On May 1, 2022, the semi-final competition for the Snooker World Championship came to an end, with the release of the final list, in the qualification competition for the high-level invitational championship, no matter how the final is won or lost, there will be no new finalists, so the competition for the qualification for the championship this season will also come to an end, and 10 seats will be finalized, two young players in China will be successfully shortlisted, 75 Three Jie is missing Uncle Ma, and the three giants are missing Masters. Next season is not counting the World Championships after the World Championships, including one pending event, there are still 6 competitions to compete for, and Chinese players Ding Junhui and Yan Bingtao have not been shortlisted for the time being.
Based on the finished matches, the 10 shortlisted players are: Judd Trump, Zhao Xintong, Neil Robertson, Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins, Fan Zhengyi, Luka Brecher, Joe Perry, Robert Milkins and Hussein Wafi. Among them, Trump is the defending champion of the crown and the champion of the Turkish Masters, Zhao Xintong is the double champion of the British Championship and the German Masters, Robertson occupies the place in three competitions including the Masters, O'Sullivan is shortlisted with the World Grand Prix championship, and is the champion or runner-up of this World Championship, Higgins is shortlisted through the invitational version of the Champions League Finals, and the mainland post-00s young general Fan Zhengyi is shortlisted through the European Masters Championship.
In addition, Brechel and Perry were both qualified through the home series, and Milkins and Wafi won their first career rankings at the Gibraltar Open and single-time limited time respectively, thus qualifying for the crown. It is worth noting that 4 of the 10 players are shortlisted for the tournament for the first time, they are Zhao Xintong, Fan Zhengyi, Milkins and Wafi, who will make their debuts in this high-profile invitational tournament.
According to the schedule, after the end of the World Championships, a seat will be determined at the World Championships. Before the start of the champions league next season, there are also ranking champions leagues, European masters, six red ball world championships, British Open, Northern Ireland Open and a pending event to compete, williams, Selby, including Ding Junhui, Yan Bingtao and other well-known players who have not yet been shortlisted, need to have a good performance in these competitions to qualify in advance. It is reported that the prize money of the champion of the crown is 150,000 pounds, and the Chinese players have never touched the championship of the event.