professional players[edit]

All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.[1]

Calendar[edit]

World Snooker Tour[edit]

The following tables outline the dates and results for all the events of the World Snooker Tour and World Women's Snooker. The calendar is subject to change, due to the continuing impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
28 Jun 29 Jul  ENG Championship League Morningside Arena Leicester  Luca Brecel (BEL)  Lu Ning (CHN) 3–1 [18]
16 Aug 21 Aug  GER European Masters Stadthalle Fürth Fürth  Kyren Wilson (ENG)  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 9–3 [19]
24 Sep 25 Sep  ENG World Mixed Doubles Marshall Arena Milton Keynes  Neil Robertson (AUS)
 Mink Nutcharut (THA) 		 Mark Selby (ENG)
 Rebecca Kenna (ENG) 		4–2 [20]
26 Sep 2 Oct  ENG British Open Marshall Arena Milton Keynes  Ryan Day (WAL)  Mark Allen (NIR) 10–7 [21]
6 Oct 9 Oct  HKG Hong Kong Masters Hong Kong Coliseum Hong Kong  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Marco Fu (HKG) 6–4 [22]
16 Oct 23 Oct  NIR Northern Ireland Open Waterfront Hall Belfast  Mark Allen (NIR)  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 9–4 [23]
31 Oct 6 Nov  ENG Champion of Champions Bolton Whites Hotel Bolton  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Judd Trump (ENG) 10–6 [24]
12 Nov 20 Nov  ENG UK Championship York Barbican York  Mark Allen (NIR)  Ding Junhui (CHN) 10–7 [25]
28 Nov 4 Dec  SCO Scottish Open Meadowbank Sports Centre Edinburgh  Gary Wilson (ENG)  Joe O'Connor (ENG) 9–2 [26]
12 Dec 18 Dec  ENG English Open Brentwood Centre Brentwood  Mark Selby (ENG)  Luca Brecel (BEL) 9–6 [27]
8 Jan 15 Jan  ENG Masters Alexandra Palace London
16 Jan 22 Jan  ENG World Grand Prix The Centaur Cheltenham
25 Jan 28 Jan  ENG Shoot Out Morningside Arena Leicester
1 Feb 5 Feb  GER German Masters Tempodrom Berlin
13 Feb 19 Feb  WAL Welsh Open Venue Cymru Llandudno
20 Feb 26 Feb  ENG Players Championship Aldersley Leisure Village Wolverhampton
19 Dec 2 Mar  ENG Championship League Invitational Morningside Arena Leicester
6 Mar 11 Mar  THA Six-red World Championship Bangkok Convention Center Bangkok
13 Mar 19 Mar  TUR Turkish Masters tbc tbc
27 Mar 2 Apr  ENG Tour Championship Bonus Arena Hull
15 Apr 1 May  ENG World Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Women's Snooker[edit]

Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
30 Jul 31 Jul  ENG UK Women's Championship Northern Snooker Centre Leeds England Reanne Evans Hong Kong Ng On-yee 4–3 [28]
26 Aug 28 Aug  USA US Women's Open OX Billiards Seattle England Jamie Hunter England Rebecca Kenna 4–1 [29]
1 Oct 4 Oct  AUS Australian Women's Open Mounties Sydney England Jamie Hunter Australia Jessica Woods 4–3 [30]
22 Oct 23 Oct  SCO Scottish Women's Open The Q Club Glasgow England Reanne Evans Thailand Mink Nutcharut 4–2 [31]
26 Nov 27 Nov  ENG Eden Women's Masters Frames Sports Bar London Thailand Mink Nutcharut Hong Kong Ng On-yee 4–0 [32]
20 Jan 22 Jan  BEL Belgian Women's Open The Trickshot Bruges
31 Jan 3 Feb  AUS Asia-Pacific Women's Championship Mounties Sydney
25 Feb 27 Feb  THA Women's Snooker World Cup Hi-End Snooker Club Bangkok
28 Feb 4 Mar  THA World Women's Championship Hi-End Snooker Club Bangkok
13 May 14 May  ENG Women's British Open Landywood Snooker Club Walsall

