2020 Championship League (ranking) explained

Tournament Name:	2020 BetVictor Championship League
Venue:	Ballroom, Stadium MK
Location:	Milton Keynes
Country:	England
Organisation:	Matchroom Sport
Format:	Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£328,000
Winners Share:	£33,000
Highest Break:	(147) (147)
Score:	3–1
Previous:	2020 (invitational)
Next:	2021 (ranking)→ 2021 (invitational)

The 2020 Championship League (also known as the BetVictor Championship League Snooker 2020) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 13 September to 30 October 2020 in the Ballroom, Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England.^[1] ^[2] The event featured 117 players from the World Snooker Tour as well as ten players from the 2020 Q School Order of Merit. It featured three rounds of round-robin groups of four, before a best-of-five final. It was the 15th edition of the Championship League, and it was a ranking tournament for the first time.

Ryan Day made his second career maximum break in the final frame of his match against Rod Lawler, and John Higgins made his 11th career maximum in the final frame of his match against Kyren Wilson.

Kyren Wilson won the tournament with a 3–1 final victory over Judd Trump. This was Wilson's fourth ranking title. He ended Trump's 10-final winning streak.

Tournament format

There were 127 players taking part in the event. The competition began with 32 rounds of group matches with each group consisting of four players.^[3] Two groups were played to a finish every day during two blocks of eight days, from 13 to 20 September and from 28 September to 5 October, using a two-table setup in the arena. The groups were contested using a round-robin format, with six matches played in each group. All matches in group play were played as best-of-four frames, with three points awarded for a win and one point for a draw. Group positions were determined by points scored, frame difference and then head-to-head results between players who were tied. Places that were still tied were then determined by the highest made in the group.

The 32 players that topped the group tables qualified for the group winners' stage, consisting of eight groups of four players. The eight winners from the group winners' stage qualified for the two final groups before the final took place later on the same day. The winner took the Championship League title and a place at the 2020 Champion of Champions.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the tournament is shown below.^[1]

Stage One

Winner: £3,000
Runner-up: £2,000
Third place: £1,000
Fourth place: £0

Stage Two

Winner: £4,000
Runner-up: £3,000
Third place: £2,000
Fourth place: £1,000

Stage Three

Winner: £6,000
Runner-up: £4,000
Third place: £2,000
Fourth place: £1,000

Final

Winner: £20,000
Runner-up: £10,000

Tournament total: £328,000

Stage One

Stage One consisted of 32 groups, each containing four players.^[4]

Order of play

Date	Group
13 September	Group 1
13 September	Group 2
14 September	Group 3
14 September	Group 4
15 September	Group 5
15 September	Group 6
16 September	Group 7
16 September	Group 8

Date	Group
17 September	Group 10
17 September	Group 21
18 September	Group 12
18 September	Group 18
19 September	Group 13
19 September	Group 14
20 September	Group 15
20 September	Group 16

Date	Group
28 September	Group 11
28 September	Group 17
29 September	Group 9
29 September	Group 19
30 September	Group 22
30 September	Group 23
1 October	Group 25
1 October	Group 26

Date	Group
2 October	Group 27
2 October	Group 28
3 October	Group 24
3 October	Group 30
4 October	Group 20
4 October	Group 29
5 October	Group 31
5 October	Group 32

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 13 September.

Matches

Judd Trump 3–1 Fan Zhengyi
Alan McManus 1–3 David Lilley
Alan McManus 2–2 Fan Zhengyi
Judd Trump 3–0 David Lilley
David Lilley 0–3 Fan Zhengyi
Judd Trump 2–2 Alan McManus

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	86	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	73	4
3	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	61	3
4	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	68	2

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 13 September.

Matches

Ryan Day 3–1 Rod Lawler
Matthew Stevens 2–2 Paul Davison
Matthew Stevens 2–2 Rod Lawler
Ryan Day 3–0 Paul Davison
Matthew Stevens 3–1 Ryan Day
Rod Lawler 3–0 Paul Davison

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3		6
2	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	140	5
3	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	90	4
4	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	31	1

Group 3

Group 3 was played on 14 September.

