[3] Qualifying rounds were held from 14 to 19 December 2021 and 8 to 13 February 2022 at the Crucible Sports and Social Club in Reading.

[5] Maria Catalano, who had turned 40 in February, became the first woman to reach the final stages of a seniors event.

[7] Stephen Hendry played competitively for the first time since his first-round defeat at the 2021 UK Championship, but lost 0–3 to Lee Walker in the last 16.

[9] He received a standing ovation in the Crucible as he displayed the World Snooker Championship trophy, which he won in 1991.

[10] David Lilley was the defending champion, having defeated Jimmy White 5–3 in the 2021 final,[11] but he lost 3–4 to Walker in the semi-finals, despite winning the first three frames.