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2023 Championship League

Tournament information
Dates	26 June – 21 July 2023 (2023-06-26 – 2023-07-21)
Venue	Morningside Arena
City	Leicester
Country	England
Organisation	Matchroom Sport
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£328,000
Winner's share	£33,000
Highest break	Cao Yupeng (CHN) (145)
Final
Champion	Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Williams (WAL)
Score	3‍–‍0
← 2022 (ranking) ← 2023 (invitational) 2024 (ranking) → 2024 (invitational) →

The 2023 Championship League was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 26 June to 21 July 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. The event featured 128 players and was played as three rounds of round-robin groups of four, before a best-of-five final. It was the fourth edition of the ranking version of the Championship League, and the first ranking tournament of the 2023‍–‍24 season.

Luca Brecel was the reigning champion, having defeated Lu Ning 3‍–‍1 in the final of the previous ranking edition of the tournament. However, he opted not to enter the draw for the tournament and consequently was not defending the title. Other notable players choosing not to enter the draw were Mark Selby, Jack Lisowski, John Higgins, Mark Allen and Ding Junhui. Six players who were due to enter the tournament, withdrew and were replaced including Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson and Marco Fu.

Shaun Murphy won the tournament, defeating Mark Williams 3‍–‍0 in the final to claim his twelfth ranking title.

Tournament format

The 2023 Championship League took place from 26 June to 21 July 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. 128 players took part in the event. The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players. Two groups were played to a finish every day during four blocks using a two-table setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a round-robin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches in group play were played as best of four frames, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then head-to-head results between players who were tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest break made in the group.

The 32 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players. The eight winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the two final groups, with the final taking place later on the same day. The winner took the Championship League title and a place at the 2023 Champion of Champions.

There were 20 players not currently on the professional tour who were entered into the draw as follows:

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.

• Tournament total: £328,000

Stage One

Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players.

Order of play

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 10 July. Michael Holt won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A.

Matches

• Scott Donaldson 1–3 Michael Holt
• Rod Lawler 0–3 Alfie Burden
• Scott Donaldson 1–3 Alfie Burden
• Rod Lawler 3–1 Michael Holt
• Alfie Burden 0–3 Michael Holt
• Scott Donaldson 2–2 Rod Lawler

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Michael Holt (ENG)	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	134	6
2	Alfie Burden (ENG)	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	83	6
3	Rod Lawler (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	69	4
4	Scott Donaldson (SCO)	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	58	1

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 11 July. Judd Trump won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B.

Matches

• Judd Trump 3–0 Reanne Evans
• Xu Si 3–0 Jimmy White
• Judd Trump 3–0 Jimmy White
• Xu Si 2–2 Reanne Evans
• Jimmy White 1–3 Reanne Evans
• Judd Trump 2–2 Xu Si

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Judd Trump (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	120	7
2	Xu Si (CHN)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	73	5
3	Reanne Evans (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1		4
4	Jimmy White (ENG)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8		0

Group 3

Group 3 was played on 26 June. Ashley Carty won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C.

Matches

• Craig Steadman 2–2 Ashley Carty
• Sean McAllister 3–1 Adam Duffy
• Craig Steadman 2–2 Adam Duffy
• Sean McAllister 2–2 Ashley Carty
• Adam Duffy 0–3 Ashley Carty
• Craig Steadman 2–2 Sean McAllister

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Ashley Carty (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	96	5
2	Sean McAllister (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	140	5
3	Craig Steadman (ENG)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	111	3
4	Adam Duffy (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	116	1

Group 4

Group 4 was played on 12 July. Shaun Murphy won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D.

Matches

• Shaun Murphy 3–0 Andrew Pagett
• Tian Pengfei 3–1 Lukas Kleckers
• Shaun Murphy 3–1 Lukas Kleckers
• Tian Pengfei 3–1 Andrew Pagett
• Lukas Kleckers 3–0 Andrew Pagett
• Shaun Murphy 3–1 Tian Pengfei

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	110	9
2	Tian Pengfei (CHN)	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	90	6
3	Lukas Kleckers (GER)	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	116	3
4	Andrew Pagett (WAL)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	57	0

Group 5

Group 5 was played on 29 June. Kyren Wilson won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E.

