2022 World Snooker Championship

2022 World Snooker Championship
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The 2022 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2022

Betfred World Snooker Championship) was a professional
2022 Betfred World
snooker tournament that took place from 16 April to 2 May 2022 Snooker Championship
at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, the 46th consecutive Tournament information
year the World Snooker Championship was held at the venue. The
Dates 16 April –
16th and final ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, the
2 May 2022
tournament was organised by the World Snooker Tour and
sponsored by sports betting company Betfred. It was broadcast in Venue Crucible Theatre
the United Kingdom by the BBC, in Europe (including the UK) City Sheffield
by Eurosport, and elsewhere in the world by Matchroom Sport and
other broadcasters. The total prize fund was £2,395,000, of which Country England
the winner received £500,000. Organisation World Snooker
Tour
Qualifying rounds for the tournament took place from 4 to 13 April
Format Ranking event
2022 at the English Institute of Sport, featuring 128 professional
and invited amateur players. The main stage of the tournament Total prize fund £2,395,000
featured 32 players: the top 16 players from the snooker world Winner's share £500,000
rankings and another 16 players from the qualifying rounds.
Ashley Hugill, Jackson Page, and Hossein Vafaei were debutants Highest break Neil
at the Crucible, Vafaei being the first Iranian player to reach the Robertson (AUS)
main stage. Mark Selby was the defending champion, having won (147)
the 2021 final 18–15 against Shaun Murphy. He lost 10–13 to Yan Graeme
Bingtao in a second-round match that produced the longest frame
Dott (SCO) (147)
ever played at the Crucible, lasting 85 minutes.
Final
Ronnie O'Sullivan equalled Steve Davis's record of 30 Crucible
Champion Ronnie
appearances. He reached a record 20th quarter-final and a record
13th semi-final before defeating Judd Trump 18–13 in the final to O'Sullivan (ENG)
equal Stephen Hendry's record of seven world titles. It was Runner-up Judd
O'Sullivan's 39th ranking title and 21st Triple Crown title. Aged 46 Trump (ENG)
years and 148 days, he became the oldest world champion in the
Score 18–13
sport's history, surpassing Ray Reardon, who was aged 45 years
and 203 days when he won his last world title in 1978. O'Sullivan ← 2021 2023 →
also broke Hendry's record of 70 wins at the Crucible, setting a
new record of 74.
Neil Robertson made a maximum break in his second-round match against Jack Lisowski, the fifth of his
career and the 12th time a 147 had been achieved at the Crucible. Graeme Dott also made a maximum
break in his third-round qualifying match against Pang Junxu, the second of his career and the fifth time
that a maximum had been made in the World Championship qualifiers. The main stage produced a record
109 century breaks, surpassing the 108 centuries made the preceding year. Mark Williams made 16
centuries during the event, equalling the record set by Hendry in 2002.
Background
The first World Snooker Championship final took place in 1927 at
Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England, and was won by Joe
Davis.[1] Since 1977 the tournament has been held annually at the
Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.[2] The 2022 event marked
the 46th consecutive year that the tournament was held at the
Crucible, and the 54th successive year that the World
Championship was contested through the modern knockout
format.[3][4][5] Scottish player Stephen Hendry had been the most
successful participant at the World Championship in the modern
The main draw of the tournament is
era, having won the title seven times.[6] English player Mark Selby played at the Crucible Theatre in
won his fourth world title at the 2021 championship, defeating Sheffield, England.
compatriot Shaun Murphy 18–15 in the final,[7][8][9] for which he
received a £500,000 top prize from a total prize fund of
£2,395,000.[6] Organised by the World Snooker Tour, the 2022 tournament was sponsored by sports
betting company Betfred,[10] which sponsored the event from 2009 to 2012 and continuously since
2015.[11]
Format
The 2022 World Snooker Championship took place from 16 April to 2 May 2022,[12] as the last of 16
ranking events in the 2021–22 season.[13] The event featured a 32-player main draw, preceded by a 128-
player qualifying tournament that was held at the English Institute of Sport between 4 and 13 April 2022,
finishing three days before the start of the main event.[14][15][16] The qualifiers were played over four
rounds, higher-ranked players being seeded and given byes to the later rounds.[16][17] The first three
qualifying rounds were played as the best of 11 frames, and the final round was played as the best of 19
frames.[18]
The top 16 players in the latest snooker world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded
players.[14] Defending champion Selby was automatically seeded first overall.[19][20] The remaining 15
seeds were allocated based on the latest world rankings, released after the 2022 Tour Championship.[20]
The 1991 champion John Parrott made the first-round draw for the Crucible on 14 April at Betfred Studios
in Salford, drawing the qualifiers at random against the seeded players.[21][22] Matches in the first round of
the main draw were played as the best of 19 frames, second-round matches and quarter-finals played as the
best of 25 frames, and the semi-finals as the best of 33 frames.[21] The final was played over two days as a
best-of-35-frames match.[19][23]
Reaching the first round of the tournament's main stage were 12 players from England, six from Wales,
four from Scotland, four from China, two from Thailand, and one each from Northern Ireland, Australia,
Belgium, and Iran. It was the first time in the tournament's history that Iran was represented at the main
stage.[24] It was also the first time, since the tournament first featured 16 seeded players in 1980, that no
seeded player from the United Kingdom was aged under 30. This occasioned debate about the increasing
age profile of the UK's top players.[25]
The tournament was broadcast in the United Kingdom on the BBC and Eurosport,[26][27][28] and in
Europe by Eurosport.[28] Other international broadcasts were provided by Kuaishou, Migu, Huya Live,
Youku, and CCTV in China; by NowTV in Hong Kong; and by DAZN in Canada, the United States, and
Brazil.[28] In territories where there was no other coverage, the event was broadcast by Matchroom
Sport.[28]
Prize fund
The winner of the event received £500,000 from a total prize fund of £2,395,000. The breakdown of prize
money is shown below:[29]
Winner: £500,000
Runner-up: £200,000
Semi-finalists: £100,000
Quarter-finalists: £50,000
Last 16: £30,000
Last 32: £20,000
Last 48: £15,000
Last 80: £10,000
Last 112: £5,000
Highest break (qualifying stage included): £15,000
A bonus of £40,000 was offered for a maximum break made at the Crucible, and £10,000 for a maximum
made in the qualifying rounds. These bonuses were in addition to the £15,000 highest break prize.[30]
Summary
Qualifying
Seven-time champion Hendry, who had rejoined the professional tour in 2021 after nine years in retirement,
chose not to enter the qualifiers for the 2022 tournament, stating that he had not been practising enough to
be competitive.[31][32] Liang Wenbo, seeded 32nd, would have entered the qualifiers in the third round but
the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) suspended him from professional
competition on 2 April after he was convicted on a domestic assault charge.[33][34]
First qualification round
The first qualifying round featured players seeded 81–112 against unseeded players.[35] Aged 15 years and
277 days, Welsh amateur Liam Davies set a new record as the youngest winner of a World Championship
match by defeating Aaron Hill 6–4.[18][36] Jimmy White, runner-up on six occasions, lost 2–6 to Andrew
Pagett, although Pagett was criticised after footage showed him not declaring a foul shot.[18][37] Marco Fu,
a semi-finalist in 2006 and 2016, had not competed professionally since the 2020 Welsh Open due to a
combination of vision problems and COVID-19 travel restrictions.[38][39][40] While preparing for his
return, he made a rare break exceeding 147 in a practice match against Noppon Saengkham, compiling a
149.[41] He lost 5–6 to Ian Burns, who made a 141 break in the match.[40] Four female players—Reanne
Evans, Rebecca Kenna, Ng On-yee, and Nutcharut Wongharuthai—competed in the qualifiers, but all four
lost in the first round.[42][43] Ukrainian teenager Iulian Boiko, who
had become the youngest player ever to compete in qualifying as a
14-year-old in 2020, defeated Michael Georgiou 6–4 to win his
first World Championship match.[44][45]
Second qualification round
The second qualifying round featured players seeded 49–80 against

