When is European Masters 2022: Draw, Schedule from Milton Keynes as Mark Selby bids to retain title won in 2020

The 2022 European Masters snooker will again be played in Milton Keynes due to the coronavirus. The event was originally due to be held in Furth, Germany, but was announced to be relocating to the Marshall Arena due to increasing rates of Covid-19 in Bavaria. Ad/> Mark Selby is the defending champion, outlasting Martin Gould in a captivating final that came down to a deciding frame to triumph in the second of two editions held in 2020.

European MastersEuropean Masters returns to Milton Keynes as Selby defends title21/01/2022 AT 15:01 Qualifying for the event was held in October of last year in Staffordshire, though matches involving the top four seeds were held over. Last-64 action begins on Monday 21 February — the winner is in line for a first prize of £80,000. What is the format? The European Masters will be contested in a straight draw, with matches played as a best of nine frames in each round up to and including the quarter-finals.

The semi-finals will be best-of-11 affairs, while the finalists will need to win nine frames to take a best-of-17 decider. The 2022 European Masters will be shown live on Eurosport. You can watch every moment live and on-demand on discovery+.