Tournament information | |
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Dates | 13 September – 30 October 2020 |
Venue | Ballroom, Stadium MK |
City | Milton Keynes |
Country | England |
Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £328,000 |
Winner's share | £33,000 |
Highest break | Ryan Day (WAL) (147) John Higgins (SCO) (147) |
Final | |
Champion | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
Runner-up | Judd Trump (ENG) |
Score | 3–1 |
The 2020 Championship League (also known as the BetVictor Championship League Snooker 2020) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 13 September to 30 October 2020 in the Ballroom, Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England. [1] [2] The event featured 117 players from the World Snooker Tour as well as ten players from the 2020 Q School Order of Merit. It featured three rounds of round-robin groups of four, before a best-of-five final. It was the 15th edition of the Championship League, and it was a ranking tournament for the first time.
Ryan Day made his second career maximum break in the final frame of his match against Rod Lawler, and John Higgins made his 11th career maximum in the final frame of his match against Kyren Wilson.
Kyren Wilson won the tournament with a 3–1 final victory over Judd Trump. This was Wilson's fourth ranking title. He ended Trump's 10-final winning streak.
There were 127 players taking part in the event. The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players. [3] Two groups were played to a finish every day during two blocks of eight days, from 13 to 20 September and from 28 September to 5 October, using a two-table setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a round-robin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches in group play were played as best-of-four frames, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then head-to-head results between players who were tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest break made in the group.
The 32 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players. The eight winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the two final groups before the final took place later on the same day. The winner took the Championship League title and a place at the 2020 Champion of Champions.
The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below. [1]
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Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players. [4]
Date | Group |
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13 September | Group 1 |
13 September | Group 2 |
14 September | Group 3 |
14 September | Group 4 |
15 September | Group 5 |
15 September | Group 6 |
16 September | Group 7 |
16 September | Group 8 |
Date | Group |
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17 September | Group 10 |
17 September | Group 21 |
18 September | Group 12 |
18 September | Group 18 |
19 September | Group 13 |
19 September | Group 14 |
20 September | Group 15 |
20 September | Group 16 |
Group 1 was played on 13 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 86 | 7 |
2 | Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 73 | 4 |
3 | David Lilley (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 61 | 3 |
4 | Alan McManus (SCO) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 68 | 2 |
Group 2 was played on 13 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 147 | 6 |
2 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 140 | 5 |
3 | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 90 | 4 |
4 | Paul Davison (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 31 | 1 |
Group 3 was played on 14 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 63 | 6 |
2 | Jamie Jones (WAL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 103 | 6 |
3 | Gary Wilson (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 4 |
4 | Chen Zifan (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 85 | 1 |
Group 4 was played on 14 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 145 | 6 |
2 | Sam Craigie (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 89 | 5 |
3 | Jackson Page (WAL) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 63 | 2 |
4 | Ben Hancorn (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 80 | 2 |
Group 5 was played on 15 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 81 | 7 |
2 | Leo Fernandez (IRL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 62 | 6 |
3 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 96 | 2 |
4 | Louis Heathcote (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 70 | 1 |
Group 6 was played on 15 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 109 | 5 |
2 | Zhao Jianbo (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 54 | 5 |
3 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 75 | 4 |
4 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 132 | 1 |
Group 7 was played on 16 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 71 | 7 |
2 | Si Jiahui (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 60 | 4 |
3 | Gao Yang (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 114 | 2 |
4 | Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 66 | 2 |
Group 8 was played on 16 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 111 | 9 |
2 | Martin O'Donnell (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 128 | 6 |
3 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 69 | 1 |
4 | Peter Devlin (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 81 | 1 |
Group 9 was played on 29 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Luo Honghao (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 128 | 7 |
2 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 106 | 5 |
3 | Jamie Wilson (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 48 | 2 |
4 | Billy Castle (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 74 | 1 |
Group 10 was played on 17 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 65 | 6 |
2 | Liam Highfield (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 80 | 5 |
3 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 70 | 2 |
4 | Oliver Brown (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 79 | 2 |
Group 11 was played on 28 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 80 | 7 |
2 | Riley Parsons (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 88 | 4 |
3 | Lukas Kleckers (GER) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 65 | 2 |
4 | Anthony McGill (SCO) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 29 | 2 |
Group 12 was played on 18 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 127 | 9 |
2 | James Cahill (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 96 | 6 |
3 | Yuan Sijun (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 78 | 3 |
4 | Pang Junxu (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 53 | 0 |
Group 13 was played on 19 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Rory McLeod (JAM) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 54 | 7 |
2 | Ian Burns (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 114 | 5 |
3 | Jack Lisowski (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 139 | 4 |
4 | Fraser Patrick (SCO) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 36 | 0 |
Group 14 was played on 19 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 103 | 7 |
2 | Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 105 | 6 |
3 | Zak Surety (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 83 | 4 |
4 | Soheil Vahedi (IRN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 68 | 0 |
Group 15 was played on 20 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 63 | 6 |
2 | Sean Maddocks (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 56 | 4 |
3 | Daniel Womersley (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 87 | 4 |
4 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 100 | 3 |
Anthony Hamilton was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Daniel Womersley. [5] [6]
Group 16 was played on 20 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 81 | 7 |
2 | Lyu Haotian (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 102 | 5 |
3 | Brandon Sargeant (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 121 | 2 |
4 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 33 | 1 |
Group 17 was played on 28 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 109 | 7 |
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 125 | 4 |
3 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 96 | 3 |
4 | Eden Sharav (ISR) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 78 | 2 |
Group 18 was played on 18 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 105 | 7 |
2 | Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 125 | 6 |
3 | Farakh Ajaib (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 55 | 3 |
