2023 Championship League (ranking)

2023 Championship League
Tournament information
Dates	26 June – 21 July 2023
Venue	Morningside Arena
City	Leicester
Country	England
Organisation	Matchroom Sport
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£328,000
Winner's share	£33,000
Highest break	Cao Yupeng (CHN) (145)
Final
Champion	Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	3‍–‍0
	← 2022 (ranking) ; ← 2023 (invitational) ; 2024 (invitational) →

Last updated April 17, 2024

The 2023 Championship League was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 26 June to 21 July 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. The event featured 128 players and was played as three rounds of round-robin groups of four, before a best-of-five final. It was the fourth edition of the ranking version of the Championship League, and the first ranking tournament of the 2023‍–‍24 season.

Luca Brecel was the reigning champion, having defeated Lu Ning 3‍–‍1 in the final of the previous ranking edition of the tournament. However, he opted not to enter the draw for the tournament and consequently was not defending the title. Other notable players choosing not to enter the draw were Mark Selby, Jack Lisowski, John Higgins, Mark Allen and Ding Junhui.^[1]^[2]^[3] Six players who were due to enter the tournament, withdrew and were replaced including Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson and Marco Fu.^[4]

Shaun Murphy won the tournament, defeating Mark Williams 3‍–‍0 in the final to claim his twelfth ranking title.^[5]^[6]

Tournament format

The 2023 Championship League took place from 26 June to 21 July 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.^[7] 128 players took part in the event. The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players.^[8] Two groups were played to a finish every day during four blocks using a two-table setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a round-robin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches in group play were played as best of four frames, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then head-to-head results between players who were tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest break made in the group.

The 32 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players.^[9] The eight winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the two final groups,^[10] with the final taking place later on the same day. The winner took the Championship League title and a place at the 2023 Champion of Champions.

There were 20 players not currently on the professional tour who were entered into the draw as follows:

Alfie Davies
Ryan Davies
Steven Hallworth
Daniel Holoyda^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Michael Holt ^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.^[7]

Stage One

Winner: £3,000
Runner-up: £2,000
Third place: £1,000
Fourth place: £0

Stage Two

Winner: £4,000
Runner-up: £3,000
Third place: £2,000
Fourth place: £1,000

Stage Three

Winner: £6,000
Runner-up: £4,000
Third place: £2,000
Fourth place: £1,000

Final

Winner: £20,000
Runner-up: £10,000

Tournament total: £328,000

Stage One

Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players.^[8]^[1]^[2]

Order of play

Date	Group
26 June	Group 03 ^{[lower-alpha 3]}
26 June	Group 30
27 June	Group 11
27 June	Group 21
28 June	Group 10
28 June	Group 22
29 June	Group 05 ^{[lower-alpha 4]}
29 June	Group 29

Date	Group
30 June	Group 06 ^{[lower-alpha 5]}
30 June	Group 27 ^{[lower-alpha 6]}
3 July	Group 16
3 July	Group 32
4 July	Group 15
4 July	Group 28
5 July	Group 17
5 July	Group 26

Date	Group
6 July	Group 07
6 July	Group 24
7 July	Group 08
7 July	Group 23
8 July	Group 20
8 July	Group 25
10 July	Group 01 ^{[lower-alpha 7]}
10 July	Group 19

Date	Group
11 July	Group 02
11 July	Group 18
12 July	Group 04
12 July	Group 12
13 July	Group 13
13 July	Group 31
14 July	Group 09
14 July	Group 14

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 10 July. Michael Holt won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A.^[11]

Matches

Scott Donaldson 1–3 Michael Holt
Rod Lawler 0–3 Alfie Burden
Scott Donaldson 1–3 Alfie Burden
Rod Lawler 3–1 Michael Holt
Alfie Burden 0–3 Michael Holt
Scott Donaldson 2–2 Rod Lawler

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Michael Holt (ENG)	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	134	6
2	Alfie Burden (ENG)	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	83	6
3	Rod Lawler (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	69	4
4	Scott Donaldson (SCO)	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	58	1

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 11 July. Judd Trump won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B.^[12]

Matches

Judd Trump 3–0 Reanne Evans
Xu Si 3–0 Jimmy White
Judd Trump 3–0 Jimmy White
Xu Si 2–2 Reanne Evans
Jimmy White 1–3 Reanne Evans
Judd Trump 2–2 Xu Si

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Judd Trump (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	120	7
2	Xu Si (CHN)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	73	5
3	Reanne Evans (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1		4
4	Jimmy White (ENG)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8		0

Group 3

Group 3 was played on 26 June. Ashley Carty won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C.^[13]

