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{{short description|Snooker tournament, held November 2020}}
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{{short description|Snooker tournament, held November 2019}}
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=2020 ManBetX [[Champion of Champions (snooker)|Champion of Champions]]
|tournament_name=2020 [[888sport]] [[Champion of Champions (snooker)|Champion of Champions]]
|logo=
|logo=
|dates=2–8 November 2020
|dates={{Start and end dates|2020|11|2|2020|11|8|df=y}}
|venue=[[Marshall Arena]]
|venue=[[Marshall Arena]]
|location=[[Milton Keynes]]
|location=[[Milton Keynes]]
|country=[[England]]
|country=England
|organisation=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|WPBSA]]
|organisation=[[Matchroom Sport]]
|format=Non-[[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] event
|format=Non-[[Snooker world rankings|ranking]] event
|Total prize fund=
|Total prize fund=£440,000
|winners_share=
|winners_share=£150,000
|defending_champion={{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}
|highest_break={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}} (141)}}
|winner={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]|NIR}}}}
|highest_break=
|runner_up={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}}}
|winner=
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|score=10–6
|runner_up=
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|score=
|previous=[[2019 Champion of Champions|2019]]
|previous=[[2019 Champion of Champions|2019]]
|next=<!--[[2021 Champion of Champions|2021]]-->
|next=[[2021 Champion of Champions|2021]]
}}
}}
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The '''2020 Champion of Champions''' (also known as the '''2020 ManBetX Champion of Champions''' for the purposes of sponsorship) is an upcoming professional [[snooker]] tournament that is scheduled to take place between 2 and 8 November 2020 at the [[Marshall Arena]] in [[Milton Keynes]], England.<ref name="cham_Home">{{Cite web |title=Home |work=Champion of Champions Snooker |date= |access-date=23 August 2020 |url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/ }}</ref><ref name="cham_MARS">{{Cite web |title=Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes To Host 2020 Champion Of Champions |work=Champion of Champions Snooker |date= |access-date=23 August 2020 |url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/marshall-arena-milton-keynes-host-2020-champion-champions/ }}</ref><ref name="wst._Mars">{{Cite web |title=Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes To Host 2020 Champion Of Champions |work=World Snooker |date= |access-date=23 August 2020 |url=https://wst.tv/marshall-arena-milton-keynes-to-host-2020-champion-of-champions/ }}</ref> It is the tenth [[Champion of Champions (snooker)|Champion of Champions]] event, the first of which was held in [[1978 Champion of Champions|1978]]. The tournament features 16 participants who had won World Snooker events throughout the prior snooker season. As an invitational event, the Champion of Champions tournament carries no [[snooker world rankings|world ranking]] points.


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The '''2020 Champion of Champions''' (officially the '''2020 888sport Champion of Champions''') was a professional [[snooker]] tournament that took place between 2 and 8 November 2020 at the [[Marshall Arena]] in [[Milton Keynes]], England.<ref name="cham_Home">{{Cite web |title=Home |work=Champion of Champions Snooker |date= |access-date=23 August 2020 |url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/ }}</ref><ref name="cham_MARS">{{Cite web |title=Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes To Host 2020 Champion Of Champions |work=Champion of Champions Snooker |date= 8 November 2019|access-date=23 August 2020 |url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/marshall-arena-milton-keynes-host-2020-champion-champions/ }}</ref><ref name="wst._Mars">{{Cite web |title=Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes To Host 2020 Champion Of Champions |work=World Snooker |date= 8 November 2019|access-date=23 August 2020 |url=https://wst.tv/marshall-arena-milton-keynes-to-host-2020-champion-of-champions/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220172047/https://wst.tv/marshall-arena-milton-keynes-to-host-2020-champion-of-champions/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 February 2020 }}</ref> It was the tenth [[Champion of Champions (snooker)|Champion of Champions]] event, the first of which was held in [[1978 Champion of Champions|1978]]. The tournament featured 16 participants, primarily winners of important tournaments since the 2019 Champion of Champions. As an invitational event, the Champion of Champions tournament carries no [[snooker world rankings|world ranking]] points.
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[[Neil Robertson]] is the defending champion, having defeated [[Judd Trump]] 10–9 in the [[2019 Champion of Champions|2019]] final to win the championship, having required one snooker or {{cuegloss|snooker|foul shot}} to win the penultimate frame to avoid losing the match.<ref name="cham_ROBE">{{Cite web |title=Robertson Wins Manbetx Champion Of Champions For Second Time |work=Champion of Champions Snooker |date= |access-date=23 August 2020 |url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/robertson-wins-manbetx-champion-champions-second-time/ }}</ref>

