The 2020 Championship League (also known as the BetVictor Championship League Snooker 2020) was a professional ranking
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tournament that took place from 13 September to 30 October 2020 in the
Ballroom, Stadium MK in
Milton Keynes
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, England.
The event featured 117 players from the
World Snooker Tour as well as ten players from the 2020 Q School Order of Merit. It featured three rounds of
round-robin groups of four, before a best-of-five final. It was the 15th edition of the
Championship League, and it was a ranking tournament for the first time.
Ryan Day made his second career
maximum break in the final frame of his match against
Rod Lawler, and
John Higgins made his 11th career maximum in the final frame of his match against
Kyren Wilson.
Kyren Wilson won the tournament with a 3–1 final victory over
Judd Trump. This was Wilson's fourth ranking title. He ended Trump's 10-final winning streak.
Tournament format
There were 127 players taking part in the event. The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players. Two groups were played to a finish every day during two blocks of eight days, from 13 to 20 September and from 28 September to 5 October, using a two-
table setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a
round-robin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches in group play were played as best-of-four frames, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then head-to-head results between players who were tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest made in the group.
The 32 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players. The eight winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the two final groups before the final took place later on the same day. The winner took the Championship League title and a place at the
2020 Champion of Champions
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.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.
;Stage One
*Winner: £3,000
*Runner-up: £2,000
*Third place: £1,000
*Fourth place: £0
;Stage Two
*Winner: £4,000
*Runner-up: £3,000
*Third place: £2,000
*Fourth place: £1,000
;Stage Three
*Winner: £6,000
*Runner-up: £4,000
*Third place: £2,000
*Fourth place: £1,000
;Final
*Winner: £20,000
*Runner-up: £10,000
*Tournament total: £328,000
Main draw
Stage One
Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players.
Group 1
Group 1 was played on 13 September.
Group 2
Group 2 was played on 13 September.
Group 3
Group 3 was played on 14 September.
Group 4
Group 4 was played on 14 September.
Group 5
Group 5 was played on 15 September.
Group 6
Group 6 was played on 15 September.
Group 7
Group 7 was played on 16 September.
Group 8
Group 8 was played on 16 September.
Group 9
Group 9 was played on 29 September.
Group 10
Group 10 was played on 17 September.
Group 11
Group 11 was played on 28 September.
Group 12
Group 12 was played on 18 September.
Group 13
Group 13 was played on 19 September.
Group 14
Group 14 was played on 19 September.
Group 15
Group 15 was played on 20 September.
Anthony Hamilton was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Daniel Womersley.
Group 16
Group 16 was played on 20 September.
Group 17
Group 17 was played on 28 September.
Group 18
Group 18 was played on 18 September.
Group 19
Group 19 was played on 29 September.
Group 20
Group 20 was played on 4 October.
Group 21
Group 21 was played on 17 September.
Group 22
Group 22 was played on 30 September.
Group 23
Group 23 was played on 30 September.
Group 24
Group 24 was played on 3 October.
Daniel Wells was withdrawn from the group after a positive COVID-19 test.
Group 25
Group 25 was played on 1 October.
Group 26
Group 26 was played on 1 October.
Group 27
Group 27 was played on 2 October.
Group 28
Group 28 was played on 2 October.
Mark Williams was to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Haydon Pinhey.
Lei Peifan was withdrawn from the group after an invalid COVID-19 test.
Group 29
Group 29 was played on 4 October.
Group 30
Group 30 was played on 3 October.
Group 31
Group 31 was played on 5 October.
Group 32
Group 32 was played on 5 October.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by
John Astley.
Stage Two
Stage Two consisted of eight groups, each containing four players.
Group A
Group A was played on 26 October.
Group B
Group B was played on 27 October.
Group C
Group C was played on 26 October.
Group D
Group D was played on 27 October.
Group E
Group E was played on 28 October.
Group F
Group F was played on 28 October.
Group G
Group G was played on 29 October.
Group H
Group H was played on 29 October.
Stage Three
Stage Three consisted of two groups, each containing four players.
Group 1
Group 1 was played on 30 October.
Group 2
Group 2 was played on 30 October.
Key:P=Matchesplayed; W=Matcheswon; D=Matchesdrawn; L=Matcheslost; FW=Frameswon; FL=Frameslost; FD=Framedifference; HB=Highestbreak
Final
Century breaks
A total of 90 century breaks were made during the tournament.
*
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* AD 147, a year of the Julian calendar, in the second century
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...
, 126, 123, 107
John Higgins
*147, 100, 100
Ryan Day
*145, 143, 133, 116, 101
Barry Hawkins
*140
Matthew Stevens
*139, 122, 109
Ken Doherty
*139, 103, 100
Graeme Dott
*139
Jack Lisowski
*138, 112, 109, 102
Joe Perry
*135, 108
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
*134, 134, 122, 119, 114, 109, 102, 100
Zhou Yuelong
*134, 128, 118, 118, 109
Mark Selby
*133
Oliver Lines
*132
Gerard Greene
*130, 112
Jamie Clarke
*130
Michael White
*129, 127
Stuart Bingham
*128, 111
Luo Honghao
*128
Martin O'Donnell
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*126, 120
Chang Bingyu
*125, 124, 100
Neil Robertson
*125, 110, 104, 103, 100
Kyren Wilson
*125
David Gilbert
*125
Hossein Vafaei
*124, 118, 110
Judd Trump
*123
Tom Ford
*122, 109
Tian Pengfei
*121, 100
Mark Davis
*121
Brandon Sargeant
Brandon Sargeant (born 28 June 1997) is an English former professional snooker player.
Career
Sargeant earned his place on the main tour after finishing top of the Challenge Tour 2018/2019 ranking list, earning him a two-year card for the 201 ...
*121
Xu Si
*117
Zhao Xintong
*116, 102
David Grace
*114, 107
Gao Yang
*114
Ian Burns Ian Burns may refer to:
* Ian Burns (snooker player)
Ian Burns (born 11 March 1985) is an English professional snooker player.
Burns turned professional in 2012 after qualifying in his first attempt of the Q School and gained a two-year tour ...
*112
Robbie Williams
*111, 102
Shaun Murphy
*108
Matthew Selt
*107
Scott Donaldson
Scott Donaldson (born 19 March 1994) is a Scottish professional snooker player.
Donaldson turned professional in 2012 after winning the 2012 EBSA European Snooker Championship and gained a two-year tour card for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 ...
*107
Joe O'Connor
*106
Mark Allen
Mark may refer to:
Currency
* Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
* Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927
* Finn ...
*105, 102
Liang Wenbo
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*105
Xiao Guodong
*104
Martin Gould
*103
Jamie Jones Jamie Jones may refer to:
* Jamie Jones (DJ), Welsh DJ, producer and two-time DJ Awards winner
* Jamie Jones (footballer) (born 1989), English professional footballer for Wigan Athletic
* Jamie Jones (snooker player) (born 1988), Welsh professional ...
*102
Lyu Haotian
*100
Michael Holt
References
External links
Matchroom Sport – Championship League SnookerWorld Snooker Tour – Calendar 2020/2021
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