Matches

Craig Steadman 2–2 Ashley Carty
Sean McAllister 3–1 Adam Duffy
Craig Steadman 2–2 Adam Duffy
Sean McAllister 2–2 Ashley Carty
Adam Duffy 0–3 Ashley Carty
Craig Steadman 2–2 Sean McAllister

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Ashley Carty (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	96	5
2	Sean McAllister (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	140	5
3	Craig Steadman (ENG)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	111	3
4	Adam Duffy (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	116	1

Group 4

Group 4 was played on 12 July. Shaun Murphy won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D.^[14]

Matches

Shaun Murphy 3–0 Andrew Pagett
Tian Pengfei 3–1 Lukas Kleckers
Shaun Murphy 3–1 Lukas Kleckers
Tian Pengfei 3–1 Andrew Pagett
Lukas Kleckers 3–0 Andrew Pagett
Shaun Murphy 3–1 Tian Pengfei

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	3	3	0	9	2	+7	110	9
2	Tian Pengfei (CHN)	3	2	1	7	5	+2	90	6
3	Lukas Kleckers (GER)	3	1	2	5	6	−1	116	3
4	Andrew Pagett (WAL)	3	0	3	1	9	−8	57	0

Group 5

Group 5 was played on 29 June. Kyren Wilson won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E.^[15]

Matches

Kyren Wilson 3–0 Josh Mulholland
Andy Hicks 1–3 Louis Heathcote
Kyren Wilson 3–0 Louis Heathcote
Andy Hicks 3–1 Josh Mulholland
Josh Mulholland 0–3 Louis Heathcote
Kyren Wilson 3–1 Andy Hicks

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	3	3	0	9	1	+8	134	9
2	Louis Heathcote (ENG)	3	2	1	6	4	+2	83	6
3	Andy Hicks (ENG)	3	1	2	5	7	−2	76	3
4	Josh Mulholland (ENG)	3	0	3	1	9	−8		0

Group 6

Group 6 was played on 30 June. Mark Williams won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F.^[16]

Matches

Mark Williams 3–0 Daniel Holoyda
Dylan Emery 3–0 Ken Doherty
Mark Williams 3–1 Ken Doherty
Dylan Emery 3–1 Daniel Holoyda
Ken Doherty 3–0 Daniel Holoyda
Mark Williams 3–0 Dylan Emery

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Mark Williams (WAL)	3	3	0	9	1	+8	121	9
2	Dylan Emery (WAL)	3	2	1	6	4	+2	108	6
3	Ken Doherty (IRL)	3	1	2	4	6	−2	105	3
4	Daniel Holoyda (POL)	3	0	3	1	9	−8	55	0

Group 7

Group 7 was played on 6 July. Long Zehuang won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G.^[17]

Matches

Ali Carter 2–2 Ryan Davies
Jackson Page 2–2 Long Zehuang
Ali Carter 1–3 Long Zehuang
Jackson Page 3–1 Ryan Davies
Long Zehuang 3–0 Ryan Davies
Ali Carter 2–2 Jackson Page

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Long Zehuang (CHN)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	94	7
2	Jackson Page (WAL)	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	117	5
3	Ali Carter (ENG)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	86	2
4	Ryan Davies (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	95	1

Group 8

Group 8 was played on 7 July. Robert Milkins won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H.^[18]

Matches

Robert Milkins 3–0 Alex Taubman
Dominic Dale 3–1 Muhammad Asif
Robert Milkins 2–2 Muhammad Asif
Dominic Dale 3–1 Alex Taubman
Muhammad Asif 3–1 Alex Taubman
Robert Milkins 3–0 Dominic Dale

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Robert Milkins (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	53	7
2	Dominic Dale (WAL)	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	64	6
3	Muhammad Asif (PAK)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	116	4
4	Alex Taubman (WAL)	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7		0

Group 9

Group 9 was played on 14 July. John Astley won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H.^[19]

Matches

Gary Wilson 2–2 Ma Hailong
John Astley 3–1 Mink Nutcharut
Gary Wilson 2–2 Mink Nutcharut
John Astley 2–2 Ma Hailong
Mink Nutcharut 2–2 Ma Hailong
Gary Wilson 1–3 John Astley

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	John Astley (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	128	7
2	Ma Hailong (CHN)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	140	3
3	Gary Wilson (ENG)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	131	2^{[lower-alpha 8]}
4	Mink Nutcharut (THA)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	80	2^{[lower-alpha 8]}

Group 10

Group 10 was played on 28 June. Michael White won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G.^[20]

