2023 Champion of Champions

The 2023 Champion of Champions is a professional snooker tournament that will take place between 13 and 19 November 2023 at the Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton, England.^[1] The 13th edition of the Champion of Champions since the tournament was first staged in 1978, it will feature 16 participants, primarily winners of significant tournaments since the previous year's event. As an invitational tournament, it carries no world ranking points. The winner receives £150,000 from a total prize fund of £440,000.

2023 Champion of Champions

Tournament information
Dates	13–19 November 2023 (2023-11-13 – 2023-11-19)
Venue	Toughsheet Community Stadium
City	Bolton
Country	England
Organisation	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£440,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Defending champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
← 2022

Ronnie O'Sullivan is the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–6 in the 2022 final.^[2]

Format

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^[3]

Qualification

Players qualify for the event by winning events throughout the previous year. Events shown below in grey are for players who have already qualified for the event.^[4][5] Players below the grey line are not guaranteed qualification to the event.

Qualification table

Tournament	Date of tournament final	Winner
2022 Champion of Champions	6 November 2022	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2022 UK Championship	20 November 2022	Mark Allen (NIR)
2023 Masters	15 January 2023	Judd Trump (ENG)
2023 World Championship	1 May 2023	Luca Brecel (BEL)
2023 World Grand Prix	22 January 2023	Mark Allen (NIR)
2023 German Masters	5 February 2023	Ali Carter (ENG)
2023 Players Championship	26 February 2023	Shaun Murphy (ENG)
2023 Championship League Invitational	2 March 2023	John Higgins (SCO)
2023 WST Classic	22 March 2023	Mark Selby (ENG)
2023 Tour Championship	2 April 2023	Shaun Murphy (ENG)
2023 Championship League (ranking)	21 July 2023	Shaun Murphy (ENG)
2023 European Masters	27 August 2023	Barry Hawkins (ENG)
2023 Wuhan Open	15 October 2023	Judd Trump (ENG)
2023 International Championship	12 November 2023
2022 Scottish Open	4 December 2022	Gary Wilson (ENG)
2022 English Open	18 December 2022	Mark Selby (ENG)
2023 Welsh Open	19 February 2023	Robert Milkins (ENG)
2023 English Open	8 October 2023	Judd Trump (ENG)
2023 Northern Ireland Open	29 October 2023	Judd Trump (ENG)
2023 British Open	1 October 2023	Mark Williams (WAL)
2023 World Women's Snooker Championship	4 March 2023	Baipat Siripaporn (THA)
2023 World Championship (runner-up)	1 May 2023	Mark Selby (ENG)
2023 Shanghai Masters	17 September 2023	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2023 World Seniors Championship	7 May 2023	Jimmy White (ENG)
2023 Shoot Out	28 January 2023	Chris Wakelin (ENG)
2023 Six-red World Championship	11 March 2023	Ding Junhui (CHN)

Player also qualified by winning another tournament

Tournament 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
	1	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
	Group 1
	8
	4
	Group 4
	5
	3
	Group 3
	6
	7
	Group 2
	2	Luca Brecel (BEL)

References

1. "Champion of Champions". World Snooker Tour. 17 May 2023.
2. "Rocket land fourth Champion of Champions crown". World Snooker Tour. 2022-11-06. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
3. "2023 Champion of Champions". Champion of Champions Snooker. Matchroom Multi Sport Ltd. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
4. "Cazoo Champion Of Champions Qualifying Schedule". World Snooker. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
5. "Champion of Champions Qualifying Schedule 2023" (PDF). World Snooker Tour. 28 July 2023.

External links

• Official website