2022 UK Seniors Championship

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2022 UK Seniors Championship
Tournament information
Dates4–7 January 2022 (2022-01-04 – 2022-01-07)
VenueBonus Arena
CityHull
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Seniors Tour
FormatSeniors event
Highest break David Lilley (ENG) (109)
Final
Champion Peter Lines (ENG)
Runner-up David Lilley (ENG)
Score4–1
2019

The 2022 UK Seniors Championship was a seniors' snooker tournament that took place from 4 to 7 January 2022 at the Bonus Arena in Hull, England. It was the first World Seniors Tour event of the 2021–22 snooker season.[1]

Michael Judge was the defending champion, having defeated Jimmy White 4–2 in the 2019 edition of the event.[2] However, Judge lost 1–3 to Peter Lines in the first round. Lines went on to win the tournament, beating David Lilley 4–1 in the final.

The tournament was the final event in which 1980 World Champion and three-time Masters champion Cliff Thorburn competed.[3] He played his final match against Kuldesh Johal on 5 January 2022, eleven days before turning 74.

Tournament draw[]

Below are the results for the main draw. Seedings are shown in the leftmost boxes, and match winners are denoted in bold.[4]

Last 16
Best of 5 frames
Quarter–finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi–finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
            
1  Michael Judge (IRL) 1
 Peter Lines (ENG) 3
  England Peter Lines 4
England Kuldesh Johal 1
8  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 0
 Kuldesh Johal (ENG) 3
England Peter Lines 4
4 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2
5  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 3
 Barry Pinches (ENG) 2
5 Scotland Stephen Hendry 1
4 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4
4  Ken Doherty (IRL) 3
 Lee Walker (WAL) 0
England Peter Lines 4
2 England David Lilley 1
3  Jimmy White (ENG) 3
 Patrick Wallace (NIR) 1
3 England Jimmy White 4
England Wayne Cooper 1
6  John Parrott (ENG) 0
 Wayne Cooper (ENG) 3
3 England Jimmy White 3
2 England David Lilley 4
7  Joe Johnson (ENG) 3
 Rod Lawler (ENG) 2
7 England Joe Johnson 0
2 England David Lilley 4
2  David Lilley (ENG) 3
 Philip Williams (WAL) 0

Final[]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb
Bonus Arena, Hull, England, 7 January 2022
Peter Lines
 England
4–1 David Lilley
 England
Frame Scores: 23–70, 67–66 (60 Lilley), 71–21, 58–25, 68–56
47 Highest break 60
0 Century breaks 0
0 50+ breaks 1

Century breaks[]

A total of 2 century breaks were made during the tournament.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "UK Seniors Snooker Moves to January 2022". seniorssnooker.com. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Judge Victorious at ROKiT UK Seniors Snooker Championship". WPBSA. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "End Of The Road For Thorburn". WPBSA. 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  4. ^ "UK Seniors Championship 2022 | Last 16 Draw". seniorssnooker.com. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "UK Seniors Championship (4-7 Jan 2022) | Results". snooker.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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