2024 Champion of Champions
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 11–17 November 2024 |
| Venue | Toughsheet Community Stadium |
| City | Bolton |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £440,000 |
| Winner's share | £150,000 |
| Defending champion |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
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The 2024 Champion of Champions is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that will take place between 11 and 17 November 2024 at the Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton, England.[1] It will be the 14th edition of the Champion of Champions since the tournament was first staged in 1978.
As an invitational tournament, it carries no world ranking points. It follows the 2024 International Championship and precedes the 2024 UK Championship. The winner will receive £150,000 from a total prize fund of £440,000.[1]
Mark Allen is the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–3 in the previous final.[2][3]
Format
[edit]The 16 players will be divided into four groups of four. Each day, one group plays two best of seven frame matches, and the two winners play a best of 11 frame group final. The four group finalists play in the best of 11 frame semi-finals, and the final is a best of 19 frame match played over two sessions.[4][5]
The event will be broadcast by ITV in the United Kingdom; by AMC in Hungary; by Fox Sports in Australia; by Mola in Indonesia; by Nova in the Czech Republic and Slovakia; by Sky in New Zealand; by StarHub in Singapore; by Sportklub in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and North Macedonia; by VTM in Belgium; by Viaplay in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuana, Iceland, the Netherlands and Poland; by Viasat in Denmark, Sweden and Norway; and by Matchroom Sport in all other territories.[4][5]
Prize fund
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:[1]
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £60,000
- Semi-final: £30,000
- Group runner-up: £17,500
- Group semi-final: £12,500
- Total: £440,000
Qualification
[edit]Players qualified for the event by winning events throughout the previous year. Events shown below in grey are for players who have already qualified for the event.[4][5][6][7]
| Player also qualified by winning another tournament |
Tournament draw
[edit]The draw for the tournament is shown below.[6][7] Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top eight seeded players, whilst players in bold denote match winners.
| Group semi-finals (last 16) Best of 7 frames | Group finals (quarter-finals) Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||
| Mark Allen (NIR) (1)
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 Igor Figueiredo (BRA)
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 Gary Wilson (ENG) (8)
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 Jak Jones (WAL)
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| Mark Selby (ENG) (4)
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| Shaun Murphy (ENG)
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (5)
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 Xiao Guodong (CHN)
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| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (3)
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 Luca Brecel (BEL)
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| Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
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| Bai Yulu (CHN)
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| Judd Trump (ENG) (2)
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| Ali Carter (ENG) (7)
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 Neil Robertson (AUS)
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Notes
[edit]- ^ This is the second time the Shoot Out tournament was played in calendar year 2023, with the January 2023 edition falling within the 2022–23 snooker season.
- ^ Luca Brecel won a non-ranking tournament in the previous season, but it was not considered to be an automatic qualifying event for this edition, and was invited as an official "top-up" on world rankings.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "2024 Champion of Champions". Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Allen Crushes Trump In Champion Of Champions Final". World Snooker Tour. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Champion of Champions: Mark Allen beats Judd Trump 10-3 in Bolton final". BBC Sport. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Final player line-up nears completion for 2024 Champion of Champions". Champion of Champions official website. 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b c "Player Line-Up Nears Completion For 2024 Champion of Champions". World Snooker Tour. 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Top Eight Seeds Confirmed For 2024 Champion Of Champions". Champion of Champions official website. 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Top Eight Seeds Confirmed For 2024 Champion Of Champions". World Snooker Tour. 29 October 2024.