How to watch European Masters snooker 2022, draw, schedule and live stream with Ronnie O’Sullivan out

ByMichael Hincks

Updated 10/08/2022 at 16:13 GMT

Ronnie O’Sullivan will not be at the 2022 European Masters after pulling out due to medical reasons. The world No. 1 lost 10-9 to Fan Zhengyi in the previous European Masters final in February. Neil Robertson is also not playing. Stream the European Masters and other top snooker live and on-demand on discovery+. You can also watch all the action live via Eurosport and at eurosport.co.uk.

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When is the European Masters 2022? And where?

The European Masters will be held in Stadthalle, Furth, Germany from the 16-21 August 2022.

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You can watch all the action live on Eurosport. Check here for TV listings, or how to stream the event live on discovery+.

Daily reports and highlights will be published online on the Eurosport website.

Who is playing? Where are Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins and Neil Robertson?

Four matches have been held over from qualifying, with defending champion Fan Zhengyi, plus Mark Selby and Judd Trump, playing on the opening day on August 16.

World No. 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan is not playing due to medical reasons and has been replaced in the draw by Luke Simmonds.

In qualifying, both Zhang Anda and Hossein Vafaei made 147 breaks, while John Higgins and Mark Allen failed to qualify. Higgins lost to Scott Donaldson, while Farakh Ajaib defeated Allen.

Neil Robertson opted out of the early action of the new snooker season, choosing to skip the Championship League, European Masters and British Open. "I've got a young family now so I don't need to play in every tournament these days," explained Robertson.

The last European Masters was held earlier this year in February, with Zhengyi stunning O’Sullivan 10-9 in the final.

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What is the format at European Masters 2022?

The tournament will be best of nine frames up to and including the quarter-finals. The semi-finals are best of 11 frames, and the final will be best of 17.