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Championship League is a professional snooker tournament, devised by Matchroom Sport. The tournament was originally held at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, Essex, from its debut in 2008 until 2016.[1] From 2017 it has been held in Coventry, Barnsley, Milton Keynes and Leicester.

John Higgins is the reigning champion of the invitational tournament and Shaun Murphy is the reigning champion of the ranking tournament.

History and format

The event was introduced in 2008 by Barry Hearn to provide additional competition and as a qualifier to the Premier League Snooker series.

A ranking event version of the tournament began from September 2020, played in a different format to its invitational, non-ranking counterpart and open to the entire World Snooker Tour.

In June 2020 there was a one-off, round-robin, non-ranking edition of the tournament, played in another different format, held in Milton Keynes.

Invitational version format

In the invitational, non-ranking version, 25 players take part, although players often withdraw and are replaced by others. There is no audience. Players earn money for every frame won and there are also prizes for being a semi-finalist, runner-up and winner of each group, with more money involved in the winners' group. In the first two years all matches in the group stages were the best of four, meaning that the matches could end in a draw as all the four frames were played, and the semi-finals and final were best of five. Since 2010 all matches are best of five. The competition runs over eight groups, each consisting of seven players. From the league stage of the first seven groups the top four qualify for a play-off, the winner of which qualifies for the winners' group. The bottom two players of each league are eliminated and the remaining four move to the next group, where they are joined by three more players until the seventh group. In each group, the players are ranked by the number of matches won, then by most frames won, and then by least frames lost. If two players are tied by these criteria, the player who won the match between them is ranked higher in the table. The winners play in the final group with the champion taking a place in that year's Premier League Snooker until 2012,[1] and in that year's Champion of Champions from 2013.

Ranking version format

In the ranking version, 128 players take part in 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players. There is no audience. All matches are the best of four with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. The 32 players that top the group tables qualify for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players, and the eight winners from the group winners' stage qualify for the two final groups. The winners of these two groups play a best-of-five final. The champion takes a place in that year's Champion of Champions.

Maximum breaks

There have been 14 maximum breaks in the history of the tournament.[2] Shaun Murphy made the first in 2014.[3] Barry Hawkins and David Gilbert both made maximums in 2015,[4][5] and Gilbert made the 147th maximum in 2019.[6] Fergal O'Brien made one in 2016,[7] and Mark Davis made two in 2017.[8][9] Martin Gould and Luca Brecel both made maximums in 2018,[10][11] and Ryan Day made one in 2020.[12] John Higgins made maximums in both 2020[13] and 2024.[14] Stuart Bingham made one in 2021[15] as did Kyren Wilson in 2024.[16]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for both the invitational and ranking versions of the Championship League is shown below.

Invitational version prize fund

Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break

Groups 1–7
  • Winner: £3,000
  • Runner-up: £2,000
  • Semi-final: £1,000
  • Frame-win (league stage): £100
  • Frame-win (play-offs): £300
  • Highest break (from 2011 to present): £500

Шаблон:Col-break

Winners' Group
  • Winner: £10,000
  • Runner-up: £5,000
  • Semi-final: £3,000
  • Frame-win (league stage): £200 (£300 in 2011 and 2012)
  • Frame-win (play-offs): £300
  • Highest break (from 2011 to present): £1,000

Шаблон:Col-end

  • Maximum possible tournament total (since 2013): £205,000 (if all match results are 3Шаблон:Nbnd2)[17]
  • Minimum possible tournament total (since 2013): £152,800 (if all match results are 3Шаблон:Nbnd0)[17]

Ranking version prize fund

Note: The champion receives a total of £33,000 (£3,000 + £4,000 + £6,000 + £20,000). Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-break

Stage One
  • Winner: £3,000
  • Runner-up: £2,000
  • Third place: £1,000
  • Fourth place: £0

Шаблон:Col-break

Stage Two
  • Winner: £4,000
  • Runner-up: £3,000
  • Third place: £2,000
  • Fourth place: £1,000

Шаблон:Col-break

Stage Three
  • Winner: £6,000
  • Runner-up: £4,000
  • Third place: £2,000
  • Fourth place: £1,000

Шаблон:Col-break

Final
  • Winner: £20,000
  • Runner-up: £10,000

Шаблон:Col-end

  • Tournament total: £328,000[18]

Winners

Year Winner Шаблон:Tooltip Runner-up Season Venue (England)
Invitational tournaments (non-ranking, 2008–present)
2008[19] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd1 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2007/08 Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, Essex
2009[20] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd2 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2008/09
2010[21] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd2 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2009/10
2011[22] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd1 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2010/11
2012[23] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd1 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2011/12
2013[24] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd2 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2012/13
2014[25] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd1 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2013/14
2015[26] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd2 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2014/15
2016[27] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd2 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2015/16
2017[28] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd0 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2016/17 Ricoh Arena in Coventry
2018[29] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd2 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2017/18
2019[30] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd1 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2018/19 Ricoh Arena in Coventry and
Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley
2020[31] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd0 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2019/20 Morningside Arena in Leicester
2020[32] Шаблон:Flagathlete [[Round-robin tournament|RШаблон:NbndR]]Шаблон:Efn Шаблон:Flagathlete 2019/20 Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes
2021[33] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd2 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2020/21 Ballroom, Stadium MK in Milton Keynes
2022[34] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd2 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2021/22 Morningside Arena in Leicester
2023[35] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd1 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2022/23
2024[36] 2023/24
Ranking tournaments (ranking, 2020–present)
2020[37] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd1 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2020/21 Ballroom, Stadium MK in Milton Keynes
2021[38] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd1 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2021/22 Morningside Arena in Leicester
2022[39] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd1 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2022/23
2023[40] Шаблон:Flagathlete 3Шаблон:Nbnd0 Шаблон:Flagathlete 2023/24

Notes

Шаблон:Notelist

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Championship League Шаблон:European Series Шаблон:Snooker tournaments