Champion of Champions snooker 2026 Live: Results, FULL schedule, scores, start-times, how to watch, TV channel, Prize money
Snooker's Champion of Champions 2026 takes place between the 9th-15th of November 2026. Find the full matches schedule, results, tv info and bracket here.
The snooker Champion of Champions tournament of 2026 will take place in Leicester, England between the 9th and 15th of November. The tournament is a prize money -heavy invitational, with only 16 players invited. This means the Champion of Champions is not a ranking tournament.
The invitees are WST tournament winners over the past 12 months - hence the tournament's name. If there aren't enough winners to complete the bracket, the best players from the rankings will supplement the numbers.
The tournament originally took place as early as 1978 and 1980, and after a long hiatus it was re-established in 2013. The idea is simple - all the winners across the year facing off against each other.
Last Year: Defending champion Mark Selby will begin his title defence against Alfie Burden, while four-time winner Ronnie O’Sullivan makes his return to the competition after missing last year’s edition.
When is the Champion of Champions Snooker 2026?
The action gets underway on Monday, November 9. The final takes place on Sunday, November 15.
Leicester’s Mattioli Arena is the venue for the first time.
How to watch the Champion of Champions 2026 Live, TV channel info
Fans in the UK can watch for FREE. ITV4 are showing all of the action. Their streaming platform ITVX allows you to watch on the go.
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
Sportshistori.com will have a live blog to keep you up to date with all the scores and news throughout the week.
2026 Champion of Champions live scores, results, order of play today, match schedule, kick-off times.
All Times GMT - UK Times
Group One – November 9
Group One
Mark Selby 4-3 Alfie Burden
Barry Hawkins 1-4 Chris Wakelin
Mark Selby 2-6 Chris Wakelin
Tuesday, November 10
Group Four
Neil Robertson 4-2 Panchaya Channoi
Judd Trump 3-4 Jak Jones
Neil Robertson 6-3 Jak Jones
Group Three – November 11
Shaun Murphy 4 - 0 Ronnie O’Sullivan –
Wu Yize 3 - 4 Chang Bingyu –
Shaun Murphy vs Chang Bingyu – LIVE
Group Two – November 12
Zhao Xintong vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh – 1:00
Kyren Wilson vs Ali Carter – not before 2:00
Group final - Zhao / Un-Nooh v Wilson / Carter – 19:00
Friday, November 13
Semi-finals
Semi Final 1 - Group 1 Chris Wakelin v Neil Robertson — 19:00
Saturday, November 14
Semi Final 2 - Group 2 Winner vs Shaun Murphy/Chang Bingyu – 19:00
Final
Sunday, November 15 – 13:00 and 19:00...
Who is playing at the 2026 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.
Here is the full list of players who qualified/were invited, and which tournament(s) they won within the past year:
Below you can find the full entry list for the tournament with all 16 players.
Mark Selby (ENG)
Zhao Xintong (CHN)
Kyren Wilson (ENG)
Wu Yize (CHN)
Judd Trump (ENG)
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)
Chris Wakelin (ENG)
Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Alfie Burden (ENG)
Panchaya Channoi (THA)
Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Neil Robertson (AUS)
Jak Jones (WAL)
Chang Bingyu (CHN)
Ali Carter (ENG)
2026 Champions of Champions snooker prize money breakdown, 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
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