Planet Sport looks forward to the key dates to mark in your diary for the 2022/23 snooker season, and reviews all the major tournament results.
August 16-21 - European Masters
Total Prize fund: £407,000
Winner's share: £80,000
2022 winner: Kyren Wilson
The Championship League is the official start of the 2022/23 season, but as far as the top players are concerned things get underway at the European Masters in August.
This year's edition took place in Germany with Stadhalle in Furth doing the honours of hosting.
Former World Championship finalist Kyren Wilson bagged his fifth career ranking title following a 9-3 win over Barry Hawkins in the European Masters final. Full report
September 26 - October 2 - British Open
Total Prize fund: £470,000
Winner's share: £100,000
2022 winner: Ryan Day
Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes hosted the tournament and defending champion Mark Williams suffered an early exit in the round of 64 losing to Ben Woollaston 1-4.
Welsh professional Ryan Day claimed the Cazoo British Open title when he reeled off four frames in a row to overcome Mark Allen 10-7 in the final. Full report
October 6-9 - Hong Kong Masters
Total Prize fund: £315,000
Winner's share: £100,000
2022 champion: Ronnie O’Sullivan
Hosted at the Hong Kong Coliseum, this is a non-ranking invitational event that still carries a hefty pay cheque.
The event was last played in 2017 where Neil Robertson beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-3 in the final.
In 2022, O'Sullivan held off a spirited challenge from home favourite Marco Fu to win the Hong Kong Masters in front of a record crowd. Full report
October 16-23 - Northern Ireland Open
Total Prize fund: £405,000
Winner's share: £70,000
2022 winner: Mark Allen
The Home Nations Series got underway in Belfast in October with the Northern Ireland Masters.
Defending champion Mark Allen won eight frames on the trot to retain his Northern Ireland Open title after launching a concerted fightback to beat Zhou Yuelong. Full report
October 31-November 6 - Champion of Champions (Invitational)
Total Prize fund: £440,000
Winner's share: £150,000
2022 champion: Ronnie O’Sullivan
There are no rankings points available in the Champion of Champions, but it is still one of the most coveted titles around.
It's an invitational event, which means fewer competititors sharing the prize fund.
Ronnie O'Sullivan held off a spirited challenge from defending champion Judd Trump to win the Champion of Champions title for the fourth time.
Aided by a brilliant maximum break of 147 in the eighth frame, Trump fought back from 6-1 down to trail 7-6 in the best-of-19 final in Bolton. Full report
November 12-20 - UK Championship
Total Prize fund: £1,009,000
Winner's share: £250,000
2022 champion: Mark Allen
The season really clicks into another gear in November as the players converge on the Barbican Centre in York for the first Triple Crown event of the campaign.
Mark Allen claimed the biggest title of his career after reeling off seven frames in a row to sink Ding Junhui 10-7 and win the 2022 UK Championship.
Allen looked down and out after falling 6-1 behind against the resurgent Chinese star but stormed back to pocket the £250,000 winner's cheque and become the first Northern Irishman to win the prestigious crown since Alex Higgins in 1983. Full report
November 28 - December 4 - Scottish Open
Total Prize fund: £405,000
Winner's share: £80,000
2022 champion: Gary Wilson
The Home Nations Series moves to Scotland in November, although last year it was held in Wales so don't take that literally.
Gary Wilson claimed his first ranking title with a commanding victory over fellow Englishman Joe O'Connor in the 2022 final. Full report
December 12-18 - English Open
Total Prize fund: £405,000
Winner's share: £70,000
2022 champion: Mark Selby
Mark Selby became the only player to lift the Davis Trophy twice after beating Luca Brecel 9-6 in the final of the English Open and claim his first title in 20 months. Full report
January 8-15 - The Masters
Total Prize fund: £750,000
Winner's share: £250,000
2023 winner: Judd Trump
The second part of the Triple Crown roars into Alexandria Palace in January for what may be the most unique atmosphere in snooker.
It's a non-ranking event that invites the top 16 players in the world only to fight it out for some big money and prestige.
In the first big event of 2023, Judd Trump claimed his second Masters success after beating Mark Williams 10-8 at Alexandra Palace. Full report
January 16-20 - World Grand Prix
Total prize fund money: £380,000
Winner's share: £100,000
2023 winner: Mark Allen
In-form Mark Allen beat Judd Trump after a nervous finish resulted in a brilliantly close final of the World Grand Prix with the Northern Irishman almost squandering a 7-2 lead. Full report.
February 1-5 - German Masters
Total prize fund money: £427,000
Winner's share: £80,000
2023 winner: Ali Carter
England's Ali Carter claimed his first ranking title in seven years by comfortably beating Tom Ford 10-3 in the German Masters final in Berlin. Full report
February 13-19 - Welsh Open
Total prize fund money: £427,000
Winner's share: £80,000
2023 winner: Robert Milkins
Robert Milkins beat former world champion Shaun Murphy 9-7 to win the Welsh Open and pocket a £230,000 payday in Llandudno. Full report.
February 20-26 - Players Championship
Total Prize fund: £385,000
Winner's share: £125,000
2023 winner: Shaun Murphy
Shaun Murphy claimed his first title in three years after producing another superb display to defeat Ali Carter 10-4 and win the Players Championship in Wolverhampton. Full report
March 16-22 - WST Classic
Total Prize fund: £427,000
Winner's share: £80,000
2023 winner: Mark Selby
Former world champion Mark Selby showed his resiliency to win three matches in one day to claim the WST Classic title on home soil in Leicester. Full report
March 27 - April 2 - Tour Championship
Total Prize fund: £380,000
Winner's share: £150,000
2023 winner:
April 15 - May 1 - World Championship
Total Prize fund: £2,395,000
Winner's share: £500,000
Defending champion: Ronnie O'Sullivan
Obviously this is the big one that the whole season builds towards.
Last season was a real corwd-pleaser with the class of 92 all making the semi-finals and Ronnie O'Sullivan winning a record-equalling seventh world title.
Can he go one better in 2023 and become the first player to win eight? Or will one of the richly Chinese youngsters finally come through and win a historic first world corwn for their country?