the first-round winners.[35] Veteran player Dominic Dale defeated
compatriot Duane Jones 6–3, a key win for Dale in his effort to
stay on the professional tour. Allan Taylor defeated Michael Judge
6–5 on the final black ball, a victory that helped Taylor remain on Marco Fu (pictured in 2014) played
the tour through the one-year rankings.[46][47] Nigel Bond, the his first professional match in over
1995 runner-up, lost his place on the tour after a 1–6 defeat to two years in the first round of
Lukas Kleckers.[48] Bond, the last player who turned professional qualifying.
in the 1980s to remain on the tour without an invitational tour
card,[49] subsequently announced his retirement after 33 seasons,
commenting: "At 56, my time as a main tour professional is at an
end". Bond stated that he would not attempt to regain his
professional status through playing in Q School events, but would
still compete in the World Seniors Championship, continue
coaching,[48] and serve the remainder of his term as a WPBSA
Players Board director.[50]
Sunny Akani, Andrew Higginson, Fergal O'Brien and Martin

O'Donnell all lost their tour cards after defeats.[48][51] Thepchaiya
Un-Nooh, also in danger of relegation from the tour, beat Pagett 6–
4 in a match that saw Pagett make three centuries and Un-Nooh Nigel Bond (pictured in 2012), runner-
make a 137 break.[49] Matthew Stevens, runner-up in 2000 and up in 1995, announced his retirement
2005, boosted his chances of remaining on the tour by beating from the professional tour after losing
Gerard Greene 6–1.[52][53] The 1997 champion Ken Doherty lost in the second qualifying round to
4–6 to Rory McLeod.[54] Lukas Kleckers.
Third qualification round
The third round of qualifying featured players seeded 17–48 against the second-round winners.[35] Five
amateur players reached this stage: James Cahill, Liam Davies, David Lilley, Daniel Wells, and Michael
White.[55] Michael White defeated Mark King 6–1.[56] Lilley, the reigning World Seniors Champion,
defeated Kurt Maflin by the same score, which meant Maflin lost his place on the tour.[57] The other
amateurs did not progress.[58][59][60] Dale received a walkover due to Liang's suspension,[54] while Taylor
achieved a surprise 6–4 win over 2013 semi-finalist and number 17 seed Ricky Walden, who had narrowly
missed qualifying automatically for the Crucible after a semi-final loss in the Gibraltar Open.[56][61] Scott
Donaldson reached the last qualifying round by defeating Li Hang 6–5 on the final black ball,[61] and
Ashley Hugill came from 2–5 behind to defeat Martin Gould 6–5, despite suffering from food poisoning
during the match.[62]
Stephen Maguire, a semi-finalist in 2007 and 2012, played in the qualifiers for the first time since 2018 after
falling to number 40 in the world rankings.[63] He defeated Zhang Anda 6–3.[56][64] Ding Junhui, the 2016
runner-up, played in the qualifiers after falling to 29th in the world rankings.[65] He defeated his compatriot
Tian Pengfei 6–4.[57] David Gilbert, a 2019 semi-finalist, defeated McLeod 6–1, and Chris Wakelin
defeated the European Masters champion Fan Zhengyi in a deciding
frame.[66] Kleckers lost his place on the tour after Matthew Selt beat him
in a deciding frame; Michael Holt also lost his tour card following a 3–6
defeat to Tom Ford.[47] Un-Nooh ensured that he would stay on the tour
by defeating Jak Jones in a decider.[66]
The 2006 champion Graeme Dott made a maximum break in the sixth
frame of his 6–1 victory over Pang Junxu. His second maximum in
professional competition, it came 23 years after his first at the 1999 British
Open. It was the fifth time a maximum had been made in World
Championship qualifying.[67][68] Hossain Vafaei whitewashed Simon
Lichtenberg 6–0 to reach the final qualifying round for the third time, and
Jamie Clarke also secured a whitewash victory over 2019 semi-finalist
Gary Wilson. The 2008 and 2012 runner-up Ali Carter defeated Gao
Graeme Dott (pictured in
Yang 6–4, and Stevens defeated Sam Craigie 6–1. The Welsh Open
2011) made a maximum break
champion Joe Perry lost 3–6 to Jackson Page, who had regained his tour
in his third-round match.
card through Q School after losing it the previous season.[69]
Fourth qualification round
The fourth and final round of qualifying, billed as "Judgement Day", was
played on 12 and 13 April and broadcast live on the World Snooker Tour's
YouTube and Facebook channels.[70] It comprised the 32 third-round
winners facing each other in best-of-19-frame matches, all played over two
sessions, with the 16 victors advancing to the main draw at the
Crucible.[35] Ding trailed Lilley 4–7 but won six frames in a row to reach
the Crucible for a 16th consecutive year.[71] Maguire reached the Crucible
for a 19th consecutive time, defeating Zhou Yuelong 10–7 in a match he
described as "a dog fight from start to finish".[71][72] Hugill secured his
Crucible debut by defeating Joe O'Connor 10–7, winning the final frame of
the match by doubling the deciding black the length of the table.[71][72]
Michael White, who had previously reached the Crucible three times as a Michael White became the
professional, came from 6–7 behind to defeat Jordan Brown 10–8. He second amateur player to
became only the second amateur to qualify for the Crucible, after Cahill in progress through qualifying
2019.[71][73] for a World Championship,
defeating Jordan Brown 10–
Un-Nooh trailed Selt 4–6, but won six of the last seven frames to secure a 8.
10–7 victory, making back-to-back clearances of 138 and 145.[74][75]
Jamie Jones won the first seven frames against Ford and went on to clinch
the match 10–5.[74] Donaldson defeated Taylor 10–1, and Lyu Haotian defeated Dale 10–4 to reach the
main draw for the third time.[71][74][76] Vafaei took a 4–1 lead against Lei Peifan, but Lei levelled the
scores at 5–5 and the match went to a deciding frame. Vafaei made a clearance from 61 points behind to
win on the final black and become the first Iranian player to reach the final stages of a World
Championship.[77] Page also reached the Crucible for the first time with a 10–6 win over David Grace.
Gilbert won seven straight frames for a 10–3 victory over Anthony Hamilton.[78] Liam Highfield defeated
Yuan Sijun 10–7 to reach the Crucible for a third time.[79][80] Stevens lost the first four frames against
Carter, but recovered to win 10–6 and reach the Crucible for an 18th time.[81]
Clarke established an 8–4 lead over Dott, but the 2006 champion recovered to tie the scores at 8–8. In the
18th frame, Clarke got a fluke on the final black to clinch a 10–8 victory.[82] Wakelin took four of the last
five frames against Jimmy Robertson to secure a 10–7 win, and Saengkham won the last three frames
against Gibraltar Open winner Robert Milkins for a 10–8 victory.[82][77] Six Welsh players—qualifiers
Clarke, Jones, Page, Stevens, and Michael White, along with top-16 seed Mark Williams—reached the
Crucible, the most since 1990.[83]
Main stage
First round
The first round was played between 16 and 21 April as the best of 19
frames.[84] Selby, who had withdrawn from the Turkish Masters and
Gibraltar Open as he struggled with mental health issues, considered not
defending his world title due to depression.[85][86][87] He had not
played competitively since his first-round loss at the Welsh Open, and
practised relatively little before the tournament.[88] He took an 8–3 lead
over Jones but saw his lead reduced to two frames at 9–7. Selby
clinched a 10–7 victory when Jones went in-off in frame 17.[86] Ronnie
O'Sullivan, the world number one, equalled Steve Davis's record 30
Crucible appearances, having competed in the final stages of the
tournament every year since the age of 17.[89] He lost the first three
frames against Gilbert, but then won six in a row to lead 6–3 after the
first session.[86] O'Sullivan won four consecutive frames in the second
session to clinch the match 10–5 and equal Hendry's record of 70
Crucible victories.[90] He was referred to the WPBSA's disciplinary Ronnie O'Sullivan equalled the
committee after appearing to make a lewd gesture when he missed a record for the most
black off the spot in the 13th frame.[91][92] O'Sullivan subsequently appearances at the event's
denied the charges at a disciplinary hearing, but was fined £2,000 and main stage (30) set by Steve
ordered to pay a further £2,000 in costs relating to gestures made during Davis.
televised matchplay at the tournament and at the 2021 UK
Championship.[93][94]
Zhao Xintong, who had won the first two ranking titles of his career earlier in the season, made his second
Crucible appearance.[95] Facing Clarke, he took a 7–2 lead in the first session and won all three frames
played in the second session as he wrapped up his first Crucible win 10–2. He made two centuries and five
more breaks over 70 in the match.[96][86] Afterwards, Clarke called Zhao "just phenomenal, a sensation in
our sport" and predicted that he would win the title within five years.[95] Page led former runner-up Barry
Hawkins 6–2, but Hawkins narrowed his deficit to one frame at 7–8 before Page made back-to-back total
clearances of 128 and 135 to win 10–7. "I couldn't have asked for a much better debut", commented Page.
The first seeded player to exit the tournament, Hawkins failed to reach the second round for the first time
since 2010.[97]
Murphy and Maguire faced each other at the Crucible for the first time, Maguire establishing a 6–3 lead
after the first session.[86][98] Murphy began the second session with a 130 break, his 100th World
Championship century, and reduced Maguire's lead to 7–6 at the mid-session interval.[98] Commentating
for the BBC, Doherty described the 14th frame as "one of the craziest" he had ever witnessed.[98] Lasting
71 minutes, it included Maguire jokingly throwing his cue on the ground after losing position and Murphy
discussing for four minutes the referee's decision to award him a free ball, before refusing to accept it out of
sportsmanship.[98] Murphy eventually won the frame on the black to tie the scores, and made a half-century
in the 15th to lead for the first time at 8–7, but Maguire won the last three frames to clinch a 10–8
victory.[98] Anthony McGill, a semi-finalist in 2020, led Highfield 6–3 after the first session. Highfield
reduced his deficit to one frame at 6–7, but McGill took three of the last four to win 10–7, helped by a fluke
in the final frame. McGill stated that he had struggled in the match, acknowledging "a lot of mistakes and
missed pots", but credited his victory to his strong safety play.[99][100]
Three-time champion Williams won the first seven frames against

