2022–23 snooker season

2022–23 snooker season
Nations that hosted an event in the snooker calendar during the 2022–23 season
Details
Duration28 June 2022 – 14 May 2023 (2022-06-28 – 2023-05-14)
Tournaments40 (15 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Mark Allen (NIR)
Masters Judd Trump (ENG)
World Championship Luca Brecel (BEL)

The 2022–23 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played from June 2022 to May 2023.

Players

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. 16 places are available through the Q School, four from each of the three UK events and two from each of the two Asia-Oceania Q School events). 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 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, later announced to be a resumption of a previous investigation into match-fixing that had been closed due to Thanawat having fallen off the tour at the time. 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

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

Calendar

The following tables outline the dates and results for all the World Snooker Tour, World Women's Snooker Tour, World Seniors Tour, Q Tour, and other events in the season.[17]

World Snooker Tour

Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
28 Jun 29 Jul Championship League Morningside Arena in Leicester, England  Luca Brecel (BEL) 3‍–‍1  Lu Ning (CHN) [18]
16 Aug 21 Aug European Masters Stadthalle Fürth in Fürth, Germany  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 9‍–‍3  Barry Hawkins (ENG) [19]
24 Sep 25 Sep World Mixed Doubles† Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England  Neil Robertson (AUS)
 Mink Nutcharut (THA) 		4‍–‍2  Mark Selby (ENG)
 Rebecca Kenna (ENG) 		[20]
26 Sep 2 Oct British Open Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England  Ryan Day (WAL) 10‍–‍7  Mark Allen (NIR) [21]
6 Oct 9 Oct Hong Kong Masters† Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6‍–‍4  Marco Fu (HKG) [22]
16 Oct 23 Oct Northern Ireland Open Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland  Mark Allen (NIR) 9‍–‍4  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) [23]
31 Oct 6 Nov Champion of Champions† Bolton Whites Hotel in Bolton, England  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 10‍–‍6  Judd Trump (ENG) [24]
12 Nov 20 Nov UK Championship York Barbican in York, England  Mark Allen (NIR) 10‍–‍7  Ding Junhui (CHN) [25]
28 Nov 4 Dec Scottish Open Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland  Gary Wilson (ENG) 9‍–‍2  Joe O'Connor (ENG) [26]
12 Dec 18 Dec English Open Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England  Mark Selby (ENG) 9‍–‍6  Luca Brecel (BEL) [27]
8 Jan 15 Jan Masters† Alexandra Palace in London, England  Judd Trump (ENG) 10‍–‍8  Mark Williams (WAL) [28]
16 Jan 22 Jan World Grand Prix The Centaur in Cheltenham, England  Mark Allen (NIR) 10‍–‍9  Judd Trump (ENG) [29]
25 Jan 28 Jan Shoot Out Morningside Arena in Leicester, England  Chris Wakelin (ENG) 1‍–‍0  Julien Leclercq (BEL) [30]
1 Feb 5 Feb German Masters Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany  Ali Carter (ENG) 10‍–‍3  Tom Ford (ENG) [31]
13 Feb 19 Feb Welsh Open Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales  Robert Milkins (ENG) 9‍–‍7  Shaun Murphy (ENG) [32]
20 Feb 26 Feb Players Championship Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, England  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 10‍–‍4  Ali Carter (ENG) [33]
19 Dec 2 Mar Championship League† Morningside Arena in Leicester, England  John Higgins (SCO) 3‍–‍1  Judd Trump (ENG) [34]
6 Mar 11 Mar Six-red World Championship† Thammasat University Convention Centre
in Pathum Thani, Thailand 		 Ding Junhui (CHN) 8‍–‍6  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) [35]
13 Mar 19 Mar Turkish Masters‡ Nirvana Cosmopolitan Hotel, Antalya, Turkey Cancelled due to lack of funding from promoter [36]
16 Mar 22 Mar WST Classic Morningside Arena in Leicester, England  Mark Selby (ENG) 6‍–‍2  Pang Junxu (CHN) [37]
27 Mar 2 Apr Tour Championship Bonus Arena in Hull, England  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 10‍–‍7  Kyren Wilson (ENG) [38]
15 Apr 1 May World Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England  Luca Brecel (BEL) 18‍–‍15  Mark Selby (ENG) [39]
Ranking event
† Non-ranking event
‡ Cancelled event

