2019–20 Championship League
The 2019–2020 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, taking place from 7 October 2019 to 5 March 2020 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.[1] The event features seven group stages before a finals stage in March 2020. It is the 13th staging of the Championship League.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 7 October 2019 – 5 March 2020 |
| Venue | Morningside Arena |
| City | Leicester |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £180,000 |
| Winner's share | £13,000 |
| Highest break |  Judd Trump (145) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Scott Donaldson |
| Runner-up | Graeme Dott |
| Score | 3–0 |
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Morningside Arena (Leicester)
Martin Gould won the 2019 edition of the tournament, beating Jack Lisowski 3–1 in the final.[2] However, Gould did not appear in the 2019/20 event due to his lower ranking.
Scott Donaldson won his first professional tournament with a 3–0 win over Graeme Dott in the final.
Tournament Format
The Championship League event sees 25 professionals take part, with players earning prize money for every frame won. Matches are best of 5 frames, and the league is played from October 2019 to March 2020.
The competition runs over eight groups, each consisting of seven players. From each group the top four qualify for a play-off, and the winners of the first seven play-offs qualify for the winners group. The bottom two players of each group are eliminated and the remaining four move to the next group, where they are joined by three more players until the seventh group. The winners play in the final group, and the winner of the Winners' Group play-off takes the title and a place at the 2020 Champion of Champions.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for the 2019/2020 Championship League is shown below.[3]
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- Tournament total: £180,800
Results
Group 1
Group 1 was played on 7 and 8 October 2019. Neil Robertson won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[4]
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Barry Hawkins (Q) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Neil Robertson (Q) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
| 3 | Mark Selby (Q) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ryan Day (Q) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | |
| 5 | Jack Lisowski (A) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | Advances into Group 2 |
| 6 | Jimmy Robertson (E) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Luca Brecel (E) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 |
Source: Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Barry Hawkins | 0 | |||||
| Ryan Day | 3 | |||||
| Ryan Day | 2 | |||||
| Neil Robertson | 3 | |||||
| Neil Robertson | 3 | |||||
| Mark Selby | 2 | |||||
Group 2
Group 2 was played on 9 and 10 October 2019. Stuart Bingham won the group and was the second player to qualify for the Winners' Group.[5]
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Kyren Wilson (Q) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 | Qualification to Group 2 play-off |
| 2 | Gary Wilson (Q) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
| 3 | Stuart Bingham (Q) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mark Selby (Q) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | |
| 5 | Barry Hawkins (A) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | Advances into Group 3 |
| 6 | Ryan Day (E) |
6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | Jack Lisowski (E) |
6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 |
Source: Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Kyren Wilson | 1 | |||||
| Mark Selby | 3 | |||||
| Mark Selby | 1 | |||||
| Stuart Bingham | 3 | |||||
| Gary Wilson | 0 | |||||
| Stuart Bingham | 3 | |||||
Group 3
Group 3 was played on 21 and 22 October 2019. Gary Wilson won the group and was the third player to qualify for the Winners' Group. The group 3 matches saw a record number of century breaks made in a Championship League group with a total of 24, beating the record of 23 from the previous year's Winners' Group.[6]
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Barry Hawkins and Mark Selby withdrew from the tournament prior to group 3 play.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Gary Wilson (Q) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 | Qualification to Group 3 play-off |
