2015 Champion of Champions

November 2019 2015 188BET Champion of Champions 2015 11 10 2015 11 15 y Ricoh Arena Coventry England Matchroom Sport Non-ranking event £300,000 £100,000 Neil Robertson AUS (144) Neil Robertson AUS Mark Allen NIR 10–5 2014 2016 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.http://www.ricoharena.com/whats-on/sport/champion-of-champions-snooker-2015/ Champion of Champions Snooker 2015 2015-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20151028031108/http://www.ricoharena.com/whats-on/sport/champion-of-champions-snooker-2015/ 2015-10-28 dead 188BET to sponsor Champion of Champions http://www.worldsnooker.com/188bet-to-sponsor-champion-of-champions worldsnooker.com World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 2 November 2015 2 November 2015 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/34506331 Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title BBC Sport 15 November 2015 12 October 2015 Neil Robertson won the tournament, defeating Mark Allen 10–5 in the final.https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/34828974 Champion of Champions: Neil Robertson beats Mark Allen BBC Sport 15 November 2015 15 November 2015 Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for 2015 is shown below:Prize Fund http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/prize-fund/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151213021243/http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/prize-fund/ 2015-12-13 Champion of Champions Snooker 5 November 2015 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.McLeod Confirmed For Champion of Champions http://www.wpbsa.com/blog/mcleod-confirmed-for-champion-of-champions WPBSA 12 October 2015 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.15 Players Already Guaranteed 2015 Invite 11 June 2015 http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/ten-players-already-guarenteed-2015-invite/ Champion of Champions Snooker 8 November 2015 The following players qualified for the tournament:Players http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/players/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 2015Champion of Champions Group Line-Ups Announced 6 October 2015 http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/champion-of-champions-group-line-ups-announced/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 2015 Seed Player Qualified as Ref. Referencew/d ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan Winner of 2014 Champion of Champions and 2014 UK Championship Ronnie O'Sullivan http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/ronnie-osullivan/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 20152 ENG Mark Selby Winner of 2015 German Masters and 2015 China Open Mark Selby http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/mark-selby/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 20153 ENG Stuart Bingham Winner of 2015 World Snooker Championship and 2015 Championship League Stuart Bingham http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/stuart-bingham/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 20154 AUS Neil Robertson Winner of 2015 Gdynia Open Neil Robertson http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/neil-robertson/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 20155 ENG Shaun Murphy Winner of 2015 Masters and 2014 Ruhr Open Shaun Murphy http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/shaun-murphy/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 20156 ENG Judd Trump Winner of 2015 World Grand Prix Judd Trump http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/judd-trump/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 20157 ENG Barry Hawkins Winner of 2015 Riga Open Barry Hawkins http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/barry-hawkins/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 20158 ENG Joe Perry Winner of 2015 Players Championship Grand Final Joe Perry http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/joe-perry/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 20151188BET Champion Of Champions Group Draw Announced 2 November 2015 http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/188bet-champion-of-champions-group-draw-announced/ Champion of Champions Snooker 5 November 2015 SCO John Higgins Winner of 2015 Welsh Open, 2015 Australian Goldfields Open, and 2015 International ChampionshipJohn Higgins http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/john-higgins/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 2015 NIR Mark Allen Winner of 2015 Bulgarian Open Mark Allen http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/mark-allen/ Champion of Champions Snooker 9 November 2015 SCO Stephen Maguire Winner of 2014 Lisbon Open Stephen Maguire http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/stephen-maguire-2/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 2015 WAL Michael White Winner of 2015 Indian OpenMichael White http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/michael-white/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 2015 ENG Kyren Wilson Winner of 2015 Shanghai Masters Kyren Wilson http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/kyren-wilson/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 2015 ENG Ali Carter Winner of 2015 Paul Hunter Classic Ali Carter http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/tbc/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 2015 ENG Rory McLeod Winner of 2015 Ruhr Open Rory McLeod http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/rory-mcleod/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 2015 CHN Zhou Yuelong Winner of 2015 World Cup Zhou Yuelong http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/zhou-yuelong/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 2015 CHN Yan Bingtao Winner of 2015 World Cup Yan Bingtao http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/yan-bingtao/ Champion of Champions Snooker 21 October 2015 Eight players were seeded. Seedings were determined in early October, before defending champion and top seed Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event.Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title Other seeds were based on the latest world rankings (revision 3). 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. He replaced O'Sullivan in the draw, taking the position allocated for the top seed.Higgins To Be Seeded At Champion of Champions 29 October 2015 http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/higgins-to-be-seeded-at-champion-of-champions/ Champion of Champions Snooker 30 October 2015 Mark Allen was ranked higher than Higgins in these rankings (revision 3) but hadn't qualified at that time. Main draw Fixtures & Results http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/fixtures-results/ Champion of Champions Snooker 10 November 2015 200 Group semi-finals (round of 16)Best of 7 frames Group finals (quarter-finals)Best of 11 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 19 frames Group 1 (11 November) Group 4 (12 November) Group 3 (10 November) Group 2 (13 November) 1 SCO John Higgins 4 ENG Ali Carter 2 8 ENG Joe Perry 4 WAL Michael White 2 5 ENG Shaun Murphy 2 CHN Yan Bingtao 4 4 AUS Neil Robertson 4 ENG Rory McLeod 0 3 ENG Stuart Bingham 3 CHN Zhou Yuelong 4 6 ENG Judd Trump 2 ENG Kyren Wilson 4 7 ENG Barry Hawkins 2 NIR Mark Allen 4 2 ENG Mark Selby 1 SCO Stephen Maguire 4 1 SCO John Higgins 5 8 ENG Joe Perry 6 CHN Yan Bingtao 3 4 AUS Neil Robertson 6 CHN Zhou Yuelong 3   ENG Kyren Wilson 6 NIR Mark Allen 6   SCO Stephen Maguire 2 8 ENG Joe Perry 4 4 AUS Neil Robertson 6 ENG Kyren Wilson 3   NIR Mark Allen 6 4 AUS Neil Robertson 10 NIR Mark Allen 5 Final Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England, 15 November 2015. Neil Robertson (4) 10–5 Mark Allen 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 Champion of Champions: century breaks http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13864/champion-of-champions World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 9 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151112005412/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13864/champion-of-champions 2015-11-12 dead 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 2 External links http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/ 2015 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