Champion of Champions 2018
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ManBetX Champion of Champions 2018
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Attendees: | 16 |
| Venue: | Ricoh Arena , Coventry |
| Opening: | 5th November 2018 |
| Endgame: | November 11, 2018
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| Winner: |
 Ronnie O'Sullivan
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| Finalist: |
Kyren Wilson
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| Highest Break: |
147 ( Mark Selby )
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The ManBetX Champion of Champions 2018 was a snooker invitation tournament of the Snooker Main Tour of the 2018/19 season , which was held from November 5 to 11, 2018. The tournament has been taking place in the Ricoh Arena in Coventry in Central England since 2013 . The defending champion was Shaun Murphy .
Mark Selby managed a maximum break in the second frame in his group game against Neil Robertson . It was Selby's third maximum, the fifth of the season and the 144th overall.
In the final, Ronnie O'Sullivan beat his compatriot Kyren Wilson 10: 9 and won the tournament for the third time.
Prize money
The prize money and the distribution of the prizes have not changed since the previous year.
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| winner | £ 100,000 |
| finalist | £ 50,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 25,000 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 17,500 |
| Round of 16 | £ 12,500 |
| All in all | £ 370,000 |
Attendees
The winners of the professional tournaments in the previous 12 months were invited, starting with the title winner of the Champion of Champions tournament in the previous year. Since there were 26 tournaments but only 16 participants, a ranking was established with the World Championship and the UK Championship at the top and the Shoot Out and the 6 Reds World Championship at the end. If there had been more than 16 different tournament winners, the value of the tournament would have decided. However, there were so many multiple winners that places remained vacant, which were filled by the top 4 players in the world rankings who had not yet qualified. This resulted in the following field of participants:
Tournament schedule
The eight best-placed players in the world rankings were set according to their placement; the other eight were drawn to them for the opening games. Four players each formed a group. Each group played two knockouts in the afternoon. -Games and in the evening the winners contested the respective group finals, in which the semi-final participants were determined.
| Group games best of 7 frames |
Group finals Best of 11 frames |
Semi-final best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 19 frames |
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Shaun Murphy
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Jimmy Robertson
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Shaun Murphy
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| 8th |
 Ding Junhui
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Ding Junhui
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 Michael Georgiou
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Shaun Murphy
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Stuart Bingham
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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 John Higgins
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John Higgins
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 Ryan Day
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Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Kyren Wilson
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Mark Williams
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Kyren Wilson
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Kyren Wilson
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| 6th |
Judd Trump
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Judd Trump
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 Luca Brecel
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Kyren Wilson
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 Mark Allen
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Mark Selby
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 Neil Robertson
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Neil Robertson
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Mark Allen
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Barry Hawkins
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Mark Allen
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final
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Final: Best of 19 Frames Referee: Paul Collier Ricoh Arena , Coventry , England , 11th November 2018 |
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Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
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10 : 9 |
Kyren Wilson
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Afternoon games: 16: 71 (50), 77 : 0 (61), 94 : 19 (94), 107 : 29 (107), 97 : 8 (86), 60 : 48, 38: 79 , 41: 86 (86 ), 131 : 0 (131) evening games: 23: 64 , 46: 72 (52), 94 : 0 (94), 88 : 2, 16: 76 (56), 52: 58 (O'Sullivan 52, Wilson 56 ), 16: 104 (104), 24: 65 (65), 71 : 61 (Wilson 61), 118 : 6 (110) |
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| 131 | Highest break | 104 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 8th | 50+ breaks | 8th |
Century breaks
31 breaks of 100 or more points were played during the tournament, 8 of the 16 participants were involved. Outstanding was the winner Ronnie O'Sullivan with 11 century breaks . Mark Selby achieved the highest break in his group game with 147 points, it was the first maximum break in the eighth edition of the Champion-of-Champions tournament.
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- ↑ ManBetX Champion of Champions. In: worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , accessed October 24, 2018 .
- ^ Prize Fund. Champion of Champions Snooker, accessed October 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Champion of Champions: Qualifying Criteria Confirmed. Champion of Champions Snooker, accessed October 24, 2018 .
- ↑ European Masters Winner Robertson Earns Place In Champion of Champions. Champion of Champions Snooker, accessed October 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Fixtures & Results. Champion of Champions Snooker, accessed November 6, 2018 .
- ↑ ManBetX Champion of Champions (2018). Snooker.org, accessed November 6, 2018 .
- ↑ ManBetX Champion of Champions - Centuries. In: worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards & Snooker Association , accessed November 5, 2018 .