Matches

• Kyren Wilson 3–0 Josh Mulholland
• Andy Hicks 1–3 Louis Heathcote
• Kyren Wilson 3–0 Louis Heathcote
• Andy Hicks 3–1 Josh Mulholland
• Josh Mulholland 0–3 Louis Heathcote
• Kyren Wilson 3–1 Andy Hicks

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	134	9
2	Louis Heathcote (ENG)	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	83	6
3	Andy Hicks (ENG)	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	76	3
4	Josh Mulholland (ENG)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8		0

Group 6

Group 6 was played on 30 June. Mark Williams won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F.

Matches

• Mark Williams 3–0 Daniel Holoyda
• Dylan Emery 3–0 Ken Doherty
• Mark Williams 3–1 Ken Doherty
• Dylan Emery 3–1 Daniel Holoyda
• Ken Doherty 3–0 Daniel Holoyda
• Mark Williams 3–0 Dylan Emery

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Mark Williams (WAL)	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	121	9
2	Dylan Emery (WAL)	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	108	6
3	Ken Doherty (IRL)	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	105	3
4	Daniel Holoyda (POL)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	55	0

Group 7

Group 7 was played on 6 July. Long Zehuang won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G.

Matches

• Ali Carter 2–2 Ryan Davies
• Jackson Page 2–2 Long Zehuang
• Ali Carter 1–3 Long Zehuang
• Jackson Page 3–1 Ryan Davies
• Long Zehuang 3–0 Ryan Davies
• Ali Carter 2–2 Jackson Page

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Long Zehuang (CHN)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	94	7
2	Jackson Page (WAL)	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	117	5
3	Ali Carter (ENG)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	86	2
4	Ryan Davies (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	95	1

Group 8

Group 8 was played on 7 July. Robert Milkins won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H.

Matches

• Robert Milkins 3–0 Alex Taubman
• Dominic Dale 3–1 Muhammad Asif
• Robert Milkins 2–2 Muhammad Asif
• Dominic Dale 3–1 Alex Taubman
• Muhammad Asif 3–1 Alex Taubman
• Robert Milkins 3–0 Dominic Dale

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Robert Milkins (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	53	7
2	Dominic Dale (WAL)	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	64	6
3	Muhammad Asif (PAK)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	116	4
4	Alex Taubman (WAL)	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7		0

Group 9

Group 9 was played on 14 July. John Astley won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H.

Matches

• Gary Wilson 2–2 Ma Hailong
• John Astley 3–1 Mink Nutcharut
• Gary Wilson 2–2 Mink Nutcharut
• John Astley 2–2 Ma Hailong
• Mink Nutcharut 2–2 Ma Hailong
• Gary Wilson 1–3 John Astley

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	John Astley (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	128	7
2	Ma Hailong (CHN)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	140	3
3	Gary Wilson (ENG)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	131	2
4	Mink Nutcharut (THA)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	80	2

Group 10

Group 10 was played on 28 June. Michael White won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G.

Matches

• Ryan Day 2–2 Jiang Jun
• Michael White 3–1 Himanshu Jain
• Ryan Day 3–0 Himanshu Jain
• Michael White 3–1 Jiang Jun
• Himanshu Jain 0–3 Jiang Jun
• Ryan Day 1–3 Michael White

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Michael White (WAL)	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	124	9
2	Ryan Day (WAL)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	96	4
3	Jiang Jun (CHN)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	79	4
4	Himanshu Jain (IND)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	58	0

Group 11

Group 11 was played on 27 June. Martin O'Donnell won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F.

Matches

• Hossein Vafaei 1–3 Fergal Quinn
• Aaron Hill 0–3 Martin O'Donnell
• Hossein Vafaei 2–2 Martin O'Donnell
• Aaron Hill 3–0 Fergal Quinn
• Martin O'Donnell 3–1 Fergal Quinn
• Hossein Vafaei 3–1 Aaron Hill

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	93	7
2	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	120	4
3	Aaron Hill (IRL)	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	78	3
4	Fergal Quinn (NIR)	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	72	3

Group 12

Group 12 was played on 12 July. Sanderson Lam won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E.

