English Open winner Stuart Bingham is the latest player to secure his place in next month’s ManBetX Champion of Champions at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena.
Bingham defeated Mark Davis 9-7 in the final in Crawley to land his fifth ranking title. The former World Champion was a finalist in the inaugural Champion of Champions in 2013 and joins the likes of defending champion Shaun Murphy, UK Championship winner Ronnie O’Sullivan and World Champion Mark Williams at the Champion of Champions.
A total of 12 different players have already qualified for the tournament with one spot reserved for the winner of next week’s International Championship.
The remaining three places are filled by the highest placed players on the World Snooker ranking list after the recent English Open who had not already qualified for the tournament. They are Judd Trump, Barry Hawkins and Ding Junhui.
The draw and schedule for the ManBetX Champion of Champions will be released next week.
The ManBetX Champion of Champions features World Snooker tournament winners from the previous 12 months, including World Champion Mark Williams, UK Championship winner Ronnie O’Sullivan and Shaun Murphy, who will defend the title he won last November.
The tournament begins with four groups, each featuring a semi-final and final on the same day with the group winners progressing to the tournament semi-finals on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th November. Sunday’s final will be played over 19 frames with the winner taking home £100,000.
The full last of players and remaining qualifying events can be found here
Tickets for the ManBetX Champion of Champions start from just £11 with premium and VIP hospitality packages also available at www.championofchampionssnooker.co.uk.
All players subject to contract
