The 2022 Snooker British Open ended its 1/8th final match with Selby hitting a 147 to win 4-1 against Lissowski, the fourth of Selby's career and the 179th official record 147. Trump lost 3-4 to Mark Allen to miss out on the last eight, and O'Sullivan then retained his world number one ranking.
Selby faced Lissowski in the 1/8 final and showed a superb touch in the first game. Lissowski scored 8 points before fouling out, and Selby went straight to the top and hit a 147 to win. This is the fourth 147 of Selby's career, and he has become the 12th player in history to have hit at least four 147s. Selby's 147 was also the third of the season and the 179th official record 147. If no player hits another 147 in the later rounds of the British tournament, Selby will get the £5,000 bonus.
In the second game, Selby made another effort and scored the winning black ball to take another game at 64-57. In the third game, Selby scored 57 points with a top shot and won three games in a row to get the match point 3-0. In the fourth game, Lissowski fought back and scored 119 points with a single overhand shot to seal the deal. In the fifth game, Selby made his second break of the match and scored 117 points to win, eliminating Lisowski 4-1 on aggregate.
Trump faced Chinese player Xu Si in the second round and scored 53, 62 and 130 points to sweep 4-0. 1/8 final, Trump faced Mark Allen. He came up and was hit by his opponent with a single 68 and 67, falling into a passive situation of 0-2 down. In the third game, Trump completed the reversal after Allen scored 53 points in one shot, and chased down to 2-2 after taking the fourth game in the smooth way.
Allen won the fifth game with several overhand shots to get the match point at 3-2. In the sixth game, Trump resisted the pressure and scored 109 overhand to bring the score to 3-3. The deciding game was a missed opportunity for Trump and Allen scored 55 to seal the victory. In the case of O'Sullivan's first round exit, Trump could have replaced the former on the world number one ranking by winning the British Open, but after Trump's exit, O'Sullivan can continue to sit on the world number one position. After reaching the last eight, Allen will face Selby in the quarterfinals.
