Tournament information | |
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Dates | 19 December 2022 – 2 March 2023 |
Venue | Morningside Arena |
City | Leicester |
Country | England |
Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £184,200 |
Winner's share | £10,000 (plus bonuses) |
Highest break | John Higgins (SCO) (144) |
Final | |
Champion | John Higgins (SCO) |
Runner-up | Judd Trump (ENG) |
Score | 3–1 |
The 2023 Championship League Invitational was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from 19 December 2022 to 2 March 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. [1]
John Higgins defended his title, winning the tournament for the fourth time after beating Judd Trump 3–1 in the final. [2]
The breakdown of prize money for the 2023 Championship League is shown below. [3]
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Group 1 was played on 19 and 20 December 2022. Jack Lisowski won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [4]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Jordan Brown (NIR) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | |
3 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | |
4 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
5 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Ryan Day (WAL) | 2 | |||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Jordan Brown (NIR) | 2 | |||||
Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Group 2 was played on 21 and 22 December 2022. Stuart Bingham won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [6]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | Qualification to Group 2 play-off |
2 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | |
3 | Jordan Brown (NIR) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | |
4 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | |
5 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | Advances into Group 3 |
6 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Robert Milkins (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Robert Milkins (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Jordan Brown (NIR) | 2 | |||||
Group 3 was played on 3 and 4 January 2023. Kyren Wilson won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [7]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | Qualification to Group 3 play-off |
2 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | |
3 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
4 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | |
5 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Advances into Group 4 |
6 | Jordan Brown (NIR) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Ricky Walden (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Mark Selby (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Group 4 was played on 5 and 6 January 2023. Zhao Xintong was due to enter the event in this group, but was withdrawn after being suspended by the WPBSA, and was replaced by Gary Wilson. Judd Trump won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [8]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | Qualification to Group 4 play-off |
2 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | |
3 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
4 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | |
5 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | Advances into Group 5 |
6 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Gary Wilson (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | |||||
Robert Milkins (ENG) | 1 | |||||
John Higgins (SCO) | 1 | |||||
Judd Trump (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Judd Trump (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Mark Selby (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Group 5 was played on 7 and 8 February 2023. Mark Selby withdrew from the tournament prior to group 5 play. Mark Williams was due to enter the event in this group, but also withdrew. The two players were replaced by Xiao Guodong and Noppon Saengkham. John Higgins won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [9]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | Qualification to Group 5 play-off |
2 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
3 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
4 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | |
5 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | Advances into Group 6 |
6 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 0 | |||||
John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | |||||
John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | |||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 1 | |||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Neil Robertson (AUS) | 2 | |||||
Group 6 was played on 9 and 10 February 2023. Luca Brecel was due to enter the event in this group but withdrew, and was replaced by Joe Perry. Neil Robertson won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [10]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | Qualification to Group 6 play-off |
2 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | |
3 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
4 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | |
5 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | −3 | Advances into Group 7 |
6 | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 2 | |||||
Neil Robertson (AUS) | 3 | |||||
Neil Robertson (AUS) | 3 | |||||
Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 1 | |||||
Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 2 | |||||
Group 7 was played on 27 and 28 February 2023. Robert Milkins withdrew from the tournament prior to group 7 play. Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy were due to enter the event in this group, but both withdrew. The three players were replaced by Lyu Haotian, Stephen Maguire and Graeme Dott. Xiao Guodong won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. [11]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | Qualification to Group 7 play-off |
2 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | +6 | |
3 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
4 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
5 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition |
6 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | |
7 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Graeme Dott (SCO) | 1 | |||||
Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 3 | |||||
Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 2 | |||||
Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 0 | |||||
Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 3 | |||||
The Winners' Group was played on 1 and 2 March 2023. John Higgins won the Championship League for a fourth time, beating Judd Trump 3–1 in the final. [12]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | Qualification to Winners' Group play-off |
2 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | |
3 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
4 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | |
5 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | Eliminated from the competition |
6 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | −5 | |
7 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Judd Trump (ENG) | 3 | |||||
Neil Robertson (AUS) | 0 | |||||
Judd Trump (ENG) | 1 | |||||
John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | |||||
Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 2 | |||||
John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | |||||
A total of 159 century breaks were made during the tournament. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
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)(6) | 5,300 | 6,100 | 15,600 | 27,000 | |||||
2 | Matthew Selt (ENG)(28) | 4,400 | 3,200 | 4,600 | 1,000 | 4,500 | 3,700 | 500 | 21,900 | |
3 | Judd Trump (ENG)(4) | 6,300 | 9,600 | 15,900 | ||||||
4 | Neil Robertson (AUS)(3) | 3,150 | 6,100 | 5,200 | 14,450 | |||||
5 | Xiao Guodong (CHN)(34) | 2,500 | 3,000 | 6,100 | 1,800 | 13,400 | ||||
6 | Kyren Wilson (ENG)(8) | 6,700 | 6,600 | 13,300 | ||||||
7 | Robert Milkins (ENG)(b)(31) | 4,700 | 1,100 | 2,400 | 1,350 | 1,300 | 10,850 | |||
8 | Stuart Bingham (ENG)(14) | 1,200 | 6,400 | 2,200 | 9,800 | |||||
9 | Jack Lisowski (ENG)(12) | 6,000 | 2,200 | 8,200 | ||||||
10 | Jordan Brown (NIR)(25) | 3,100 | 2,900 | 1,100 | 7,100 | |||||
11 | Mark Selby (ENG)(a)(2) | 3,000 | 2,700 | 5,700 | ||||||
12 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN)(27) | 4,400 | 1,200 | 5,600 | ||||||
13 | Lyu Haotian (CHN)(37) | 4,900 | 4,900 | |||||||
14 | Ryan Day (WAL)(15) | 3,200 | 1,100 | 4,300 | ||||||
= | Ricky Walden (ENG)(20) | 3,200 | 1,100 | 4,300 | ||||||
16 | Graeme Dott (SCO)(38) | 3,400 | 3,400 | |||||||
17 | Stephen Maguire (SCO)(29) | 2,600 | 2,600 | |||||||
18 | Jamie Jones (WAL)(32) | 900 | 1,000 | 1,900 | ||||||
19 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG)(26) | 1,500 | 1,500 | |||||||
20 | Anthony McGill (SCO)(21) | 1,200 | 1,200 | |||||||
21 | Ali Carter (ENG)(23) | 1,100 | 1,100 | |||||||
= | Noppon Saengkham (THA)(33) | 1,100 | 1,100 | |||||||
= | Tom Ford (ENG)(24) | 1,100 | 1,100 | |||||||
24 | Joe Perry (ENG)(30) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
25 | Gary Wilson (ENG)(17) | 900 | 900 | |||||||
= | David Gilbert (ENG)(18) | 900 | 900 | |||||||
27 | Barry Hawkins (ENG)(13) | 800 | 800 | |||||||
Total prize money | 20,500 | 20,000 | 20,700 | 19,700 | 19,600 | 20,700 | 19,800 | 43,200 | 184,200 |
Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.
Parenthesis: Ranking prior to tournament start, 19 December 2022.
Notes
(a) Mark Selby withdrew from the tournament prior to group 5 play.
(b) Robert Milkins withdrew from the tournament prior to group 7 play.
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