2023 WST Classic

2023 WST Classic
Tournament information
Dates	16–22 March 2023
Venue	Morningside Arena
City	Leicester
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker Tour
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£427,000
Winner's share	£80,000
Highest break	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (147)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up	Pang Junxu (CHN)
Score	6–2
	← 1992

The 2023 WST Classic was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 16 to 22 March 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.^[1] It was the 13th ranking event of the 2022–23 season and the inaugural staging of the WST Classic, which the World Snooker Tour added to the calendar midway through the season to replace the cancelled 2023 Turkish Masters.^[2]^[3] The last qualifying event before the 2023 Tour Championship,^[4] the tournament was streamed on Matchroom.live in all territories apart from China, Hong Kong, and Thailand, where it was carried by local broadcasters.^[4] The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.^[5]

Pang Junxu reached the first ranking final of his career, where he faced Mark Selby. Competing in his home city, Selby defeated Pang 6–2 to win his 22nd ranking title.

There were 88 century breaks made during the event. Judd Trump made his 900th century break in professional competition during his first-round match against David Lilley, becoming the third player—after Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins—to reach that milestone.^[6] Thepchaiya Un-Nooh made the highest break of the tournament, a maximum break in the fifth frame of his last-64 match against Xu Si. This was Un-Nooh's fourth competitive maximum break.^[7]

Format

The tournament featured 128 players. The top 64 players in the snooker world rankings after the Players Championship were seeded in the draw, with the remaining 64 players drawn at random against them.^[5] Matches were played as the best of seven frames up to and including the quarter-finals. The semi-finals were played over the best of nine frames. The final was played over the best of 11 frames. The last three rounds were all played on the final day.^[5]

Prize fund

The event featured a prize fund of £427,000, with the winner receiving £80,000. The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:^[8]

Winner: £80,000
Runner-up: £35,000
Semi-final: £17,500
Quarter-final: £11,000
Last 16: £7,500
Last 32: £4,500
Last 64: £3,000
Highest break: £5,000
Total: £427,000

Tournament draw

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (1)	4

Mohamed Ibrahim (EGY)	2
		Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)^[a]	w/d

