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tournament that took place from 7 to 13 February 2022 at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, England."Updated 2021–22 Snooker Calendar"
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. Both debutants lost in the first round, with Barry Hawkins defeating Zhao 6–3 and John Higgins beating Vafaei by the same score. Higgins was the defending champion, having beaten Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–3 in the

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final. However, Higgins lost 4–6 to Jimmy Robertson in the quarter-finals. The final was contested between Hawkins, who had previously won the tournament in

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, and Neil Robertson, who had been runner-up in

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. Robertson defeated Hawkins 10–5 in a final that featured five century breaks, four by Robertson and a 137 by Hawkins. It was Robertson's first Players Championship title, the 22nd ranking title of his career, and his third tournament win of the season, following the 2021 English Open and the 2022 Masters.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below: * Winner: £125,000 * Runner-up: £50,000 * Semi-final: £30,000 * Quarter-final: £15,000 * Last 16: £10,000 * Highest break: £10,000 * Total: £385,000

Seeding list

The seedings for the tournament were based on the one-year ranking list up to and including the

Tournament draw

Final

Century breaks

A total of 25 century breaks were made during the tournament. * 141 Kyren Wilson * 139, 135, 132, 123, 103, 100 Yan Bingtao * 137, 126, 115 Barry Hawkins * 134, 108, 101 John Higgins * 130, 116, 114, 107, 105, 100 Neil Robertson * 127 Ronnie O'Sullivan * 123 Ricky Walden * 107, 103, 102 Mark Williams * 102 Jimmy Robertson

References

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