The 2022 Scottish Open (officially the 2022 BetVictor Scottish Open) was a professional
snooker tournament that took place from 28 November to 4 December 2022 at
Meadowbank Sports Centre in
Edinburgh, Scotland,[1] the first time since the
2003 event that the tournament was staged in that city.[2] It was the sixth
ranking event of the
2022–23 season and the second tournament in the
Home Nations Series, following the
Northern Ireland Open and preceding the
English Open and the
Welsh Open. It was the third of eight tournaments in the season's
European Series. Qualifiers were held from 4 to 9 October at the Chase Leisure Centre in
Cannock, England,[3] although matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings were held over and played at the main venue. Sponsored by
BetVictor, the tournament was broadcast by
Eurosport in the UK and Europe. The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000.
Luca Brecel was the defending champion, having defeated
John Higgins 9–5 in the
2021 final.[4] However, Brecel lost 3–4 to
Fraser Patrick in the first round.[5] World number 32
Gary Wilson reached his third ranking final, having previously been runner-up at the
2015 China Open and the
2021 British Open, while world number 55
Joe O'Connor reached a ranking final for the first time.[6][7][8] Wilson won the last six frames of the final to clinch a 9–2 victory over O'Connor and capture the first ranking title of his career.[9][10][11]
During his first-round match against
Bai Langning, world number one
Ronnie O'Sullivan was believed to have set a new record for the fastest televised century break, with the time initially given as three minutes and 24 seconds. However, after reviewing the footage, tour officials added ten seconds to the time of O'Sullivan's break, putting it three seconds outside the record of three minutes and 31 seconds set by
Tony Drago at the
1996 UK Championship.[15][16]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:[17]