The Champion of Champions will return to Coventry later this year and the qualifying criteria was made clear a few days ago. Despite the fact there are 23 counting events where the winners can gain an invitation to the lucrative tournament, only ten names are so far in line to earn[Read More…]
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Robertson Wins Champion of Champions
Neil Robertson won the Champion of Champions for the first time on Sunday after a 10-5 victory over Mark Allen in the final in Coventry. It marks the Australian’s biggest title since he landed the Wuxi Classic in the summer of 2014, and will give him considerable confidence ahead of[Read More…]
Robertson and Allen in Champion of Champions Final
Neil Robertson and Mark Allen will contest the Champion of Champions final in Coventry after safely negotiating their last four ties on Saturday. Australia’s Robertson was made to work hard in his clash with close pal Joe Perry, but managed to hold off the Englishman for a 6-4 triumph. Robertson[Read More…]
Allen Continues Winning Run
Mark Allen completed the semi-final line-up in the Champion of Champions on Friday after victories over Barry Hawkins and Stephen Maguire at the Ricoh Arena. The wins extend the Northern Irishman’s unbeaten run to nine matches following his success in last week’s Bulgarian Open. Allen rode his luck a little in[Read More…]
Robertson Denies Yan in Champions
Neil Robertson avoided the fate of his fellow seeds this week to book a place in the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions in Coventry. The Australian comfortably whitewashed Rory McLeod in his opening encounter before completing a hard-fought 6-3 triumph over schoolboy Yan Bingtao in the last eight. Yan[Read More…]
Perry Pinches Last Four Spot from Higgins
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…]
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…]