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2023 WST Classic

The 2023 WST Classic was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 16 to 22 March 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.[1] It was the 13th ranking event of the 2022–23 season and the inaugural staging of the WST Classic, which the World Snooker Tour added to the calendar midway through the season to replace the cancelled 2023 Turkish Masters.[2][3] The last qualifying event before the 2023 Tour Championship,[4] the tournament was streamed on Matchroom.live in all territories apart from China, Hong Kong, and Thailand, where it was carried by local broadcasters.[4] The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.[5]

2023 WST Classic
Tournament information
Dates16–22 March 2023 (2023-03-16 – 2023-03-22)
VenueMorningside Arena
CityLeicester
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£427,000
Winner's share£80,000
Highest break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Pang Junxu (CHN)
Score6–2
← 1992

Pang Junxu reached the first ranking final of his career, where he faced Mark Selby. Competing in his home city, Selby defeated Pang 6–2 to win his 22nd ranking title.

There were 88 century breaks made during the event. Judd Trump made his 900th century break in professional competition during his first-round match against David Lilley, becoming the third player—after Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins—to reach that milestone.[6] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the highest break of the tournament, a maximum break in the fifth frame of his last-64 match against Xu Si. This was Un-Nooh's fourth competitive maximum break.[7]

Format edit

The tournament featured 128 players. The top 64 players in the snooker world rankings after the Players Championship were seeded in the draw, with the remaining 64 players drawn at random against them.[5] Matches were played as the best of seven frames up to and including the quarter-finals. The semi-finals were played over the best of nine frames. The final was played over the best of 11 frames. The last three rounds were all played on the final day.[5]

Prize fund edit

The event featured a prize fund of £427,000, with the winner receiving £80,000. The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:[8]

  • 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

Tournament draw edit

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (1)4
 
 
 
  Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY)2
 
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)[a]w/d
 
 
 
  David Grace (64)w/o
 
   David Grace (ENG) (64)4
 
 
 
  Ryan Thomerson (AUS)1
 
   David Grace (64)4
 
 
 
  Jamie Jones (33)2
 
   Sam Craigie (ENG) (32)2
 
 
 
  Hammad Miah (ENG)4
 
   Hammad Miah3
 
 
 
  Jamie Jones (33)4
 
   Jamie Jones (WAL) (33)4
 
 
 
  Rory McLeod (JAM)2
 
   David Grace (64)1
 
 
 
  Gary Wilson (16)4
 
   Gary Wilson (ENG) (16)4
 
 
 
  Lei Peifan (CHN)0
 
   Gary Wilson (16)4
 
 
 
  Yuan Sijun (49)3
 
   Yuan Sijun (CHN) (49)4
 
 
 
  Andy Lee (HKG)0
 
   Gary Wilson (16)4
 
 
 
  Cao Yupeng (48)3
 
   Ryan Day (WAL) (17)1
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth (ENG)4
 
   Steven Hallworth2
 
 
 
  Cao Yupeng (48)4
 
   Cao Yupeng (CHN) (48)4
 
 
  Craig Steadman (ENG)3
 

Section 2 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Jordan Brown (NIR) (41)1
 
 
 
  Allan Taylor (ENG)4
 
   Allan Taylor0
 
 
 
  Lukas Kleckers4
 
   Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (24)3
 
 
 
  Lukas Kleckers (GER)4
 
   Lukas Kleckers4
 
 
 
  Haydon Pinhey2
 
   Elliot Slessor (ENG) (56)4
 
 
 
  Himanshu Jain (IND)0
 
   Elliot Slessor (56)1
 
 
 
  Haydon Pinhey4
 
   Luca Brecel (BEL) (9)2
 
 
 
  Haydon Pinhey (ENG)4
 
   Lukas Kleckers4
 
 
 
  Jackson Page (57)0
 
   Liam Highfield (ENG) (40)4
 
 
 
  Marco Fu (HKG)1
 
   Liam Highfield (40)2
 
 
 
  Zhou Yuelong (25)4
 
   Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (25)4
 
 
 
  Julien Leclercq (BEL)3
 
   Zhou Yuelong (25)2
 
 
 
  Jackson Page (57)4
 
   Jackson Page (WAL) (57)4
 
 
 
  Anton Kazakov (UKR)3
 
   Jackson Page (57)4
 
 
 
  Mark Williams (8)3
 
   Mark Williams (WAL) (8)4
 
 
  Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)3
 

Section 3 edit

 
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) (5)4
 
 
 
  David Lilley (ENG)1
 
   Judd Trump (5)4
 
 
 
  Wu Yize (60)1
 
   Wu Yize (CHN) (60)4
 
 
 
  Ashley Hugill (ENG)1
 
   Judd Trump (5)2
 
 
 
  Jimmy White4
 
   Joe Perry (ENG) (28)4
 
 
 
  Duane Jones (WAL)0
 
   Joe Perry (28)3
 
 
 
