2018 Champion of Champions
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5–11 November 2018 |
| Venue | Ricoh Arena |
| City | Coventry |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £370,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Mark Selby (ENG) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
| Score | 10–9 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 Champion of Champions (officially the 2018 ManBetX Champion of Champions) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament which took place from 5 to 11 November 2018 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.[1]
Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but lost 3–6 in the semi-finals to Ronnie O'Sullivan in a repeat of the final of the previous edition of the tournament.
Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Kyren Wilson 10–9 in the final to capture his third Champion of Champions title.[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 was 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 were guaranteed qualification. The winners of the next tournaments on the list – in the order shown in the table – would also take a place in the Champion of Champions if other players would win more than one of the tournaments higher on the list.[1]
In case less than 16 different tournament winners qualified, the remaining spots would be awarded based on the world rankings after the 2018 English Open.[3]
Main draw
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy (1) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jimmy Robertson | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy (1) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Group 1 (5 November) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ding Junhui (8) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ding Junhui (8) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Michael Georgiou | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy (1) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 John Higgins (5) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ryan Day | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins (5) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Group 4 (6 November) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Bingham | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Williams (3) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Group 3 (7 November) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (6) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Judd Trump (6) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Luca Brecel | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kyren Wilson | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Mark Allen | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins (7) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Allen | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Allen | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Group 2 (8 November) | |||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Neil Robertson | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Selby (2) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Robertson | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Collier. Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England, 11 November 2018. | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) England | 10–9 | Kyren Wilson England |
| Afternoon: 16–71 (50), 77–0 (61), 94–19 (94), 107–29 (107), 97–8 (86), 60–48, 38–79, 41–86 (86), 131–0 (131) Evening: 23–64, 46–72 (52), 94–0 (94), 88–2, 16–76 (56), 52–58 (52, 56), 16–104 (104), 24–65 (65), 71–61 (Wilson 61), 118–6 (110) | ||
| 131 | Highest break | 104 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 8 | 50+ breaks | 8 |
Century breaks
Total: 31
- 147, 100 – Mark Selby
- 140, 123, 119, 109, 102, 102 – Mark Allen
- 139 – Ding Junhui
- 137, 131, 129, 127, 116, 114, 110, 109, 109, 107, 101 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 131, 125, 125, 104 – Kyren Wilson
- 123, 118, 110, 102 – Shaun Murphy
- 106, 100 – John Higgins
- 106 – Ryan Day
References
- ^ a b "Champion of Champions Qualifying Criteria Confirmed". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "O'Sullivan Edges Classic Wilson Final". World Snooker. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "European Masters Winner Robertson Earns Place In Champion of Champions". Champion of Champions Snooker. Retrieved 22 October 2018.