| 2 | Tom Ford (Q) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | |
| 3 | Kyren Wilson (Q) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | |
| 4 | Matthew Selt (Q) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | −2 | |
| 5 | Graeme Dott (A) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | Advances into Group 4 |
| 6 |  Xiao Guodong (E) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | Ben Woollaston (E) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
Source: Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Gary Wilson | 3 | |||||
| Matthew Selt | 1 | |||||
| Gary Wilson | 3 | |||||
| Kyren Wilson | 0 | |||||
| Tom Ford | 2 | |||||
| Kyren Wilson | 3 | |||||
Group 4
Group 4 was played on 23 and 24 October 2019. Scott Donaldson won the group and was the fourth player to qualify for the Winners' Group. It was the 100th group in Championship League history.[7]
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Scott Donaldson (Q) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | Qualification to Group 4 play-off |
| 2 | Kyren Wilson (Q) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 12 | +5 | |
| 3 | Graeme Dott (Q) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | |
| 4 | Joe Perry (Q) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | |
| 5 | Tom Ford (A) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | Advances into Group 5 |
| 6 | Ali Carter (E) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | −3 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | Matthew Selt (E) |
6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 |
Source: Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Scott Donaldson | 3 | |||||
| Joe Perry | 2 | |||||
| Scott Donaldson | 3 | |||||
| Graeme Dott | 0 | |||||
| Kyren Wilson | 2 | |||||
| Graeme Dott | 3 | |||||
Group 5
Group 5 was played on 6 and 7 January 2020. Anthony McGill won the group and was the fifth player to qualify for the Winners' Group.[8]
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Mark Williams (Q) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | Qualification to Group 5 play-off |
| 2 | Joe Perry (Q) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
| 3 | Anthony McGill (Q) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | |
| 4 | David Gilbert (Q) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | |
| 5 | Graeme Dott (A) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Advances into Group 6 |
| 6 | Tom Ford (E) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | Kyren Wilson (E) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 |
Source: Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Mark Williams | 2 | |||||
| David Gilbert | 3 | |||||
| David Gilbert | 2 | |||||
| Anthony McGill | 3 | |||||
| Joe Perry | 2 | |||||
| Anthony McGill | 3 | |||||
Group 6
Group 6 was played on 8 and 9 January 2020. Judd Trump won the group and was the sixth player to qualify for the Winners' Group.[9]
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | David Gilbert (Q) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | Qualification to Group 6 play-off |
| 2 | Judd Trump (Q) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
| 3 | John Higgins (Q) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
| 4 | Graeme Dott (Q) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | |
| 5 | Mark Williams (A) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | Advances into Group 7 |
| 6 | Joe Perry (E) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 7 | Mark King (E) |
6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | −12 |
Source: Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| David Gilbert | 2 | |||||
| Graeme Dott | 3 | |||||
| Graeme Dott | 2 | |||||
| Judd Trump | 3 | |||||
| Judd Trump | 3 | |||||
| John Higgins | 1 | |||||
Group 7
Group 7 was played on 2 and 3 March 2020. Graeme Dott won the group and was the seventh and final player to qualify for the Winners' Group.[10]
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | John Higgins (Q) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | Qualification to Group 7 play-off |
| 2 | Graeme Dott (Q) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
| 3 | David Gilbert (Q) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
| 4 | Mark Williams (Q) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| 5 | Lyu Haotian (E) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 6 | Ricky Walden (E) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | |
| 7 | Robert Milkins (E) |
