The BetVictor Welsh Open snooker 2022 is set to begin next week, we take a look at the schedule, draw, prize money, dates, time, tv coverage and other details
It is the Welsh Open’s 12th ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, and the 31st since its inception in 1992.
Jordan Brown is the defending champion, having defeated Ronnie O’Sullivan 9–8 in the final of the 2021 Welsh Open Snooker.
Welsh Open Snooker 2022 Tournament Schedule Dates, Tickets And Venue
The event will take place at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport and will begin on Monday, February 28th, with the final slated for Sunday, March 6th. The tournament qualifying rounds continued from 15th February to 20th February. Tickets for the fixtures can be bought here.
Tournament Format And Rules
Up until the quarter-final stage, all games will be best of seven frames. The quarterfinals are best of nine frames.
The semi-finals are best of eleven frames, and the final will be best of seventeen frames.
Welsh Open Snooker 2022 First Round Draw, Players And Fixtures
The top 16 seeds and the two wild card players’ matches will be played at the main venue.
Jordan Brown v Mitchell Mann
Anthony McGill v Zhang Anda
Zhao Xintong v Oliver Lines
Shaun Murphy v Andy Hicks
Neil Robertson v Jimmy White
Barry Hawkins v Alexander Ursenbacher
Stephen Maguire v Fergal O’Brien
Judd Trump v Dean Young
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Sam Craigie
Yan Bingtao v Ashley Hugill
Liam Davies v Iulian Boiko
Mark Allen v Ken Doherty
Kyren Wilson v Dominic Dale
John Higgins v Pang Junxu
Mark Williams v Michael Judge
Elliot Slessor v Dylan Emery
Stuart Bingham v Sean Maddocks
Mark Selby v Chen Zifan
Round of 64 Draw
| J Brown / M Mann | vs | Ben Hancorn [86] |
| Lu Ning [32] | v | Matthew Stevens [59] |
| McGill / Zhang Anda | v | Mark Joyce [53] |
| Rory McLeod [82] | v | Yuan Sijun [105] |
| Robbie Williams [63] | v | Hossein Vafaei [24] |
| Jak Jones [51] | v | Zhao Xintong / O Lines |
| Zak Surety [96] | v | Ryan Day [25] |
| Anthony Hamilton [45] | v | S Murphy / Hicks |
| N Robertson / J White | v | Hammad Miah [89] |
| Graeme Dott [28] | v | Jamie Clarke [67] |
| Hawkins / Ursenbacher | v | Ashley Carty [69] |
| Ben Woollaston [44] | v | Liang Wenbo [33] |
| Jimmy Robertson [38] | v | Jamie Jones [40] |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [60] | v | Maguire / F O’Brien |
| Si Jiahui (a) | v | Gary Wilson [29] |
| Craig Steadman [99] | v | Judd Trump / D Young |
| R O’Sullivan / Sam Craigie | v | Lukas Kleckers [84] |
| Ding Junhui [30] | v | Michael Holt [39] |
| Yan Bingtao / Hugill | v | Zhao Jianbo [79] |
| Ricky Walden [19] | v | Noppon Saengkham [37] |
| Cao Yupeng [72] | v | Joe Perry [36] |
| L J Davies / Boiko | v | M Allen / K Doherty |
| Mark Davis [57] | v | Matthew Selt [27] |
| Li Hang [47] | v | K Wilson / Dale |
| J Higgins / Pang Junxu | v | Soheil Vahedi (a) |
| Allister Carter [26] | v | Ng On Yee (f) [119] |
| M J Williams / M Judge | v | Kurt Maflin [35] |
| Scott Donaldson [48] | v | Andrew Pagett [110] |
| Chris Wakelin [65] | v | Jack Lisowski [18] |
| Slessor / Emery | v | Bingham / Maddocks |
| Allan Taylor [75] | v | Michael White (a) |
| Liam Highfield [41] | v | Selby / Chen Zifan |
Prize Money Pool Distribution
The tournament winner will receive £70,000 in prize money, while the losing finalist will receive 30,000 Pounds. The net prize pool of the tournament is set to be 4,05,000 Pounds.
- Winner: £70,000
- Runner-up: £30,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £10,000
- Last 16: £7,500
- Last 32: £4,000
- Last 64: £3,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £405,000
When And Where To Watch: Live Stream And TV Coverage Telecast
The event broadcasting rights is owned by Eurosport, it will broadcast on television and online via the Eurosport Player platform every day.
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