# 2022 Champion of Champions

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. 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. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Trump 10–6 in the final to win his fourth Champion of Champions title. 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.

## Format
### Prize fund

* Winner: £150,000
* Runner-up: £60,000
* Semi-final: £30,000
* Group runner-up: £17,500
* First round loser: £12,500
* Total: £440,000

### Qualification

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.
Qualification table :
| Tournament | Date of tournament final | Winner |
| 2021 Champion of Champions | 21 November 2021 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 2021 UK Championship | 5 December 2021 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
| 2022 Masters | 16 January 2022 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| 2022 World Championship | 2 May 2022 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 2021 World Grand Prix | 19 December 2021 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 2022 German Masters | 30 January 2022 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) |
| 2022 Players Championship | 13 February 2022 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| 2022 European Masters (2021−22 season) | 27 February 2022 | Fan Zhengyi (CHN) |
| 2022 Championship League Invitational | 4 February 2022 | John Higgins (SCO) |
| 2022 Tour Championship | 28 March 2022 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| 2022 Championship League (ranking) | 29 July 2022 | Luca Brecel (BEL) |
| 2022 Turkish Masters | 13 March 2022 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 2022 European Masters (2022–23 season) | 21 August 2022 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
| 2021 Scottish Open | 12 December 2021 | Luca Brecel (BEL) |
| 2022 Welsh Open | 6 March 2022 | Joe Perry (ENG) |
| 2022 Northern Ireland Open | 23 October 2022 | Mark Allen (NIR) |
| 2022 British Open | 2 October 2022 | Ryan Day (WAL) |
| 2022 Gibraltar Open | 26 March 2022 | Robert Milkins (ENG) |
| 2022 World Championship (runner-up) | 2 May 2022 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 2022 Shoot Out | 23 January 2022 | Hossein Vafaei (IRN) |
| 2022 Hong Kong Masters | 9 October 2022 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 2022 Women's World Championship | 14 February 2022 | Mink Nutcharut (THA) |
| 2022 World Seniors Championship | 8 May 2022 | Lee Walker (WAL) |
| Qualified through the world rankings | 9 October 2022 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
    Player also qualified by winning another tournament

## Tournament draw

| Group semi-finals (last 16) Best of 7 frames | Group semi-finals (last 16) Best of 7 frames | Group semi-finals (last 16) Best of 7 frames | Group finals (quarter-finals) Best of 11 frames | Group finals (quarter-finals) Best of 11 frames | Group finals (quarter-finals) Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Luca Brecel (BEL) | 2 | 1 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 1 | 1 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 1 | 8 | Mark Allen | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 4 | 8 | Mark Allen | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry (ENG) | 2 | | | | 1 | Judd Trump | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | |
| | Lee Walker (WAL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Walker (WAL) | 0 | 4 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 4 | Group 4 | Group 4 | 4 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 4 | Group 4 | Group 4 | 5 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | John Higgins (SCO) | 4 | 5 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hossein Vafaei (IRN) | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | Judd Trump | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| 3 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| | Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fan Zhengyi (CHN) | 4 | | Fan Zhengyi | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 3 | Group 3 | Group 3 | | Fan Zhengyi | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 3 | Group 3 | Group 3 | | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) | 3 | | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day (WAL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Day (WAL) | 4 | | | | | Fan Zhengyi | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Zhao Xintong (CHN) | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| | Mink Nutcharut (THA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mink Nutcharut (THA) | 2 | 7 | Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 2 | 7 | Zhao Xintong | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 2 | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 4 | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England, 6 November 2022 :
| Judd Trump (1) England | 6–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 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

A total of 24 century breaks were made during the tournament.
* 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