2022 Gibraltar Open
City | Gibraltar |
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Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £251,000 |
Winner's share | £50,000 |
Highest break | Stuart Bingham (ENG) (147) |
Final | |
Champion | Robert Milkins (ENG) |
Runner-up | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
Score | 4–2 |
← 2021 |
The 2022 Gibraltar Open (officially the 2022 BetVictor Gibraltar Open) was a professional
The defending champion was Judd Trump, who defeated Jack Lisowski 4–0 in the 2021 final. However, Trump lost 0–4 to Ricky Walden in the last 16.[1] Robert Milkins defeated Kyren Wilson 4–2 in the final to win the first ranking title of his 27-year professional career. Aged 46, Milkins became the oldest first-time winner of a ranking event since Doug Mountjoy won the 1988 UK Championship.[2]
John Higgins secured the European Series bonus of £150,000, awarded to the player who won the most cumulative prize money over the eight tournaments. Stuart Bingham made the highest break of the tournament, a 147 in the final frame of his first-round match with Gerard Greene. It was the ninth maximum break of Bingham's career and the eighth of the 2021–22 season.[3]
Format
The event was the seventh iteration of the
The event saw a significant number of withdrawals, including Mark Williams, Shaun Murphy, Stephen Maguire, Kurt Maflin, Anthony McGill, Sam Craigie, David Gilbert and Anthony Hamilton. Additionally, bad weather in Gibraltar led to a number of flights being diverted to Málaga, where some players travelling on non-British passports did not meet Spanish visa requirements and had to return to the UK.[11][12][13]
European Series bonus
The Gibraltar Open was the concluding event of the 2021–22
Prize fund
The event featured a prize fund of £251,000, of which the winner received £50,000. The breakdown of the tournament's prize money is shown below:[18]
- Winner: £50,000
- Runner-up: £20,000
- Semi-final: £6,000
- Quarter-final: £5,000
- Last 16: £4,000
- Last 32: £3,000
- Last 64: £2,000
- Highest break: £5,000
- Total: £251,000
Tournament draw
Below is the full draw for the event. Players in bold denote match winners.[citation needed]
Top half
Section 1
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Judd Trump (ENG) (1) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Judd Trump (1) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Simon Blackwell | 0 | |||||||||||||
Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Simon Blackwell (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Judd Trump (1) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Sanderson Lam | 1 | |||||||||||||
Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Lu Ning (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lu Ning | 2 | |||||||||||||
Sanderson Lam | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chang Bingyu (CHN) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Sanderson Lam (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Judd Trump (1) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ricky Walden (16) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ricky Walden (ENG) (16) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Dylan Mitchell (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ricky Walden (16) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jackson Page | 2 | |||||||||||||
Haydon Pinhey (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Jackson Page (WAL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ricky Walden (16) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zhou Yuelong | 2 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Day (WAL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ng On-yee (HKG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Day | 1 | |||||||||||||
Zhou Yuelong | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lee Walker (WAL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Section 2
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Li Hang (CHN) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Luke Pinches (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Luke Pinches | 0 | |||||||||||||
Jordan Brown | 4 | |||||||||||||
Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Jordan Brown (NIR) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jordan Brown | 4 | |||||||||||||
Louis Heathcote | 0 | |||||||||||||
Dominic Dale (WAL) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Louis Heathcote | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 3 | |||||||||||||
Lee Stephens (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ken Doherty (IRL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jordan Brown | 3 | |||||||||||||
Jamie Jones | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jamie Jones (WAL) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Phil O'Kane (ENG) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Jamie Jones | 4 | |||||||||||||
Iulian Boiko | 0 | |||||||||||||
Xu Si (CHN) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Iulian Boiko (UKR) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Jamie Jones | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zhang Anda | 2 | |||||||||||||
Peter Devlin (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Xiao Guodong | 2 | |||||||||||||
Zhang Anda | 4 | |||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins (ENG) (9) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Zhang Anda (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Section 3
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
John Higgins (SCO) (5) | 4 | |||||||||||||
