With a star-studded field that includes the current world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan, the prestigious 2022 Champion of Champions snooker tournament is set to start on October 31, here, we look at the participants, schedule, draw, prize money, dates, times, and TV coverage details of this upcoming competition
A professional snooker competition called the 2022 Cazoo Champion of Champions will be held at the University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton, England, from October 31 to November 6, 2022. Total of 16 players will compete in the tournament, most of whom are champions of notable competitions since the previous year’s event.
Champion of Champions Snooker 2022 Schedule, Date, Time, Tickets, Draw, Format, Fixtures, Venue, Players List, Prize Money, Live Stream TV Coverage
Guys, hear from @davehendon and @fouldsy147 ahead of the @ChampOfChamps!
16 of snooker's biggest stars compete to be the @CazooUK Champion of Champions
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— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) October 27, 2022
First round match fixtures are now confirmed for the top 16 seeds competing in the Cazoo UK Championship.
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— World Snooker Tour (@WeAreWST) October 27, 2022
2022 Champion of Champions Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, Format, & List of Players
With 16 of the biggest stars in the world competing, the Champion of Champions is back for 2022. Meanwhile, draw for the 2022 Cazoo Champion of Champions is finished, and the opening match of tournament will feature four-time world champion Mark Selby taking against World Seniors champion Lee Walker.
On Wednesday, reigning champion Judd Trump will begin his title defense in Group 1 against Scottish Open winner Luca Brecel, while Northern Ireland Open winner Mark Allen will play Joe Perry in the same session. Elsewhere, on Thursday, three-time tournament winner Ronnie O’Sullivan will begin his title quest with tie against debutant Robert Milkins. Zhao Xintong will compete against Mink Nutcharut, who won the Women’s World Championship earlier this year.
In 2022 Champion of Champions, 16 participants will be equally split into four groups and will play in knockout format before each group winner qualifies for semi-final. All first-round matches at this tournament will be played in best-of-seven frames format, while quarterfinals will be used to decide group winner and consist of nine frames. To crown champion of this tournament, best-of-19 frames final will be played following best-of-11 frames semi-final match.
2022 Champion of Champions Latest Results & Upcoming Schedule
31st October Schedule (Group-4 Semi-Final Matches)
Mark Selby vs Lee Walker
John Higgins vs Hossein Vafaei
31st October Schedule (Group-4 Final Match)
TBD vs TBD
1st November Schedule (Group-3 Semi-Final Matches)
Neil Robertson vs Fan Zhengyi
Kyren Wilson vs Ryan Day
1st November Schedule (Group-3 Final Match)
TBD vs TBD
2nd November Schedule (Group-1 Semi-Final Matches)
Judd Trump vs Luca Brecel
Mark Allen vs Joe Perry
2nd November Schedule (Group-1 Final Match)
TBD vs TBD
3rd November Schedule (Group-2 Semi-Final Matches)
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Robert Milkins
Zhao Xintong vs Mink Nutcharut
3rd November Schedule (Group-2 Final Match)
TBD vs TBD
4th November Schedule (Semi-Final Matches)
Group 1 Winner vs Group 4 Winner
5th November Schedule (Semi-Final Matches)
Group 2 Winner vs Group 3 Winner
6th November Schedule (Final Match)
TBD vs TBD
Prize Money Pool Distribution at 2022 Champion of Champions
At 2022 Champion of Champions, winner will bag massive amount of £150,000 as reward and runner-up will receive £60,000. Each group winner will get £30,000 in prize money from the competition’s overall prize pool of £427,000. Meanwhile, all participants are assured of £12,500 prize money each, which will be awarded to every first-round loser
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £60,000
- Group Winner: £30,000
- Group Runner-up: £17,500
- First Round Loser: £12,500
- Total: £440,000
When And Where To Watch: Live Stream And TV Coverage Telecast
The tournament tickets can be purchased by fans from here. 2022 Champion of Champions will be broadcast live in the UK on Eurosport from October 31 to November 6. Daily action of this tournament will begin at 12:45 PM on ITV in UK, while viewers in USA, Brazil, Canada, Spain, and Italy will be able to watch on DAZN. Viewers in Scandinavia, the Baltics, and Poland will be able to watch live on Viaplay. Elsewhere in countries without broadcaster, Matchroom.Live will stream all action live.
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