**Ben Flack got his 2023 Ultimate Pool campaign off to a brilliant start as he won Week 26 of the Masters and moved into the last 32 of the competition later this year.** 

The former World Masters and European Championship winner is a new professional for the season and will head to Blackpool for the opening Pro Series events with confidence. 

A group featuring a full house of professional players, the night in Newcastle-under-Lyme began with Connor Jones starting and finishing off with break clearances as he defeated Emma Cunningham, 8-3. 

![Connor Jones breaking for website.jpg](https://cdn.ultimatepool.cloud.insysvt.com/Connor_Jones_breaking_for_website_915fd20f68.jpg)

Flack then faced Wade Morley in an entertaining and close match. With time on the match-clock wearing thin, Flack coolly compiled a break clearance to level up at 6-6 and effectively force a 6-red shootout which he went on to win. 

In the weekly final, both players started with reverse clearances but it was a very clinical Flack who went on a seven-frame winning streak to triumph 8-1 and impressively set up a date with Jake McCartney in the second phase. 

![Ben Flack for website.jpg](https://cdn.ultimatepool.cloud.insysvt.com/Ben_Flack_for_website_19da38cedd.jpg)


The Ultimate Pool Masters is back and better than ever in 2022/23 as the field expands to 128 players and the tournament becomes a professional ranking event for the first time.

Phil Harrison won the inaugural edition of the Masters in the summer of 2021 after a memorable 6-red shootout victory over Simon Fitzsimmons in the final.

The bumper competition will now take place on Wednesday nights across 40 weeks before a Finals Day featuring the eight remaining competitors will decide the champion and recipient of a £10,000 top prize.

The action is live and exclusive on ultimatepool.tv throughout, starting from July 6th. Subscribe here for access.


18th January 23' Masters - Week 26

**The Ultimate Pool Masters is back and better than ever in 2022/23 as the field expands to 128 players and the tournament becomes a professional ranking event for the first time.** 

Phil Harrison won the inaugural edition of the Masters in the summer of 2021 after a memorable 6-red shootout victory over Simon Fitzsimmons in the final. 

The bumper competition will now take place on Wednesday nights on ultimatepool.tv and the Ultimate Pool App across 40 weeks before a Finals Day featuring the eight remaining competitors will decide the champion and recipient of a £10,000 top prize. The tournament starts on July 6, 2022.

For the draw and results, please visit the [Live Scoring tab here](https://www.ultimatepoolgroup.com/live-scoring).

## Format

Straight knockout – races to eight with a match-clock of 50 minutes throughout all rounds.

Should players be tied after the match-clock expires, a 6-red shootout will determine the winner.

- **Phase One: 128 players (32 sections of 4)**
- **Phase Two: 32 remaining players (8 sections of 4)**
- **Phase Three: 8 remaining players (Finals Day)**

The 4-2-1 format is back, with each night seeing a section of the draw featuring four players in a ‘group’ semi-final and then final.

A total of 32 players will advance to phase two, where the 4-2-1 process will repeat again to yield eight players for the third and final phase. 

The remaining eight contestants will then appear for a Finals Day where the quarter-finals will be played in the afternoon, followed by the semi-finals and final in the evening session.

The 2022/23 Masters forms part of Ultimate Pool’s overall professional circuit. For information on the professional circuit as a whole – including ranking information – [please visit here](https://www.ultimatepoolgroup.com/tournaments/2023-professional-circuit).

Ultimate Pool Professionals are seeded in the draw.

## Shot-Clock Rules

- **A 30-second shot-clock is in operation for the first 40 minutes of a match.**
- **A 15-second shot-clock is in operation for the last 10 minutes of a match.**
- **Players are permitted to have one extension per frame.**

## Prize Money

The 2022/23 Ultimate Pool Masters has a total prize fund of £22,400. The prize money breakdown is as follows:
- **Winner: £10,000**
- **Runner-Up: £4,000**
- **Semi-Finalist: £1,000**
- **Quarter-Finalist: £500**
- **Last 16: £250**
- **Last 32: £150** 

## Coverage

Live coverage is available to all subscribers via ultimatepool.tv and the Ultimate Pool App. [If you are not already a subscriber, you can subscribe here.](https://www.ultimatepoolgroup.com/product/premium---ultimate-vip)