Matches

Ryan Day 2–2 Jiang Jun
Michael White 3–1 Himanshu Jain
Ryan Day 3–0 Himanshu Jain
Michael White 3–1 Jiang Jun
Himanshu Jain 0–3 Jiang Jun
Ryan Day 1–3 Michael White

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Michael White (WAL)	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	124	9
2	Ryan Day (WAL)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	96	4^{[lower-alpha 9]}
3	Jiang Jun (CHN)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	79	4^{[lower-alpha 9]}
4	Himanshu Jain (IND)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	58	0

Group 11

Group 11 was played on 27 June. Martin O'Donnell won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F.^[21]

Matches

Hossein Vafaei 1–3 Fergal Quinn
Aaron Hill 0–3 Martin O'Donnell
Hossein Vafaei 2–2 Martin O'Donnell
Aaron Hill 3–0 Fergal Quinn
Martin O'Donnell 3–1 Fergal Quinn
Hossein Vafaei 3–1 Aaron Hill

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	93	7
2	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	120	4
3	Aaron Hill (IRL)	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	78	3
4	Fergal Quinn (NIR)	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	72	3

Group 12

Group 12 was played on 12 July. Sanderson Lam won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E.^[14]

Matches

Barry Hawkins 3–1 Jamie O'Neill
Zhang Anda 1–3 Sanderson Lam
Barry Hawkins 2–2 Sanderson Lam
Zhang Anda 3–1 Jamie O'Neill
Sanderson Lam 3–1 Jamie O'Neill
Barry Hawkins 2–2 Zhang Anda

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Sanderson Lam (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	97	7
2	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	73	5
3	Zhang Anda (CHN)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	138	4
4	Jamie O'Neill (ENG)	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	52	0

Group 13

Group 13 was played on 13 July. David Gilbert won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D.^[22]

Matches

David Gilbert 2–2 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Yuan Sijun 3–0 Sean O'Sullivan
David Gilbert 3–0 Sean O'Sullivan
Yuan Sijun 3–0 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Sean O'Sullivan 0–3 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
David Gilbert 3–1 Yuan Sijun

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	David Gilbert (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	78	7
2	Yuan Sijun (CHN)	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	132	6
3	Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	94	4
4	Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9		0

Group 14

Group 14 was played on 14 July. Liu Hongyu won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C.^[19]

Matches

Ricky Walden 1–3 Liu Hongyu
David Lilley 3–1 Peng Yisong
Ricky Walden 2–2 Peng Yisong
David Lilley 0–3 Liu Hongyu
Peng Yisong 1–3 Liu Hongyu
Ricky Walden 2–2 David Lilley

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Liu Hongyu (CHN)	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	76	9
2	David Lilley (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	75	4
3	Ricky Walden (ENG)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	87	2
4	Peng Yisong (CHN)	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	111	1

Group 15

Group 15 was played on 4 July. Matthew Stevens won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B.^[23]

Matches

Stuart Bingham 2–2 Duane Jones
Matthew Stevens 3–1 Allan Taylor
Stuart Bingham 1–3 Allan Taylor
Matthew Stevens 3–0 Duane Jones
Allan Taylor 2–2 Duane Jones
Stuart Bingham 3–1 Matthew Stevens

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	57	6
2	Allan Taylor (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	129	4^{[lower-alpha 10]}
3	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	105	4^{[lower-alpha 10]}
4	Duane Jones (WAL)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	74	2

Group 16

Group 16 was played on 3 July. Ben Woollaston won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A.^[24]

Matches

Jimmy Robertson 1–3 Peter Lines
Ben Woollaston 3–0 Liam Graham
Jimmy Robertson 3–1 Liam Graham
Ben Woollaston 3–0 Peter Lines
Liam Graham 2–2 Peter Lines
Jimmy Robertson 2–2 Ben Woollaston

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	96	7
2	Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	94	4
3	Peter Lines (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	59	4
4	Liam Graham (SCO)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	53	1

Group 17

Group 17 was played on 5 July. Zhou Yuelong won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A.^[25]

Matches

Zhou Yuelong 3–0 Chris Totten
Ashley Hugill 3–1 Oliver Brown
Zhou Yuelong 0–3 Oliver Brown
Ashley Hugill 1–3 Chris Totten
Oliver Brown 2–2 Chris Totten
Zhou Yuelong 3–0 Ashley Hugill

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	105	6
2	Oliver Brown (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1		4
3	Chris Totten (SCO)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	65	4
4	Ashley Hugill (ENG)	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	62	3

Group 18

Group 18 was played on 11 July. Joe Perry won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B.^[12]