		David Grace (64)	w/o
David Grace (ENG) (64)	4

Ryan Thomerson (AUS)	1
				David Grace (64)	4

				Jamie Jones (33)	2
Sam Craigie (ENG) (32)	2

Hammad Miah (ENG)	4
		Hammad Miah	3

		Jamie Jones (33)	4
Jamie Jones (WAL) (33)	4

Rory McLeod (JAM)	2
						David Grace (64)	1

						Gary Wilson (16)	4
Gary Wilson (ENG) (16)	4

Lei Peifan (CHN)	0
		Gary Wilson (16)	4

		Yuan Sijun (49)	3
Yuan Sijun (CHN) (49)	4

Andy Lee (HKG)	0
				Gary Wilson (16)	4

				Cao Yupeng (48)	3
Ryan Day (WAL) (17)	1

Steven Hallworth (ENG)	4
		Steven Hallworth	2

		Cao Yupeng (48)	4
Cao Yupeng (CHN) (48)	4

Craig Steadman (ENG)	3

Section 2

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Jordan Brown (NIR) (41)	1

Allan Taylor (ENG)	4
		Allan Taylor	0

		Lukas Kleckers	4
Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (24)	3

Lukas Kleckers (GER)	4
				Lukas Kleckers	4

				Haydon Pinhey	2
Elliot Slessor (ENG) (56)	4

Himanshu Jain (IND)	0
		Elliot Slessor (56)	1

		Haydon Pinhey	4
Luca Brecel (BEL) (9)	2

Haydon Pinhey (ENG)	4
						Lukas Kleckers	4

						Jackson Page (57)	0
Liam Highfield (ENG) (40)	4

Marco Fu (HKG)	1
		Liam Highfield (40)	2

		Zhou Yuelong (25)	4
Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (25)	4

Julien Leclercq (BEL)	3
				Zhou Yuelong (25)	2

				Jackson Page (57)	4
Jackson Page (WAL) (57)	4

Anton Kazakov (UKR)	3
		Jackson Page (57)	4

		Mark Williams (8)	3
Mark Williams (WAL) (8)	4

Sean O'Sullivan (ENG)	3

Section 3

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Judd Trump (ENG) (5)	4

David Lilley (ENG)	1
		Judd Trump (5)	4

		Wu Yize (60)	1
Wu Yize (CHN) (60)	4

Ashley Hugill (ENG)	1
				Judd Trump (5)	2

				Jimmy White	4
Joe Perry (ENG) (28)	4

Duane Jones (WAL)	0
		Joe Perry (28)	3

		Jimmy White	4
Graeme Dott (SCO) (37)	2

Jimmy White (ENG)	4
						Jimmy White	1

						Pang Junxu (44)	4
Jack Lisowski (ENG) (12)	4

Louis Heathcote (ENG)	3
		Jack Lisowski (12)	2

		Si Jiahui	4
Dominic Dale (WAL) (53)	2

Si Jiahui (CHN)	4
				Si Jiahui	0

				Pang Junxu (44)	4
Ricky Walden (ENG) (21)	1

Ben Mertens (BEL)	4
		Ben Mertens	0

		Pang Junxu (44)	4
Pang Junxu (CHN) (44)	4

Jenson Kendrick (ENG)	2

Section 4

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Ben Woollaston (ENG) (45)	4

Dylan Emery (WAL)	2
		Ben Woollaston (45)	1

		Hossein Vafaei (20)	4
Hossein Vafaei (IRN) (20)	4

John Astley (ENG)	2
				Hossein Vafaei (20)	2

				Scott Donaldson (52)	4
Scott Donaldson (SCO) (52)	4

Zak Surety (ENG)	2
		Scott Donaldson (52)	4

		Barry Hawkins (13)	0
Barry Hawkins (ENG) (13)	4

Barry Pinches (ENG)	0
						Scott Donaldson (52)	1

						Oliver Lines (61)	4
Lyu Haotian (CHN) (36)	4

Michael Judge (IRL)	1
		Lyu Haotian (36)	4

		Joe O'Connor (29)	1
Joe O'Connor (ENG) (29)	4

Jamie O'Neill (ENG)	1
				Lyu Haotian (36)	3

				Oliver Lines (61)	4
Oliver Lines (ENG) (61)	4

Mitchell Mann (ENG)	0
		Oliver Lines (61)	4

		Neil Robertson (4)	3
Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)	4

Luke Simmonds (ENG)	2

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Mark Allen (NIR) (3)	4

Peter Lines (ENG)	0
		Mark Allen (3)	4

		Mark Davis (62)	3
Mark Davis (ENG) (62)	4

Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	2
				Mark Allen (3)	1

				Noppon Saengkham (30)	4
Noppon Saengkham (THA) (30)	4

Ian Burns (ENG)	3
		Noppon Saengkham (30)	4

		Fan Zhengyi (35)	3
Fan Zhengyi (CHN) (35)	4

Andres Petrov (EST)	0
						Noppon Saengkham (30)	2

						Stuart Bingham (14)	4
Stuart Bingham (ENG) (14)	4

Ng On-yee (HKG)	0
		Stuart Bingham (14)	4

		Matthew Stevens (51)	2
Matthew Stevens (WAL) (51)	4

Victor Sarkis (BRA)	1
				Stuart Bingham (14)	4

				Martin Gould (46)	1
Anthony McGill (SCO) (19)	4

Peng Yisong (CHN)	0
		Anthony McGill (19)	1

		Martin Gould (46)	4
Martin Gould (ENG) (46)	4

Andrew Higginson (ENG)	2

Section 6

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (43)	4

Asjad Iqbal (PAK)	2
		Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (43)	2

		Xu Si	4
Ding Junhui (CHN) (22)	3

Xu Si (CHN)	4
				Xu Si	2

				Ali Carter (11)	4
Mark King (ENG) (54)^[b]	w/d

Muhammad Asif (PAK)	w/o
		Muhammad Asif	0

		Ali Carter (11)	4
Ali Carter (ENG) (11)	4

Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)	1
						Ali Carter (11)	4

						James Cahill	3
Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (38)	4

Farakh Ajaib (PAK)	3
		Anthony Hamilton (38)	4

		Matthew Selt (27)	3
Matthew Selt (ENG) (27)	4

Michael Holt (ENG)	3
				Anthony Hamilton (38)	2

				James Cahill	4
Andy Hicks (ENG) (59)	1

James Cahill (ENG)	4
		James Cahill	4

		Shaun Murphy (6)	3
Shaun Murphy (ENG) (6)	4

Oliver Brown (ENG)	0

Section 7

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Kyren Wilson (ENG) (7)	4

Dean Young (SCO)	1
		Kyren Wilson (7)	4

		Stuart Carrington (58)	0
Stuart Carrington (ENG) (58)	4

Adam Duffy (ENG)	1
				Kyren Wilson (7)	4

				Tian Pengfei (39)	0
Chris Wakelin (ENG) (26)	4

Reanne Evans (ENG)	1
		Chris Wakelin (26)	3

		Tian Pengfei (39)	4
Tian Pengfei (CHN) (39)	4

Alfie Burden (ENG)	3
						Kyren Wilson (7)	2

						John Higgins (10)	4
John Higgins (SCO) (10)	4

Michael White (WAL)	3
		John Higgins (10)	4

		Mark Joyce (55)	1
Mark Joyce (ENG) (55)	4

Gerard Greene (NIR)	1
				John Higgins (10)	4

				Jamie Clarke (42)	0
Tom Ford (ENG) (23)	3

Andrew Pagett (WAL)	4
		Andrew Pagett	2

		Jamie Clarke (42)	4
Jamie Clarke (WAL) (42)	4

Rebecca Kenna (ENG)	0

Section 8

Last 128 Best of 7 frames		Last 64 Best of 7 frames		Last 32 Best of 7 frames		Last 16 Best of 7 frames



