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The Masters 2022 kicks off this Sunday with a bumper first round of action between the top 16 players in world snooker.<\/p>\n
Reigning champion Yan Bingtao opens up the tournament with a clash against Mark Williams this Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
He faces serious competition from the usual array of fearsome contenders behind him, however.<\/p>\n
World No.1 Mark Selby starts his tournament with a clash against Stephen Maguire, while Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan is up against Jack Lisowski.<\/p>\n
Judd Trump \u2013 who has stuttered at the start of 2022 with a poor showing in the Championship League \u2013 takes on Mark Allen.<\/p>\n
There really are no easy matches in this tournament, and fans will be desperate to soak up as much action as they can with the Masters being shown exclusively live on BBC TV and online platforms.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve rounded up all the matches, dates, times and TV coverage details you need to enjoy the tournament to come.<\/p>\n
RadioTimes.com<\/a> brings you the full Masters snooker 2022 schedule.<\/p> All UK time.<\/em><\/p>\n Afternoon session<\/strong> Yan Bingtao (Chn) v Mark Williams (Wal)<\/p>\n Evening session<\/strong> Neil Robertson (Aus) v Anthony McGill (Sco)<\/p>\n Afternoon session<\/strong> John Higgins (Sco) v Zhao Xintong (Chn)<\/p>\n Evening session<\/strong> Shaun Murphy (Eng) v Barry Hawkins (Eng)<\/p>\n Afternoon session<\/strong> Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan (Eng) v Jack Lisowski (Eng)<\/p>\n Evening session<\/strong> Mark Selby (Eng) v Stephen Maguire (Sco)<\/p>\n Afternoon session<\/strong> Judd Trump (Eng) v Mark Allen (NI)<\/p>\n Evening session<\/strong> Kyren Wilson (Eng) v Stuart Bingham (Eng)<\/p>\n Afternoon session<\/strong> Yan Bingtao (Chn) or Mark Williams (Wal) v John Higgins (Sco) or Zhao Xintong (Chn)<\/p>\n Evening session<\/strong> Neil Robertson (Aus) or Anthony McGill (Sco) v Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan (Eng) or Jack Lisowski (Eng)<\/p>\n Afternoon session<\/strong> Judd Trump (Eng) or Mark Allen (NI) v Kyren Wilson (Eng) or Stuart Bingham (Eng)<\/p>\n Evening session<\/strong> Shaun Murphy (Eng) or Barry Hawkins (Eng) v Mark Selby (Eng) or Stephen Maguire (Sco)<\/p>\n Afternoon session<\/strong> TBC v TBC<\/p>\n Evening session<\/strong> TBC v TBC<\/p>\n Afternoon\/evening session<\/strong> TBC v TBC<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a> or visit our Sport<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Michael Potts Published: Friday, 07 January 2022 at 12:00 am The Masters 2022 kicks off this Sunday with a bumper first round of action between the top 16 players in world snooker. Reigning champion Yan Bingtao opens up the tournament with a clash against Mark Williams this Sunday afternoon. He faces serious competition from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":9683,"template":"","categories":[7,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/masters-snooker-2022-schedule-order-of-play-sunday-9th-january.jpg",1024,683,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/masters-snooker-2022-schedule-order-of-play-sunday-9th-january-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/masters-snooker-2022-schedule-order-of-play-sunday-9th-january-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/masters-snooker-2022-schedule-order-of-play-sunday-9th-january-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/masters-snooker-2022-schedule-order-of-play-sunday-9th-january.jpg",800,534,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/masters-snooker-2022-schedule-order-of-play-sunday-9th-january.jpg",1024,683,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/01\/masters-snooker-2022-schedule-order-of-play-sunday-9th-january.jpg",1024,683,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Michael Potts Published: Friday, 07 January 2022 at 12:00 am The Masters 2022 kicks off this Sunday with a bumper first round of action between the top 16 players in world snooker. Reigning champion Yan Bingtao opens up the tournament with a clash against Mark Williams this Sunday afternoon. He faces serious competition from…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/9682"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Masters snooker 2022 schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n
First round<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Sunday 9th January<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Monday 10th January<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Tuesday 11th January<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Wednesday 12th January<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Quarter-finals<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Thursday 13th January<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Friday 14th January<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Semi-finals<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Saturday 15th January<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Final<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Sunday 16th January<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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