Matches

Joe Perry 2–2 Stuart Carrington
Jamie Clarke 3–1 Andy Lee
Joe Perry 3–0 Andy Lee
Jamie Clarke 3–1 Stuart Carrington
Andy Lee 0–3 Stuart Carrington
Joe Perry 3–0 Jamie Clarke

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Joe Perry (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	128	7
2	Jamie Clarke (WAL)	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	87	6
3	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	91	4
4	Andy Lee (HKG)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8		0

Group 19

Group 19 was played on 10 July. Noppon Saengkham won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C.^[11]

Matches

Noppon Saengkham 3–0 Ross Muir
Mark Davis 3–0 Jenson Kendrick
Noppon Saengkham 3–1 Jenson Kendrick
Mark Davis 2–2 Ross Muir
Jenson Kendrick 2–2 Ross Muir
Noppon Saengkham 2–2 Mark Davis

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	69	7
2	Mark Davis (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	105	5
3	Ross Muir (SCO)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	104	2
4	Jenson Kendrick (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	74	1

Group 20

Group 20 was played on 8 July. James Cahill won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D.^[26]

Matches

Matthew Selt 3–0 Sydney Wilson
James Cahill 3–0 Andres Petrov
Matthew Selt 3–0 Andres Petrov
James Cahill 0–3 Sydney Wilson
Andres Petrov 2–2 Sydney Wilson
Matthew Selt 0–3 James Cahill

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	James Cahill (ENG)	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	87	6^{[lower-alpha 11]}
2	Matthew Selt (ENG)	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	112	6^{[lower-alpha 11]}
3	Sydney Wilson (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	60	4
4	Andres Petrov (EST)	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	58	1

Group 21

Group 21 was played on 27 June. Chris Wakelin won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E.^[21]

Matches

Chris Wakelin 3–0 Liam Pullen
Oliver Lines 2–2 Anton Kazakov
Chris Wakelin 3–1 Anton Kazakov
Oliver Lines 2–2 Liam Pullen
Anton Kazakov 1–3 Liam Pullen
Chris Wakelin 0–3 Oliver Lines

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	85	6
2	Oliver Lines (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	126	5
3	Liam Pullen (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	94	4
4	Anton Kazakov (UKR)	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	72	1

Group 22

Group 22 was played on 28 June. Robbie Williams won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F.^[20]

Matches

Joe O'Connor 1–3 Alfie Davies
Robbie Williams 2–2 Zak Surety
Joe O'Connor 3–0 Zak Surety
Robbie Williams 3–1 Alfie Davies
Zak Surety 3–0 Alfie Davies
Joe O'Connor 1–3 Robbie Williams

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Robbie Williams (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	137	7
2	Zak Surety (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	69	4
3	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	80	3
4	Alfie Davies (WAL)	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	87	3

Group 23

Group 23 was played on 7 July. Sam Craigie won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G.^[18]

Matches

Fan Zhengyi 3–0 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Sam Craigie 3–0 Fergal O'Brien
Fan Zhengyi 2–2 Fergal O'Brien
Sam Craigie 3–0 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Fergal O'Brien 3–0 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Fan Zhengyi 2–2 Sam Craigie

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Sam Craigie (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	117	7
2	Fan Zhengyi (CHN)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	110	5
3	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	63	4
4	Ahmed Aly Elsayed (USA)	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9		0

Group 24

Group 24 was played on 6 July. Pang Junxu won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H.^[17]

Matches

Pang Junxu 3–0 Stan Moody
Wu Yize 2–2 Hammad Miah
Pang Junxu 3–1 Hammad Miah
Wu Yize 3–1 Stan Moody
Hammad Miah 2–2 Stan Moody
Pang Junxu 3–1 Wu Yize

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Pang Junxu (CHN)	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	135	9
2	Wu Yize (CHN)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	93	4
3	Hammad Miah (ENG)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	93	2
4	Stan Moody (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	100	1

Group 25

Group 25 was played on 8 July. Si Jiahui won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H.^[26]

Matches

Si Jiahui 3–1 Haydon Pinhey
Mark Joyce 2–2 Mohamed Ibrahim
Si Jiahui 2–2 Mohamed Ibrahim
Mark Joyce 3–0 Haydon Pinhey
Mohamed Ibrahim 2–2 Haydon Pinhey
Si Jiahui 3–0 Mark Joyce

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Si Jiahui (CHN)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	58	7
2	Mark Joyce (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	112	4
3	Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	54	3
4	Haydon Pinhey (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	67	1

