2022 Championship League (ranking)

The 2022 Championship League was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 28 June to 29 July 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. The event featured 128 players and was played as three rounds of round-robin groups of four, before a best-of-five final. It was the 19th edition of the Championship League and the first ranking tournament of the 2022–23 snooker season. 
David Gilbert was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Allen 3–1 in the final of the previous ranking edition of the tournament. However, he was knocked out during the second group stage of this edition.
Luca Brecel won the tournament, defeating Lu Ning 3–1 to win his third ranking title and second Championship League title.
Tournament format.
The 2022 Championship League took place from 28 June to 29 July 2022 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.
128 players took part in the event. The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players. Two groups were played to a finish every day during four blocks, from 28 June to 1 July, from 4 to 7 July, from 11 to 14 July, and from 18 to 21 July using a two-table setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a round-robin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches in group play were played as best of four frames, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then head-to-head results between players who were tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest made in the group.
The 32 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players. The eight winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the two final groups, with the final taking place later on the same day. The winner took the Championship League title and a place at the 2022 Champion of Champions.
Prize fund.
The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.
Tournament draw.
Stage One.
Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players.
Group 1.
Group 1 was played on 4 July.
Group 2.
Group 2 was played on 19 July.
Group 3.
Group 3 was played on 7 July.
Group 4.
Group 4 was played on 29 June.
Group 5.
Group 5 was played on 11 July.
Group 6.
Group 6 was played on 30 June.
Group 7.
Group 7 was played on 19 July.
Group 8.
Group 8 was played on 21 July.
Group 9.
Group 9 was played on 6 July.
Group 10.
Group 10 was played on 1 July.
Group 11.
Group 11 was played on 18 July.
Group 12.
Group 12 was played on 21 July.
Group 13.
Group 13 was played on 28 June.
Group 14.
Group 14 was played on 18 July.
Group 15.
Group 15 was played on 5 July.
Group 16.
Group 16 was played on 20 July.
Group 17.
Group 17 was played on 14 July.
Group 18.
Group 18 was played on 13 July.
Group 19.
Group 19 was played on 20 July.
Group 20.
Group 20 was played on 13 July.
Group 21.
Group 21 was played on 12 July.
Group 22.
Group 22 was played on 12 July.
Group 23.
Group 23 was played on 7 July.
Group 24.
Group 24 was played on 28 June.
Group 25.
Group 25 was played on 14 July.
Group 26.
Group 26 was played on 30 June.
Group 27.
Group 27 was played on 4 July.
Group 28.
Group 28 was played on 11 July.
Group 29.
Group 29 was played on 1 July.
Group 30.
Group 30 was played on 6 July.
Group 31.
Group 31 was played on 29 June.
Group 32.
Group 32 was played on 5 July.
Stage Two.
Stage Two consisted of eight groups, each containing four players.
Group A.
Group A was played on 27 July.
Group B.
Group B was played on 28 July.
Group C.
Group C was played on 26 July.
Group D.
Group D was played on 27 July.
Group E.
Group E was played on 25 July.
Group F.
Group F was played on 25 July.
Group G.
Group G was played on 28 July.
Group H.
Group H was played on 26 July.
Stage Three.
Stage Three consisted of two groups, each containing four players.
Group 1.
Group 1 was played on 29 July.
Group 2.
Group 2 was played on 29 July.
Century breaks.
A total of 106 century breaks were made during the tournament.