4 | Jak Jones (WAL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 84 | 1 |
Group 19 was played on 29 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 57 | 7 |
2 | Sunny Akani (THA) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 76 | 6 |
3 | Peter Lines (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 51 | 2 |
4 | Lee Walker (WAL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 72 | 1 |
Group 20 was played on 4 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jordan Brown (NIR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 56 | 7 |
2 | Yan Bingtao (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 98 | 5 |
3 | Michael White (WAL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 130 | 3 |
4 | Stuart Carrington (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 64 | 1 |
Group 21 was played on 17 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 98 | 5 |
2 | Lu Ning (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 70 | 5 |
3 | Aaron Hill (IRL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 58 | 3 |
4 | Xu Si (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 121 | 2 |
Group 22 was played on 30 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 107 | 7 |
2 | Chris Wakelin (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 76 | 5 |
3 | Ashley Carty (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 64 | 2 |
4 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 69 | 1 |
Group 23 was played on 30 September.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark King (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 76 | 7 |
2 | David Grace (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 116 | 4 |
3 | Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 80 | 3 |
4 | Allan Taylor (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 94 | 3 |
Group 24 was played on 3 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 125 | 12 |
2 | Duane Jones (WAL) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 47 | 3 |
3 | Kuldesh Johal (ENG) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 53 | 3 |
Daniel Wells was withdrawn from the group after a positive COVID-19 test. [7]
Group 25 was played on 1 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 126 | 7 |
2 | Joe O'Connor (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 107 | 5 |
3 | Brian Ochoiski (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 85 | 4 |
4 | Amine Amiri (MAR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 43 | 0 |
Group 26 was played on 1 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 104 | 6 |
2 | Igor Figueiredo (BRA) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 4 |
3 | Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 4 |
4 | Simon Lichtenberg (GER) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 61 | 3 |
Group 27 was played on 2 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 123 | 7 |
2 | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 83 | 6 |
3 | Mitchell Mann (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 65 | 4 |
4 | Ashley Hugill (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 25 | 0 |
Group 28 was played on 2 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 130 | 10 |
2 | Mark Joyce (ENG) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 82 | 7 |
3 | Haydon Pinhey (ENG) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 52 | 0 |
Mark Williams was to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Haydon Pinhey. [8] [9]
Lei Peifan was withdrawn from the group after an invalid COVID-19 test. [10]
Group 29 was played on 4 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 112 | 6 |
2 | Elliot Slessor (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 57 | 6 |
3 | Steven Hallworth (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 73 | 6 |
4 | Kacper Filipiak (POL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 59 | 0 |
Group 30 was played on 3 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 121 | 7 |
2 | Chang Bingyu (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 126 | 5 |
3 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 72 | 4 |
4 | Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 35 | 0 |
Group 31 was played on 5 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 122 | 5 |
2 | Robbie Williams (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 112 | 5 |
3 | Oliver Lines (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 133 | 4 |
4 | Noppon Saengkham (THA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 52 | 1 |
Group 32 was played on 5 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Li Hang (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 95 | 9 |
2 | John Astley (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 83 | 4 |
3 | Iulian Boiko (UKR) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 80 | 2 |
4 | Alex Borg (MLT) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 95 | 1 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by John Astley. [11] [12]
Stage Two consisted of eight groups, each containing four players. [13]
Group A was played on 26 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 124 | 7 |
2 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 143 | 6 |
3 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 100 | 4 |
4 | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 43 | 0 |
Group B was played on 27 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 134 | 7 |
2 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 102 | 4 |
3 | Matthew Selt (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 108 | 3 |
4 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 79 | 3 |
Group C was played on 26 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 72 | 7 |
2 | Luo Honghao (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 111 | 4 |
3 | Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 3 |
4 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 129 | 1 |
Group D was played on 27 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 128 | 7 |
2 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 139 | 5 |
3 | Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 54 | 3 |
4 | Rory McLeod (JAM) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 63 | 1 |
Group E was played on 28 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 139 | 5 |
2 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 135 | 5 |
3 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 4 |
4 | Jordan Brown (NIR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 92 | 1 |
Group F was played on 28 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 110 | 7 |
2 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 89 | 4 |
3 | Mark King (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 64 | 3 |
4 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 125 | 3 |
Group G was played on 29 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 70 | 6 |
2 | Martin Gould (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 70 | 5 |
3 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 69 | 2 |
4 | Jamie Clarke (WAL) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 54 | 2 |
Group H was played on 29 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 138 | 7 |
2 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 3 |
3 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 82 | 2 |
4 | Li Hang (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 79 | 2 |
Stage Three consisted of two groups, each containing four players. [14]
Group 1 was played on 30 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
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1 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 60 | 6 |
2 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 117 | 4 |
3 | Zhou Yuelong (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 102 | 4 |
4 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 134 | 3 |
Group 2 was played on 30 October.
Pos. | Player | P | W | D | L | FW | FL | FD | HB | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 100 | 6 |
2 | John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 147 | 6 |
3 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 122 | 4 |
4 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 74 | 1 |
Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; FW = Frames won; FL = Frames lost; FD = Frame difference; HB = Highest break
Final: Best of 5 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt. Ballroom, Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England, 30 October 2020. | ||
Judd Trump England | 1–3 | Kyren Wilson England |
Frame scores: 20–72, 118–0 (118), 11–69, 0–88 | ||
118 | Highest break | 88 |
1 | Century breaks | 0 |
A total of 90 century breaks were made during the tournament. [15] [16] [17]
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