Group 26

Group 26 was played on 5 July. Jak Jones won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G.^[25]

Matches

Jak Jones 2–2 Dean Young
Jamie Jones 3–0 Rebecca Kenna
Jak Jones 3–0 Rebecca Kenna
Jamie Jones 2–2 Dean Young
Rebecca Kenna 2–2 Dean Young
Jak Jones 3–1 Jamie Jones

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Jak Jones (WAL)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	90	7
2	Jamie Jones (WAL)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	109	4
3	Dean Young (SCO)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	81	3
4	Rebecca Kenna (ENG)	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	64	1

Group 27

Group 27 was played on 30 June. Barry Pinches won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F.^[16]

Matches

Jordan Brown 2–2 Joshua Thomond
Julien Leclercq 1–3 Barry Pinches
Jordan Brown 2–2 Barry Pinches
Julien Leclercq 3–1 Joshua Thomond
Joshua Thomond 1–3 Barry Pinches
Jordan Brown 0–3 Julien Leclercq

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Barry Pinches (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	71	7
2	Julien Leclercq (BEL)	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	103	6
3	Jordan Brown (NIR)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	98	2
4	Joshua Thomond (ENG)	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	64	1

Group 28

Group 28 was played on 4 July. Anthony Hamilton won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E.^[23]

Matches

Anthony Hamilton 3–0 Xing Zihao
Ben Mertens 2–2 Ryan Thomerson
Anthony Hamilton 2–2 Ryan Thomerson
Ben Mertens 2–2 Xing Zihao
Ryan Thomerson 1–3 Xing Zihao
Anthony Hamilton 2–2 Ben Mertens

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	115	5
2	Xing Zihao (CHN)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	73	4
3	Ben Mertens (BEL)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	131	3
4	Ryan Thomerson (AUS)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	66	2

Group 29

Group 29 was played on 29 June. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D.^[15]

Matches

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–0 Florian Nüßle
Elliot Slessor 3–1 Victor Sarkis
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–1 Victor Sarkis
Elliot Slessor 0–3 Florian Nüßle
Victor Sarkis 0–3 Florian Nüßle
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–0 Elliot Slessor

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	3	3	0	9	1	+8	140	9
2	Florian Nüßle (AUT)	3	2	1	6	3	+3	66	6
3	Elliot Slessor (ENG)	3	1	2	3	7	−4	64	3
4	Victor Sarkis (BRA)	3	0	3	2	9	−7	103	0

Group 30

Group 30 was played on 26 June. Daniel Wells won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C.^[13]

Matches

Graeme Dott 0–3 Andrew Higginson
David Grace 0–3 Daniel Wells
Graeme Dott 1–3 Daniel Wells
David Grace 2–2 Andrew Higginson
Daniel Wells 3–0 Andrew Higginson
Graeme Dott 3–1 David Grace

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Daniel Wells (WAL)	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	97	9
2	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0		4
3	Graeme Dott (SCO)	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	96	3
4	David Grace (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	80	1

Group 31

Group 31 was played on 13 July. Cao Yupeng won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B.^[22]

Matches

Cao Yupeng 3–0 Steven Hallworth
Lyu Haotian 2–2 Ian Burns
Cao Yupeng 3–0 Ian Burns
Lyu Haotian 3–0 Steven Hallworth
Ian Burns 3–1 Steven Hallworth
Cao Yupeng 3–1 Lyu Haotian^[27]

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	145	9
2	Lyu Haotian (CHN)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	115	4
3	Ian Burns (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	132	4
4	Steven Hallworth (ENG)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8		0

Group 32

Group 32 was played on 3 July. Xiao Guodong won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A.^[24]

Matches

Xiao Guodong 2–2 Rory McLeod
Martin Gould 2–2 Alexander Ursenbacher
Xiao Guodong 3–1 Alexander Ursenbacher
Martin Gould 2–2 Rory McLeod
Alexander Ursenbacher 3–0 Rory McLeod
Xiao Guodong 3–0 Martin Gould

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	123	7
2	Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	104	4
3	Martin Gould (ENG)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	84	2^{[lower-alpha 12]}
4	Rory McLeod (JAM)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3		2^{[lower-alpha 12]}

Stage Two

Stage Two consisted of eight groups, each containing four players.^[9]^[1]^[2]

Order of play

Date	Group
17 July	Group E
17 July	Group F
18 July	Group C
18 July	Group H

Date	Group
19 July	Group A
19 July	Group D
20 July	Group B
20 July	Group G

Group A

Group A was played on 19 July. Xiao Guodong won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1.^[28]

