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tournament that took place from 28 June to 29 July 2022 at the

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, 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

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and the first ranking tournament of the

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. David Gilbert was the defending champion, having defeated

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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.

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won the tournament, defeating

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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

, England. 128 players took part in the event. The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players. 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-

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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. 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

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Prize fund

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

Summary

Tournament draw

Stage One

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

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 4 July.

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 19 July.

Group 3

Group 3 was played on 7 July.

Group 4

Group 4 was played on 29 June.

Group 5

Group 5 was played on 11 July.

Group 6

Group 6 was played on 30 June.

Group 7

Group 7 was played on 19 July.

Group 8

Group 8 was played on 21 July.

Group 9

Group 9 was played on 6 July.

Group 10

Group 10 was played on 1 July.

Group 11

Group 11 was played on 18 July.

Group 12

Group 12 was played on 21 July.

Group 13

Group 13 was played on 28 June.

Group 14

Group 14 was played on 18 July.

Group 15

Group 15 was played on 5 July.

Group 16

Group 16 was played on 20 July.

Group 17

Group 17 was played on 14 July.

Group 18

Group 18 was played on 13 July.

Group 19

Group 19 was played on 20 July. *

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withdrew from the group due to travel issues.

Group 20

Group 20 was played on 13 July.

Group 21

Group 21 was played on 12 July.

Group 22

Group 22 was played on 12 July.

Group 23

Group 23 was played on 7 July.

Group 24

Group 24 was played on 28 June.

Group 25

Group 25 was played on 14 July.

Group 26

Group 26 was played on 30 June.

Group 27

Group 27 was played on 4 July.

Group 28

Group 28 was played on 11 July.

Group 29

Group 29 was played on 1 July.

Group 30

Group 30 was played on 6 July.

Group 31

Group 31 was played on 29 June.

Group 32

Group 32 was played on 5 July.

Stage Two

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

Group A

Group A was played on 27 July.

Group B

Group B was played on 28 July.

Group C

Group C was played on 26 July.

Group D

Group D was played on 27 July.

Group E

Group E was played on 25 July.

Group F

Group F was played on 25 July.

Group G

Group G was played on 28 July.

Group H

Group H was played on 26 July.

Stage Three

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

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 29 July.

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 29 July.

Final

Century breaks

A total of 106 century breaks were made during the tournament. * 145, 138, 125, 123, 105, 105, 101, 101

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* 144, 112, 109, 103, 100

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* 142, 104

* 141, 106

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* 140, 133 Mark Williams * 139, 135, 129

* 139, 108

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* 138

David Lilley David William Lilley (born 31 October 1977 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer who usually plays at centre back but has also played at right back. Lilley was most recently the manager of Bellshill Athl ...

* 137, 136, 108, 107, 104

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* 136, 108

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* 135, 132, 106

Zhou Yuelong Zhou Yuelong (; born 24 January 1998) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He has been runner-up at three ranking events, the January 2020 European Masters, the 2020 Snooker Shoot Out, and the 2022 Northern Ireland Open. Career Between ...

* 135, 130, 106

Ricky Walden Ricky Walden (born 11 November 1982) is an English professional snooker player from Chester. Walden turned professional in 2000 and it took him eight years to win his first ranking title at the Shanghai Masters. He has since won the 2012 Wuxi ...

* 135

Lyu Haotian Lyu Haotian (, born 29 November 1997) is a snooker player from the People's Republic of China, notable for being one of the youngest snooker players to have played in professional tournaments, aged only 14. He reached the quarter-finals of the ...

* 134, 130, 102 Jamie Jones * 133

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* 133

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* 133 Jimmy Robertson * 131, 130, 108, 107 Michael White * 131, 120

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* 131, 111 Ian Burns * 130, 116, 114, 106 Anthony Hamilton * 130

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* 127, 121

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* 127, 112, 111, 103, 103, 101

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* 127, 100

Ben Woollaston Ben Woollaston (born 14 May 1987) is an English professional snooker player from Leicester. His sole professional title came at the minor-ranking third Players Tour Championship event in 2011. Woollaston's only ranking event final came at the ...

* 125 Ryan Day * 125 Andy Lee * 124, 123, 117

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* 120, 101

Wu Yize Wu Yize (; born 14 October 2003) is a Chinese professional snooker player. Career Wu Yize won the IBSF U-21 World Championship in 2018 when he was just fourteen years old, defeating Pongsakorn Chongjairak from Thailand 6–4 in the final. Wu ...

* 118

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* 117, 115, 111, 108, 100 Jordan Brown * 117 Ben Mertens * 117 Joe Perry * 115, 115 Gary Wilson * 114, 108, 100

* 113

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* 113

Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby (born 19 June 1983) is an English professional snooker player, who is a four-time World Snooker Champion. Ranked world number one on multiple occasions, he has won a total of 21 ranking titles, placing him eighth on the ...

* 111, 100

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* 111 Joe O'Connor * 105, 102

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* 105

Barry Hawkins Barry Hawkins (born 23 April 1979) is an English professional snooker player from Ditton, Kent. He turned professional in 1996, but only rose to prominence in the 2004–05 snooker season, when he reached the last 16 of the 2004 UK Championsh ...

* 104

Cao Yupeng Cao Yupeng (; born 27 October 1990) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He won the 2011 Asian Under-21 Championship, thus qualifying for the professional main tour for the 2011–12 season. In his first season on the circuit, he reached ...

* 104

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* 103

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* 103

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* 102, 100 David Gilbert * 101 Aaron Hill * 101

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* 100

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* 100 Haydon Pinhey

References

External links

Matchroom Sport – Championship League Snooker
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