  Jimmy White4
 
   Graeme Dott (SCO) (37)2
 
 
 
  Jimmy White (ENG)4
 
   Jimmy White1
 
 
 
  Pang Junxu (44)4
 
   Jack Lisowski (ENG) (12)4
 
 
 
  Louis Heathcote (ENG)3
 
   Jack Lisowski (12)2
 
 
 
  Si Jiahui4
 
   Dominic Dale (WAL) (53)2
 
 
 
  Si Jiahui (CHN)4
 
   Si Jiahui0
 
 
 
  Pang Junxu (44)4
 
   Ricky Walden (ENG) (21)1
 
 
 
  Ben Mertens (BEL)4
 
   Ben Mertens0
 
 
 
  Pang Junxu (44)4
 
   Pang Junxu (CHN) (44)4
 
 
  Jenson Kendrick (ENG)2
 

Section 4 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Ben Woollaston (ENG) (45)4
 
 
 
  Dylan Emery (WAL)2
 
   Ben Woollaston (45)1
 
 
 
  Hossein Vafaei (20)4
 
   Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (20)4
 
 
 
  John Astley (ENG)2
 
   Hossein Vafaei (20)2
 
 
 
  Scott Donaldson (52)4
 
   Scott Donaldson (SCO) (52)4
 
 
 
  Zak Surety (ENG)2
 
   Scott Donaldson (52)4
 
 
 
  Barry Hawkins (13)0
 
   Barry Hawkins (ENG) (13)4
 
 
 
  Barry Pinches (ENG)0
 
   Scott Donaldson (52)1
 
 
 
  Oliver Lines (61)4
 
   Lyu Haotian (CHN) (36)4
 
 
 
  Michael Judge (IRL)1
 
   Lyu Haotian (36)4
 
 
 
  Joe O'Connor (29)1
 
   Joe O'Connor (ENG) (29)4
 
 
 
  Jamie O'Neill (ENG)1
 
   Lyu Haotian (36)3
 
 
 
  Oliver Lines (61)4
 
   Oliver Lines (ENG) (61)4
 
 
 
  Mitchell Mann (ENG)0
 
   Oliver Lines (61)4
 
 
 
  Neil Robertson (4)3
 
   Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)4
 
 
  Luke Simmonds (ENG)2
 

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Mark Allen (NIR) (3)4
 
 
 
  Peter Lines (ENG)0
 
   Mark Allen (3)4
 
 
 
  Mark Davis (62)3
 
   Mark Davis (ENG) (62)4
 
 
 
  Fergal O'Brien (IRL)2
 
   Mark Allen (3)1
 
 
 
  Noppon Saengkham (30)4
 
   Noppon Saengkham (THA) (30)4
 
 
 
  Ian Burns (ENG)3
 
   Noppon Saengkham (30)4
 
 
 
  Fan Zhengyi (35)3
 
   Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (35)4
 
 
 
  Andres Petrov (EST)0
 
   Noppon Saengkham (30)2
 
 
 
  Stuart Bingham (14)4
 
   Stuart Bingham (ENG) (14)4
 
 
 
  Ng On-yee (HKG)0
 
   Stuart Bingham (14)4
 
 
 
  Matthew Stevens (51)2
 
   Matthew Stevens (WAL) (51)4
 
 
 
  Victor Sarkis (BRA)1
 
   Stuart Bingham (14)4
 
 
 
  Martin Gould (46)1
 
   Anthony McGill (SCO) (19)4
 
 
 
  Peng Yisong (CHN)0
 
   Anthony McGill (19)1
 
 
 
  Martin Gould (46)4
 
   Martin Gould (ENG) (46)4
 
 
  Andrew Higginson (ENG)2
 

Section 6 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (43)4
 
 
 
  Asjad Iqbal (PAK)2
 
   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (43)2
 
 
 
  Xu Si4
 
   Ding Junhui (CHN) (22)3
 
 
 
  Xu Si (CHN)4
 
   Xu Si2
 
 
 
  Ali Carter (11)4
 
   Mark King (ENG) (54)[b]w/d
 
 
 
  Muhammad Asif (PAK)w/o
 
   Muhammad Asif0
 
 
 
  Ali Carter (11)4
 
   Ali Carter (ENG) (11)4
 
 
 
  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)1
 
   Ali Carter (11)4
 
 
 
  James Cahill3
 
   Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (38)4
 
 
 
  Farakh Ajaib (PAK)3
 
   Anthony Hamilton (38)4
 
 
 
  Matthew Selt (27)3
 
   Matthew Selt (ENG) (27)4
 
 
 
  Michael Holt (ENG)3
 
   Anthony Hamilton (38)2
 
 
 
  James Cahill4
 
   Andy Hicks (ENG) (59)1
 
 
 
  James Cahill (ENG)4
 
   James Cahill4
 
 
 
  Shaun Murphy (6)3
 
   Shaun Murphy (ENG) (6)4
 
 
  Oliver Brown (ENG)0
 

Section 7 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Kyren Wilson (ENG) (7)4
 
