{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox individual snooker tournament |tournament_name=2015 188BET Champion of Champions |logo= |dates={{Start and end dates|2015|11|10|2015|11|15|df=y}} |venue=Ricoh Arena |location=Coventry |country=England |organisation=Matchroom Sport |format=Non-ranking event |Total prize fund=£300,000 |winners_share=£100,000 |highest_break={{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}} (144) |winner={{flagathlete|Neil Robertson|AUS}} |runner_up={{flagathlete|Mark Allen|NIR}} |score=10–5 |previous=2014 |next=2016 }}
The '''2015 Champion of Champions''' (officially the '''2015 188BET Champion of Champions''') was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 10 and 15 November 2015 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ricoharena.com/whats-on/sport/champion-of-champions-snooker-2015/ |title=Champion of Champions Snooker 2015 |access-date=2015-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028031108/http://www.ricoharena.com/whats-on/sport/champion-of-champions-snooker-2015/ |archive-date=2015-10-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=188BET to sponsor Champion of Champions|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/188bet-to-sponsor-champion-of-champions|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|date=2 November 2015|accessdate=2 November 2015}}</ref> It was the third staging of the tournament since it was revived in 2013. In the United Kingdom, the tournament was broadcast on ITV4.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, who won the title in 2013 and 2014, chose not to defend his title in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/34506331 |title=Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=15 November 2015 |date=12 October 2015}}</ref>
Neil Robertson won the tournament, defeating Mark Allen 10–5 in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/34828974 |title=Champion of Champions: Neil Robertson beats Mark Allen |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=15 November 2015 |date=15 November 2015}}</ref>
==Prize fund== The breakdown of prize money for 2015 is shown below:<ref>{{cite web|title=Prize Fund|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/prize-fund/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213021243/http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/prize-fund/ |archive-date=2015-12-13 |publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref>
* Winner: £100,000 * Runner-up: £50,000 * Losing Semi-finalist: £25,000 * Group runner-up: £10,000 * First round losers: £7,500 * Total: £300,000
==Players== Players qualified for the event by winning important tournaments since the previous Champion of Champions. Entry was guaranteed for the defending champion, winners of rankings events and winners the following non-rankings events: 2015 Masters, 2015 Championship League, 2015 World Grand Prix and 2015 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|title=McLeod Confirmed For Champion of Champions |url=http://www.wpbsa.com/blog/mcleod-confirmed-for-champion-of-champions |publisher=WPBSA |date=12 October 2015}}</ref> Remaining places were then allocated to winners of European Tour events (in the order they were played) and then, if required, to winners of Asian Tour events and then, winners of the 2015 Six-red World Championship, 2015 Snooker Shoot-Out and 2015 World Seniors Championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=15 Players Already Guaranteed 2015 Invite|date=11 June 2015 |url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/ten-players-already-guarenteed-2015-invite/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=8 November 2015}}</ref>
The following players qualified for the tournament:<ref>{{cite web|title=Players|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/players/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref><ref name=line-ups>{{cite web|title=Champion of Champions Group Line-Ups Announced|date=6 October 2015 |url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/champion-of-champions-group-line-ups-announced/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Seed !! Player !! Qualified as !! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |-style="background-color:lightgray" | align="center"|w/d || {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan || Winner of 2014 Champion of Champions and 2014 UK Championship || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ronnie O'Sullivan|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/ronnie-osullivan/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"|2 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby || Winner of 2015 German Masters and 2015 China Open || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Selby|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/mark-selby/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"|3 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham || Winner of 2015 World Snooker Championship and 2015 Championship League || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Stuart Bingham|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/stuart-bingham/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"|4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Neil Robertson || Winner of 2015 Gdynia Open || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Neil Robertson|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/neil-robertson/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"|5 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy || Winner of 2015 Masters and 2014 Ruhr Open || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaun Murphy|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/shaun-murphy/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"|6 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump || Winner of 2015 World Grand Prix || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Judd Trump|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/judd-trump/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"|7 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins || Winner of 2015 Riga Open || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Barry Hawkins|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/barry-hawkins/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"|8 || {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry || Winner of 2015 Players Championship Grand Final || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Perry|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/joe-perry/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"|1<ref name=draw>{{cite web|title=188BET Champion Of Champions Group Draw Announced|date=2 November 2015 |url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/188bet-champion-of-champions-group-draw-announced/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=5 November 2015}}</ref> || {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins || Winner of 2015 Welsh Open, 2015 Australian Goldfields Open, and 2015 International Championship|| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=John Higgins|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/john-higgins/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"| || {{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen || Winner of 2015 Bulgarian Open || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Allen|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/mark-allen/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=9 November 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"| || {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire || Winner of 2014 Lisbon Open || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Stephen Maguire|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/stephen-maguire-2/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"| || {{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White || Winner of 2015 Indian Open|| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael White|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/michael-white/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"| || {{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson || Winner of 2015 Shanghai Masters || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Kyren Wilson|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/kyren-wilson/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"| || {{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter || Winner of 2015 Paul Hunter Classic || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Ali Carter|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/tbc/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"| || {{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod || Winner of 2015 Ruhr Open || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Rory McLeod|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/rory-mcleod/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"| || {{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong || Winner of 2015 World Cup || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Zhou Yuelong|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/zhou-yuelong/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |- | align="center"| || {{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Bingtao || Winner of 2015 World Cup || align="center"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Yan Bingtao|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/profiles/yan-bingtao/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=21 October 2015}}</ref> |} Eight players were seeded. Seedings were determined in early October, before defending champion and top seed Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the event.<ref name="ronnie">[https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/snooker/34506331 Ronnie O'Sullivan will not defend Champion of Champions title]</ref> Other seeds were based on the latest world rankings (revision 3).<ref name=line-ups/> Later in October, John Higgins was chosen as the final seed, being the highest ranked player who had then qualified and wasn't already seeded.<ref name=draw/> He replaced O'Sullivan in the draw, taking the position allocated for the top seed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Higgins To Be Seeded At Champion of Champions|date=29 October 2015 |url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/higgins-to-be-seeded-at-champion-of-champions/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref> Mark Allen was ranked higher than Higgins in these rankings (revision 3) but hadn't qualified at that time.
