How to watch European Masters snooker 2022 and live stream with Ronnie O’Sullivan in action but no John Higgins

When is the European Masters 2022? And where? The European Masters will be held in Stadthalle, Furth, Germany from the 16-21 August 2022. Ad How to watch August European Masters 2022 European MastersWhite bridges astonishing 47-year gap with 322nd century break02/08/2022 AT 15:47 You can watch all the action live on Eurosport. Check here for TV listings, or how to stream the event live on discovery+.

Daily reports and highlights will be published online on the Eurosport website. Who is playing? Where are John Higgins and Neil Robertson? Four matches have been held over from qualifying, with defending champion Fan Zhengyi, plus the three top-ranked players – Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby, and Judd Trump – all playing on the opening day on 16 August. In qualifying, both Zhang Anda and Hossein Vafaei made 147 breaks, while John Higgins and Mark Allen failed to qualify.

Higgins lost to Scott Donaldson, while Farakh Ajaib defeated Allen. Neil Robertson opted out of the early action of the new snooker season, choosing to skip the Championship League, European Masters and British Open. «I've got a young family now so I don't need to play in every tournament these days,» explained Robertson.

'Playing for fun' – Robertson reveals why he is missing from action Who are the top 50 greatest break-builders of all time? 'I feel fantastic' – Brecel claims third ranking title with Championship League glory The last European Masters was held earlier this year in February, with Zhengyi stunning O’Sullivan 10-9 in the final. What is the format at European Masters 2022? The tournament will be best of nine frames up to and including the quarter-finals. The semi-finals are best of 11 frames, and the final will be best of 17.