Matches

• Barry Hawkins 3–1 Jamie O'Neill
• Zhang Anda 1–3 Sanderson Lam
• Barry Hawkins 2–2 Sanderson Lam
• Zhang Anda 3–1 Jamie O'Neill
• Sanderson Lam 3–1 Jamie O'Neill
• Barry Hawkins 2–2 Zhang Anda

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Sanderson Lam (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	97	7
2	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	73	5
3	Zhang Anda (CHN)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	138	4
4	Jamie O'Neill (ENG)	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	52	0

Group 13

Group 13 was played on 13 July. David Gilbert won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D.

Matches

• David Gilbert 2–2 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
• Yuan Sijun 3–0 Sean O'Sullivan
• David Gilbert 3–0 Sean O'Sullivan
• Yuan Sijun 3–0 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
• Sean O'Sullivan 0–3 Ishpreet Singh Chadha
• David Gilbert 3–1 Yuan Sijun

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	David Gilbert (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	78	7
2	Yuan Sijun (CHN)	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	132	6
3	Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	94	4
4	Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9		0

Group 14

Group 14 was played on 14 July. Liu Hongyu won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C.

Matches

• Ricky Walden 1–3 Liu Hongyu
• David Lilley 3–1 Peng Yisong
• Ricky Walden 2–2 Peng Yisong
• David Lilley 0–3 Liu Hongyu
• Peng Yisong 1–3 Liu Hongyu
• Ricky Walden 2–2 David Lilley

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Liu Hongyu (CHN)	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	76	9
2	David Lilley (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	75	4
3	Ricky Walden (ENG)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	87	2
4	Peng Yisong (CHN)	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	111	1

Group 15

Group 15 was played on 4 July. Matthew Stevens won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B.

Matches

• Stuart Bingham 2–2 Duane Jones
• Matthew Stevens 3–1 Allan Taylor
• Stuart Bingham 1–3 Allan Taylor
• Matthew Stevens 3–0 Duane Jones
• Allan Taylor 2–2 Duane Jones
• Stuart Bingham 3–1 Matthew Stevens

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	57	6
2	Allan Taylor (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	129	4
3	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	105	4
4	Duane Jones (WAL)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	74	2

Group 16

Group 16 was played on 3 July. Ben Woollaston won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A.

Matches

• Jimmy Robertson 1–3 Peter Lines
• Ben Woollaston 3–0 Liam Graham
• Jimmy Robertson 3–1 Liam Graham
• Ben Woollaston 3–0 Peter Lines
• Liam Graham 2–2 Peter Lines
• Jimmy Robertson 2–2 Ben Woollaston

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	96	7
2	Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	94	4
3	Peter Lines (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	59	4
4	Liam Graham (SCO)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	53	1

Group 17

Group 17 was played on 5 July. Zhou Yuelong won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A.

Matches

• Zhou Yuelong 3–0 Chris Totten
• Ashley Hugill 3–1 Oliver Brown
• Zhou Yuelong 0–3 Oliver Brown
• Ashley Hugill 1–3 Chris Totten
• Oliver Brown 2–2 Chris Totten
• Zhou Yuelong 3–0 Ashley Hugill

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	105	6
2	Oliver Brown (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1		4
3	Chris Totten (SCO)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	65	4
4	Ashley Hugill (ENG)	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	62	3

Group 18

Group 18 was played on 11 July. Joe Perry won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B.

Matches

• Joe Perry 2–2 Stuart Carrington
• Jamie Clarke 3–1 Andy Lee
• Joe Perry 3–0 Andy Lee
• Jamie Clarke 3–1 Stuart Carrington
• Andy Lee 0–3 Stuart Carrington
• Joe Perry 3–0 Jamie Clarke

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Joe Perry (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	128	7
2	Jamie Clarke (WAL)	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	87	6
3	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	91	4
4	Andy Lee (HKG)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8		0

Group 19

Group 19 was played on 10 July. Noppon Saengkham won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C.

Matches

• Noppon Saengkham 3–0 Ross Muir
• Mark Davis 3–0 Jenson Kendrick
• Noppon Saengkham 3–1 Jenson Kendrick
• Mark Davis 2–2 Ross Muir
• Jenson Kendrick 2–2 Ross Muir
• Noppon Saengkham 2–2 Mark Davis

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	69	7
2	Mark Davis (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	105	5
3	Ross Muir (SCO)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	104	2
4	Jenson Kendrick (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	74	1

Group 20

Group 20 was played on 8 July. James Cahill won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D.

