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2022 Gibraltar Open

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2022 BetVictor Gibraltar Open
Tournament information
Dates24–26 March 2022 (2022-03-24 – 2022-03-26)
VenueEuropa Point Sports Complex
CityGibraltar
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking 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)
Score4–2
2021

The 2022 Gibraltar Open (officially the 2022 BetVictor Gibraltar Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 24 to 26 March 2022 at the Europa Point Sports Complex. The 14th ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, it followed the Turkish Masters and preceded the Tour Championship. It was the seventh -- and currently final -- edition of the Gibraltar Open, first held in 2015, and the eighth and final event of the 2021–22 European Series.

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

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The event was the seventh iteration of the Gibraltar Open, which was first held in 2015.[4] It took place from 24 to 26 March 2022 at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar.[5] The 14th ranking tournament of the 2021–22 snooker season, it followed the Turkish Masters and preceded the Tour Championship.[6][7] The defending champion was Judd Trump, who had defeated Jack Lisowski 4–0 in the 2021 final.[8] The tournament was organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by BetVictor.[9] All matches were contested as the best of seven frames.[10]

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

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The Gibraltar Open was the concluding event of the 2021–22 European Series,[9] which carried a £150,000 bonus for the player who won the most cumulative prize money over its eight tournaments.[14] Eleven players remained in contention for the bonus at the beginning of the tournament. John Higgins topped the series money list with £98,000; Mark Allen had the same amount, but Higgins led on countback, having gone further in the European Masters than Allen.[15] Fan Zhengyi, Luca Brecel, Neil Robertson and Ronnie O’Sullivan all began the tournament with £90,000 or more. Zhao Xintong, Hossein Vafaei, Joe Perry, Judd Trump and Ricky Walden were also in contention.[16] Vafaei was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to visa issues in Spain.[13] O'Sullivan and Fan lost in the round of 128; Zhao, Perry, and Brecel lost in the round of 64; and Higgins and Allen lost in the round of 32. Trump and Robertson needed to reach the final to remain in contention, but both lost in the round of 16. Walden needed to win the event to capture the bonus, but he lost in the semi-finals. This meant that Higgins remained top of the series prize money list and won the bonus.[17]

Prize fund

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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

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Below is the full draw for the event. Players in bold denote match winners.[citation needed]

Top half

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Section 1

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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
 
England Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
England Simon Blackwell0
 
 Zhao Jianbo (CHN)0
 
 
 
 Simon Blackwell (ENG)4
 
England Judd Trump (1)4
 
 
 
England Sanderson Lam1
 
 Scott Donaldson (SCO)1
 
 
 
 Lu Ning (CHN)4
 
China Lu Ning2
 
 
 
England Sanderson Lam4
 
 Chang Bingyu (CHN)w/d
 
 
 
 Sanderson Lam (ENG)w/o
 
England Judd Trump (1)0
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden (16)4
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG) (16)4
 
 
 
 Dylan Mitchell (ENG)0
 
England Ricky Walden (16)4
 
 
 
Wales Jackson Page2
 
 Haydon Pinhey (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Jackson Page (WAL)4
 
England Ricky Walden (16)4
 
 
 
China Zhou Yuelong2
 
 Ryan Day (WAL)4
 
 
 
 Ng On-yee (HKG)2
 
Wales Ryan Day1
 
 
 
China Zhou Yuelong4
 
 Lee Walker (WAL)3
 
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN)4
 

Section 2

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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
 
England Luke Pinches0
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown4
 
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR)4
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown4
 
 
 
England Louis Heathcote0
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL)2
 
 
 
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)4
 
England Louis Heathcote4
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty3
 
 Lee Stephens (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Ken Doherty (IRL)4
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown3
 
 
 
Wales Jamie Jones4
 
 Jamie Jones (WAL)w/o
 
 
 
 Phil O'Kane (ENG)w/d
 
Wales Jamie Jones4
 
 
 
Ukraine Iulian Boiko0
 
 Xu Si (CHN)w/d
 
 
 
 Iulian Boiko (UKR)w/o
 
Wales Jamie Jones4
 
 
 
China Zhang Anda2
 
 Peter Devlin (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)4
 
China Xiao Guodong2
 
 
 
China Zhang Anda4
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (9)3
 
 
 Zhang Anda (CHN)4
 

Section 3

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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
 
Scotland John Higgins (5)4
 
 
 
England John Astley1
 
 John Astley (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Michael Holt (ENG)3
 
Scotland John Higgins (5)2
 
 
 
England Jimmy Robertson4
 
 Cao Yupeng (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Ben Fortey (ENG)3
 
China Cao Yupeng3
 
 
 
England Jimmy Robertson4
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN)1
 
England Jimmy Robertson0
 
 
 
China Ding Junhui4
 
 Rod Lawler (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Aaron Hill (IRL)4
 
Republic of Ireland Aaron Hill4
 
 
 
England Stuart Carrington3
 
 Joshua Cooper (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Stuart Carrington (ENG)4
 
Republic of Ireland Aaron Hill1
 
 
 
China Ding Junhui4
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Mark Lloyd (ENG)0
 
China Ding Junhui4
 
 
 
England Gary Wilson1
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG)4
 
 
 Mark King (ENG)2
 

Section 4

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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
 
England Tom Ford4
 
 
 
Wales Duane Jones2
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Duane Jones (WAL)4
 
