2020 Champion of Champions

The 2020 Champion of Champions (officially the 2020 888sport Champion of Champions) 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.

2020 888sport Champion of Champions

Tournament information
Dates	2–8 November 2020 (2020-11-02 – 2020-11-08)
Venue	Marshall Arena
City	Milton Keynes
Country	England
Organisation	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-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)
Score	10–6
← 2019 2021 →

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)
2020 Championship League Invitational (March)	5 March 2020	Scott Donaldson (SCO)
2020 Championship League Invitational (June)	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
	Neil Robertson (1)		4
	Jimmy White		0
						Neil Robertson (1)		6
	Group 1 (2 November)
						Ding Junhui		4
	John Higgins		3
	Ding Junhui		4
											Neil Robertson (1)		6
											Mark Selby (4)		5
	Kyren Wilson		4
	Stephen Maguire		1
						Kyren Wilson		5
	Group 4 (4 November)
						Mark Selby (4)		6
	Mark Selby (4)		4
	Luca Brecel		2
																Neil Robertson (1)		6
																Mark Allen		10
	Judd Trump (3)		4
	Stuart Bingham		0
						Judd Trump (3)		6
	Group 2 (3 November)
						David Gilbert		3
	Shaun Murphy		2
	David Gilbert		4
											Judd Trump (3)		1
											Mark Allen		6
	Mark Allen		4
	Scott Donaldson		3
						Mark Allen		6
	Group 3 (5 November)
						Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)		3
	Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)		4
	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]

• 141, 139, 121, 121, 115, 109, 108, 104, 101, 100 – Neil Robertson
• 138, 119, 117, 112, 107, 103 – Judd Trump
• 137, 137, 131 – Mark Selby
• 130 – Kyren Wilson
• 125, 119, 110, 105, 104, 102, 102, 101 – Mark Allen
• 111 – John Higgins
• 107 – David Gilbert
• 107 – Michael Holt

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 from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

External links

• Official website