Tournament information | |
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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 |
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]
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:
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The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below. [7]
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Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players. [8] [1] [2]
Date | Group |
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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 |
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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 |
Group 1 was played on 10 July. Michael Holt won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A. [11]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 11 July. Judd Trump won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B. [12]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 26 June. Ashley Carty won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C. [13]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 12 July. Shaun Murphy won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D. [14]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 110 | 9 |
2 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 90 | 6 |
3 | Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 116 | 3 |
4 | Andrew Pagett (WAL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 57 | 0 |
Group 5 was played on 29 June. Kyren Wilson won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E. [15]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 134 | 9 |
2 | Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 83 | 6 |
3 | Andy Hicks (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 76 | 3 |
4 | Josh Mulholland (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Group 6 was played on 30 June. Mark Williams won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F. [16]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 121 | 9 |
2 | Dylan Emery (WAL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 108 | 6 |
3 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 105 | 3 |
4 | Daniel Holoyda (POL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 55 | 0 |
Group 7 was played on 6 July. Long Zehuang won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G. [17]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 7 July. Robert Milkins won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H. [18]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 14 July. John Astley won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H. [19]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 28 June. Michael White won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G. [20]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 27 June. Martin O'Donnell won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F. [21]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 12 July. Sanderson Lam won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E. [14]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 13 July. David Gilbert won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D. [22]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 14 July. Liu Hongyu won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C. [19]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 4 July. Matthew Stevens won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B. [23]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 3 July. Ben Woollaston won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A. [24]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 5 July. Zhou Yuelong won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A. [25]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 11 July. Joe Perry won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B. [12]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 10 July. Noppon Saengkham won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C. [11]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 8 July. James Cahill won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D. [26]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 27 June. Chris Wakelin won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E. [21]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 28 June. Robbie Williams won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F. [20]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 7 July. Sam Craigie won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G. [18]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 6 July. Pang Junxu won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H. [17]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 8 July. Si Jiahui won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H. [26]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 5 July. Jak Jones won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G. [25]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 30 June. Barry Pinches won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F. [16]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 4 July. Anthony Hamilton won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E. [23]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 29 June. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D. [15]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 140 | 9 |
2 | Florian Nüßle (AUT) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66 | 6 |
3 | Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 64 | 3 |
4 | Victor Sarkis (BRA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 103 | 0 |
Group 30 was played on 26 June. Daniel Wells won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C. [13]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 13 July. Cao Yupeng won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B. [22]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 3 July. Xiao Guodong won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A. [24]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 consisted of eight groups, each containing four players. [9] [1] [2]
Group A was played on 19 July. Xiao Guodong won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1. [27]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 20 July. Cao Yupeng won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2. [28]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 18 July. Noppon Saengkham won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2. [29]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 19 July. Shaun Murphy won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1. [27]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 17 July. Chris Wakelin won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1. [30]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 17 July. Mark Williams won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2. [30]
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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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 was played on 20 July. Sam Craigie won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2. [28]
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 was played on 18 July. Robert Milkins won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1. [29]
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 consisted of two groups, each containing four players. [10] [1] [2]
Group 1 was played on 21 July. Shaun Murphy won the group and advanced to the final. [5]
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 was played on 21 July. Mark Williams won the group and advanced to the final. [5]
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: 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 |
A total of 101 century breaks were made in the tournament. [2] [31] [32] [33]
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