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2015 188BET Champion of Champions
Tournament information
Dates	10–15 November 2015
Venue	Ricoh Arena
City	Coventry
Country	England
Organisation	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£300,000
Winner's share	£100,000
Highest break	Neil Robertson (AUS) (144)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up	Mark Allen (NIR)
Score	10–5
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The 2015 Champion of Champions (officially the 2015 188BET Champion of Champions) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 15 November 2015 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.^[1]^[2] It was the third staging of the tournament since it was revived in 2013. In the United Kingdom, the tournament was broadcast on ITV4.

Ronnie O'Sullivan, who won the title in 2013 and 2014, chose not to defend his title in 2015.^[3]

Neil Robertson won the tournament, defeating Mark Allen 10–5 in the final.^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for 2015 is shown below:^[5]

Winner: £100,000
Runner-up: £50,000
Losing Semi-finalist: £25,000
Group runner-up: £10,000
First round losers: £7,500
Total: £300,000

Players

Players qualified for the event by winning important tournaments since the previous Champion of Champions. Entry was guaranteed for the defending champion, winners of rankings events and winners the following non-rankings events: 2015 Masters, 2015 Championship League, 2015 World Grand Prix and 2015 World Cup.^[6] Remaining places were then allocated to winners of European Tour events (in the order they were played) and then, if required, to winners of Asian Tour events and then, winners of the 2015 Six-red World Championship, 2015 Snooker Shoot-Out and 2015 World Seniors Championship.^[7]

The following players qualified for the tournament:^[8]^[9]

Seed	Player	Qualified as	Ref.
w/d	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Winner of 2014 Champion of Champions and 2014 UK Championship	^[10]
2	Mark Selby	Winner of 2015 German Masters and 2015 China Open	^[11]
3	Stuart Bingham	Winner of 2015 World Snooker Championship and 2015 Championship League	^[12]
4	Neil Robertson	Winner of 2015 Gdynia Open	^[13]
5	Shaun Murphy	Winner of 2015 Masters and 2014 Ruhr Open	^[14]
6	Judd Trump	Winner of 2015 World Grand Prix	^[15]
7	Barry Hawkins	Winner of 2015 Riga Open	^[16]
8	Joe Perry	Winner of 2015 Players Championship Grand Final	^[17]
1^[18]	John Higgins	Winner of 2015 Welsh Open, 2015 Australian Goldfields Open, and 2015 International Championship	^[19]
	Mark Allen	Winner of 2015 Bulgarian Open	^[20]
	Stephen Maguire	Winner of 2014 Lisbon Open	^[21]
	Michael White	Winner of 2015 Indian Open	^[22]
	Kyren Wilson	Winner of 2015 Shanghai Masters	^[23]
	Ali Carter	Winner of 2015 Paul Hunter Classic	^[24]
	Rory McLeod	Winner of 2015 Ruhr Open	^[25]
	Zhou Yuelong	Winner of 2015 World Cup	^[26]
	Yan Bingtao	Winner of 2015 World Cup	^[27]

Eight players were seeded. Seedings were determined in early October, before defending champion and top seed Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event.^[28] Other seeds were based on the latest world rankings (revision 3).^[9] Later in October, John Higgins was chosen as the final seed, being the highest ranked player who had then qualified and wasn't already seeded.^[18] He replaced O'Sullivan in the draw, taking the position allocated for the top seed.^[29] Mark Allen was ranked higher than Higgins in these rankings (revision 3) but hadn't qualified at that time.

Main draw

^[30]

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	John Higgins	4

	Ali Carter	2
			1	John Higgins	5
Group 1 (11 November)
			8	Joe Perry	6
8	Joe Perry	4

	Michael White	2
						8	Joe Perry	4

						4	Neil Robertson	6
5	Shaun Murphy	2

	Yan Bingtao	4
				Yan Bingtao	3
Group 4 (12 November)
			4	Neil Robertson	6
4	Neil Robertson	4

	Rory McLeod	0
									4	Neil Robertson	10

										Mark Allen	5
3	Stuart Bingham	3

	Zhou Yuelong	4
				Zhou Yuelong	3
Group 3 (10 November)
				Kyren Wilson	6
6	Judd Trump	2

	Kyren Wilson	4
							Kyren Wilson	3

							Mark Allen	6
7	Barry Hawkins	2

	Mark Allen	4
				Mark Allen	6
Group 2 (13 November)
				Stephen Maguire	2
2	Mark Selby	1

