2022 Championship League (ranking) explained

Tournament Name:2022 Championship League
Venue:Morningside Arena
Location:Leicester
Country:England
Organisation:Matchroom Sport
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£328,000
Winners Share:£33,000
Highest Break: (145)
Score:3–1
Previous:2021 (ranking)
2022 (invitational)
Next:2023 (ranking)
2023 (invitational)

The 2022 Championship League was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 28 June to 29 July 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. The event featured 128 players and was played as three rounds of round-robin groups of four, before a best-of-five final. It was the 19th edition of the Championship League and the first ranking tournament of the 2022–23 snooker season.

David Gilbert was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Allen 3–1 in the final of the previous ranking edition of the tournament. However, he was knocked out during the second group stage of this edition.

Luca Brecel won the tournament, defeating Lu Ning 3–1 to win his third ranking title and second Championship League title.

Tournament format

The 2022 Championship League took place from 28 June to 29 July 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.[1] 128 players took part in the event. The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players.[2] Two groups were played to a finish every day during four blocks, from 28 June to 1 July, from 4 to 7 July, from 11 to 14 July, and from 18 to 21 July using a two-table setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a round-robin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches in group play were played as best of four frames, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then head-to-head results between players who were tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest made in the group.[3]

The 32 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players. The eight winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the two final groups, with the final taking place later on the same day. The winner took the Championship League title and a place at the 2022 Champion of Champions.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.

Stage One
Stage Two
Stage Three
Final

Stage One

Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players.[4]

Order of play

DateGroup
28 June Group 13
28 June Group 24
29 June Group 4
29 June Group 31
30 June Group 6
30 June Group 26
1 July Group 10
1 July Group 29
DateGroup
4 July Group 1
4 July Group 27
5 July Group 15
5 July Group 32
6 July Group 9
6 July Group 30
7 July Group 3
7 July Group 23
DateGroup
11 July Group 5
11 July Group 28
12 July Group 21
12 July Group 22
13 July Group 18
13 July Group 20
14 July Group 17
14 July Group 25
DateGroup
18 July Group 11
18 July Group 14
19 July Group 2
19 July Group 7
20 July Group 16
20 July Group 19
21 July Group 8
21 July Group 12

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 4 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 121 9
2 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 105 6
3 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 79 1
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 79 1

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 19 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 62 5
2 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 76 5
3 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 65 3
4 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 133 2

Group 3

Group 3 was played on 7 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 127 9
2 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 113 6
3 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 70 3
4 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0

Group 4

Group 4 was played on 29 June.

Matches

Table

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1 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 105 9
2 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 57 4
3 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 75 3
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1

Group 5

Group 5 was played on 11 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 140 9
2 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 111 4
3 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 94 3
4 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 56 1

Group 6

Group 6 was played on 30 June.

Matches

Table

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1 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 77 5
2 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 98 3
3 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 66 3
4 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 65 2

Group 7

Group 7 was played on 19 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 144 7
2 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 117 7
3 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 61 3
4 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 70 0

Group 8

Group 8 was played on 21 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 107 6
2 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 65 6
3 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 70 4
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 92 1

Group 9

Group 9 was played on 6 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 95 9
2 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 105 6
3 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 52 1
4 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 56 1

Group 10

Group 10 was played on 1 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 98 7
2 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 70 5
3 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 90 3
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1

Group 11

Group 11 was played on 18 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 69 6
2 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 61 5
3 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 104 2
4 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 72 2

Group 12

Group 12 was played on 21 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 142 9
2 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 64 4
3 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 62 2
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 67 1

Group 13

Group 13 was played on 28 June.

Matches

Table

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1 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 101 5
2 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 75 5
3 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 88 3
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 55 1

Group 14

Group 14 was played on 18 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 70 7
2 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 103 7
3 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 99 3
4 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 94 0

Group 15

Group 15 was played on 5 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 106 7
2 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 65 4
3 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 130 3
4 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 125 3

Group 16

Group 16 was played on 20 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 100 7
2 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 61 6
3 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 111 4
4 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 55 0

Group 17

Group 17 was played on 14 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 70 7
2 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 120 5
3 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 88 2
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 113 1

Group 18

Group 18 was played on 13 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 80 7
2 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 88 4
3 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 141 3
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 80 1

Group 19

Group 19 was played on 20 July.

Matches

Table

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1 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 115 10
2 4 1 1 2 7 9 −2 104 4
3 4 0 2 2 5 10 −5 94 2

Jimmy White withdrew from the group due to travel issues.

