Joe Perry is the second man through to the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions after narrowly edging man of the moment John Higgins 6-5 in Coventry. The Englishman joins Kyren Wilson in the opposite side of the draw with the remaining two last four places to be decided in[Read More…]
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Wilson First Semi-Finalist in Coventry
Kyren Wilson became the first semi-finalist in the Champion of Champions after winning his opening two matches of the event in Coventry on Tuesday. In the last 16, Wilson once again got one over on fellow Englishman Judd Trump, who he dramatically overcame 10-9 to claim his maiden ranking event success[Read More…]
Champion of Champions Preview
The Champion of Champions gets under way today as 16 invitees prepare to battle it out at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. This invitation event has become a popular spectacle for fans since its inception in 2013, with only the champions from the previous year’s array of biggest tournaments receiving[Read More…]
Champion of Champions Gains 188BET Sponsor
188bet and Matchroom Sport are excited to announce that 188bet is the title sponsor of the 2015 Champion of Champions snooker tournament. Taking place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry from Tuesday to Sunday 10-15 November, the 188bet Champion of Champions will be broadcast live throughout on ITV4 in the UK.[Read More…]
Seeded Spot for Higgins in Champion of Champions
With the penultimate qualifying event – the International Championship – concluding this weekend in China, Matchroom Sport can announce that the final seeded player for the Champion of Champion will be Scotland’s John Higgins. The current World No. 12 is the highest ranked player already qualified and will take his[Read More…]
Champion of Champions Information
World Champion Stuart Bingham will break off snooker’s Champion of Champions tournament next month with Judd Trump also in opening-day action at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, live on ITV4. Bingham, the beaten finalist in the inaugural Champion of Champions in 2013, will play the opening match onTuesday, November 10 against[Read More…]
Ominous O’Sullivan Looking Good
Ronnie O’Sullivan was in ominous looking form as he rocketed into the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions on Wednesday. The defending champion, victorious in the inaugural staging of the tournament in Coventry 12 months ago, was given a tough test by the player he beat in last year’s final Stuart[Read More…]
Trump Playing Like a Champion
Judd Trump produced some high quality snooker to easily dismantle the challenges of Stephen Maguire and Mark Selby in the Champion of Champions on Tuesday. The Englishman, who gained an invitation to this lucrative tournament by winning the Championship League and Australian Open in 2014, knocked in a flurry of[Read More…]
Champion of Champions Preview
We’ve hardly been able to get 40 winks of sleep but it’s onto the next big event on the snooker calendar as the Champion of Champions gets under way today in Coventry. Ricky Walden will probably still be mid-flight as he returns to English shores as the International Championship victor,[Read More…]
Champion of Champions Schedule
The players and fixtures have now been set for the 2014 Dafabet Champion of Champions, which takes place at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry from Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th November. Reigning champion Ronnie O’Sullivan gets his defence underway with a re-match of last year’s final as he faces Essex’s[Read More…]