The 2022 English Open was the last snooker ranking event of 2022. It was played in Brentwood, Essex, from 12 to 18 December 2022. Although Essex has been a hotbed for snooker for decades, this was actually the first ranking event ever played in the area.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion and made a good job of it, reaching the semi-finals, where he lost to the eventual Champion.
Mark Selby won the event, beating Luca Brecel by 9-6 in the Final.
This was a very important win for Mark whose last …

The 2022 Scottish Open was played in Edinburgh from 28 November to 4 December 2022. Luca Brecel was the defending Champion. The event was won by Gary Wilson who beat Joe O’Connor by 9-2 in the final. It was Gary’s first ranking title and Joe’s first appearance in a ranking final.
All Grove players reached at least the last 32 round. Ding and Ali Carter lost at that stage.
Mark Selby, Judd Trump, and Neil Robertson reached the quarter-finals: Judd lost to Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the deciding frame on a respotted black! …