Snooker tournament
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.
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 break 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.[ 1]
Stage One
Winner: £3,000
Runner-up: £2,000
Third place: £1,000
Fourth place: £0
Stage Two
Winner: £4,000
Runner-up: £3,000
Third place: £2,000
Fourth place: £1,000
Stage Three
Winner: £6,000
Runner-up: £4,000
Third place: £2,000
Fourth place: £1,000
Final
Winner: £20,000
Runner-up: £10,000
Tournament total : £328,000
Stage One
Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players.[ 4]
Order of play
Group 1
Group 1 was played on 4 July.
Matches
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 –0 Farakh Ajaib
Alexander Ursenbacher 3 –1 Alfie Burden
Alexander Ursenbacher 3 –1 Farakh Ajaib
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 –1 Alfie Burden
Alfie Burden 2–2 Farakh Ajaib
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 –1 Alexander Ursenbacher
Table
Group 2
Group 2 was played on 19 July.
Matches
Judd Trump 2–2 Peng Yisong
Jamie Clarke 3 –0 Sean O'Sullivan
Jamie Clarke 2–2 Peng Yisong
Judd Trump 3 –1 Sean O'Sullivan
Sean O'Sullivan 3 –1 Peng Yisong
Judd Trump 2–2 Jamie Clarke
Table
Group 3
Group 3 was played on 7 July.
Matches
Mark Selby 3 –1 James Cahill
Ben Woollaston 3 –0 Zhang Jiankang
Ben Woollaston 3 –0 James Cahill
Mark Selby 3 –0 Zhang Jiankang
Zhang Jiankang 1–3 James Cahill
Mark Selby 1–3 Ben Woollaston
Table
Group 4
Group 4 was played on 29 June.
Matches
Zhao Xintong 3 –1 Michael Holt
Hammad Miah 2–2 Adam Duffy
Hammad Miah 3 –1 Michael Holt
Zhao Xintong 3 –0 Adam Duffy
Adam Duffy 1–3 Michael Holt
Zhao Xintong 3 –0 Hammad Miah
Table
Group 5
Group 5 was played on 11 July.
Matches
Mark Williams 3 –1 Rory McLeod
Li Hang 3 –1 Andrew Pagett
Li Hang 2–2 Rory McLeod
Mark Williams 3 –0 Andrew Pagett
Andrew Pagett 3 –0 Rory McLeod
Mark Williams 3 –1 Li Hang
Table
Group 6
Group 6 was played on 30 June.
Matches
Kyren Wilson 2–2 Luke Simmonds
Zhang Anda 2–2 Michael Judge
Zhang Anda 2–2 Luke Simmonds
Kyren Wilson 2–2 Michael Judge
Michael Judge 3 –1 Luke Simmonds
Kyren Wilson 2–2 Zhang Anda
Table
Group 7
Group 7 was played on 19 July.
Matches
Shaun Murphy 2–2 Ben Mertens
Liam Highfield 1–3 Xu Si
Liam Highfield 1–3 Ben Mertens
Shaun Murphy 3 –0 Xu Si
Xu Si 1–3 Ben Mertens
Shaun Murphy 3 –0 Liam Highfield
Table
Group 8
Group 8 was played on 21 July.
Matches
Jack Lisowski 2–2 Julien Leclercq
Mark Joyce 0–3 Michael White
Mark Joyce 3 –1 Julien Leclercq
Jack Lisowski 3 –1 Michael White
Michael White 3 –0 Julien Leclercq
Jack Lisowski 1–3 Mark Joyce
Table
Group 9
Group 9 was played on 6 July.
Matches
Barry Hawkins 3 –1 Ken Doherty
Yuan Sijun 3 –0 Lei Peifan
Yuan Sijun 3 –0 Ken Doherty
Barry Hawkins 3 –0 Lei Peifan
Lei Peifan 2–2 Ken Doherty
Barry Hawkins 0–3 Yuan Sijun
Table
Group 10
Group 10 was played on 1 July.
Matches
Luca Brecel 3 –0 Zhao Jianbo
Robbie Williams 2–2 Oliver Brown
Robbie Williams 3 –1 Zhao Jianbo
Luca Brecel 3 –1 Oliver Brown
Oliver Brown 0–3 Zhao Jianbo
Luca Brecel 2–2 Robbie Williams
Table
Group 11
Group 11 was played on 18 July.
Matches
Stuart Bingham 0–3 Peter Devlin
Cao Yupeng 2–2 Peter Lines
Cao Yupeng 2–2 Peter Devlin
Stuart Bingham 3 –0 Peter Lines
Peter Lines 2–2 Peter Devlin
Stuart Bingham 3 –1 Cao Yupeng
Table
Group 12
Group 12 was played on 21 July.