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[[Neil Robertson]] was the defending champion, having defeated [[Judd Trump]] 10–9 in the [[2019 Champion of Champions|2019]] final.<ref name="cham_ROBE">{{Cite web |title=Robertson Wins Manbetx Champion Of Champions For Second Time |work=Champion of Champions Snooker |date= 10 November 2019|access-date=23 August 2020 |url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/robertson-wins-manbetx-champion-champions-second-time/ }}</ref>

Robertson made the final again, but lost 10–6 to [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]], who won the tournament for the first time.

On the first day, [[John Higgins]] made his 800th career century, although he lost the match to [[Ding Junhui]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/champion-of-champions/2020-2021/champion-of-champions-snooker-neil-robertson-reveals-key-concern-after-victory-over-ding-junhui_sto7977526/story.shtml |title=Champion of Champions snooker: Neil Robertson reveals key concern after victory over Ding Junhui |publisher=Eurosport |date=3 November 2020 |access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref>


== Prize fund ==
== Prize fund ==
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== Qualification ==
== Qualification ==
Qualification for the 2020 Champion of Champions event was primarily determined by the winners of 20 tournaments over a one-year period, from the 2019 Champion of Champions to the ranking event edition of the [[2020 Championship League (ranking)|2020 Championship League]], thereby including tournaments from both the [[2019–20 snooker season|2019–20]] and [[2020–21 snooker season|2020–21]] snooker seasons. The runner-up in the [[2020 World Snooker Championship|2020 World Championship]] was also included. The field consisted of 16 players but with some players winning more than one qualifying event, there were less than 16 qualifying players. The remainder of the field was determined by the highest ranking player, not already qualified, at the time it was certain that a place would not be taken by a winner of the qualifying events. The first player to receive an entry this way was [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]], who was ranked 5th after the [[2020 European Masters (2020–21 season)]].<ref name="wst._Cham">{{Cite web |title=Champion Of Champions To Be Played Behind Closed Doors |author= |work=World Snooker |date=14 October 2020 |access-date=14 October 2020 |url= https://wst.tv/champion-of-champions-to-be-played-behind-closed-doors/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201024002914/https://wst.tv/champion-of-champions-to-be-played-behind-closed-doors/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= 24 October 2020 |quote=}}</ref> The second player to receive an entry this way was [[John Higgins]], who was ranked 8th after the [[2020 English Open (snooker)|2020 English Open]]. The third and final player to receive an entry this way was [[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]], who was ranked 11th after the [[2020 Championship League (ranking)|2020 Championship League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wst.tv/champion-of-champions-updated-draw/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101123053/https://wst.tv/champion-of-champions-updated-draw/|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 November 2020|title = Champion of Champions Updated Draw|date = 30 October 2020}}</ref>
Qualification for the 2020 Champion of Champions event is determined by the winners of tournaments over a one-year period.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| align="center"| [[2020 World Snooker Championship|2020 World Championship]] || align="center"|16 August 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]|ENG}}
| align="center"| [[2020 World Snooker Championship|2020 World Championship]] || align="center"|16 August 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]]|ENG}}
|-style="background:lightgrey"
|-style="background:lightgrey"
| align="center"| [[2020 European Masters]] || align="center" |26 January 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}
| align="center"| [[2020 European Masters (2019–20 season)]] || align="center"|26 January 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[2020 German Masters]] || align="center"|2 February 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Judd Trump]]|ENG}}
| align="center"| [[2020 German Masters]] || align="center"|2 February 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Judd Trump]]|ENG}}
|-style="background:lightgrey"
|-style="background:lightgrey"
| align="center"| [[2020 World Grand Prix]] || align="center"|9 February 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}
| align="center"| [[2020 World Grand Prix (2019–20 season)]] || align="center"|9 February 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Neil Robertson]]|AUS}}
