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The 2022 Tour Championship took place in Llandudno, Wales and featured the top eight players on the one-year ranking list. It was part of the 2021-22 snooker season and the third and final event of the Cazoo Series. The tournament had a prize fund of £370,000, with the winner receiving £150,000. Neil Robertson was the defending champion and went on to win the title again by coming from behind to defeat John Higgins. There were a total of 33 century breaks in the event, with Judd Trump's 140 break being the highest. Ronnie O'Sullivan also made a record of five century breaks in both his quarter-final and semi-final matches. The 2022 Tour Championship is the final event in the Cazoo Cup series and is the 15th event of the snooker season. It features the top eight players in a single-elimination tournament with matches played as the best of 19. The event took place in Llandudno, Wales and was sponsored by Cazoo with the defending champion being Neil Robertson. The participants in the 2022 Tour Championship were determined based on the number of points they won in the ranking tournaments leading up to the event. These tournaments included the 2021 Championship League and the Gibraltar Open. The total prize fund for the 2022 Tour Championship was £370,000, with the winner receiving £150,000. Other prize money amounts included £60,000 for the runner-up, £40,000 for the semi-finalists, £20,000 for the quarter-finalists, and £10,000 for the player with the highest break. In the quarter-finals of the 2022 Tour Championship, John Higgins came from behind to beat Zhao Xintong in a thrilling match. Neil Robertson defeated Mark Allen after a strong comeback, while Ronnie O'Sullivan narrowly defeated Mark Williams in a high-quality match. Luca Brecel secured his first victory over Judd Trump in a ranking event.