	Stephen Maguire	4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Collier. Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England, 15 November 2015.
Neil Robertson (4) Australia	10–5	Mark Allen Northern Ireland
Afternoon: 63–35, 20–107 (103), 97–6 (53), 133–0 (114), 69–20 (69), 45–57, 69–44 (54), 5–81 (60), 75–25 (71) Evening: 86–0 (60), 76–35, 55–65 (Robertson 54), 0–112 (112), 46–38, 56–24
114	Highest break	112
1	Century breaks	2
7	50+ breaks	3

Century breaks

Total: 14 ^[31]

144, 114, 109 – Neil Robertson
134, 107 – Stephen Maguire
131 – Barry Hawkins
128, 124 – Ali Carter
112, 105, 104, 103 – Mark Allen
112 – Joe Perry
104 – Judd Trump

References

^ "Champion of Champions Snooker 2015". Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "188BET to sponsor Champion of Champions". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title". BBC Sport. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^ "Champion of Champions: Neil Robertson beats Mark Allen". BBC Sport. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^ "Prize Fund". Champion of Champions Snooker. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ "McLeod Confirmed For Champion of Champions". WPBSA. 12 October 2015.
^ "15 Players Already Guaranteed 2015 Invite". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
^ "Players". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Champion of Champions Group Line-Ups Announced". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Ronnie O'Sullivan". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Mark Selby". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Stuart Bingham". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Neil Robertson". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Shaun Murphy". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Judd Trump". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Barry Hawkins". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Joe Perry". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "188BET Champion Of Champions Group Draw Announced". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ "John Higgins". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Mark Allen". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
^ "Stephen Maguire". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Michael White". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Kyren Wilson". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Ali Carter". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Rory McLeod". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Zhou Yuelong". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ "Yan Bingtao". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
^ Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title
^ "Higgins To Be Seeded At Champion of Champions". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ "Fixtures & Results". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
^ "Champion of Champions: century breaks". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

External links

Official website

[1] "Champion of Champions Snooker 2015". Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[2] "188BET to sponsor Champion of Champions". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.

[3] "Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title". BBC Sport. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[4] "Champion of Champions: Neil Robertson beats Mark Allen". BBC Sport. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[5] "Prize Fund". Champion of Champions Snooker. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

[6] "McLeod Confirmed For Champion of Champions". WPBSA. 12 October 2015.

[7] "15 Players Already Guaranteed 2015 Invite". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

[8] "Players". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[line-ups-9] "Champion of Champions Group Line-Ups Announced". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[10] "Ronnie O'Sullivan". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[11] "Mark Selby". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[12] "Stuart Bingham". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[13] "Neil Robertson". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[14] "Shaun Murphy". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[15] "Judd Trump". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[16] "Barry Hawkins". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[17] "Joe Perry". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[draw-18] "188BET Champion Of Champions Group Draw Announced". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

[19] "John Higgins". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[20] "Mark Allen". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

[21] "Stephen Maguire". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[22] "Michael White". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[23] "Kyren Wilson". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[24] "Ali Carter". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[25] "Rory McLeod". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[26] "Zhou Yuelong". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[27] "Yan Bingtao". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.

[ronnie-28] Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title

[29] "Higgins To Be Seeded At Champion of Champions". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 30 October 2015.

[30] "Fixtures & Results". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

[31] "Champion of Champions: century breaks". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

