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2023 MrQ UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates25 November – 3 December 2023 (2023-11-25 – 2023-12-03)
VenueYork Barbican
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,205,000
Winner's share£250,000
Highest break Xu Si (CHN) (147)
← 2022

The 2023 UK Championship (officially the 2023 MrQ UK Championship) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 25 November to 3 December 2023 at the York Barbican in York, England. The eighth ranking event and first Triple Crown event of the 2023–24 snooker season, preceding the Masters and the World Championship, the tournament is the 47th edition of the UK Championship, which was first held in 1977. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by online casino MrQ,[1] the event is being broadcast by the BBC and Eurosport domestically; and by Eurosport, Matchroom.live, and other broadcasters around the world. The winner will receive £250,000 from a total prize fund of £1,205,000.[2][3]

The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings and 16 qualifiers are contesting in the event. The defending champion was Mark Allen, who defeated Ding Junhui 10–7 in the final of the 2022 event,[4] but he lost 5–6 to Ding in the last 32.[5]

Format

The event is being staged at the York Barbican in York, England.

The 2023 UK Championship is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 25 November to 3 December at the York Barbican in York, England.[3] The eighth ranking event and first Triple Crown tournament of the 2023–24 snooker season,[6][7] the tournament is the 47th 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 United Kingdom residents or passport holders were eligible to compete.[8][9] At the 1984 event, the UK Championship became a ranking tournament open to players of any nationality, which has remained the case since.[10][11]

Since the previous edition, the event uses the same format as the World Championship. It replaces the flat-128 draw that was used for nine years from 2013 to 2021.[12][13] The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings are 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—competed in a four-round qualifying tournament from 18 to 23 November at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, with higher ranked players given byes to the later rounds.[14] The 16 successful qualifiers advanced to the round of 32 in York, where they were drawn at random against the top 16 seeds.[3][12][15]

All matches before the final are played as the best of 11 frames, and the final will be played as the best of 19 frames.[3] The defending champion was Northern Irish player Mark Allen, who won his first UK Championship title at the previous year's event, defeating China's Ding Junhui 10–7 in the final,[16][17] but he lost 5–6 to Ding in the last 32.[5]

Broadcasters

The qualifying matches were broadcast by Discovery+ and Eurosport in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); Migu [zh], Youku, and Huya in China; and Matchroom.live in all other territories. Round 4 of qualifying, called "Judgement Day", was also streamed on World Snooker Tour's YouTube and Facebook pages.[18]

The main stages of the event are being broadcast by the BBC in the UK; Discovery+ and Eurosport in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); CCTV-5, Migu, Youku, and Huya in Mainland China; DAZN in the US and Brazil; Now TV in Hong Kong; Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; TrueVisions in Thailand; Sportcast in Taiwan; Premier Sports Network in the Philippines; Fastsports in Pakistan; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.[19]

Prize fund

The event features a total prize fund of £1,205,000, with the winner receiving £250,000. The tournament is sponsored by online casino MrQ. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[20]

  • 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[a]
  • Total: £1,205,000

Summary

Qualifying rounds

Craig Steadman (pictured) was the most successful of the amateur players in qualifying, but was defeated 6–2 by Pang Junxu in the fourth round.

Qualifying took place from 18 to 23 November at the Morningside Arena in Leicester.[22][14]

First round

In the first round, unseeded player Mink Nutcharut beat 96th seed Adam Duffy 6–3, but she was defeated 6–5 by 65th seed Michael White in the second round.[23]

Second round

Xu Si made his first career maximum break in frame 2 of the second round qualifying match against Ma Hailong.[24][25]

Third round

In the third round of qualifying, the following top 32 seeds were defeated:[22]

Fourth round

Ding Junhui (pictured) defeated Robbie Williams 6–3 in the fourth round of qualifying.