Matches

Robert Milkins 3–0 Chen Zifan
Gary Wilson 3–0 Jamie Jones
Gary Wilson 2–2 Chen Zifan
Robert Milkins 0–3 Jamie Jones
Gary Wilson 0–3 Robert Milkins
Chen Zifan 1–3 Jamie Jones

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	63	6
2	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	103	6
3	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	62	4
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	85	1

Group 4

Group 4 was played on 14 September.

Matches

Barry Hawkins 3–0 Ben Hancorn
Sam Craigie 2–2 Jackson Page
Sam Craigie 2–2 Ben Hancorn
Barry Hawkins 3–1 Jackson Page
Jackson Page 2–2 Ben Hancorn
Barry Hawkins 0–3 Sam Craigie

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	145	6
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	89	5
3	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	63	2
4	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	80	2

Group 5

Group 5 was played on 15 September.

Matches

Stephen Maguire 1–3 Leo Fernandez
Louis Heathcote 0–3 Dominic Dale
Louis Heathcote 1–3 Leo Fernandez
Stephen Maguire 2–2 Dominic Dale
Dominic Dale 3–1 Leo Fernandez
Stephen Maguire 2–2 Louis Heathcote

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	81	7
2	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	62	6
3	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	96	2
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	70	1

Group 6

Group 6 was played on 15 September.

Matches

Ricky Walden 3–1 Gerard Greene
Zhou Yuelong 2–2 Zhao Jianbo
Zhou Yuelong 3–0 Gerard Greene
Ricky Walden 1–3 Zhao Jianbo
Zhou Yuelong 2–2 Ricky Walden
Gerard Greene 2–2 Zhao Jianbo

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	109	5
2	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	54	5
3	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	75	4
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	132	1

Group 7

Group 7 was played on 16 September.

Matches

Ben Woollaston 0–3 Si Jiahui
Matthew Selt 3–1 Gao Yang
Matthew Selt 3–1 Si Jiahui
Ben Woollaston 2–2 Gao Yang
Matthew Selt 2–2 Ben Woollaston
Si Jiahui 2–2 Gao Yang

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	71	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	60	4
3	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	114	2
4	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	66	2

Group 8

Group 8 was played on 16 September.

Matches

Shaun Murphy 3–0 Peter Devlin
Martin O'Donnell 3–1 Jimmy White
Martin O'Donnell 3–0 Peter Devlin
Shaun Murphy 3–0 Jimmy White
Jimmy White 2–2 Peter Devlin
Shaun Murphy 3–1 Martin O'Donnell

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	111	9
2	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	128	6
3	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	69	1
4	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	81	1

Group 9

Group 9 was played on 29 September.

Matches

Mark Allen 2–2 Jamie Wilson
Luo Honghao 3–1 Billy Castle
Luo Honghao 3–0 Jamie Wilson
Mark Allen 3–0 Billy Castle
Billy Castle 2–2 Jamie Wilson
Mark Allen 2–2 Luo Honghao

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	128	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	106	5
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	48	2
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	74	1

Group 10

Group 10 was played on 17 September.

Matches

Liam Highfield 2–2 Nigel Bond
Zhao Xintong 3–0 Oliver Brown
Zhao Xintong 3–1 Nigel Bond
Liam Highfield 2–2 Oliver Brown
Zhao Xintong 0–3 Liam Highfield
Nigel Bond 2–2 Oliver Brown

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	65	6
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	80	5
3	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	70	2
4	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	79	2

Group 11

Group 11 was played on 28 September.

Matches

Alexander Ursenbacher 3–1 Riley Parsons
Anthony McGill 2–2 Lukas Kleckers
Anthony McGill 0–3 Riley Parsons
Alexander Ursenbacher 3–0 Lukas Kleckers
Alexander Ursenbacher 2–2 Anthony McGill
Riley Parsons 2–2 Lukas Kleckers

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	80	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	88	4
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	65	2
4	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	29	2

Group 12

Group 12 was played on 18 September.