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+The '''2015 Champion of Champions''' (officially the '''2015 188BET Champion of Champions''') was a professional non-[[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] [[snooker]] tournament that took place between 10 and 15 November 2015 at the [[Ricoh Arena]] in [[Coventry]], England.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ricoharena.com/whats-on/sport/champion-of-champions-snooker-2015/ |title=Champion of Champions Snooker 2015 |access-date=2015-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028031108/http://www.ricoharena.com/whats-on/sport/champion-of-champions-snooker-2015/ |archive-date=2015-10-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=188BET to sponsor Champion of Champions|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/188bet-to-sponsor-champion-of-champions|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|date=2 November 2015|accessdate=2 November 2015}}</ref> It was the third staging of the tournament since it was revived in 2013. In the United Kingdom, the tournament was broadcast on [[ITV4]].
-[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]], who won the title in [[2013 Champion of Champions|2013]] and [[2014 Champion of Champions|2014]], chose not to defend his title in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/34506331 |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |accessdate=15 November 2015 |date=12 October 2015}}</ref>
+[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]], who won the title in [[2013 Champion of Champions|2013]] and [[2014 Champion of Champions|2014]], chose not to defend his title in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/34506331 |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |accessdate=15 November 2015 |date=12 October 2015}}</ref>
-[[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]] won the tournament, defeating [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] 10–5 in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/34828974 |title=Champion of Champions: Neil Robertson beats Mark Allen |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |accessdate=15 November 2015 |date=15 November 2015}}</ref>
+[[Neil Robertson]] won the tournament, defeating [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] 10–5 in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/34828974 |title=Champion of Champions: Neil Robertson beats Mark Allen |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |accessdate=15 November 2015 |date=15 November 2015}}</ref>
 ==Prize fund==
-The breakdown of prize money for 2015 is shown below:<ref>{{cite web|title=Prize Fund|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/prize-fund/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
+The breakdown of prize money for 2015 is shown below:<ref>{{cite web|title=Prize Fund|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/prize-fund/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213021243/http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/prize-fund/ |archive-date=2015-12-13 |publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
 * Winner: [[Pound sterling|£]]100,000
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 ==Players==
-Players qualified for the event by winning important tournaments since the previous Champion of Champions. Entry was guaranteed for the defending champion, winners of rankings events and winners the following non-rankings events: [[2015 Masters (snooker)|2015 Masters]], [[2015 Championship League]], [[2015 World Grand Prix]], [[Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 – Finals|2015 Players Championship Grand Final]] and [[2015 World Cup (snooker)|2015 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=McLeod Confirmed For Champion of Champions |url=http://www.wpbsa.com/blog/mcleod-confirmed-for-champion-of-champions |publisher=WPBSA |date=12 October 2015}}</ref> Remaining places were then allocated to winners of [[Players Tour Championship|European Tour]] events (in the order they were played) and then, if required, to winners of Asian Tour events and then, winners of the [[2015 Six-red World Championship]], [[2015 Snooker Shoot-Out]] and [[2015 World Seniors Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=15 Players Already Guaranteed 2015 Invite|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/ten-players-already-guarenteed-2015-invite/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=8 November 2015}}</ref>
+Players qualified for the event by winning important tournaments since the previous Champion of Champions. Entry was guaranteed for the defending champion, winners of rankings events and winners the following non-rankings events: [[2015 Masters (snooker)|2015 Masters]], [[2015 Championship League]], [[2015 World Grand Prix]] and [[2015 World Cup (snooker)|2015 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=McLeod Confirmed For Champion of Champions |url=http://www.wpbsa.com/blog/mcleod-confirmed-for-champion-of-champions |publisher=WPBSA |date=12 October 2015}}</ref> Remaining places were then allocated to winners of [[Players Tour Championship|European Tour]] events (in the order they were played) and then, if required, to winners of Asian Tour events and then, winners of the [[2015 Six-red World Championship]], [[2015 Snooker Shoot-Out]] and [[2015 World Seniors Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=15 Players Already Guaranteed 2015 Invite|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/ten-players-already-guarenteed-2015-invite/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=8 November 2015}}</ref>
 The following players qualified for the tournament:<ref>{{cite web|title=Players|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/players/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=line-ups>{{cite web|title=Champion of Champions Group Line-Ups Announced|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/champion-of-champions-group-line-ups-announced/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
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-! Seed !! Player !! Qualified as !! Reference
+! Seed !! Player !! Qualified as !! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
 |-style="background-color:lightgray"
-| align="center"|w/d || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] || Winner of [[2014 Champion of Champions]] and [[2014 UK Championship (snooker)|2014 UK Championship]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ronnie O’Sullivan|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/ronnie-osullivan/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