World Seniors Tour[edit]

Start Finish Country Tournament Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
3 May 7 May  ENG World Seniors Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield [33]

Q-Tour[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Q Tour
Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
2 Sep 4 Sep  ENG Q Tour 1 North East Snooker Centre North Shields Scotland Ross Muir England George Pragnell 5–2 [34]
16 Sep 18 Sep  ENG Q Tour 2 Castle Snooker Club Brighton England Martin O'Donnell England George Pragnell 5–1 [35]
14 Oct 16 Oct  BEL Q Tour 3 Delta Moon Mons Pakistan Farakh Ajaib England Harvey Chandler 5–3 [36]
25 Nov 27 Nov  SWE Q Tour 4 Snookerhallen Stockholm England Billy Castle England Andrew Higginson 5–4 [37]
9 Dec 11 Dec  ENG Q Tour 5 Landywood Snooker Club Walsall Wales Daniel Wells England Sydney Wilson 5–2 [38]
6 Jan 8 Jan  ENG Q Tour 6 Northern Snooker Centre Leeds
4 Mar 5 Mar Q Tour Playoff

Other events[edit]

Start Finish Country Tournament Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
13 Jul 17 Jul  USA World Games Sheraton Hotel Birmingham Hong Kong Cheung Ka Wai Egypt Abdelrahman Shahin 3–1

World ranking points[edit]

Main articles: Snooker world rankings 2022/2023 and Snooker world ranking points 2022/2023

[39][40]

Round
Tournament
 R144 R128 R112 R96 R80 R64 R48 R32 R24 R16 QF R6 SF F W
Championship League — 0
[note 1] 		— 1,000
[note 2] 		— 2,000
[note 3] 		— 4,000
[note 4] 		5,000
[note 5] 		6,000
[note 6] 		8,000
[note 7] 		9,000
[note 8] 		11,000
[note 9] 		23,000 33,000
European Masters — 0 — — — 3,000 — 4,500 — 7,500 11,000 — 17,500 35,000 80,000
British Open — 0 — — — 3,000 — 5,000 — 8,000 12,000 — 20,000 45,000 100,000
Northern Ireland Open — 0 — — — 3,000 — 4,500 — 7,500 11,000 — 17,500 35,000 80,000
UK Championship[41] 0 — 2,500
[note 10] 		— 5,000
[note 10] 		— 7,500 10,000
[note 10] 		— 15,000 25,000 — 50,000 100,000 250,000
Scottish Open — 0 — — — 3,000 — 4,500 — 7,500 11,000 — 17,500 35,000 80,000
English Open — 0 — — — 3,000 — 4,500 — 7,500 11,000 — 17,500 35,000 80,000
World Grand Prix — — — — — — — 5,000 — 7,500 12,500 — 20,000 40,000 100,000
Shoot Out — 0 — — — 500 — 1,000 — 2,000 4,000 — 8,000 20,000 50,000
German Masters — 0
[note 11] 		— — — 3,000
[note 12] 		— 4,500 — 7,500 11,000 — 17,500 35,000 80,000
Welsh Open — 0 — — — 3,000 — 4,500 — 7,500 11,000 — 17,500 35,000 80,000
Players Championship — — — — — — — — — 10,000 15,000 — 30,000 50,000 125,000
Turkish Masters — 0 — — — 3,500 — 6,500 — 8,500 12,750 — 20,000 45,000 100,000
Tour Championship — — — — — — — — — — 20,000 — 40,000 60,000 150,000
World Championship 0 — 5,000
[note 10] 		— 10,000
[note 10] 		— 15,000 20,000
[note 10] 		— 30,000 50,000 — 100,000 200,000 500,000

