This article is about the snooker tournament. For the golf tournament, see 2023 Open Championship.
2023 Cazoo British Open
Tournament information
Dates
25 September – 1 October 2023 (2023-09-25 – 2023-10-01)
Venue
The Centaur
City
Cheltenham
Country
England
Organisation
World Snooker Tour
Format
Ranking event
Total prize fund
£478,000
Winner's share
£100,000
Highest break
Xiao Guodong (CHN) (140)
Final
Champion
Mark Williams (WAL)
Runner-up
Mark Selby (ENG)
Score
10–7
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Snooker tournament
The 2023 British Open (officially the 2023 Cazoo British Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 25 September to 1 October 2023 at the Centaur in Cheltenham, England.[1] Qualifying took place from 14 to 19 August at the Morningside Arena in Leicester. The third ranking tournament of the 2023–24 snooker season, it followed the 2023 European Masters and preceded the 2023 English Open. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by car retailer Cazoo,[2] it was broadcast domestically in the UK by ITV Sport, in Europe by Eurosport, and internationally by other broadcasters. The winner received £100,000 from a total prize fund of £478,000.
The defending champion was Ryan Day, who defeated Mark Allen 10–7 in the 2022 final,[3] but he lost 2–4 to Ali Carter in the last 32.[4] Mark Williams defeated Mark Selby 10–7 in the final to win his third British Open title and his 25th ranking title.[5][6] Aged 48 years and 194 days, he became the second-oldest player to win a ranking event, behind Ray Reardon, who won the 1982 Professional Players Tournament aged 50 years and 14 days.[7][6]
The event's main stage produced 51 century breaks and the qualifying round produced 11 centuries. Xiao Guodong made the tournament's highest break, a 140 in his quarter-final match against Tom Ford.
^"Cazoo British Open". World Snooker Tour. 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^"Cazoo British Open". snooker.org. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^"Welshman Day beats Allen to win British Open". BBC Sport. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^"Ronnie O'Sullivan to remain world No. 1 as Ryan Day's British Open snooker title defence ends in defeat". Eurosport. 28 September 2023.
^"Mark Williams beats Mark Selby 10-7 to win title for a third time". BBC Sport. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^ ab"Wonderful Williams claims gold in Cheltenham". World Snooker Tour. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^"Mark Williams joins Ray Reardon in snooker golden list as Mark Selby salutes British Open winner – 'He's amazing'". Eurosport. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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Xiao Guodong (CHN) (140)
Mark Williams (WAL)
Mark Selby (ENG)