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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

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]

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

[edit]
 
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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  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.
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