Matches

Stuart Bingham 3–0 Pang Junxu
Yuan Sijun 1–3 James Cahill
Yuan Sijun 3–1 Pang Junxu
Stuart Bingham 3–0 James Cahill
James Cahill 3–1 Pang Junxu
Stuart Bingham 3–0 Yuan Sijun

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	127	9
2	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	96	6
3	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	78	3
4	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	53	0

Group 13

Group 13 was played on 19 September.

Matches

Ian Burns 3–0 Fraser Patrick
Jack Lisowski 0–3 Rory McLeod
Jack Lisowski 3–1 Fraser Patrick
Ian Burns 2–2 Rory McLeod
Jack Lisowski 2–2 Ian Burns
Fraser Patrick 0–3 Rory McLeod

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	54	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	114	5
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	139	4
4	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	36	0

Group 14

Group 14 was played on 19 September.

Matches

Graeme Dott 2–2 Zak Surety
Liang Wenbo 3–1 Soheil Vahedi
Liang Wenbo 3–0 Zak Surety
Graeme Dott 3–1 Soheil Vahedi
Soheil Vahedi 1–3 Zak Surety
Graeme Dott 3–1 Liang Wenbo

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	103	7
2	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	105	6
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	83	4
4	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	68	0

Group 15

Group 15 was played on 20 September.

Matches

Daniel Womersley 0–3 Jamie O'Neill
Michael Holt 0–3 Sean Maddocks
Michael Holt 3–0 Jamie O'Neill
Daniel Womersley 2–2 Sean Maddocks
Michael Holt 1–3 Daniel Womersley
Jamie O'Neill 3–1 Sean Maddocks

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	63	6
2	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	56	4
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	87	4
4	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	100	3

Anthony Hamilton was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Daniel Womersley.^[5] ^[6]

Group 16

Group 16 was played on 20 September.

Matches

Mark Selby 3–1 Fergal O'Brien
Lyu Haotian 2–2 Brandon Sargeant
Lyu Haotian 3–0 Fergal O'Brien
Mark Selby 3–1 Brandon Sargeant
Brandon Sargeant 2–2 Fergal O'Brien
Mark Selby 2–2 Lyu Haotian

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	81	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	102	5
3	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	121	2
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	33	1

Group 17

Group 17 was played on 28 September.

Matches

Neil Robertson 1–3 Ken Doherty
Andrew Higginson 3–1 Eden Sharav
Andrew Higginson 0–3 Ken Doherty
Neil Robertson 2–2 Eden Sharav
Eden Sharav 2–2 Ken Doherty
Neil Robertson 3–0 Andrew Higginson

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	109	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	125	4
3	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	96	3
4	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	78	2

Group 18

Group 18 was played on 18 September.

Matches

Hossein Vafaei 3–1 Jak Jones
Xiao Guodong 3–1 Farakh Ajaib
Xiao Guodong 2–2 Jak Jones
Hossein Vafaei 3–1 Farakh Ajaib
Xiao Guodong 3–0 Hossein Vafaei
Jak Jones 0–3 Farakh Ajaib

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	105	7
2	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	125	6
3	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	55	3
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	84	1

Group 19

Group 19 was played on 29 September.

Matches

Sunny Akani 3–1 Peter Lines
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–1 Lee Walker
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–2 Peter Lines
Sunny Akani 3–0 Lee Walker
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–1 Sunny Akani
Peter Lines 2–2 Lee Walker

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	57	7
2	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	76	6
3	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	51	2
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	72	1

Group 20

Group 20 was played on 4 October.

Matches

Stuart Carrington 0–3 Jordan Brown
Yan Bingtao 3–0 Michael White
Yan Bingtao 2–2 Jordan Brown
Stuart Carrington 0–3 Michael White
Yan Bingtao 2–2 Stuart Carrington
Jordan Brown 3–1 Michael White

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	56	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	98	5
3	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	130	3
4	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	64	1

Group 21

Group 21 was played on 17 September.

