# 2022 English Open (snooker)

The 2022 English Open (officially the 2022 BetVictor English Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 12 to 18 December 2022 at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England. The seventh ranking event of the 2022–23 season, it was the third tournament in the Home Nations Series, following the Northern Ireland Open and the Scottish Open and preceding the Welsh Open. It was the fourth of eight tournaments in the season's European Series. Qualifiers took place from 25 to 30 October at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, although matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings were held over to be played at the final venue. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by BetVictor, the tournament was broadcast by Eurosport in the UK and Europe. The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.
On the first day of the tournament, the WPBSA suspended Yan Bingtao from professional competition, making him the seventh player suspended from the tour since October amid a major match-fixing investigation.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated John Higgins 9–8 in the 2021 final. However, he was beaten 4–6 by Mark Selby in the semi-finals, meaning that he lost at the semi-final stage in each of the season's first three Home Nations events. Selby recorded his first win over Robertson in two years, after seven consecutive losses to him, and reached his first ranking final since winning the 2021 World Championship. He went on to win the event, defeating Luca Brecel 9–6 in the final to capture his 21st ranking title. He became the first player to win the English Open twice, and the second player, after Judd Trump, to win four Home Nations tournaments.
Mark Williams made the tournament's highest break, the third maximum break of his career, in the fourth frame of his quarter-final match against Robertson. Aged 47 years and 270 days, he became the oldest player to make an officially recognised maximum break in professional competition.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:
* Winner: £80,000
* Runner-up: £35,000
* Semi-final: £17,500
* Quarter-final: £11,000
* Last 16: £7,500
* Last 32: £4,500
* Last 64: £3,000
* Highest break: £5,000
* Total: £427,000

