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2022 Championship League (invitational)

The 2022 Championship League Invitational was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 20 December 2021 to 4 February 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. It was the 18th staging of the Championship League.

Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the 2022 Championship League is shown below. ;Groups 1–7 • Winner: £3,000 • Runner-up: £2,000 • Semi-final: £1,000 • Frame-win (league stage): £100 • Frame-win (play-offs): £300 • Highest break: £500 ;Winners' Group • Winner: £10,000 • Runner-up: £5,000 • Semi-final: £3,000 • Frame-win (league stage): £200 • Frame-win (play-offs): £300 • Highest break: £1,000 • Tournament total: £184,400 == Group 1 ==
Group 1
Group 1 was played on 20 and 21 December 2021. Liang Wenbo won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. Matches Jack Lisowski 3–1 Zhou Yuelong • Graeme Dott 3–1 Tom Ford • Jack Lisowski 0–3 Gary Wilson • Ryan Day 1–3 Liang Wenbo • Zhou Yuelong 1–3 Graeme Dott • Gary Wilson 2–3 Liang Wenbo • Jack Lisowski 1–3 Graeme Dott • Tom Ford 2–3 Ryan DayGraeme Dott 3–1 Gary Wilson • Zhou Yuelong 3–1 Tom Ford • Gary Wilson 2–3 Ryan DayJack Lisowski 3–2 Liang Wenbo • Tom Ford 1–3 Liang Wenbo • Zhou Yuelong 1–3 Ryan DayTom Ford 3–1 Gary Wilson • Graeme Dott 3–2 Ryan Day • Zhou Yuelong 2–3 Gary WilsonGraeme Dott 3–2 Liang Wenbo • Jack Lisowski 3–1 Ryan Day • Zhou Yuelong 3–2 Liang Wenbo • Jack Lisowski 1–3 Tom Ford Table Play-offs == Group 2 ==
Group 2
Group 2 was played on 22 and 23 December 2021. Graeme Dott won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. Matches • Xiao Guodong 1–3 Lu NingJoe Perry 3–2 Gary Wilson • Xiao Guodong 3–2 Graeme Dott • Ryan Day 2–3 Jack LisowskiLu Ning 3–0 Joe Perry • Graeme Dott 3–2 Jack Lisowski • Xiao Guodong 2–3 Joe Perry • Gary Wilson 0–3 Ryan DayJoe Perry 3–1 Graeme Dott • Lu Ning 2–3 Gary Wilson • Graeme Dott 2–3 Ryan DayXiao Guodong 3–2 Jack Lisowski • Gary Wilson 1–3 Jack LisowskiLu Ning 3–2 Ryan Day • Gary Wilson 0–3 Graeme Dott • Joe Perry 0–3 Ryan Day • Lu Ning 1–3 Graeme DottJoe Perry 3–2 Jack Lisowski • Xiao Guodong 1–3 Ryan Day Lu Ning 3–1 Jack Lisowski • Xiao Guodong 3–2 Gary Wilson Table Play-offs == Group 3 ==
Group 3
Group 3 was played on 3 and 4 January 2022. Mark Williams was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Zhao Xintong. Zhao won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. Matches • Mark Selby 0–3 Zhao Xintong • Stuart Bingham 2–3 Xiao Guodong • Mark Selby 2–3 Ryan Day • Joe Perry 2–3 Lu NingZhao Xintong 3–1 Stuart Bingham • Ryan Day 0–3 Lu NingMark Selby 3–2 Stuart Bingham • Xiao Guodong 3–2 Joe Perry • Stuart Bingham 3–0 Ryan Day • Zhao Xintong 3–2 Xiao Guodong • Ryan Day 2–3 Joe PerryMark Selby 3–1 Lu Ning • Xiao Guodong 3–2 Lu Ning • Zhao Xintong 3–0 Joe Perry • Xiao Guodong 3–1 Ryan Day • Stuart Bingham 3–2 Joe Perry • Zhao Xintong 3–0 Ryan Day • Stuart Bingham 3–2 Lu Ning • Mark Selby 3–0 Joe Perry • Zhao Xintong 3–1 Lu Ning • Mark Selby 3–0 Xiao Guodong Table Play-offs == Group 4 ==
