# 2020 Champion of Champions

The 2020 Champion of Champions (officially the 2020 888sport Champion of Champions) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 2 and 8 November 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. It was the tenth Champion of Champions event, the first of which was held in 1978. The tournament featured 16 participants, primarily winners of important tournaments since the 2019 Champion of Champions. As an invitational event, the Champion of Champions tournament carries no world ranking points.
Neil Robertson was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–9 in the 2019 final.
Robertson made the final again, but lost 10–6 to Mark Allen, who won the tournament for the first time.
On the first day, John Higgins made his 800th career century, although he lost the match to Ding Junhui.

## 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

Qualification for the 2020 Champion of Champions event was primarily determined by the winners of 20 tournaments over a one-year period, from the 2019 Champion of Champions to the ranking event edition of the 2020 Championship League, thereby including tournaments from both the 2019–20 and 2020–21 snooker seasons. The runner-up in the 2020 World Championship was also included. The field consisted of 16 players but with some players winning more than one qualifying event, there were less than 16 qualifying players. The remainder of the field was determined by the highest ranking player, not already qualified, at the time it was certain that a place would not be taken by a winner of the qualifying events. The first player to receive an entry this way was Mark Allen, who was ranked 5th after the 2020 European Masters (2020–21 season). The second player to receive an entry this way was John Higgins, who was ranked 8th after the 2020 English Open. The third and final player to receive an entry this way was David Gilbert, who was ranked 11th after the 2020 Championship League.
| Tournament | Date of tournament final | Winner |
| 2019 Champion of Champions | 10 November 2019 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| 2019 UK Championship | 8 December 2019 | Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| 2020 Masters | 19 January 2020 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
| 2020 World Championship | 16 August 2020 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| 2020 European Masters (2019–20 season) | 26 January 2020 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| 2020 German Masters | 2 February 2020 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 2020 World Grand Prix (2019–20 season) | 9 February 2020 | Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| 2020 Players Championship | 1 March 2020 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 2020 Championship League Invitational (March) | 5 March 2020 | Scott Donaldson (SCO) |
| 2020 Championship League Invitational (June) | 11 June 2020 | Luca Brecel (BEL) |
| 2020 Tour Championship | 26 June 2020 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) |
| 2020 European Masters (2020–21 season) | 27 September 2020 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| 2020 Championship League | 30 October 2020 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
| 2019 Northern Ireland Open | 17 November 2019 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 2019 Scottish Open | 15 December 2019 | Mark Selby (ENG) |
| 2020 Welsh Open | 16 February 2020 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| 2020 English Open | 18 October 2020 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 2020 World Championship (runner-up) | 16 August 2020 | Kyren Wilson (ENG) |
| 2020 Gibraltar Open | 15 March 2020 | Judd Trump (ENG) |
| 2020 Shoot Out | 23 February 2020 | Michael Holt (ENG) |
| 2020 World Seniors Championship | 22 August 2020 | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| World Rankings | 27 September 2020 | Mark Allen (NIR) |
| World Rankings | 18 October 2020 | John Higgins (SCO) |
| World Rankings | 30 October 2020 | David Gilbert (ENG) |
    Player also qualified by winning a higher categorized event

## Main 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 |
| Neil Robertson (1) | Neil Robertson (1) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 0 | Neil Robertson (1) | Neil Robertson (1) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 1 (2 November) | Group 1 (2 November) | Group 1 (2 November) | Neil Robertson (1) | Neil Robertson (1) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 1 (2 November) | Group 1 (2 November) | Group 1 (2 November) | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 3 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | Neil Robertson (1) | Neil Robertson (1) | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Selby (4) | Mark Selby (4) | 5 | | | | |
| Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Selby (4) | Mark Selby (4) | 5 | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 1 | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Group 4 (4 November) | Group 4 (4 November) | Group 4 (4 November) | Kyren Wilson | Kyren Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Group 4 (4 November) | Group 4 (4 November) | Group 4 (4 November) | Mark Selby (4) | Mark Selby (4) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby (4) | Mark Selby (4) | 4 | Mark Selby (4) | Mark Selby (4) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Luca Brecel | Luca Brecel | 2 | | | | | | | | Neil Robertson (1) | Neil Robertson (1) | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 10 |
| Judd Trump (3) | Judd Trump (3) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 10 |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 0 | Judd Trump (3) | Judd Trump (3) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 2 (3 November) | Group 2 (3 November) | Group 2 (3 November) | Judd Trump (3) | Judd Trump (3) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 2 (3 November) | Group 2 (3 November) | Group 2 (3 November) | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 2 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 3 | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | | | | Judd Trump (3) | Judd Trump (3) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Scott Donaldson | Scott Donaldson | 3 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 3 (5 November) | Group 3 (5 November) | Group 3 (5 November) | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Group 3 (5 November) | Group 3 (5 November) | Group 3 (5 November) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Rob Spencer. Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 8 November 2020 :
| Neil Robertson (1) Australia | 6–10 | Mark Allen Northern Ireland |
| Afternoon: 27–101 (101), 122–1 (121), 33–71 (55), 46–59, 91–2 (63), 0–110 (110), 119–0 (108), 109–0 (109), 4–73 (67) Evening: 51–84 (84), 96–4 (67), 8–73 (53), 67–60, 7–119 (119), 51–76 (70), 7–123 (105) |||
| 121 | Highest break | 119 |
| 3 | Century breaks | 4 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 9 |

## Century breaks

A total of 31 century breaks were made during the tournament.
* 141, 139, 121, 121, 115, 109, 108, 104, 101, 100 – Neil Robertson
* 138, 119, 117, 112, 107, 103 – Judd Trump
* 137, 137, 131 – Mark Selby
* 130 – Kyren Wilson
* 125, 119, 110, 105, 104, 102, 102, 101 – Mark Allen
* 111 – John Higgins
* 107 – David Gilbert
* 107 – Michael Holt