Matches
Mark Allen 3 –0 Himanshu Jain
Stuart Carrington 2–2 Jenson Kendrick
Stuart Carrington 0–3 Himanshu Jain
Mark Allen 3 –1 Jenson Kendrick
Jenson Kendrick 2–2 Himanshu Jain
Mark Allen 3 –1 Stuart Carrington
Table
Group 13
Group 13 was played on 28 June.
Matches
David Grace 2–2 Ben Hancorn
Craig Steadman 0–3 Aaron Hill
Craig Steadman 2–2 Ben Hancorn
David Grace 2–2 Aaron Hill
Aaron Hill 2–2 Ben Hancorn
David Grace 3 –1 Craig Steadman
Table
Group 14
Group 14 was played on 18 July.
Matches
Hossein Vafaei 3 –0 Ryan Thomerson
Tian Pengfei 3 –0 Ng On-yee
Tian Pengfei 3 –1 Ryan Thomerson
Hossein Vafaei 3 –0 Ng On-yee
Ng On-yee 1–3 Ryan Thomerson
Hossein Vafaei 2–2 Tian Pengfei
Table
Group 15
Group 15 was played on 5 July.
Matches
Ricky Walden 3 –1 Andy Lee
Jackson Page 1–3 Gerard Greene
Jackson Page 3 –1 Andy Lee
Ricky Walden 2–2 Gerard Greene
Gerard Greene 1–3 Andy Lee
Ricky Walden 3 –1 Jackson Page
Table
Group 16
Group 16 was played on 20 July.
Matches
David Gilbert 3 –0 Florian Nüßle
Joe O'Connor 3 –1 Zak Surety
Joe O'Connor 1–3 Florian Nüßle
David Gilbert 3 –0 Zak Surety
Zak Surety 0–3 Florian Nüßle
David Gilbert 2–2 Joe O'Connor
Table
Group 17
Group 17 was played on 14 July.
Matches
Ali Carter 3 –0 Robbie McGuigan
Wu Yize 3 –1 Louis Heathcote
Wu Yize 2–2 Robbie McGuigan
Ali Carter 3 –0 Louis Heathcote
Louis Heathcote 2–2 Robbie McGuigan
Ali Carter 2–2 Wu Yize
Table
Group 18
Group 18 was played on 13 July.
Matches
Matthew Selt 2–2 Daniel Wells
Dominic Dale 3 –1 Duane Jones
Dominic Dale 1–3 Daniel Wells
Matthew Selt 2–2 Duane Jones
Duane Jones 0–3 Daniel Wells
Matthew Selt 2–2 Dominic Dale
Table
Group 19
Group 19 was played on 20 July.
Matches
Jordan Brown 2–2 Ross Muir
Mark Davis 2–2 Ross Muir
Jordan Brown 3 –1 Mark Davis
Jordan Brown 3 –0 Ross Muir
Mark Davis 3 –1 Ross Muir
Jordan Brown 3 –1 Mark Davis
Table
Jimmy White withdrew from the group due to travel issues.[citation needed ]
Group 20
Group 20 was played on 13 July.
Matches
Zhou Yuelong 2–2 Fergal O'Brien
Mark King 0–3 Chang Bingyu
Mark King 3 –1 Fergal O'Brien
Zhou Yuelong 3 –0 Chang Bingyu
Chang Bingyu 3 –0 Fergal O'Brien
Zhou Yuelong 2–2 Mark King
Table
Group 21
Group 21 was played on 12 July.
Matches
Stephen Maguire 2–2 Si Jiahui
Matthew Stevens 2–2 Mitchell Mann
Matthew Stevens 1–3 Si Jiahui
Stephen Maguire 2–2 Mitchell Mann
Mitchell Mann 2–2 Si Jiahui
Stephen Maguire 3 –0 Matthew Stevens
Table
Group 22
Group 22 was played on 12 July.
Matches
Jimmy Robertson 3 –0 Ian Martin
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–2 Marco Fu
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3 –1 Ian Martin
Jimmy Robertson 2–2 Marco Fu
Marco Fu 0–3 Ian Martin
Jimmy Robertson 2–2 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Table
Group 23
Group 23 was played on 7 July.
Matches
Joe Perry 2–2 Andrew Higginson
Elliot Slessor 3 –1 Lukas Kleckers
Elliot Slessor 2–2 Andrew Higginson
Joe Perry 3 –0 Lukas Kleckers
Lukas Kleckers 0–3 Andrew Higginson
Joe Perry 1–3 Elliot Slessor
Table
Group 24
Group 24 was played on 28 June.
