The 2022 Betfred World Snooker Championship line-up is set as the best 16 players from the qualifiers joined the top-16 snooker player, we take a look at the schedule, venue, tickets, draw, format, prize money, dates, time, TV coverage
The 2022 Betfred World Snooker Championship is a professional snooker competition that will be held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England, from April 16 to May 2, 2022. It will be the 46th World Snooker Championship to be contested at the venue. The World Snooker Tour hosts the tournament, which is the 16th and final ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season.
2022 World Snooker Championship Tournament Schedule, Dates, Tickets And Venue
The tournament will take place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England with the final is slated for Monday, May 2nd. The same venue is hosting the World Snooker Championship for the 46th consecutive year. Tickets for the fixtures can be bought here.
The tournament matches will take place in the following manner:
- April 16- April 21: First Round Matches
- 21st April- 25th April: Second Round Matches
- April 26- April 27: Quarter-final Matches
- April 28- April 30: Semi-final Matches
- May 1- May 2: Final
Tournament Format And Rules
The best of 19 frames will be present in the first round of the main draw, the best of 25 frames in the second round and quarter-finals, and the best of 33 frames in the semi-finals. The final will be a best-of-35-frames competition played over two days.
Betfred World Snooker Championship 2022 Draw, Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Tickets, Players, Prize Money, Odds And Live Stream TV
Kyren Wilson, the world No. 5, will face Ding Junhui, a 14-time ranking event winner who came through qualifying and reached the final in 2016, while three-time champion Mark Williams will face Michael White in an all-Welsh match. Yan Bingtao, the victor of the Masters last year, will face Chris Wakelin, who advanced through three qualifying matches.
Former champion Shaun Murphy, who reached the final last year, will face Stephen Maguire, who will be competing in the Crucible for the 19th time. Scott Donaldson, who crushed Allan Taylor 10-1 in the qualifications, will face Mark Allen, a past semi-finalist and newly crowned Northern Ireland Open champion.
Mark Selby (1) v Jamie Jones: 16th April
Yan Bingtao (16) v Chris Wakelin: 19th April
Barry Hawkins (9) v Jackson Page: 16th-17th April
Mark Williams (8) v Michael White: 17th-18th April
Kyren Wilson (5) v Ding Junhui: 20th April
Stuart Bingham (12) v Lyu Haotian: 18th-19th April
Anthony McGill (13) v Liam Highfield: 17th-18th April
Judd Trump (4) v Hossein Vafaei: 20th-21st April
Neil Robertson (3) v Ashley Hugill: 18th-19th April
Jack Lisowski (14) v Matthew Stevens: 19th-20th April
Luca Brecel (11) v Noppon Saengkham: 20th-21st April
John Higgins (6) v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh: 19th-20th April
Zhao Xintong (7) v Jamie Clarke: 16th-17th April
Shaun Murphy (10) v Stephen Maguire: 16th-17th April
Mark Allen (15) v Scott Donaldson: 18th April
Ronnie O’Sullivan (2) v David Gilbert: 16th-17th April
Prize Money Pool Distribution
The tournament winner of Turkish Masters will receive £500,000 in prize money, while the losing finalist will receive 200,000 Pounds. The net prize pool of the tournament will be 2,395,000 Pounds.
A maximum break at the Crucible will earn one £40,000, while a maximum break in the qualifying stages will earn one £10,000. These bonuses are in addition to the £15,000 top prize for the highest break.
- Winner: £500,000
- Runner-up: £200,000
- Semi-final: £100,000
- Quarter-final: £50,000
- Best 16: £30,000
- Last 32: £20,000
- Final 48: £15,000
- Last 80: £10,000
- Best 112: £5,000
- Highest break (Including Qualifying Stage): £5,000
- Total: £2,395,000
Betting Odds
According to the bookmakers, Judd Trump is the safest bet to win 2022 World Snooker Championship due to his superb form in recent times.
Judd Trump 7/2
Neil Robertson 9/2
Ronnie O’Sullivan 6/1
Mark Selby 7/1
John Higgins 10/1
Zhao Xintong 16/1
Kyren Wilson 16/1
Yan Bingtao 22/1
Mark Allen 28/1
Ding Junhui 33/1
Shaun Murphy 33/1
Stuart Bingham 33/1
Luca Brecel 33/1
Mark Williams 33/1
Barry Hawkins 33/1
David Gilbert 40/1
When And Where To Watch: Live Stream And TV Coverage Telecast
It will be live on the BBC in the United Kingdom, Eurosport in Europe (including the United Kingdom), and Matchroom Sport and other broadcasters throughout the world.
The tournament will be live in China on Liaoning TV, Rigour; in the Philippines on Premier Sports Network; on Now TV in Hong Kong; on Truevision in Thailand; in Taiwan on Sports Cast; and in Malaysia on Astro SuperSports.
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