2023 Championship League Invitational
Tournament information
Dates19 December 2022 – 2 March 2023 (2022-12-19 – 2023-03-02)
VenueMorningside Arena
CityLeicester
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£184,200
Winner's share£10,000 (plus bonuses)
Highest break John Higgins (SCO) (144)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Judd Trump (ENG)
Score3–1

The 2023 Championship League Invitational was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place from 19 December 2022 to 2 March 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.[1]

John Higgins defended his title, winning the tournament for the fourth time after beating Judd Trump 3–1 in the final.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the 2023 Championship League is shown below.[3]

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 19 and 20 December 2022. Jack Lisowski won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[4]

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Ryan Day (WAL) 6 5 1 16 11 +5 Qualification to Group 1 play-off
2  Jordan Brown (NIR) 6 4 2 15 12 +3
3  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 6 3 3 12 11 +1
4  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6 3 3 12 12 0
5  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6 3 3 12 13 −1 Advances into Group 2
6  Ali Carter (ENG) 6 2 4 11 13 −2 Eliminated from the competition
7  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 6 1 5 10 16 −6
Source: [5]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ryan Day (WAL) 2
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 3
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 1
 
 
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) 3
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR) 2
 
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) 3
 

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 21 and 22 December 2022. Stuart Bingham won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[6]

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6 4 2 16 7 +9 Qualification to Group 2 play-off
2  Robert Milkins (ENG) 6 4 2 15 13 +2
3  Jordan Brown (NIR) 6 4 2 13 8 +5
4  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6 3 3 11 13 −2
5  Jamie Jones (WAL) 6 3 3 9 14 −5 Advances into Group 3
6  Ryan Day (WAL) 6 2 4 11 13 −2 Eliminated from the competition
7  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6 1 5 8 15 −7
Source: [1]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 2
 
 
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 3
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG) 1
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG) 3
 
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR) 2
 

Group 3

Group 3 was played on 3 and 4 January 2023. Kyren Wilson won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[7]

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Ricky Walden (ENG) 6 5 1 16 8 +8 Qualification to Group 3 play-off
2  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 6 4 2 14 11 +3
3  Mark Selby (ENG) 6 3 3 14 13 +1
4  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6 3 3 11 14 −3
5  Robert Milkins (ENG) 6 2 4 11 13 −2 Advances into Group 4
6  Jordan Brown (NIR) 6 2 4 11 14 −3 Eliminated from the competition
7  Jamie Jones (WAL) 6 2 4 10 14 −4
Source: [2]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG) 2
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 3
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 2
 
 
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) 3
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) 3
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) 2
 

Group 4

Group 4 was played on 5 and 6 January 2023. Zhao Xintong was due to enter the event in this group, but was withdrawn after being suspended by the WPBSA, and was replaced by Gary Wilson. Judd Trump won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[8]

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  John Higgins (SCO) 6 5 1 16 9 +7 Qualification to Group 4 play-off
2  Judd Trump (ENG) 6 4 2 15 7 +8
3  Mark Selby (ENG) 6 3 3 11 11 0
4  Robert Milkins (ENG) 6 3 3 11 14 −3
5  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6 3 3 10 12 −2 Advances into Group 5
6  Ricky Walden (ENG) 6 2 4 11 13 −2 Eliminated from the competition
7  Gary Wilson (ENG) 6 1 5 9 17 −8
Source: [3]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) 3
 
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG) 1
 
 John Higgins (SCO) 1
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) 3
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) 3
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) 2
 

Group 5

Group 5 was played on 7 and 8 February 2023. Mark Selby withdrew from the tournament prior to group 5 play. Mark Williams was due to enter the event in this group, but also withdrew. The two players were replaced by Xiao Guodong and Noppon Saengkham. John Higgins won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[9]

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 6 4 2 15 10 +5 Qualification to Group 5 play-off
2  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6 4 2 13 9 +4
3  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6 3 3 13 11 +2
4  John Higgins (SCO) 6 3 3 13 14 −1
5  Robert Milkins (ENG) 6 3 3 11 12 −1 Advances into Group 6
6  Noppon Saengkham (THA) 6 2 4 11 14 −3 Eliminated from the competition
7  David Gilbert (ENG) 6 2 4 9 15 −6
Source: [4]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) 0
 
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) 3
 
 John Higgins (SCO) 3
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 1
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 3
 
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) 2
 

Group 6

Group 6 was played on 9 and 10 February 2023. Luca Brecel was due to enter the event in this group but withdrew, and was replaced by Joe Perry. Neil Robertson won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[10]