|-style="background:lightgrey"
|-style="background:lightgrey"
| align="center"| [[2020 Players Championship (snooker)|2020 Players Championship]] || align="center"|1 March 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Judd Trump]]|ENG}}
| align="center"| [[2020 Players Championship (snooker)|2020 Players Championship]] || align="center"|1 March 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Judd Trump]]|ENG}}
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[2019–20 Championship League]] || align="center"|5 March 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Scott Donaldson]]|SCO}}
| align="center"| [[2019–20 Championship League|2020 Championship League Invitational (March)]] || align="center"|5 March 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Scott Donaldson]]|SCO}}
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[2020 Championship League]] || align="center"|11 June 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Luca Brecel]]|BEL}}
| align="center"| [[2020 Championship League (2019–20 season)|2020 Championship League Invitational (June)]] || align="center"|11 June 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Luca Brecel]]|BEL}}
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[2020 Tour Championship]] || align="center"|26 June 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Stephen Maguire]]|SCO}}
| align="center"| [[2020 Tour Championship]] || align="center"|26 June 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Stephen Maguire]]|SCO}}
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[2020 European Masters (2)]] || align="center" |27 September 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}}
| align="center"| [[2020 European Masters (2020–21 season)]] || align="center"|27 September 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Mark Selby]]|ENG}}
|-
|-
| align="center"| [[2020 Championship League (2)]] || align="center"|30 October 2020 ||
| align="center"| [[2020 Championship League (ranking)|2020 Championship League]] || align="center"|30 October 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Kyren Wilson]]|ENG}}
|-style="background:lightgrey"
|-style="background:lightgrey"
| align="center"| [[2019 Northern Ireland Open]] || align="center"|17 November 2019 || {{flagathlete|[[Judd Trump]]|ENG}}
| align="center"| [[2019 Northern Ireland Open]] || align="center"|17 November 2019 || {{flagathlete|[[Judd Trump]]|ENG}}
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|-
|-
| align="center"| [[2020 Welsh Open (snooker)|2020 Welsh Open]] || align="center"|16 February 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Shaun Murphy]]|ENG}}
| align="center"| [[2020 Welsh Open (snooker)|2020 Welsh Open]] || align="center"|16 February 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Shaun Murphy]]|ENG}}
|-style="background:lightgrey"
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| align="center"| [[2020 English Open (snooker)|2020 English Open]] || align="center"|18 October 2020 ||
| align="center"| [[2020 English Open (snooker)|2020 English Open]] || align="center"|18 October 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Judd Trump]]|ENG}}
|-style="background:lightgrey"
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| align="center"| [[2020 World Snooker Championship|2020 World Championship]] (runner-up) || align="center"|16 August 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Kyren Wilson]]|ENG}}
| align="center"| [[2020 World Snooker Championship|2020 World Championship]] (runner-up) || align="center"|16 August 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Kyren Wilson]]|ENG}}
|-style="background:lightgrey"
|-style="background:lightgrey"
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|-
| align="center"| [[2020 World Seniors Championship]] || align="center"|22 August 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Jimmy White]]|ENG}}
| align="center"| [[2020 World Seniors Championship]] || align="center"|22 August 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Jimmy White]]|ENG}}
|-
| align="center" rowspan=3| World Rankings || align="center"|27 September 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]|NIR}}
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| align="center"|18 October 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[John Higgins]]|SCO}}
|-
|-
| align=" center"| Ranking List || align="centre"| || {{flagathlete|[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]|NIR}}
| align="center"|30 October 2020 || {{flagathlete|[[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]|ENG}}
|}
|}
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|-
|style="background:lightgrey": #cfc;" width=10|
|style="background:lightgrey": #cfc;" width=10|
|Player had already qualified by winning a previous event
|Player also qualified by winning a higher categorized event
|}
|}