## Main draw
### Top half

| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
| Neil Robertson (AUS) (1) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Lei Peifan (CHN) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Lei Peifan (CHN) | 3 | Neil Robertson (1) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Elliot Slessor | 0 | | | | |
| Elliot Slessor (ENG) | w/o | Elliot Slessor | 0 | | | | |
| Chang Bingyu (CHN) | w/d | | | | | | |
| Chang Bingyu (CHN) | w/d | | | Neil Robertson (1) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Ryan Day (16) | 2 | | |
| Ryan Day (WAL) (16) | 4 | | | Ryan Day (16) | 2 | | |
| Hammad Miah (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hammad Miah (ENG) | 3 | Ryan Day (16) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Ricky Walden (17) | 3 | | | | |
| Ricky Walden (ENG) (17) | 4 | Ricky Walden (17) | 3 | | | | |
| Liam Highfield (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Liam Highfield (ENG) | 0 | | | | | Neil Robertson (1) | 5 |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams (8) | 3 |
| Peter Lines (ENG) | 1 | | | | | Mark Williams (8) | 3 |
| Marco Fu (HKG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu (HKG) | 4 | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | |
| | | Barry Hawkins (9) | 4 | | | | |
| Muhammad Asif (PAK) | 2 | Barry Hawkins (9) | 4 | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) (9) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) (9) | 4 | | | Barry Hawkins (9) | 2 | | |
| | | | | Mark Williams (8) | 4 | | |
| Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 3 | | | Mark Williams (8) | 4 | | |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) (25) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) (25) | 4 | Matthew Selt (25) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Mark Williams (8) | 4 | | | | |
| Dominic Dale (WAL) | 2 | Mark Williams (8) | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Williams (WAL) (8) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams (WAL) (8) | 4 | | | | | | | Neil Robertson (1) | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | Mark Selby (4) | 6 |
| John Higgins (SCO) (5) | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Selby (4) | 6 |
| Mark King (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King (ENG) | 1 | John Higgins (5) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Robert Milkins (28) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins (ENG) (28) | 4 | Robert Milkins (28) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Julien Leclercq (BEL) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Julien Leclercq (BEL) | 1 | | | John Higgins (5) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Ali Carter (21) | 4 | | | | |
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) (12) | 4 | | | Ali Carter (21) | 4 | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 0 | Jack Lisowski (12) | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | Ali Carter (21) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter (ENG) (21) | 4 | Ali Carter (21) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Zifan (CHN) | 0 | | | | | Ali Carter (21) | 3 | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Selby (4) | 5 |
| Michael White (WAL) | 1 | | | | | Mark Selby (4) | 5 |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) (20) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Anthony McGill (SCO) (20) | 4 | Anthony McGill (20) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Shaun Murphy (13) | 4 | | | | |
| Sam Craigie (ENG) | 1 | Shaun Murphy (13) | 4 | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (13) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) (13) | 4 | | | Shaun Murphy (13) | 3 | | |
| | | | | Mark Selby (4) | 4 | | |
| Wu Yize (CHN) | 4 | | | Mark Selby (4) | 4 | | |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 3 | Wu Yize | 1 | | | | |
| | | Mark Selby (4) | 4 | | | | |
| Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 2 | Mark Selby (4) | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Selby (ENG) (4) | 4 | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
| Judd Trump (ENG) (3) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Craig Steadman (ENG) | 1 | Judd Trump (3) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Fraser Patrick | 0 | | | | |
| Lu Ning (CHN) | w/d | Fraser Patrick | 0 | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick (SCO) | w/o | | | | | | |
| Fraser Patrick (SCO) | w/o | | | Judd Trump (3) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | | |
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 4 | | | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2 | | |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 1 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 4 | | | | |
| | | Yuan Sijun | 1 | | | | |
| David Gilbert (ENG) (19) | 1 | Yuan Sijun | 1 | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 4 | | | | | Judd Trump (3) | 1 |
| | | | | | | Luca Brecel (11) | 5 |
| Mark Davis (ENG) | 2 | | | | | Luca Brecel (11) | 5 |
| Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 4 | Scott Donaldson | 1 | | | | |
| | | Luca Brecel (11) | 4 | | | | |
| Oliver Lines (ENG) | 2 | Luca Brecel (11) | 4 | | | | |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) (11) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel (BEL) (11) | 4 | | | Luca Brecel (11) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Jamie Jones (27) | 2 | | |
| Ken Doherty (IRL) | 2 | | | Jamie Jones (27) | 2 | | |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) (27) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones (WAL) (27) | 4 | Jamie Jones (27) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Kyren Wilson (6) | 1 | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 0 | Kyren Wilson (6) | 1 | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (6) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (6) | 4 | | | | | | | Luca Brecel (11) | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Mark Allen (10) | 2 |
| Zhao Xintong (CHN) (7) | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Allen (10) | 2 |
| Andres Petrov (EST) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Andres Petrov (EST) | 0 | Zhao Xintong (7) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | John Astley | 4 | | | | | | |
| Zhang Anda (CHN) | 1 | John Astley | 4 | | | | | | |
| John Astley (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| John Astley (ENG) | 4 | | | John Astley | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Allen (10) | 4 | | | | |
| Mark Allen (NIR) (10) | 4 | | | Mark Allen (10) | 4 | | | | |
| Dylan Emery (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Dylan Emery (WAL) | 1 | Mark Allen (10) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | | | |
| Xu Si (CHN) | 1 | Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui (CHN) | 4 | | | | | Mark Allen (10) | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | Ashley Hugill | 0 |
| Pang Junxu (CHN) | 4 | | | | | Ashley Hugill | 0 |
| Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (18) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (18) | 2 | Pang Junxu | 2 | | | | |
| | | Ashley Hugill | 4 | | | | |
| Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 3 | Ashley Hugill | 4 | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 4 | | | Ashley Hugill | 4 | | |
| | | | | Martin Gould | 1 | | |
| Martin Gould (ENG) | 4 | | | Martin Gould | 1 | | |
| Gary Wilson (ENG) (31) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Gary Wilson (ENG) (31) | 2 | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | |
| | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 1 | | | | |
| Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 1 | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2) | 4 | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Tatiana Woollaston Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England, 18 December 2022 :
| Mark Selby (4) England | 9–6 | Luca Brecel (11) Belgium |
| Afternoon: 90–0, 64–4, 74–14, 27–96, 77–43, 45–96, 7–78, 2–72 Evening: 83–33, 73–5, 0–123 (122), 67–36, 62–20, 0–113 (113), 87–0 |||
| 90 | Highest break | 122 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 2 |

## Qualifying

Qualification for the tournament took place from 25 to 30 October 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.

