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The '''2022 UK Championship''' (officially the '''2022 |
The '''2022 UK Championship''' (officially the '''2022 Betway UK Championship''') is a professional [[snooker]] tournament that is taking place from 12 to 20 November 2022 at the [[York Barbican]] in [[York]], England. The fifth [[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] event and first [[Triple Crown (snooker)|Triple Crown]] event of the [[2022–23 snooker season]], the tournament is the 46th edition of the [[UK Championship]], which was first held in 1977. Organised by the [[World Snooker Tour]] and sponsored by car retail company [[Cazoo]], the event is being broadcast domestically by the [[BBC]] and [[Eurosport]]. The winner will receive £250,000 from a total prize fund of £1,205,000. |
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The defending champion is [[ |
The defending champion is [[James Cahill]], who defeated [[Mark Williams]] 10-8 in the final of the [[2021 UK Championship|2021 event]]. |
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In a revised format for the 2022 event, the top 16 players in the [[snooker world rankings]] were seeded through to the last-32 stage, where they were joined by 16 qualifiers from a 128-player qualifying tournament that took place from 5 to 10 November at [[Ponds Forge]] in [[Sheffield]]. |
In a revised format for the 2022 event, the top 16 players in the [[snooker world rankings]] were seeded through to the last-32 stage, where they were joined by 16 qualifiers from a 128-player qualifying tournament that took place from 5 to 10 November at [[Ponds Forge]] in [[Sheffield]]. |
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Revision as of 16:05, 12 November 2022
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 12–20 November 2022 |
| Venue | York Barbican |
| City | York |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,205,000 |
| Winner's share | £250,000 |
| Defending champion |  James Cahill (ENG) |
← 2021 | |
The 2022 UK Championship (officially the 2022 Betway UK Championship) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 12 to 20 November 2022 at the York Barbican in York, England. The fifth ranking event and first Triple Crown event of the 2022–23 snooker season, the tournament is the 46th edition of the UK Championship, which was first held in 1977. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by car retail company Cazoo, the event is being broadcast domestically by the BBC and Eurosport. The winner will receive £250,000 from a total prize fund of £1,205,000.
The defending champion is James Cahill, who defeated Mark Williams 10-8 in the final of the 2021 event.
In a revised format for the 2022 event, the top 16 players in the snooker world rankings were seeded through to the last-32 stage, where they were joined by 16 qualifiers from a 128-player qualifying tournament that took place from 5 to 10 November at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.
Format
The 2022 UK Championship is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 12 to 20 November at the York Barbican in York, England.[1] The fifth ranking event and first Triple Crown tournament of the 2022–23 snooker season,[2] the tournament is the 46th edition of the UK Championship, which was first held in 1977 as the United Kingdom Professional Snooker Championship. For the tournament's first seven years, only UK residents were eligible to compete. At the 1984 event, the UK Championship became a ranking tournament open to players of any nationality, which has remained the case since.[3][4]
For the 2022 event, the flat-128 draw that had been used since 2013 was replaced by a format similar to the World Championship.[5][6] The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings were seeded through to the round of 32. An additional 128 players—comprising professionals ranked outside the top 16, leading amateur players from the WPBSA's Q Tour and other amateur events, and top-performing junior players from the UK[7]—competed in a four-round qualifying tournament from 5 to 10 November at Ponds Forge in Sheffield. The 16 successful qualifiers advanced to the round of 32 in York, where they were drawn at random against the top 16 seeds.[6][8] The qualifying rounds were broadcast on Discovery+ as well as on the World Snooker Tour's Facebook and YouTube channels.[9]
All matches before the final are being played as the best of 11 frames. The final will be played on 20 November as the best of 19 frames.[10] The revised format for the 2022 event means that the final venue in York features two tables, rather than the eight tables used in preceding years.[11][12] The main stages of the event are being broadcast in the UK by the BBC and Eurosport, and in Europe by Discovery+ and Eurosport. Other international broadcasters include Kuaishou, Migu, Huya Live, Youku, and CCTV in China; NowTV in Hong Kong; and DAZN in Canada, the United States, and Brazil. In territories where there is no other coverage, the event is being broadcast by Matchroom Sport.[13]
The defending champion is China's Zhao Xintong, who won his maiden ranking title at the previous year's event, defeating Belgium's Luca Brecel 10–5 in the final.[14][15]
Prize fund
The event features a total prize fund of £1,205,000, up from £1,009,000 the previous year, with the winner receiving £250,000, up from £200,000 the previous year.[10] The tournament is sponsored by British car retailer Cazoo.[16] The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[8]
- Winner: £250,000
- Runner-up: £100,000
- Semi-final: £50,000
- Quarter-final: £25,000
- Last 16: £15,000
- Last 32: £10,000
- Last 48: £7,500
- Last 80: £5,000
- Last 112: £2,500
- Highest break: £15,000
- Total: £1,205,000
Summary
Qualifying rounds
Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry withdrew from the qualifying rounds when his match against Andrew Pagett conflicted with his work as a commentator and pundit for ITV's 2022 Champion of Champions coverage.[17][18] Although Hendry blamed the tournament organisers for refusing to reschedule his match, his withdrawal drew criticism from a number of players, including John Higgins, who commented that "[Hendry] shouldn’t be taking up the space if he is going to pull out".[19] Pagett received a bye to the second qualifying round. Amateur player Steven Hallworth criticised the decision not to replace Hendry in the draw, saying that "there are hungry players like myself chomping at the bit to get in these tournaments".[20]
In the first qualifying round, the 1992 winner Jimmy White whitewashed Brazilian player Victor Sarkis. Alfie Burden trailed 16-year-old Welsh player Liam Davies 1–4, but won five consecutive frames for a 6–4 victory.[21] Ng On-yee defeated Jenson Kendrick 6–4, becoming the first woman to win a match at a Triple Crown event since Reanne Evans defeated Robin Hull in the 2017 World Championship qualifiers.[22] Marco Fu, who had recently reached the final of the 2022 Hong Kong Masters, made three consecutive century breaks as he defeated Bai Langning 6–2.[23]
In the second qualifying round, Jimmy White secured a second consecutive whitewash as he defeated Mitchell Mann.[23] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Martin O’Donnell in a deciding frame, making breaks of 69, 67, 59, 126, 99, and 92. David Lilley defeated former semi-finalist David Grace 6–2.[24] Estonia's Andres Petrov defeated Jackson Page in a decider, while Fu defeated Oliver Lines 6–4, making two centuries in the match. Ashley Hugill defeated Scott Donaldson in a match that lasted six hours and 19 minutes, winning the 53-minute deciding frame at 1:30 a.m.[25] Controversy arose in the sixth frame of Mark King's match against Oliver Brown when the referee called a foul against King for a push shot. King disputed the referee's decision, calling it "ridiculous", while Brown said he was "100% sure" that his opponent had not committed a foul. King went on to win the match 6–3.[26]
In the third qualifying round, Jimmy White trailed Stephen Maguire 1–3 at the mid-session interval, but recovered to clinch a 6–4 win in the tenth frame after Maguire missed a long pot on the last red.[25][27] Duane Jones defeated Anthony McGill 6–2, while Tom Ford came from 0–3 behind to defeat Burden in a decider.[25] Matthew Stevens, who won his only ranking title at the 2003 event, made breaks of 62, 67, 74, 96, and 109 as he defeated Fan Zhengyi 6–2. Zhou Yuelong, who had recently been runner-up at the 2022 Northern Ireland Open, made breaks of 70, 61, 101, and 100 as he defeated Michael White by the same score.[28] Three-time winner Ding Junhui attempted a maximum break in the second frame of his match against Un-Nooh, but missed the final yellow; Ding went on to clinch a 6–2 victory.[29][30] King came from 1–4 behind against Ben Woollaston to win the deciding frame on the final blue.[29] Petrov defeated former world semi-finalist Gary Wilson 6–4 in a match that featured heated incidents between the players.[31] In the fifth frame, Wilson tossed his cue on the floor after Petrov fluked a frame-winning shot on the pink.[32] Wilson played on in the sixth frame despite requiring six snookers, and then objected when Petrov took a bathroom break after eventually winning the frame.[33] The players argued on Twitter after the match.[33] Two-time world finalist Ali Carter came from 1–3 behind against Peter Lines to win five consecutive frames for a 6–3 victory, making a highest break of 130. World number 18 Ricky Walden lost 4–6 to world number 82 Ian Burns.[31]
In the fourth and final qualifying round, billed as "Judgement Day", Jimmy White defeated Dominic Dale 6–1 to reach the last 32 of a ranking event for the first time since 2010.[34][35] Aged 60, White became the oldest qualifier to reach the final stages of the tournament since 63-year-old Eddie Charlton in 1993.[36] Three-time champion Neil Robertson congratulated White on Twitter, calling his qualification at age 60 "one of the greatest achievements in our sport".[37] Jamie Clarke took a 5–0 lead over Duane Jones, who then won three consecutive frames before Clarke clinched the match 6–3. Ford defeated Noppon Saengkham by the same score, making two centuries and three half-centuries in the match. Xu Si defeated Tian Pengfei 6–4.[34] Stevens won the first four frames against 19-year-old Chinese player Wu Yize, making breaks of 126, 63, 75, and 57, but Wu then won five consecutive frames for a 5–4 lead. However, Stevens made a 91 break in the tenth frame to force a decider, which he won with a 58 break. Iran’s Hossein Vafaei made breaks of 127 and 111 as he took a 3–1 lead over Robbie Williams at the mid-session interval; Williams reduced Vafaei's lead to one frame at 5–4, but Vafaei clinched a 6–4 victory in the tenth frame. Zhou made breaks of 78, 117, 84, and 72 as he defeated Jak Jones 6–3.[38] Trailing 1–5 in his match against Lyu Haotian, Andy Hicks grew frustrated and smashed the pack of reds open on a break-off shot, going in-off in the process. With ball in hand and the reds spread over the table, Lyu cleared up to win the match 6–1.[39]
In the remaining fourth-round matches, Jordan Brown advanced with a 6–3 defeat of Zak Surety, making four half-centuries in the match. The previous season's Welsh Open winner Joe Perry whitewashed former world champion Graeme Dott, making breaks of 86, 102, 134, and 77. David Gilbert advanced with a whitewash victory over King, while Ding secured his place in York with a 6–4 win over Robert Milkins.[40] Liam Highfield came from 2–5 behind to defeat Carter in a deciding frame; Sam Craigie made breaks of 80, 104, 52, 129 and 79 in his 6–2 win over Burns; and Xiao Guodong advanced with a 6–3 win over Petrov. Matthew Selt secured a 6–4 victory over Anthony Hamilton, making a break of 140 in the match.[41]
Main draw
The draw for the main stage of the tournament is shown below.
