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 Day 4 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. After trailing Hugill 1–3 at the midsession break, 2010 champion Neil Robertson won five consecutive frames, making breaks of 72, 97, 109, and 132, to lead 6–3 after the first session. Robertson again won the opening three frames of the second session, giving him an eight-frame winning streak in the match, but Hugill came back to take the following two frames with breaks of 51 and 82. With a 109 break, Robertson sealed a 10–5 victory. It was his fourth century of the match.
Stuart Bingham, the 2015 champion who had advanced to the semi-finals the year before, met Lyu. Bingham took the opening two frames of the second session, but Lyu came back to take the 12th frame with an 86 break and then the 13th on a re-spotted black. Bingham then went on to win two more frames in a row to secure a 10–5 victory.
Wakelin, who had previously lost twice in the first round, met Yan Bingtao, who was making his fourth Crucible appearance. Yan took a 5–4 lead after the opening session with breaks of 71, 68, 79, 69, 56, 62, 84, and 100. Wakelin tied the score at 5–5 with a 77 break in the second session, but Yan won five of the next six frames, including a second century break, to win 10–6. With this win, Yan advanced to the second round of World Snooker Championship for the third year in a row, where he will face reigning champion Mark Selby.
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 10-3 Michael White
Anthony McGill 10-7 Liam Highfield
Neil Robertson 10-5 Ashley Hugill
Stuart Bingham 10-5 Lyu Haotian
Mark Allen 10-6 Scott Donaldson
Yan Bingtao 10-6 Chris Wakelin
Jack Lisowski 6-3 Matthew Stevens
John Higgins 4-5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Upcoming First Round Fixtures
Kyren Wilson (5) v Ding Junhui: 20th April
Judd Trump (4) v Hossein Vafaei: 20th-21st April
Luca Brecel (11) v Noppon Saengkham: 20th-21st April
Upcoming Second Round Fixtures
Mark Allen v Ronnie O’Sullivan: 22nd-23rd April
Zhao Xintong v Stephen Maguire: 21st-23rd April
Jackson Page v Mark Williams: 21st-22nd April
Mark Selby v Yan Bingtao: 22nd-23rd April
Prize Money Pool Distribution
The champion of the 2022 Snooker World Championship will take home £500,000 in prize money, while the losing finalist will take home £200,000. The tournament’s total prize pool will be 2,395,000 pounds.
A maximum break at the Crucible is worth £40,000, whereas a maximum break in the qualification rounds is worth £10,000. These incentives come on top of the £15,000 top prize for the most spectacular 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 most likely player to win 2022 World Snooker Championship due to his superb form in recent times and dominant first round win against Ashley Hugill.
Neil Robertson- 10/3
Judd Trump- 6/1
Ronnie O’ Sullivan- 5/1
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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