2022 UK Championship
The 2022 UK Championship (officially the 2022 Cazoo UK Championship) is an upcoming professional snooker tournament taking place from 12 to 20 November 2022 at the York Barbican, in York, England. The event is the potentially fifth ranking event and the first of the Triple Crown Series in the 2022–23 snooker season. It will be sponsored by car retail company Cazoo and broadcast in the UK by the BBC and Eurosport.[1][2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12–20 November 2022 |
| Venue | York Barbican |
| City | York |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,205,000 |
| Winner's share | £250,000 |
| Defending champion |  Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
← 2021 | |
China's Zhao Xintong is the defending champion, having defeated Luca Brecel 10–5 in the 2021 UK Championship.[4]
The format of the tournament has been changed to mimic the World Snooker Championship. The top 16 players, including the defending champion, are to be seeded through to the final venue, where they will be joined by 16 qualifiers. The qualifying round takes place immediately before the televised stages.[5]
References
- "2022 Cazoo UK Championship". World Snooker.
- "Cazoo UK Championship 2022". York Barbican.
- "2022 UK Snooker Championship | Snooker events in 2022".
- "Zhao beats Brecel to win UK Championship" – via www.bbc.com.
- https://wst.tv/new-format-for-snookers-cazoo-uk-championship/