2018 Champion of Champions
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5–11 November 2018 |
| Venue | Ricoh Arena |
| City | Coventry |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £370,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  |
| Defending champion |  Shaun Murphy |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | – |
← 2017 | |
The 2018 ManBetX Champion of Champions is an upcoming professional non-ranking snooker tournament taking place between 5–11 November 2018 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.[1]
Shaun Murphy is the defending champion, having beaten Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–8 in the final of the 2017 edition of the tournament.[2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for 2018 is shown below:
- Winner: £100,000
- Runner-up: £50,000
- Losing semi-finalist: £25,000
- Group runner-up: £17,500
- First round losers: £12,500
- Total: £370,000
Qualification
Qualification for the 2018 Champion of Champions tournament is determined by the winners of (at most) 26 tournaments over a one-year period, from the 2017 Champion of Champions to the 2018 International Championship, thereby including tournaments from both the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 snooker seasons. The winners of the first 16 tournaments on the list are guaranteed qualification. The winners of the next tournaments on the list – in the order shown in the table – will also take a place in the Champion of Champions if other players win more than one of the tournaments higher in the list.[1]
Main draw
| Last 16 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy (1)
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Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England, 11 November 2018. | ||
| – | ||
| Afternoon: Evening: | ||
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||
Century breaks
Total:
References
- ^ a b "Champion of Champions Qualifying Criteria Confirmed". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Champion of Champions: Shaun Murphy beats Ronnie O'Sullivan in final". BBC Sport. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.