2022–23 snooker season explained
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. 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.[1]
New professional players
All players listed below received a tour card for two seasons.[2]
- Top 4 players from 2021/2022 One Year Ranking List[3]
- International Champions
- Q Tour
- CBSA China Tour
- World Women's Snooker Qualifiers
- Invitational Tour Card
- Q School
See main article: article and 2022 Q School.
- Event 1
- Event 2
- Event 3
- Asia-Oceania Event 1
- Asia-Oceania Event 2
- Asia-Oceania Order of Merit
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.[4]
World Snooker Tour
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | | Runner-up | |
|---|
| 28 Jun | 29 Jul | Championship League | Morningside Arena in Leicester, England | | 31 | | [5] |
| 16 Aug | 21 Aug | European Masters | Stadthalle Fürth in Fürth, Germany | | 93 | | [6] |
| 24Sep | 25Sep | World Mixed Doubles† | Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England |
| 42 |
| [7] |
| 26 Sep | 2 Oct | British Open | Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England | | 107 | | [8] |
| 6 Oct | 9 Oct | Hong Kong Masters† | Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong | | 64 | | [9] |
| 16 Oct | 23 Oct | Northern Ireland Open | Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland | | 94 | | [10] |
| 31 Oct | 6 Nov | Champion of Champions† | Bolton Whites Hotel in Bolton, England | | 106 | | [11] |
| 12 Nov | 20 Nov | UK Championship | York Barbican in York, England | | 107 | | [12] |
| 28 Nov | 4 Dec | Scottish Open | Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland | | 92 | | [13] |
| 12 Dec | 18 Dec | English Open | Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England | | 96 | | [14] |
| 8 Jan | 15 Jan | Masters† | Alexandra Palace in London, England | | 108 | | [15] |
| 16 Jan | 22 Jan | World Grand Prix | data-sort-value="Centaur" | The Centaur in Cheltenham, England | | 109 | | [16] |
| 25 Jan | 28 Jan | Shoot Out | Morningside Arena in Leicester, England | | 10 | | [17] |
| 1 Feb | 5 Feb | German Masters | Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany | | 103 | | [18] |
| 13 Feb | 19 Feb | Welsh Open | Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales | | 97 | | [19] |
| 20 Feb | 26 Feb | Players Championship | Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, England | | 104 | | [20] |
| 19 Dec | 2 Mar | Championship League† | Morningside Arena in Leicester, England | | 31 | | [21] |
| 6 Mar | 11 Mar | Six-red World Championship† | Thammasat University Convention Centre
in Pathum Thani, Thailand | | 86 | | [22] |
| 13 Mar | 19 Mar | Turkish Masters‡ | Nirvana Cosmopolitan Hotel, Antalya, Turkey | Cancelled due to lack of funding from promoter | [23] |
| 16 Mar | 22 Mar | WST Classic | Morningside Arena in Leicester, England | | 62 | | [24] |
| 27 Mar | 2 Apr | Tour Championship | Bonus Arena in Hull, England | | 107 | | [25] |
| 15 Apr | 1 May | World Championship | Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England | | 1815 | | [26] | |
| Ranking event |
| † Non-ranking event |
| ‡ Cancelled event | |
World Women's Snooker
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | | Runner-up | |
|---|
| 30 Jul | 31 Jul | UK Women's Championship | Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England | | 43 | | [27] |
| 26 Aug | 28 Aug | US Women's Open | OX Billiards in Seattle, Washington, United States | | 41 | | [28] |
| 1 Oct | 4 Oct | Australian Women's Open | Mounties in Sydney, Australia | | 43 | | [29] |
| 22 Oct | 23 Oct | Scottish Women's Open | data-sort-value="Q Club" | The Q Club in Glasgow, Scotland | | 42 | | [30] |
| 26 Nov | 27 Nov | Eden Women's Masters | Frames Sports Bar in London, England | | 40 | | [31] |
| 20 Jan | 22 Jan | Belgian Women's Open | data-sort-value="Trickshot" | The Trickshot in Bruges, Belgium | | 41 | | [32] |
| 31 Jan | 3 Feb | Asia-Pacific Women's Championship | Mounties in Sydney, Australia | | 41 | | [33] |
| 25 Feb | 27 Feb | Women's Snooker World Cup | Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok, Thailand |  India 1 | 43 | England 1 | [34] |
| 28 Feb | 4 Mar | World Women's Championship | Hi-End Snooker Club in Bangkok, Thailand | | 63 | | [35] |
| 13May | 14May | Women's British Open | Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, England | | 43 | | [36] | |
| Individual event |
| Team event | |
World Seniors Tour
See main article: article and World Seniors Tour.
