The anticipated 2022 BetVictor European Masters snooker ranking event final came to an end and the champion was crowned, we take a look at the final results, score, events, champion, and prize money
Fan Zhengyi, who won the tournament’s previous iteration, was the defending champion but in his qualifying match, Fan fell short to Michael Judge 1–5. For his fifth ranking title of his career, Kyren Wilson defeated Barry Hawkins 9-3 in the final. Zhang Anda and Hossein Vafaei, who both achieved the maximum break during the qualifying rounds, split the top break prize.
BetVictor European Masters Snooker 2022 Ranking Event Final Winner, Prize Money Pool, Kyren Wilson vs Barry Hawkins Results, Score
Kyren Wilson beats Barry Hawkins 9-3 to become the @BetVictor European Masters Champion! 🏆
It's the Warrior's fifth ranking title – and first for nearly two years ⚔️
He also takes home the £80,000 winners' prize #BVEuroSeries pic.twitter.com/23lAHvByjw
— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) August 21, 2022
European Masters Champion! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/VLMcmuG2iv
— Kyren Wilson (@KyrenWilson) August 21, 2022
2022 BetVictor European Masters Snooker Tournament Schedule, Venue. Format, and Rules
The 2022 BetVictor European Masters was a professional snooker competition that was held in the Stadthalle Fürth in Fürth, Germany, from August 16–21, 2022. The second of eight tournaments in the BetVictor Series for the 2022–23 season, it served as a ranking event. There was a £422,000 total prize pool, of which the winner received £80,000.
Up until the semifinals, which were best of 11, matches at the competition were played as the best of nine frames. A best-of-17-frames contest over two sessions comprised the final.
Kyren Wilson vs Barry Hawkins Final Match Events
In the 2022 European Masters final in Furth, Kyren Wilson defeated Barry Hawkins 9-3 to win his fifth career ranking title. At the mid-session break, Wilson had built up a seemingly insurmountable 6-2 lead. Wilson maintained his composure to win three of the following four frames, punishing Hawkins for a performance that was littered with mistakes.
The world No. 8 had to work hard to defeat Ali Carter in the last frame of the semi-final on Saturday, but he barely broke a sweat when he eliminated Hawkins, who faltered after a stellar performance against Mark Williams. Wilson has now won three ranking championships in Germany including the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic and 2019 German Masters.
Final Results & Score (21st August)
Kyren Wilson 9-3 Barry Hawkins
Afternoon Session: 66–17, 63–56, 70–32, 54–68, 7–104, 73–9, 79–17, 75–0
Evening Session: 69–64, 33–59, 83–27, 77–30
Prize Money Pool Distribution
The winner of the 2022 European Masters competition, Kyren Wilson took home £80,000 in prize money, as opposed to the eventual runner-up Barry Hawkins, who bagged 35,000 pounds. The overall prize pool for the competition was 422,000 GBP.
- Winner: £80,000
- Runner-up: £35,000
- Semi-final: £17,500
- Quarter-final: £11,000
- Last 16: £7,500
- Last 32: £4,500
- Last 64: £3,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £422,000