2022 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 | File:Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (ENG) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | File:Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of England.svg 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 | edit source]Prize fund
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]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]
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Player also qualified by winning another tournament
Tournament draw
[edit | edit source]Final
[edit | edit source]| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England, 6 November 2022 | ||
| Judd Trump (1) File:Flag of England.svg England |
6–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) File:Flag of England.svg 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 | edit source]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
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