his compatriot Michael White, and wrapped up a 10–3 win in the
second session, making four centuries in the match.[90][101] "I
started off like a train, put Michael under pressure and didn't really
ease up", commented Williams.[102] Mark Allen defeated
Donaldson 10–6,[103] but voiced his unhappiness with how the
table had played.[92] Neil Robertson trailed Hugill 1–3 but won
eight consecutive frames on his way to a 10–5 victory, compiling
four centuries in the match.[104][105] Stuart Bingham, a semi- Noppon Saengkham's first-round
finalist the previous year, defeated Lyu 10–5 and made a 140 break match against Luca Brecel began the
in the match, the highest of the first round.[106] Yan Bingtao, day after his first child was born.
making his fourth Crucible appearance, compiled a century and
seven half-centuries in his first session against Wakelin. He won
five of the six frames played in the second session to clinch the match 10–6 and reach the second round for
a third consecutive year.[107] John Higgins made his 28th consecutive Crucible appearance.[108] He trailed
Un-Nooh 4–5 after the first session, but took six of the last eight frames to win 10–7 and reach the second
round for an eighth consecutive time.[109]
Jack Lisowski led Stevens 6–2, but Stevens recovered to tie the scores at 6–6. Lisowski won the next three
frames to go 9–6 ahead and eventually won the match 10–8. Lisowski stated afterwards that he had been
playing fearfully at the end because he was "guarding the lead, which is the worst thing you can do".[110]
The 2020 runner-up Kyren Wilson faced the 2016 runner-up Ding.[109] Ding led 3–0 and 7–5, but Wilson
went ahead at 8–7. Ding tied the scores at 8–8 but missed a pivotal pot on the final pink in the 17th frame
as he attempted a clearance from 65 points behind. Wilson went on to win 10–8 and called the performance
"one of my best victories".[111] The match featured five centuries and 12 more breaks over 50.[112][111]
Before his match with Vafaei, 2019 champion Judd Trump stated that he had not been enjoying his snooker
and did not have high expectations for the World Championship.[113] The scores were tied at 3–3, but
Trump won seven of the next eight frames for a 10–4 victory. Vafaei, who made a 121 break in the second
session, called his Crucible debut "a very big achievement for me and my country".[114] Luca Brecel faced
Saengkham, whose wife had given birth to the couple's first child the day before the match began, three
weeks earlier than expected.[115] After winning six of the first seven frames, Saengkham went on to clinch
a 10–5 victory and reach the second round for a second time.[115] He revealed that he and his wife had
named their newborn daughter Believe, stating that the name was inspired by Selby, who said "believe,
believe, believe" while 4–10 down to Higgins in the 2017 final, before coming back to win the title.[116]
Second round
The second round of the event was played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions, between 21
and 25 April.[84] Thirteen of the top sixteen seeds reached the second round, along with three qualifiers,
Page, Maguire, and Saengkham. Williams faced his practice partner Page, a player he described as "not just
a friend, more like my fourth son". The players had met once previously in professional competition at the
2020 Scottish Open, Williams winning 4–1 on that occasion.[117] Williams won the first seven frames,[118]
and went on to complete a 13–3 victory, winning the match with a
session to spare and reaching the quarter-finals for an 11th
time.[119][120] He compiled six centuries in the match, equalling the
record for the most centuries in a best-of-25-frame match set by
Selby in the 2011 event.[120]
Maguire faced Zhao, who played the first best-of-25-frame match