In the fourth round of qualifying, the following top 32 seeds were defeated:[22]

Three-time winner (2005, 2009, and 2019) Ding Junhui, runner-up in 2022, came through "Judgement Day" beating Robbie Williams 6–3 in the fourth round of qualifying.[29][15][30]

Early rounds

Last 32

The first round was played from 25 to 28 November in York.[2][31]

25 November
Defending champion Mark Allen (pictured) was defeated 6–5 by Ding Junhui in the first round.

In the afternoon session, Ding faced defending champion Mark Allen in the first round, a repeat of the 2022 final.[32] The score was drawn at 2–2 at the mid-session interval, and Allen made breaks of 106 and 60 to lead by 4–2. Ding won the next three consecutive frames to get within one frame of victory at 5–4, but Allen took the tenth frame with a 70 break to even the score at 5–5. In the deciding frame, Allen led by 37–0 before missing a red, and Ding cleared up with a century break of 102 to win the match by 6–5. Commenting on his ill health leading up to the match, Ding said afterwards: "I've seen the doctor and taken some tablets. This morning I felt like I couldn't stand and maybe wouldn't be able to play. I felt a bit better before the match. I was thinking I might have to give him a walkover."[5][33][34] Mark Williams defeated Fan Zhengyi 6–4.[35]

In the evening session, Jamie Clarke came back from a 1–5 deficit against Kyren Wilson, winning five consecutive frames for a 6–5 victory including a century break of 104 in the final frame.[36] The match between Noppon Saengkham and Tom Ford also went to a 5–1 scoreline, with Saengkham making three centuries breaks of 126, 100, and 127 to establish the lead. But Ford took the next five consecutive frames to win the match by 6–5, with a century break of 130 in the eighth frame.[37][38]

26 November

In the afternoon session, Luca Brecel defeated Yuan Sijun 6–4.[39][40][41] Zhang Anda tied Elliot Slessor at 1–1 after missing the 13th red attempting a maximum break in the second frame. The score was then tied at 2–2, 3–3, 4–4, and finally 5–5 to enter a deciding frame, which Zhang won for a 6–5 victory.[42]

The evening session was delayed after a small fire at the reception area of the venue triggered a fire alarm. The building was evacuated and the fire was put out by the fire brigade to allow players and fans to return. The session then started at 8:00pm, an hour later than scheduled.[43] Shaun Murphy played Hossein Vafaei in their second professional meeting, the first being their first-round match in the 2023 Shoot Out. They were tied at 2–2 at the mid-session interval, and Vafaei made breaks of 100 and 71 to lead by 5–3. Murphy narrowed the score to 5–4 by winning the ninth frame, but Vafaei made a break of 67 to clinch the tenth frame and a 6–4 victory.[44][45] Matthew Selt made century breaks of 111 and 102 to lead Ali Carter by 3–2, and went on to win the match by 6–3.[46]

27 November

In the afternoon session, Judd Trump defeated Pang Junxu 6–1 in their first professional meeting, making century breaks of 114 and 124 in the first and fourth frames.[47][48] After the match Trump said: "I'm playing well. I feel like I'm a player that is either amazing or terrible and I feel if I can get through the first two rounds then nothing is stopping me. It is quite rare for me to lose in a semi or quarter-final."[49] Ben Woollaston made a century break of 100 in the first frame against Barry Hawkins to lead by 1–0, and went on to lead by 3–1. But Hawkins tied the score at 4–4, and won the last two frames for a 6–4 victory.[50]

In the evening session, Mark Selby whitewashed Mark Joyce 6–0.[51][52] Jack Lisowski made a break of 86 in the first frame and won the second frame on a re-spotted black for a 2–0 advantage against Jamie Jones, who advanced to a 3–2 lead with century breaks of 101 and 113. The score was tied at 4–4 after the eighth frame, and Jones won the last two frames to clinch a 6–4 victory.[53]

28 November
Three-time UK champion Neil Robertson (pictured) was defeated 2–6 by Zhou Yuelong in the first round, ending his winning streak of at least one professional tournament every calendar year since 2006.

