Champion of Champions 2015: Qualification Update
The Champion of Champions returns for a third successive year in November and the field for 2015 is now taking shape, with 14 of the 16 qualifiers now confirmed.
In addition to those who were able to secure their places last season, both Barry Hawkins and Ali Carter have added their names to the list with victories on the Kreativ Dental European Tour in August.
The state of play at the start of September therefore is as follows:
1. 2014 Champion of Champions – Ronnie O’Sullivan (1)
2. 2014 UK Championship (Dec) – Ronnie O’Sullivan
3. 2015 Masters (Jan) – Shaun Murphy (2)
4. 2015 German Masters (Feb) – Mark Selby (3)
5. 2015 Welsh Open (Feb) – John Higgins (4)
6. 2015 Championship League Snooker (Feb) – Stuart Bingham (5)
7. 2015 Indian Open (Mar) – Michael White (6)
8. 2015 World Grand Prix (Mar) – Judd Trump (7)
9. 2015 Players Championship (Mar) – Joe Perry (8)
10. 2015 China Open (Apr) – Mark Selby
11. 2015 World Championship (May) – Stuart Bingham
12. 2015 World Cup (June) – Zhou Yuelong (9), Yan Bingtao (10)
13. 2015 Australian Open (July) – John Higgins
14. 2015 Shanghai Masters (Sept) – TBC
15. 2015 International Championship (Oct) – TBC
16. ET4 (Nov) – Shaun Murphy
17. ET5 (Dec) – Stephen Maguire (11)
18. ET6 (Feb) – Neil Robertson (12)
19. ET1 (Aug) – Barry Hawkins (13)
20. ET2 (Aug) – Ali Carter (14)
21. ET3 (Oct) TBC
22. Asian Tour 3 (Jan) – Joe Perry
23. Asian Tour 1 (Oct) – TBC
23. Six Reds World Championship (Sept) – TBC
24. The Shoot Out (Jan) – Michael White
25. The World Seniors Championship (Oct) Mark Williams (15)
With five counting events still to be played, two of which are full-ranking events, all of the players above except one are now assured of their places at the Ricoh Arena in November.
The exception is Mark Williams, who is currently poised to qualify having won the lowest counting event, but could still miss out if more than one of the remaining five events are won by players not already qualified for the event.
The picture will become a little clearer at the end of this week with the conclusion of the ongoing Sangsom Six Red World Championship, the next counting event.