Matches

David Gilbert 3–1 Aaron Hill
Lu Ning 2–2 Xu Si
Lu Ning 3–1 Aaron Hill
David Gilbert 2–2 Xu Si
Xu Si 1–3 Aaron Hill
David Gilbert 2–2 Lu Ning

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	98	5
2	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	70	5
3	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	58	3
4	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	121	2

Group 22

Group 22 was played on 30 September.

Matches

Scott Donaldson 3–0 Ashley Carty
Chris Wakelin 3–0 Barry Pinches
Chris Wakelin 2–2 Ashley Carty
Scott Donaldson 3–1 Barry Pinches
Barry Pinches 2–2 Ashley Carty
Scott Donaldson 2–2 Chris Wakelin

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	107	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	76	5
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	64	2
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	69	1

Group 23

Group 23 was played on 30 September.

Matches

Mark King 2–2 David Grace
Jimmy Robertson 3–1 Allan Taylor
Jimmy Robertson 1–3 David Grace
Mark King 3–1 Allan Taylor
Jimmy Robertson 1–3 Mark King
David Grace 1–3 Allan Taylor

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	76	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	116	4
3	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	80	3
4	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	94	3

Group 24

Group 24 was played on 3 October.

Matches

Kyren Wilson 3–0 Kuldesh Johal
Duane Jones 3–0 Kuldesh Johal
Kyren Wilson 3–0 Duane Jones
Kyren Wilson 3–0 Kuldesh Johal
Duane Jones 1–3 Kuldesh Johal
Kyren Wilson 3–0 Duane Jones

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	4	4	0	0	12	0	+12	125	12
2	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5	47	3
3	4	1	0	3	3	10	−7	53	3

Daniel Wells was withdrawn from the group after a positive COVID-19 test.^[7]

Group 25

Group 25 was played on 1 October.

Matches

John Higgins 3–1 Brian Ochoiski
Joe O'Connor 3–0 Amine Amiri
Joe O'Connor 2–2 Brian Ochoiski
John Higgins 3–0 Amine Amiri
Amine Amiri 0–3 Brian Ochoiski
John Higgins 2–2 Joe O'Connor

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	126	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	107	5
3	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	85	4
4	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	43	0

Group 26

Group 26 was played on 1 October.

Matches

Martin Gould 3–1 Igor Figueiredo
Kurt Maflin 3–1 Simon Lichtenberg
Kurt Maflin 2–2 Igor Figueiredo
Martin Gould 1–3 Simon Lichtenberg
Kurt Maflin 1–3 Martin Gould
Igor Figueiredo 3–1 Simon Lichtenberg

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	104	6
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	70	4
3	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	60	4
4	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	61	3

Group 27

Group 27 was played on 2 October.

Matches

Tom Ford 3–0 Ashley Hugill
Luca Brecel 3–0 Mitchell Mann
Luca Brecel 3–1 Ashley Hugill
Tom Ford 2–2 Mitchell Mann
Mitchell Mann 3–1 Ashley Hugill
Tom Ford 3–1 Luca Brecel

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	123	7
2	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	83	6
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	65	4
4	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	25	0

Group 28

Group 28 was played on 2 October.

Matches

Mark Joyce 2–2 Jamie Clarke
Jamie Clarke 3–0 Haydon Pinhey
Mark Joyce 3–0 Haydon Pinhey
Mark Joyce 1–3 Jamie Clarke
Jamie Clarke 3–0 Haydon Pinhey
Mark Joyce 3–1 Haydon Pinhey

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	4	3	1	0	11	3	+8	130	10
2	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	82	7
3	4	0	0	4	1	12	−11	52	0

Mark Williams was to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by Haydon Pinhey.^[8] ^[9]

Lei Peifan was withdrawn from the group after an invalid COVID-19 test.^[10]

Group 29

Group 29 was played on 4 October.

Matches

Joe Perry 3–0 Steven Hallworth
Elliot Slessor 3–0 Kacper Filipiak
Elliot Slessor 1–3 Steven Hallworth
Joe Perry 3–0 Kacper Filipiak
Kacper Filipiak 0–3 Steven Hallworth
Joe Perry 1–3 Elliot Slessor

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	112	6
2	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	57	6
3	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	73	6
4	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	59	0

Group 30

Group 30 was played on 3 October.

