Tournament information | |
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Dates | 28 June – 29 July 2022 |
Venue | Morningside Arena |
City | Leicester |
Country | England |
Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £328,000 |
Winner's share | £33,000 |
Highest break | Zhao Xintong (CHN) (145) |
Final | |
Champion | Luca Brecel (BEL) |
Runner-up | Lu Ning (CHN) |
Score | 3–1 |
The 2022 Championship League was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 28 June to 29 July 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. The event featured 128 players and was played as three rounds of round-robin groups of four, before a best-of-five final. It was the 19th edition of the Championship League and the first ranking tournament of the 2022–23 snooker season.
David Gilbert was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Allen 3–1 in the final of the previous ranking edition of the tournament. However, he was knocked out during the second group stage of this edition.
Luca Brecel won the tournament, defeating Lu Ning 3–1 to win his third ranking title and second Championship League title.