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2023 WST Classic

The 2023 WST Classic was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 16 to 22 March 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.[1] It was the 13th ranking event of the 2022–23 season and the inaugural staging of the WST Classic, which the World Snooker Tour added to the calendar midway through the season to replace the cancelled 2023 Turkish Masters.[2][3] The last qualifying event before the 2023 Tour Championship,[4] the tournament was streamed on Matchroom.live in all territories apart from China, Hong Kong, and Thailand, where it was carried by local broadcasters.[4] The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.[5]

2023 WST Classic
Tournament information
Dates16–22 March 2023 (2023-03-16 – 2023-03-22)
VenueMorningside Arena
CityLeicester
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£427,000
Winner's share£80,000
Highest break Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (147)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Pang Junxu (CHN)
Score6–2
← 1992

Pang Junxu reached the first ranking final of his career, where he faced Mark Selby. Competing in his home city, Selby defeated Pang 6–2 to win his 22nd ranking title.

There were 88 century breaks made during the event. Judd Trump made his 900th century break in professional competition during his first-round match against David Lilley, becoming the third player—after Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins—to reach that milestone.[6] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the highest break of the tournament, a maximum break in the fifth frame of his last-64 match against Xu Si. This was Un-Nooh's fourth competitive maximum break.[7]

Format

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The tournament featured 128 players. The top 64 players in the snooker world rankings after the Players Championship were seeded in the draw, with the remaining 64 players drawn at random against them.[5] Matches were played as the best of seven frames up to and including the quarter-finals. The semi-finals were played over the best of nine frames. The final was played over the best of 11 frames. The last three rounds were all played on the final day.[5]

Prize fund

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The event featured a prize fund of £427,000, with the winner receiving £80,000. The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:[8]

  • Winner: £80,000
  • Runner-up: £35,000
  • Semi-final: £17,500
  • Quarter-final: £11,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £4,500
  • Last 64: £3,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £427,000

Tournament draw

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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
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (1)4
 
 
 
  Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY)2
 
 England  Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)[a]w/d
 
 
 
England  David Grace (64)w/o
 
   David Grace (ENG) (64)4
 
 
 
  Ryan Thomerson (AUS)1
 
 England  David Grace (64)4
 
 
 
Wales  Jamie Jones (33)2
 
   Sam Craigie (ENG) (32)2
 
 
 
  Hammad Miah (ENG)4
 
 England  Hammad Miah3
 
 
 
Wales  Jamie Jones (33)4
 
   Jamie Jones (WAL) (33)4
 
 
 
  Rory McLeod (JAM)2
 
 England  David Grace (64)1
 
 
 
England  Gary Wilson (16)4
 
   Gary Wilson (ENG) (16)4
 
 
 
  Lei Peifan (CHN)0
 
 England  Gary Wilson (16)4
 
 
 
China  Yuan Sijun (49)3
 
   Yuan Sijun (CHN) (49)4
 
 
 
  Andy Lee (HKG)0
 
 England  Gary Wilson (16)4
 
 
 
China  Cao Yupeng (48)3
 
   Ryan Day (WAL) (17)1
 
 
 
  Steven Hallworth (ENG)4
 
 England  Steven Hallworth2
 
 
 
China  Cao Yupeng (48)4
 
   Cao Yupeng (CHN) (48)4
 
 
  Craig Steadman (ENG)3
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Jordan Brown (NIR) (41)1
 
 
 
  Allan Taylor (ENG)4
 
 England  Allan Taylor0
 
 
 
Germany  Lukas Kleckers4
 
   Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (24)3
 
 
 
  Lukas Kleckers (GER)4
 
 Germany  Lukas Kleckers4
 
 
 
England  Haydon Pinhey2
 
   Elliot Slessor (ENG) (56)4
 
 
 
  Himanshu Jain (IND)0
 
 England  Elliot Slessor (56)1
 
 
 
England  Haydon Pinhey4
 
   Luca Brecel (BEL) (9)2
 
 
 