==Main draw== <ref>{{cite web|title=Fixtures & Results|url=http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/fixtures-results/|publisher=Champion of Champions Snooker|accessdate=10 November 2015}}</ref>
{{16TeamBracket | team-width= 200 | RD1= Group semi-finals (round of 16)<br />Best of 7 frames | RD2= Group finals (quarter-finals)<br />Best of 11 frames | RD3= Semi-finals<br />Best of 11 frames | RD4= Final<br />Best of 19 frames | subgroup1='''Group 1''' ''(11 November)'' | subgroup2='''Group 4''' ''(12 November)'' | subgroup3='''Group 3''' ''(10 November)'' | subgroup4='''Group 2''' ''(13 November)''
| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} '''John Higgins''' | RD1-score01='''4''' | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter | RD1-score02=2 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} '''Joe Perry''' | RD1-score03='''4''' | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04={{flagicon|WAL}} Michael White | RD1-score04=2 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy | RD1-score05=2 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06={{flagicon|CHN}} '''Yan Bingtao''' | RD1-score06='''4''' | RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} '''Neil Robertson''' | RD1-score07='''4''' | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Rory McLeod | RD1-score08=0 | RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09={{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Bingham | RD1-score09=3 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{flagicon|CHN}} '''Zhou Yuelong''' | RD1-score10='''4''' | RD1-seed11=6 | RD1-team11={{flagicon|ENG}} Judd Trump | RD1-score11=2 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} '''Kyren Wilson''' | RD1-score12='''4''' | RD1-seed13=7 | RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Hawkins | RD1-score13=2 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{flagicon|NIR}} '''Mark Allen''' | RD1-score14='''4''' | RD1-seed15=2 | RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Selby | RD1-score15=1 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{flagicon|SCO}} '''Stephen Maguire''' | RD1-score16='''4'''
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins | RD2-score01=5 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} '''Joe Perry''' | RD2-score02='''6''' | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03={{flagicon|CHN}} Yan Bingtao | RD2-score03=3 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} '''Neil Robertson''' | RD2-score04='''6''' | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05={{flagicon|CHN}} Zhou Yuelong | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06={{flagicon|ENG}} '''Kyren Wilson''' | RD2-score06='''6''' | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07={{flagicon|NIR}} '''Mark Allen''' | RD2-score07='''6''' | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08={{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire | RD2-score08=2
| RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Perry | RD3-score01=4 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} '''Neil Robertson''' | RD3-score02='''6''' | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Kyren Wilson | RD3-score03=3 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04={{flagicon|NIR}} '''Mark Allen''' | RD3-score04='''6'''
| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} '''Neil Robertson''' | RD4-score01='''10''' | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02={{flagicon|NIR}} Mark Allen | RD4-score02=5 }}
==Final== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" |- | colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | '''Final:''' Best of 19 frames. Referee: Paul Collier.<br />Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England, 15 November 2015. |- | width="230" align="right" | '''Neil Robertson''' (4)<br />{{AUS}} | width="100" align="center" | '''10'''–5 | width="230" | Mark Allen<br />{{NIR}} |- | colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | ''Afternoon:'' '''63'''–35, {{nobr|20–'''107''' (103)}}, {{nobr|'''97'''–6 (53)}}, {{nobr|'''133'''–0 (114)}}, {{nobr|'''69'''–20 (69)}}, {{nobr|45–'''57'''}}, {{nobr|'''69'''–44 (54)}}, {{nobr|5–'''81''' (60)}}, {{nobr|'''75'''–25 (71)}}<br />''Evening:'' '''86'''–0 (60), '''76'''–35, {{nobr|55–'''65''' (Robertson 54)}}, {{nobr|0–'''112''' (112)}}, {{nobr|'''46'''–38}}, {{nobr|'''56'''–24}} |- | align="right" | '''114''' | align="center" | Highest break | 112 |- | align="right" | 1 | align="center" | Century breaks | '''2''' |- | align="right" | '''7''' | align="center" | 50+ breaks | 3 |}
==Century breaks== Total: 14 <ref>{{cite web|title=Champion of Champions: century breaks|url=http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13864/champion-of-champions|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=9 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112005412/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries/CenturyBreaks/13864/champion-of-champions|archive-date=2015-11-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 144, 114, 109 {{ndash}} Neil Robertson * 134, 107 {{ndash}} Stephen Maguire * 131 {{ndash}} Barry Hawkins * 128, 124 {{ndash}} Ali Carter * 112, 105, 104, 103 {{ndash}} Mark Allen * 112 {{ndash}} Joe Perry * 104 {{ndash}} Judd Trump
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk/}}
{{Champion of Champions}} {{Snooker season 2015/2016}}
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