Matches

• Matthew Selt 3–0 Sydney Wilson
• James Cahill 3–0 Andres Petrov
• Matthew Selt 3–0 Andres Petrov
• James Cahill 0–3 Sydney Wilson
• Andres Petrov 2–2 Sydney Wilson
• Matthew Selt 0–3 James Cahill

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	James Cahill (ENG)	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	87	6
2	Matthew Selt (ENG)	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	112	6
3	Sydney Wilson (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	60	4
4	Andres Petrov (EST)	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	58	1

Group 21

Group 21 was played on 27 June. Chris Wakelin won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E.

Matches

• Chris Wakelin 3–0 Liam Pullen
• Oliver Lines 2–2 Anton Kazakov
• Chris Wakelin 3–1 Anton Kazakov
• Oliver Lines 2–2 Liam Pullen
• Anton Kazakov 1–3 Liam Pullen
• Chris Wakelin 0–3 Oliver Lines

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	85	6
2	Oliver Lines (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	126	5
3	Liam Pullen (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	94	4
4	Anton Kazakov (UKR)	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	72	1

Group 22

Group 22 was played on 28 June. Robbie Williams won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F.

Matches

• Joe O'Connor 1–3 Alfie Davies
• Robbie Williams 2–2 Zak Surety
• Joe O'Connor 3–0 Zak Surety
• Robbie Williams 3–1 Alfie Davies
• Zak Surety 3–0 Alfie Davies
• Joe O'Connor 1–3 Robbie Williams

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Robbie Williams (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	137	7
2	Zak Surety (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	69	4
3	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	80	3
4	Alfie Davies (WAL)	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	87	3

Group 23

Group 23 was played on 7 July. Sam Craigie won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G.

Matches

• Fan Zhengyi 3–0 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
• Sam Craigie 3–0 Fergal O'Brien
• Fan Zhengyi 2–2 Fergal O'Brien
• Sam Craigie 3–0 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
• Fergal O'Brien 3–0 Ahmed Aly Elsayed
• Fan Zhengyi 2–2 Sam Craigie

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Sam Craigie (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	117	7
2	Fan Zhengyi (CHN)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	110	5
3	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	63	4
4	Ahmed Aly Elsayed (USA)	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9		0

Group 24

Group 24 was played on 6 July. Pang Junxu won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H.

Matches

• Pang Junxu 3–0 Stan Moody
• Wu Yize 2–2 Hammad Miah
• Pang Junxu 3–1 Hammad Miah
• Wu Yize 3–1 Stan Moody
• Hammad Miah 2–2 Stan Moody
• Pang Junxu 3–1 Wu Yize

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Pang Junxu (CHN)	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	135	9
2	Wu Yize (CHN)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	93	4
3	Hammad Miah (ENG)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	93	2
4	Stan Moody (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	100	1

Group 25

Group 25 was played on 8 July. Si Jiahui won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group H.

Matches

• Si Jiahui 3–1 Haydon Pinhey
• Mark Joyce 2–2 Mohamed Ibrahim
• Si Jiahui 2–2 Mohamed Ibrahim
• Mark Joyce 3–0 Haydon Pinhey
• Mohamed Ibrahim 2–2 Haydon Pinhey
• Si Jiahui 3–0 Mark Joyce

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Si Jiahui (CHN)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	58	7
2	Mark Joyce (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	112	4
3	Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	54	3
4	Haydon Pinhey (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	67	1

Group 26

Group 26 was played on 5 July. Jak Jones won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group G.

Matches

• Jak Jones 2–2 Dean Young
• Jamie Jones 3–0 Rebecca Kenna
• Jak Jones 3–0 Rebecca Kenna
• Jamie Jones 2–2 Dean Young
• Rebecca Kenna 2–2 Dean Young
• Jak Jones 3–1 Jamie Jones

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Jak Jones (WAL)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	90	7
2	Jamie Jones (WAL)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	109	4
3	Dean Young (SCO)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	81	3
4	Rebecca Kenna (ENG)	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	64	1

Group 27

Group 27 was played on 30 June. Barry Pinches won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group F.

Matches

• Jordan Brown 2–2 Joshua Thomond
• Julien Leclercq 1–3 Barry Pinches
• Jordan Brown 2–2 Barry Pinches
• Julien Leclercq 3–1 Joshua Thomond
• Joshua Thomond 1–3 Barry Pinches
• Jordan Brown 0–3 Julien Leclercq

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Barry Pinches (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	71	7
2	Julien Leclercq (BEL)	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	103	6
3	Jordan Brown (NIR)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	98	2
4	Joshua Thomond (ENG)	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	64	1

Group 28

Group 28 was played on 4 July. Anthony Hamilton won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group E.

