The Home Nations Series concludes this week with the Welsh Open, where Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump will make their comebacks.
O’Sullivan and Trump both missed the Snooker Shoot Out and the German Masters, but they are among the favourites to win in Llandudno.
Last year, Joe Perry won his second ranking title with a stunning 9-5 victory over Trump in the final.
The tournament is also the final one of the BetVictor Series, which is presently led by Ali Carter. Whoever comes out on top after this Sunday will receive a bonus of £150,000.
When And Where Is The 2023 Welsh Open?
The Welsh Open will be hosted for the first time at Venue Cymru in Llandudno from February 13 to 19. The Welsh Open has always been staged in Cardiff or Newport.
Since 2017, the trophy has been named after Ray Reardon, a six-time world champion.
Where Can I Watch The 2023 Welsh Open?
Viewers around the world can watch the action live on the following channels and here for free:
Live Broadcast: Welsh Open Snooker 2023 Live
The Welsh Open will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on Eurosport, Eurosport’s digital channels, and Discovery+.
Discovery+ has exclusive rights to all qualifying matches and will broadcast every match during the Welsh Open, ensuring that you don’t miss any of the action.
Eurosport pundits O’Sullivan, Jimmy White, and Neal Foulds will provide analysis before and after the afternoon and evening sessions, which begin at 12:45 and 18:45 UK time, respectively.
2023 Welsh Open Format
The matches, like all Home Nations competitions, will be best of seven sets up to and including the fourth round.
The quarter-finals will be the best of nine frames, the semi-finals will be the best of eleven frames, and the final will be the best of seventeen frames.
Welsh Open Snooker 2023 Match Schedule, Scores And Results
HELD-OVER QUALIFYING MATCHES
- Joe Perry 4-0 Mark King
- Shaun Murphy 4-0 Victor Sarkis
- Michael Holt 1-4 Tian Pengfei
- Stuart Bingham 1-4 Jackson Page
- Oliver Briffett-Payne 1-4 Robbie Williams
- Neil Robertson 4-1 Andrew Higginson
- David Gilbert 4-2 Marco Fu
- Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-0 Oliver Lines
- Kyren Wilson 4-1 Asjad Iqbal
- Mark Williams 4-2 Michael White
- Barry Hawkins 4-1 Ian Burns
- John Higgins 4-0 Alexander Ursenbacher
- Ryan Day 3-4 Stuart Carrington
- Judd Trump 4-0 David Grace
- Hossein Vafaei 4-2 Lyu Haotian
- Luca Brecel 4-1 Sean O’Sullivan
- Noppon Saengkham 3-4 Liam Davies
- Jack Lisowski 4-0 Zhang Anda
- Mark Selby 4-2 Jamie O’Neill
- Mark Allen 4-1 Alfie Burden
LAST 64
- Joe Perry 4-1 Mark Joyce
- Shaun Murphy 4-1 Peng Yisong
- Hammad Miah 2-4 Aaron Hill
- Yuan Sijun 4-1 Stephen Maguire
- Dominic Dale 4-0 Neil Robertson
- Graeme Dott 2-4 Joe O’Connor
- Cao Yupeng 4-0 Ding Junhui
- Ben Mertens 4-2 Jackson Page
- Ross Muir 3-4 Ronnie O’Sullivan
- Anthony McGill 4-2 Sam Craigie
- Elliot Slessor 0-4 Luca Brecel
- Matthew Stevens 3-4 Rod Lawler
- Jak Jones 4-3 Mark Williams
- Liam Davies 0-4 Robbie Williams
- Stuart Carrington 4-2 Andy Lee
- Robert Milkins 4-2 Dean Young
- Mark Selby 4-3 Si Jiahiu
- Pang Junxu 4-2 Kyren Wilson
- Julien Leclercq 4-2 Jordan Brown
- Chris Wakelin 2-4 David Gilbert
- Hossein Vafaei 4-1 Ken Doherty
- Mitchell Man 1-4 Mark Allen
- Andy Hicks 4-3 Wu Yize
- Ali Carter 4-1 Ian Martin
- Judd Trump 4-2 Louis Heathcote
- Matthew Selt 1-4 Daniel Wells
- Barry Hawkins 4-0 Ben Woollaston
- Mohamed Ibrahim 2-4 Sanderson Lam
- John Higgins 4-0 Martin Gould
- Tian Pengfei 3-2 Jimmy White
- David Lilley 3-1 Ricky Walden
- Ryan Thomerson 0-4 Jack Lisowski
LAST 32
- Rod Lawler v Ronnie O’Sullivan
- Joe Perry v Robbie Williams
- Stuart Carrington v Joe O’Connor
- David Gilbert v Ben Mertens
- Aaron Hill v Pang Junxu
- Julien Leclercq v Jak Jones
- Yuan Sijun v Dominic Dale
- Mark Selby v Robert Milkins
- Judd Trump v Daniel Wells
- Shaun Murphy v Anthony McGill
- Lilley/Walden v Thomerson/Lisowski
- Barry Hawkins v Hossein Vafaei
- Cao Yupeng v Luca Brecel
- Andy Hicks v Mark Allen
- John Higgins v Sanderson Lam
- Tian/White v Ali Carter