In the afternoon session, Ronnie O'Sullivan played Anthony McGill. McGill won the first two frames with a 116 break in the first, but O'Sullivan took six frames in a row to win 6–2.[54] John Higgins beat Joe O'Connor 6–3 making a 122 break in the eighth frame.[55][56]

In the evening session, Zhou Yuelong made breaks of 80 and 134 to lead Neil Robertson by 2–1. Robertson won the fourth frame with a clearance of 135 to even the score at 2–2 at the mid-session interval, but Zhou took the next four consecutive frames with breaks of 67, 99, 136, and 74 for a 6–2 victory.[57] Robertson's defeat ended his winning streak of at least one professional tournament every calendar year since 2006. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made breaks of 93, 127, and 85 to lead Robert Milkins by 3–1 at the mid-session interval. Milkins attempted a maximum break in the fifth frame but missed the last red, ending the break at 112. He then narrowed his deficit to 4–5 with breaks of 99 and 121, and won the last two frames to clinch the match by 6–5.[58][59]

Last 16

The second round was played on 29 and 30 November.[2]

29 November

In the afternoon session, Trump whitewashed Jones 6–0, making a break of 100 in the first frame, the 950th century break of his career.[60][61][62] Ding made century breaks of 126 and 110 to lead Ford by 2–0, and Ford evened the score at 2–2 at the mid-session interval with breaks of 118 and 98. Ding advanced his lead to 5–3, and took the last frame with a century break of 106 to win by 6–3.[63][64]

In the evening session, Williams played Clarke in a re-match of their first-round meeting at the 2022 UK Championship. Clarke established a 2–0 lead with a century break of 128 in the second frame, but Williams won the next five consecutive frames to get within one frame of victory at 5–2, making century breaks of 138 and 107 in the third and seventh frames. Clarke won frames eight and nine to narrow his deficit to 4–5, but Williams took the tenth frame with a century break of 100 for a 6–4 victory.[65] Selby lead Hawkins by 3–1 at the mid-session interval, making century breaks of 142 and 101 in the first and fourth frames. Hawkins took frame five with a century break of 133, but was trailing by 3–5 after the eighth frame. He made breaks of 84 and 88 in the next two frames to tie the score at 5–5. In the deciding frame which lasted nearly an hour, Hawkins snookered himself on the last blue after a long safety battle, and Selby potted the blue and pink to clinch the match by 6–5.[66][67][68]

30 November
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Hossein Vafaei (left) defeated Matthew Selt 6–1, and Zhang Anda (right) defeated Luca Brecel 6–4 to advance to the first UK Championship quarter-final of their careers.

In the afternoon session, O'Sullivan trailed Milkins 0–2 after the first two frames, but won four frames in a row to advance to 4–2, with a century break of 142 in the fifth frame. Milkins made a century break of 120 in the ninth frame, and tied the score at 5–5 to force a decider, which O'Sullivan took for a 6–5 victory.[69][70][71] Zhou established a 4–1 lead against Higgins, who won frames six and seven to catch up to 4–3. But Zhou won the last two frames with breaks of 52 and 63 to prevail 6–3.[72]

In the evening session, Vafaei made three century breaks of 132, 133, and 121 to defeat Selt 6–1.[73] Brecel tied Zhang 2–2 at the mid-session interval, and again at 4–4 after the eighth frame, but Zhang made breaks of 124 and 68 in the last two frames to clinch a 6–4 victory. [74] Vafaei and Zhang will face each other in the quarter-final, both having advanced to this stage of the UK Championship for the first time in their careers.

