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【Future】Three major events in the new season: the restructuring of the British Championship, the two veterans won wild cards, and the star card was renewed for ten years!

【Future】Three major events in the new season: the restructuring of the British Championship, the two veterans won wild cards, and the star card was renewed for ten years!

On April 46, 2022, WST's new CEO, Steve Dawson, succeeded Barry Hearn at a press conference during the annual World Championships to lay out the blueprint for next season. Dawson announced three major events – the British Championship will change the format from next season, Hendry and Dahdi receive wild cards, and star cards will continue to be the designated stage for the next decade.

【Future】Three major events in the new season: the restructuring of the British Championship, the two veterans won wild cards, and the star card was renewed for ten years!

Starting from the 2022/23 season, the format of the British Championships will usher in a reform, similar to the World Championships, where the top 16 seeded players in the world ranking directly enter the 32-man main tournament list. The remaining 112 professional players and 16 invited wild card players competed for another 16 regular tournament places in the qualifiers.

Cazoo, the UK's online used car sales platform, will continue to title the event. At the same time, the prize money of the British Championship will also be greatly increased, from £1,009,000 to £1,205,000, and the prize money for the championship will increase from £200,000 to £250,000.

Founded in 1977 and held to this day, the British Championship is one of the oldest events in Snooker. The first half of the 2022/23 season has been released and the British Championship will be held on 12-20 November at the Barbican Centre in York. At that time, Chinese player Zhao Xintong will enter the tournament as the defending champion.

【Future】Three major events in the new season: the restructuring of the British Championship, the two veterans won wild cards, and the star card was renewed for ten years!

Dawson announced that WST has decided to award Ken Dahadi and Stephen Hendry wild cards that can be used to compete for the next two seasons. Dawson hailed Hendry and Dahdy as great ambassadors of the snooker movement and made great contributions to the development of snooker around the world over the years. At present, the professional list for the 2022/23 season has begun to take shape, and 111 of the 130 professional places have been mastered, including 25 Chinese players.

WST has renewed its ten-year contract with the table sponsor, Star Brand Company, which will continue to serve as WST's official table sponsor for the next decade. Since 2007, WST has been working with Star brand for 15 years, and this ten-year long agreement will enable WST to continue to cooperate well with Star Brand.

WST speaks highly of star cards: star cards make the world's best snooker tables, and high-quality tables are an important part of the excellent conditions for WST events. Through today's high-quality matches, a steady stream of players who have broken the top 100, and even frequent 147 perfect scores, the players have also praised each other, which is enough to prove the excellent quality of the star card table.

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