The 2026 Champion of Champions (officially the 2026 Sportsbet.io Champion of Champions) is an upcoming professional non-ranking snooker tournament that will take place from 9 to 15 November 2026 at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England. It will feature 16 participants, all of whom won significant tournaments since the previous year's event. Part of the 2026–27 snooker season, it will be the 16th edition of the Champion of Champions since the tournament was first held in 1978 and the 14th consecutive edition since it was revived in 2013. The winner will receive £150,000 from a total prize fund of £440,000.
Mark Selby will be the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–5 in the 2025 final.
Overview The Champion of Champions is a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was first held in 1978, when it was contested by four players at the Wembley Conference Centre in London. The inaugural winner was Ray Reardon, who defeated Alex Higgins 11–9 in the final. After its second staging in 1980, the tournament was not held again until 2013, since which time it has been staged annually. As of 2026, the most successful player in its history is Ronnie O'Sullivan, who has won the title four times and been runner-up twice.
The 2026 edition of the tournament—the 16th staging overall and the 14th consecutively since its revival in 2013—will take place from 9 to 15 November 2026 at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England. Organised by Matchroom Sport, the tournament is sponsored by sports betting company Sportsbet.io. Mark Selby will be the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–5 in the 2025 final.
Qualification Players qualified by winning events throughout the previous year. The full list of competitors is below. Events shown below in grey are for players who had already qualified for the event.
+Qualification table Tournament Date of tournament final Winner 2025 Champion of Champions 16 November 2025 2025 Riyadh Season Championship 21 November 2025 2025 UK Championship 7 December 2025 2026 Masters 18 January 2026 2026 World Championship 4 May 2026 2026 German Masters 1 February 2026 2026 World Grand Prix 8 February 2026 2026 Players Championship 22 February 2025 2026 Tour Championship 5 April 2026 2025 International Championship 9 November 2025 2026 World Open 22 March 2026 2026 China Open 16 August 2026 2026 Wuhan Open 29 August 2026 2026 Shenzhen Open 4 October 2026 2025 Scottish Open 21 December 2025 2026 Welsh Open 1 March 2026 2026 Championship League 15 July 2026 2026 British Open 6 September 2026 2026 English Open 13 September 2026 2026 Northern Ireland Open 25 October 2026 2025 Shoot Out 13 December 2025 2026 World Women's Championship 19 May 2026 2026 World Championship (runner-up) 4 May 2026 2026 Championship League 11 February 2026 2026 Shanghai Masters 2 August 2026 2026 World Seniors Championship 10 May 2026 World Ranking Top-Up N/A Player also qualified by winning another tournament
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:
Winner: £150,000 Runner-up: £60,000 Semi-final: £30,000 Group runner-up: £17,500 Group semi-final: £12,500
Total: £440,000
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