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{{16TeamBracket
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1= '''Last 16 (Group semi-finals)''' <br/>Best of 7 frames
| RD1= '''Group semi-finals (last 16)''' <br/>Best of 7 frames
| RD2= '''Quarter-finals (Group finals)''' <br/>Best of 11 frames
| RD2= '''Group finals (quarter-finals)''' <br/>Best of 11 frames
| RD3= '''Semi-finals''' <br/>Best of 11 frames
| RD3= '''Semi-finals''' <br/>Best of 11 frames
| RD4= '''Final''' <br/>Best of 19 frames
| RD4= '''Final''' <br/>Best of 19 frames
| subgroup1='''Group 1''' ( November)
| subgroup1='''Group 1''' (2 November)
| subgroup2='''Group 4''' ( November)
| subgroup2='''Group 4''' (4 November)
| subgroup3='''Group 3''' ( November)
| subgroup3='''Group 2''' (3 November)
| subgroup4='''Group 2''' ( November)
| subgroup4='''Group 3''' (5 November)


| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]] (1)
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Neil Robertson]] (1)'''
| RD1-score01=
| RD1-score01='''4'''
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy White]]
| RD1-score02=
| RD1-score02=0
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Higgins]]
| RD1-score03=
| RD1-score03=3
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|CHN}} '''[[Ding Junhui]]'''
| RD1-score04=
| RD1-score04='''4'''


| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Kyren Wilson]]'''
| RD1-score05=
| RD1-score05='''4'''
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stephen Maguire]]
| RD1-score06=
| RD1-score06=1
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Mark Selby]] (4)'''
| RD1-score07=
| RD1-score07='''4'''
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|BEL}} [[Luca Brecel]]
| RD1-score08=
| RD1-score08=2


| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Judd Trump]] (3)'''
| RD1-score09=
| RD1-score09='''4'''
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Stuart Bingham]]
| RD1-score10=
| RD1-score10=0
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Shaun Murphy]]
| RD1-score11=
| RD1-score11=2
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]'''
| RD1-team12=
| RD1-score12=
| RD1-score12='''4'''


| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]'''
| RD1-team13=
| RD1-score13=
| RD1-score13='''4'''
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott Donaldson]]
| RD1-score14=
| RD1-score14=3
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] (2)'''
| RD1-score15=
| RD1-score15='''4'''
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]]
| RD1-team16=
| RD1-score16=
| RD1-score16=1


| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Neil Robertson]] (1)'''
| RD2-score01=
| RD2-score01='''6'''
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Ding Junhui]]
| RD2-score02=
| RD2-score02=4


| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kyren Wilson]]
| RD2-score03=
| RD2-score03=5
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Mark Selby]] (4)'''
| RD2-score04=
| RD2-score04='''6'''


| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Judd Trump]] (3)'''
| RD2-score05=
| RD2-score05='''6'''
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]
| RD2-team06=
| RD2-score06=
| RD2-score06=3


| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]'''
| RD2-team07=
| RD2-score07=
| RD2-score07='''6'''
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] (2)
| RD2-score08=
| RD2-score08=3


| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Neil Robertson]] (1)'''
| RD3-score01=
| RD3-score01='''6'''
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mark Selby]] (4)
| RD3-score02=
| RD3-score02=5


| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} [[Judd Trump]] (3)
| RD3-score03=
| RD3-score03=1
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]'''
| RD3-team04=
| RD3-score04=
| RD3-score04='''6'''


| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Neil Robertson]] (1)
| RD4-score01=
| RD4-score01=6
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|NIR}} '''[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]'''
| RD4-team02=
| RD4-score02=
| RD4-score02='''10'''
}}
}}

