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2024 Champion of Champions
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–17 November 2024 |
| 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 |  Mark Allen (NIR) |
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The 2024 Champion of Champions (officially the 2024 Grosvenor Casinos Champion of Champions[1]) is a professional snooker tournament that is taking place between 11 and 17 November 2024 at the Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton, England. It is the 14th edition of the Champion of Champions since the tournament was first staged in 1978. It features 16 participants, primarily winners of significant tournaments since the previous year's event.
As an invitational tournament, it carries no world ranking points. It follows the 2024 International Championship and precedes the 2024 UK Championship. The winner will receive £150,000 from a total prize fund of £440,000.[2]
Mark Allen is the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–3 in the previous final.[3][4]
Format
[edit]The 16 players were divided into four groups of four. The top four seeds were each assigned to a separate group with the next four seeds assigned in opposite order to those groups, so seed 1 with seed 8, seed 2 with seed 7 and so on. The bottom 8 seeds were randomly assigned to play one of the top seeds in the first match. Each day, one group plays two best of seven frame matches, and the two winners play a best of 11 frame group final. The four group finalists play in the best of 11 frame semi‑finals, and the final is a best of 19 frame match played over two sessions.[5]
The event is being broadcast by ITV in the United Kingdom; by AMC in Hungary; by Fox Sports in Australia; by Mola in Indonesia; by Nova in the Czech Republic and Slovakia; by Sky in New Zealand; by StarHub in Singapore; by Sportklub in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and North Macedonia; by VTM in Belgium; by Viaplay in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuana, Iceland, the Netherlands and Poland; by Viasat in Denmark, Sweden and Norway; and by Matchroom Sport in all other territories.[6][7]
Prize fund
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £60,000
- Semi-final: £30,000
- Group runner-up: £17,500
- Group semi-final: £12,500
- Total: £440,000
Qualification
[edit]Players qualified 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.[6][8]
| Player also qualified by winning another tournament |
Summary
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group 1
[edit]Group 1 was played on 11 November.[9]
In the group semi-finals, defending champion Mark Allen defeated reigning World Seniors Champion Igor Figueiredo 4–2, making breaks of 102 and 107, while World Championship runner‑up Jak Jones defeated reigning Scottish Open and Welsh Open champion Gary Wilson by the same scoreline of 4–2, making breaks of 106 and 132.[10]
In the group final, Jak Jones won the first three frames, making a break of 137 in the process, to leave Mark Allen 0–3 behind. Allen recovered and eventually defeated Jones 6–4, with Allen achieving a high break of 104. After the match, Allen commented: "At 3–0 down I was frustrated, I tried to increase my tempo. [...] I played some good stuff after that, although I won a couple of frames which I could have lost. I love this event, it has always been one of my favourites on the calendar and I want to defend the title."[10]
Group 3
[edit]Group 3 was played on 12 November.[9]
In the group semi-finals, Mark Williams beat reigning World Women's Champion Bai Yulu 4–1 in what was Williams' first win ever in the Champion of Champions. Reigning World Champion Kyren Wilson defeated 2023 World Champion Luca Brecel, who was invited as a top‑up from the rankings, by the same 4–1 scoreline.[11]
In the group final, Wilson and Williams shared the first four frames to be tied 2–2 at the mid‑session interval. After resumption of play, Williams moved up to 5–3 to be one frame away from victory, making a 140 break in the seventh frame, before Wilson regained parity at 5–5, making a 123 break in the ninth frame, to force a deciding frame which Williams eventually won to defeat Wilson 6–5. This was Williams' first ever win against Wilson, having lost all seven of their previous encounters. After the match, Williams commented: "I can’t really be hitting it much better when I’m practising. It doesn’t come out so much on the match table, but a bit of it came out there. I played well there and beat him 6–5. He’s one of the best players. [...] I’m pushing these top players close. I don’t know how I am, but lets see how long it can continue."[11]
Group 2
[edit]Group 2 is being played on 13 November.[9]
Group 4
[edit]Group 4 will be played on 14 November.[9]
Tournament draw
[edit]The draw for the tournament is shown below.[12] Numbers in parentheses after the players' names denote the top eight seeded players, and players in bold denote match winners.[13][9]
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Allen (NIR) (1)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Igor Figueiredo (BRA)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Allen (NIR) (1)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Group 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Jak Jones (WAL)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (8)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Jak Jones (WAL)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Allen (NIR) (1)
| |||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (5)
| |||||||||||||||
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)
| |||||||||||||||
| Group 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby (ENG) (4)
| |||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy (ENG)
| |||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (3)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Luca Brecel (BEL)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson (ENG) (3)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Group 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Bai Yulu (CHN)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (WAL) (6)
| |||||||||||||||
 Neil Robertson (AUS)
| |||||||||||||||
| Ali Carter (ENG) (7)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Neil Robertson (AUS)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Neil Robertson (AUS)
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Group 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (ENG) (2)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (ENG) (2)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Ding Junhui (CHN)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
Century breaks
[edit]A total of 16 century breaks have been made during the tournament.[14]
- 140, 109 – Mark Williams
- 137, 132, 106, 104 – Jak Jones
- 132, 123, 115, 105 – Kyren Wilson
- 127 – Judd Trump
- 120 – Gary Wilson
- 110 – Neil Robertson
- 107, 104, 102 – Mark Allen
Notes
[edit]- ^ This is the second time the Shoot Out tournament was played in calendar year 2023, with the January 2023 edition falling within the 2022–23 season.
- ^ Luca Brecel won a non-ranking tournament in the previous season, but it was not considered to be an automatic qualifying event for this edition, and was invited as an official "top‑up" on world rankings.
References
[edit]- ^ "Grosvenorcasinos.com Announced as Title Sponsor for the 2024 Champion of Champions". 4 November 2024. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Champion of Champions". Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Allen Crushes Trump In Champion Of Champions Final". World Snooker Tour. 19 November 2023. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Champion of Champions: Mark Allen beats Judd Trump 10-3 in Bolton final". BBC Sport. 19 November 2023. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Champion of Champions Draw". World Snooker Tour. 1 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Player Line-Up Nears Completion For 2024 Champion of Champions". World Snooker Tour. 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b "How To Watch Grosvenor Casinos Champion of Champions". 8 November 204.
- ^ a b "Top Eight Seeds Confirmed For 2024 Champion Of Champions". World Snooker Tour. 29 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Grosvenor Casinos Champion of Champions 2024". snooker.org. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Strong Start For Champ Allen In Bolton". World Snooker Tour. 11 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Williams Pips Wilson in Thriller". World Snooker Tour. 12 November 2024.
- ^ [5][6][7][8]
- ^ "Champion of Champions 2024 matches". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Tournament centuries". snookerinfo.co.uk. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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