2023 Players Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–26 February 2023 |
| Venue | Aldersley Leisure Village |
| City | Wolverhampton |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £385,000 |
| Winner's share | £125,000 |
| Highest break |  (ENG) |
| Final | |
| Champion | (ENG) |
| Runner-up | (ENG) |
| Score | – |
← 2022 | |
The 2023 Players Championship (officially the 2023 Duelbits Players Championship[1]) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place from 20 to 26 February 2023 at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, England. The 12th ranking event of the 2022–23 season, it is 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 is being broadcast by ITV4 in the United Kingdom, by Eurosport in Europe, and by multiple other broadcasters internationally.[3] The winner will receive £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]
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)
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| 16 | Joe O'Connor (ENG)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Joe O'Connor
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Luca Brecel
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Luca Brecel (BEL)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Jack Lisowski (ENG)
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Joe O'Connor
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ali Carter
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ali Carter (ENG)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Judd Trump (ENG)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ali Carter
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Robert Milkins
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| 4 | Robert Milkins (ENG)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Tom Ford (ENG)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ali Carter
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Shaun Murphy
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kyren Wilson (ENG)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kyren Wilson
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Gary Wilson
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ding Junhui (CHN)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Gary Wilson (ENG)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Kyren Wilson
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Shaun Murphy
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mark Selby (ENG)
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Shaun Murphy (ENG)
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Shaun Murphy
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 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
|
4–8 | 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) | ||
| 122 | Highest break | 145 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 4 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Century breaks
Total: 22[6]
- 145, 141, 137, 135, 133, 112, 107, 105, 104, 103 – Shaun Murphy
- 132, 125 – Joe O'Connor
- 126 – Ding Junhui
- 122, 107 – Ali Carter
- 121, 104, 100 – Kyren Wilson
- 115 – Gary Wilson
- 104 – Jack Lisowski
- 102 – Ryan Day
- 100 – Zhou Yuelong
References
- ^ "Duelbits Joins Forces With WST". World Snooker. 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ a b "Updated 2022/23 Calendar". World Snooker. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "How To Watch The Duelbits Players Championship". World Snooker. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ Bisset, Roddy (2022-02-13). "Robertson Lands Maiden Players Crown". World Snooker. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ a b "1 Year Ranking List". World Snooker. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ^ "Duelbits Players Championship 2023 | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 20–26 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.