2023 Tour Championship

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2023 Duelbits Tour Championship
Tournament information
Dates27 March – 2 April 2023 (2023-03-27 – 2023-04-02)
VenueBonus Arena
CityHull
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Defending champion Neil Robertson (AUS)
2022

The 2023 Tour Championship (officially the 2023 Duelbits Tour Championship) is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that will take place from 27 March to 2 April 2023 at Bonus Arena in Hull, England.[1][2] Organised by the World Snooker Tour, it will comprise the top eight players on the one-year ranking list.[3]

Prize fund

The total prize fund for the event was £380,000, with the winner receiving £150,000. A breakdown of the prize money for the event is shown below:

  • Winner: £150,000
  • Runner-up: £60,000
  • Semi-final: £40,000
  • Quarter-final: £20,000
  • Highest break: £10,000
  • Total: £380,000

Seeding List

The participants will be determined by the points won in the ranking tournaments in the season's events preceding the Tour Championship. Points earned from the 2022 Championship League to the 2023 WST Classic will be counted.[4]

Tournament draw

The draw for the event will be shown below.

Quarter-finals
Best of 19 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
         
1  Mark Allen (NIR)
8  
 
 
4  
5  
 
 
3  
6  
 
 
2  
7  

Final

The scores from the final will be shown below.

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:
Bonus Arena, Hull, England, 2 April 2023


Afternoon:
Evening:
Highest break
Century breaks
50+ breaks

Century breaks

Duelbits Series

The Duelbits Series features three events: the World Grand Prix, the Players Championship, and the Tour Championship. The winner of the series is decided based on most win points on these tournaments.

Player World Grand Prix Players Championship Tour Championship Total
 Mark Allen (NIR) 100,000 100,000
 Judd Trump (ENG) 40,000 40,000
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) 20,000 20,000
 Noppon Saengkham (THA) 20,000 20,000
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) 12,500 12,500
 Anthony McGill (SCO) 12,500 12,500
 Mark Williams (WAL) 12,500 12,500
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) 12,500 12,500
 Luca Brecel (BEL) 7,500 7,500
 Sam Craigie (ENG) 7,500 7,500
 Ryan Day (WAL) 7,500 7,500
 Ding Junhui (CHN) 7,500 7,500
 Joe O'Connor (ENG) 7,500 7,500
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 7,500 7,500
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) 7,500 7,500
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 7,500 7,500
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 5,000 5,000
 Ali Carter (ENG) 5,000 5,000
 David Gilbert (ENG) 5,000 5,000
 Tom Ford (ENG) 5,000 5,000
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 5,000 5,000
 Jamie Jones (WAL) 5,000 5,000
 Lyu Haotian (CHN) 5,000 5,000
 Robert Milkins (ENG) 5,000 5,000
 Joe Perry (ENG) 5,000 5,000
 Neil Robertson (AUS) 5,000 5,000
 Mark Selby (ENG) 5,000 5,000
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 5,000 5,000
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) 5,000 5,000
 Ricky Walden (ENG) 5,000 5,000
 Robbie Williams (ENG) 5,000 5,000
 Gary Wilson (ENG) 5,000 5,000

Bold: Winner of the tournament.

References

  1. ^ "2023 Tour Championship". World Snooker. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Snooker Tour Championship 2023". Visit Hull. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  3. ^ Ardalen, Hermund. "Competitors 2022/2023 (Tour Championship 2023) - snooker.org". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ https://wst.tv/rankings/1-year-ranking-list/