Players Championship 2022 - Latest results, scores, schedule and order of play with Judd Trump against Ronnie O'Sullivan

Updated 13/02/2022 at 22:31 GMT

Some of the elite of the sport will be competing in the 2022 Players Championship at the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, including Judd Trump, Mark Williams, Neil Robertson, Ronnie O'Sullivan and No. 1 seed Zhao Xintong. John Higgins is bidding to defend the title he claimed 12 months ago.

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The cream of the crop in snooker descend on the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton on Monday for the Players Championship.

The field is made up of the top-16 in the world on the one-year rankings, meaning those who have won events or been in excellent form, or both, are in action.

Zhao Xintong has had a breakout season, adding to his UK Championship win with victory in the German Masters, and he is the No. 1 seed.

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But the likes of Neil Robertson, Mark Williams and defending champion John Higgins will make things tough, while the rankings have thrown up the mouthwatering prospect of a clash between Judd Trump and Ronnie O’Sullivan in round one.

When is the Players Championship?

The Players Championship kicks off on February 7, with the final to take place on Sunday, February 13.

Where is the Players Championship?

Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton is hosting the event.

What is the Players Championship format?

Players have had to battle with different lengths of matches in recent months, but it is the tried-and-trusted format of best of 11 frames all the way to the semi-finals. The final is played over two sessions and is a best-of-19 affair.

What is the Players Championship schedule?

February 7, 8 and 9 - Round One
February 9, 10 and 11 - Quarter-finals
February 11 and 12 - Semi-finals
February 13 - Final

Prize Money

Winner: £125,000
Runner-up: £50,000
Semi-final: £30,000
Quarter-final: £15,000
Last 16: £10,000
Highest break: £10,000
Total: £385,000

Previous Winners

The Players Championship has been on the schedule since 2011, when Shaun Murphy beat Martin Gould. It became a ranking event in 2017.

2011: Shaun Murphy
2012: Stephen Lee
2013: Dung Junhui
2014: Barry Hawkins
2015: Joe Perry
2016: Mark Allen
2017: Judd Trump
2018: Ronnie O'Sullivan
2019: Ronnie O'Sullivan
2020: Judd Trump
2021: John Higgins

Match Schedule

February 7

7pm

Neil Robertson 6-4 Kyren Wilson
Mark Williams 6-3 Gary Wilson

February 8

1pm

Zhao Xintong 3-6 Barry Hawkins
Yan Bingtao 6-4 David Gilbert

7pm

Ronnie O’Sullivan 6-3 Judd Trump
Mark Allen 2-6 Ricky Walden

February 9

1pm

John Higgins 6-3 Hossein Vafaei
Luca Brecel 1-6 Jimmy Robertson

Quarter-finals

7pm

Ricky Walden 6-5 Mark Williams

February 10

1pm

Barry Hawkins 6-5 Yan Bingtao

7pm

Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-6 Neil Robertson

February 11

1pm

John Higgins 4-6 Jimmy Robertson

Semi-finals

7pm

Barry Hawkins 6-2 Ricky Walden

February 12

7pm

Neil Robertson 6-1 Jimmy Robertson

Final

February 13

1pm & 7pm

Barry Hawkins 5-10 Neil Robertson

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