The 2023 Players Championship (officially the 2023 Duelbits Players Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 20 to 26 February 2023 at the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton, England. The 12th ranking event of the 2022âÂÂ23 season, it was the second event in the Players Series, following the World Grand Prix and preceding the Tour Championship. Featuring the top 16 players on the one-year ranking list as it stood after the 2023 Welsh Open, the event was broadcast by ITV Sport in the United Kingdom, by Eurosport in Europe, and by multiple other broadcasters internationally. The winner received ã125,000 from a total prize fund of ã385,000.
Neil Robertson won the 2022 event, defeating Barry Hawkins 10âÂÂ5 in the final, but was unable to defend the title as he was ranked outside the top 16 on the one-year ranking list at the cutoff point. Shaun Murphy won the tournament, defeating Ali Carter 10âÂÂ4 in the final to claim the 10th ranking title of his career and his first ranking event win since the 2020 Welsh Open. Murphy also made the tournament's five largest , the highest of which was a 145 in the second frame of the final. Of the 23 century breaks made at the event, Murphy compiled 11, breaking the previous tournament record of eight centuries set by John Higgins at the 2021 event.
The event featured a prize pool of ã385,000 with the winner receiving ã125,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:
The seedings for the tournament were based on the one-year ranking list up to and including the 2023 Welsh Open.
Results from the event are shown below. Players in bold denote match winners.
There were 23 century breaks made during the event. Murphy made the highest of the tournament, a 145 during the final. Of the 23, 11 were made by Murphy, including the five highest.