WST has today confirmed who has qualified for the 2025 Champion of Champions

Field Confirmed For Sportsbet.io Champion Of Champions

The field is now set for the 2025 Sportsbet.io Champion of Champions, with sixteen of the world’s top players confirmed to compete for one of snooker’s most prestigious prizes. The tournament will light up the Mattioli Arena in Leicester from November 10–16, featuring an all-star line-up of champions from the past year.

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A firm favourite on the snooker calendar, the Sportsbet.io Champion of Champions brings together winners from the past year’s major events, showcasing a blend of global superstars, established champions, and breakthrough talents.

Confirmed Players

• Mark Williams – Defending Champion, Xi’an Grand Prix
• Zhao Xintong – World Championship
• Judd Trump – UK Championship
• Shaun Murphy – The Masters, British Open
• Neil Robertson – Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters, World Grand Prix
• Mark Allen – Riyadh Season Snooker Championship, English Open
• Kyren Wilson – Players Championship, German Masters, Shanghai Masters
• John Higgins – Tour Championship, World Open
• Xiao Guodong – Wuhan Open
• Mark Selby – Welsh Open, Championship League Snooker Invitational
• Lei Peifan – Scottish Open
• Stephen Maguire – Championship League Snooker Ranking
• Bai Yulu – Women’s World Championship
• Tom Ford – Shoot Out
• Jack Lisowski – Northern Ireland Open
• Alfie Burden – World Seniors Championship

The final two spots were filled by Jack Lisowski, who captured his first-ever ranking title at the 2025 Northern Ireland Open, and Alfie Burden, who earned his invitation as the 2025 World Seniors Champion. Their inclusion completes a world-class field representing the very best of both established and emerging snooker excellence.

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The 2025 Sportsbet.io Champion of Champions will be broadcast live on ITV in the UK, Rigour in China, and Viaplay across Scandinavia, Iceland, and the Netherlands, with additional international broadcast partners to be announced soon.

No Ronnie and it’s only right. He hasn’t won an event since the last edition. There have been speculations by some about a possible invitation but that would have been unfair to Alfie Burden. The World Seniors Snooker Champion has regularly been invited in the past¹, and there is no good reason for not inviting him this year only to give a spot to someone who isn’t a champion and who has declined to play in the event on several occasions when he actually was a champion and was living in England² .

1. Especially when that Seniors Champion was Jimmy White of course… bums on seats and all … ↩︎
2. i.e definitely closer to the venue than Dubai where he currently lives ↩︎