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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 25 September – 1 October 2023 |
Venue | The Centaur |
City | Cheltenham |
Country | England |
Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £478,000 |
Winner's share | £100,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
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Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 10–7 |
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The 2023 British Open (officially the 2023 Cazoo British Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 25 September to 1 October 2023 at the Centaur in Cheltenham, England.[1] Qualifying took place from 14 to 19 August at the Morningside Arena in Leicester. The third ranking tournament of the 2023–24 snooker season, it followed the 2023 European Masters and preceded the 2023 English Open. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by car retailer Cazoo,[2] it was broadcast domestically in the UK by ITV Sport, in Europe by Eurosport, and internationally by other broadcasters. The winner received £100,000 from a total prize fund of £478,000.
The defending champion was Ryan Day, who defeated Mark Allen 10–7 in the 2022 final,[3] but he lost 2–4 to Ali Carter in the last 32.[4] Mark Williams defeated Mark Selby 10–7 in the final to win his third British Open title and his 25th ranking title.[5][6] Aged 48 years and 194 days, he became the second-oldest player to win a ranking event, behind Ray Reardon, who won the 1982 Professional Players Tournament aged 50 years and 14 days.[7][6]
The event's main stage produced 51 century breaks and the qualifying round produced 11 centuries. Xiao Guodong made the tournament's highest break, a 140 in his quarter-final match against Tom Ford.[8][9]