Champion of Champions snooker 2024: Schedule, results, live stream, TV channel as Ronnie O’Sullivan gets dumped OUT

SNOOKER fans are being spoilt once again as the 2024 Champion of Champions has returned – and the world’s best are in action.

Due to its lucrative format, this competition has quickly established itself as one of the most popular tournaments in the snooker calendar.

And Northern Irish star Mark Allen will be determined to retain his crown after defeating World No 1 Judd Trump 10-3 in last year’s thrilling final.

Two-time champion Neil Robertson and other multiple winners such as John Higgins and Shaun Murphy featured, with the prize pot sitting at a total of £440,000.

However, Ronnie O’Sullivan who was inevitably a hot favourite to clinch the title, has gone crashing out after a stunning comeback by Xiao Guodong.

When is the Champion of Champions snooker 2024?

What TV channel is the Champion of Champions snooker 2024 on and can it be live streamed for FREE?

What is the Champion of Champions snooker 2024 format?

The Champion of Champions format is effectively a straight knockout event.

However, the first four days are completed in a group format with two opening round matches held in the afternoon session – which is what makes it unique.

The two winners of the group games face each other in the evening session with the victor progressing to the semis.

Eight players have been seeded while the other positions were determined on world ranking places and title winners from the past 12 months.

Champion of Champions 2024 schedule and results

Monday, November 11 (Group One)

Tuesday, November 12 (Group Three)

Wednesday, November 13 (Group Two)

Thursday, November 14 (Group Four)

Friday, November 15 (semi-final)

Saturday, November 16 (semi-final)

Sunday, November 17 (final)

List of all-time Snooker World Champions

BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year.

The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season hen the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.

The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport.

Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period.

Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each.

1969 – John Spencer 1970 – Ray Reardon 1971 – John Spencer 1972 – Alex Higgins 1973 – Ray Reardon (2) 1974 – Ray Reardon (3) 1975 – Ray Reardon (4) 1976 – Ray Reardon (5) 1977 – John Spencer (2) 1978 – Ray Reardon (6) 1979 – Terry Griffiths 1980 – Cliff Thorburn 1981 – Steve Davis 1982 – Alex Higgins (2) 1983 – Steve Davis (2) 1984 – Steve Davis (3) 1985 – Dennis Taylor 1986 – Joe Johnson 1987 – Steve Davis (4) 1988 – Steve Davis (5) 1989 – Steve Davis (6) 1990 – Stephen Hendry 1991 – John Parrott 1992 – Stephen Hendry (2) 1993 – Stephen Hendry (3) 1994 – Stephen Hendry (4) 1995 – Stephen Hendry (5) 1996 – Stephen Hendry (6) 1997 – Ken Doherty 1998 – John Higgins 1999 – Stephen Hendry (7) 2000 – Mark Williams 2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan 2002 – Peter Ebdon 2003 – Mark Williams (2) 2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2) 2005 – Shaun Murphy 2006 – Graeme Dott 2007 – John Higgins (2) 2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3) 2009 – John Higgins (3) 2010 – Neil Robertson 2011 – John Higgins (4) 2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4) 2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) 2014 – Mark Selby 2015 – Stuart Bingham 2016 – Mark Selby (2) 2017 – Mark Selby (3) 2018 – Mark Williams (3) 2019 – Judd Trump 2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6) 2021 – Mark Selby (4) 2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7) 2023 – Luca Brecel 2024 – Kyren Wilson

Most World Titles (modern era)

7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan 6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis 4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby 3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams 2 – Alex Higgins