Group 4
Group 4 was played on 5 and 6 January 2022. Barry Hawkins was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Scott Donaldson. Stuart Bingham won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. Matches • Judd Trump 0–3 Scott DonaldsonKyren Wilson 3–1 Lu Ning • Judd Trump 2–3 Stuart BinghamMark Selby 3–2 Xiao Guodong • Kyren Wilson 3–2 Scott Donaldson • Stuart Bingham 3–1 Xiao Guodong • Judd Trump 2–3 Kyren WilsonMark Selby 3–2 Lu Ning • Kyren Wilson 3–1 Stuart Bingham • Lu Ning 2–3 Scott DonaldsonMark Selby 3–1 Stuart Bingham • Judd Trump 3–1 Xiao Guodong • Xiao Guodong 2–3 Lu NingMark Selby 3–0 Scott Donaldson • Stuart Bingham 2–3 Lu Ning • Mark Selby 2–3 Kyren WilsonStuart Bingham 3–0 Scott Donaldson • Kyren Wilson 3–0 Xiao Guodong • Mark Selby 3–0 Judd Trump • Xiao Guodong 1–3 Scott DonaldsonJudd Trump 3–0 Lu Ning Table Play-offs == Group 5 ==
Group 5
Group 5 was played on 7 and 8 January 2022. Mark Selby was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Jordan Brown. Scott Donaldson won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. Matches • Martin Gould 0–3 Scott DonaldsonDavid Gilbert 3–1 Lu Ning • Martin Gould 3–2 Ali Carter • Kyren Wilson 0–3 Scott Donaldson • David Gilbert 2–3 Ali CarterKyren Wilson 3–1 Jordan Brown • Martin Gould 3–1 David Gilbert • Jordan Brown 3–2 Lu Ning • David Gilbert 1–3 Scott DonaldsonAli Carter 3–1 Lu Ning • Jordan Brown 3–2 Scott Donaldson • Kyren Wilson 3–1 Martin Gould • Kyren Wilson 3–0 Lu Ning • Ali Carter 0–3 Jordan BrownLu Ning 3–2 Scott Donaldson • David Gilbert 2–3 Jordan Brown • Ali Carter 0–3 Scott Donaldson • Kyren Wilson 2–3 David Gilbert • Martin Gould 0–3 Jordan Brown • Kyren Wilson 1–3 Ali CarterMartin Gould 3–1 Lu Ning Table Play-offs == Group 6 ==
Group 6
Group 6 was played on 17 and 18 January 2022. Ricky Walden was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Matthew Selt. Yan Bingtao won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. Matches Yan Bingtao 3–1 Ali Carter • Martin Gould 3–2 Matthew Selt • Yan Bingtao 3–1 Ding Junhui • Kyren Wilson 2–3 Jordan Brown • Matthew Selt 2–3 Ding JunhuiAli Carter 3–0 Jordan Brown • Yan Bingtao 2–3 Matthew SeltMartin Gould 3–2 Kyren Wilson • Ali Carter 3–0 Matthew Selt • Ding Junhui 3–2 Martin Gould • Ali Carter 1–3 Kyren WilsonYan Bingtao 3–0 Jordan Brown • Martin Gould 3–2 Jordan Brown • Ding Junhui 0–3 Kyren WilsonMartin Gould 3–1 Ali Carter • Kyren Wilson 3–0 Matthew Selt • Ding Junhui 3–1 Ali Carter • Matthew Selt 1–3 Jordan BrownYan Bingtao 3–0 Kyren Wilson • Ding Junhui 3–2 Jordan Brown • Yan Bingtao 3–0 Martin Gould Table Play-offs == Group 7 ==
Group 7
