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Revision as of 21:56, 26 February 2023

2023 Duelbits Players Championship
Tournament information
Dates20–26 February 2023 (2023-02-20 – 2023-02-26)
VenueAldersley Leisure Village
CityWolverhampton
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£385,000
Winner's share£125,000
Highest break Shaun Murphy (ENG) (145)
Final
Champion Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up Ali Carter (ENG)
Score10–4
2022

The 2023 Players Championship (officially the 2023 Duelbits Players Championship[1]) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 to 26 February 2023 at the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, England. The 12th ranking event of the 2022–23 season, it was the second event in the Players Series, following the World Grand Prix and preceding the Tour Championship.[2] Featuring the top 16 players on the one-year ranking list as it stood after the 2023 Welsh Open, the event was broadcast by ITV Sport in the United Kingdom, by Eurosport in Europe, and by multiple other broadcasters internationally.[3] The winner received £125,000 from a total prize fund of £385,000.

Neil Robertson won the 2022 event, defeating Barry Hawkins 10–5 in the final,[4] but was unable to defend the title as he was ranked 20th on the one-year list at the cutoff.[5]

Shaun Murphy defeated Ali Carter 10–4 to claim his 10th ranking title of his career.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:

  • Winner: £125,000
  • Runner-up: £50,000
  • Semi-final: £30,000
  • Quarter-final: £15,000
  • Last 16: £10,000
  • Highest break: £10,000
  • Total: £385,000

Seeding list

The seedings for the tournament were based on the one-year ranking list up to and including the 2023 Welsh Open.[2][5]

Seed Player Total Points
1  Mark Allen (NIR) 516,000
2  Ryan Day (WAL) 144,000
3  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 141,500
4  Robert Milkins (ENG) 139,500
5  Ali Carter (ENG) 136,000
6  Ding Junhui (CHN) 130,500
7  Mark Selby (ENG) 125,500
8  Luca Brecel (BEL) 116,000
9  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 115,000
10  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 112,000
11  Gary Wilson (ENG) 107,500
12  Judd Trump (ENG) 105,500
13  Tom Ford (ENG) 103,500
14  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 79,500
15  Chris Wakelin (ENG) 73,500
16  Joe O'Connor (ENG) 72,000

Tournament draw

Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
            
1  Mark Allen (NIR) 3
16  Joe O'Connor (ENG) 6
16 England Joe O'Connor 6
8 Belgium Luca Brecel 5
8  Luca Brecel (BEL) 6
9  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 4
16 England Joe O'Connor 4
5 England Ali Carter 6
5  Ali Carter (ENG) 6
12  Judd Trump (ENG) 5
5 England Ali Carter 6
4 England Robert Milkins 1
4  Robert Milkins (ENG) 6
13  Tom Ford (ENG) 5
5 England Ali Carter 4
10 England Shaun Murphy 10
3  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 6
14  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 2
3 England Kyren Wilson 6
11 England Gary Wilson 1
6  Ding Junhui (CHN) 3
11  Gary Wilson (ENG) 6
3 England Kyren Wilson 3
10 England Shaun Murphy 6
7  Mark Selby (ENG) 3
10  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 6
10 England Shaun Murphy 6
2 Wales Ryan Day 0
2  Ryan Day (WAL) 6
15  Chris Wakelin (ENG) 2

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore
Aldersley Leisure Village, Wolverhampton, England, 26 February 2023
Ali Carter (5)
 England
4–10 Shaun Murphy (10)
 England
Afternoon: 18–67, 0–145 (145), 54–68 (Carter 54), 128–4 (122), 8–46, 99–12 (59), 0–141 (141), 0–112 (112)
Evening: 0–89 (89), 0–103 (103), 72–8 (71), 87–9 (82), 48–88 (88), 0–130 (130)
122 Highest break 145
1 Century breaks 5
5 50+ breaks 7

Century breaks

Total: 23[6]

References

  1. ^ "Duelbits Joins Forces With WST". World Snooker. 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  2. ^ a b "Updated 2022/23 Calendar". World Snooker. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  3. ^ "How To Watch The Duelbits Players Championship". World Snooker. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. ^ Bisset, Roddy (2022-02-13). "Robertson Lands Maiden Players Crown". World Snooker. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  5. ^ a b "1 Year Ranking List". World Snooker. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  6. ^ "Duelbits Players Championship 2023 | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 20–26 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.