# 2022 UK Seniors Championship

The 2022 UK Seniors Championship was a seniors' snooker tournament that took place from 4 to 7 January 2022 at the Bonus Arena in Hull, England. It was the first World Seniors Tour event of the 2021–22 snooker season.
Michael Judge was the defending champion, having defeated Jimmy White 4–2 in the 2019 edition of the event. However, Judge lost 1–3 to Peter Lines in the first round. Lines went on to win the tournament, beating David Lilley 4–1 in the final.
The tournament was the final event in which 1980 World Champion and three-time Masters champion Cliff Thorburn competed. He played his final match against Kuldesh Johal on 5 January 2022, eleven days before turning 74.

## Tournament draw

Below are the results for the main draw. Seedings are shown in the leftmost boxes, and match winners are denoted in bold.
| Last 16 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 5 frames | Quarter–finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter–finals Best of 7 frames | Quarter–finals Best of 7 frames | Semi–finals Best of 7 frames | Semi–finals Best of 7 frames | Semi–finals Best of 7 frames | | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames |
| 1 | Michael Judge (IRL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Lines (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Lines (ENG) | 3 | | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kuldesh Johal | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 0 | | Kuldesh Johal | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Kuldesh Johal (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kuldesh Johal (ENG) | 3 | | | | | Peter Lines | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | |
| | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 2 | 5 | Stephen Hendry | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | 4 | Ken Doherty | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Walker (WAL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Walker (WAL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | Peter Lines | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | David Lilley | 1 |
| 3 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | David Lilley | 1 |
| | Patrick Wallace (NIR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Patrick Wallace (NIR) | 1 | 3 | Jimmy White | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wayne Cooper | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | John Parrott (ENG) | 0 | | Wayne Cooper | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Cooper (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Cooper (ENG) | 3 | | | | 3 | Jimmy White | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | David Lilley | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Joe Johnson (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | David Lilley | 4 | | | | |
| | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 2 | 7 | Joe Johnson | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | David Lilley | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | David Lilley (ENG) | 3 | 2 | David Lilley | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Philip Williams (WAL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb Bonus Arena, Hull, England, 7 January 2022 :
| Peter Lines England | 4–1 | David Lilley England |
| Frame scores: 23–70, 67–66 (60 Lilley), 71–21, 58–25, 68–56 |||
| 47 | Highest break | 60 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 1 |

## Century breaks

A total of 2 century breaks were made during the tournament.
* 109 – David Lilley
* 102 – Wayne Cooper