  Haydon Pinhey (ENG)4
 
 Germany  Lukas Kleckers4
 
 
 
Wales  Jackson Page (57)0
 
   Liam Highfield (ENG) (40)4
 
 
 
  Marco Fu (HKG)1
 
 England  Liam Highfield (40)2
 
 
 
China  Zhou Yuelong (25)4
 
   Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (25)4
 
 
 
  Julien Leclercq (BEL)3
 
 China  Zhou Yuelong (25)2
 
 
 
Wales  Jackson Page (57)4
 
   Jackson Page (WAL) (57)4
 
 
 
  Anton Kazakov (UKR)3
 
 Wales  Jackson Page (57)4
 
 
 
Wales  Mark Williams (8)3
 
   Mark Williams (WAL) (8)4
 
 
  Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)3
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Judd Trump (ENG) (5)4
 
 
 
  David Lilley (ENG)1
 
 England  Judd Trump (5)4
 
 
 
China  Wu Yize (60)1
 
   Wu Yize (CHN) (60)4
 
 
 
  Ashley Hugill (ENG)1
 
 England  Judd Trump (5)2
 
 
 
England  Jimmy White4
 
   Joe Perry (ENG) (28)4
 
 
 
  Duane Jones (WAL)0
 
 England  Joe Perry (28)3
 
 
 
England  Jimmy White4
 
   Graeme Dott (SCO) (37)2
 
 
 
  Jimmy White (ENG)4
 
 England  Jimmy White1
 
 
 
China  Pang Junxu (44)4
 
   Jack Lisowski (ENG) (12)4
 
 
 
  Louis Heathcote (ENG)3
 
 England  Jack Lisowski (12)2
 
 
 
China  Si Jiahui4
 
   Dominic Dale (WAL) (53)2
 
 
 
  Si Jiahui (CHN)4
 
 China  Si Jiahui0
 
 
 
China  Pang Junxu (44)4
 
   Ricky Walden (ENG) (21)1
 
 
 
  Ben Mertens (BEL)4
 
 Belgium  Ben Mertens0
 
 
 
China  Pang Junxu (44)4
 
   Pang Junxu (CHN) (44)4
 
 
  Jenson Kendrick (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
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Ben Woollaston (ENG) (45)4
 
 
 
  Dylan Emery (WAL)2
 
 England  Ben Woollaston (45)1
 
 
 
Iran  Hossein Vafaei (20)4
 
   Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (20)4
 
 
 
  John Astley (ENG)2
 
 Iran  Hossein Vafaei (20)2
 
 
 
Scotland  Scott Donaldson (52)4
 
   Scott Donaldson (SCO) (52)4
 
 
 
  Zak Surety (ENG)2
 
 Scotland  Scott Donaldson (52)4
 
 
 
England  Barry Hawkins (13)0
 
   Barry Hawkins (ENG) (13)4
 
 
 
  Barry Pinches (ENG)0
 
 Scotland  Scott Donaldson (52)1
 
 
 
England  Oliver Lines (61)4
 
   Lyu Haotian (CHN) (36)4
 
 
 
  Michael Judge (IRL)1
 
 China  Lyu Haotian (36)4
 
 
 
England  Joe O'Connor (29)1
 
   Joe O'Connor (ENG) (29)4
 
 
 
  Jamie O'Neill (ENG)1
 
 China  Lyu Haotian (36)3
 
 
 
England  Oliver Lines (61)4
 
   Oliver Lines (ENG) (61)4
 
 
 
  Mitchell Mann (ENG)0
 
 England  Oliver Lines (61)4
 
 
 
Australia  Neil Robertson (4)3
 
   Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)4
 
 
  Luke Simmonds (ENG)2
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Mark Allen (NIR) (3)4
 
 
 
  Peter Lines (ENG)0
 
 Northern Ireland  Mark Allen (3)4
 
 
 
England  Mark Davis (62)3
 
   Mark Davis (ENG) (62)4
 
 
 
