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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–15 January 2023 |
| Venue | Alexandra Palace |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £725,000 |
| Winner's share | £250,000 |
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| Final | |
| Champion |  Judd Trump (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Score | 10–8 |
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The 2023 Masters (officially the 2023 Cazoo Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 8 to 15 January 2023 at Alexandra Palace in London, England. It was the 49th staging of the Masters, which was first held in 1975, and the second of three Triple Crown events in the 2022–23 snooker season, following the 2022 UK Championship and preceding the 2023 World Snooker Championship. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by car retailer Cazoo, the tournament was broadcast by the BBC domestically, by Eurosport in Europe, and by Matchroom Sport and other broadcasters elsewhere in the world. The winner received £250,000 from a total prize pool of £725,000.
The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings as they stood after the UK Championship were invited to the event. However, the sport's governing body subsequently suspended invitees Yan Bingtao and Zhao Xintong from professional competition amid a match-fixing investigation. Yan was replaced in the draw by David Gilbert. Zhao was replaced by Hossein Vafaei, who was the only Masters debutant and the first Iranian player to compete in the tournament.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Barry Hawkins 10–4 in the 2022 final. However, Robertson lost 4–6 to Shaun Murphy in the first round. Mark Williams reached the final for the first time in 20 years, becoming the oldest finalist since Ray Reardon in 1983. Judd Trump defeated Williams 10–8 in the final to capture his second Masters title, becoming the 11th player to win the title more than once. There were 30 century breaks at the tournament. The highest break prize was shared by Trump, Vafaei, and Williams, who all made 143 breaks in their quarter-final matches.