Matches

Mark Davis 2–2 Chang Bingyu
Ali Carter 3–1 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
Ali Carter 2–2 Chang Bingyu
Mark Davis 3–0 Jamie Curtis-Barrett
Ali Carter 0–3 Mark Davis
Chang Bingyu 3–1 Jamie Curtis-Barrett

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	121	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	126	5
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	72	4
4	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	35	0

Group 31

Group 31 was played on 5 October.

Matches

Tian Pengfei 2–2 Robbie Williams
Noppon Saengkham 0–3 Oliver Lines
Noppon Saengkham 2–2 Robbie Williams
Tian Pengfei 2–2 Oliver Lines
Noppon Saengkham 1–3 Tian Pengfei
Robbie Williams 3–1 Oliver Lines

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	122	5
2	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	112	5
3	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	133	4
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	52	1

Group 32

Group 32 was played on 5 October.

Matches

John Astley 2–2 Iulian Boiko
Li Hang 3–1 Alex Borg
Li Hang 3–1 Iulian Boiko
John Astley 3–1 Alex Borg
Alex Borg 2–2 Iulian Boiko
John Astley 1–3 Li Hang

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	95	9
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	83	4
3	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	80	2
4	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	95	1

Ronnie O'Sullivan was originally due to take part in this group, but withdrew and was replaced by John Astley.^[11] ^[12]

Stage Two

Stage Two consisted of eight groups, each containing four players.^[13]

Order of play

Date	Group
26 October	Group A
26 October	Group C
27 October	Group B
27 October	Group D

Date	Group
28 October	Group E
28 October	Group F
29 October	Group G
29 October	Group H

Group A

Group A was played on 26 October.

Matches

Judd Trump 3–1 Robert Milkins
Barry Hawkins 3–0 Ryan Day
Barry Hawkins 3–0 Robert Milkins
Judd Trump 2–2 Ryan Day
Ryan Day 3–1 Robert Milkins
Judd Trump 3–0 Barry Hawkins

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	124	7
2	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	143	6
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	100	4
4	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	43	0

Group B

Group B was played on 27 October.

Matches

Shaun Murphy 1–3 Dominic Dale
Zhou Yuelong 3–1 Matthew Selt
Zhou Yuelong 3–0 Dominic Dale
Shaun Murphy 3–1 Matthew Selt
Matthew Selt 3–1 Dominic Dale
Shaun Murphy 2–2 Zhou Yuelong

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	134	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	102	4
3	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	108	3
4	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	79	3

Group C

Group C was played on 26 October.

Matches

Zhao Xintong 2–2 Alexander Ursenbacher
Stuart Bingham 1–3 Luo Honghao
Stuart Bingham 2–2 Alexander Ursenbacher
Zhao Xintong 3–1 Luo Honghao
Stuart Bingham 0–3 Zhao Xintong
Luo Honghao 2–2 Alexander Ursenbacher

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	72	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	111	4
3	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	90	3
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	129	1

Group D

Group D was played on 27 October.

Matches

Graeme Dott 3–0 Jamie O'Neill
Mark Selby 3–0 Rory McLeod
Mark Selby 3–0 Jamie O'Neill
Graeme Dott 2–2 Rory McLeod
Mark Selby 2–2 Graeme Dott
Jamie O'Neill 3–1 Rory McLeod

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	128	7
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	139	5
3	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	54	3
4	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	63	1

Group E

Group E was played on 28 October.

Matches

Xiao Guodong 3–1 Jordan Brown
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–2 Ken Doherty
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–1 Jordan Brown
Xiao Guodong 1–3 Ken Doherty
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 2–2 Xiao Guodong
Jordan Brown 2–2 Ken Doherty

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	139	5
2	3	1	2	0	7	5	+2	135	5
3	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	73	4
4	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	92	1

Group F

Group F was played on 28 October.

Matches

Kyren Wilson 3–0 Mark King
David Gilbert 0–3 Scott Donaldson
David Gilbert 3–1 Mark King
Kyren Wilson 2–2 Scott Donaldson
Scott Donaldson 1–3 Mark King
Kyren Wilson 3–0 David Gilbert

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	110	7
2	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	89	4
3	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	64	3
4	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	125	3

Group G

Group G was played on 29 October.