of his professional career.[121] Maguire took a 5–3 lead in the first
session and extended it to 11–5 in the second session, which was
briefly interrupted when a pigeon entered the arena and landed on Neil Robertson made a maximum
the adjoining table where Yan was playing Selby.[122] Maguire break in the second round.
secured a 13–9 victory to reach the quarter-finals for a seventh
time. Calling his form against Murphy "rubbish", he said that he
had driven to Glasgow after his first-round match, borrowed a friend's cue, and practised with it to play
Zhao.[121] O'Sullivan faced Allen, who predicted that he would "get under the skin" of the world number
one.[123] O'Sullivan attempted a maximum break in the first frame but ran out of position after the tenth red
and potted a pink, finishing on 87. O'Sullivan won five consecutive frames in the first session to lead 6–
2.[124][125] O'Sullivan attempted a maximum again in the second session, this time potting 11 reds and 11
blacks before losing position and missing a double on a red. He led 12–4 after the second session. The third
session lasted just one frame as O'Sullivan wrapped up a 13–4 victory, setting records both for reaching a
20th quarter-final and for winning 71 matches at the Crucible.[126][127][128]
Tied 4–4 with Selby after the first session, Yan took a 9–7 lead after the second session.[129] In the third
session, the 46-minute 18th frame hinged on a safety battle over the brown.[130] Uncertain as to whether
the cue ball would pass the blue to pot the brown, Yan studied the shot for several minutes before asking
the referee to clean the cue ball, which referee Rob Spencer refused to do under the circumstances. Some
commentators, including Jimmy White and Alan McManus, initially called Yan's request "out of
order",[131] but Yan later explained that it was a joke.[132] Yan successfully made the shot to pot the brown
and went on to win the frame for an 11–7 lead. Selby won the next three frames, reducing Yan's lead to one
at 11–10.[130] The penultimate frame of the match lasted 85 minutes,[133][134] setting a new record for the
longest frame ever played at the Crucible; the previous record had been 79 minutes in a 2019 first-round
match between Brecel and Gary Wilson.[135] Yan won the frame on the final black, and went on to win the
match 13–10.[134] Playing Bingham, Wilson attempted a maximum break in the second session, potting 12
reds and 12 blacks before missing the 13th red.[136] Bingham made his own maximum break attempt in the
third session, but ran out of position after the 13th red. Bingham, who won the match 13–9 to reach his
fourth quarter-final, said it was on his "bucket list" to make a 147 at the Crucible.[137]
Saengkham and Higgins were tied at 4–4 after the first session, but Higgins won seven consecutive frames
in the second session to lead 11–5.[136] In the third session, with Higgins one frame from victory at 12–6,
Saengkham attempted a maximum break but missed the last red, ending on 112. "I'd have loved him to get
it. You could see how fired up he was and I really thought he was going to do it", stated Higgins.[138]
Higgins won the match 13–7 to reach his 16th quarter-final, putting him ahead of Steve Davis and Jimmy
White, who had both reached 15 quarter-finals, and behind only Hendry and O'Sullivan, who had reached
19 and 20 respectively.[138] Trump led McGill 10–6 after the second session.[139] McGill won four of the
next five frames, narrowing Trump's lead to one at 11–10. Trump won the next to move one frame from
victory, but McGill closed the scores to 12–11, and was 30 points ahead in frame 24 when he missed a shot
on a red with the rest. Trump won 13–11 to reach his ninth quarter-final; he called the final session of the
match "one of the best sessions I have been involved in".[140][141]
Lisowski led Robertson 9–7 after the first two sessions.[142] In the 19th frame, Robertson made a
maximum break, the fifth of his career and the 12th maximum in Crucible history. He became the eighth
player, after Cliff Thorburn, Jimmy White, Hendry, O'Sullivan, Williams, Carter, and John Higgins, to
make a maximum in the final stages of a World Championship.[143] Robertson went 12–11 ahead and
looked to be on the verge of victory when he made a 55 break in frame 24, but Lisowski produced a frame-
winning clearance of 72 to force a decider. Both players had opportunities to win before Lisowski clinched
the frame for a 13–12 victory.[144][145] Lisowski said afterwards: "I have never experienced anything like
that in my life. The cheer when I potted the red that got me over the line in the decider… I am completely
drained, I gave that literally everything I had and it has to be the best win of my career."[146]
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals of the event were played as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions, on 26 and 27
April.[84] Maguire was the only qualifier to reach this stage; Yan and Lisowski both competed in the
quarter-finals for the first time. O'Sullivan, Higgins, and Williams, collectively known as the Class of '92
having all turned professional in 1992, all reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 2011. "I think it's
incredible that it's been 30 years and the three of us are better players than we've ever been", Higgins
stated.[147]
Facing Maguire, O'Sullivan won six consecutive frames in the first session to lead 6–2.[148][149] He won
another five consecutive frames in the second session, ending it with an 11–5 lead.[150] O'Sullivan wrapped
up a 13–5 victory within 20 minutes of the final session to reach a record 13th semi-final, breaking
Hendry's previous record of 12.[151][152] In his first session against Yan, Williams won four frames in a row
after the mid-session interval to finish 6–2 ahead.[149][153][148] Yan won six of the eight frames played in
the second session, levelling the scores at 8–8.[150] In the final session, Yan took a 10–8 lead, but Williams
tied the scores at 10–10. Yan took advantage of several flukes to go 11–10 ahead, but Williams won the last
three frames to clinch the match 13–11 and reach his seventh semi-final, becoming the oldest player to
reach the final four since Ray Reardon in 1985. He stated afterwards: "I am just so happy to get to the
semi-finals. I am here 30 years on after turning pro and still trying my best... I am scoring as well as I have
ever scored."[154]
Higgins led Lisowski 5–3 after the first session and 8–7 after the second.[155][156] Higgins moved into an
11–9 lead in the final session, but Lisowski won three frames in a row to lead 12–11 before Higgins made a
century break to force a deciding frame. Lisowski had the first chance in the decider but missed a red while
on a break of 18. Higgins clinched victory with a 72 break, winning 13–12.[157] Afterwards, Higgins said
he was delighted to reach the semi-finals but did not think he deserved the win.[151] Trump led Bingham 5–
3 after the first session.[155] Bingham won five consecutive frames in the second session to lead 8–5, before
Trump recovered to tie the scores at 8–8.[158] Trump took all five frames played in the final session to
clinch a 13–8 victory.[159] Trump noted the 14th frame as a turning point in the match: "All of sudden, out
of nowhere, Stuart missed a black off its spot and it gave me some confidence. I was completely gone at 8–
5. I just tried to enjoy it and give my all."[156]
Semi-finals
The semi-finals of the event were played as the best of 33 frames, held over four sessions, between 28 and
30 April.[84] For the first time at the Crucible, all four semi-finalists were former champions, O'Sullivan
having won six previous titles, Higgins four, Williams three, and Trump one.[160] All three members of the
Class of '92 reached the semi-final stage for the first time since the 1999 event.[161]
Trump and Williams played each other for the first time in a Triple
Crown tournament.[162] Williams made errors throughout the first
session and struggled with his long potting, as Trump won seven of
the eight frames played to lead 7–1.[163][164][165] Both players
complained about the condition of the table, which was repaired
during the interval.[166] Steve Davis noted the contrast with
