Tournament information | |
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Dates | 20 December 2021 – 4 February 2022 |
Venue | Morningside Arena |
City | Leicester |
Country | England |
Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £184,400 |
Winner's share | £10,000 (plus bonuses) |
Highest break | Zhao Xintong (CHN) (143) |
Final | |
Champion | John Higgins (SCO) |
Runner-up | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
Score | 3–2 |
The 2022 Championship League Invitational (officially the 2022 BetVictor Championship League Snooker Invitational) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 20 December 2021 to 4 February 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. It was the 18th staging of the Championship League. [1]
Kyren Wilson was the defending champion, having beaten Mark Williams 3–2 in the final of the previous invitational edition of the tournament. [2] His defence of the title ended in the Group 7 semi-finals, where he was beaten 3–1 by John Higgins.
John Higgins went on to win the tournament for the third time, beating Stuart Bingham 3–2 in the final.
The breakdown of prize money for the 2022 Championship League is shown below. [3]
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Group 1 was played on 20 and 21 December 2021. Liang Wenbo won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [4]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | |
3 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | |
4 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | |
5 | Gary Wilson (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Graeme Dott (SCO) | 1 | |||||
Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Ryan Day (WAL) | 2 | |||||
Group 2 was played on 22 and 23 December 2021. Graeme Dott won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [5]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | Qualification to Group 2 play-off |
2 | Lu Ning (CHN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | |
3 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | |
4 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
5 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | Advances into Group 3 |
6 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Gary Wilson (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Ryan Day (WAL) | 2 | |||||
Graeme Dott (SCO) | 3 | |||||
Graeme Dott (SCO) | 3 | |||||
Lu Ning (CHN) | 1 | |||||
Lu Ning (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Joe Perry (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Group 3 was played on 3 and 4 January 2022. Mark Williams was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Zhao Xintong. Zhao won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [6]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | Qualification to Group 3 play-off |
2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | |
3 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
4 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
5 | Lu Ning (CHN) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | Advances into Group 4 |
6 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 2 | |||||
Mark Selby (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Group 4 was played on 5 and 6 January 2022. Barry Hawkins was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Scott Donaldson. Stuart Bingham won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [7]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | Qualification to Group 4 play-off |
2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | |
3 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | |
4 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | |
5 | Lu Ning (CHN) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | Advances into Group 5 |
6 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 0 | |||||
Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Mark Selby (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Group 5 was played on 7 and 8 January 2022. Mark Selby was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Jordan Brown. Scott Donaldson won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [8]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Jordan Brown (NIR) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | Qualification to Group 5 play-off |
2 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | |
3 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | |
4 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | |
5 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | Advances into Group 6 |
6 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Lu Ning (CHN) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Jordan Brown (NIR) | 3 | |||||
Ali Carter (ENG) | 0 | |||||
Jordan Brown (NIR) | 2 | |||||
Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 3 | |||||
Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 3 | |||||
Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Group 6 was played on 17 and 18 January 2022. Ricky Walden was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Matthew Selt. Yan Bingtao won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [9]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Yan Bingtao (CHN) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | Qualification to Group 6 play-off |
2 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
3 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
4 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | |
5 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | Advances into Group 7 |
6 | Jordan Brown (NIR) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Yan Bingtao (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 0 | |||||
Yan Bingtao (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Martin Gould (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Martin Gould (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Ding Junhui (CHN) | 2 | |||||
Group 7 was played on 1 and 2 February 2022. Neil Robertson was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Ricky Walden. John Higgins won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [10]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | Qualification to Group 7 play-off |
2 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | |
3 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | |
4 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | −6 | Eliminated from the competition |
6 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | |
7 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Ding Junhui (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Ding Junhui (CHN) | 2 | |||||
John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | |||||
John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | |||||
Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 1 | |||||
The Winners' Group was played on 3 and 4 February 2022. John Higgins won the Championship League for a third time, beating Stuart Bingham 3–2 in the final. [11]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | Qualification to Winners' Group play-off |
2 | Yan Bingtao (CHN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | |
3 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
4 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | |
5 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | Eliminated from the competition |
6 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | |
7 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Liang Wenbo (CHN) [nb 1] | 2 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 2 | |||||
John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | |||||
Yan Bingtao (CHN) | 2 | |||||
John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | |||||
A total of 127 century breaks were made during the tournament. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Bold: highest break in the indicated group.
No. | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | W | TOTAL |
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1 | John Higgins (SCO)(7) | 6,300 | 14,600 | 20,900 | ||||||
2 | Stuart Bingham (ENG)(14) | 3,200 | 6,100 | 9,500 | 18,800 | |||||
3 | Kyren Wilson (ENG)(5) | 5,300 | 2,800 | 2,550 | 2,800 | 13,450 | ||||
4 | Yan Bingtao (CHN)(16) | 6,500 | 6,800 | 13,300 | ||||||
5 | Liang Wenbo (CHN)(37) | 6,550 | 5,600 | 12,150 | ||||||
6 | Graeme Dott (SCO)(19) | 3,100 | 6,200 | 2,000 | 11,300 | |||||
7 | Scott Donaldson (SCO)(35) | 2,100 | 6,900 | 1,600 | 10,600 | |||||
8 | Zhao Xintong (CHN)(9) | 6,600 | 3,000 | 9,600 | ||||||
9 | Lu Ning (CHN)(31) | 4,700 | 1,200 | 1,600 | 800 | 8,300 | ||||
10 | Ding Junhui (CHN)(27) | 2,900 | 4,800 | 7,700 | ||||||
11 | Ryan Day (WAL)(26) | 2,900 | 3,700 | 600 | 7,200 | |||||
12 | Ali Carter (ENG)(22) | 2,100 | 1,250 | 3,700 | 7,050 | |||||
13 | Xiao Guodong (CHN)(30) | 1,300 | 4,900 | 700 | 6,900 | |||||
14 | Martin Gould (ENG)(21) | 1,000 | 4,600 | 800 | 6,400 | |||||
15 | Jordan Brown (NIR)(28) | 5,100 | 1,000 | 6,100 | ||||||
16 | Mark Selby (ENG)(a)(1) | 2,700 | 3,300 | 6,000 | ||||||
17 | Jack Lisowski (ENG)(13) | 4,300 | 1,300 | 5,600 | ||||||
18 | Joe Perry (ENG)(32) | 2,800 | 900 | 3,700 | ||||||
19 | Gary Wilson (ENG)(25) | 1,200 | 800 | 2,000 | ||||||
20 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN)(17) | 1,350 | 1,350 | |||||||
21 | David Gilbert (ENG)(20) | 1,200 | 1,200 | |||||||
22 | Tom Ford (ENG)(24) | 1,100 | 1,100 | |||||||
23 | Judd Trump (ENG)(2) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
= | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)(3) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
25 | Ricky Walden (ENG)(23) | 900 | 900 | |||||||
26 | Matthew Selt (ENG)(29) | 800 | 800 | |||||||
Total prize money | 20,500 | 20,800 | 20,100 | 20,100 | 19,900 | 19,600 | 20,300 | 43,100 | 184,400 |
Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.
Parenthesis: Ranking prior to tournament start, 19 December 2021.
Notes
(a) Mark Selby withdrew from the tournament prior to group 5 play.
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