The prestigious 2022 UK Championship snooker tournament is set to begin on November 12 with a star-studded field that includes reigning champion Zhao Xintong and in-form world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan. Here, we look at the competitors, schedule, draw, prize money, dates, times, & TV coverage information of this upcoming competition
Cazoo UK Championship’s fourth qualifying round saw Wu Yize taking surprise 5-4 lead against Matthew Stevens despite losing first four frames. However, Yize failed to convert this opportunity as Stevens sealed victory with 6-5 win.
UK Championship Snooker 2022 Qualifiers Results Today, Schedule, Date, Time, Tickets, Draw, Scores, Prize Money And Live Stream TV Coverage
York. A battleground for centuries.
It still is. โ๏ธ
The 2022 @CazooUK UK Championship. Starts November 12 on BBC & Eurosport ๐ฌ๐ง #CazooUKChampionship pic.twitter.com/m1rkVQeQEY
— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) November 3, 2022
Two century breaks, two 50+ breaks and a 6-0 win.
A good afternoon's work for Joe Perry who has beaten Graeme Dott to book a place at the @CazooUK UK Championship.#CazooUKChampionship | @joegentlemanjoe pic.twitter.com/KMTmcsfF1w
— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) November 10, 2022
2022 UK Championship Qualifying Stage Results, Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, Format, Main Event Draw & List of Players
Jimmy White defeated Dominic Dale 6-1 in the fourth and final qualifying round, dubbed Judgement Day, to advance to the round of 32 stage in ranking event for the first time since 2010. Meanwhile, Duane Jones overcame Jamie Clarke’s 5-0 advantage by winning three straight frames before Clarke eventually won the match 6-3. By the same margin, Ford defeated Noppon Saengkham, scoring two century and three half-centuries during the contest. With breaks of 126, 63, 75, and 57 against the 19-year-old Chinese player Wu Yize, Stevens took the first four frames, but Wu then won the next five games to take the lead. Stevens forced a decision with a 91 break in the tenth round, though, and he won it with a 58 break.
Till the mid-session break, Hossein Vafaei of Iran led Robbie Williams 3-1 after making breaks of 127 and 111. Williams cut Vafaei’s advantage to one frame at 5-4, but Vafaei sealed a 6-4 victory in the tenth frame. Zhou defeated Jak Jones 6-3 thanks to breaks of 78, 117, 84, and 72. Elsewhere, Andy Hicks lost his cool during his match with Lyu Haotian and used a break-off shot to rip the red pack apart as Lyu won 6-1 and advanced to main tournament.
At the York Barbican in York, England, from November 12 to 20, prestigious 2022 UK Championship will take place. The 2022 event is the 46th iteration of the UK Championship, which debuted in 1977 as the United Kingdom Professional Snooker Championship. This upcoming event will be the fifth ranking event and the first Triple Crown competition of 2022โ23 snooker season. Thursday is the draw for 2022 Cazoo UK Championship’s main round, in which the top 16 seeds will be matched against the 16 qualifiers at random.
2022 UK Championship Qualifying Latest Results & Upcoming Schedule
Qualifying Round-3 Results
Duane Jones (WAL) 6-3 Reanne Evans (ENG)
Himanshu Jain (IND) 4-6 Peng Yisong (CHN)
Alfie Burden (ENG) 6-4 Liam Davies (WAL)
Andy Lee (HKG) 6-3 Rebecca Kenna (ENG)
James Cahill (ENG) 6-2 Liam Graham (SCO)
Jimmy White (ENG) 6-0 Victor Sarkis (BRA)
Sanderson Lam (ENG) 6-1 Amaan Iqbal (SCO)
Michael White (WAL) 6-0 Jake Crofts (ENG)
Julien Leclercq (BEL) 3-6 Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY)
Chen Zifan (CHN) 2-6 Farakh Ajaib (PAK)
Ng On-yee (HKG) 6-4 Jenson Kendrick (ENG)
Lukas Kleckers (GER) 6-1 Lewis Ullah (ENG)
Dean Young (SCO) 6-1 Lee Stephens (ENG)
Mink Nutcharut (THA) 0-6 Fergal O’Brien (IRL)
Qualifying Round-4 Latest Results & Upcoming Schedule
Duane Jones (WAL) 3-6ย Jamie Clarkeย (WAL)
Tom Ford (ENG) 6-3 Noppon Saengkham (THA)
Dominic Dale (WAL) 1-6 Jimmy White (ENG)
Tian Pengfei (CHN) 4-6ย Xu Siย (CHN)
Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 6-3ย Jak Jonesย (WAL)
Wu Yize (CHN) 5-6 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Lyu Haotian (CHN) 6-1ย Andy Hicksย (ENG)
Robbie Williams (ENG) 4-6ย Hossein Vafaeiย (IRN)
David Gilbert (ENG) 6-0ย Mark Kingย (ENG)
Joe Perry (ENG) 6-0ย Graeme Dottย (SCO)
Ding Junhui (CHN) vsย Robert Milkinsย (ENG)
Zak Surety (ENG) vsย Jordan Brownย (NIR)
Ali Carter (ENG) vsย Liam Highfieldย (ENG)
Matthew Selt (ENG) vsย Anthony Hamiltonย (ENG)
Xiao Guodong (CHN) vsย Andres Petrovย (EST)
Sam Craigie (ENG) vsย Ian Burnsย (ENG)
Prize Money Pool Distribution at 2022 UK Championships
The prize pool for this competition has increased to ยฃ1,205,0000 from ยฃ1,009,000 of previous edition, with the winner taking home ยฃ250,000 instead of ยฃ200,000. While semi-final losers will only receive ยฃ50,000 in prize money, the tournament’s runner-up will receive ยฃ100,000 in cash. After their failure to qualify for main tournament and elimination in Round of 48, Robbie Williams and Wu Yize will both return home with ยฃ7,500 each.
- Winner: ยฃ250,000
- Runner-up: ยฃ100,000
- Semi-final: ยฃ50,000
- Quarter-final: ยฃ25,000
- Last 16: ยฃ15,000
- Last 32: ยฃ10,000
- Last 48: ยฃ7,500
- Last 80: ยฃ5,000
- Last 112: ยฃ2,500
- Highest Break:ย ยฃ15,000
- Total: ยฃ1,205,000
When And Where To Watch: Live Stream And TV Coverage Telecast
The tournament tickets can be purchased by fans from here. Meanwhile, fans unable to attend this event in-person, will be able to stream all action live on Discovery+ and Eurosport. However, Thursday’s action can be only watched on Discovery+ as it has exclusive rights for qualifying stage.
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