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<\/h2>\n\nTournament Structure for the Scottish Open<\/h2>\n \n\n
\n 64 players <\/strong>begin the Scottish Open each year looking to claim a slice of the \u00a3427,000 prize fund – \u00a380,000 of which is set aside for the tournament winner. Players earn ranking points for this event, which go towards their world standing.<\/p>\n\n\n Just as with the Players Championship, the number of participants is whittled down by half after every round in a straightforward knockout tournament. For instance, by the second round, the field has been reduced to 32<\/strong>, before being cut in half again to make a field of 16<\/strong>. By the time of the quarter-finals, this has been cut down again to eight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n Over four quarter-final matches we lose another four<\/strong> players, with the winning quartet advancing to the semi-finals. The remaining pair<\/strong> then contest in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n The number of frames it takes to win a match increases as the tournament progresses. In the first round, matches are played to a best-of-7 frames, which is the same all the way through to the quarter-finals, where games are played to a best-of-9 frames. Getting the best-of-11 frames is what it takes to win the semi-finals and progress to the final, which takes place over the best-of-17 frames. The player who takes nine frames in the final wins.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n The 2022 Scottish Open begins on 28th November<\/strong> and concludes with the final on 4th December.<\/strong> After being staged at Milton Keynes in 2020 and Llandudno in 2021, the competition returns home in 2022 in Edinburgh at the Meadowbank Sports Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n Luca Brecel will be out to defend his crown after defeating John Higgins in the 2021 final. The Belgian will aim to join an elite group of players to win multiple titles when he competes in Edinburgh in the 2022 Snooker Scottish Open.<\/p>\n\n
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