Later rounds

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals will be played on 1 December.[2]

Semi-finals

The semi-finals will be played on 2 December.[2]

Final

The final will be played as the best of 19 frames over two sessions on 3 December.[2]

Main draw

The draw for the main stage of the tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the 112 seeded players, whilst players in bold denote match winners.[75][76][77][15][78] All matches are the best of 11 frames except the final, which is the best of 19 frames.[3]

Last 32
25–28 November 		Last 16
29–30 November 		Quarter-finals
1 December 		Semi-finals
2 December 		Final
3 December
          
 Mark Allen (NIR) (1) 5
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (17) 6
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (17) 6
 Tom Ford (ENG) (16) 3
 Tom Ford (ENG) (16) 6
 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (24) 5
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (17)
 Mark Williams (WAL) (9)
 Mark Williams (WAL) (9) 6
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (33) 4
 Mark Williams (WAL) (9) 6
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) (60) 4
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8) 5
 Jamie Clarke (WAL) (60) 6
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (5) 6
 Mark Joyce (ENG) (62) 0
 Mark Selby (ENG) (5) 6
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (12) 5
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (12) 6
 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (51) 4
 Mark Selby (ENG) (5)
 Judd Trump (ENG) (4)
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (13) 4
 Jamie Jones (WAL) (45) 6
 Jamie Jones (WAL) (45) 0
 Judd Trump (ENG) (4) 6
 Judd Trump (ENG) (4) 6
 Pang Junxu (CHN) (34) 1
 
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (3) 6
 Anthony McGill (SCO) (21) 2
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (3) 6
 Robert Milkins (ENG) (14) 5
 Robert Milkins (ENG) (14) 6
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (40) 5
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (3)
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (26)
 John Higgins (SCO) (11) 6
 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (38) 3
 John Higgins (SCO) (11) 3
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (26) 6
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (6) 2
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (26) 6
 
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (7) 4
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (18) 6
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (18) 6
 Matthew Selt (ENG) (29) 1
 Ali Carter (ENG) (10) 3
 Matthew Selt (ENG) (29) 6
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (18)
 Zhang Anda (CHN) (15)
 Zhang Anda (CHN) (15) 6
 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (55) 5
 Zhang Anda (CHN) (15) 6
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (2) 4
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (2) 6
 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (43) 4


Qualifying draw

The draw for the qualifying stage of the tournament is shown below. Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the 112 seeded players, whilst players in bold denote match winners.[76][79][22][78] All matches were the best of 11 frames.[3]