Q-Tour
See main article: article and 2022–23 Q Tour.
| Start | Finish | Tournament | Venue | Winner | | Runner-up | |
|---|
| 2 Sep | 4 Sep | Q Tour 1 | North East Snooker Centre in North Shields, England | | 52 | | [39] |
| 16 Sep | 18 Sep | Q Tour 2 | Castle Snooker Club in Brighton, England | | 51 | | [40] |
| 14 Oct | 16 Oct | Q Tour 3 | Delta Moon in Mons, Belgium | | 53 | | [41] |
| 25 Nov | 27 Nov | Q Tour 4 | Snookerhallen in Stockholm, Sweden | | 54 | | [42] |
| 9 Dec | 11 Dec | Q Tour 5 | Landywood Snooker Club in Great Wyrley, England | | 52 | | [43] |
| 6 Jan | 8 Jan | Q Tour 6 | Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England | | 51 | | [44] |
| 4 Mar | 5 Mar | Q Tour Playoff | Q House Academy in Darlington, England | | 52 | | [45] | |
Other events
World ranking points
See main article: article and 2022–23 snooker world rankings. [46] [47]
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|---|
| Championship League | | 0
| | 1,000
| | 2,000
| | 4,000
| 5,000
| 6,000
| 8,000
| 9,000
| 11,000
| 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[48] | 0 | | 2,500
| | 5,000
| | 7,500 | 10,000
| | 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
| | | | 3,000
| | 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
| | 10,000
| | 15,000 | 20,000
| | 30,000 | 50,000 | | 100,000 | 200,000 | 500,000 | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: WPBSA Statement - Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon . 22 June 2022 . 22 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220622192422/https://wst.tv/wpbsa-statement-thanawat-tirapongpaiboon/ . dead .
- Web site: 2022/23 Tour Players . 7 July 2022 . 25 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025114944/https://wst.tv/2022-23-tour-players/ . dead .
- Web site: 2021/2022 Season Points. snooker.org. 17 April 2022. 31 March 2022. 18 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190518013548/http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=34. live.
- Web site: WST Calendar for Remainder of 2022 Announced. 31 March 2022. 31 March 2022. 17 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220717121406/https://wst.tv/wst-calendar-for-remainder-of-2022-announced/. dead.
- Web site: Brecel Lands Third Ranking Crown . 29 July 2022 . 29 July 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822123634/https://wst.tv/brecel-lands-third-ranking-crown/ . dead .
- Web site: Wilson is Master of Fürth . 21 August 2022 . 21 August 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822123643/https://wst.tv/wilson-master-of-furth/ . dead .
- Web site: Robertson and Nutcharut Win Landmark Doubles Title . 25 September 2022 . 26 September 2022 . 27 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127194143/https://wst.tv/robertson-and-nutcharut-win-landmark-doubles-title/ . dead .
- Web site: Best Of British Means Career High For Day . 2 October 2022 . 2 October 2022 . 27 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127195349/https://wst.tv/best-of-british-day-beats-allen/ . dead .
- Web site: Bisset . Roddy . 2022-10-09 . Rocket Soars To Hong Kong Title . 2022-10-09 . World Snooker . en-US . 27 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127193240/https://wst.tv/rocket-soars-to-hong-kong-title/ . dead .