===Final===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
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| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 19 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer.<br/>[[Marshall Arena]], [[Milton Keynes]], England, 8 November 2020
|-
| width="230" align="right" | [[Neil Robertson]] (1)<br/>{{AUS}}
| width="100" align="center" | 6–'''10'''
| width="230" align="left" | '''[[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]'''<br/>{{NIR}}
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | ''Afternoon:'' 27–'''101''' (101), {{nobr|'''122'''–1 (121)}}, {{nobr|33–'''71''' (55)}}, {{nobr|46–'''59'''}}, {{nobr|'''91'''–2 (63)}}, {{nobr|0–'''110''' (110)}}, {{nobr|'''119'''–0 (108)}}, {{nobr|'''109'''–0 (109)}}, {{nobr|4–'''73''' (67)}} <br/>''Evening:'' 51–'''84''' (84), {{nobr|'''96'''–4 (67)}}, {{nobr|8–'''73''' (53)}}, {{nobr|'''67'''–60}}, {{nobr|7–'''119''' (119)}}, {{nobr|51–'''76''' (70)}}, {{nobr|7–'''123''' (105)}}
|-
| align="right" | '''121'''
| align="center" | Highest break
| 119
|-
| align="right" | 3
| align="center" | Century breaks
| '''4'''
|-
| align="right" | 5
| align="center" | 50+ breaks
| '''9'''
|}

==Century breaks==
A total of 31 {{cuegloss|century break|century breaks}} were made during the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14169/888-sport-champion-of-champions |title=Centuries &#124; World Snooker Live Scores |access-date=2 November 2020 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124101108/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/14169/888-sport-champion-of-champions |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* 141, 139, 121, 121, 115, 109, 108, 104, 101, 100 {{ndash}} [[Neil Robertson]]
* 138, 119, 117, 112, 107, 103 {{ndash}} [[Judd Trump]]
* 137, 137, 131 {{ndash}} [[Mark Selby]]
* 130 {{ndash}} [[Kyren Wilson]]
* 125, 119, 110, 105, 104, 102, 102, 101 {{ndash}} [[Mark Allen (snooker player)|Mark Allen]]
* 111 {{ndash}} [[John Higgins]]
* 107 {{ndash}} [[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]]
* 107 {{ndash}} [[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]]


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Champion of Champions}}
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{{2020–21 snooker season}}
{{Snooker season 2020/2021}}


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[[Category:Sports competitions in Milton Keynes|2020 Champion of Champions]]
[[Category:November 2020 sports events in the United Kingdom|Champion of Champions]]
[[Category:November 2020 sports events in the United Kingdom|Champion of Champions]]

Latest revision as of 17:51, 26 February 2024

2020 888sport Champion of Champions
Tournament information
Dates2–8 November 2020 (2020-11-02 – 2020-11-08)
VenueMarshall Arena
CityMilton Keynes
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£440,000
Winner's share£150,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (141)
Final
Champion Mark Allen (NIR)
Runner-up Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score10–6
← 2019
2021 →

The 2020 Champion of Champions (officially the 2020 888sport Champion of Champions) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 8 November 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[1][2][3] It was the tenth Champion of Champions event, the first of which was held in 1978. The tournament featured 16 participants, primarily winners of important tournaments since the 2019 Champion of Champions. As an invitational event, the Champion of Champions tournament carries no world ranking points.

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–9 in the 2019 final.[4]

Robertson made the final again, but lost 10–6 to Mark Allen, who won the tournament for the first time.

On the first day, John Higgins made his 800th career century, although he lost the match to Ding Junhui.[5]

Prize fund

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  • Winner: £150,000
  • Runner-up: £60,000
  • Semi-final: £30,000
  • Group runner-up: £17,500
  • First round loser: £12,500
  • Total: £440,000

Qualification

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Qualification for the 2020 Champion of Champions event was primarily determined by the winners of 20 tournaments over a one-year period, from the 2019 Champion of Champions to the ranking event edition of the 2020 Championship League, thereby including tournaments from both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 snooker seasons. The runner-up in the 2020 World Championship was also included. The field consisted of 16 players but with some players winning more than one qualifying event, there were less than 16 qualifying players. The remainder of the field was determined by the highest ranking player, not already qualified, at the time it was certain that a place would not be taken by a winner of the qualifying events. The first player to receive an entry this way was Mark Allen, who was ranked 5th after the 2020 European Masters (2020–21 season).[6] The second player to receive an entry this way was John Higgins, who was ranked 8th after the 2020 English Open. The third and final player to receive an entry this way was David Gilbert, who was ranked 11th after the 2020 Championship League.[7]