### Main Qualifying

A single pre-qualifying match was played before the main qualifying draw was conducted:
* PQ3: Ian Burns (ENG) 4–2 Sanderson Lam (ENG)
* Lei Peifan (CHN) 4–1 Chris Wakelin (ENG)
* Tom Ford (ENG) 1–4 Elliot Slessor (ENG)
* Chang Bingyu (CHN) 4–0 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
* Lukas Kleckers (GER) 0–4 Hammad Miah (ENG)
* Ricky Walden (ENG) 4–1 Bai Langning (CHN)
* Aaron Hill (IRL) 3–4 Liam Highfield (ENG)
* Liang Wenbo (CHN) w/d–w/o Peter Lines (ENG)
* Oliver Brown (ENG) 2–4 Muhammad Asif (PAK)
* Jamie O'Neill (ENG) 2–4 Louis Heathcote (ENG)
* Dominic Dale (WAL) 4–2 Zak Surety (ENG)
* David Lilley (ENG) 3–4 Mark King (ENG)
* Robert Milkins (ENG) 4–1 Duane Jones (WAL)
* Si Jiahui (CHN) 0–4 Julien Leclercq (BEL)
* Stuart Carrington (ENG) 4–2 Jak Jones (WAL)
* Ali Carter (ENG) 4–1 Adam Duffy (ENG)
* Chen Zifan (CHN) 4–3 Mink Nutcharut (THA)
* Michael White (WAL) 4–0 Michael Judge (IRL)
* Anthony McGill (SCO) 4–3 David Grace (ENG)
* Graeme Dott (SCO) 3–4 Sam Craigie (ENG)
* Anton Kazakov (UKR) 1–4 Wu Yize (CHN)
* Joe Perry (ENG) 1–4 Cao Yupeng (CHN)
* Jenson Kendrick (ENG) 2–4 Joe O'Connor (ENG)
* Craig Steadman (ENG) 4–0 Himanshu Jain (IND)
* Lu Ning (CHN) 4–2 James Cahill (ENG)
* Fraser Patrick (SCO) 4–0 Jimmy White (ENG)
* Tian Pengfei (CHN) 4–1 Peng Yisong (CHN)
* David Gilbert (ENG) 4–2 Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY)
* Rebecca Kenna (ENG) 0–4 Yuan Sijun (CHN)
* Xiao Guodong (CHN) 2–4 Mark Davis (ENG)
* Jordan Brown (NIR) 2–4 Scott Donaldson (SCO)
* Dean Young (SCO) 0–4 Oliver Lines (ENG)
* Ken Doherty (IRL) 4–1 Robbie Williams (ENG)
* Jamie Jones (WAL) 4–2 Alfie Burden (ENG)
* Jamie Clarke (WAL) 3–4 Ben Woollaston (ENG)
* Andres Petrov (EST) 4–3 Victor Sarkis (BRA)
* Stephen Maguire (SCO) 0–4 Zhang Anda (CHN)
* John Astley (ENG) 4–0 Ng On-yee (HKG)
* Dylan Emery (WAL) 4–0 Li Hang (CHN)
* Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 2–4 Xu Si (CHN)
* Ding Junhui (CHN) 4–0 Ian Burns (ENG)
* Pang Junxu (CHN) 4–0 Barry Pinches (ENG)
* Hossein Vafaei (IRN) 4–2 Zhang Jiankang (CHN)
* Fan Zhengyi (CHN) 4–1 Andy Hicks (ENG)
* Andy Lee (HKG) 2–4 Martin Gould (ENG)
* Gary Wilson (ENG) 4–1 Lyu Haotian (CHN)
* Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) 4–3 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)

### Held-Over Matches

Matches involving the Top 16, the defending champion and the nominated wild-card players were played at the Brentwood Centre. The matches involving winners from the held-over pre-qualifying matches were also held over to the venue.
* PQ1: Marco Fu (HKG) 4–0 Lewis Ullah (ENG)
* PQ2: Callum Beresford (ENG) 4–1 Ryan Thomerson (AUS)
* Neil Robertson (AUS) (1) 4–0 Andrew Pagett (WAL)
* Ryan Day (WAL) 4–2 Asjad Iqbal (PAK)
* Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 1–4 Marco Fu (HKG)
* Barry Hawkins (ENG) (9) 4–1 Rod Lawler (ENG)
* Matthew Selt (ENG) 4–0 Callum Beresford (ENG)
* Mark Williams (WAL) (8) 4–3 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
* John Higgins (SCO) (5) 4–0 Gerard Greene (NIR)
* Jack Lisowski (ENG) 4–2 Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)
* Shaun Murphy (ENG) 4–2 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)
* Mark Selby (ENG) (4) 4–3 Noppon Saengkham (THA)
* Judd Trump (ENG) (3) 4–3 Jackson Page (WAL)
* Stuart Bingham (ENG) 1–4 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
* Luca Brecel (BEL) 4–3 Mark Joyce (ENG)
* Kyren Wilson (ENG) (6) 4–0 Reanne Evans (ENG)
* Zhao Xintong (CHN) (7) 4–2 Allan Taylor (ENG)
* Mark Allen (NIR) 4–1 Mitchell Mann (ENG)
* Yan Bingtao (CHN) (15) w/d–w/o Ashley Hugill (ENG)
* Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2) 4–3 Ben Mertens (BEL)