- Web site: Hirschowitz . Ivan . 2022-10-23 . Allen Triumphs Again In Belfast . 2022-10-23 . World Snooker . en-US . 27 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221027001522/https://wst.tv/allen-triumphs-again-in-belfast/ . dead .
- Web site: Rocket Lands Fourth Champion of Champions Crown . 6 November 2022 . 6 November 2022 . 27 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127195612/https://wst.tv/rocket-lands-fourth-champion-of-champions-crown/ . dead .
- Web site: Allen Overturns Ding To Win First UK Title . 20 November 2022 . 21 November 2022 . 2 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202105804/https://wst.tv/allen-overturns-ding-to-win-first-uk-title/ . dead .
- Web site: Ivan . Hirschowitz . 2022-12-04 . Wonderful Wilson Crushes O'Connor In Scottish Final . 2022-12-04 . World Snooker . en-US . 7 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207104726/https://wst.tv/wonderful-wilson-crushes-oconnor-in-scottish-final/ . dead .
- Web site: Ivan . Hirschowitz . 2022-12-18 . Selby Ends Barren Streak With English Title . 2022-12-18 . World Snooker . en-US . 18 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221218223435/https://wst.tv/selby-ends-barren-streak-with-english-title/ . dead .
- Web site: 15 January 2023 . Elated Trump wins second Masters title . 16 January 2023 . World Snooker Tour . 16 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230116001117/https://wst.tv/elated-trump-wins-second-masters-title/ . dead .
- Web site: 22 January 2023 . Allen Edges Trump In Epic . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123003037/https://wst.tv/allen-edges-trump-in-epic/ . dead . 23 January 2023 . 22 January 2023 . World Snooker Tour.
- Web site: 28 January 2023 . Wakelin Wins Maiden Title In Style . https://web.archive.org/web/20230128233051/https://wst.tv/wakelin-wins-maiden-title-in-style/ . dead . 28 January 2023 . 28 January 2023 . World Snooker Tour.
- Web site: 5 February 2023 . Carter Victory Ends Title Drought . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205212322/https://wst.tv/carter-victory-ends-title-drought/ . dead . 5 February 2023 . 5 February 2023 . World Snooker Tour.
- Web site: 19 February 2023 . Bob Bonanza: Milkins Wins Title And Bonus . https://web.archive.org/web/20230219222722/https://wst.tv/bob-bonanza-mikins-wins-title-and-bonus/ . dead . 19 February 2023 . 19 February 2023 . World Snooker Tour.
- Web site: 26 February 2023 . Magician Back In Winner's Circle . https://web.archive.org/web/20230226221338/https://wst.tv/magician-back-in-winners-circle/ . dead . 26 February 2023 . 26 February 2023 . World Snooker Tour.
- Web site: 2 March 2023 . Higgins Beats Trump In League Final . https://web.archive.org/web/20230303065108/https://wst.tv/higgins-beats-trump-in-league-final/ . dead . 3 March 2023 . 2 March 2023 . World Snooker Tour.
- Web site: 11 March 2023 . Ding Beats Un-Nooh In Six Red Final . https://web.archive.org/web/20230311123340/https://wst.tv/ding-beats-un-nooh-in-six-red-final/ . dead . 11 March 2023 . 11 March 2023 . World Snooker Tour.
- Web site: 2023 Turkish Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20230123150018/https://wst.tv/2023-turkish-masters/. dead. 23 January 2023. 23 January 2023. World Snooker. 11 March 2023.
- Web site: 23 March 2023 . Selby Makes Three Tons To Win Final . https://web.archive.org/web/20230323001635/https://wst.tv/selby-makes-three-tons-to-win-final/ . dead . 23 March 2023 . 23 March 2023 . World Snooker Tour.
- News: Tour Triumph For Magnificent Murphy . World Snooker Tour . 2 April 2023 . 2 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402213226/https://wst.tv/tour-triumph-for-magnificent-murphy/ . dead . 2 April 2023 .