  Fergal O'Brien (IRL)2
 
 Northern Ireland  Mark Allen (3)1
 
 
 
Thailand  Noppon Saengkham (30)4
 
   Noppon Saengkham (THA) (30)4
 
 
 
  Ian Burns (ENG)3
 
 Thailand  Noppon Saengkham (30)4
 
 
 
China  Fan Zhengyi (35)3
 
   Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (35)4
 
 
 
  Andres Petrov (EST)0
 
 Thailand  Noppon Saengkham (30)2
 
 
 
England  Stuart Bingham (14)4
 
   Stuart Bingham (ENG) (14)4
 
 
 
  Ng On-yee (HKG)0
 
 England  Stuart Bingham (14)4
 
 
 
Wales  Matthew Stevens (51)2
 
   Matthew Stevens (WAL) (51)4
 
 
 
  Victor Sarkis (BRA)1
 
 England  Stuart Bingham (14)4
 
 
 
England  Martin Gould (46)1
 
   Anthony McGill (SCO) (19)4
 
 
 
  Peng Yisong (CHN)0
 
 Scotland  Anthony McGill (19)1
 
 
 
England  Martin Gould (46)4
 
   Martin Gould (ENG) (46)4
 
 
  Andrew Higginson (ENG)2
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (43)4
 
 
 
  Asjad Iqbal (PAK)2
 
 Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (43)2
 
 
 
China  Xu Si4
 
   Ding Junhui (CHN) (22)3
 
 
 
  Xu Si (CHN)4
 
 China  Xu Si2
 
 
 
England  Ali Carter (11)4
 
   Mark King (ENG) (54)[b]w/d
 
 
 
  Muhammad Asif (PAK)w/o
 
 Pakistan  Muhammad Asif0
 
 
 
England  Ali Carter (11)4
 
   Ali Carter (ENG) (11)4
 
 
 
  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)1
 
 England  Ali Carter (11)4
 
 
 
England  James Cahill3
 
   Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (38)4
 
 
 
  Farakh Ajaib (PAK)3
 
 England  Anthony Hamilton (38)4
 
 
 
England  Matthew Selt (27)3
 
   Matthew Selt (ENG) (27)4
 
 
 
  Michael Holt (ENG)3
 
 England  Anthony Hamilton (38)2
 
 
 
England  James Cahill4
 
   Andy Hicks (ENG) (59)1
 
 
 
  James Cahill (ENG)4
 
 England  James Cahill4
 
 
 
England  Shaun Murphy (6)3
 
   Shaun Murphy (ENG) (6)4
 
 
  Oliver Brown (ENG)0
 

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
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Kyren Wilson (ENG) (7)4
 
 
 
  Dean Young (SCO)1
 
 England  Kyren Wilson (7)4
 
 
 
England  Stuart Carrington (58)0
 
   Stuart Carrington (ENG) (58)4
 
 
 
  Adam Duffy (ENG)1
 
 England  Kyren Wilson (7)4
 
 
 
China  Tian Pengfei (39)0
 
   Chris Wakelin (ENG) (26)4
 
 
 
  Reanne Evans (ENG)1
 
 England  Chris Wakelin (26)3
 
 
 
China  Tian Pengfei (39)4
 
   Tian Pengfei (CHN) (39)4
 
 
 
  Alfie Burden (ENG)3
 
 England  Kyren Wilson (7)2
 
 
 
Scotland  John Higgins (10)4
 
   John Higgins (SCO) (10)4
 
 
 
  Michael White (WAL)3
 
 Scotland  John Higgins (10)4
 
 
 
England  Mark Joyce (55)1
 
   Mark Joyce (ENG) (55)4
 
 
 
  Gerard Greene (NIR)1
 
 Scotland  John Higgins (10)4
 
 
 
Wales  Jamie Clarke (42)0
 
   Tom Ford (ENG) (23)3
 
 
 
