Month: November 2023
Mark Allen and John Higgins go head to head on Saturday for a place in the 2023 Champion of Champions final. It promises to be a mouth-watering battle between two former champions in the first of the semi-finals at this year’s tournament. Their most recent encounter in the 2021 Northern Ireland Open final was an […]
Judd Trump and Barry Hawkins renew their rivalry when they face off in the Champion of Champions semi-finals on Friday. This will already be the fourth meeting between the left-handers this season, in which they are two of the in-form players. Hawkins beat Trump 9-6 to land the European Masters crown, but the Ace overcame […]
Judd Trump secured his place in the Champion of Champions semi-finals after an entertaining 6-4 victory over Shaun Murphy. The Ace recovered from 3-1 down in a battle of the former champions the Group 3 final on Thursday, before booking his place in the last four of the prestigious invitational event for the fifth year […]
Shaun Murphy has hit out at Stephen Hendry after he admitted he had never seen Women’s World Champion Baipat Siripaporn play. Thai star Baipat is due to take on Judd Trump in the group stage of the event in Bolton on Thursday. Hendry, working as a pundit for ITV4 at the Champion of Champions, when […]
Barry Hawkins advanced to the Champion of Champions semi-finals for the first time after a commanding 6-2 win over Robert Milkins on Tuesday. The Hawk was also a dominant 4-0 winner over reigning World champion Luca Brecel as he dropped just two frames on the way to winning Group 2 during a dominant day at […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan has pulled out of the Champion of Champions, stating the need to look after his mental health. The Rocket is a four-time winner of the popular invitational event, beating Judd Trump 10-6 in last year’s final. He was due to launch his title defence against Zhang Anda on Wednesday in a repeat of […]
Luca Brecel headlines day two of the 2023 Champion of Champions, while Mark Williams is also in action at the Bolton Whites Hotel on Tuesday. Indeed, there are two World champions in Group 2, along with one of the season’s form players in European Masters winner Barry Hawkins, and the returning Robert Milkins. Brecel faces […]
Mark Allen cruised through to the Champion of Champions semi-finals following a commanding 6-2 victory over Ali Carter on Monday. The Pistol also defeated Jimmy White 4-1 earlier in the day as he won Group 4 to secure his sixth venture into the last four of this event in nine appearances. WST’s player of the […]
The world’s top players head to Bolton as the 2023 Champion of Champions takes centre stage, and a live stream is available for all matches. The 11th staging of the invitational event will see 16 tournament winners from the past year compete for glory at the Bolton Whites Hotel between November 13 and 19, with […]