2022 Masters (snooker)

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2022 Cazoo Masters
Tournament logo
Tournament information
Dates9–16 January 2022 (2022-01-09 – 2022-01-16)
VenueAlexandra Palace
CityLondon
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatNon-ranking event
Defending champion Yan Bingtao (CHN)
← 2021

The 2022 Masters (officially the 2022 Cazoo Masters[1]) is an upcoming professional non-ranking snooker tournament that will take place between 9 and 16 January 2022 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. It will be the 48th staging of the Masters tournament, which was first held in 1975, and the second of three Triple Crown events in the 2021–22 snooker season, following the 2021 UK Championship and preceding the 2022 World Snooker Championship.[2][3] Cazoo will be sponsoring the event for the first time, having extended their snooker sponsorships portfolio prior to the start of the season.[1]

The players who qualified were the top 16 in the world rankings after the UK Championship. However, both John Higgins and Ronnie O'Sullivan took issue with the qualification cutoff, noting that the on-form Luca Brecel did not qualify even though he reached the UK Championship final and entered the top 16 the following week by winning the 2021 Scottish Open.[4]

Yan Bingtao is the defending champion, having defeated Higgins 10–8 in the previous year's final.[5][6] Zhao Xintong, who entered the top 16 for the first time after winning the UK Championship, will make his Masters debut. Former champion Ding Junhui, who fell out of the top 16 after the UK Championship, will not compete in the tournament for the first time since 2006.[7]

Tournament draw[]

Numbers given on the left show the players' world rankings at the time of tournament draw. Players ranked 1 through 8 were seeded 1 through 8 in the draw, while the remaining players were unseeded.

First round
Best of 11 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
            
1  Yan Bingtao (CHN)
9  Mark Williams (WAL)
   
 
8  John Higgins (SCO)
10  Zhao Xintong (CHN)
   
 
5  Neil Robertson (AUS)
16  Anthony McGill (SCO)
   
England
4  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
14  Jack Lisowski (ENG)
   
 
3  Judd Trump (ENG)
12  Mark Allen (NIR)
   
England
6  Kyren Wilson (ENG)
15  Stuart Bingham (ENG)
   
 
7  Shaun Murphy (ENG)
11  Barry Hawkins (ENG)
  England
 
2  Mark Selby (ENG)
13  Stephen Maguire (SCO)

Final[]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:
Alexandra Palace, London, England, 16 January 2022.

–
Afternoon:
Evening:
Highest break
Century breaks
50+ breaks

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Cazoo and Matchroom Expand Partnership Deal". WST. 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Masters 2022 Tickets On Sale NOW - World Snooker". World Snooker. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ "2022 WST Masters > Alexandra Palace". Alexandra Palace. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins hit out at Scottish Open champion Luca Brecel not competing at the Masters". Eurosport. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  5. ^ "Yan secures thrilling masters victory.". World Snooker. Retrieved 14 June 2021
  6. ^ "Yan Bingtao beats John Higgins to win Masters title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2021
  7. ^ "What Has Happened To Ding Junhui? Former World No1 Appears To Have Lost His Mojo". The Sportsman. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2022-01-03.

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