Group 7 was played on 1 and 2 February 2022. Neil Robertson was due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Ricky Walden. John Higgins won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group. Matches • Ronnie O'Sullivan 0–3 Kyren Wilson • Ricky Walden 0–3 Ali Carter • Ronnie O'Sullivan 0–3 John Higgins • Martin Gould 1–3 Ding Junhui • Ricky Walden 1–3 John HigginsKyren Wilson 3–0 Martin Gould • '''Ronnie O'Sullivan 3'''–2 Ricky Walden • Ali Carter 1–3 Ding Junhui • Ricky Walden 1–3 Kyren Wilson • John Higgins 0–3 Ali CarterKyren Wilson 3–0 Ding Junhui • Ronnie O'Sullivan 2–3 Martin Gould • Martin Gould 1–3 Ali CarterJohn Higgins 3–2 Ding Junhui • Kyren Wilson 2–3 Ali Carter • Ricky Walden 2–3 Ding Junhui • Kyren Wilson 1–3 John HigginsRicky Walden 3–2 Martin Gould • '''Ronnie O'Sullivan 3'''–2 Ding Junhui • John Higgins 3–1 Martin Gould • Ronnie O'Sullivan 2–3 Ali Carter Table Play-offs == Winners' Group ==
Winners' Group
The Winners' Group was played on 3 and 4 February 2022. John Higgins won the Championship League for a third time, beating Stuart Bingham 3–2 in the final. Matches John Higgins 3–2 Graeme Dott • Stuart Bingham 3–2 Yan Bingtao • John Higgins 3–1 Zhao Xintong • Liang Wenbo 3–0 Scott Donaldson • Zhao Xintong 0–3 Stuart Bingham • Graeme Dott 0–3 Scott Donaldson • John Higgins 2–3 Stuart BinghamYan Bingtao 3–0 Liang Wenbo • Stuart Bingham 3–2 Graeme Dott • Zhao Xintong 3–2 Yan Bingtao • Graeme Dott 3–2 Liang Wenbo • John Higgins 3–2 Scott Donaldson • Yan Bingtao 3–0 Scott Donaldson • Zhao Xintong 3–1 Liang Wenbo • Yan Bingtao 3–0 Graeme Dott • Stuart Bingham 0–3 Liang Wenbo • Zhao Xintong 1–3 Graeme DottStuart Bingham 3–0 Scott Donaldson • John Higgins 3–1 Liang Wenbo • Zhao Xintong 2–3 Scott Donaldson • John Higgins 0–3 Yan Bingtao Table Play-offs == Century breaks ==
Century breaks
A total of 127 century breaks were made during the tournament. • 143 (W), 138, 125, 122, 100 Zhao Xintong • 142, 138, 138, 135, 128, 114, 111, 110 Yan Bingtao142 (2), 132, 122, 113, 110, 101, 101, 100 Ryan Day141 (7), 140 (6) Ali Carter • 141, 139 (3), 137, 133, 130, 119, 110, 108, 104, 102, 100 Stuart Bingham140 (6), 135, 134, 129, 128, 128, 121, 119, 118, 112, 102, 100 Kyren Wilson • 140, 131, 117, 116, 113, 112, 111, 101 Xiao Guodong • 140, 118, 112, 106, 103, 100 Jack Lisowski • 138, 134, 134, 131, 131, 127, 105, 101 Ding Junhui138 (4), 114, 111, 104, 101 Lu Ning136 (1), 119, 116 Zhou Yuelong136 (1), 108, 106, 101 Liang Wenbo • 134, 112, 112, 112, 102, 102, 100, 100 John Higgins132 (5), 130, 129, 118, 103 Scott Donaldson • 132, 110, 108 Ricky Walden • 131, 129, 127, 125, 108, 100 Mark Selby • 127 David Gilbert • 123, 123, 103 Joe Perry • 123 Tom Ford • 122, 115, 101 Martin Gould • 118, 117, 111, 105 Gary Wilson • 117, 108, 101, 101 Jordan Brown • 116, 106 Ronnie O'Sullivan • 111, 101, 100, 100 Graeme Dott • 110 Matthew Selt • 107, 103 Judd Trump Bold: highest break in the indicated group. == Winnings ==
Winnings
Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP. Parenthesis: Ranking prior to tournament start, 19 December 2021. Notes (a) Mark Selby withdrew from the tournament prior to group 5 play. == References ==
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