2022 Champion of Champions
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. 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. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Trump 10–6 in the final to win his fourth Champion of Champions title. 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.
| 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
[edit]Prize fund
[edit]- 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
[edit]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]
Player also qualified by winning another tournament
Tournament draw
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.