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6 5 1 16 7 +9 Qualification to Group 6 play-off
2  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 6 4 2 12 14 −2
3  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 6 3 3 14 12 +2
4  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6 3 3 13 14 −1
5  Robert Milkins (ENG) 6 2 4 13 16 −3 Advances into Group 7
6  Anthony McGill (SCO) 6 2 4 12 12 0 Eliminated from the competition
7  Joe Perry (ENG) 6 2 4 10 15 −5
Source: [5]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 2
 
 
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) 3
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) 3
 
 
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 1
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 3
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) 2
 

Group 7

Group 7 was played on 27 and 28 February 2023. Robert Milkins withdrew from the tournament prior to group 7 play. Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy were due to enter the event in this group, but both withdrew. The three players were replaced by Lyu Haotian, Stephen Maguire and Graeme Dott. Xiao Guodong won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[11]

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Graeme Dott (SCO) 6 5 1 16 10 +6 Qualification to Group 7 play-off
2  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6 4 2 16 10 +6
3  Lyu Haotian (CHN) 6 4 2 14 10 +4
4  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 6 3 3 13 13 0
5  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 6 2 4 12 14 −2 Eliminated from the competition
6  Tom Ford (ENG) 6 2 4 11 15 −4
7  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6 1 5 5 15 −10
Source: [6]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Graeme Dott (SCO) 1
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) 3
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN) 3
 
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN) 2
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) 0
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN) 3
 

Winners' Group

The Winners' Group was played on 1 and 2 March 2023. John Higgins won the Championship League for a fourth time, beating Judd Trump 3–1 in the final.[12]

Matches

Table

Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 6 5 1 17 7 +10 Qualification to Winners' Group play-off
2  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 6 4 2 15 10 +5
3  John Higgins (SCO) 6 4 2 14 12 +2
4  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6 3 3 11 14 −3
5  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 6 2 4 11 14 −3 Eliminated from the competition
6  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6 2 4 11 16 −5
7  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 6 1 5 9 15 −6
Source: [7]

Play-offs

 
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		Final
Best of 5 frames
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) 3
 
 
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) 0
 
 Judd Trump (ENG) 1
 
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) 3
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) 2
 
 
 John Higgins (SCO) 3
 

Century breaks

A total of 159 century breaks were made during the tournament.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings

No. Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W TOTAL
1  John Higgins (SCO) (6) 5,300 6,100 15,600 27,000
2  Matthew Selt (ENG) (28) 4,400 3,200 4,600 1,000 4,500 3,700 500 21,900
3  Judd Trump (ENG) (4) 6,300 9,600 15,900
4  Neil Robertson (AUS) (3) 3,150 6,100 5,200 14,450
5  Xiao Guodong (CHN) (34) 2,500 3,000 6,100 1,800 13,400
6  Kyren Wilson (ENG) (8) 6,700 6,600 13,300
7  Robert Milkins (ENG)(b) (31) 4,700 1,100 2,400 1,350 1,300 10,850
8  Stuart Bingham (ENG) (14) 1,200 6,400 2,200 9,800
9  Jack Lisowski (ENG) (12) 6,000 2,200 8,200
10  Jordan Brown (NIR) (25) 3,100 2,900 1,100 7,100
11  Mark Selby (ENG)(a) (2) 3,000 2,700 5,700
12  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (27) 4,400 1,200 5,600
13  Lyu Haotian (CHN) (37) 4,900 4,900
14  Ryan Day (WAL) (15) 3,200 1,100 4,300
=  Ricky Walden (ENG) (20) 3,200 1,100 4,300
16  Graeme Dott (SCO) (38) 3,400 3,400
17  Stephen Maguire (SCO) (29) 2,600 2,600
18  Jamie Jones (WAL) (32) 900 1,000 1,900
19  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (26) 1,500 1,500
20  Anthony McGill (SCO) (21) 1,200 1,200
21  Ali Carter (ENG) (23) 1,100 1,100
=  Noppon Saengkham (THA) (33) 1,100 1,100
=  Tom Ford (ENG) (24) 1,100 1,100
24  Joe Perry (ENG) (30) 1,000 1,000
25  Gary Wilson (ENG) (17) 900 900
=  David Gilbert (ENG) (18) 900 900
27  Barry Hawkins (ENG) (13) 800 800
Total prize money 20,500 20,000 20,700 19,700 19,600 20,700 19,800 43,200 184,200

Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.
Parenthesis: Ranking prior to tournament start, 19 December 2022.
Notes
(a) Mark Selby withdrew from the tournament prior to group 5 play.
(b) Robert Milkins withdrew from the tournament prior to group 7 play.

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