Matches

Zhou Yuelong 2–2 Michael Holt
Xiao Guodong 2–2 Ben Woollaston
Zhou Yuelong 2–2 Ben Woollaston
Xiao Guodong 2–2 Michael Holt
Ben Woollaston 0–3 Michael Holt
Zhou Yuelong 0–3 Xiao Guodong

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	109	5^{[lower-alpha 13]}
2	Michael Holt (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	91	5^{[lower-alpha 13]}
3	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	113	2^{[lower-alpha 14]}
4	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	88	2^{[lower-alpha 14]}

Group B

Group B was played on 20 July. Cao Yupeng won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2.^[29]

Matches

Judd Trump 3–1 Matthew Stevens
Joe Perry 0–3 Cao Yupeng
Judd Trump 2–2 Cao Yupeng
Joe Perry 2–2 Matthew Stevens
Cao Yupeng 2–2 Matthew Stevens
Judd Trump 2–2 Joe Perry

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	141	5
2	Judd Trump (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	119	5
3	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	111	2
4	Joe Perry (ENG)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	102	2

Group C

Group C was played on 18 July. Noppon Saengkham won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2.^[30]

Matches

Noppon Saengkham 3–0 Liu Hongyu
Daniel Wells 1–3 Ashley Carty
Noppon Saengkham 2–2 Daniel Wells
Ashley Carty 1–3 Liu Hongyu
Daniel Wells 2–2 Liu Hongyu
Noppon Saengkham 3–1 Ashley Carty

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	123	7
2	Liu Hongyu (CHN)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	86	4
3	Ashley Carty (ENG)	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	72	3
4	Daniel Wells (WAL)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	100	2

Group D

Group D was played on 19 July. Shaun Murphy won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1.^[28]

Matches

Shaun Murphy 3–1 James Cahill
David Gilbert 2–2 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Shaun Murphy 3–0 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
David Gilbert 3–0 James Cahill
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–2 James Cahill
Shaun Murphy 2–2 David Gilbert

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	84	7
2	David Gilbert (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	135	5
3	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	111	2
4	James Cahill (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5		1

Group E

Group E was played on 17 July. Chris Wakelin won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1.^[31]

Matches

Kyren Wilson 3–0 Sanderson Lam
Chris Wakelin 3–0 Anthony Hamilton
Kyren Wilson 3–0 Anthony Hamilton
Chris Wakelin 2–2 Sanderson Lam
Anthony Hamilton 3–0 Sanderson Lam
Kyren Wilson 1–3 Chris Wakelin

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	114	7
2	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	118	6
3	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	103	3
4	Sanderson Lam (ENG)	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	63	1

Group F

Group F was played on 17 July. Mark Williams won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2.^[31]

Matches

Mark Williams 3–0 Barry Pinches
Robbie Williams 2–2 Martin O'Donnell
Mark Williams 3–0 Martin O'Donnell
Robbie Williams 3–0 Barry Pinches
Martin O'Donnell 3–1 Barry Pinches
Mark Williams 3–0 Robbie Williams

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Mark Williams (WAL)	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	87	9
2	Robbie Williams (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	91	4
3	Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	131	4
4	Barry Pinches (ENG)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	90	0

Group G

Group G was played on 20 July. Sam Craigie won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2.^[29]

Matches

Jak Jones 2–2 Long Zehuang
Sam Craigie 3–0 Michael White
Jak Jones 1–3 Michael White
Sam Craigie 2–2 Long Zehuang
Michael White 2–2 Long Zehuang
Jak Jones 1–3 Sam Craigie

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Sam Craigie (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	88	7
2	Michael White (WAL)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	62	4
3	Long Zehuang (CHN)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	94	3
4	Jak Jones (WAL)	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	76	1

Group H

Group H was played on 18 July. Robert Milkins won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1.^[30]

Matches

Robert Milkins 3–0 John Astley
Pang Junxu 1–3 Si Jiahui
Robert Milkins 2–2 Si Jiahui
Pang Junxu 2–2 John Astley
Si Jiahui 1–3 John Astley
Robert Milkins 2–2 Pang Junxu

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Robert Milkins (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	89	5
2	Si Jiahui (CHN)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	104	4
3	John Astley (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	70	4
4	Pang Junxu (CHN)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	96	2

Stage Three

Stage Three consisted of two groups, each containing four players.^[10]^[1]^[2]

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 21 July. Shaun Murphy won the group and advanced to the final.^[5]