World Women's Snooker

Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
30 Jul 31 Jul UK Women's Championship Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England  Reanne Evans (ENG) 4‍–‍3  Ng On-yee (HKG) [40]
26 Aug 28 Aug US Women's Open OX Billiards in Seattle, Washington, United States  Jamie Hunter (ENG) 4‍–‍1  Rebecca Kenna (ENG) [41]
1 Oct 4 Oct Australian Women's Open Mounties in Sydney, Australia  Jamie Hunter (ENG) 4‍–‍3  Jessica Woods (AUS) [42]
22 Oct 23 Oct Scottish Women's Open The Q Club in Glasgow, Scotland  Reanne Evans (ENG) 4‍–‍2  Mink Nutcharut (THA) [43]
26 Nov 27 Nov Eden Women's Masters Frames Sports Bar in London, England  Mink Nutcharut (THA) 4‍–‍0  Ng On-yee (HKG) [44]
20 Jan 22 Jan Belgian Women's Open The Trickshot in Bruges, Belgium  Mink Nutcharut (THA) 4‍–‍1  Wendy Jans (BEL) [45]
31 Jan 3 Feb Asia-Pacific Women's Championship Mounties in Sydney, Australia  Ploychompoo Laokiatphong (THA) 4‍–‍1  Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan (THA) [46]
25 Feb 27 Feb Women's Snooker World Cup† Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok, Thailand India India 1 4‍–‍3 England England 1 [47]
28 Feb 4 Mar World Women's Championship Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok, Thailand  Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan (THA) 6‍–‍3  Bai Yulu (CHN) [48]
13 May 14 May Women's British Open Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, England  Bai Yulu (CHN) 4‍–‍3  Reanne Evans (ENG) [49]
Individual event
† Team event

World Seniors Tour

Main article: World Seniors Tour
Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
3 May 7 May World Seniors Championship Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England  Jimmy White (ENG) 5‍–‍3  Alfie Burden (ENG) [50][51]

Q-Tour

Main article: 2022–23 Q Tour
Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
2 Sep 4 Sep Q Tour 1 North East Snooker Centre in North Shields, England  Ross Muir (SCO) 5‍–‍2  George Pragnell (ENG) [52]
16 Sep 18 Sep Q Tour 2 Castle Snooker Club in Brighton, England  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 5‍–‍1  George Pragnell (ENG) [53]
14 Oct 16 Oct Q Tour 3 Delta Moon in Mons, Belgium  Farakh Ajaib (PAK) 5‍–‍3  Harvey Chandler (ENG) [54]
25 Nov 27 Nov Q Tour 4 Snookerhallen in Stockholm, Sweden  Billy Castle (ENG) 5‍–‍4  Andrew Higginson (ENG) [55]
9 Dec 11 Dec Q Tour 5 Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, England  Daniel Wells (WAL) 5‍–‍2  Sydney Wilson (ENG) [56]
6 Jan 8 Jan Q Tour 6 Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 5‍–‍1  Ross Muir (SCO) [57]
4 Mar 5 Mar Q Tour Playoff Q House Academy in Darlington, England  Ashley Carty (ENG) 5‍–‍2  Florian Nuessle (AUT) [58]

Other events

Start Finish Tournament Venue Winner Score Runner-up Ref.
13 Jul 17 Jul World Games Sheraton Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama, United States  Cheung Ka Wai (HKG) 3‍–‍1  Abdelrahman Shahin (EGY)

World ranking points

Main articles: 2022–23 snooker world rankings and Snooker world ranking points 2022/2023

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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[61] 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
WST Classic — 0 — — — 3,000 — 4,500 — 7,500 11,000 — 17,500 35,000 80,000
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

  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

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