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2023 Welsh Open (snooker)

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2023BetVictorWelsh Open
Tournament information
Dates13–19 February 2023(2023-02-13–2023-02-19)
VenueVenue Cymru
CityLlandudno
CountryWales
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£427,000
Winner's share£80,000
Highest breakShaun Murphy(ENG)(147)
Final
ChampionRobert Milkins(ENG)
Runner-upShaun Murphy(ENG)
Score9–7
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The2023 Welsh Open(officially the2023 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professionalsnookertournament that took place from 13 to 19 February 2023 atVenue CymruinLlandudno,Wales,[1]marking the first time since the event's inception in 1992 that it was staged elsewhere thanNewportorCardiff.[2]Qualifiers took place from 11 to 13 January 2023 at theMetrodomeinBarnsley,[3]although matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings, as well as matches involving two Welsh wild-card entrants, were held over and played at the final venue.[4]Organised by theWorld Snooker Tourand sponsored by online betting companyBetVictor,the tournament was broadcast byBBC Cymru Walesand theBBC Red Buttondomestically, byEurosportin Europe, and by multiple other broadcasters internationally.[5]The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.[3]

The 11thranking eventof the2022–23 season,the Welsh Open was the fourth and final tournament in the season'sHome Nations Series,following theNorthern Ireland Open,theScottish Open,and theEnglish Open.[6]It was also the final tournament in the season'sBetVictor Series,which carried a £150,000 bonus for the player who won the most cumulative prize money across its eight events.[7]Matches were played as the best of seven frames until the quarter-finals, which were the best of nine frames. The semi-finals were the best of 11 frames and the final was the best of 17 frames.

Joe Perrywas the defending champion, having defeatedJudd Trump9–5 in the2022 final,[8]but he lost 1–4 toRobbie Williamsin the last 32.[9]Robert MilkinsdefeatedShaun Murphy9–7 in the final to win his second ranking title, and also secured the BetVictor Series bonus, having won cumulative prize money of £127,000 across the eight tournaments. He advanced from 27th to 16th place in the world rankings after the event.[10][7]

The event's main stage produced a total of 48century breaks.Murphy made back-to-back breaks of 145 and 147, the highest of the tournament, in the second and third frames of his last-16 match againstDaniel Wells.The 147 was Murphy's seventhmaximum breakin professional competition.[11]

Prize fund[edit]

The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:[12]

  • 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[edit]

Top half[edit]

Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Joe Perry(ENG)(1)4
Mark Joyce(ENG)1
EnglandJoe Perry(1)1
EnglandRobbie Williams4
Liam Davies(WAL)0
Robbie Williams(ENG)4
EnglandRobbie Williams0
EnglandJoe O'Connor4
Stuart Carrington(ENG)4
Andy Lee(HKG)2
EnglandStuart Carrington0
EnglandJoe O'Connor4
Graeme Dott(SCO)2
Joe O'Connor(ENG)4
EnglandJoe O'Connor4
ChinaPang Junxu5
Hammad Miah(ENG)2
Aaron Hill(IRL)4
Republic of IrelandAaron Hill1
ChinaPang Junxu4
Pang Junxu(CHN)4
Kyren Wilson(ENG)(9)2
ChinaPang Junxu4
WalesJak Jones2
Julien Leclercq(BEL)4
Jordan Brown(NIR)(24)2
BelgiumJulien Leclercq2
WalesJak Jones4
Jak Jones(WAL)4
Mark Williams(WAL)(8)3
ChinaPang Junxu3
EnglandShaun Murphy(11)6
Judd Trump(ENG)(5)4
Louis Heathcote(ENG)2
EnglandJudd Trump(5)2
WalesDaniel Wells4
Matthew Selt(ENG)(27)1
Daniel Wells(WAL)4
WalesDaniel Wells1
EnglandShaun Murphy(11)4
Shaun Murphy(ENG)(11)4
Peng Yisong(CHN)1
EnglandShaun Murphy(11)4
ScotlandAnthony McGill(20)2
Anthony McGill(SCO)(20)4
Sam Craigie(ENG)2
EnglandShaun Murphy(11)5
ChinaYuan Sijun0
David Lilley(ENG)4
Ricky Walden(ENG)(19)1
EnglandDavid Lilley2
EnglandJack Lisowski(12)4
Ryan Thomerson(AUS)0
Jack Lisowski(ENG)(12)4
EnglandJack Lisowski(12)1
ChinaYuan Sijun4
Yuan Sijun(CHN)4
Stephen Maguire(SCO)(28)1
ChinaYuan Sijun4
WalesDominic Dale1
Dominic Dale(WAL)4
Neil Robertson(AUS)(4)0

Bottom half[edit]

Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Mark Selby(ENG)(3)4
Si Jiahui(CHN)3
EnglandMark Selby(3)2
EnglandRobert Milkins(30)4
Robert Milkins(ENG)(30)4
Dean Young(SCO)2
EnglandRobert Milkins(30)4
IranHossein Vafaei(18)1
Barry Hawkins(ENG)(13)4
Ben Woollaston(ENG)0
EnglandBarry Hawkins(13)3
IranHossein Vafaei(18)4
Hossein Vafaei(IRN)(18)4
Ken Doherty(IRL)1
EnglandRobert Milkins(30)5
Northern IrelandMark Allen(6)1
Cao Yupeng(CHN)4
Ding Junhui(CHN)(21)0
ChinaCao Yupeng1
BelgiumLuca Brecel(10)4
Elliot Slessor(ENG)0
Luca Brecel(BEL)(10)4
BelgiumLuca Brecel(10)2
Northern IrelandMark Allen(6)4
Andy Hicks(ENG)4
Wu Yize(CHN)3
EnglandAndy Hicks1
Northern IrelandMark Allen(6)4
Mitchell Mann(ENG)1
Mark Allen(NIR)(6)4
EnglandRobert Milkins(30)6
ChinaTian Pengfei2
John Higgins(SCO)(7)4
Martin Gould(ENG)0
ScotlandJohn Higgins(7)4
EnglandSanderson Lam3
Mohamed Ibrahim(EGY)2
Sanderson Lam(ENG)4
ScotlandJohn Higgins(7)1
ChinaTian Pengfei4
Tian Pengfei(CHN)4
Jimmy White(ENG)2
ChinaTian Pengfei4
EnglandAli Carter(22)2
Ali Carter(ENG)(22)4
Ian Martin(ENG)1
ChinaTian Pengfei5
EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan(2)0
Chris Wakelin(ENG)2
David Gilbert(ENG)(17)4
EnglandDavid Gilbert(17)3
BelgiumBen Mertens4
Ben Mertens(BEL)4
Jackson Page(WAL)2
BelgiumBen Mertens0
EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan(2)4
Matthew Stevens(WAL)3
Rod Lawler(ENG)4
EnglandRod Lawler0
EnglandRonnie O'Sullivan(2)4
Ross Muir(SCO)3
Ronnie O'Sullivan(ENG)(2)4

Final[edit]

Final:Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Pellew
Venue Cymru,Llandudno,Wales, 19 February 2023
Shaun Murphy(11)
England 		7–9 Robert Milkins(30)
England
Afternoon:61–58,62–25, 47–67,70–28, 7–116,58–68,27–66,111–6
Evening:19–71,99–0, 62–69,5–72,65–16, 0–75,114–0 (114), 11–72
114 Highest break 66
1 Century breaks 0

Qualifying[edit]

Qualification for the tournament took place from 11 to 13 January 2023 at theMetrodomeinBarnsley,England.[13]

Main qualifying[edit]

Held-over matches[edit]

Matches involving the top 16 seeds and the nominated wild-card players were played at theVenue Cymru.Due toDavid GilbertandHossein Vafaeibeing late replacements for the2023 Masters,their matches were also held-over, due to clashing with the scheduled qualifying slot.[13][14]

Century breaks[edit]

Main stage centuries[edit]

A total of 48 century breaks were made during the main event.[15]

Qualifying stage centuries[edit]

A total of 14 century breaks were made during the qualifying stage for the event.[16]

References[edit]

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  6. ^"Home Nations Series - 2023 BetVictor Welsh Open".World Snooker.Archived fromthe originalon 17 August 2022.
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  8. ^"Perry beats Trump to win Welsh Open".BBC Sport.Retrieved22 December2022.
  9. ^"O'Sullivan, Trump & Higgins progress in Welsh Open".BBC Sport.Retrieved15 February2023.
  10. ^"Bob Bonanza: Milkins Wins Title And Bonus".World Snooker.19 February 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 19 February 2023.Retrieved19 February2023.
  11. ^"Murphy Makes 147 In Wales".World Snooker.16 February 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 16 February 2023.Retrieved16 February2023.
  12. ^"2022–23 Season Prize Money Breakdown"(PDF).WST. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 12 May 2022.
  13. ^ab"BetVictor Welsh Open draw".World Snooker Tour.21 December 2022. Archived fromthe originalon 21 December 2022.
  14. ^"Updated BetVictor Welsh Open Qualifiers Draw".9 January 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 9 January 2023.
  15. ^"Centuries – BetVictor Welsh Open 2023".livescores.worldsnookerdata.com.Archived fromthe originalon 3 February 2023.Retrieved19 February2023.
  16. ^"Centuries – BetVictor Welsh Open 2023 Qualifiers".livescores.worldsnookerdata.com.Archived fromthe originalon 27 January 2023.Retrieved11 January2023.
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