Matches

Shaun Murphy 2–2 Xiao Guodong
Robert Milkins 2–2 Chris Wakelin
Shaun Murphy 3–1 Chris Wakelin
Robert Milkins 2–2 Xiao Guodong
Chris Wakelin 3–1 Xiao Guodong
Shaun Murphy 2–2 Robert Milkins

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	133	5
2	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	103	4
3	Robert Milkins (ENG)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	96	3
4	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	82	2

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 21 July. Mark Williams won the group and advanced to the final.^[5]

Matches

Mark Williams 2–2 Sam Craigie
Noppon Saengkham 3–0 Cao Yupeng
Mark Williams 3–1 Cao Yupeng
Noppon Saengkham 2–2 Sam Craigie
Cao Yupeng 0–3 Sam Craigie
Mark Williams 3–1 Noppon Saengkham

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Mark Williams (WAL)	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	136	7
2	Sam Craigie (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	69	5
3	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	100	4
4	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8		0

Final

Final: Best of 5 frames. Referee: David Ford Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 21 July 2023
Shaun Murphy England	3–0	Mark Williams Wales
Frame scores:65–53, 73–0, 69–30
73	Highest break
0	Century breaks	0

Century breaks

A total of 101 century breaks were made in the tournament.^[2]^[32]

145, 141, 134, 133, 122 – Cao Yupeng ^[27]
140, 132, 111, 105 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
140, 114 – Ma Hailong
140 – Sean McAllister
138, 104, 102, 102 – Zhang Anda
137 – Robbie Williams
136, 128, 121, 119, 101 – Mark Williams
135, 123, 113, 101 – David Gilbert
135 – Pang Junxu
134, 128, 118, 111, 102, 100 – Kyren Wilson
134 – Michael Holt
133, 133, 110, 106, 100 – Shaun Murphy
132, 106 – Yuan Sijun
132 – Ian Burns
131 – Ben Mertens
131 – Gary Wilson
131 – Martin O'Donnell
129 – Allan Taylor
128, 102 – Joe Perry
128 – John Astley
126 – Oliver Lines
124, 101 – Michael White
123, 109, 101 – Xiao Guodong
123, 100 – Noppon Saengkham
120, 119, 109, 109, 103, 102 – Judd Trump
120 – Hossein Vafaei
117 – Jackson Page
117 – Sam Craigie
116 – Adam Duffy
116 – Muhammad Asif
116 – Lukas Kleckers
115, 110, 103 – Anthony Hamilton
115 – Lyu Haotian
114, 103 – Chris Wakelin
113, 107, 105 – Zhou Yuelong
112, 106, 104 – Matthew Selt
112 – Mark Joyce
111 – Craig Steadman
111 – Peng Yisong
111 – Matthew Stevens
110, 102, 101 – Fan Zhengyi
109 – Jamie Jones
108 – Dylan Emery
105 – Ken Doherty
105 – Stuart Bingham
105 – Mark Davis
104 – Alexander Ursenbacher
104 – Ross Muir
104 – Si Jiahui
103, 102 – Julien Leclercq
103 – Victor Sarkis
100 – Stan Moody
100 – Daniel Wells

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 Replacement for a withdrawn player.
1 2 Unranked player who won a Stage 1 group but did not progress further.
↑ Neil Robertson ^[4] and Liam Highfield were due to play in Group 3 but they both withdrew and were replaced by Craig Steadman and Sean McAllister respectively.
↑ Asjad Iqbal was due to play in Group 5 but he withdrew and was replaced by Josh Mulholland.
↑ Rory Thor was due to play in Group 6 but he withdrew and was replaced by Daniel Holoyda.
↑ Marco Fu was due to play in Group 27 but he withdrew and was replaced by Joshua Thomond.
↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan ^[4] was due to play in Group 1 but he withdrew and was replaced by Michael Holt.
1 2 Gary Wilson and Mink Nutcharut finished Group 9 equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Wilson took third place in the group over Nutcharut due to having made a higher break (131) in the group.
1 2 Ryan Day and Jiang Jun finished Group 10 equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Day took second place in the group over Jiang due to having made a higher break (96) in the group.
1 2 Allan Taylor and Stuart Bingham finished Group 15 equal on points and frame difference. Taylor won their head-to-head and so took second place in the group over Bingham.
1 2 James Cahill and Matthew Selt finished Group 20 equal on points and frame difference. Cahill won their head-to-head and so topped the group over Selt.
1 2 Martin Gould and Rory McLeod finished Group 32 equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Gould took third place in the group over McLeod due to having made a higher break (84) in the group.
1 2 Xiao Guodong and Michael Holt finished Group A equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Xiao topped the group over Holt due to having made a higher break (109) in the group.
1 2 Zhou Yuelong and Ben Woollaston finished Group A equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Zhou took third place in the group over Woolaston due to having made a higher break (113) in the group.