Matches

• Anthony Hamilton 3–0 Xing Zihao
• Ben Mertens 2–2 Ryan Thomerson
• Anthony Hamilton 2–2 Ryan Thomerson
• Ben Mertens 2–2 Xing Zihao
• Ryan Thomerson 1–3 Xing Zihao
• Anthony Hamilton 2–2 Ben Mertens

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	115	5
2	Xing Zihao (CHN)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	73	4
3	Ben Mertens (BEL)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	131	3
4	Ryan Thomerson (AUS)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	66	2

Group 29

Group 29 was played on 29 June. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group D.

Matches

• Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–0 Florian Nüßle
• Elliot Slessor 3–1 Victor Sarkis
• Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–1 Victor Sarkis
• Elliot Slessor 0–3 Florian Nüßle
• Victor Sarkis 0–3 Florian Nüßle
• Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–0 Elliot Slessor

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	140	9
2	Florian Nüßle (AUT)	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	66	6
3	Elliot Slessor (ENG)	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	64	3
4	Victor Sarkis (BRA)	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	103	0

Group 30

Group 30 was played on 26 June. Daniel Wells won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group C.

Matches

• Graeme Dott 0–3 Andrew Higginson
• David Grace 0–3 Daniel Wells
• Graeme Dott 1–3 Daniel Wells
• David Grace 2–2 Andrew Higginson
• Daniel Wells 3–0 Andrew Higginson
• Graeme Dott 3–1 David Grace

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Daniel Wells (WAL)	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	97	9
2	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0		4
3	Graeme Dott (SCO)	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	96	3
4	David Grace (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	80	1

Group 31

Group 31 was played on 13 July. Cao Yupeng won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group B.

Matches

• Cao Yupeng 3–0 Steven Hallworth
• Lyu Haotian 2–2 Ian Burns
• Cao Yupeng 3–0 Ian Burns
• Lyu Haotian 3–0 Steven Hallworth
• Ian Burns 3–1 Steven Hallworth
• Cao Yupeng 3–1 Lyu Haotian

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	145	9
2	Lyu Haotian (CHN)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	115	4
3	Ian Burns (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	132	4
4	Steven Hallworth (ENG)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8		0

Group 32

Group 32 was played on 3 July. Xiao Guodong won the group and advanced to Stage 2, Group A.

Matches

• Xiao Guodong 2–2 Rory McLeod
• Martin Gould 2–2 Alexander Ursenbacher
• Xiao Guodong 3–1 Alexander Ursenbacher
• Martin Gould 2–2 Rory McLeod
• Alexander Ursenbacher 3–0 Rory McLeod
• Xiao Guodong 3–0 Martin Gould

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	123	7
2	Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	104	4
3	Martin Gould (ENG)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	84	2
4	Rory McLeod (JAM)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3		2

Stage Two

Stage Two consisted of eight groups, each containing four players.

Order of play

Group A

Group A was played on 19 July. Xiao Guodong won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1.

Matches

• Zhou Yuelong 2–2 Michael Holt
• Xiao Guodong 2–2 Ben Woollaston
• Zhou Yuelong 2–2 Ben Woollaston
• Xiao Guodong 2–2 Michael Holt
• Ben Woollaston 0–3 Michael Holt
• Zhou Yuelong 0–3 Xiao Guodong

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	109	5
2	Michael Holt (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	91	5
3	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	113	2
4	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	88	2

Group B

Group B was played on 20 July. Cao Yupeng won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2.

Matches

• Judd Trump 3–1 Matthew Stevens
• Joe Perry 0–3 Cao Yupeng
• Judd Trump 2–2 Cao Yupeng
• Joe Perry 2–2 Matthew Stevens
• Cao Yupeng 2–2 Matthew Stevens
• Judd Trump 2–2 Joe Perry

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	141	5
2	Judd Trump (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	119	5
3	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	111	2
4	Joe Perry (ENG)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	102	2

Group C

Group C was played on 18 July. Noppon Saengkham won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2.