Matches
Robert Milkins 3 –0 Sanderson Lam
Andy Hicks 3 –1 Allan Taylor
Andy Hicks 3 –1 Sanderson Lam
Robert Milkins 3 –1 Allan Taylor
Allan Taylor 1–3 Sanderson Lam
Robert Milkins 2–2 Andy Hicks
Table
Group 25
Group 25 was played on 14 July.
Matches
Ryan Day 2–2 Dylan Emery
Pang Junxu 3 –1 Reanne Evans
Pang Junxu 3 –1 Dylan Emery
Ryan Day 3 –0 Reanne Evans
Reanne Evans 2–2 Dylan Emery
Ryan Day 2–2 Pang Junxu
Table
Group 26
Group 26 was played on 30 June.
Matches
Tom Ford 1–3 Anton Kazakov
Chris Wakelin 3 –1 Ian Burns
Chris Wakelin 3 –0 Anton Kazakov
Tom Ford 2–2 Ian Burns
Ian Burns 3 –1 Anton Kazakov
Tom Ford 3 –0 Chris Wakelin
Table
Group 27
Group 27 was played on 4 July.
Matches
Jamie Jones 3 –1 Andres Petrov
Sam Craigie 2–2 David Lilley
Sam Craigie 2–2 Andres Petrov
Jamie Jones 3 –0 David Lilley
David Lilley 3 –0 Andres Petrov
Jamie Jones 2–2 Sam Craigie
Table
Group 28
Group 28 was played on 11 July.
Matches
Gary Wilson 3 –0 Harvey Chandler
Jak Jones 2–2 Barry Pinches
Jak Jones 3 –0 Harvey Chandler
Gary Wilson 2–2 Barry Pinches
Barry Pinches 2–2 Harvey Chandler
Gary Wilson 3 –0 Jak Jones
Table
Group 29
Group 29 was played on 1 July.
Matches
Lu Ning 3 –1 John Astley
Oliver Lines 0–3 Chen Zifan
Oliver Lines 0–3 John Astley
Lu Ning 3 –0 Chen Zifan
Chen Zifan 2–2 John Astley
Lu Ning 3 –1 Oliver Lines
Table
Group 30
Group 30 was played on 6 July.
Matches
Graeme Dott 3 –1 Haydon Pinhey
Lyu Haotian 2–2 Fraser Patrick
Lyu Haotian 3 –1 Haydon Pinhey
Graeme Dott 1–3 Fraser Patrick
Fraser Patrick 0–3 Haydon Pinhey
Graeme Dott 0–3 Lyu Haotian
Table
Group 31
Group 31 was played on 29 June.
Matches
Noppon Saengkham 3 –0 Steven Hallworth
Anthony Hamilton 2–2 Ashley Hugill
Anthony Hamilton 3 –0 Steven Hallworth
Noppon Saengkham 3 –1 Ashley Hugill
Ashley Hugill 2–2 Steven Hallworth
Noppon Saengkham 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
Table
Group 32
Group 32 was played on 5 July.
Matches
Xiao Guodong 3 –1 Rod Lawler
Scott Donaldson 2–2 Nutcharut Wongharuthai
Scott Donaldson 2–2 Rod Lawler
Xiao Guodong 3 –1 Nutcharut Wongharuthai
Nutcharut Wongharuthai 1–3 Rod Lawler
Xiao Guodong 3 –1 Scott Donaldson
Table
Stage Two
Stage Two consisted of eight groups, each containing four players.[ 5]
Order of play
Group A
Group A was played on 27 July.
Matches
Ronnie O'Sullivan 0–3 Yuan Sijun
Ali Carter 1–3 Pang Junxu
Ali Carter 2–2 Yuan Sijun
Ronnie O'Sullivan 1–3 Pang Junxu
Pang Junxu 2–2 Yuan Sijun
Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 –0 Ali Carter
Table
Group B
Group B was played on 28 July.
Matches
Luca Brecel 2–2 Daniel Wells
Chris Wakelin 3 –0 Jamie Clarke
Chris Wakelin 2–2 Daniel Wells
Luca Brecel 3 –0 Jamie Clarke
Jamie Clarke 0–3 Daniel Wells
Luca Brecel 3 –0 Chris Wakelin
Table
Group C
Group C was played on 26 July.
Matches
Stuart Bingham 3 –0 Ben Woollaston
Jordan Brown 2–2 Jamie Jones
Jordan Brown 1–3 Ben Woollaston
Stuart Bingham 3 –1 Jamie Jones
Jamie Jones 3 –0 Ben Woollaston
Stuart Bingham 2–2 Jordan Brown
Table
Group D
Group D was played on 27 July.
