2021 Champion of Champions

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2021 Champion of Champions
Tournament information
Dates15–21 November 2021 (2021-11-15 2021-11-21)
Venue Bolton Whites Hotel
City Bolton
CountryEngland
Organisation Matchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£440,000
Winner's share£150,000
Highest breakFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan Bingtao  (CHN) (140)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)
Score10–4
2020
2022

The 2021 Champion of Champions (also known as the 2021 Cazoo Champion of Champions for the purposes of sponsorship [1] ) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 15 and 21 November 2021 at the University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton, England. [2] It was the 11th Champion of Champions event, the first of which was held in 1978. The tournament featured 16 participants, primarily winners of significant tournaments since the previous year's event. As an invitational tournament, it carried no world ranking points. [3]

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Mark Allen was the defending champion, but he withdrew from the event for personal reasons. [4] His place was awarded to Ding Junhui, the next eligible player on the world ranking list. [5]

Judd Trump faced John Higgins in the final. Although Higgins took a 3–0 lead, Trump won ten of the next 11 frames to secure a 10–4 victory and his first Champion of Champions title with its prize of £100,000. [6] Trump lost just five frames across the four matches he played in the tournament. [7]

Format

Prize fund

Qualification

Qualification for the event was made through winning events from the previous year. Events shown below in grey are for players who had already qualified for the event. The 2021 World Snooker Championship runner-up Shaun Murphy was awarded a position in the event as well as remaining players being made up by the highest ranked players in the world rankings. Mark Allen, who had qualified as defending champion, withdrew prior to the event during the 2021 English Open. [9] [10]

Qualification table
TournamentDate of tournament finalWinner
2020 Champion of Champions 8 November 2020Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)
2020 UK Championship 6 December 2020Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)
2021 Masters 17 January 2021Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan Bingtao  (CHN)
2021 World Championship 3 May 2021Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)
2020 World Grand Prix (2020–21 season) 20 December 2020Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)
2021 German Masters 31 January 2021Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)
2021 Players Championship 28 February 2021Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)
2021 WST Pro Series 21 March 2021Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)
2021 Championship League Invitational 2 April 2021Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)
2021 Tour Championship 28 March 2021Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)
2021 Championship League (2021–22 season) 13 August 2021Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)
2021 British Open 22 August 2021Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)
2020 Northern Ireland Open 22 November 2020Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)
2020 Scottish Open 13 December 2020Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)
2021 Welsh Open 21 February 2021Ulster Banner.svg  Jordan Brown  (NIR)
2021 Northern Ireland Open 17 October 2021Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)
2021 English Open 7 November 2021Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)
2021 World Championship (runner-up)3 May 2021Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)
2021 Gibraltar Open 7 March 2021Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)
2021 Shoot Out 7 February 2021Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)
2021 World Seniors Championship 9 May 2021Flag of England.svg  David Lilley  (ENG)
Qualified through the world rankings 22 August 2021Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
17 October 2021Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)
17 October 2021Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)
7 November 2021Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)
Player also qualified by winning another tournament

Tournament draw

Group semi-finals (last 16)
Best of 7 frames
Group finals (quarter-finals)
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
            
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG) (1) 4
Flag of England.svg  David Lilley  (ENG)1
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (1) 6
Group 1 (15 November)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ryan Day 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO) (8) 2
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (1) 6
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson (5) 0
Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG) (5) 4
Ulster Banner.svg  Jordan Brown  (NIR)2
Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson (5) 6
Group 4 (16 November)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (4) 4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS) (4) 4
Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (1) 10
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (6) 4
Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG) (3) 4
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)2
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) 1
Group 3 (18 November)
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (6) 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)3
Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO) (6) 4
Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins (6) 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao 5
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG) (7) 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan Bingtao  (CHN)4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao 6
Group 2 (17 November)
Flag of England.svg Mark Selby (2) 3
Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)3
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG) (2) 4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Collier
Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England, 21 November 2021
Judd Trump (1)
Flag of England.svg  England
10–4 John Higgins (6)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Afternoon: 0–100 (73), 0–86, 43–75, 76–0 (63), 100–32 (62), 61–1 (61), 74–6, 66–0, 0–70 (70)
Evening:74–9 (74), 71–24, 85–47 (51), 117–0 (68), 73–23 (59)
74Highest break70
0Century breaks0
750+ breaks2

Century breaks

A total of 12 century breaks were made during the tournament. [11]

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