Snooker season schedule 2022/23: Key tournament dates including World Snooker Championship

Ben Miller

Snooker season schedule 2022/23: Key tournament dates including World Snooker Championship image

From qualifiers and the Championship League to Opens in England and Scotland and the Masters, there is plenty for snooker fans to look forward to during the remainder of 2022 and the first half of 2023.

World Snooker's schedule features at least two events every month, predominantly taking place in England but also heading to Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Germany and Turkey.

Stars including Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump, Neil Robertson and Mark Selby are also vying to be top of the rankings.

Want to know which dates to look out for? Here are the details as well as the previous winners and rankings.

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2022 snooker schedule

DatesTournamentLocationSeries
Oct 16-23Northern Ireland OpenBelfastHome Nations Series
Oct 25-30English Open QualifiersLeicesterQualifiers
Oct 30-Nov 6Champion of ChampionsBoltonInvitation Event
Nov 5-10Qualifiers – UK ChampionshipSheffieldQualifiers
Nov 12-20UK ChampionshipYorkTriple Crown Series
Nov 21-26German Masters qualifiersLeicesterQualifiers
Nov 28-Dec 4Scottish OpenEdinburghHome Nations Series
Dec 6-9Championship League (Invitation)TBAInvitation Event
Dec 12-18English OpenBrentwoodHome Nations Series
Dec 19-22Championship League (Invitation)TBAInvitation Event
Judd Trump attempts to pot a ball at the World Snooker Championship
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2023 snooker schedule

DatesTournamentLocationSeries
Jan 3-6Championship League (Invitation)TBAInvitation Event
Jan 6-13Welsh Open And Turkish Masters QualifiersBarnsleyQualifiers
Jan 8-15MastersLondonTriple Crown Series
Jan 16-22World Grand PrixCheltenhamPlayers Series
Jan 25-28Shoot OutLeicesterEuropean Series
Feb 1-5German MastersBerlinEuropean Series
Feb 13-19Welsh OpenLlandudnoHome Nations Series
Feb 20-26Players ChampionshipWolverhamptonPlayers Series
Mar 6-9Championship League (Invitation)TBCInvitation Event
Mar 13-19Turkish MastersTurkeyRanking Event
Mar 27-April 2Tour ChampionshipHullPlayers Series
Apr 3-12World Championship QualifiersSheffieldQualifiers
Apr 15-May 1World ChampionshipSheffieldTriple Crown Series

Who won the 2022 World Snooker Championship?

Ronnie O'Sullivan became champion at Sheffield's famous Crucible Theatre in May 2022, beating Judd Trump 18-13 in the final to collect the top prize of £500,000 – which was £300,000 more than the runner-up received.

The flamboyant Englishman took the title for the second time in three years, Selby having won the championship in 2021.

O'Sullivan previously won the tournament five times between 2001 and 2013 and is now level with Stephen Hendry for the most World Championship trophy wins in the modern era. He denied Trump a second title to add to his triumph in 2019.

Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker

When are the major snooker tournaments in 2022/23?

The three events in the Triple Crown Series are considered the most prestigious in snooker, so look out for the UK Championship in November, the Masters in January and the World Championship in April and May.

O'Sullivan, Trump, Selby and Robertson are among the players to have joined legends such as Hendry and Alex Higgins in winning each of the events during their career, giving them a Triple Crown.

No player has won all three in the same season since Welshman Mark Williams did so in 2002/03. Trump has gone closest in recent years, winning the Masters and the World Championship in 2018/19.

Current snooker world rankings

Here's how the top 10 stood on October 18, 2022.

RankingPlayerPoints
1Ronnie O'Sullivan1,034,000
2Judd Trump943,000
3Neil Robertson861,000
4Mark Selby828,500
5John Higgins520,000
6Kyren Wilson483,000
7Zhao Xintong450,000
8Mark Williams446,000
9Barry Hawkins339,500
10Mark Allen327,500

Ben Miller

Ben Miller has been writing about sport for 25 years, following all levels of football as well as boxing, MMA, athletics and tennis. He’s seen five promotions, three relegations, one World Cup winner and home games in at least three different stadiums as a result of his lifelong devotion to Brighton & Hove Albion. His main aim each week is to cover at least one game or event that does not require a last-minute rewrite.