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1 2 "Groups A and D". World Snooker Tour. 19 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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1 2 "Groups C and H". World Snooker Tour. 18 July 2023. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
1 2 "Groups E and F". World Snooker Tour. 17 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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[Rep_Player-11] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Replacement for a withdrawn player.

[Am_Winner-12] 1 2 Unranked player who won a Stage 1 group but did not progress further.

[13] ↑ Neil Robertson ^[4] and Liam Highfield were due to play in Group 3 but they both withdrew and were replaced by Craig Steadman and Sean McAllister respectively.

[14] ↑ Asjad Iqbal was due to play in Group 5 but he withdrew and was replaced by Josh Mulholland.

[15] ↑ Rory Thor was due to play in Group 6 but he withdrew and was replaced by Daniel Holoyda.

[16] ↑ Marco Fu was due to play in Group 27 but he withdrew and was replaced by Joshua Thomond.

[17] ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan ^[4] was due to play in Group 1 but he withdrew and was replaced by Michael Holt.

[Wilson_v_Nutcharut-27] 1 2 Gary Wilson and Mink Nutcharut finished Group 9 equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Wilson took third place in the group over Nutcharut due to having made a higher break (131) in the group.

[Day_v_Jiang-29] 1 2 Ryan Day and Jiang Jun finished Group 10 equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Day took second place in the group over Jiang due to having made a higher break (96) in the group.

[Taylor_v_Bingham-33] 1 2 Allan Taylor and Stuart Bingham finished Group 15 equal on points and frame difference. Taylor won their head-to-head and so took second place in the group over Bingham.

[Cahill_v_Selt-37] 1 2 James Cahill and Matthew Selt finished Group 20 equal on points and frame difference. Cahill won their head-to-head and so topped the group over Selt.

[Gould_v_McLeod-39] 1 2 Martin Gould and Rory McLeod finished Group 32 equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Gould took third place in the group over McLeod due to having made a higher break (84) in the group.

[Xiao_v_Holt-41] 1 2 Xiao Guodong and Michael Holt finished Group A equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Xiao topped the group over Holt due to having made a higher break (109) in the group.

[Zhou_v_Woolaston-42] 1 2 Zhou Yuelong and Ben Woollaston finished Group A equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Zhou took third place in the group over Woolaston due to having made a higher break (113) in the group.

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Tournament information

Dates	26 June – 21 July 2023 (2023-06-26 – 2023-07-21)
Venue	Morningside Arena
City	Leicester
Country	England
Organisation	Matchroom Sport
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£328,000
Winner's share	£33,000
Highest break	Cao Yupeng (CHN) (145)
Final
Champion	Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	3‍–‍0
← 2022 (ranking) ← 2023 (invitational) 2024 (invitational) →

v t e Championship League
Part of the European Series (2020, 2022)
Non-ranking events	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019–20 (Oct–Mar) 2020 (Jun) 2021 (Jan–Apr) 2022 2023 2024
Ranking events	2020 2021 2022 2023
Winners	List of winners

v t e European Series
Ranking tournaments
Championship League (ranking)	2020 2022 2023
European Masters	2020 (Jan) 2020 (Sep) 2022 (Feb) 2022 (Aug) 2023
English Open	2021 2022 2023
Northern Ireland Open	2021 2022 2023
Shoot Out	2020 2021 2022 2023 (Jan) 2023 (Dec)
Scottish Open	2021 2022 2023
German Masters	2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Welsh Open	2021 2022 2023 2024
Former ranking tournaments
Gibraltar Open	2020 2021 2022

v t e 2023–24 snooker season
« 2022–23 2024–25 »
Ranking events	Championship League (ranking) European Masters British Open English Open Wuhan Open Northern Ireland Open International Championship UK Championship Shoot Out Scottish Open World Grand Prix German Masters Welsh Open Players Championship World Open Tour Championship World Championship
Non-ranking events	Shanghai Masters Champion of Champions Masters World Masters of Snooker Championship League (invitational)
Team events	World Mixed Doubles
World Seniors Tour	World Seniors Championship
Amateur events	Q School Q Tour
World Women's Snooker	US Women's Open UK Women's Championship Australian Women's Open Women's Masters Belgian Women's Open Albanian Women's Open World Women's Championship British Women's Open
2023/2024 world rankings ranking points

2023 Championship League (ranking)

Contents

Tournament format

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Stage One

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Group 17

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