Who does Ronnie O'Sullivan face at Champion of Champions snooker? Judd Trump defends title in Bolton, draw, prize money
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Updated 25/10/2022 at 07:48 GMT
Ronnie O'Sullivan has been handed a tournament opener against Robert Milkins at the elite Champion of Champions event in Group 2 next Thursday in Bolton. The world champion could face UK holder Zhao Xintong in the quarter-finals with Zhao paired against women's world champion Mink Nutcharut. Judd Trump opens his title defence against Luca Brecel in Group 1 on Wednesday afternoon.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan will begin his quest for a record fourth Champion of Champions title against fellow Englishman Robert Milkins in Bolton on Thursday 3 November.
O'Sullivan is the top seed in Group 2 of the elite 16-player £440,000 tournament (31 October-6 November) – an event he won in 2013, 2014 and 2018.
UK champion Zhao Xintong has been drawn in the same group as the world No. 1 and could meet O'Sullivan in the quarter-finals later on Thursday evening - if Zhao can overcome women's world champion Mink Nutcharut.
Judd Trump – a 10-4 winner against John Higgins in last year's final – will open his title defence in Group 1 on Wednesday against Belgium's Luca Brecel, with new Northern Ireland Open champion Mark Allen meeting Welsh Open winner Joe Perry in the other group match.
Mark Selby gets the tournament underway against world seniors champion Lee Walker in Group 4 on Monday afternoon with fellow four-time world champion Higgins facing Shoot Out holder Hossein Vafaei.
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2019 winner Neil Robertson confronts Fan Zhengyi on Tuesday afternoon with Kyren Wilson meeting new British Open champion Ryan Day in the other Group 3 encounter.
The prestigious non-ranking event involves all the winners on the professional World Snooker Tour circuit over the past year competing for the £150,000 first prize, with Selby qualifying as the highest-ranked player without a trophy.
2022 Champion of Champions schedule
- Monday 31 October (1pm start)
- Group 4 Semi-Finals (Best of 7 frames)
- Mark Selby v Lee Walker
- John Higgins v Hossein Vafaei
- 7 pm – Group Final (Best of 11 frames)
- Tuesday 1 November (1pm start)
- Group 3 Semi-Finals (Best of 7 frames)
- Neil Robertson v Fan Zhengyi
- Kyren Wilson v Ryan Day
- 7 pm – Group Final (Best of 11 frames)
- Wednesday 2 November (1pm start)
- Group 1 Semi-Finals (Best of 7 frames)
- Judd Trump v Luca Brecel
- Mark Allen v Joe Perry
- 7 pm – Group Final (Best of 11 frames )
- Thursday 3 November (1pm start)
- Group 2 Semi-Finals (Best of 7 frames)
- Ronnie O’Sullivan v Robert Milkins
- Zhao Xintong v Mink Nutcharut
- 7 pm – Group Final (Best of 11 frames)
- Friday 4 November (7pm start)
- 1st Semi-Final – Group 1 Winner v Group 4 Winner (best of 11 frames)
- Saturday 5 November (7pm start)
- 2nd Semi-Final – Group 2 Winner v Group 3 Winner (best of 11 frames)
- Sunday 6 November (1pm & 7pm)
- Final (Best of 19 frames)
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Champions of Champions full line-up
- Judd Trump (Eng) – Champions of Champions, Turkish Masters
- Zhao Xintong (Chn) – UK Championship, German Masters
- Neil Robertson (Aus) – Masters, Players Championship, Tour Championship,
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) – World Championship, World Grand Prix, Hong Kong Masters
- Fan Zhengyi (Chn) – European Masters (2021/22)
- John Higgins (Sco) – Championship League
- Luca Brecel (Bel) – Scottish Open
- Kyren Wilson (Eng) – European Masters (2022/23)
- Hossein Vafaei (Irn) – Shoot Out
- Joe Perry (Eng) – Welsh Open
- Robert Milkins (Eng) – Gibraltar Open
- Ryan Day (Wal) – British Open
- Lee Walker (Wal) – World Seniors Championship
- Mark Allen (NI) – Northern Ireland Open
- Nutcharut Wongharuthai (Tha) – Women's World Championship
- Mark Selby (Eng) – Highest ranked player (world No. 4)
Prize money
- Winner – £150,000
- Runner-up – £60,000
- Semi-finals – £30,000
- Quarter-finals – £17,500
- Last 16 – £12,500
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