Tournament information | |
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Dates | 7 October 2019 – 5 March 2020 |
Venue | Morningside Arena |
City | Leicester |
Country | England |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | Depending on number of frames played |
Winner's share | £10,000 |
Highest break | |
Defending champion | Martin Gould |
Final | |
Champion | |
Runner-up | |
Score | – |
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The 2019/2020 Championship League is an upcoming professional non-ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 7 October 2019 to 5 March 2020}} at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.[1] It will be the 13th staging of the tournament.
Martin Gould is the defending champion, having beaten Jack Lisowski 3–1 in the 2019 final.[2]
Tournament Format
The Championship League event sees 25 professionals take part, with players earning prize money for every frame won. Matches are best of 5 frames, and the league is played from October 2019 to March 2020.
The competition runs over eight groups, each consisting of seven players. From each group the top four qualify for a play-off, and the winners of the first seven play-offs qualify for the winners group. The bottom two players of each group are eliminated and the remaining four move to the next group, where they are joined by three more players until the seventh group. The winners play in the final group, and the winner of the Winners' Group play-off takes the title and a place at the 2020 Champion of Champions.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the 2019/2020 Championship League is shown below.[3]
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- Tournament total: Depending on number of frames played
Group 1
Group 1 will be played on 7 and 8 October 2019.
Matches
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Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Mark Selby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Barry Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Neil Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Jack Lisowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Jimmy Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Ryan Day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Player 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Group 2
Group 2 will be played on 9 and 10 October 2019.
Matches
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Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Kyren Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Stuart Bingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Gary Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Player 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Player 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Player 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Player 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Group 3
Group 3 will be played on 21 and 22 October 2019.
Matches
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Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Ali Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Graeme Dott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | David Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Player 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Player 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Player 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Player 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Group 4
Group 4 will be played on 23 and 24 October 2019.
Matches
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Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Joe Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Tom Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Xiao Guodong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Player 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Player 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Player 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Player 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Group 5
Group 5 will be played on 6 and 7 January 2020.
Matches
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Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Anthony McGill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Luca Brecel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Player 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Player 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Player 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Player 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Player 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Group 6
Group 6 will be played on 8 and 9 January 2020.
Matches
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Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | John Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Judd Trump | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Stephen Maguire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Player 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Player 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Player 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Player 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Group 7
Group 7 will be played on 2 and 3 March 2020.
Matches
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Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Player 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Player 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Player 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Player 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Player 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Player 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Player 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Winners' Group
The Winners' Group will be played on 4 and 5 March 2020.
Matches
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Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Player 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Player 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Player 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Player 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Player 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Player 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Player 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-offs
Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
Century breaks
Total:
Winnings
No. | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | W | TOTAL |
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1 | Martin Gould (27) | 6100 | 14200 | 20300 | ||||||
2 | Jack Lisowski (16) | 4300 | 6400 | 8600 | 19300 | |||||
3 | Mark Selby (1) | 3250 | 5300 | 6100 | 2400 | 17050 | ||||
4 | John Higgins (4) | 7100 | 5600 | 12700 | ||||||
5 | Neil Robertson (10) | 6800 | 5600 | 12400 | ||||||
6 | Barry Hawkins(2) (7) | 4300 | 2400 | 4100 | 5100 | 15900 | ||||
7 | Stuart Bingham (12) | 3450 | 6100 | 1600 | 11150 | |||||
8 | Judd Trump (5) | 1100 | 6100 | 3200 | 10400 | |||||
9 | Stephen Maguire (15) | 3000 | 2400 | 2400 | 7800 | |||||
10 | Luca Brecel(1) (14) | 4100 | 1100 | 1000 | 6200 | |||||
11 | Ali Carter (17) | 2400 | 1100 | 1600 | 5100 | |||||
12 | Jimmy Robertson (23) | 1100 | 2900 | 700 | 4700 | |||||
13 | Kyren Wilson (9) | 3400 | 1000 | 4400 | ||||||
14 | David Gilbert(2) (19) | 3100 | 1100 | 4200 | ||||||
15 | Ding Junhui (8) | 4100 | 4100 | |||||||
16 | Ricky Walden (34) | 2500 | 1200 | 3700 | ||||||
17 | Mark Davis (35) | 2700 | 900 | 3600 | ||||||
18 | Anthony Hamilton (30) | 2200 | 1000 | 3200 | ||||||
= | Noppon Saengkham (32) | 3200 | 3200 | |||||||
20 | Mark King (26) | 1100 | 1100 | |||||||
= | Ryan Day (13) | 1100 | 1100 | |||||||
22 | Graeme Dott (22) | 1000 | 1000 | |||||||
= | Anthony McGill (20) | 1000 | 1000 | |||||||
24 | Robert Milkins (32) | 900 | 900 | |||||||
= | Joe Perry (18) | 900 | 900 | |||||||
= | Tom Ford (28) | 900 | 900 | |||||||
= | Michael White (36) | 900 | 900 | |||||||
28 | Xiao Guodong (25) | 600 | 600 | |||||||
Total prize money | 18,900 | 19,900 | 19,900 | 19,200 | 19,300 | 19,600 | 19,500 | 41,200 | 177,500 |
Green: won the group. Bold: highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.
Parenthesis: World rankings prior to tournament start, 1 January 2019.
Notes
(1) Due to illness, Luca Brecel withdrew from the tournament prior to Group 5 play.
(2) Barry Hawkins and David Gilbert withdrew from the tournament prior to Group 7 play.
References
- ^ "Betvictor To Title Sponsor Championship League Snooker". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Gould Strikes Gold At Championship League". World Snooker. 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Home - Championship League Snooker". Championship League Snooker.