- News: Breath-Taking Brecel Beats Selby In Crucible Classic . World Snooker Tour . 2 May 2023 . 2 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230501214939/https://wst.tv/breath-taking-brecel-beats-selby-in-crucible-classic/ . dead . 1 May 2023 .
- https://www.womenssnooker.com/evans-wins-11th-uk-crown/ Evans Wins 11th UK Crown
- https://www.womenssnooker.com/hunter-wins-first-ranking-title-in-seattle/ Hunter Wins First Ranking Title in Seattle
- Web site: Hirschowitz . Ivan . 2022-10-05 . Hunter Claims WWS Australian Crown . 2022-10-09 . World Snooker . en-US . 9 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221009150042/https://wst.tv/hunter-claims-wws-australian-crown/ . dead .
- https://www.womenssnooker.com/evans-claims-scottish-crown/ Evans Claims Scottish Crown
- https://www.womenssnooker.com/mink-masters-on-yee-for-eden-title/ Mink Masters On Yee For Eden Title
- https://www.womenssnooker.com/mink-is-best-in-bruges/ Mink is Best in Bruges
- https://www.womenssnooker.com/ploy-does-the-double-in-sydney/ Ploy Does the Double in Sydney!
- https://www.womenssnooker.com/incredible-india-are-world-cup-winners/ Incredible India Are World Cup Winners
- https://www.womenssnooker.com/siripaporn-nuanthakhamjan-is-world-champion/ Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan Is World Champion!
- https://www.womenssnooker.com/brilliant-bai-wins-british-open/ Brilliant Bai Wins British Open
- Web site: World Seniors Championship 2023 . 8 August 2022 . World Seniors Snooker . 24 August 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822082505/https://seniorssnooker.com/world-seniors-championship-2023/ . live .
- https://seniorssnooker.com/white-crowned-world-seniors-king/ White Crowned World Seniors King
- Web site: Ross is the boss at Q Tour event one . 4 September 2022 . WPBSA . 4 September 2022 . 4 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220904195409/https://wpbsa.com/ross-is-the-boss-at-q-tour-event-one/ . live .
- Web site: O'Donnell downs Pragnell for Q Tour title . 18 September 2022 . WPBSA . 19 September 2022 . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170859/https://wpbsa.com/odonnell-downs-pragnell-for-q-tour-title/ . live .
- Web site: Ajaib Over The Moon At Q Tour . 16 October 2022 . WPBSA . 16 October 2022 . 16 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221016204956/https://wpbsa.com/ajaib-over-the-moon-at-q-tour/ . live .
- Web site: Billy is King of the Castle in Sweden . 27 November 2022 . WPBSA . 28 November 2022 . 27 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127193044/https://wpbsa.com/billy-is-king-of-the-castle-in-sweden/ . live .
- Web site: Wells wins at Landywood . 11 December 2022 . WPBSA . 12 December 2022 . 12 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221212080256/https://wpbsa.com/wells-wins-at-landywood/ . live .
- Web site: O'Donnell earns main tour return . 8 January 2023 . WPBSA . 9 January 2023 . 9 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109131505/https://wpbsa.com/odonnell-earns-main-tour-return/ . live .
- Web site: Playoff Champion Carty Returns to the World Snooker Tour . 5 March 2023 . WPBSA.
- Web site: 2022–23 Season Prize Money Breakdown. WST. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220512160752/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Click-here-for-the-prize-money-breakdown.pdf. 12 May 2022.
- Web site: 4 October 2022 . Prize Money World Ranking Schedule 2022/23 Season . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004094736/https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Tour-Prize-Money-Ranking-Points-Schedule-2022-2023-Season-v1.pdf . 4 October 2022 . dead . wst.tv.
- Web site: Hirschowitz . Ivan . 2022-10-01 . Cazoo UK Championship Format And Prize Money . 2022-10-02 . World Snooker . en-US . 27 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221127192009/https://wst.tv/cazoo-uk-championship-format-and-prize-money/ . dead .
