2022 Masters (snooker)
The 2022 Masters (also referred to as the 2022 Cazoo Masters for sponsorship reasons[1]) is an upcoming professional non-ranking snooker tournament set to take place between 9 and 16 January 2022 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. It will be the 48th staging of the Masters tournament, which was first held in 1975, and the second of three Triple Crown events in the 2021–22 snooker season, following the 2021 UK Championship and preceding the 2022 World Snooker Championship.[2][3] Cazoo will be sponsoring the event for the first time, having extended their snooker sponsorships portfolio prior to the start of the season.[1]
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| Dates | 9–16 January 2022 |
| Venue | Alexandra Palace |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Defending champion |  Yan Bingtao (CHN) |
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Yan Bingtao is the defending champion, having defeated John Higgins 10–8 in the previous year's final, after trailing 3–5 and 5–7.[4][5]
Tournament draw
Numbers given on the left and in brackets show the players' seeding for the tournament. Players in bold denote match winners.
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| 1 | Yan Bingtao (CHN)
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| 9 |  Mark Williams (WAL)
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| 8 |  John Higgins (SCO)
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| 10 | Zhao Xintong (CHN)
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| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Neil Robertson (AUS)
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| 16 | Anthony McGill (SCO)
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| 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
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| 14 | Jack Lisowski (ENG)
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| 3 | Judd Trump (ENG)
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| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mark Allen (NIR)
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| 6 | Kyren Wilson (ENG)
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| 15 | Stuart Bingham (ENG)
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| 7 | Shaun Murphy (ENG)
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| 11 | Barry Hawkins (ENG)
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| 2 | Mark Selby (ENG)
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| 13 | Stephen Maguire (SCO)
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Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Alexandra Palace, London, England, 16 January 2022. | ||
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| Afternoon: Evening: | ||
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References
- "Cazoo and Matchroom Expand Partnership Deal". WST. 17 June 2021.
- "Masters 2022 Tickets On Sale NOW - World Snooker". World Snooker. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- "2022 WST Masters > Alexandra Palace". Alexandra Palace. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- "Yan secures thrilling masters victory.". World Snooker. Retrieved 14 June 2021
- "Yan Bingtao beats John Higgins to win Masters title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2021