Turkish Masters Snookers is a ranking event in the snooker season, know its full winners prize money
The competition has a total prize pool of £500,000, with the league champion receiving £100,000.
Turkish Masters Snookers, also known as the 2022 Nirvana Turkish Masters, is a professional snooker event that is currently in progress. The first edition of the Turkish Masters is the first time a snooker world ranking tournament is contested in Turkey.
What Is The Turkish Masters Open, Players And Format
The Turkish Masters is the 13th ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, organised by the World Snooker Tour. The snooker season 2021–22 is a professional snooker season that runs from July 2021 until June 2022.
The Nirvana Cosmopolitan Hotel in Antalya, Turkey, will host the event from March 7 to 13, 2022.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires in Turkey in 2021, the World Snooker Tour postponed the competition until March 2022.
The event’s qualification was held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England, from February 2 to 6, 2022.
The top four seeds and two wildcards had their matches held over to be contested at the main venue. All matches will be played over nine frames up to and including the Quarter-Finals, with the Semi-Finals being played over eleven frames and the final being played over nine frames.
In Turkey, the tournament is aired by the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, whereas in Europe, it is carried by Eurosport.
Ronnie O’Sullivan, the world number two, withdrew to participate in the event since he was not provided with any further cash incentives.
Although he was dismayed by O’Sullivan’s decision, WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson emphasised that the governing body had to maintain a fair playing field and would not pay players more money to compete in events.
Neil Robertson, the world number four, and Mark Selby, the incumbent world champion, both withdrew for personal reasons. As a result, three of the top four players in the world rankings were unable to compete.
Turkish Masters Snookers 2022 Prize Money Pool Distribution
The competition will have a total prize pool of £500,000, with the league champion receiving £100,000. The runner-up will get £45,000 in prize money, while the semi-finals team will receive £20,000.
The winning team in the quarter-finals will get £12,500 in prize money. The team that advances to the final 16 will get £7,500 in prize money. The prize money for the last 32 teams will be £5,500. The final 64 teams will get £3,500 in prize money, with the greatest break of the team being $5,000.
| Winner | £100,000 |
| Runner-Up | £45,000 |
| Semi-final | £20,000 |
| Quarter-Final | £20,000 |
| Last 16 | £7,500 |
| Last 32 | £5,500 |
| Last 64 | £3,500 |
| Highest Break | £5,000 |
| Total | £500,000 |
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