2019 Champion o Champions

The 2019 Champion o Champions (kent as the 2019 ManBetX Champion o Champions for sponsorship reasons forby) wis a professional snooker toornament takin place frae 4 tae 10 November 2019 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, Ingland. It wis the ninth Champion o Champions event, which wis first held in 1978. The championship features 16 participants who hae won Warld Snooker events throoghout the prior snooker season. As an invitational event, it carried no world rankin pynts. Winners of baith the Warld Seniors Championship and Weemen's Warld Championship competit at the event for the first time. The event featurt a prize fund of £440,000 wi the winner receivin £150,000.

2019 ManBetX Champion o Champions
Tournament information
Dates4–10 November 2019
VenueRicoh Arena
CityCoventry
KintraEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-rankin event
Total prize fund£440,000
Winner's share£150,000
Highest break Mark Allen (NIR) (140)
Final
Champion Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up Judd Trump (ENG)
Score10–9
2018
2020

Ronnie O'Sullivan wis the defendin champion, haein defeatit Kyren Wilson 10–9 in the feenal o the 2018 event. O'Sullivan lost 5–6 tae Neil Robertson i the semi-feenals. Robertson met reigning warld champion Judd Trump in the feenal. Robertson defeatit Trump 10–9, havin required foul shots frae his opponent i the 18t frame. Thare war 20 century breks durin the toornament, aicht of which wae in the feenal. Mark Allen made the heichest brak o the toornament, a 140 in his semi-final loss tae Trump.

Toornament format

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Prize fund

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The event featurt a prize fund of £440,000, a increase of £70,000 ower the 2018 event.[1] The winner's prize money wis increased bi £50,000 tae £150,000.[2] The breakdoun of prize money for 2019 wis:[2][3]

  • Winner: £150,000
  • Runner-up: £60,000
  • Semi-feenalist: £30,000
  • Group runner-up: £17,500
  • First roond loser: £12,500
  • Tot: £440,000

Qualification

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Qualification for the toornament wis determined bi the winners of 27 toornaments ower a ane-year period, frae the 2018 Champion of Champions tae the 2019 World Open, includin toornaments frae baith the 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 snooker seasons. The winners o the first 16 toornaments on the leet war guaranteed a place in the championship.[4] The winners o the next toornaments on the leet—i the shawn order—wad tak a place i the Champion o Champions, in the event thare wae players who met multiple qualification criteria. Judd Trump qualified fae the event bi winnin sax events, the maist of ony player.[4]

Tournament Date of tournament final Winner Qualified players Date qualification confirmed
2018 Champion of Champions 11 November 2018   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)

  Judd Trump (ENG)

  Mark Allen (NIR)

  Kyren Wilson (ENG)

  Neil Robertson (AUS)

  Matthew Selt (ENG)

  Martin Gould (ENG)

  Stuart Bingham (ENG)

  John Higgins (SCO)

  Stephen Maguire (SCO)

  Yan Bingtao (CHN)

  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)

  Reanne Evans (ENG)

  Shaun Murphy (ENG)

  Mark Selby (ENG)