6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | −9 |
Source: Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| John Higgins | 1 | |||||
| Mark Williams | 3 | |||||
| Mark Williams | 1 | |||||
| Graeme Dott | 3 | |||||
| Graeme Dott | 3 | |||||
| David Gilbert | 0 | |||||
Winners' Group
The Winners' Group is played on 4 and 5 March 2020. On the first day, Judd Trump made his 700th career century break in his round-robin match against Anthony McGill.[11][12]
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Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | FF | FA | FD | |
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| 1 | Judd Trump (Q) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | Qualification to Winners' Group play-off |
| 2 | Graeme Dott (Q) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | |
| 3 | Anthony McGill (Q) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
| 4 | Scott Donaldson (Q) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
| 5 | Neil Robertson (E) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition |
| 6 | Stuart Bingham (E) |
6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | |
| 7 | Gary Wilson (E) |
6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | −12 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 and 5 March 2020. Source: Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Play-offs
| Semi Finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | |||||
| Judd Trump | 1 | |||||
| Scott Donaldson | 3 | |||||
| Scott Donaldson | 3 | |||||
| Graeme Dott | 0 | |||||
| Graeme Dott | 3 | |||||
| Anthony McGill | 2 | |||||
Century breaks
Total: 104
- 145 (6), 139 (W), 132, 128, 127, 127, 122, 120, 117, 114, 107, 100 Judd Trump
- 143 (4), 125, 121, 110, 109, 107, 106, 105, 105, 101, 100, 100, 100 Kyren Wilson
- 140, 132, 126, 118, 106, 105, 103, 100 Graeme Dott
- 139 (5), 126, 115, 109, 106 Tom Ford
- 138, 128, 121, 114, 111 Joe Perry
- 138, 117, 105, 103, 101 David Gilbert
- 137, 135, 116, 109, 107, 105 Mark Williams
- 137, 114, 114, 108 Anthony McGill
- 134 (2), 133, 131 (1), 130, 117 Mark Selby
- 134 (3), 132, 132, 125, 119, 108, 105, 103, 101, 100 Gary Wilson
- 134, 130, 118, 108, 101 Stuart Bingham
- 134 (3), 127, 113, 109 Xiao Guodong
- 133, 130 (7), 121, 109, 107, 101 John Higgins
- 132 Ben Woollaston
- 129, 116, 102 Barry Hawkins
- 126, 101 Ryan Day
- 125 Lyu Haotian
- 118, 111 Neil Robertson
- 111 Scott Donaldson
- 108, 101 Jack Lisowski
- 107, 101, 101 Jimmy Robertson
- 103 Matthew Selt
Bold: highest break in the indicated group.
Winnings
| No. | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | W | TOTAL |
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| 1 | Graeme Dott (21) |
1100 | 4400 | 1100 | 4900 | 6100 | 9100 | 26700 | ||
| 2 | Scott Donaldson (29) |
6500 | 14200 | 20700 | ||||||
| 3 | Judd Trump (1) |
6700 | 7900 | 14600 | ||||||
| 4 | Anthony McGill (26) |
5900 | 6400 | 12300 | ||||||
| 5 | Kyren Wilson (9) |
3000 | 4300 | 3800 | 900 | 12000 | ||||
| 6 | Gary Wilson (19) |
2300 | 6650 | 1200 | 10150 | |||||
| 7 | David Gilbert (12) |
4600 | 3200 | 2300 | 10100 | |||||
| 8 | Mark Williams (3) |
3400 | 1400 | 4300 | 9100 | |||||
| 9 | Mark Selby(a) (5) |
3300 | 5200 | 8500 | ||||||
| 10 | Neil Robertson (4) |
6100 | 2200 | 8300 | ||||||
| 11 | Stuart Bingham (13) |
6100 | 1600 | 7600 | ||||||
| 12 | Joe Perry (16) |
2800 | 3000 | 1100 | 6900 | |||||
| 13 | John Higgins (6) |
2700 | 3500 | 6200 | ||||||
| 14 | Tom Ford (25) |
3200 | 1200 | 1600 | 6000 | |||||
| 15 | Ryan Day (20) |
4800 | 700 | 5500 | ||||||
| 16 | Barry Hawkins(a) (10) |
2800 | 1200 | 4000 | ||||||
| 17 | Matthew Selt (28) |
2500 | 900 | 3400 | ||||||
| 18 | Jack Lisowski (11) |
1200 | 600 | 1800 | ||||||
| 19 | Xiao Guodong (23) |
1350 | 1350 | |||||||
| 20 | Ali Carter (17) |
1200 | 1200 | |||||||
| 21 | Jimmy Robertson (22) |
1000 | 1000 | |||||||
| = | Luca Brecel (27) |
1000 | 1000 | |||||||
| 23 | Ben Woollaston (40) |
900 | 900 | |||||||
| = | Lyu Haotian (24) |
900 | 900 | |||||||
| 25 | Ricky Walden (30) |
800 | 800 | |||||||
| 26 | Robert Milkins (39) |
700 | 700 | |||||||
| 27 | Mark King (32) |
600 | 600 | |||||||
| Total prize money | 20,200 | 19,100 | 20,000 | 20,800 | 20,500 | 20,100 | 17,500 | 42,600 | 180,800 |
Green: won the group. Bold: highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.
Parenthesis: World ranking prior to tournament start.
Note
(a) Mark Selby and Barry Hawkins withdrew from the tournament prior to Group 3 play.
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