Matches

• Noppon Saengkham 3–0 Liu Hongyu
• Daniel Wells 1–3 Ashley Carty
• Noppon Saengkham 2–2 Daniel Wells
• Ashley Carty 1–3 Liu Hongyu
• Daniel Wells 2–2 Liu Hongyu
• Noppon Saengkham 3–1 Ashley Carty

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	123	7
2	Liu Hongyu (CHN)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	86	4
3	Ashley Carty (ENG)	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	72	3
4	Daniel Wells (WAL)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	100	2

Group D

Group D was played on 19 July. Shaun Murphy won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1.

Matches

• Shaun Murphy 3–1 James Cahill
• David Gilbert 2–2 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Shaun Murphy 3–0 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• David Gilbert 3–0 James Cahill
• Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–2 James Cahill
• Shaun Murphy 2–2 David Gilbert

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	84	7
2	David Gilbert (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	135	5
3	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	111	2
4	James Cahill (ENG)	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5		1

Group E

Group E was played on 17 July. Chris Wakelin won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1.

Matches

• Kyren Wilson 3–0 Sanderson Lam
• Chris Wakelin 3–0 Anthony Hamilton
• Kyren Wilson 3–0 Anthony Hamilton
• Chris Wakelin 2–2 Sanderson Lam
• Anthony Hamilton 3–0 Sanderson Lam
• Kyren Wilson 1–3 Chris Wakelin

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	114	7
2	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	118	6
3	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	103	3
4	Sanderson Lam (ENG)	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	63	1

Group F

Group F was played on 17 July. Mark Williams won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2.

Matches

• Mark Williams 3–0 Barry Pinches
• Robbie Williams 2–2 Martin O'Donnell
• Mark Williams 3–0 Martin O'Donnell
• Robbie Williams 3–0 Barry Pinches
• Martin O'Donnell 3–1 Barry Pinches
• Mark Williams 3–0 Robbie Williams

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Mark Williams (WAL)	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	87	9
2	Robbie Williams (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	91	4
3	Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	131	4
4	Barry Pinches (ENG)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	90	0

Group G

Group G was played on 20 July. Sam Craigie won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 2.

Matches

• Jak Jones 2–2 Long Zehuang
• Sam Craigie 3–0 Michael White
• Jak Jones 1–3 Michael White
• Sam Craigie 2–2 Long Zehuang
• Michael White 2–2 Long Zehuang
• Jak Jones 1–3 Sam Craigie

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Sam Craigie (ENG)	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	88	7
2	Michael White (WAL)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	62	4
3	Long Zehuang (CHN)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	94	3
4	Jak Jones (WAL)	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	76	1

Group H

Group H was played on 18 July. Robert Milkins won the group and advanced to Stage 3, Group 1.

Matches

• Robert Milkins 3–0 John Astley
• Pang Junxu 1–3 Si Jiahui
• Robert Milkins 2–2 Si Jiahui
• Pang Junxu 2–2 John Astley
• Si Jiahui 1–3 John Astley
• Robert Milkins 2–2 Pang Junxu

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Robert Milkins (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	89	5
2	Si Jiahui (CHN)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	104	4
3	John Astley (ENG)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	70	4
4	Pang Junxu (CHN)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	96	2

Stage Three

Stage Three consisted of two groups, each containing four players.

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 21 July. Shaun Murphy won the group and advanced to the final.

Matches

• Shaun Murphy 2–2 Xiao Guodong
• Robert Milkins 2–2 Chris Wakelin
• Shaun Murphy 3–1 Chris Wakelin
• Robert Milkins 2–2 Xiao Guodong
• Chris Wakelin 3–1 Xiao Guodong
• Shaun Murphy 2–2 Robert Milkins

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	133	5
2	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	103	4
3	Robert Milkins (ENG)	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	96	3
4	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	82	2

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 21 July. Mark Williams won the group and advanced to the final.

Matches

• Mark Williams 2–2 Sam Craigie
• Noppon Saengkham 3–0 Cao Yupeng
• Mark Williams 3–1 Cao Yupeng
• Noppon Saengkham 2–2 Sam Craigie
• Cao Yupeng 0–3 Sam Craigie
• Mark Williams 3–1 Noppon Saengkham

Table

Pos.	Player	P	W	D	L	FW	FL	FD	HB	Pts
1	Mark Williams (WAL)	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	136	7
2	Sam Craigie (ENG)	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	69	5
3	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	100	4
4	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8		0

Final

Final: Best of 5 frames. Referee: David Ford Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 21 July 2023
Shaun Murphy  England	3–0	Mark Williams  Wales
Frame scores: 65–53, 73–0, 69–30
73	Highest break
0	Century breaks	0

Century breaks

A total of 101 century breaks were made in the tournament.

