Where, when, and who for the British Open Snooker?

Ronnie O’Sullivan will make his eagerly anticipated return to snooker against Alexander Ursenbacher in the first round of the 2022 British Open. Mark Williams defeated Gary Wilson 6-4 in the competition’s final the year before to reclaim the championship. Here is all you need to know about the British Open, which will include nearly all of snooker’s top players for the first time this season.

The 2022–23 snooker season returns with the British Open, when Ronnie O’Sullivan will compete for the first time since July, following a temporary vacation.O’Sullivan revealed he had a tennis elbow and hasn’t participated in a competitive match for more than two months due to health issues.28 years after winning the 1994 British Open by defeating Thai legend James Wattana 9-4, the 46-year-old will be vying for a second title.The defending champion is Mark Williams, who has been in his best physical shape recently, as seen by his close loss to Judd Trump in a memorable World Championship semifinal.

In the third ranking tournament of the season, Judd Trump, John Higgins, Mark Selby, and Zhao Xintong might all advance far.

WHEN IS THE BRITISH OPEN 2022? AND WHERE?

The British Open will take place in the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, from September 26 to October 2.When snooker made a comeback after the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the facility was frequently used.

HOW TO WATCH THE BRITISH OPEN 2022 

ITV4 will broadcast the British Open in the UK from Monday, September 26 to Sunday, October 2 at 13:00 and 19:00 each day.Discover+ and Eurosport are the only live streaming options for the remainder of Europe.On a daily basis, news and reports will be posted online at eurosport.co.uk.

WHO IS PLAYING? RONNIE O’SULLIVAN RETURN

The top 16 seeds’ qualifying matches have been postponed until the first day of competition.

Following a medical absence from the European Masters due to tennis elbow in the summer, O’Sullivan will make his anxiously anticipated comeback.

The world champion will compete for the first time since July against Alexander Ursenbacher, while Williams, the reigning champion, will face Andres Petrov, and Trump, Dean Young.

Ng On-yee defeated Ken Doherty 4-3 in qualifying, describing it as “one of the best matches of her life.”

Ali Carter lost unexpectedly 4-1 to world No. 71 Hammad Miah, and fan favourites Jimmy White and Stephen Hendry also lost.

WHERE IS NEIL ROBERTSON 

Neil Robertson has made the decision to forgo participating in the opening events of the upcoming snooker season, including the Championship League, European Masters, and British Open.Robertson said, “I have a young family now, so I don’t need to play in every tournament these days.

“I used to participate in most tournaments, but now I just play for enjoyment. My family means a lot to me and they motivate me to succeed ” When I win tournaments, having them there gives you a really good rush; these are the memories I love making.

WHAT FORMAT WILL THE BRITISH OPEN 2022 HAVE?(h2)

The competition will play best of seven frames up to and including the Last 16, which is a minor change from last year. The quarterfinal matches will be best of nine frames, the semifinal matches will be best of eleven frames, and the championship match will be best of 19.

A top player may face another top player before the event’s later stages because the draw after round two is open.

WHAT IS THE BRITISH OPEN 2022 SCHEDULE? (UK TIME)

Monday September 26 – Two sessions at 13:00 and 19:00: 16 held-over Round 1 matches

Tuesday September 27 – Three sessions at 10:00, 13:00 and 19:00: Last 64 matches

Wednesday September 28 – Three sessions at 10:00, 13:00 and 19:00: Last 32 matches

Thursday September 29 – Two sessions at 13:00 and 19:00: Last 16 matches

Friday September 30– Two sessions at 13:00 and 19:00: Two quarter-finals in the afternoon and two in the evening

Saturday October 1 – Semi-final 1 at 13:00 and Semi-final 2 at 19:00

Sunday October 2– Final held across two sessions at 13:00 and 19:00

BRITISH OPEN LAST 64 DRAW IN FULL 

Jamie Jones v Elliot Slessor

Zhao Xintong or Bai Langning v Stuart Bingham or Lei Peifan

Ding Junhui v Hossein Vafaei or Joe Perry

Zhang Jiankang v Jak Jones

David Gilbert v Lyu Haotian

Mark Selby or Ricky Walden v Mark Joyce

Jordan Brown v Ng On Yee

Craig Steadman v Ben Mertens

Jack Lisowski or Dominic Dale v Mitchell Mann

John Higgins or Andy Hicks v Yuan Sijun

Luca Brecel or Graeme Dott v Anthony McGill or Wu Yize

David Grace v Xu Si

Dean Young v Judd Trump or Si Jiahui

Li Hang v Mark Allen or Stuart Carrington

Andy Lee v Yan Bingtao or Oliver Brown

Gerard Greene v Ryan Day

Lu Ning v Zhou Yuelong

Ben Woollaston v Mark Williams or Andres Petrov

Tian Pengfei v Jimmy Robertson

Robbie Williams v Lukas Kleckers

Anthony Hamilton v Jamie Clarke

Kyren Wilson or Mark Davis v Barry Hawkins or Duane Jones

Noppon Saengkham v Fraser Patrick

Chen Zifan v Ross Muir

John Astley v Chang Bingyu

Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Matthew Stevens

Xiao Guodong v Peter Lines

Ronnie O’Sullivan or Alexander Ursenbacher v Joe O’Connor

Dylan Emery v Cao Yupeng

Shaun Murphy or Gary Wilson v Zhang Anda

Zhao Jianbo v Ian Burns

Steven Hallworth v Hammad Miahg