Masters snooker 2023: Results, schedule, times, TV as Judd Trump defeats Mark Williams in final

Ben Miller

Masters snooker 2023: Results, schedule, times, TV as Judd Trump defeats Mark Williams in final image

Judd Trump described his victory in the final of the 2023 Masters as his best ever after a thrilling contest with Mark Williams.

The 2019 champion won the event for the second time after recovering from 8-7 down to win 10-8 at the Alexandra Palace on Sunday.

Admitting he had been "totally outplayed" by Williams, Trump — who sealed the win with a break of 126 — said: "I think with the way I played this week, this is my best ever performance to grind out to win this."

Here is how the 2023 tournament played out.

MORE: Snooker match-fixing: Yan Bingtao among those suspended amid investigation

Masters 2023 snooker results

Round 1

Neil Robertson 4-6 Shaun Murphy

Mark Selby 2-6 Hossein Vafaei

Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1 Luca Brecel

John Higgins 2-6 Jack Lisowski

Mark Allen 0-6 Barry Hawkins

Mark Williams 6-2 David Gilbert

Judd Trump 6-5 Ryan Day 

Kyren Wilson 3-6 Stuart Bingham

Quarterfinals

Mark Williams 6-5 Ronnie O'Sullivan

Shaun Murphy 0-6 Stuart Bingham

Barry Hawkins 5-6 Judd Trump

Hossein Vafaei 4-6 Jack Lisowski

Semifinals

Stuart Bingham 1-6 Judd Trump

Jack Lisowski 0-6 Mark Williams

Final

Judd Trump 10-8 Mark Williams

Masters 2023 snooker venue

London's Alexandra Palace, which has a capacity of 2,200 fans for each session, was the setting for the Masters for a second successive year.

The tournament had been held at Alexandra Palace for nine years in a row before the showpiece was moved to Milton Keynes Arena, where it was held in a 'bubble' environment amid the Covid pandemic in 2021.

The tournament has also previously been staged at Wembley Arena, Wembley Conference Centre, the New London Theatre and, in its first edition in 1975, the West Centre Hotel.

Who was playing at the Masters 2023?

Neil Robertson started his tournament against another player to have won the Triple Crown — all three of the World Championship, UK Championship and Masters titles during their career — in Shaun Murphy with the latter taking a shock victory.

Known as 'The Magician', Murphy lost the 2012 final 10-6 to Robertson but emphatically avenged that defeat with a 10-2 thrashing when the pair met again in the 2015 decider.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan also fell short in his attempt to win a first Masters title since 2017, beaten by Mark Williams in the quarterfinals. The man immediately behind him in the rankings, Mark Selby, lost in round one to Hossein Vafaei.

Ronnie O'Sullivan attempts a shot at the World Snooker Championship
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Champion in 2021, Yan Bingtao, and Zhao Xintong, who won the UK Championship in the same year, could not be involved because they have been suspended by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association as part of a match-fixing investigation.

David Gilbert took Yan's place, with Vafaei replacing Zhao.

Player Country Seeding World ranking
Neil Robertson Australia 1 3
Ronnie O'Sullivan England 2 1
Mark Selby England 3 2
Judd Trump England 4 4
Mark Allen Northern Ireland 5 5
John Higgins Scotland 6 6
Mark Williams Wales 7 7
Kyren Wilson England 8 8
Luca Brecel Belgium - 10
Shaun Murphy England - 11
Jack Lisowski England - 12
Barry Hawkins England - 13
Stuart Bingham England - 14
Ryan Day Wales - 15
David Gilbert England - 18
Hossein Vafaei Iran - 19

Masters 2023 snooker schedule and times

Matches are played as the best of 11 frames until the final, which is played over two sessions and is the best of 19 frames.

*denotes play starts the following day local time.

Match Date UK time (GMT) US time (ET) Canada time (ET) Australia time (AEDT) India (IST) Hong Kong (HKT), Malaysia (MYT), Singapore (SGT) New Zealand (NZDT)
Neil Robertson vs Shaun Murphy Sun, Jan 8 13:00 08:00 08:00 00:00* 18:30 21:00 02:00*
Mark Selby vs Hossein Vafaei Sun, Jan 8 19:00 14:00 14:00 06:00 00:30* 03:00* 08:00*
Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Luca Brecel Mon, Jan 9 13:00 08:00 08:00 00:00* 18:30 21:00 02:00*
John Higgins vs Jack Lisowski Mon, Jan 9 19:00 14:00 14:00 06:00 00:30* 03:00* 08:00*
Mark Allen vs Barry Hawkins Tues, Jan 10 13:00 08:00 08:00 00:00* 18:30 21:00 02:00*
Mark Williams vs David Gilbert Tues, Jan 10 19:00 14:00 14:00 06:00 00:30* 03:00* 08:00*
Judd Trump vs Ryan Day Wed, Jan 11 13:00 08:00 08:00 00:00* 18:30 21:00 02:00*
Kyren Wilson vs Stuart Bingham Wed, Jan 11 19:00 14:00 14:00 06:00 00:30* 03:00* 08:00*
Quarterfinal 4: Williams vs O'Sullivan Thurs, Jan 12 13:00 08:00 08:00 00:00* 18:30 21:00 02:00*
Quarterfinal 3: Vafaei vs Lisowski Thurs, Jan 12 19:00 14:00 14:00 06:00 00:30* 03:00* 08:00*
Quarterfinal 2: Hawkins vs Trump Fri, Jan 13 13:00 08:00 08:00 00:00* 18:30 21:00 02:00*
Quarterfinal 1: Murphy vs Bingham Fri, Jan 13  19:00 14:00 14:00 06:00 00:30* 03:00* 08:00*
Semifinal 1: Bingham vs Trump Sat, Jan 14 13:00 08:00 08:00 00:00* 18:30 21:00 02:00*
Semifinal 2:
Lisowski vs Williams
Sat, Jan 14 19:00 14:00 14:00 06:00 00:30* 03:00* 08:00*
Final: Trump vs Williams Sun, Jan 15 13:00 & 19:00 08:00
& 14:00
08:00
& 14:00
00:00* & 06:00* 18:30 & 00:30* 21:00 & 03:00* 02:00* & 08:00*

How to watch the Masters 2023 snooker tournament

Fans around the world can follow all of the action from the Masters via Matchroom.live and Paramount+.

Live coverage is also available through DAZN in the US, Eurosport in Europe, the BBC in the UK, Now TV in Hong Kong and Astro SuperSport in Malaysia.

  TV channel Streaming
USA DAZN
Canada Matchroom Live, Paramount+
UK BBC, BBC red button, Eurosport 2 BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website
Australia Matchroom Live, Paramount+
New Zealand Matchroom Live, Paramount+
India Matchroom Live, Paramount+
Hong Kong Now TV
Malaysia

Astro SuperSport

Singapore Matchroom Live, Paramount+

How to buy tickets for the Masters 2023 snooker tournament

As of January 7, limited tickets remained available only for the opening four days of the tournament, costing £29 including booking fees for one session or £45.50 for a full day.

Some premium seating was also still advertised, priced at £73 including fees for a single session or £111.50 for a full day.

VIP packages are available for fans feeling flush. Visit the tournament ticketing page for details.

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Ben Miller has been writing about sport for 25 years, following all levels of football as well as boxing, MMA, athletics and tennis. He’s seen five promotions, three relegations, one World Cup winner and home games in at least three different stadiums as a result of his lifelong devotion to Brighton & Hove Albion. His main aim each week is to cover at least one game or event that does not require a last-minute rewrite.