2025 Champion of Champions Snooker: Draw, results, schedule, format, prize money, how to watch

Popular amongst players and fans alike, the unique and prestigious tournament features winners of competitions from the snooker circuit across the past 12 months. All 16 contestants this year are reigning title holders - at previous editions officials have had to invite ‘non-champions’ from the world ranking list to fill the line-up.

Organised by Matchroom Multisport, the 2025 Champion of Champions carries a £440,000 prize fund with £150,000 of that going to the eventual champion.

The reigning and defending title holder is Mark Williams who won this accolade for the first time when he defeated Xiao Guodong 10-6 in the 2024 final.

What is the format for the Champion of Champions and how does it work?

The format is a 16-player straight knockout, with sections from the draw completed over the first four days. These sections are often referred to as ‘groups’. The whole event is played on one table.

From Monday to Thursday, two round one matches will be played in the afternoon. The winners of those matches will then face each other in the evening - the winner of that match goes through to the semi-finals which take place on Friday and Saturday.

Matches in round one are the best of seven frames (first to four), with the distance extended to the best of 11 frames (first to six) for the quarter and semi-finals. The final is the best of 19 frames (first to ten) held across two sessions.

Who is playing at the 2025 Champion of Champions?

A very high-quality field is set to star in Leicester, with 10 of the world’s top 12 earning invites to the event.

Six players from the line-up have won a Champion of Champions title before (Neil Robertson, John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Mark Allen, Judd Trump, Mark Williams), while four cueists will be making their debuts (Alfie Burden, Tom Ford, Jack Lisowski, Lei Peifan).

Here is the full list of players who qualified/were invited, and which tournament(s) they won within the past year:

• Mark Williams: 2024 Champion of Champions, 2025 Xi’an Grand Prix
• Zhao Xintong: 2025 World Championship
• Judd Trump: 2024 UK Championship
• Shaun Murphy: 2025 Masters, 2025 British Open
• Neil Robertson: 2025 World Grand Prix, 2025 Saudi Arabia Masters
• Mark Allen: 2024 Riyadh Season Championship, 2025 English Open
• Kyren Wilson: 2025 German Masters, 2025 Players Championship, 2025 Shanghai Masters
• John Higgins: 2025 World Open, 2025 Tour Championship
• Xiao Guodong: 2025 Wuhan Open
• Mark Selby: 2025 Welsh Open, 2025 Championship League Invitational
• Lei Peifan: 2025 Scottish Open
• Stephen Maguire: 2025 Championship League Ranking Event
• Bai Yulu: 2025 World Women's Championship
• Tom Ford: 2025 Shoot Out
• Jack Lisowski: 2025 Northern Ireland Open
• Alfie Burden: 2025 World Seniors Championship

What is the prize money and how much does the winner get?

• Champion: £150,000
• Runner-up: £60,000
• Losing semi-finalists: £30,000 (each)
• Losing quarter-finalists: £17,500 (each)
• Losers in round one: £12,500 (each)
• Total prize fund: £440,000

How can I watch the 2025 Champion of Champions?

The host broadcaster for the tournament is ITV Sport and viewers in the UK can watch on ITV4 and through the ITVX online streaming platform.

• United Kingdom: ITV4
• Hungary: AMC Network
• Germany: DAZN
• Australia: Fox Sports
• Ukraine: Maincast
• Czech Republic & Slovakia: Nova
• Thailand: BG Sports
• China: Rigour
• New Zealand: Sky Network
• USA: FanDuel
• Ex-Yugo: Sportklub
• Singapore: StarHub
• Baltics: TV3
• Iceland, Netherlands & Scandinavia: Viaplay
• All other territories can watch on the Matchroom Pool YouTube channel