• 145, 141, 134, 133, 122 – Cao Yupeng
• 140, 132, 111, 105 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• 140, 114 – Ma Hailong
• 140 – Sean McAllister
• 138, 104, 102, 102 – Zhang Anda
• 137 – Robbie Williams
• 136, 128, 121, 119, 101 – Mark Williams
• 135, 123, 113, 101 – David Gilbert
• 135 – Pang Junxu
• 134, 128, 118, 111, 102, 100 – Kyren Wilson
• 134 – Michael Holt
• 133, 133, 110, 106, 100 – Shaun Murphy
• 132, 106 – Yuan Sijun
• 132 – Ian Burns
• 131 – Ben Mertens
• 131 – Gary Wilson
• 131 – Martin O'Donnell
• 129 – Allan Taylor
• 128, 102 – Joe Perry
• 128 – John Astley
• 126 – Oliver Lines
• 124, 101 – Michael White
• 123, 109, 101 – Xiao Guodong
• 123, 100 – Noppon Saengkham
• 120, 119, 109, 109, 103, 102 – Judd Trump
• 120 – Hossein Vafaei
• 117 – Jackson Page
• 117 – Sam Craigie
• 116 – Adam Duffy
• 116 – Muhammad Asif
• 116 – Lukas Kleckers
• 115, 110, 103 – Anthony Hamilton
• 115 – Lyu Haotian
• 114, 103 – Chris Wakelin
• 113, 107, 105 – Zhou Yuelong
• 112, 106, 104 – Matthew Selt
• 112 – Mark Joyce
• 111 – Craig Steadman
• 111 – Peng Yisong
• 111 – Matthew Stevens
• 110, 102, 101 – Fan Zhengyi
• 109 – Jamie Jones
• 108 – Dylan Emery
• 105 – Ken Doherty
• 105 – Stuart Bingham
• 105 – Mark Davis
• 104 – Alexander Ursenbacher
• 104 – Ross Muir
• 104 – Si Jiahui
• 103, 102 – Julien Leclercq
• 103 – Victor Sarkis
• 100 – Stan Moody
• 100 – Daniel Wells

Notes

1. ^ Replacement for a withdrawn player.
2. ^ Unranked player who won a Stage 1 group but did not progress further.
3. Neil Robertson and Liam Highfield were due to play in Group 3 but they both withdrew and were replaced by Craig Steadman and Sean McAllister respectively.
4. Asjad Iqbal was due to play in Group 5 but he withdrew and was replaced by Josh Mulholland.
5. Rory Thor was due to play in Group 6 but he withdrew and was replaced by Daniel Holoyda.
6. Marco Fu was due to play in Group 27 but he withdrew and was replaced by Joshua Thomond.
7. Ronnie O'Sullivan was due to play in Group 1 but he withdrew and was replaced by Michael Holt.
8. ^ Gary Wilson and Mink Nutcharut finished Group 9 equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Wilson took third place in the group over Nutcharut due to having made a higher break (131) in the group.
9. ^ Ryan Day and Jiang Jun finished Group 10 equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Day took second place in the group over Jiang due to having made a higher break (96) in the group.
10. ^ Allan Taylor and Stuart Bingham finished Group 15 equal on points and frame difference. Taylor won their head-to-head and so took second place in the group over Bingham.
11. ^ James Cahill and Matthew Selt finished Group 20 equal on points and frame difference. Cahill won their head-to-head and so topped the group over Selt.
12. ^ Martin Gould and Rory McLeod finished Group 32 equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Gould took third place in the group over McLeod due to having made a higher break (84) in the group.
13. ^ Xiao Guodong and Michael Holt finished Group A equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Xiao topped the group over Holt due to having made a higher break (109) in the group.
14. ^ Zhou Yuelong and Ben Woollaston finished Group A equal on points and frame difference. Their head-to-head was a draw. Zhou took third place in the group over Woolaston due to having made a higher break (113) in the group.

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