2022 Turkish Masters
turkish master officially nirvana turkish master professional snooker tournament took place march nirvana cosmopolitan hotel antalya turkey th ranking event – snooker season inaugural staging turkish master first time professional snooker event staged turkey tournament originally scheduled take place september october world snooker tour postponed march due covid pandemic turkey wildfire qualification match played february morningside arena leicester england tournament broadcast turkish radio television corporation domestically turkey eurosport europe judd trump event defeating matthew selt – final capture rd ranking title first ranking tournament season made maximum break sixth career highest tournament th frame final event first edition turkish master first time snooker world ranking event played turkey took place march nirvana cosmopolitan hotel antalya organised world snooker tour th ranking event – snooker season following welsh open preceding gibraltar open originally scheduled take place september october postponed march due covid pandemic turkey wildfire postponement also affected qualifying round held february morningside arena leicester tournament broadcast turkish radio television corporation turkey eurosport europe event also shown liaoning tv superstar online kuaishou migu youku huyacom china premier sport network philippine tv hong kong true sport thailand sport cast taiwan astro supersports malaysia territory event available matchroom sport world number two ronnie osullivan declined enter tournament offered additional financial incentive wpbsa chairman jason ferguson stated although disappointed osullivans decision governing body maintain level playing field would offer player extra money appear tournament world number four neil robertson reigning world champion mark selby withdrew personal reason meant three top four player world ranking participate total prize fund £ winner receiving £ breakdown prize money event shown robert milkins arrived intoxicated tournament opening ceremony held nirvana cosmopolitan hotel march drinking heavily celebrate birthday verbal altercation player hotel guest attempted punch wpbsa chairman jason ferguson fell cut chin toilet taken hospital fellow professional jimmy robertson stomach pumped although milkins apologised event organiser hotel management behaviour stated narrowly avoided removed tournament world snooker tour referred milkins sport governing body incident disciplinary hearing milkins accepted brought sport disrepute behaviour breached player contract world snooker ltd fined £ ordered pay additional £ cost hearing milkins later disclosed received counseling incident footballer tony adams’ mental health charity sporting chance credited counselling helping turn career around milkins subsequently first two ranking title gibraltar open welsh open round john higgins made two century break including final frame defeat ebsa european snooker championship winner dylan emery – emery playing amateur already gained place world snooker tour – snooker season higgins predicted emery would well tour said still raw si jiahui another amateur player defeated world number anthony mcgill – oliver line trailed point deciding frame xiao guodong match clearance shaun murphy yet reach ranking semifinal season whitewhashed lyu haotian minute making break ding junhui slipped nd world ranking fell – behind milkins took four consecutive frame break win – world number three judd trump defeated chris wakelin – jak jones took – lead th seed mark allen even though allen drew level jones made break deciding frame record one biggest win career round matthew selt defeated zhao xintong – winning first three frame colour later making break higgins whitewashed michael holt – making break si reached last defeating tom ford – ding opening frame kyren wilson wilson three row take – lead interval ding produced run point without reply including break scrappy eighth frame pink defeat wilson – trump made break first frame liang liang four row lead – chance win match sixth seventh frame missed crucial pot allowing trump take match decider ali carter lost first three frame matthew stevens came back win clearance decider round graeme dott defeated higgins deciding frame ding also defeated si decider making break reach first ranking quarterfinal since german master selt defeated thepchaiya unnooh – making break trump came back – behind beat zhou yuelong – zhou chance win match eighth frame trump colour snookering zhou yellow decider zhou missed difficult pot red centre pocket oliver line defeated yan bingtao minute deciding frame reach first ranking quarterfinal career carter whitewashed sam craigie – including break murphy made break defeat jones – reach second ranking quarterfinal season quarterfinal saw trump defeat carter – player complained playing condition table fixed wooden board car jack midsession interval afterwards trump commented recent performance “probably worst played year match murphy line went deciding frame murphy reach first semifinal since world snooker championship ding defeated dott – making break reach first ranking semifinal since uk championship selt defeated gould – semifinal selt took – lead ding winning third frame respotted black ding responded break reduce selts lead one selt led point sixth frame missed key red allowing ding level score clearance ding seventh frame selt overcut pot green although selt eighth ninth frame break move – ahead ding made break th frame force decider making match th tournament go deciding frame selt missed black spot decider left ding snookered frame reach second ranking final semifinal trump opening frame murphy break murphy responded break lead – murphy chance make winning clearance fourth missed pot final red along top cushion allowing trump level – midsession interval trump four consecutive frame capitalising missed shot murphy win match – reach th ranking final trump took – lead selt afternoon session final first frame evening session trump gave away foul point trying escape series snooker frame clearance player scored combined point frame three short alltime professional record set peter line dominic dale ninth th frame trump scored point without reply including th frame sixth maximum break career th maximum made professional snooker final selt th frame trump next two break clinch – victory capturing first ranking title season rd career trump said afterward hoped performance final would foster greater turkish interest sport inspire child take snooker win ensured qualified tour championship limited top eight player season money list trump th list welsh open reaching final tournament winning turkish master moved fourth place draw event shown player bold denote match winner qualification tournament took place february morningside arena leicester england four player withdrew tournament qualifying round completed robbie williams noppon saengkham mark selby neil robertson replaced dylan emery mark lloyd haydon pinhey simon blackwell respectively originally match involving top four seed two local turkish player ismail türker ene bakırcı held played main venue robertson selbys match still held contested replacement total century break made main venue stage total century break made qualification