2020 Champion of Champions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2020 888sport Champion of Champions
Tournament information
Dates2–8 November 2020 (2020-11-02 – 2020-11-08)
VenueMarshall Arena
CityMilton Keynes
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£440,000
Winner's share£150,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (141)
Final
Champion Mark Allen (NIR)
Runner-up Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score10–6
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Champion of Champions (also known as the 2020 888sport Champion of Champions for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 8 November 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[1][2][3] It was the tenth Champion of Champions event, the first of which was held in 1978. The tournament featured 16 participants, primarily winners of important tournaments since the 2019 Champion of Champions. As an invitational event, the Champion of Champions tournament carries no world ranking points.

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–9 in the 2019 final.[4]

Robertson made the final again, but lost 10–6 to Mark Allen, who won the tournament for the first time.

On the first day, John Higgins made his 800th career century, although he lost the match to Ding Junhui.[5]

Prize fund[]

  • Winner: £150,000
  • Runner-up: £60,000
  • Semi-final: £30,000
  • Group runner-up: £17,500
  • First round loser: £12,500
  • Total: £440,000

Qualification[]

Qualification for the 2020 Champion of Champions event was primarily determined by the winners of 20 tournaments over a one-year period, from the 2019 Champion of Champions to the ranking event edition of the 2020 Championship League, thereby including tournaments from both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 snooker seasons. The runner-up in the 2020 World Championship was also included. The field consisted of 16 players but with some players winning more than one qualifying event, there were less than 16 qualifying players. The remainder of the field was determined by the highest ranking player, not already qualified, at the time it was certain that a place would not be taken by a winner of the qualifying events. The first player to receive an entry this way was Mark Allen, who was ranked 5th after the 2020 European Masters (2020–21 season).[6] The second player to receive an entry this way was John Higgins, who was ranked 8th after the 2020 English Open. The third and final player to receive an entry this way was David Gilbert, who was ranked 11th after the 2020 Championship League.[7]

Tournament Date of tournament final Winner
2019 Champion of Champions 10 November 2019  Neil Robertson (AUS)
2019 UK Championship 8 December 2019  Ding Junhui (CHN)
2020 Masters 19 January 2020  Stuart Bingham (ENG)
2020 World Championship 16 August 2020  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2020 European Masters (2019–20 season) 26 January 2020  Neil Robertson (AUS)
2020 German Masters 2 February 2020  Judd Trump (ENG)
2020 World Grand Prix (2019–20 season) 9 February 2020  Neil Robertson (AUS)
2020 Players Championship 1 March 2020  Judd Trump (ENG)
2019–20 Championship League 5 March 2020  Scott Donaldson (SCO)
2020 Championship League (2019–20 season) 11 June 2020  Luca Brecel (BEL)
2020 Tour Championship 26 June 2020  Stephen Maguire (SCO)
2020 European Masters (2020–21 season) 27 September 2020  Mark Selby (ENG)
2020 Championship League 30 October 2020  Kyren Wilson (ENG)
2019 Northern Ireland Open 17 November 2019  Judd Trump (ENG)
2019 Scottish Open 15 December 2019  Mark Selby (ENG)
2020 Welsh Open 16 February 2020  Shaun Murphy (ENG)
2020 English Open 18 October 2020  Judd Trump (ENG)
2020 World Championship (runner-up) 16 August 2020  Kyren Wilson (ENG)
2020 Gibraltar Open 15 March 2020  Judd Trump (ENG)
2020 Shoot Out 23 February 2020  Michael Holt (ENG)
2020 World Seniors Championship 22 August 2020  Jimmy White (ENG)
World Rankings 27 September 2020  Mark Allen (NIR)
18 October 2020  John Higgins (SCO)
30 October 2020  David Gilbert (ENG)
Player also qualified by winning a higher categorized event

Main draw[]

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
            
Australia Neil Robertson (1) 4
England Jimmy White 0
Australia Neil Robertson (1) 6
Group 1 (2 November)
China Ding Junhui 4
Scotland John Higgins 3
China Ding Junhui 4
Australia Neil Robertson (1) 6
England Mark Selby (4) 5
England Kyren Wilson 4
Scotland Stephen Maguire 1
England Kyren Wilson 5
Group 4 (4 November)
England Mark Selby (4) 6
England Mark Selby (4) 4
Belgium Luca Brecel 2
Australia Neil Robertson (1) 6
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10
England Judd Trump (3) 4
England Stuart Bingham 0
England Judd Trump (3) 6
Group 2 (3 November)
England David Gilbert 3
England Shaun Murphy 2
England David Gilbert 4
England Judd Trump (3) 1
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
Scotland Scott Donaldson 3
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
Group 3 (5 November)
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 3
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 4
England Michael Holt 1

Final[]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer.
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 8 November 2020
Neil Robertson (1)
 Australia 		6–10 Mark Allen
 Northern Ireland
Afternoon: 27–101 (101), 122–1 (121), 33–71 (55), 46–59, 91–2 (63), 0–110 (110), 119–0 (108), 109–0 (109), 4–73 (67)
Evening: 51–84 (84), 96–4 (67), 8–73 (53), 67–60, 7–119 (119), 51–76 (70), 7–123 (105)
121 Highest break 119
3 Century breaks 4
5 50+ breaks 9

Century breaks[]

A total of 31 century breaks were made during the tournament.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Home". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes To Host 2020 Champion Of Champions". Champion of Champions Snooker. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes To Host 2020 Champion Of Champions". World Snooker. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Robertson Wins Manbetx Champion Of Champions For Second Time". Champion of Champions Snooker. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Champion of Champions snooker: Neil Robertson reveals key concern after victory over Ding Junhui". Eurosport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Champion Of Champions To Be Played Behind Closed Doors". World Snooker. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Champion of Champions Updated Draw". 30 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Retrieved from ""