Champion of Champions 2026: Leicester, 9 to 15 November, £150,000 (about Rs 55.9 million) to the winner

The 2026 Champion of Champions snooker starts on Monday 9 November and runs to Sunday 15 November at the Leicester Arena in England, with £150,000 (about Rs 55.9 million) for the winner from a total prize fund of £440,000, according to the tournament organisers. It is a non-ranking invitation event for players who won a title in the past year, organised by Matchroom Sport.

Key facts

Prize money in rupees

At today's pound rate of Rs 372.71 (pound rate):

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How players qualify

The field is made up of players who won events over the previous 12 months, so a player who wins more than one title frees a place for another winner. It is the 16th Champion of Champions overall and the 14th in a row since the event was revived in 2013. It was first held in 1978 with four players at Wembley.

Following from Pakistan

England is five hours behind Pakistan in November (GMT), so an afternoon session in Leicester starting at 1pm is 6pm in Pakistan and an evening session at 7pm is midnight PKT. We will add the exact session times once the group schedule is confirmed by the organisers.