2022 Champion of Champions

2022 Cazoo Champion of Champions
Tournament information
Dates	31 October – 6 November 2022
Venue	University of Bolton Stadium
City	Bolton
Country	England
Organisation	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£440,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	Judd Trump (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Judd Trump (ENG)
Score	10–6
	← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Champion of Champions (officially the 2022 Cazoo Champion of Champions) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 31 October and 6 November 2022 at the University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton, England.^[1] The 12th edition of the Champion of Champions since the tournament was first staged in 1978, it featured 16 participants, primarily winners of significant tournaments since the previous year's event. As an invitational tournament, it carried no world ranking points. The winner received £150,000 from a total prize fund of £440,000.

Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated John Higgins 10–4 in the 2021 final.^[2] Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Trump 10–6 in the final to win his fourth Champion of Champions title.^[3]^[4] Trump made a maximum break in the eighth frame of the final, the seventh of his professional career and the second in the tournament's history.^[5]^[6]

Format

Prize fund

Winner: £150,000
Runner-up: £60,000
Semi-final: £30,000
Group runner-up: £17,500
First round loser: £12,500
Total: £440,000^[7]

Qualification

Players qualified for the event by winning events throughout the previous year. Events shown below in grey are for players who had already qualified for the event. Remaining participants were the highest ranked players in the world rankings.^[8]^[9]

Qualification table
Tournament	Date of tournament final	Winner
2021 Champion of Champions	21 November 2021	Judd Trump (ENG)
2021 UK Championship	5 December 2021	Zhao Xintong (CHN)
2022 Masters	16 January 2022	Neil Robertson (AUS)
2022 World Championship	2 May 2022	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)

2021 World Grand Prix	19 December 2021	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2022 German Masters	30 January 2022	Zhao Xintong (CHN)
2022 Players Championship	13 February 2022	Neil Robertson (AUS)
2022 European Masters (2021−22 season)	27 February 2022	Fan Zhengyi (CHN)
2022 Championship League Invitational	4 February 2022	John Higgins (SCO)
2022 Tour Championship	28 March 2022	Neil Robertson (AUS)
2022 Championship League (ranking)	29 July 2022	Luca Brecel (BEL)
2022 Turkish Masters	13 March 2022	Judd Trump (ENG)
2022 European Masters (2022–23 season)	21 August 2022	Kyren Wilson (ENG)

2021 Scottish Open	12 December 2021	Luca Brecel (BEL)
2022 Welsh Open	6 March 2022	Joe Perry (ENG)
2022 Northern Ireland Open	23 October 2022	Mark Allen (NIR)
2022 British Open	2 October 2022	Ryan Day (WAL)
2022 Gibraltar Open	26 March 2022	Robert Milkins (ENG)

2022 World Championship (runner-up)	2 May 2022	Judd Trump (ENG)

2022 Shoot Out	23 January 2022	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)

2022 Hong Kong Masters	9 October 2022	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
2022 Women's World Championship	14 February 2022	Mink Nutcharut (THA)
2022 World Seniors Championship	8 May 2022	Lee Walker (WAL)

Qualified through the world rankings	9 October 2022	Mark Selby (ENG)

	Player also qualified by winning another tournament

Tournament 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

1	Judd Trump (ENG)	4

	Luca Brecel (BEL)	2
			1	Judd Trump	6
Group 1
			8	Mark Allen	1
8	Mark Allen (NIR)	4

	Joe Perry (ENG)	2
						1	Judd Trump	6

						4	Mark Selby	3
4	Mark Selby (ENG)	4

	Lee Walker (WAL)	0
			4	Mark Selby	6
Group 4
			5	John Higgins	4
5	John Higgins (SCO)	4

	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)	2
									1	Judd Trump	6

									2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
3	Neil Robertson (AUS)	3

	Fan Zhengyi (CHN)	4
				Fan Zhengyi	6
Group 3
				Ryan Day	5
6	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	3

	Ryan Day (WAL)	4
							Fan Zhengyi	2

						2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
7	Zhao Xintong (CHN)	4

	Mink Nutcharut (THA)	2
			7	Zhao Xintong	1
Group 2
			2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
2	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)	4

	Robert Milkins (ENG)	2

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England, 6 November 2022
Judd Trump (1) England	6–10	Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England
Afternoon: 0–130 (96), 0–117 (103), 67–52 (O'Sullivan 52, Trump 51), 55–73, 14–78, 32–95 (52), 31–96 (88), 147–0 (147), 96–32 (96) Evening: 0–106 (106), 63–0, 82–0 (82), 100–0 (100), 6–124 (124), 1–85 (85), 18–82 (81)
147	Highest break	124
2	Century breaks	3
5	50+ breaks	9

Century breaks

A total of 24 century breaks were made during the tournament.^[10]

147, 114, 104, 100 – Judd Trump
141, 118 – John Higgins
140, 105 – Mark Selby
135, 131, 124, 117, 108, 106, 103 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
135, 130, 123 – Fan Zhengyi
132 – Zhao Xintong
122 – Neil Robertson
118, 110, 103 – Mark Allen
102 – Robert Milkins

References

^ "Cazoo Champion of Champions tickets on sale Monday, 4 July". Champion of Champions Snooker. Matchroom Multi Sport Ltd. 1 July 2022.
^ "Trump Crowned Champion Of Champions". World Snooker Tour. 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
^ Bisset, Roddy (6 November 2022). "Rocket Lands Fourth Champion of Champions Crown". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ "Snooker results: Ronnie O'Sullivan wins Champion of Champions final despite Judd Trump's 147 break". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ Bisset, Roddy (6 November 2022). "Maximum Magic For Trump In Bolton". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ "O'Sullivan beats Trump to win Champion of Champions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^ "2022 Champion of Champions". Champion of Champions Snooker. Matchroom Multi Sport Ltd. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ "Cazoo Champion Of Champions Qualifying Schedule". World Snooker. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Champion of Champions Qualifying Schedule 2022" (PDF). Champion of Champions Snooker. Matchroom Multi Sport Ltd. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
^ "Century Breaks – 2022 Cazoo Champion of Champions". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

External links

Official website

[cham_Home-1] "Cazoo Champion of Champions tickets on sale Monday, 4 July". Champion of Champions Snooker. Matchroom Multi Sport Ltd. 1 July 2022.

[2] "Trump Crowned Champion Of Champions". World Snooker Tour. 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[3] Bisset, Roddy (6 November 2022). "Rocket Lands Fourth Champion of Champions Crown". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[4] "Snooker results: Ronnie O'Sullivan wins Champion of Champions final despite Judd Trump's 147 break". www.sportinglife.com. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[5] Bisset, Roddy (6 November 2022). "Maximum Magic For Trump In Bolton". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[6] "O'Sullivan beats Trump to win Champion of Champions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

[CAZ1-7] "2022 Champion of Champions". Champion of Champions Snooker. Matchroom Multi Sport Ltd. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[8] "Cazoo Champion Of Champions Qualifying Schedule". World Snooker. 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[9] "Champion of Champions Qualifying Schedule 2022" (PDF). Champion of Champions Snooker. Matchroom Multi Sport Ltd. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[10] "Century Breaks – 2022 Cazoo Champion of Champions". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

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