European Masters Snooker 2022: dates, schedule, tournament format, prize money and how to watch on TV in UK

The European Masters 2022 gets underway in Milton Keynes this week.

The event was originally due to be held in Furth, Germany, but was relocated due to increasing rates of Covid-19 in Bavaria.

As such, defending champion Mark Selby will be bidding to retain his crown on home soil, but will have to come through a held over qualifying match against Matthew Selt to secure his place in the full draw.

Household names Judd Trump, Ronnie O’Sullivan, and Neil Robertson will also feature in held over matches, while John Higgins and Kyren Wilson have already qualified and will face Jamie Clarke and Jamie Jones respectively.

Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s tournament...

How can I watch the European Masters 2022?

Full coverage of the European Masters 2022 will be shown live on Eurosport.

Viewers can also stream all of the action via the Eurosport Player.

What are the dates for the European Masters 2022?

The full schedule of the tournament is as follows:

• February 21st - Held over qualifiers featuring top four seeds and Last 64
• February 22nd - Last 64
• February 23rd - Last 32
• February 24th - Last 16
• February 25th - Quarter-finals
• February 26th - Semi-finals
• February 27th - Final

What is the format of the European Masters 2022?

The European Masters will be contested as a knockout competition, with matches played as a best of nine frames in each round up to and including the quarter-finals.

The semi-finals will be played over 11 frames, with the final taking place over 17 frames.

What is the draw for the European Masters 2022?

The draw for the European Masters, as things stand, is as follows:

HELD OVER

• Mark Selby v Matthew Selt
• Neil Robertson v Lei Peifan
• Ronnie O’Sullivan v Nigel Bond
• Judd Trump v Michael Judge

ROUND TWO

Quarter One

• Winner of Match 1 v Jordan Brown
• Xiao Guodong v Andy Hicks
• Zhou Yuelong v Gao Yang
• Graeme Dott v Mark Davis
• Luca Brecel v Gary Wilson
• Jackson Page v Sunny Akani
• Jamie O’Neill v Ryan Day
• Soheil Vahedi v Ashley Carty

Quarter Two

• Kyren Wilson v Jamie Jones
• Aaron Hill v Fan Zhengyi
• Yan Bingtao v Li Hang
• Joe Perry v Cao Yupeng
• Liam Highfield v David Gilbert
• Anthony Hamilton v Barry Hawkins
• Xu Si v Pang Junxu
• Alfie Burden v Winner of Match 2

Quarter Three

• Winner of Match 3 v Zhang Anda
• Wu Yize v Fergal O’Brien
• Jack Lisowski v Ashley Hugill
• Ali Carter v Sean Maddocks
• Louis Heathcote v Martin Gould
• Zhang Jiankang v Fraser Patrick
• Ian Burns v Tom Ford
• Jamie Clarke v John Higgins

Quarter Four

• Shaun Murphy v Noppon Saengkham
• Liang Wenbo v Duane Jones
• Yuan SiJun v Stuart Carrington
• Ricky Walden v Matthew Stevens
• Mitchell Mann v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Hossein Vafaei v Anthony McGill
• Andrew Higginson v Kurt Maflin
• Jak Jones v Winner of Match 4

What is the schedule for the European Masters 2022?

The current schedule for the European Masters 2022 is as follows:

Monday, February 21stMorning session (10am GMT)

• Xiao Guodong v Andy Hicks
• Zhou Yuelong v Gao Yang
• Kyren Wilson v Jamie Jones
• Aaron Hill v Fan Zhengy
• Yan Bingtao v Li Hang
• Joe Perry v Cao Yupeng

Afternoon session (2.30pm GMT)

• Mark Selby v Matthew Selt
• Judd Trump v Michael Judge
• Graeme Dott v Mark Davis
• Luca Brecel v Gary Wilson
• Jackson Page v Sunny Akani
• Jamie O’Neill v Ryan Day

Evening session (7pm GMT)

• Neil Robertson v Lei Peifan
• Ronnie O’Sullivan v Nigel Bond
• Soheil Vahedi v Ashley Carty
• Liam Highfield v David Gilbert
• Anthony Hamilton v Barry Hawkins
• Jack Lisowski v Ashley Hugill

Tuesday, February 22ndMorning session (10am GMT)

• Xu Si v Pang Junxu
• Wu Yize v Fergal O’Brien
• Zhang Jiankang v Fraser Patrick
• Jamie Clarke v John Higgins
• Liang Wenbo v Duane Jones
• Yuan SiJun v Stuart Carrington

Afternoon session (2.30 GMT)

• Winner of Match 1 v Jordan Brown
• Winner of Match 3 v Zhang Anda
• Ali Carter v Sean Maddocks
• Louis Heathcote v Martin Gould
• Ian Burns v Tom Ford
• Ricky Walden v Matthew Stevens

Evening session (7pm GMT)

• Alfie Burden v Winner of Match 2
• Shaun Murphy v Noppon Saengkham
• Mitchell Mann v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
• Hossein Vafaei v Anthony McGill
• Andrew Higginson v Kurt Maflin
• Jak Jones v Winner of Match 4

What prize money is on offer?

The individual prize monies on offer at the European Master is as follows:

• Winner: £80,000
• Runner-up: £35,000
• Semi-final: £17,500
• Quarter-final: £11,000
• Last 16: £6,000
• Last 32: £4,000
• Last 64: £3,000
• Highest break: £5,000
• Total: £407,000

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