How to watch Welsh Open Snooker 2022 and stream the action as Ronnie O'Sullivan eyes redemption from 2021 final loss
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Published 21/02/2022 at 11:02 GMT
Ronnie O'Sullivan will arrive in Wales looking to avenge his 9-8 defeat in the final last year to Jordan Brown. Competing with 'The Rocket' for the title will be the likes of John Higgins, Mark Selby and Judd Trump. Stream the 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.
Ronnie O'Sullivan lost in the 2021 Welsh Open final 9-8 to Jordan Brown.
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When is the Welsh Open 2022?
The Welsh Open gets underway on February 28, with the final at ICC Wales set for March 6.
How can I watch the Welsh Open?
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.
Where is the Welsh Open being held?
The event will be played at ICC Wales, Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales.
Who is playing?
A field of 82 players will be in contention for the title in Wales. Each player has to come through one qualifying match to make the last 64. The qualifying matches for the top 16 seeds and the two wildcard players will be held over and played at the venue on February 28, the first day of the event. Among those top 16 seeds are last year's winner Jordan Brown, 2021 beaten finalist Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump and Neil Robertson.
Last-64 draw
- TBC v Ben Hancorn (ENG)
- Lu Ning (CHN) (32) v Matthew Stevens (WAL)
- TBC v Mark Joyce (ENG)
- Rory McLeod (JAM) v Yuan Sijun (CHN)
- Robbie Williams (ENG) v Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (24)
- Jak Jones (WAL) v TBC
- Zak Surety (ENG) v Ryan Day (WAL) (25)
- Anthony Hamilton (ENG) v TBC
- TBC v Hammad Miah (ENG)
- Graeme Dott (SCO) (28) v Jamie Clarke (WAL)
- TBC v Ashley Carty (ENG)
- Ben Woollaston (ENG) v Liang Wenbo (CHN)
- Jimmy Robertson (ENG) v Jamie Jones (WAL)
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) v TBC
- Si Jiahui (CHN) v Gary Wilson (ENG) (29)
- Craig Steadman (ENG) v TBC
- TBC v Lukas Kleckers (GER)
- Ding Junhui (CHN) (30) v Michael Holt (ENG)
- TBC v Zhao Jianbo (CHN)
- Ricky Walden (ENG) (19) v Noppon Saengkham (THA)
- Cao Yupeng (CHN) v Joe Perry (ENG)
- TBC v TBC
- Mark Davis (ENG) v Matthew Selt (ENG) (27)
- Li Hang (CHN) v TBC
- TBC v Soheil Vahedi (IRN)
- Ali Carter (ENG) (26) v Ng On-yee (HKG)
- TBC v Kurt Maflin (NOR)
- Scott Donaldson (SCO) v Andrew Pagett (WAL)
- Chris Wakelin (ENG) v Jack Lisowski (ENG) (18)
- TBC v TBC
- Allan Taylor (ENG) v Michael White (WAL)
- Liam Highfield (ENG) v TBC
The final spots in the last-64 draw will be taken from the winners of the top 16 seed and two wildcard matches which are as follows:
- Jordan Brown (NIR) (1) v Mitchell Mann (ENG)
- Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8) v Andy Hicks (ENG)
- Stephen Maguire (SCO) (13) v Fergal O’Brien (IRL)
- Anthony McGill (SCO) (16) v Zhang Anda (CHN)
- Judd Trump (ENG) (4) v Dean Young (SCO)
- Kyren Wilson (ENG) (6) v Dominic Dale (WAL)
- Barry Hawkins (ENG) (12) v Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)
- Liam Davies (WAL) v Iulian Boiko (UKR)
- Neil Robertson (AUS) (5) v Jimmy White (ENG)
- Mark Williams (WAL) (10) v Michael Judge (IRL)
- Yan Bingtao (CHN) (14) v Ashley Hugill (ENG)
- Stuart Bingham (ENG) (15) v Sean Maddocks (ENG)
- Ronnie O’Sullivan (ENG) (3) v Sam Craigie (ENG)
- Zhao Xintong (CHN) (9) v Oliver Lines (ENG)
- Mark Allen (NIR) (11) v Ken Doherty (IRL)
- Elliot Slessor (ENG) v Dylan Emery (WAL)
- Mark Selby (ENG) (2) v Chen Zifan (CHN)
- John Higgins (SCO) (7) v Pang Junxu (CHN)
Prize Money
- Winner: £70,000
- Runner-up: £30,000
- Semi-final: £20,000
- Quarter-final: £10,000
- Last 16: £7,500
- Last 32: £4,000
- Last 64: £3,000
- Highest break: £5,000
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