2023 Tour Championship
The 2023 Tour Championship (officially the 2023 Duelbits Tour Championship) is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that will take place from 27 March to 2 April 2023 at Bonus Arena in Hull, England.[1][2] Organised by the World Snooker Tour, it will comprise the top eight players on the one-year ranking list.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 March – 2 April 2023 |
| Venue | Bonus Arena |
| City | Hull |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Defending champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Neil Robertson (AUS) |
← 2022 | |
Prize fund
The total prize fund for the event was £380,000, with the winner receiving £150,000. A breakdown of the prize money for the event is shown below:
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £60,000
- Semi-final: £40,000
- Quarter-final: £20,000
- Highest break: £10,000
- Total: £380,000
Seeding List
The participants will be determined by the points won in the ranking tournaments in the season's events preceding the Tour Championship. Points earned from the 2022 Championship League to the 2023 WST Classic will be counted.[4]
Tournament draw
The draw for the event will be shown below.
| Quarter-finals Best of 19 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mark Allen (NIR)
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Final
The scores from the final will be shown below.
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Bonus Arena, Hull, England, 2 April 2023 | ||
| – | ||
| Afternoon: Evening: | ||
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||
Duelbits Series
The Duelbits Series features three events: the World Grand Prix, the Players Championship, and the Tour Championship. The winner of the series is decided based on most win points on these tournaments.
| Player | World Grand Prix | Players Championship | Tour Championship | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Allen (NIR) |
100,000 | 100,000 | ||
 Judd Trump (ENG) |
40,000 | 40,000 | ||
| Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
20,000 | 20,000 | ||
 Noppon Saengkham (THA) |
20,000 | 20,000 | ||
| Jack Lisowski (ENG) |
12,500 | 12,500 | ||
 Anthony McGill (SCO) |
12,500 | 12,500 | ||
 Mark Williams (WAL) |
12,500 | 12,500 | ||
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) |
12,500 | 12,500 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Luca Brecel (BEL) |
7,500 | 7,500 | ||
| Sam Craigie (ENG) |
7,500 | 7,500 | ||
| Ryan Day (WAL) |
7,500 | 7,500 | ||
| Ding Junhui (CHN) |
7,500 | 7,500 | ||
| Joe O'Connor (ENG) |
7,500 | 7,500 | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
7,500 | 7,500 | ||
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
7,500 | 7,500 | ||
| Zhou Yuelong (CHN) |
7,500 | 7,500 | ||
| Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Ali Carter (ENG) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| David Gilbert (ENG) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Tom Ford (ENG) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Barry Hawkins (ENG) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Jamie Jones (WAL) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Lyu Haotian (CHN) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Robert Milkins (ENG) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Joe Perry (ENG) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Neil Robertson (AUS) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Mark Selby (ENG) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Ricky Walden (ENG) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Robbie Williams (ENG) |
5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| Gary Wilson (ENG) |
5,000 | 5,000 |
Bold: Winner of the tournament.
References
- "2023 Tour Championship". World Snooker. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- "Snooker Tour Championship 2023". Visit Hull. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- Ardalen, Hermund. "Competitors 2022/2023 (Tour Championship 2023) - snooker.org". snooker.org. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- https://wst.tv/rankings/1-year-ranking-list/