The busy snooker season continues on Monday as the Champion of Champions gets underway in Leicester and comes to a climax on Sunday.
The International Championship only came to an end on Sunday in Nanjing, China, but such is the tight turnaround that winner Wu Yize will have to wait till next year to make his Champion of Champions debut.
The 50-year-old has added the Xi’an Grand Prix title to his epic collection since then, becoming the oldest ever ranking event winner earlier this season.
Most of snooker’s biggest names are involved this week, with the likes of Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson, Mark Selby, Zhao Xintong and Neil Robertson all vying for the title.
The qualification process also gives a chance to the likes of World Women’s Championship winner Bai Yulu and the victor at the World Seniors Championship, Alfie Burden.
The unique group format sees two matches played in the afternoon sessions and the winners meeting later on the same day for a place in the semi-finals.
When is the Champion of Champions?
The tournament runs from Monday November 10 to Sunday November 16 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.
How to watch the Champion of Champions
The event will be shown on ITV4 in the UK, with streaming on ITVX.
Champion of Champions schedule
Monday November 10
1pm
Judd Trump vs Bai Yulu
3pm
Shaun Murphy vs Lei Peifan
7pm
Trump/Bai vs Murphy/Lei
Tuesday November 11
1pm
Kyren Wilson vs Jack Lisowski
3pm
Mark Allen vs Zhao Xintong
7pm
Wilson/Lisowski vs Allen/Zhao
Wednesday November 12
1pm
Mark Williams vs Alfie Burden
3pm
Mark Selby vs Stephen Maguire
7pm
Williams/Burden vs Selby/Maguire
Thursday November 13
1pm
Neil Robertson vs Tom Ford
3pm
John Higgins vs Xiao Guodong
7pm
Higgins/Xiao vs Robertson/Ford
Friday November 14
7pm: Semi-final One
Saturday November 15
7pm: Semi-final Two
Sunday November 16
1pm & 7pm: Final
How each player qualified for the Champion of Champions
Mark Williams: 2024 Champion of Champions + 2025 Xi’an Grand Prix
Judd Trump: 2024 UK Championship
Shaun Murphy: 2025 Masters + 2025 British Open
Zhao Xintong: 2025 World Championship
Mark Allen: 2024 Riyadh Season Snooker Championship + 2025 English Open
John Higgins: 2025 World Open + 2025 Tour Championship
Neil Robertson: 2025 World Grand Prix + 2025 Saudi Arabia Masters
Kyren Wilson: 2025 German Masters + 2025 Players Championship + 2025 Shanghai Masters
Mark Selby: 2025 Championship League (Invitational) + 2025 Welsh Open
Stephen Maguire: 2025 Championship League (ranking)
Xiao Guodong: 2025 Wuhan Open
Lei Peifan: 2024 Scottish Open
Jack Lisowski: 2025 Northern Ireland Open
Bai Yulu: 2025 Women’s World Championship
Tom Ford: 2024 Shoot Out
Alfie Burden: 2025 Seniors World Championship
Why is Ronnie O’Sullivan not in the Champion of Champions?
It has been a dry spell for the Rocket in terms of titles, with his last piece of silverware coming in March 2024 at the World Masters of Snooker in Riyadh.
Without a tournament win in over a year, O’Sullivan did not make it into the field for the Champion of Champions for the first time since it returned to the calendar in 2013.
Champion of Champions prize money
Winner: £150,000
Runner-up: £60,000
Semi-final: £30,000
Group runner-up: £17,500
Group semi-final: £12,500
Champion of Champions odds
Judd Trump 3/1
Mark Selby 6/1
Neil Robertson 6/1
Mark Williams 13/2
Zhao Xintong 7/1
Shaun Murphy 15/2
Kyren Wilson 8/1
John Higgins 11/1
Mark Allen 12/1
Xiao Guodong 12/1
Jack Lisowski 14/1
Stephen Maguire 25/1
Tom Ford 30/1
Lei Peifan 50/1
Alfie Burden 175/1
Bai Yulu 325/1
Odds courtesy of Betfair