Group 20

Group 20 was played on 13 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 108 6
2 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 135 5
3 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 58 4
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 59 1

Group 21

Group 21 was played on 12 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 87 5
2 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 93 5
3 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 80 3
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 81 1

Group 22

Group 22 was played on 12 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 133 5
2 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 118 5
3 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 95 2

Group 23

Group 23 was played on 7 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 79 7
2 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 95 5
3 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 117 4
4 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0

Group 24

Group 24 was played on 28 June.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 78 7
2 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 93 7
3 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 100 3
4 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 54 0

Group 25

Group 25 was played on 14 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 137 7
2 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 125 5
3 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 103 2
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 55 1

Group 26

Group 26 was played on 30 June.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 77 6
2 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 76 4
3 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 131 4
4 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 57 3

Group 27

Group 27 was played on 4 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 134 7
2 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 138 4
3 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 71 3
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1

Group 28

Group 28 was played on 11 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 115 7
2 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 133 4
3 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 61 3
4 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1

Group 29

Group 29 was played on 1 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 135 9
2 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 60 4
3 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 75 4
4 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 56 0

Group 30

Group 30 was played on 6 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 135 7
2 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 101 4
3 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 100 3
4 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 72 3

Group 31

Group 31 was played on 29 June.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 130 7
2 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 90 6
3 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 65 2
4 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 96 1

Group 32

Group 32 was played on 5 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 112 9
2 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 62 4
3 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 97 2
4 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 54 1

Stage Two

Stage Two consisted of eight groups, each containing four players.[5]

Order of play

DateGroup
25 July Group E
25 July Group F
26 July Group C
26 July Group H
DateGroup
27 July Group A
27 July Group D
28 July Group B
28 July Group G

Group A

Group A was played on 27 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 104 7
2 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 74 5
3 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 127 3
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 80 1

Group B

Group B was played on 28 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 114 7
2 3 1 2 0 7 4 +3 79 5
3 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 139 4
4 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 52 0

Group C

Group C was played on 26 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 120 7
2 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 130 4
3 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 100 3
4 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 117 2

Group D

Group D was played on 27 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 145 7
2 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 115 6
3 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 104 4
4 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 136 0

Group E

Group E was played on 25 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 129 7
2 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 73 6
3 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 133 3
4 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 73 1

Group F

Group F was played on 25 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 79 7
2 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 124 4
3 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 87 3
4 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 76 1

Group G

Group G was played on 28 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 135 7
2 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 112 6
3 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 116 4
4 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 53 0

Group H

Group H was played on 26 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 127 7
2 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 131 6
3 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 75 2
4 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 102 1

Stage Three

Stage Three consisted of two groups, each containing four players.[6]

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 29 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 1 0 8 4 +5 139 7
2 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 130 3
3 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 131 2
4 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 107 2

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 29 July.

Matches

Table

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1 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 108 6
2 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 111 6
3 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 138 6
4 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0

Final

Final: Best of 5 frames. Referee: John Pellew
Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 29 July 2022.
Lu Ning
1–3Luca Brecel
Frame scores: 67–68, 73–0, 15–72, 0–125 (100)
73Highest break100
0Century breaks1

Century breaks

A total of 106 century breaks were made during the tournament.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament.
  2. Web site: Championship League 2022 Ranking Draw . 8 June 2022 . championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Championship League Draw . 8 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608105503/https://wst.tv/championship-league-draw/. dead. 8 June 2022. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
  4. Web site: Stage One.
  5. Web site: Stage Two.
  6. Web site: Stage Three.
  7. Web site: Championship League Snooker 2022 (Stage One WK1) Centuries . World Snooker Tour . 28 June – 1 July 2022 . 28 June 2022 . 4 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220704201254/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14539/betvictor-championship-league-snooker-2022-stage-1-week-1 . dead .
  8. Web site: Championship League Snooker 2022 (Stage One WK2) Centuries . World Snooker Tour . 4–7 July 2022 . 4 July 2022 . 5 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705190737/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14540/betvictor-championship-league-snooker-2022-stage-1-week-2 . dead .
  9. Web site: Championship League Snooker 2022 (Stage One WK3) Centuries . World Snooker Tour . 11–15 July 2022 . 11 July 2022 . 11 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711134718/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14541/betvictor-championship-league-snooker-2022-stage-1-week-3 . dead .
  10. Web site: Championship League Snooker 2022 (Stage One WK4) Centuries . World Snooker Tour . 18–21 July 2022 . 21 July 2022 . 18 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718215421/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14542/betvictor-championship-league-snooker-2022-stage-1-week-4 . dead .
  11. Web site: Championship League Snooker 2022 (Stage Two & Stage Three) Centuries . World Snooker Tour . 25–29 July 2022 . 25 July 2022 . 25 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220725145319/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14543/betvictor-championship-league-snooker-2022-stage-two-stage-three . dead .