Jak Jones (WAL) (47)	4

Sanderson Lam (ENG)	1
		Jak Jones (47)	2

		David Gilbert (18)	4
David Gilbert (ENG) (18)	4

Ian Martin (ENG)	0
				David Gilbert (18)	2

				Robbie Williams (50)	4
Robbie Williams (ENG) (50)	4

Aaron Hill (IRL)	1
		Robbie Williams (50)	4

		Robert Milkins (15)	2
Robert Milkins (ENG) (15)	4

Mink Nutcharut (THA)	2
						Robbie Williams (50)	3

						Mark Selby (2)	4
Stephen Maguire (SCO) (34)	4

Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)	3
		Stephen Maguire (34)	1

		Daniel Wells	4
Xiao Guodong (CHN) (31)	3

Daniel Wells (WAL)	4
				Daniel Wells	1

				Mark Selby (2)	4
Zhang Anda (CHN) (63)	4

Peter Devlin (ENG)	3
		Zhang Anda (63)	3

		Mark Selby (2)	4
Mark Selby (ENG) (2)	4

Robbie McGuigan (NIR)	1

Finals

Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames		Semi-finals Best of 9 frames		Final Best of 11 frames



Gary Wilson (16)	4

Lukas Kleckers	1
		Gary Wilson (16)	4

		Pang Junxu (44)	5
Pang Junxu (44)	4

Oliver Lines (61)	3
				Pang Junxu (44)	2

				Mark Selby (2)	6
Stuart Bingham (14)	2

Ali Carter (11)	4
		Ali Carter (11)	0

		Mark Selby (2)	5
John Higgins (10)	2

Mark Selby (2)	4

Final

Final: Best of 11 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer Morningside Arena, Leicester, England, 22 March 2023
Pang Junxu (44) China	2–6	Mark Selby (2) England
Frame scores: 0–104 (104), 0–138 (138), 79–18, 27–87, 0–120 (120), 64–16, 33–81, 0–83
75	Highest break	138
0	Century breaks	3

Century breaks

A total of 88 century breaks were made during the event.^[12]

147, 115 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
143, 140 – Shaun Murphy
141, 123 – Daniel Wells
140 – Mark Joyce
139 – Pang Junxu
138, 138, 120, 105, 104 – Mark Selby
138, 130, 104 – Xu Si
137, 104 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
137 – Stephen Maguire
136, 135, 126, 126, 121, 102 – John Higgins
136 – Andrew Higginson
135, 135, 121, 107, 103 – Gary Wilson
135, 104, 103 – Hossein Vafaei
135 – Anthony McGill
133 – Ding Junhui
132 – Jimmy White
131, 113 – Judd Trump
131 – Jamie Jones
131 – Andrew Pagett
130 – Graeme Dott
129, 112 – Barry Hawkins
129, 106, 101 – Ali Carter
129, 101 – Jack Lisowski
128, 102, 102 – Zhou Yuelong
128 – John J. Astley
127 – Tom Ford
126 – Noppon Saengkham
123 – Si Jiahui
122 – Xiao Guodong
120, 118, 117 – Lyu Haotian
120 – David Grace
115, 113 – Haydon Pinhey
115, 103 – Chris Wakelin
113, 100 – David Gilbert
110 – Jackson Page
109, 100 – Stuart Bingham
109 – Lukas Kleckers
109 – Matthew Selt
107 – Anton Kazakov
107 – Ben Mertens
105, 101 – Kyren Wilson
105 – Jenson Kendrick
104, 103 – Jamie Clarke
104 – Anthony Hamilton
103, 100 – Neil Robertson
102 – Mark Davis
101 – James Cahill
101 – Dechawat Poomjaeng
100 – Fan Zhengyi
100 – Liam Highfield
100 – Yuan Sijun

Notes

^ O'Sullivan withdrew because of an elbow injury.^[9]^[10]
^ King was suspended by the World Snooker Tour before his match.^[11]

References

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[11] O'Sullivan withdrew because of an elbow injury.^[9]^[10]

[13] King was suspended by the World Snooker Tour before his match.^[11]

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[2] "2023 Turkish Masters". World Snooker. 2023-01-23. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

[3] "New WST Classic Added To Snooker Calendar". World Snooker. 2023-01-28. Archived from the original on January 27, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-02.

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[6] "Trump Reaches 900 Landmark". World Snooker. 2023-03-17. Archived from the original on March 17, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-18.

[7] Ivan (2023-03-20). "Un-Nooh Makes 147 At WST Classic". World Snooker. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-20.

[8] "One More Lap in Race to Hull". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-03.

[9] "O'Sullivan Pulls Out Of WST Classic". World Snooker. 2023-03-19. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-19.

[10] ttps://twitter.com/ronnieo147/status/1637449208826404864

[12] "WPBSA Statement: Mark King". World Snooker. 18 March 2023. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[14] "Centuries – WST Classic 2023". livescores.worldsnookerdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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