The International Convention Centre Wales is a 5,000-capacity venue in the city of Newport, Wales. The venue has a main auditorium with fixed seating for 1,500 delegates, six rooms of exhibition space, and 43,000 sq ft (4,000 m2) of pillar-free space. ICC Wales is located on the Celtic Manor Resort site which hosted the 2010 Ryder Cup and 2014 NATO summit.
The ICC Wales from outside (2022)
The venue hosting the 2022 Welsh Open
2022 Welsh Open (snooker)
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The 2022 Welsh Open was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 28 February to 6 March 2022 at the International Convention Centre Wales at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales. It was the 12th ranking event of the 2021–22 snooker season, and the 31st edition of the Welsh Open, first held in 1992. It was the seventh of eight tournaments in the season's European Series, and the fourth and final event of the Home Nations Series. The tournament was broadcast by BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Online, BBC Red Button, Quest and Eurosport domestically.
The event took place in the International Convention Centre Wales (pictured outside and inside during the event) in Newport, Wales for the first time.
Ng On-yee became the first woman to compete in the Welsh Open beyond the qualifying stages.
Ricky Walden defeated four-time Welsh Open champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the last 16.