Matches
Zhao Xintong 3 –0 Chang Bingyu
Mark Allen 0–3 Gary Wilson
Mark Allen 3 –1 Chang Bingyu
Zhao Xintong 3 –0 Gary Wilson
Gary Wilson 3 –1 Chang Bingyu
Zhao Xintong 2–2 Mark Allen
Table
Group E
Group E was played on 25 July.
Matches
Mark Williams 3 –0 Aaron Hill
Stephen Maguire 1–3 Lu Ning
Stephen Maguire 3 –0 Aaron Hill
Mark Williams 0–3 Lu Ning
Lu Ning 2–2 Aaron Hill
Mark Williams 0–3 Stephen Maguire
Table
Group F
Group F was played on 25 July.
Matches
Hossein Vafaei 3 –0 Michael Judge
Jimmy Robertson 2–2 Lyu Haotian
Jimmy Robertson 2–2 Michael Judge
Hossein Vafaei 0–3 Lyu Haotian
Lyu Haotian 3 –1 Michael Judge
Hossein Vafaei 2–2 Jimmy Robertson
Table
Group G
Group G was played on 28 July.
Matches
Shaun Murphy 3 –1 Elliot Slessor
Ricky Walden 2–2 Anthony Hamilton
Ricky Walden 3 –0 Elliot Slessor
Shaun Murphy 3 –1 Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton 3 –0 Elliot Slessor
Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ricky Walden
Table
Group H
Group H was played on 26 July.
Matches
David Gilbert 1–3 Michael White
Robert Milkins 2–2 Xiao Guodong
Robert Milkins 0–3 Michael White
David Gilbert 1–3 Xiao Guodong
Xiao Guodong 3 –1 Michael White
David Gilbert 2–2 Robert Milkins
Table
Stage Three
Stage Three consisted of two groups, each containing four players.[ 6]
Group 1
Group 1 was played on 29 July.
Matches
Stuart Bingham 2–2 Pang Junxu
Ricky Walden 2–2 Lu Ning
Ricky Walden 2–2 Pang Junxu
Stuart Bingham 1–3 Lu Ning
Lu Ning 3 –1 Pang Junxu
Stuart Bingham 2–2 Ricky Walden
Table
Group 2
Group 2 was played on 29 July.
Matches
Zhao Xintong 3 –0 Lyu Haotian
Luca Brecel 1–3 Xiao Guodong
Luca Brecel 3 –0 Lyu Haotian
Zhao Xintong 3 –1 Xiao Guodong
Xiao Guodong 3 –0 Lyu Haotian
Zhao Xintong 0–3 Luca Brecel
Table
Final
Century breaks
A total of 106 century breaks were made during the tournament.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
145, 138, 125, 123, 105, 105, 101, 101 – Zhao Xintong
144, 112, 109, 103, 100 – Shaun Murphy
142, 104 – Mark Allen
141, 106 – Matthew Selt
140, 133 – Mark Williams
139, 135, 129 – Lu Ning
139, 108 – Chris Wakelin
138 – David Lilley
137, 136, 108, 107, 104 – Pang Junxu
136, 108 – Chang Bingyu
135, 132, 106 – Zhou Yuelong
135, 130, 106 – Ricky Walden
135 – Lyu Haotian
134, 130, 102 – Jamie Jones
133 – Jak Jones
133 – Peng Yisong
133 – Jimmy Robertson
131, 130, 108, 107 – Michael White
131, 120 – Stuart Bingham
131, 111 – Ian Burns
130, 116, 114, 106 – Anthony Hamilton
130 – Jackson Page
127, 121 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
127, 112, 111, 103, 103, 101 – Xiao Guodong
127, 100 – Ben Woollaston
125 – Ryan Day
125 – Andy Lee
124, 123, 117 – Hossein Vafaei
120, 101 – Wu Yize
118 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
117, 115, 111, 108, 100 – Jordan Brown
117 – Ben Mertens
117 – Joe Perry
115, 115 – Gary Wilson
114, 108, 100 – Luca Brecel
113 – Louis Heathcote
113 – Mark Selby
111, 100 – Li Hang
111 – Joe O'Connor
105, 102 – Alexander Ursenbacher
105 – Barry Hawkins
104 – Cao Yupeng
104 – Mark Davis
103 – Dylan Emery
103 – Tian Pengfei
102, 100 – David Gilbert
101 – Aaron Hill
101 – Fraser Patrick
100 – Sanderson Lam
100 – Haydon Pinhey
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