The 2022 Championship League Invitational (officially the 2022 BetVictor Championship League Snooker Invitational) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 20 December 2021 to 4 February 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. It was the 18th staging of the Championship League.[1]
Kyren Wilson was the defending champion, having beaten Mark Williams 3–2 in the final of the previous invitational edition of the tournament.[2] His defence of the title ended in the Group 7 semi-finals, where he was beaten 3–1 by John Higgins.
John Higgins went on to win the tournament for the third time, beating Stuart Bingham 3–2 in the final.
The breakdown of prize money for the 2022 Championship League is shown below.[3]
Group 1 was played on 20 and 21 December 2021. Liang Wenbo won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[4]
Group 2 was played on 22 and 23 December 2021. Graeme Dott won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[5]
Group 3 was played on 3 and 4 January 2022. Mark Williams was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Zhao Xintong. Zhao won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[6]
Group 4 was played on 5 and 6 January 2022. Barry Hawkins was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Scott Donaldson. Stuart Bingham won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[7]
Group 5 was played on 7 and 8 January 2022. Mark Selby was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Jordan Brown. Scott Donaldson won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[8]
Group 6 was played on 17 and 18 January 2022. Ricky Walden was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Matthew Selt. Yan Bingtao won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[9]
Group 7 was played on 1 and 2 February 2022. Neil Robertson was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Ricky Walden. John Higgins won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[10]
The Winners' Group was played on 3 and 4 February 2022. John Higgins won the Championship League for a third time, beating Stuart Bingham 3–2 in the final.[11]
A total of 127 century breaks were made during the tournament.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Bold: highest break in the indicated group.
Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP. Parenthesis: Ranking prior to tournament start, 19 December 2021. Notes (a) Mark Selby withdrew from the tournament prior to group 5 play.
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