+| align="center"|w/d || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] || Winner of [[2014 Champion of Champions]] and [[2014 UK Championship]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ronnie O’Sullivan|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/ronnie-osullivan/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
 |-
 | align="center"|2 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]] || Winner of [[2015 German Masters]] and [[2015 China Open (snooker)|2015 China Open]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Selby|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/mark-selby/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
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 | align="center"|3 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]] || Winner of [[2015 World Snooker Championship]] and [[2015 Championship League]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Stuart Bingham|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/stuart-bingham/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
 |-
-| align="center"|4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]] || Winner of [[European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 6|2015 Gdynia Open]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Neil Robertson|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/neil-robertson/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
+| align="center"|4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]] || Winner of [[European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 6|2015 Gdynia Open]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Neil Robertson|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/neil-robertson/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
 |-
-| align="center"|5 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy (snooker player)|Shaun Murphy]] || Winner of [[2015 Masters (snooker)|2015 Masters]] and [[European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 4|2014 Ruhr Open]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaun Murphy|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/shaun-murphy/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
+| align="center"|5 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]] || Winner of [[2015 Masters (snooker)|2015 Masters]] and [[European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 4|2014 Ruhr Open]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaun Murphy|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/shaun-murphy/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
 |-
 | align="center"|6 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]] || Winner of [[2015 World Grand Prix]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Judd Trump|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/judd-trump/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
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 | align="center"|8 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]] || Winner of [[Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 – Finals|2015 Players Championship Grand Final]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Perry|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/joe-perry/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
 |-
-| align="center"|1<ref name=draw>{{cite web|title=188BET Champion Of Champions Group Draw Announced|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/188bet-champion-of-champions-group-draw-announced/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref> || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]] || Winner of [[2015 Welsh Open (snooker)|2015 Welsh Open]], [[2015 Australian Goldfields Open]], and [[2015 International Championship]]|| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=John Higgins|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/john-higgins/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
+| align="center"|1<ref name=draw>{{cite web|title=188BET Champion Of Champions Group Draw Announced|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/188bet-champion-of-champions-group-draw-announced/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref> || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]] || Winner of [[2015 Welsh Open (snooker)|2015 Welsh Open]], [[2015 Australian Goldfields Open]], and [[2015 International Championship]]|| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=John Higgins|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/john-higgins/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
 |-
 | align="center"| || {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] || Winner of [[European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 4|2015 Bulgarian Open]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Allen|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/mark-allen/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=9 November 2015}}</ref>
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 | align="center"| || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yan Bingtao]] || Winner of [[2015 World Cup (snooker)|2015 World Cup]] || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Yan Bingtao|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/yan-bingtao/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
 |}
-players were seeded. Seedings were determined in early October, before defending champion and top seed [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] withdrew from the event.<ref name="ronnie">[http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/34506331 Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title]</ref> Other seeds were based on the latest [[Snooker world rankings 2015/2016|world rankings]] (revision 3).<ref name=line-ups/> Later in October, [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]] was chosen as the final seed, being the highest ranked player who had then qualified and wasn’t already seeded.<ref name=draw/> He replaced O'Sullivan in the draw, taking the position allocated for the top seed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Higgins To Be Seeded At Champion of Champions|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/higgins-to-be-seeded-at-champion-of-champions/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref> [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] was ranked higher than Higgins in these rankings (revision 3) but hadn't qualified at that time.