England Tom Ford4
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (13)1
 
 Mitchell Mann (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)3
 
England Mitchell Mann0
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (13)4
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (13)4
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)1
 
England Tom Ford0
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (4)4
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL)w/o
 
 
 
 Hamim Hussain (ENG)w/d
 
Wales Matthew Stevens3
 
 
 
England Ali Carter4
 
 Andrew Pagett (WAL)2
 
 
 
 Ali Carter (ENG)4
 
England Ali Carter1
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (4)4
 
 Wu Yize (CHN)w/d
 
 
 
 Andy Hicks (ENG)w/o
 
England Andy Hicks0
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (4)4
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (4)4
 
 
 Lukas Kleckers (GER)0
 

Bottom half

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Section 5

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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
 
Australia Neil Robertson (3)4
 
 
 
England Oliver Lines2
 
 Oliver Lines (ENG)w/o
 
 
 
 David Gilbert (ENG)w/d
 
Australia Neil Robertson (3)4
 
 
 
Jamaica Rory McLeod1
 
 Daniel Womersley (ENG)w/o
 
 
 
 Pang Junxu (CHN)w/d
 
England Daniel Womersley0
 
 
 
Jamaica Rory McLeod4
 
 Alfie Burden (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Rory McLeod (JAM)4
 
Australia Neil Robertson (3)1
 
 
 
Wales Jak Jones4
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL) (14)4
 
 
 
 Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG)3
 
Belgium Luca Brecel (14)4
 
 
 
England David Lilley1
 
 Hammad Miah (ENG)1
 
 
 
 David Lilley (ENG)4
 
Belgium Luca Brecel (14)3
 
 
 
Wales Jak Jones4
 
 Robbie Williams (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Stuart Watson (ENG)0
 
England Robbie Williams3
 
 
 
Wales Jak Jones4
 
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN)w/d
 
 
 Jak Jones (WAL)w/o
 

Section 6

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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
 
China Yuan Sijun4
 
 
 
China Gao Yang3
 
 Craig Steadman (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Gao Yang (CHN)4
 
China Yuan Sijun2
 
 
 
England Stuart Bingham (11)4
 
 Jimmy White (ENG)w/o
 
 
 
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)w/d
 
England Jimmy White1
 
 
 
England Stuart Bingham (11)4
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (11)4
 
 
 
 Gerard Greene (NIR)1
 
England Stuart Bingham (11)4
 
 
 
Iran Soheil Vahedi1
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA)4
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG)1
 
Thailand Noppon Saengkham3
 
 
 
Iran Soheil Vahedi4
 
 Soheil Vahedi (IRN)4
 
 
 
 Sean Maddocks (ENG)0
 
Iran Soheil Vahedi4
 
 
 
England Chris Wakelin2
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG)w/o
 
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN)w/d
 
England Chris Wakelin4
 
 
 
China Zhao Xintong (6)1
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (6)4
 
 
 Jamie Clarke (WAL)1
 

Section 7

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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
 
Scotland Ross Muir0
 
 
 
China Lyu Haotian4
 
 Allan Taylor (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN)4
 
China Lyu Haotian4
 
 
 
Cyprus Michael Georgiou0
 
 Farakh Ajaib (PAK)4
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty (ENG)2
 
Pakistan Farakh Ajaib1
 
 
 
Cyprus Michael Georgiou4
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Michael Georgiou (CYP)4
 
China Lyu Haotian2
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins4
 
 Mark Allen (NIR) (10)4
 
 
 
 Mark Joyce (ENG)2
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (10)4
 
 
 
England Steven Hallworth1
 
 Fraser Patrick (SCO)w/d
 
 
 
 Steven Hallworth (ENG)w/o
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (10)3
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins4
 
 Lei Peifan (CHN)0
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG)4
 
England Robert Milkins4
 
 
 
England Jamie Wilson1
 
 Jamie Wilson (ENG)4
 
 
 Reanne Evans (ENG)2
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
 James Cahill (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Ben Hancorn (ENG)4
 
England Ben Hancorn4
 
 
 
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh0
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)4
 
 
 
 Francis Becerra (GIB)0
 
England Ben Hancorn4
 
 
 
Wales Michael White2
 
 Joe Perry (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Leo Fernandez (IRL)3
 
England Joe Perry2
 
 
 
Wales Michael White4
 
 Kuldesh Johal (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Michael White (WAL)4
 
England Ben Hancorn4
 
 
 
England Ben Woollaston3
 
 Nigel Bond (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Chen Zifan (CHN)1
 
England Nigel Bond4
 
 
 
England Ashley Hugill1
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)3
 
 
 
 Ashley Hugill (ENG)4
 
England Nigel Bond1
 
 
 
England Ben Woollaston4
 
 Barry Pinches (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Peter Lines (ENG)4
 
England Peter Lines2
 
 
 
England Ben Woollaston4
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2)3
 
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)4
 

Finals

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Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 7 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden (16)4
 
 
 
Wales Jamie Jones 1
 
England Ricky Walden (16)3
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (4)4
 
China Ding Junhui1
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (4)4
 
England Kyren Wilson (4)2
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins4
 
Wales Jak Jones4
 
 
 
England Stuart Bingham (11)0
 
Wales Jak Jones2
 
 
 
England Robert Milkins4
 
England Robert Milkins4
 
 
England Ben Hancorn2
 

Final

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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

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A total of 70 century breaks were made during the tournament.[19]

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