Tournament Date of tournament final Winner
2019 Champion of Champions 10 November 2019  Neil Robertson (AUS)
2019 UK Championship 8 December 2019  Ding Junhui (CHN)
2020 Masters 19 January 2020  Stuart Bingham (ENG)
2020 World Championship 16 August 2020  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2020 European Masters (2019–20 season) 26 January 2020  Neil Robertson (AUS)
2020 German Masters 2 February 2020  Judd Trump (ENG)
2020 World Grand Prix (2019–20 season) 9 February 2020  Neil Robertson (AUS)
2020 Players Championship 1 March 2020  Judd Trump (ENG)
2020 Championship League Invitational (March) 5 March 2020  Scott Donaldson (SCO)
2020 Championship League Invitational (June) 11 June 2020  Luca Brecel (BEL)
2020 Tour Championship 26 June 2020  Stephen Maguire (SCO)
2020 European Masters (2020–21 season) 27 September 2020  Mark Selby (ENG)
2020 Championship League 30 October 2020  Kyren Wilson (ENG)
2019 Northern Ireland Open 17 November 2019  Judd Trump (ENG)
2019 Scottish Open 15 December 2019  Mark Selby (ENG)
2020 Welsh Open 16 February 2020  Shaun Murphy (ENG)
2020 English Open 18 October 2020  Judd Trump (ENG)
2020 World Championship (runner-up) 16 August 2020  Kyren Wilson (ENG)
2020 Gibraltar Open 15 March 2020  Judd Trump (ENG)
2020 Shoot Out 23 February 2020  Michael Holt (ENG)
2020 World Seniors Championship 22 August 2020  Jimmy White (ENG)
World Rankings 27 September 2020  Mark Allen (NIR)
18 October 2020  John Higgins (SCO)
30 October 2020  David Gilbert (ENG)
Player also qualified by winning a higher categorized event

Main draw

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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
            
Australia Neil Robertson (1) 4
England Jimmy White 0
Australia Neil Robertson (1) 6
Group 1 (2 November)
China Ding Junhui 4
Scotland John Higgins 3
China Ding Junhui 4
Australia Neil Robertson (1) 6
England Mark Selby (4) 5
England Kyren Wilson 4
Scotland Stephen Maguire 1
England Kyren Wilson 5
Group 4 (4 November)
England Mark Selby (4) 6
England Mark Selby (4) 4
Belgium Luca Brecel 2
Australia Neil Robertson (1) 6
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10
England Judd Trump (3) 4
England Stuart Bingham 0
England Judd Trump (3) 6
Group 2 (3 November)
England David Gilbert 3
England Shaun Murphy 2
England David Gilbert 4
England Judd Trump (3) 1
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
Scotland Scott Donaldson 3
Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
Group 3 (5 November)
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 3
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 4
England Michael Holt 1

Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer.
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 8 November 2020
Neil Robertson (1)
 Australia 		6–10 Mark Allen
 Northern Ireland
Afternoon: 27–101 (101), 122–1 (121), 33–71 (55), 46–59, 91–2 (63), 0–110 (110), 119–0 (108), 109–0 (109), 4–73 (67)
Evening: 51–84 (84), 96–4 (67), 8–73 (53), 67–60, 7–119 (119), 51–76 (70), 7–123 (105)
121 Highest break 119
3 Century breaks 4
5 50+ breaks 9

Century breaks

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A total of 31 century breaks were made during the tournament.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Home". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes To Host 2020 Champion Of Champions". Champion of Champions Snooker. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes To Host 2020 Champion Of Champions". World Snooker. 8 November 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Robertson Wins Manbetx Champion Of Champions For Second Time". Champion of Champions Snooker. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Champion of Champions snooker: Neil Robertson reveals key concern after victory over Ding Junhui". Eurosport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Champion Of Champions To Be Played Behind Closed Doors". World Snooker. 14 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Champion of Champions Updated Draw". 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Centuries | World Snooker Live Scores". Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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