On March 28, 2022, Beijing time, the fourth snooker Tour Championship will officially kick off, and the top eight players in a single season will compete for the championship of this blockbuster event and the prize money of 150,000 pounds. China's Zhao Xintong leads the race as the number one in the single season, in addition to O'Sullivan and Robertson, Trump, Bretchell and Mark Williams will also compete in this event. Although Allen and Higgins are currently in seventh and eighth place in a single season, their ability to compete depends on the final result of the Gibraltar Open.
Tour Tournament Overview and Introduction to Prize Distribution
From March 28 to April 3, 2022, Beijing time, the World Snooker Tour Championship will be contested for the championship. Only the top eight players in a single season will qualify for this tournament, which will start with the quarter-finals, and the eight players will decide the final champion through three rounds of competition. This year's competition will be held in Wales and will involve a total prize pool of £380,000. As long as you can qualify, you can take away 20,000 pounds. If you can reach the final four, you can get a prize of £40,000. If you can get the runner-up, you can get a prize of £60,000, and the champion can get a prize of £150,000. The highest score in a single shot will earn £10,000 in prize money, and each round will be played in a 10-win 19 innings.
Analysis of the qualification situation of the Tour Championship
In the single-season rankings, six players have been confirmed to have qualifications: Zhao Xintong, O'Sullivan, Robertson, Trump, Bretchell and Mark Williams. The eligibility of Mark Allen and Higgins will depend on the outcome of the Gibraltar Open. Allen is currently seventh with a single-season bonus of £157,000, while Higgins is eighth with a prize money of £144,500. Although Yan Bingtao's retirement has reduced the competition for tour championship qualification, Waffy, Hawkins, Wharton, Karen Wilson and Gilbert, Jimmy Robertson and even Fan Zhengyi all have the opportunity to theoretically compete for the top eight of the season. Objectively speaking, Higgins is in the most dangerous situation at the moment, because there are indeed too many players who are not far behind him.
There are many things to see in this tour tournament
Since the Tour Championship was first held in 2019, there have been three titles so far, but no one has been able to win two titles. So whoever wins this race in the end will set a new all-time record in this event. O'Sullivan, Maguire and Robertson have been the winners of the previous three tournaments, and the title that Maguire won is arguably the most legendary existence. It is worth mentioning that if the top eight players in the current single season participate, then this will be the first time that eight players have won the championship in the season, which will also be the real strongest championship battle. If Zhao Xintong can win the championship, then he will create the fastest player to win the top three titles in the ranking competition and create a new historical record. And if a player who has won the championship before wins the championship, then this is also a new historical record. And the final outcome of this game is likely to determine the direction of the best player of the season. So it's important for everyone, of course, Robertson, Zhao Xintong and Trump are the most promising players to win the best performance of the season, but the exact outcome depends on the outcome of the game.