2023 Players Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 20–26 February 2023 |
| Venue | Aldersley Leisure Village |
| City | Wolverhampton |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £385,000 |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
← 2022 | |
The 2023 Players Championship (officially the 2023 Duelbits Players Championship[1]), is an upcoming professional ranking snooker tournament which is set to take place from 20 to 26 February 2023 at Aldersley Leisure Village, in Wolverhampton, England. It will be the twelfth ranking event of the 2022–23 season, and the second event of the Players Series, following the World Grand Prix, and preceding the Tour Championship.[2] It will feature the top 16 ranked players on the one-year ranking list. The event will be broadcast by ITV4 in the United Kingdom,[3] and Eurosport in the rest of Europe.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Barry Hawkins 10–5 in the 2022 final.[4] Robertson was unable to defend the title, as he was not amongst the Top 16 on the one-year ranking list after the 2023 Welsh Open and thus did not qualify for the tournament.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:
- Winner: £125,000
- Runner-up: £50,000
- Semi-final: £30,000
- Quarter-final: £15,000
- Last 16: £10,000
- Highest break: £10,000
- Total: £385,000
Seeding list
The seedings for the tournament are based on the one-year ranking list up to and including the 2023 Welsh Open.[2] [5]
| Seed | Player | Total Points |
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| 1 |  Mark Allen
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516,000 |
| 2 |  Ryan Day
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144,000 |
| 3 |  Kyren Wilson
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141,500 |
| 4 | Ali Carter
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136,000 |
| 5 |  Ding Junhui
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130,500 |
| 6 | Mark Selby
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125,500 |
| 7 |  Luca Brecel
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116,000 |
| 8 | Jack Lisowski
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115,000 |
| 9 | Gary Wilson
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107,500 |
| 10 | Judd Trump
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105,500 |
| 11 | Tom Ford
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103,500 |
| 12 | Shaun Murphy
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94,500 |
| 13 | Zhou Yuelong
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79,500 |
| 14 | Robert Milkins
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77,000 |
| 15 | Chris Wakelin
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73,500 |
| 16 | Joe O'Connor
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72,000 |
Players marked in yellow have already qualified for the tournament.
Bold: Seeding confirmed.
Tournament draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton, England, 26 February 2023 | ||
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| Afternoon: Evening: | ||
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Century breaks
Total:
References
- ^ Ivan (2023-01-16). "Duelbits Joins Forces With WST". World Snooker. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ a b Ivan (2022-06-30). "Updated 2022/23 Calendar". World Snooker. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Ivan (2022-11-04). "WST, Matchroom And ITV Agree New Two-Year Deal For Five Snooker Events". World Snooker. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Bisset, Roddy (2022-02-13). "Robertson Lands Maiden Players Crown". World Snooker. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ https://wst.tv/rankings/1-year-ranking-list/