  Jimmy White (ENG)
11 November 2018

18 November 2018

16 December 2018

3 Februar 2019

17 Februar 2019

3 Mairch 2019

14 Mairch 2019

24 Mairch 2019

4 May 2019

8 Julie 2019

28 Julie 2019

11 August 2019

15 September 2019

29 September 2019

20 October 2019

1 November 2019
2018 UK Championship 9 December 2018   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2019 Masters 20 Januar 2019   Judd Trump (ENG)
2019 World Championship 6 May 2019   Judd Trump (ENG)
2019 German Masters 3 Februar 2019   Kyren Wilson (ENG)
2019 World Grand Prix 10 Februar 2019   Judd Trump (ENG)
2019 Indian Open 3 Mairch 2019   Matthew Selt (ENG)
2019 Players Championship 10 Mairch 2019   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2019 Championship League 14 Mairch 2019   Martin Gould (ENG)
2019 Tour Championship 24 Mairch 2019   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2019 Cheenae Open 7 Apryle 2019   Neil Robertson (AUS)
2019 Internaitional Championship 11 August 2019   Judd Trump (ENG)
2019 Shanghai Masters 15 September 2019   Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2019 Cheenae Championship 29 September 2019   Shaun Murphy (ENG)
2019 World Open 3 November 2019   Judd Trump (ENG)
2018 Northren Ireland Open 18 November 2018   Judd Trump (ENG)
2018 Scottish Open 16 December 2018   Mark Allen (NIR)
2019 Welsh Open 17 Februar 2019   Neil Robertson (AUS)
2019 Inglis Open 20 October 2019   Mark Selby (ENG)
2019 Gibraltar Open 17 Mairch 2019   Stuart Bingham (ENG)
2019 World Championship Runner-up 6 May 2019   John Higgins (SCO)
2019 Riga Masters 28 Julie 2019   Yan Bingtao (CHN)
2019 World Cup 30 Juin 2019   John Higgins (SCO)
  Stephen Maguire (SCO)
2019 Shoot Oot 24 Februar 2019   Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
2019 Sax-red World Championship 7 September 2019   Stephen Maguire (SCO)
2019 World Weemen's Snooker Championship 23 Juin 2019   Reanne Evans (ENG)
2019 World Seniors Championship 18 August 2019   Jimmy White (ENG)

Main draw

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Below is the main draw for the event. Numbers in brackets show the fower seedit players. Players i bold denote match winners.[5][6]

Group semi-feenals (Last 16)
Best o 7 frames
Group feenals (Quarter-finals)
Best o 11 frames
Semi-feenals
Best o 11 frames
Feenal
Best o 19 frames
            
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 4
  Jimmy White 3
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 6
Group 1 (7 November)
  John Higgins 3
  John Higgins 4
  Stuart Bingham 2
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 5
  Neil Robertson (4) 6
  Neil Robertson (4) 4
  Martin Gould 0
  Neil Robertson (4) 6
Group 4 (4 November)
  Shaun Murphy 5
  Shaun Murphy 4
  Reanne Evans 3
  Neil Robertson (4) 10
  Judd Trump (2) 9
  Mark Selby (3) 4
  Yan Bingtao 0
  Mark Selby (3) 2
Group 3 (5 November)
  Mark Allen 6
  Mark Allen 4
  Matthew Selt 2
  Mark Allen 4
  Judd Trump (2) 6
  Judd Trump (2) 4
  Stephen Maguire 0
  Judd Trump (2) 6
Group 2 (6 November)
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3
  Kyren Wilson 3
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4

Feenal

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova.
Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England, 10 November 2019.
Neil Robertson (4)
  Australie
10–9 Judd Trump (2)
  Ingland
Afternoon: 69–47, 112–0 (112), 8–86 (86), 71–50 (56), 0–121 (121), 0–127 (127), 0–119 (119), 96–0 (96), 124–0 (111)
Evening: 36–75, 104–0 (104), 58–70, 7–84 (84), 91–36 (81), 41–75 (62), 135–0 (135), 60–62, 76–69 (Trump 69)[a], 137–0 (137)
137 Highest break 127
5 Century breaks 3
8 50+ breaks 7
  1. Robertson won the frame on a re-spotted black.

Century braks

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A tot of 20 century braks wae made durin the competeetion. Mark Allen made the heichest brak o the toornament, a 140 in the semi-feenals.[7]

References

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  1. "2018 Champion of Champions Prize Money Increased To £370,000". Champion of Champions Snooker. 28 September 2017. Archived frae the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 7 Januar 2020.
  2. a b "Prize Fund". Champion of Champions Snooker. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. "2019 ManBetX Champion of Champions Winner To Earn £150,000". Champion of Champions Snooker. 13 November 2018. Archived frae the original on 27 Mairch 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. a b "Qualified Players". Champion of Champions Snooker. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2020. Retrieved 14 Mey 2019.
  5. "Champion of Champions (2019) – Brackets". snooker.org. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  6. Årdalen, Hermund. "Upcoming Matches (Champion of Champions 2019)". snooker.org (in Norn). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  7. "ManBetX Champion of Champions – Centuries". World Snooker. 4–10 November 2019.[deid airtin]
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