2022–23 snooker season
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Duration | 28 June 2022 – 14 May 2023 (2022-06-28 – 2023-05-14) |
Tournaments | 40 (15 ranking events) |
Triple Crown winners | |
UK Championship | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
World Championship | ![]() |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
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]
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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. |
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28 Jun | 29 Jul | Championship League | Morningside Arena in Leicester, England | ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | [18] |
16 Aug | 21 Aug | European Masters | Stadthalle Fürth in Fürth, Germany | ![]() | 9–3 | ![]() | [19] |
24 Sep | 25 Sep | World Mixed Doubles† | Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England | ![]() ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() ![]() | [20] |
26 Sep | 2 Oct | British Open | Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England | ![]() | 10–7 | ![]() | [21] |
6 Oct | 9 Oct | Hong Kong Masters† | Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong | ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() | [22] |
16 Oct | 23 Oct | Northern Ireland Open | Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() | 9–4 | ![]() | [23] |
31 Oct | 6 Nov | Champion of Champions† | Bolton Whites Hotel in Bolton, England | ![]() | 10–6 | ![]() | [24] |
12 Nov | 20 Nov | UK Championship | York Barbican in York, England | ![]() | 10–7 | ![]() | [25] |
28 Nov | 4 Dec | Scottish Open | Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland | ![]() | 9–2 | ![]() | [26] |
12 Dec | 18 Dec | English Open | Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England | ![]() | 9–6 | ![]() | [27] |
8 Jan | 15 Jan | Masters† | Alexandra Palace in London, England | ![]() | 10–8 | ![]() | [28] |
16 Jan | 22 Jan | World Grand Prix | The Centaur in Cheltenham, England | ![]() | 10–9 | ![]() | [29] |
25 Jan | 28 Jan | Shoot Out | Morningside Arena in Leicester, England | ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | [30] |
1 Feb | 5 Feb | German Masters | Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany | ![]() | 10–3 | ![]() | [31] |
13 Feb | 19 Feb | Welsh Open | Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales | ![]() | 9–7 | ![]() | [32] |
20 Feb | 26 Feb | Players Championship | Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, England | ![]() | 10–4 | ![]() | [33] |
19 Dec | 2 Mar | Championship League† | Morningside Arena in Leicester, England | ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | [34] |
6 Mar | 11 Mar | Six-red World Championship† | Thammasat University Convention Centre in Pathum Thani, Thailand | ![]() | 8–6 | ![]() | [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 | ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | [37] |
27 Mar | 2 Apr | Tour Championship | Bonus Arena in Hull, England | ![]() | 10–7 | ![]() | [38] |
15 Apr | 1 May | World Championship | Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England | ![]() | 18–15 | ![]() | [39] |
Ranking event |
† Non-ranking event |
‡ Cancelled event |
World Women's Snooker
Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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30 Jul | 31 Jul | UK Women's Championship | Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England | ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | [40] |
26 Aug | 28 Aug | US Women's Open | OX Billiards in Seattle, USA | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | [41] |
1 Oct | 4 Oct | Australian Women's Open | Mounties in Sydney, Australia | ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | [42] |
22 Oct | 23 Oct | Scottish Women's Open | The Q Club in Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | [43] |
26 Nov | 27 Nov | Eden Women's Masters | Frames Sports Bar in London, England | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | [44] |
20 Jan | 22 Jan | Belgian Women's Open | The Trickshot in Bruges, Belgium | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | [45] |
31 Jan | 3 Feb | Asia-Pacific Women's Championship | Mounties in Sydney, Australia | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | [46] |
25 Feb | 27 Feb | Women's Snooker World Cup† | Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | [47] |
28 Feb | 4 Mar | World Women's Championship | Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | [48] |
13 May | 14 May | Women's British Open | Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, England | ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() | [49] |
Individual event |
† Team event |
World Seniors Tour
Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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3 May | 7 May | World Seniors Championship | Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England | ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | [50][51] |
Q-Tour
Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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2 Sep | 4 Sep | Q Tour 1 | North East Snooker Centre in North Shields, England | ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | [52] |
16 Sep | 18 Sep | Q Tour 2 | Castle Snooker Club in Brighton, England | ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | [53] |
14 Oct | 16 Oct | Q Tour 3 | Delta Moon in Mons, Belgium | ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | [54] |
25 Nov | 27 Nov | Q Tour 4 | Snookerhallen in Stockholm, Sweden | ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | [55] |
9 Dec | 11 Dec | Q Tour 5 | Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, England | ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | [56] |
6 Jan | 8 Jan | Q Tour 6 | Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England | ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | [57] |
4 Mar | 5 Mar | Q Tour Playoff | Q House Academy in Darlington, England | ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | [58] |
Other events
Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Ref. |
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13 Jul | 17 Jul | World Games | Sheraton Hotel, Birmingham, United States | ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
World ranking points
[59][60]
Round Tournament | R144 | R128 | R112 | R96 | R80 | R64 | R48 | R32 | R24 | R16 | QF | R6 | SF | F | W |
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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
- ^ First stage fourth-placed
- ^ First stage third-placed
- ^ First stage runner-up
- ^ Second stage fourth-placed
- ^ Second stage third-placed
- ^ Second stage runner-up
- ^ Third stage fourth-placed
- ^ Third stage third-placed
- ^ Third stage runner-up
- ^ a b c d e f Players who lose their first match receive no ranking points.
- ^ Loss in first qualifying round
- ^ Loss in second qualifying round
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External links
- Calendar 2022/2023 at snooker.org
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- Northern Ireland Open
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- Scottish Open
- English Open
- World Grand Prix
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- German Masters
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- WST Classic
- Tour Championship
- World Championship
- World Games
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- Six-red World Championship
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