David Grace (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins (5) | 4 | |||||||||||||
John Astley | 1 | |||||||||||||
John Astley (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Michael Holt (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins (5) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Cao Yupeng (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ben Fortey (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Cao Yupeng | 3 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy Robertson | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ding Junhui | 4 | |||||||||||||
Rod Lawler (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Aaron Hill (IRL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Aaron Hill | 4 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Carrington | 3 | |||||||||||||
Joshua Cooper (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Aaron Hill | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ding Junhui | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ding Junhui (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Lloyd (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ding Junhui | 4 | |||||||||||||
Gary Wilson | 1 | |||||||||||||
Gary Wilson (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark King (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Section 4
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Ian Burns (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Tom Ford (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Tom Ford | 4 | |||||||||||||
Duane Jones | 2 | |||||||||||||
Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Duane Jones (WAL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Tom Ford | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jack Lisowski (13) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Mitchell Mann | 0 | |||||||||||||
Jack Lisowski (13) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jack Lisowski (ENG) (13) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Davis (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Tom Ford | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (4) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens (WAL) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Hamim Hussain (ENG) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter | 4 | |||||||||||||
Andrew Pagett (WAL) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter | 1 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (4) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Wu Yize (CHN) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Andy Hicks (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Andy Hicks | 0 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (4) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Kyren Wilson (ENG) (4) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Bottom half
Section 5
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Neil Robertson (AUS) (3) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Neil Robertson (3) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Oliver Lines | 2 | |||||||||||||
Oliver Lines (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
David Gilbert (ENG) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Neil Robertson (3) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Rory McLeod | 1 | |||||||||||||
Daniel Womersley (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Pang Junxu (CHN) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Daniel Womersley | 0 | |||||||||||||
Rory McLeod | 4 | |||||||||||||
Alfie Burden (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Rory McLeod (JAM) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Neil Robertson (3) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Jak Jones | 4 | |||||||||||||
Luca Brecel (BEL) (14) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Luca Brecel (14) | 4 | |||||||||||||
David Lilley | 1 | |||||||||||||
Hammad Miah (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
David Lilley (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Luca Brecel (14) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Jak Jones | 4 | |||||||||||||
Robbie Williams (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Watson (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Robbie Williams | 3 | |||||||||||||
Jak Jones | 4 | |||||||||||||
Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Jak Jones (WAL) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Section 6
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Lee Prickman (GIB) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Yuan Sijun | 4 | |||||||||||||
Gao Yang | 3 | |||||||||||||
Craig Steadman (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Gao Yang (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Yuan Sijun | 2 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Bingham (11) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jimmy White (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Jimmy White | 1 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Bingham (11) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Bingham (ENG) (11) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Gerard Greene (NIR) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Bingham (11) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Soheil Vahedi | 1 | |||||||||||||
Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Matthew Selt (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Noppon Saengkham | 3 | |||||||||||||
Soheil Vahedi | 4 | |||||||||||||
Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Sean Maddocks (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Soheil Vahedi | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chris Wakelin | 2 | |||||||||||||
Chris Wakelin (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Si Jiahui (CHN) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Chris Wakelin | 4 | |||||||||||||
Zhao Xintong (6) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Zhao Xintong (CHN) (6) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Section 7
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
Joshua Thomond (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Ross Muir (SCO) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ross Muir | 0 | |||||||||||||
Lyu Haotian | 4 | |||||||||||||
Allan Taylor (ENG) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lyu Haotian | 4 | |||||||||||||
Michael Georgiou | 0 | |||||||||||||
Farakh Ajaib (PAK) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ashley Carty (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Farakh Ajaib | 1 | |||||||||||||
Michael Georgiou | 4 | |||||||||||||
Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Michael Georgiou (CYP) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lyu Haotian | 2 | |||||||||||||
Robert Milkins | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Allen (NIR) (10) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Joyce (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Mark Allen (10) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Steven Hallworth | 1 | |||||||||||||
Fraser Patrick (SCO) | w/d | |||||||||||||
Steven Hallworth (ENG) | w/o | |||||||||||||
Mark Allen (10) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Robert Milkins | 4 | |||||||||||||
Lei Peifan (CHN) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Robert Milkins (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Robert Milkins | 4 | |||||||||||||
Jamie Wilson | 1 | |||||||||||||
Jamie Wilson (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Reanne Evans (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Section 8
Last 128 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 7 frames | Last 16 Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||
James Cahill (ENG) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ben Hancorn (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ben Hancorn | 4 | |||||||||||||
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 0 | |||||||||||||
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Francis Becerra (GIB) | 0 | |||||||||||||
Ben Hancorn | 4 | |||||||||||||
Michael White | 2 | |||||||||||||
Joe Perry (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Leo Fernandez (IRL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Joe Perry | 2 | |||||||||||||
Michael White | 4 | |||||||||||||
Kuldesh Johal (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Michael White (WAL) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ben Hancorn | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston | 3 | |||||||||||||
Nigel Bond (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Chen Zifan (CHN) | 1 | |||||||||||||
Nigel Bond | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ashley Hugill | 1 | |||||||||||||
Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Nigel Bond | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston | 4 | |||||||||||||
Barry Pinches (ENG) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Peter Lines (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Peter Lines | 2 | |||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2) | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||
Finals
Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||
Ricky Walden (16) | 4 | |||||||||
Jamie Jones | 1 | |||||||||
Ricky Walden (16) | 3 | |||||||||
Kyren Wilson (4) | 4 | |||||||||
Ding Junhui | 1 | |||||||||
Kyren Wilson (4) | 4 | |||||||||
Kyren Wilson (4) | 2 | |||||||||
Robert Milkins | 4 | |||||||||
Jak Jones | 4 | |||||||||
Stuart Bingham (11) | 0 | |||||||||
Jak Jones | 2 | |||||||||
Robert Milkins | 4 | |||||||||
Robert Milkins | 4 | |||||||||
Ben Hancorn | 2 | |||||||||
Final
Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Ben Williams Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, 26 March 2022 | ||
Kyren Wilson (4) England |
2–4 | Robert Milkins England |
Frame scores: 59–71, 29–62, 25–76, 85–20, 63–27, 10–74 | ||
65 | Highest break | 71 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
Century breaks
A total of 70 century breaks were made during the tournament.[19]
- 147, 119, 101 – Stuart Bingham
- 140, 112, 109, 103, 102 – Ricky Walden
- 139 – Zhou Yuelong
- 138, 103 – Zhang Anda
- 135 – Noppon Saengkham
- 133, 123, 119, 112 – Ding Junhui
- 132, 117, 114, 114, 101 – Jimmy Robertson
- 132, 117, 108, 100, 100 – Kyren Wilson
- 132 – James Cahill
- 130, 112, 108, 102 – Lyu Haotian
- 126, 112 – John Higgins
- 126 – Soheil Vahedi
- 122 – Tom Ford
- 122 – Jak Jones
- 120 – Matthew Stevens
- 119, 103 – Jack Lisowski
- 119 – Zhao Xintong
- 118 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 117, 117, 105, 100 – Jordan Brown
- 116 – Jamie Jones
- 114, 102, 100 – Ben Hancorn
- 114 – Lee Walker
- 113 – Dominic Dale
- 112, 102 – Neil Robertson
- 109 – Gao Yang
- 106 – Joe Perry
- 105, 104 – Mark Allen
- 105 – David Grace
- 104, 101, 100 – Yuan Sijun
- 104, 100 – Ben Woollaston
- 104 – Louis Heathcote
- 104 – Mitchell Mann
- 103 – Luca Brecel
- 103 – Zhou Yuelong
- 102 – Ashley Hugill
- 102 – Robbie Williams
- 101 – Ross Muir
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