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| 1 |  Zhao Xintong (CHN)
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| 47 | Sam Craigie (ENG)
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| 16 |  Ryan Day (WAL)
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| 89 | Jimmy White (ENG)
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| 9 |  Mark Allen (NIR)
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| 22 | Jordan Brown (NIR)
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| 8 | Kyren Wilson (ENG)
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| 26 | Matthew Selt (ENG)
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| 5 | Mark Selby (ENG)
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| 20 |  Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
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| 12 | Jack Lisowski (ENG)
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| 73 | Xu Si (CHN)
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| 13 | Shaun Murphy (ENG)
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| 19 | David Gilbert (ENG)
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| 4 | Judd Trump (ENG)
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| 34 | Xiao Guodong (CHN)
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| 3 |  Neil Robertson (AUS)
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| 30 | Joe Perry (ENG)
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| 14 | Stuart Bingham (ENG)
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| 42 | Liam Highfield (ENG)
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| 11 |  Luca Brecel (BEL)
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| 36 | Lyu Haotian (CHN)
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| 6 |  John Higgins (SCO)
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| 32 | Tom Ford (ENG)
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| 7 | Mark Williams (WAL)
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| 49 | Jamie Clarke (WAL)
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| 10 | Barry Hawkins (ENG)
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| 38 | Ding Junhui (CHN)
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| 15 | Yan Bingtao (CHN)
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| 21 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
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| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
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| 60 | Matthew Stevens (WAL)
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Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: York Barbican, York, England, 20 November 2022 | ||
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| Afternoon: Evening: | ||
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||
Qualifying draw
Century breaks
Main stage centuries
A total of 2 century breaks have been made in the tournament.[42]
- 113, 105 – Mark Allen
Qualifying stage centuries
A total of 74 century breaks were made in qualifying.[43]
- 144 – Cao Yupeng
- 140, 112 – Matthew Selt
- 140 – Li Hang
- 135, 116 – Ashley Hugill
- 135 – Chen Zifan
- 134, 108 – Andy Hicks
- 134, 103 – Dylan Emery
- 134, 102 – Joe Perry
- 132, 120 – Yuan Sijun
- 130 – Ali Carter
- 129, 124, 108, 106, 103 – Marco Fu
- 129, 121, 104, 100 – Sam Craigie
- 129 – Jak Jones
- 127 – Zak Surety
- 127, 111 – Hossein Vafaei
- 126, 109 – Matthew Stevens
- 126, 105 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 124 – Fan Zhengyi
- 123, 120 – Ding Junhui
- 123, 113 – Fraser Patrick
- 123 – Peter Lines
- 122 – Jordan Brown
- 121 – Dominic Dale
- 121 – Pang Junxu
- 120 – Robbie Williams
- 119, 107 – Michael White
- 117, 101, 100 – Zhou Yuelong
- 117 – Jamie Clarke
- 116 – Andy Lee
- 116 – Si Jiahui
- 113 – Julien Leclercq
- 113 – Wu Yize
- 112, 109, 106 – Duane Jones
- 112 – Xu Si
- 111 – Anthony Hamilton
- 109, 101 – David Lilley
- 108, 102 – Tom Ford
- 108, 100 – Stephen Maguire
- 106 – David Gilbert
- 106 – Lyu Haotian
- 106 – Ross Muir
- 103 – Alfie Burden
- 103 – Andres Petrov
- 103 – Jimmy White
- 102 – Mark Joyce
- 102 – Lyu Haotian
- 101 – Ryan Davies
- 100 – Tian Pengfei
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