  Andrew Pagett (WAL)4
 
 Wales  Andrew Pagett2
 
 
 
Wales  Jamie Clarke (42)4
 
   Jamie Clarke (WAL) (42)4
 
 
  Rebecca Kenna (ENG)0
 

Section 8

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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
 
              
 
 
 
 
   Jak Jones (WAL) (47)4
 
 
 
  Sanderson Lam (ENG)1
 
 Wales  Jak Jones (47)2
 
 
 
England  David Gilbert (18)4
 
   David Gilbert (ENG) (18)4
 
 
 
  Ian Martin (ENG)0
 
 England  David Gilbert (18)2
 
 
 
England  Robbie Williams (50)4
 
   Robbie Williams (ENG) (50)4
 
 
 
  Aaron Hill (IRL)1
 
 England  Robbie Williams (50)4
 
 
 
England  Robert Milkins (15)2
 
   Robert Milkins (ENG) (15)4
 
 
 
  Mink Nutcharut (THA)2
 
 England  Robbie Williams (50)3
 
 
 
England  Mark Selby (2)4
 
   Stephen Maguire (SCO) (34)4
 
 
 
  Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)3
 
 Scotland  Stephen Maguire (34)1
 
 
 
Wales  Daniel Wells4
 
   Xiao Guodong (CHN) (31)3
 
 
 
  Daniel Wells (WAL)4
 
 Wales  Daniel Wells1
 
 
 
England  Mark Selby (2)4
 
   Zhang Anda (CHN) (63)4
 
 
 
  Peter Devlin (ENG)3
 
 China  Zhang Anda (63)3
 
 
 
England  Mark Selby (2)4
 
   Mark Selby (ENG) (2)4
 
 
  Robbie McGuigan (NIR)1
 

Finals

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Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames		Final
Best of 11 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
 England  Gary Wilson (16)4
 
 
 
Germany  Lukas Kleckers1
 
 England  Gary Wilson (16)4
 
 
 
China  Pang Junxu (44)5
 
 China  Pang Junxu (44)4
 
 
 
England  Oliver Lines (61)3
 
 China  Pang Junxu (44)2
 
 
 
England  Mark Selby (2)6
 
 England  Stuart Bingham (14)2
 
 
 
England  Ali Carter (11)4
 
 England  Ali Carter (11)0
 
 
 
England  Mark Selby (2)5
 
 Scotland  John Higgins (10)2
 
 
England  Mark Selby (2)4
 

Final

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Final: Best of 11 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer
Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 22 March 2023
Pang Junxu (44)
  China 		2–6 Mark Selby (2)
  England
Frame scores: 0–104 (104), 0–138 (138), 79–18, 27–87, 0–120 (120), 64–16, 33–81, 0–83
75 Highest break 138
0 Century breaks 3

Century breaks

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A total of 88 century breaks were made during the event.[12]

Notes

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  1. ^ O'Sullivan withdrew because of an elbow injury.[9][10]
  2. ^ King was suspended by the World Snooker Tour before his match.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Ivan (2023-01-28). "New WST Classic Added To Snooker Calendar". World Snooker. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ "2023 Turkish Masters". World Snooker. 2023-01-23. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. ^ "New WST Classic Added To Snooker Calendar". World Snooker. 2023-01-28. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  4. ^ a b "Sign Up To Watch WST Classic". World Snooker. 2023-03-13. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
  5. ^ a b c "WST Classic". World Snooker. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  6. ^ "Trump Reaches 900 Landmark". World Snooker. 2023-03-17. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  7. ^ Ivan (2023-03-20). "Un-Nooh Makes 147 At WST Classic". World Snooker. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  8. ^ "One More Lap in Race to Hull". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  9. ^ "O'Sullivan Pulls Out Of WST Classic". World Snooker. 2023-03-19. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/ronnieo147/status/1637449208826404864
  11. ^ "WPBSA Statement: Mark King". World Snooker. 18 March 2023. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Centuries – WST Classic 2023". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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