+Eight players were seeded. Seedings were determined in early October, before defending champion and top seed [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] withdrew from the event.<ref name="ronnie">[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/34506331 Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title]</ref> Other seeds were based on the latest [[Snooker world rankings 2015/2016|world rankings]] (revision 3).<ref name=line-ups/> Later in October, [[John Higgins]] was chosen as the final seed, being the highest ranked player who had then qualified and wasn't already seeded.<ref name=draw/> He replaced O'Sullivan in the draw, taking the position allocated for the top seed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Higgins To Be Seeded At Champion of Champions|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/higgins-to-be-seeded-at-champion-of-champions/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref> [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]] was ranked higher than Higgins in these rankings (revision 3) but hadn't qualified at that time.
 ==Main draw==
 <ref>{{cite web|title=Fixtures & Results|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/fixtures-results/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=10 November 2015}}</ref>
 {{16TeamBracket
+| team-width= 200
-| RD1= Group semi-finals<br />Best of 7 frames
-| RD2= Group finals<br />Best of 11 frames
+| RD1= Group semi-finals (last 16)<br />Best of 7 frames
+| RD2= Group finals (quarter-finals)<br />Best of 11 frames
 | RD3= Semi-finals<br />Best of 11 frames
 | RD4= Final<br />Best of 19 frames
@@ Line 92: / Line 95: @@
 | RD1-seed01=1
-| RD1-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]]'''
+| RD1-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} '''[[John Higgins]]'''
 | RD1-score01='''4'''
 | RD1-seed02=
@@ Line 104: / Line 107: @@
 | RD1-score04=2
 | RD1-seed05=5
-| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy (snooker player)|Shaun Murphy]]
+| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]]
 | RD1-score05=2
 | RD1-seed06=
@@ Line 110: / Line 113: @@
 | RD1-score06='''4'''
 | RD1-seed07=4
-| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]]'''
+| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Neil Robertson]]'''
 | RD1-score07='''4'''
 | RD1-seed08=
@@ Line 141: / Line 144: @@
 | RD2-seed01=1
-| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]]
+| RD2-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]]
 | RD2-score01=5
 | RD2-seed02=8
@@ Line 150: / Line 153: @@
 | RD2-score03=3
 | RD2-seed04=4
-| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]]'''
+| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Neil Robertson]]'''
 | RD2-score04='''6'''
 | RD2-seed05=
@@ Line 169: / Line 172: @@
 | RD3-score01=4
 | RD3-seed02=4
-| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]]'''
+| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Neil Robertson]]'''
 | RD3-score02='''6'''
 | RD3-seed03=
@@ Line 179: / Line 182: @@
 | RD4-seed01=4
-| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]]'''
+| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Neil Robertson]]'''
 | RD4-score01='''10'''
 | RD4-seed02=
 | RD4-team02={{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
 | RD4-score02=5
 }}
@@ Line 189: / Line 192: @@
 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
 |-
-| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 19 frames. Referee: [[Paul Collier (snooker referee)|Paul Collier]].<br />[[Ricoh Arena]], [[Coventry]], {{flagicon|ENG}} [[England]], 15 November 2015.
+| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 19 frames. Referee: [[Paul Collier (snooker referee)|Paul Collier]].<br />[[Ricoh Arena]], [[Coventry]], England, 15 November 2015.
 |-
-| width="230" align="right" | '''[[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]]''' (4)<br />{{AUS}}
+| width="230" align="right" | '''[[Neil Robertson]]''' (4)<br />{{AUS}}
 | width="100" align="center" | '''10'''–5
 | width="230" | [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]<br />{{NIR}}
 |-
-| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | ''Afternoon:'' '''63'''–35, 20–'''107''' ('''103'''), '''97'''–6 ('''53'''), '''133'''–0 ('''114'''), '''69'''–20 ('''69'''), 45–'''57''', '''69'''–44 ('''54'''), 5–'''81''' ('''60'''), '''75'''–25 ('''71''')<br />''Evening:'' '''86'''–0 ('''60'''), '''76'''–35, 55–'''65''' (Robertson '''54'''), 0–'''112''' ('''112'''), '''46'''–38, '''56'''–24
+| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | ''Afternoon:'' '''63'''–35, {{nobr|20–'''107''' (103)}}, {{nobr|'''97'''–6 (53)}}, {{nobr|'''133'''–0 (114)}}, {{nobr|'''69'''–20 (69)}}, {{nobr|45–'''57'''}}, {{nobr|'''69'''–44 (54)}}, {{nobr|5–'''81''' (60)}}, {{nobr|'''75'''–25 (71)}}<br />''Evening:'' '''86'''–0 (60), '''76'''–35, {{nobr|55–'''65''' (Robertson 54)}}, {{nobr|0–'''112''' (112)}}, {{nobr|'''46'''–38}}, {{nobr|'''56'''–24}}
 |-
 | align="right" | '''114'''
@@ Line 211: / Line 214: @@
 ==Century breaks==
-<ref>{{cite web|title=Champion of Champions: century breaks|url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13864/champion-of-champions|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=9 November 2015}}</ref>
+Total: 14 <ref>{{cite web|title=Champion of Champions: century breaks|url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13864/champion-of-champions|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=9 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112005412/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13864/champion-of-champions|archive-date=2015-11-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-* 144, 114, 109 {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]]
+* 144, 114, 109 {{ndash}} [[Neil Robertson]]
-* 134, 107 {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]]
+* 134, 107 {{ndash}} [[Stephen Maguire]]
-* 131 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Hawkins]]
+* 131 {{ndash}} [[Barry Hawkins]]
-* 128, 124 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ali Carter]]
+* 128, 124 {{ndash}} [[Ali Carter]]
-* 112, 105, 104, 103 {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
+* 112, 105, 104, 103 {{ndash}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
-* 112 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]]
+* 112 {{ndash}} [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]]
-* 104 {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]]
+* 104 {{ndash}} [[Judd Trump]]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:2015 in snooker]]
 [[Category:2015 in English sport]]
+[[Category:Sports competitions in Coventry]]
+[[Category:2010s in Coventry]]
+[[Category:November 2015 sports events in the United Kingdom]]

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