 
 
  Dean Young (SCO)1
 
   Kyren Wilson (7)4
 
 
 
  Stuart Carrington (58)0
 
   Stuart Carrington (ENG) (58)4
 
 
 
  Adam Duffy (ENG)1
 
   Kyren Wilson (7)4
 
 
 
  Tian Pengfei (39)0
 
   Chris Wakelin (ENG) (26)4
 
 
 
  Reanne Evans (ENG)1
 
   Chris Wakelin (26)3
 
 
 
  Tian Pengfei (39)4
 
   Tian Pengfei (CHN) (39)4
 
 
 
  Alfie Burden (ENG)3
 
   Kyren Wilson (7)2
 
 
 
  John Higgins (10)4
 
   John Higgins (SCO) (10)4
 
 
 
  Michael White (WAL)3
 
   John Higgins (10)4
 
 
 
  Mark Joyce (55)1
 
   Mark Joyce (ENG) (55)4
 
 
 
  Gerard Greene (NIR)1
 
   John Higgins (10)4
 
 
 
  Jamie Clarke (42)0
 
   Tom Ford (ENG) (23)3
 
 
 
  Andrew Pagett (WAL)4
 
   Andrew Pagett2
 
 
 
  Jamie Clarke (42)4
 
   Jamie Clarke (WAL) (42)4
 
 
  Rebecca Kenna (ENG)0
 

Section 8 edit

 
Last 128
Best of 7 frames		Last 64
Best of 7 frames		Last 32
Best of 7 frames		Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Jak Jones (WAL) (47)4
 
 
 
  Sanderson Lam (ENG)1
 
   Jak Jones (47)2
 
 
 
  David Gilbert (18)4
 
   David Gilbert (ENG) (18)4
 
 
 
  Ian Martin (ENG)0
 
   David Gilbert (18)2
 
 
 
  Robbie Williams (50)4
 
   Robbie Williams (ENG) (50)4
 
 
 
  Aaron Hill (IRL)1
 
   Robbie Williams (50)4
 
 
 
  Robert Milkins (15)2
 
   Robert Milkins (ENG) (15)4
 
 
 
  Mink Nutcharut (THA)2
 
   Robbie Williams (50)3
 
 
 
  Mark Selby (2)4
 
   Stephen Maguire (SCO) (34)4
 
 
 
  Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)3
 
   Stephen Maguire (34)1
 
 
 
  Daniel Wells4
 
   Xiao Guodong (CHN) (31)3
 
 
 
  Daniel Wells (WAL)4
 
   Daniel Wells1
 
 
 
  Mark Selby (2)4
 
   Zhang Anda (CHN) (63)4
 
 
 
  Peter Devlin (ENG)3
 
   Zhang Anda (63)3
 
 
 
  Mark Selby (2)4
 
   Mark Selby (ENG) (2)4
 
 
  Robbie McGuigan (NIR)1
 

Finals edit

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames		Final
Best of 11 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
   Gary Wilson (16)4
 
 
 
  Lukas Kleckers1
 
   Gary Wilson (16)4
 
 
 
  Pang Junxu (44)5
 
   Pang Junxu (44)4
 
 
 
  Oliver Lines (61)3
 
   Pang Junxu (44)2
 
 
 
  Mark Selby (2)6
 
   Stuart Bingham (14)2
 
 
 
  Ali Carter (11)4
 
   Ali Carter (11)0
 
 
 
  Mark Selby (2)5
 
   John Higgins (10)2
 
 
  Mark Selby (2)4
 

Final edit

Final: Best of 11 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer
Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 22 March 2023
Pang Junxu (44)
  China 		2–6 Mark Selby (2)
  England
Frame scores: 0–104 (104), 0–138 (138), 79–18, 27–87, 0–120 (120), 64–16, 33–81, 0–83
75 Highest break 138
0 Century breaks 3

Century breaks edit

A total of 88 century breaks were made during the event.[12]

Notes edit

  1. ^ O'Sullivan withdrew because of an elbow injury.[9][10]
  2. ^ King was suspended by the World Snooker Tour before his match.[11]

References edit

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  3. ^ "New WST Classic Added To Snooker Calendar". World Snooker. 2023-01-28. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  4. ^ a b "Sign Up To Watch WST Classic". World Snooker. 2023-03-13. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  5. ^ a b c "WST Classic". World Snooker. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  6. ^ "Trump Reaches 900 Landmark". World Snooker. 2023-03-17. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  7. ^ Ivan (2023-03-20). "Un-Nooh Makes 147 At WST Classic". World Snooker. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  8. ^ "One More Lap in Race to Hull". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  9. ^ "O'Sullivan Pulls Out Of WST Classic". World Snooker. 2023-03-19. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/ronnieo147/status/1637449208826404864
  11. ^ "WPBSA Statement: Mark King". World Snooker. 18 March 2023. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Centuries – WST Classic 2023". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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