Round 1 (Last 144)
18–19 November		Round 2 (Last 112)
19–20 November		Round 3 (Last 80)
20–21 November		Round 4 (Last 48)
22–23 November
 Daniel Wells (WAL) (81)6 Ashley Carty (ENG) (80)2 Ding Junhui (CHN) (17)6
 Mostafa Dorgham (EGY) (u)2 Daniel Wells (WAL) (81)6 Daniel Wells (WAL) (81)4 Ding Junhui (CHN) (17)6
 Jenson Kendrick (ENG) (112)6 Robbie Williams (ENG) (49)6 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (48)5 Robbie Williams (ENG) (49)3
 Oliver Briffett-Payne (WAL) (a)4 Jenson Kendrick (ENG) (112)1 Robbie Williams (ENG) (49)6
 Adam Duffy (ENG) (96)3 Michael White (WAL) (65)6 Si Jiahui (CHN) (32)5
 Mink Nutcharut (THA) (u)6 Mink Nutcharut (THA) (u)5 Michael White (WAL) (65)6 Michael White (WAL) (65)5
 Stuart Carrington (ENG) (97)6 Martin Gould (ENG) (64)6 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (33)6 Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (33)6
 Manasawin Phetmalaikul (THA) (u)2 Stuart Carrington (ENG) (97)0 Martin Gould (ENG) (64)3
 Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY) (104)6 Andy Hicks (ENG) (57)6 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (40)6
 Victor Sarkis (BRA) (u)3 Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY) (104)4 Andy Hicks (ENG) (57)2 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (40)6
 Marco Fu (HKG) (89)6 Ben Mertens (BEL) (72)4 Ricky Walden (ENG) (25)6 Ricky Walden (ENG) (25)3
 Michael Holt (ENG) (a)5 Marco Fu (HKG) (89)6 Marco Fu (HKG) (89)5
 Anton Kazakov (UKR) (105)1 David Grace (ENG) (56)6 Wu Yize (CHN) (41)6
 Ryan Davies (ENG) (a)6 Ryan Davies (ENG) (a)5 David Grace (ENG) (56)2 Wu Yize (CHN) (41)4
 Xing Zihao (CHN) (88)6 James Cahill (ENG) (73)6 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (24)6 Noppon Saengkham (THA) (24)6
 Jimmy White (ENG) (u)2 Xing Zihao (CHN) (88)2 James Cahill (ENG) (73)5
 Ross Muir (SCO) (85)6 He Guoqiang (CHN) (76)6 Anthony McGill (SCO) (21)6
 Andrew Pagett (WAL) (u)1 Ross Muir (SCO) (85)4 He Guoqiang (CHN) (76)3 Anthony McGill (SCO) (21)6
 Stan Moody (ENG) (108)6 Dominic Dale (WAL) (53)6 Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (44)6 Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (44)2
 Filips Kalniņš (LAT) (a)3 Stan Moody (ENG) (108)5 Dominic Dale (WAL) (53)3
 Peng Yisong (CHN) (92)6 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (69)6 David Gilbert (ENG) (28)6
 Umut Dikme (GER) (a)0 Peng Yisong (CHN) (92)5 Julien Leclercq (BEL) (69)1 David Gilbert (ENG) (28)5
 Alfie Burden (ENG) (101)1 Jamie Clarke (WAL) (60)6 Jordan Brown (NIR) (37)4 Jamie Clarke (WAL) (60)6
 Oliver Sykes (ENG) (a)6 Oliver Sykes (ENG) (a)4 Jamie Clarke (WAL) (60)6
 Ma Hailong (CHN) (100)6 Xu Si (CHN) (61)6 Lyu Haotian (CHN) (36)6
 Sydney Wilson (ENG) (a)4 Ma Hailong (CHN) (100)1 Xu Si (CHN) (61)2 Lyu Haotian (CHN) (36)3
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL) (93)2 Dylan Emery (WAL) (68)6 Matthew Selt (ENG) (29)6 Matthew Selt (ENG) (29)6
 Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (a)6 Robbie McGuigan (NIR) (a)2 Dylan Emery (WAL) (68)4
 Jiang Jun (CHN) (109)6 Jackson Page (WAL) (52)4 Jamie Jones (WAL) (45)6
 Rebecca Kenna (ENG) (u)0 Jiang Jun (CHN) (109)6 Jiang Jun (CHN) (109)4 Jamie Jones (WAL) (45)6
 Allan Taylor (ENG) (84)6 Zak Surety (ENG) (77)6 Gary Wilson (ENG) (20)3 Zak Surety (ENG) (77)4
 Liam Davies (WAL) (a)5 Allan Taylor (ENG) (84)3 Zak Surety (ENG) (77)6
 Rod Lawler (ENG) (83)6 Lukas Kleckers (GER) (78)6 Ryan Day (WAL) (19)2
 Liam Graham (SCO) (u)2 Rod Lawler (ENG) (83)3 Lukas Kleckers (GER) (78)6 Lukas Kleckers (GER) (78)1
 Ryan Thomerson (AUS) (110)6 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (51)6 Cao Yupeng (CHN) (46)4 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (51)6
 Reanne Evans (ENG) (u)5 Ryan Thomerson (AUS) (110)1 Ben Woollaston (ENG) (51)6
 Andy Lee (HKG) (94)6 Sanderson Lam (ENG) (67)5 Joe Perry (ENG) (30)6
 Joel Connolly (NIR) (a)2 Andy Lee (HKG) (94)6 Andy Lee (HKG) (94)2 Joe Perry (ENG) (30)4