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ First stage fourth-placed
  2. ^ First stage third-placed
  3. ^ First stage runner-up
  4. ^ Second stage fourth-placed
  5. ^ Second stage third-placed
  6. ^ Second stage runner-up
  7. ^ Third stage fourth-placed
  8. ^ Third stage third-placed
  9. ^ Third stage runner-up
  10. ^ a b c d e f Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.
  11. ^ Loss in first qualifying round
  12. ^ Loss in second qualifying round

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "WPBSA Statement - Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon". Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  3. ^ "2021/2022 Season Points". snooker.org. 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Si Beats Stephens In WSF Open Final". WST. 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Kazakov Wins Junior Crown". WST. 19 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Brown Is European Champion". WST. 13 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Emery Is Under-21 Champion". WST. 8 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Estonia's Petrov Wins European Title". WST. 17 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Mertens Claims Euro Gold". WPBSA. 12 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Thomerson Is Pacific Champ". WST. 21 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Brazilian Sarkis Wins Pan American Snooker Championship". WPBSA. 21 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Mohamed Ibrahim Wins African Championship". WPBSA. 2 July 2022.
  13. ^ "McGuigan Takes Titile / O'Sullivan Regains Tour Card". WST. 20 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Leclercq wins Q Tour Pla-yoff". WST. 11 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Wongharuthai is World Women's Snooker Champion". 15 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Kenna Secures Professional Place". 4 April 2022.
  17. ^ "WST Calendar for Remainder of 2022 Announced". 31 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Brecel Lands Third Ranking Crown". 29 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Wilson is Master of Fürth". 21 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Robertson and Nutcharut Win Landmark Doubles Title". 25 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Best Of British Means Career High For Day". 2 October 2022.
  22. ^ Bisset, Roddy (9 October 2022). "Rocket Soars To Hong Kong Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  23. ^ Hirschowitz, Ivan (23 October 2022). "Allen Triumphs Again In Belfast". World Snooker. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Rocket Lands Fourth Champion of Champions Crown". 6 November 2022.
  25. ^ "Allen Overturns Ding To Win First UK Title". 20 November 2022.
  26. ^ Ivan, Hirschowitz (4 December 2022). "Wonderful Wilson Crushes O'Connor In Scottish Final". World Snooker. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  27. ^ Ivan, Hirschowitz (18 December 2022). "Selby Ends Barren Streak With English Title". World Snooker. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  28. ^ Evans Wins 11th UK Crown Archived 5 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. World Women's Snooker. 1 August 2022.
  29. ^ Hunter Wins First Ranking Title in Seattle Archived 29 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. World Women's Snooker. 29 August 2022.
  30. ^ Hirschowitz, Ivan (5 October 2022). "Hunter Claims WWS Australian Crown". World Snooker. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  31. ^ Evans Claims Scottish Crown Archived 25 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. World Women's Snooker. 24 October 2022.
  32. ^ Mink Masters On Yee For Eden Title. World Women's Snooker. 28 November 2022.
  33. ^ "World Seniors Championship 2023". World Seniors Snooker. 8 August 2022.
  34. ^ "Ross is the boss at Q Tour event one". WPBSA. 4 September 2022.
  35. ^ "O'Donnell downs Pragnell for Q Tour title". WPBSA. 18 September 2022.
  36. ^ "Ajaib Over The Moon At Q Tour". WPBSA. 16 October 2022.
  37. ^ "Billy is King of the Castle in Sweden". WPBSA. 27 November 2022.
  38. ^ "Wells Wins at Landywood". WPBSA. 11 December 2022.
  39. ^ "2022–23 Season Prize Money Breakdown" (PDF). WST. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2022.
  40. ^ "Prize Money World Ranking Schedule 2022/23 Season" (PDF). wst.tv. 4 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2022.
  41. ^ Hirschowitz, Ivan (1 October 2022). "Cazoo UK Championship Format And Prize Money". World Snooker. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

External links[edit]

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