Williams's strong performances in earlier rounds, saying: "It is a
shock that Mark Williams has gone off the boil. We expected him
to continue his form."[163] Afterwards, Williams apologised on
Twitter for his poor play in the session.[167] In the second session,
Mark Williams came from 2–9 behind
Trump made back-to-back centuries to take a seven-frame lead at
against Judd Trump to lead 16–15,
9–2, but Williams responded with a 119 break to make his 13th
but lost the semi-final 16–17.
century of the tournament, a new personal best in any tournament
of his career.[167] Both players won four frames in the session to
leave Trump leading 11–5.[168] Williams won six of the eight frames in the third session, reducing Trump's
lead to 13–11 and receiving a standing ovation as he left the arena.[169] Doherty commented: "What a
performance. The match between Judd Trump and Mark Williams is back on."[167]
In the final session, Williams levelled the scores at 13–13 and 15–15. His 138 break in the 30th frame was
his 16th century of the tournament, equalling Hendry's 2002 record for the highest number of centuries in a
single year at the Crucible.[170] Williams went ahead for the first time at 16–15, but Trump took the match
to a deciding frame, before which the players received a standing ovation.[171] Both players had chances to
win, but Trump potted two of the last three reds with cross doubles and then took the final red with a black
to win the frame and match.[172][173] Trump commented that the win was "once in a lifetime", and that
playing Williams was akin to playing a video game on "hard mode".[174] The media praised the drama and
quality of the match, calling it a "thrilling Crucible clash" [171] and "one of the great matches in Crucible
history".[175] At the end of the year, the World Snooker Tour ranked the semi-final between Trump and
Williams in second place on its "Top Ten Matches of 2022" list.[176]
O'Sullivan and Higgins met at the Crucible for a sixth time.[177] Before the semi-final, O'Sullivan led their
head-to-head 36–33, but Higgins had won five of their last six encounters.[178] They had last met at the
Crucible in the quarter-finals of the 2011 event, when Higgins won 13–10 en route to his fourth title.[154]
Both players struggled to find fluency at the outset, with O'Sullivan's average shot time exceeding 29
seconds in the first two frames.[163] Higgins won the first three frames, but O'Sullivan levelled the scores at
4–4 after the first session.[178] The scores were level again at 6–6 in the second session, but O'Sullivan then
moved 9–6 ahead. In the final frame of the session, O’Sullivan was 51 points behind with 51 remaining on
the table. After potting a red and black, he made a 43 clearance to force a re-spotted black, which he potted
to take a 10–6 lead.[179]
O'Sullivan won five of the eight frames played in the third session, ending with a total clearance of 134, to
extend his lead to 15–9.[172][180] Higgins, whose 103 in the 21st frame was his only break over 70 in the
match, slammed the butt of his cue on the floor in frustration after missing a red in the 23rd frame.[181] The
final session lasted four frames as O'Sullivan wrapped up a 17–11 win.[172] Higgins stated afterwards that
he was disappointed with how he had played, but praised his opponent: "Ronnie was far too good for me.
He was lethal. I don't think he missed one ball when he was in among them, he might have run out of
position a few times, but other than that he was unbelievable."[182]
Final
The final of the event was played on 1 and 2 May 2022 as a best-of-35-
frames match, held over four sessions, between O'Sullivan and Trump.[84]
Belgian referee Olivier Marteel took charge of his second World
Championship final, having previously refereed the 2015 final between
Bingham and Murphy.[183] O'Sullivan was contesting his eighth World
Championship final, having won six and lost one previously, and Trump
was competing in his third final, having won one and lost one previously.
The finalists had met once before at the Crucible, in the semi-finals of the
2013 event, when O'Sullivan defeated Trump 17–11.[184] Trump stated
before the match: "It's always been a dream of mine to play Ronnie in the
final."[171]
Olivier Marteel (pictured in
After Trump won the opening frame, O'Sullivan won the second with a 2013) officiated over his
120 break, his 13th century of the tournament, equalling his previous second World Championship
personal best at the Crucible.[185][186] In the fourth frame, O'Sullivan final.
engaged in a three-minute discussion with the referee about the correct
replacement of the cue ball after a miss had been called.[187] O'Sullivan
came from behind in the frame to force a re-spotted black, which he potted with a double off three cushions
to lead 3–1. O'Sullivan went on to lead 5–1, making another century in the sixth frame.[186] Trump won
the last two frames of the session, reducing O'Sullivan's lead to 5–3.[188][189] O'Sullivan and referee
Marteel had several heated exchanges during the session and did not shake hands afterwards. Marteel
issued a formal warning over a gesture O'Sullivan made near the end of the eighth frame after failing to
escape from a snooker, but O'Sullivan denied any wrongdoing, later accusing the referee of "looking for
trouble".[190][188][185] Trump won the first frame of the second session, but O'Sullivan took seven of the
next eight, capitalising on safety errors and missed pots by Trump to end 12–5 ahead, his largest overnight
lead in any of the world finals he had played.[191][188] O'Sullivan's 118 break in the 11th frame was his
15th century of the tournament, a new personal best in a single year at the Crucible.[192] Speaking critically
for the BBC, Murphy stated that Trump had "made far too many mistakes" and had "a horrific night in
front of him" after the first day's play.[188]
Trump began the third session with his first century of the match, and went on to win six of the eight frames
played, reducing O'Sullivan's lead to three at 14–11. It was the only session O'Sullivan lost in the
tournament.[193][194][195] In the final session, O'Sullivan won three of the first four frames with breaks of
82, 88, and 75 to go 17–12 ahead at the mid-session interval. Trump made a century to win the 30th frame,
bringing the total number of Crucible centuries to 109, breaking the record of 108 achieved the previous
year.[196] However, O'Sullivan made an 85 in the 31st to win the match 18–13 and equal Hendry's record
of seven world titles.[197][198] Calling it "probably the best result I've ever had", O'Sullivan said the final
had been "a titanic battle against a strong competitor who is young and hungry". Trump said he had "made
a fight of it against the best player of all time" and called O'Sullivan's seventh world title "an amazing
achievement for him and for snooker".[198] The victory gave O'Sullivan his 39th ranking title and 21st
Triple Crown title. Aged 46 years and 148 days, he became the oldest world champion in snooker history,
surpassing Reardon, who was 45 years and 203 days old when he won his final title in 1978.[195][199]
O'Sullivan also set a new record for the most matches won at the Crucible, with 74,[200] and ended the
season as world number one.[201] Writing for Snooker Scene, editor Clive Everton praised these
achievements by O'Sullivan, calling him "snooker's answer to Tiger Woods in golf or Roger Federer in
tennis".[202]
The last session of the final attracted a peak audience of 4.5 million viewers on BBC Two, the highest
figure since 2014 and a 17 per cent increase over the previous year. Overall, the event attracted a 30 per
cent greater share of the BBC's viewing audience than the previous year. The event was Eurosport's best
tournament on record in the UK, in terms of both average audience and market share. Eurosport also
achieved record viewership figures in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain for the event.[203]
Main draw
The numbers given in brackets after the players' names show their 2022 World Championship seedings.
The sole amateur player in the championship is indicated with (a). The match winners are denoted in bold
text.[204]
First round Second round Quarter-finals

Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames
16 April
Mark Selby (ENG) (1) 10
22 & 23 April
Jamie Jones (WAL) 7
Mark Selby (1) 10
19 April
Yan Bingtao (16) 13
Yan Bingtao (CHN) (16) 10
26 & 27 April
Chris Wakelin (ENG) 6
Yan Bingtao (16) 1
16 & 17 April
Mark Williams (8) 1
Barry Hawkins (ENG) (9) 7
21 & 22 April
Jackson Page (WAL) 10
Jackson Page 3
17 & 18 April
Mark Williams (8) 13
Mark Williams (WAL) (8) 10
Michael White (WAL) (a) 3
20 April
Kyren Wilson (ENG) (5) 10
24 & 25 April
Ding Junhui (CHN) 8
Kyren Wilson (5) 9
18 & 19 April
Stuart Bingham (12) 13
Stuart Bingham (ENG) (12) 10
26 & 27 April
Lyu Haotian (CHN) 5
Stuart Bingham (12)
17 & 18 April
Judd Trump (4) 1
Anthony McGill (SCO) (13) 10
23, 24 & 25 April
Liam Highfield (ENG) 7
Anthony McGill (13) 11
20 & 21 April
Judd Trump (4) 13
Judd Trump (ENG) (4) 10
Hossein Vafaei (IRN) 4
18 & 19 April
Neil Robertson (AUS) (3) 10
23, 24 & 25 April
Ashley Hugill (ENG) 5
Neil Robertson (3) 12
19 & 20 April
Jack Lisowski (14) 13
Jack Lisowski (ENG) (14) 10
26 & 27 April
Matthew Stevens (WAL) 8
Jack Lisowski (14) 1
20 & 21 April
John Higgins (6) 1
Luca Brecel (BEL) (11) 5
24 & 25 April
Noppon Saengkham (THA) 10
Noppon Saengkham 7
19 & 20 April
John Higgins (6) 13
John Higgins (SCO) (6) 10
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 7
16 & 17 April
Zhao Xintong (CHN) (7) 10
21, 22 & 23 April
Jamie Clarke (WAL) 2
Zhao Xintong (7) 9
16 & 17 April
Stephen Maguire 13
Shaun Murphy (ENG) (10) 8
26 & 27 April
Stephen Maguire (SCO) 10
Stephen Maguire
18 April
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 1
Mark Allen (NIR) (15) 10
22 & 23 April
Scott Donaldson (SCO) 6
Mark Allen (15) 4
16 & 17 April
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 13
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2) 10
David Gilbert (ENG) 5
Final: (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 2022
Referee: Olivier Marteel
Judd Trump (4) Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
13–18
England England
Session 1: 3–5
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
98 66 98
Trump 0 1 13 4 79 N/A N/A
(72) (52) (97)
120 78 105
O'Sullivan 0 73 62 0 50 N/A N/A
(120) (68) (105)
Session 2: 2–7 (5–12)
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
100 80
Trump 7 9 15 0 26 0 33 N/A
(73) (80)
117
122 107 94 79 88
O'Sullivan 36 (66, 77 4 N/A
(118) (97) (87) (60) (88)
50)
Session 3: 6–2 (11–14)

Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
115 90 126
Trump 81 45 66 60 1 N/A N/A
(107) (59) (105)
71 68
O'Sullivan 22 25 0 20 51 0 N/A N/A
(64) (55)
Session 4: 2–4 (13–18)
Frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
72 151
Trump 12 12 1 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
(64) (109)
82 88 91 93
O'Sullivan 27 0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
(82) (88) (75) (85)
109 Highest break 120
3 Century breaks 3
10 50+ breaks 16
Ronnie O'Sullivan wins the 2022 Betfred World Snooker Championship
= Winner of frame
Qualifying draw
The results from qualifying are shown below.[205][206] Numbers given before players' names show World
Championship seedings, and "a" indicates the amateur players at the time of the draw. The match winners
are denoted in bold text.[55] The WPBSA selected 16 amateur players to participate in the qualifying
rounds together with the 106 professionals outside the top 16 of the world rankings and the top six from the
2021 Q School Order of Merit.[207]
Round 1 (Last 144) Round 2 (Last 112) R

Best of 11 frames Best of 11 frames B
81 Zhao Jianbo (CHN) 4 80 Allan Taylor (ENG) 6 17 Rick

Michael Judge (IRL) 6 Michael Judge (IRL) 5 80 Alla
112 Alfie Burden (ENG) 4 49 Scott Donaldson (SCO) 6 48 Li H
a Robbie McGuigan (NIR) 6 a Robbie McGuigan (NIR) 0 49 Sco
96 Duane Jones (WAL) 6 65 Dominic Dale (WAL) 6 32 Lian

a Nutcharut Wongharuthai (THA) 2 96 Duane Jones (WAL) 3 65 Dom
97 Xu Si (CHN) 6 64 Lyu Haotian (CHN) 6 33 Lu N
a Michael Collumb (SCO) 4 97 Xu Si (CHN) 4 64 Lyu
104 Zhang Jiankang (CHN) 6 57 Sunny Akani (THA) 4 40 Ste

a John Astley (ENG) 4 104 Zhang Jiankang (CHN) 6 104 Zha
89 Zhang Anda (CHN) 6 72 Andy Hicks (ENG) 4 25 Zho
a Anton Kazakov (UKR) 0 89 Zhang Anda (CHN) 6 89 Zha
105 Fraser Patrick (SCO) 1 56 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 2 41 Mar

a Michael White (WAL) 6 a Michael White (WAL) 6 a Mic
88 Aaron Hill (IRL) 4 73 Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 5 24 Jor
a Liam Davies (WAL) 6 a Liam Davies (WAL) 6 a Liam
85 Lukas Kleckers (GER) 6 76 Nigel Bond (ENG) 1 21 Mat

a Soheil Vahedi (IRN) 3 85 Lukas Kleckers (GER) 6 85 Luk
108 Andrew Pagett (WAL) 6 53 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 6 44 Jak
Jimmy White (ENG) 2 108 Andrew Pagett (WAL) 4 53 The
92 Hammad Miah (ENG) 6 69 Michael Holt (ENG) 6 28 Tom

Chen Zifan (CHN) 3 92 Hammad Miah (ENG) 1 69 Mic
101 Louis Heathcote (ENG) 6 60 Mark Joyce (ENG) 6 37 Jam
a Ben Mertens (BEL) 5 101 Louis Heathcote (ENG) 5 60 Mar
100 Craig Steadman (ENG) 4 61 Robbie Williams (ENG) 3 36 Kurt

a David Lilley (ENG) 6 a David Lilley (ENG) 6 a Dav
93 Lee Walker (WAL) 6 68 Tian Pengfei (CHN) 6 29 Din
Reanne Evans (ENG) 2 93 Lee Walker (WAL) 4 68 Tian
109 Barry Pinches (ENG) 6 52 Joe O'Connor (ENG) 6 45 Ben

a Lee Stephens (ENG) 3 109 Barry Pinches (ENG) 4 52 Joe
84 Ben Hancorn (ENG) 3 77 Ashley Hugill (ENG) 6 20 Mar
Dean Young (SCO) 6 Dean Young (SCO) 0 77 Ash
83 Rory McLeod (JAM) 6 78 Ken Doherty (IRL) 4 19 Dav

Ng On-yee (HKG) 2 83 Rory McLeod (JAM) 6 83 Ror
110 Ian Burns (ENG) 6 51 Elliot Slessor (ENG) 6 46 Ant
Marco Fu (HKG) 5 110 Ian Burns (ENG) 0 51 Ellio
94 Peter Devlin (ENG) 6 67 Oliver Lines (ENG) 6 30 Jim

a Yorrit Hoes (BEL) 1 94 Peter Devlin (ENG) 1 67 Oliv
99 Jamie Wilson (ENG) 6 62 Chris Wakelin (ENG) 6 35 Fan
a Jake Crofts (ENG) 2 99 Jamie Wilson (ENG) 2 62 Chr
102 Chang Bingyu (CHN) 5 59 Andrew Higginson (ENG) 4 38 Nop

a Daniel Wells (WAL) 6 a Daniel Wells (WAL) 6 a Dan
91 Peter Lines (ENG) 5 70 Cao Yupeng (CHN) 6 27 Rob
a Sanderson Lam (ENG) 6 a Sanderson Lam (ENG) 1 70 Cao
107 Jamie O'Neill (ENG) 4 54 Mark Davis (ENG) 5 43 Lia

a James Cahill (ENG) 6 a James Cahill (ENG) 6 a Jam
86 Yuan Sijun (CHN) 6 75 Steven Hallworth (ENG) 3 22 Rya
a Ross Muir (SCO) 3 86 Yuan Sijun (CHN) 6 86 Yua
87 Mitchell Mann (ENG) 0 74 Gao Yang (CHN) 6 23 Ali

a Dylan Emery (WAL) 6 a Dylan Emery (WAL) 3 74 Gao
106 Gerard Greene (NIR) 6 55 Matthew Stevens (WAL) 6 42 Sam
a Rebecca Kenna (ENG) 1 106 Gerard Greene (NIR) 1 55 Mat
90 Jackson Page (WAL) 6 71 Ashley Carty (ENG) 1 26 Joe

a Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) 1 90 Jackson Page (WAL) 6 90 Jac
103 Iulian Boiko (UKR) 6 58 David Grace (ENG) 6 39 Xiao
a Michael Georgiou (CYP) 4 103 Iulian Boiko (UKR) 4 58 Dav
98 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) 6 63 Pang Junxu (CHN) 6 34 Gra

a Mark Lloyd (ENG) 5 98 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) 1 63 Pan
95 Zak Surety (ENG) 4 66 Jamie Clarke (WAL) 6 31 Gar
a Si Jiahui (CHN) 6 a Si Jiahui (CHN) 5 66 Jam
111 Lei Peifan (CHN) 6 50 Stuart Carrington (ENG) 3 47 Alexa

