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]
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The 2023WSTClassic was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 16 to 22 March 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. It...
considering retirement. Pang Junxu, runner-up at the previous month's 2023WSTClassic, lost the first four frames against Doherty, but won the match 10–6...
eight players on the one-year ranking list as it stood following the 2023WSTClassic. Broadcast by ITV Sport domestically and sponsored by sports betting...
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900th on 17 March 2023 in his first round match at the WSTClassic against David Lilley. His 950th century was compiled at the 2023 UK Championship in...
Trump – 'It feels amazing'". Eurosport. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023. "Mark Selby wins WSTClassic snooker title in front of delighted Leicester...
Masters. Further success came at the 2023 Snooker Shoot Out where he reached the last 64. At the 2023WSTClassic Pinhey secured the biggest win of his...
Selby also won the inaugural 2023WSTClassic tournament, beating Pang Junxu 6–2 in the final. In the next event, the 2023 Tour Championship, he made it...
March 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024. "2023WSTClassic". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2024. "2023 Tour...
2017–2019, 2020–present Highest ranking 76 (August 2021) Current ranking 77 (as of 8 April 2024) Best ranking finish Quarter-finals (2023WSTClassic)...
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number 36. Milkins began the 2012–13 season by qualifying for the Wuxi Classic by beating Liu Chuang and Ryan Day. Once at the venue in China he came...
Songsermsawad, before losing to the eventual champion Mark Selby. In the inaurgural WST Pro Series, Lyu Haotian qualified for the second stage, winning his first...
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Global Information
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (147)
Mark Selby (ENG)
Pang Junxu (CHN)