The 2022 Betfred World Snooker Championship main stage kicked-off with the first round matches on 16th April 2022, we take a look at the schedule, venue, tickets, draw, format, prize money, dates, time, TV coverage, live score
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 is taking 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 Latest Results, Live Score, Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Tickets, Players, Prize Money, Odds
The first round of 2022 World Snooker Championship will be contested as a best of 19 frames between April 16 and 21. Zhao Xintong led Clarke 7–2 in the first session with two century and additional breaks of 98, 78, and 73. He then went on to win the first three frames of the second session, making breaks of 88 and 82 on his way to a 10–2 victory in the Crucible.
With this win, Zhao Xintong qualified for the second round of 2022 World Snooker Championship, where he will face Stephen Maguire, who stunned 2005 Champion and 2021 runner-up Shaun Murphy 10-8 in the first round.
Page took the lead against former runner-up Barry Hawkins in the first three sets. He made a 102 break in the eighth frame to extend his lead to 6–2, but Hawkins won the ninth and final frame of the session despite needing a snooker. Hawkins cut his deficit to one frame at 7–8, but Page won the match 10–7 with back-to-back total clearances of 128 and 135 in the second session.
First Round Latest Results and Scores
Mark Selby 10-7 Jamie Jones
Zhao Xintong 10-2 Jamie Clarke
Barry Hawkins 7-10 Jackson Page
Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-5 David Gilbert
Shaun Murphy 8-10 Stephen Maguire
Mark Williams 7-2 Michael White
Anthony McGill 6-3 Liam Highfield
Upcoming Fixtures
Yan Bingtao (16) v Chris Wakelin: 19th 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
Mark Allen (15) v Scott Donaldson: 18th April
Prize Money Pool Distribution
The tournament winner of 2022 Snooker World Championship 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, Neil Robertson is the safest bet to win 2022 World Snooker Championship due to his superb form in recent times.
Neil Robertson- 4/1
Judd Trump- 6/1
Ronnie O’ Sullivan- 26/5
Mark Selby- 9/1
When And Where To Watch: Live Stream And On 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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