Sean Maddocks (ENG) 0 111 Lei Peifan (CHN) 6 111 Lei
82 Wu Yize (CHN) 6 79 Simon Lichtenberg (GER) 6 18 Hos
a Bai Langning (CHN) 2 82 Wu Yize (CHN) 4 79 Sim
Century breaks
Main stage centuries
A total of 109 century breaks were made during the main stage of the tournament, surpassing the record set
during the previous year's championship by one century. The highest was a maximum break by
Robertson.[208]
147, 132, 131, 127, 117, 109, 109 – Neil Robertson

140, 106, 104 – Stuart Bingham
138, 138, 137, 137, 135, 127, 125, 121, 121, 121, 119, 117, 116, 110, 106, 100
– Mark Williams
137, 134, 132, 131, 129, 117 – Mark Selby
137, 122, 119, 106, 100 – Jack Lisowski
136, 109, 103 – Zhao Xintong
135, 128, 102 – Jackson Page
134, 131, 126, 123, 122, 121, 120, 118, 116, 109, 107, 105, 104, 101, 100
– Ronnie O'Sullivan
130 – Shaun Murphy
130 – Chris Wakelin
129, 124, 106 – Anthony McGill
128, 125, 123, 106, 105, 103, 100, 100 – John Higgins
127, 112, 110 – Noppon Saengkham
126, 103, 101 – Kyren Wilson
122, 117, 110 – Ding Junhui
121 – Hossein Vafaei
120, 114, 113, 110, 109, 107, 105, 105, 105, 103, 100 – Judd Trump
114 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
112, 106, 104, 103, 102, 102, 101, 100 – Yan Bingtao
110, 109, 107 – Mark Allen
109 – Luca Brecel
108 – Matthew Stevens
107, 102 – Stephen Maguire
103 – Lyu Haotian
Qualifying stage centuries
A total of 89 century breaks were made during the qualifying rounds. The highest was a maximum break
by Dott.[209]
147, 138, 107 – Graeme Dott

145, 138, 137, 116, 101 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
144 – Pang Junxu
141 – Ian Burns
139, 132 – Scott Donaldson
139, 130, 115, 100 – Matthew Stevens
137, 134 – Ding Junhui
137, 108, 104, 100 – Stephen Maguire
137 – Ali Carter
135 – Elliot Slessor
134, 110 – Andy Hicks
133 – David Grace
133 – Ricky Walden
132, 129, 115, 109, 105 – Zhang Anda
131, 121, 108 – Chris Wakelin
131 – Barry Pinches
131 – Jimmy Robertson
131 – Zhang Jiankang
130, 126, 120, 106, 105 – Yuan Sijun
130 – Jordan Brown
127 – Liam Davies
123, 104 – Liam Highfield
123 – Tom Ford
122, 116, 100 – Andrew Pagett
122 – Chang Bingyu
122 – Marco Fu
119, 115 – Lyu Haotian
119 – Jamie Clarke
118 – Mark Davis
116, 116, 115 – Lei Peifan
116, 113, 111 – Noppon Saengkham
116, 104, 103 – Jackson Page
116 – Xu Si
115 – David Lilley
114 – Jamie Wilson
113, 113 – James Cahill
112, 107 – Ashley Hugill
110 – Dominic Dale
110 – Zhou Yuelong
108, 100 – Iulian Boiko
108 – Joe O'Connor
106 – Si Jiahui
104 – Matthew Selt
103 – Daniel Wells
102, 100 – Gao Yang
101, 100 – David Gilbert
100 – Jamie Jones
100 – Lee Walker
100 – Michael White
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The 2022 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2022

First qualification round

Second qualification round

The second qualifying round featured players seeded 49–80 against

Sunny Akani, Andrew Higginson, Fergal O'Brien and Martin

Third qualification round

Fourth qualification round

Three-time champion Williams won the first seven frames against

Maguire faced Zhao, who played the first best-of-25-frame match

First round Second round Quarter-finals

Session 3: 6–2 (11–14)

Round 1 (Last 144) Round 2 (Last 112) R

81 Zhao Jianbo (CHN) 4 80 Allan Taylor (ENG) 6 17 Rick

96 Duane Jones (WAL) 6 65 Dominic Dale (WAL) 6 32 Lian

104 Zhang Jiankang (CHN) 6 57 Sunny Akani (THA) 4 40 Ste

105 Fraser Patrick (SCO) 1 56 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 2 41 Mar

85 Lukas Kleckers (GER) 6 76 Nigel Bond (ENG) 1 21 Mat

92 Hammad Miah (ENG) 6 69 Michael Holt (ENG) 6 28 Tom

100 Craig Steadman (ENG) 4 61 Robbie Williams (ENG) 3 36 Kurt

109 Barry Pinches (ENG) 6 52 Joe O'Connor (ENG) 6 45 Ben

83 Rory McLeod (JAM) 6 78 Ken Doherty (IRL) 4 19 Dav

94 Peter Devlin (ENG) 6 67 Oliver Lines (ENG) 6 30 Jim

102 Chang Bingyu (CHN) 5 59 Andrew Higginson (ENG) 4 38 Nop

107 Jamie O'Neill (ENG) 4 54 Mark Davis (ENG) 5 43 Lia

87 Mitchell Mann (ENG) 0 74 Gao Yang (CHN) 6 23 Ali

90 Jackson Page (WAL) 6 71 Ashley Carty (ENG) 1 26 Joe

98 Farakh Ajaib (PAK) 6 63 Pang Junxu (CHN) 6 34 Gra

111 Lei Peifan (CHN) 6 50 Stuart Carrington (ENG) 3 47 Alexa

Main stage centuries

147, 132, 131, 127, 117, 109, 109 – Neil Robertson

Qualifying stage centuries

147, 138, 107 – Graeme Dott

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