Matches

John Higgins 3–0 Jamie Clarke
Tom Ford 2–2 Martin Gould
Tom Ford 2–2 Jamie Clarke
John Higgins 0–3 Martin Gould
Martin Gould 2–2 Jamie Clarke
John Higgins 3–0 Tom Ford

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	70	6
2	3	1	2	0	7	4	+3	70	5
3	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	69	2
4	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	54	2

Group H

Group H was played on 29 October.

Matches

Mark Davis 2–2 Li Hang
Joe Perry 3–1 Tian Pengfei
Joe Perry 3–0 Li Hang
Mark Davis 2–2 Tian Pengfei
Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Davis
Li Hang 2–2 Tian Pengfei

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	138	7
2	3	0	3	0	6	6	0	78	3
3	3	0	2	1	5	7	−2	82	2
4	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	79	2

Stage Three

Stage Three consisted of two groups, each containing four players.^[14]

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 30 October.

Matches

Judd Trump 3–1 Zhao Xintong
Mark Selby 1–3 Zhou Yuelong
Mark Selby 0–3 Zhao Xintong
Judd Trump 3–0 Zhou Yuelong
Zhou Yuelong 2–2 Zhao Xintong
Judd Trump 0–3 Mark Selby

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	60	6
2	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	117	4
3	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	102	4
4	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	134	3

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 30 October.

Matches

John Higgins 3–0 Joe Perry
Kyren Wilson 3–1 Ken Doherty
Kyren Wilson 3–0 Joe Perry
John Higgins 0–3 Ken Doherty
Kyren Wilson 1–3 John Higgins
Joe Perry 2–2 Ken Doherty

Table

width=20	width=240	Player	width=20		width=20		width=20		width=20	width=20	width=20	width=20	width=30	width=20
1	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	100	6
2	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2		6
3	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	122	4
4	3	0	1	2	2	8	−6	74	1

Key:P=Matchesplayed; W=Matcheswon; D=Matchesdrawn; L=Matcheslost; FW=Frameswon; FL=Frameslost; FD=Framedifference; HB=Highestbreak

Final

Final: Best of 5 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt. Ballroom, Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, England, 30 October 2020.
Judd Trump	1–3	Kyren Wilson
Frame scores: 20–72,,,
118	Highest break	88
1	Century breaks	0

Century breaks

A total of 90 century breaks were made during the tournament.^[15] ^[16] ^[17]

147, 126, 123, 107 John Higgins
147, 100, 100 Ryan Day
145, 143, 133, 116, 101 Barry Hawkins
140 Matthew Stevens
139, 122, 109 Ken Doherty
139, 103, 100 Graeme Dott
139 Jack Lisowski
138, 112, 109, 102 Joe Perry
135, 108 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
134, 134, 122, 119, 114, 109, 102, 100 Zhou Yuelong
134, 128, 118, 118, 109 Mark Selby
133 Oliver Lines
132 Gerard Greene
130, 112 Jamie Clarke
130 Michael White
129, 127 Stuart Bingham
128, 111 Luo Honghao
128 Martin O'Donnell
126, 120 Chang Bingyu
125, 124, 100 Neil Robertson
125, 110, 104, 103, 100 Kyren Wilson
125 David Gilbert
125 Hossein Vafaei
124, 118, 110 Judd Trump
123 Tom Ford
122, 109 Tian Pengfei
121, 100 Mark Davis
121 Brandon Sargeant
121 Xu Si
117 Zhao Xintong
116, 102 David Grace
114, 107 Gao Yang
114 Ian Burns
112 Robbie Williams
111, 102 Shaun Murphy
108 Matthew Selt
107 Scott Donaldson
107 Joe O'Connor
106 Mark Allen
105, 102 Liang Wenbo
105 Xiao Guodong
104 Martin Gould
103 Jamie Jones
102 Lyu Haotian
100 Michael Holt

External links

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