 Liam Pullen (ENG) (99)1 Mark Joyce (ENG) (62)6 Xiao Guodong (CHN) (35)2 Mark Joyce (ENG) (62)6
 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (a)6 Iulian Boiko (UKR) (a)5 Mark Joyce (ENG) (62)6
 Long Zehuang (CHN) (102)6 Oliver Lines (ENG) (59)6 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (38)6
 Haydon Pinhey (ENG) (a)5 Long Zehuang (CHN) (102)3 Oliver Lines (ENG) (59)5 Joe O'Connor (ENG) (38)6
 Oliver Brown (ENG) (91)1 Ashley Hugill (ENG) (70)6 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (27)6 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (27)3
 Dean Young (SCO) (u)6 Dean Young (SCO) (u)3 Ashley Hugill (ENG) (70)4
 Andrew Higginson (ENG) (106)4 Tian Pengfei (CHN) (54)3 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (43)6
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (u)6 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (u)6 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) (u)5 Yuan Sijun (CHN) (43)6
 Muhammad Asif (PAK) (86)1 Ken Doherty (IRL) (75)6 Chris Wakelin (ENG) (22)4 Ken Doherty (IRL) (75)3
 Duane Jones (WAL) (a)6 Duane Jones (WAL) (a)3 Ken Doherty (IRL) (75)6
 Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) (87)6 David Lilley (ENG) (74)6 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (23)2
 Baipat Siripaporn (THA) (u)5 Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) (87)3 David Lilley (ENG) (74)6 David Lilley (ENG) (74)3
 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (107)6 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (55)6 Graeme Dott (SCO) (42)3 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (55)6
 Ahmed Aly Elsayed (USA) (u)0 Louis Heathcote (ENG) (107)1 Elliot Slessor (ENG) (55)6
 Hammad Miah (ENG) (90)6 John Astley (ENG) (71)1 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (26)6
 Bulcsú Révész (HUN) (a)3 Hammad Miah (ENG) (90)6 Hammad Miah (ENG) (90)4 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (26)6
 Ian Burns (ENG) (103)6 Liam Highfield (ENG) (58)0 Jak Jones (WAL) (39)2 Ian Burns (ENG) (103)5
 Amaan Iqbal (SCO) (a)0 Ian Burns (ENG) (103)6 Ian Burns (ENG) (103)6
 Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) (98)3 Mark Davis (ENG) (63)6 Pang Junxu (CHN) (34)6
 Gao Yang (CHN) (a)6 Gao Yang (CHN) (a)4 Mark Davis (ENG) (63)4 Pang Junxu (CHN) (34)6
 Andres Petrov (EST) (95)3 Aaron Hill (IRL) (66)2 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (31)5 Craig Steadman (ENG) (a)2
 Craig Steadman (ENG) (a)6 Craig Steadman (ENG) (a)6 Craig Steadman (ENG) (a)6
 Thor Chuan Leong (MAS) (111)6 Scott Donaldson (SCO) (50)6 Sam Craigie (ENG) (47)1
 Riley Powell (WAL) (a)0 Thor Chuan Leong (MAS) (111)2 Scott Donaldson (SCO) (50)6 Scott Donaldson (SCO) (50)4
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (82)6 Liu Hongyu (CHN) (79)5 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (18)6 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (18)6
 Jack Borwick (SCO) (a)4 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (82)6 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (82)0

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

A total of 44 century breaks have been made so far in the main stage of the tournament.[78]

Qualifying stage centuries

A total of 80 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage of the tournament.[78]

Notes

  1. ^ In addition to the highest break prize, any player making two maximum breaks during this season's Triple Crown events will be rewarded with a £147,000 bonus.[21]
  2. ^ Craig Steadman had the best run of all the amateur and unseeded players in qualifying, beating 95th seed Andres Petrov 6–3 in round 1, 66th seed Aaron Hill 6–2 in round 2, and 31st seed Jimmy Robertson 6–5 in round 3, before being defeated 6–2 by 34th seed Pang Junxu in the fourth round.[26]

References

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