2018 Champion of Champions
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 5–11 November 2018 (2018-11-05 – 2018-11-11) |
Venue | Ricoh Arena |
City | Coventry |
Country | England |
Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £370,000 |
Winner's share | £100,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 10–9 |
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The 2018 Champion of Champions (officially the 2018 ManBetX Champion of Champions) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament which took place from 5 to 11 November 2018 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.[1]
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but lost 3–6 in the semi-finals to Ronnie O'Sullivan in a repeat of the final of the previous edition of the tournament.
Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Kyren Wilson 10–9 in the final to capture his third Champion of Champions title.[2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for 2018 is shown below:
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £50,000
- Losing semi-finalist: £25,000
- Group runner-up: £17,500
- First round losers: £12,500
- Total: £370,000
Qualification
Qualification for the 2018 Champion of Champions tournament was determined by the winners of (at most) 26 tournaments over a one-year period, from the 2017 Champion of Champions to the 2018 International Championship, thereby including tournaments from both the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 snooker seasons. The winners of the first 16 tournaments on the list were guaranteed qualification. The winners of the next tournaments on the list – in the order shown in the table – would also take a place in the Champion of Champions if other players would win more than one of the tournaments higher on the list.[1]
In case less than 16 different tournament winners qualified, the remaining spots would be awarded based on the world rankings after the 2018 English Open.[3]
Tournament | Date of tournament final | Winner | Qualified players | Date qualification confirmed | |
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2017 Champion of Champions | 12 November 2017 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 12 November 2017 18 November 2017 21 January 2018 10 December 2017 4 March 2018 8 April 2018 7 October 2018 25 February 2018 21 October 2018 29 March 2018 26 August 2018 12 August 2018 7 October 2018 21 October 2018 21 October 2018 3 November 2018 | |
2017 UK Championship | 10 December 2017 | ![]() | |||
2018 Masters | 21 January 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 World Championship | 7 May 2018 | ![]() | |||
2017 Shanghai Masters | 18 November 2017 | ![]() | |||
2018 German Masters | 4 February 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 World Grand Prix | 25 February 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 Players Championship | 25 March 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 Championship League | 29 March 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 China Open | 8 April 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 World Open | 12 August 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 Shanghai Masters | 16 September 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 China Championship | 30 September 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 European Masters | 7 October 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 International Championship | 4 November 2018 | ![]() | |||
2017 Northern Ireland Open | 26 November 2017 | ![]() | |||
2017 Scottish Open | 17 December 2017 | ![]() | |||
2018 Welsh Open | 4 March 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 English Open | 21 October 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 Gibraltar Open | 11 March 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 World Championship runner-up | 7 May 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 Riga Masters | 29 July 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 Paul Hunter Classic | 26 August 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 Shoot Out | 11 February 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 Romanian Masters | 18 March 2018 | ![]() | |||
2018 Six-red World Championship | 8 September 2018 | ![]() |
Main draw
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Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Collier. Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England, 11 November 2018. | ||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)![]() | 10–9 | Kyren Wilson![]() |
Afternoon: 16–71 (50), 77–0 (61), 94–19 (94), 107–29 (107), 97–8 (86), 60–48, 38–79, 41–86 (86), 131–0 (131) Evening: 23–64, 46–72 (52), 94–0 (94), 88–2, 16–76 (56), 52–58 (52, 56), 16–104 (104), 24–65 (65), 71–61 (Wilson 61), 118–6 (110) | ||
131 | Highest break | 104 |
3 | Century breaks | 1 |
8 | 50+ breaks | 8 |
Century breaks
Total: 31
- 147, 100 – Mark Selby
- 140, 123, 119, 109, 102, 102 – Mark Allen
- 139 – Ding Junhui
- 137, 131, 129, 127, 116, 114, 110, 109, 109, 107, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 131, 125, 125, 104 – Kyren Wilson
- 123, 118, 110, 102 – Shaun Murphy
- 106, 100 – John Higgins
- 106 – Ryan Day
References
- ^ a b "Champion of Champions Qualifying Criteria Confirmed". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "O'Sullivan Edges Classic Wilson Final". World Snooker. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "European Masters Winner Robertson Earns Place In Champion of Champions". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
External links
- Official website