| Tournament Name: | 2022 Cazoo Champion of Champions |
| Venue: | University of Bolton Stadium |
| Location: | Bolton |
| Country: | England |
| Organisation: | Matchroom Sport |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £440,000 |
| Winners Share: | £150,000 |
| Highest Break: | (147) |
| Score: | 10–6 |
| Previous: | 2021 |
| Next: | 2023 |
The 2022 Champion of Champions (officially the 2022 Cazoo Champion of Champions) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 31 October and 6 November 2022 at the University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton, England.[1] The 12th edition of the Champion of Champions since the tournament was first staged in 1978, it featured 16 participants, primarily winners of significant tournaments since the previous year's event. As an invitational tournament, it carried no world ranking points. The winner received £150,000 from a total prize fund of £440,000.
Judd Trump was the defending champion, having defeated John Higgins 10–4 in the 2021 final.[2] Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Trump 10–6 in the final to win his fourth Champion of Champions title.[3] [4] Trump made a maximum break in the eighth frame of the final, the seventh of his professional career and the second in the tournament's history.[5] [6]
Players qualified for the event by winning events throughout the previous year. Events shown below in grey are for players who had already qualified for the event. Remaining participants were the highest ranked players in the world rankings.[8] [9]
| Tournament | Date of tournament final | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 November 2021 | |||
| 2021 UK Championship | 5 December 2021 | ||
| 2022 Masters | 16 January 2022 | ||
| 2022 World Championship | 2 May 2022 | ||
| 2021 World Grand Prix | 19 December 2021 | ||
| 2022 German Masters | 30 January 2022 | ||
| 2022 Players Championship | 13 February 2022 | ||
| 2022 European Masters (2021−22 season) | 27 February 2022 | ||
| 2022 Championship League Invitational | 4 February 2022 | ||
| 28 March 2022 | |||
| 2022 Championship League (ranking) | 29 July 2022 | ||
| 2022 Turkish Masters | 13 March 2022 | ||
| 2022 European Masters (2022–23 season) | 21 August 2022 | ||
| 2021 Scottish Open | 12 December 2021 | ||
| 2022 Welsh Open | 6 March 2022 | ||
| 2022 Northern Ireland Open | 23 October 2022 | ||
| 2022 British Open | 2 October 2022 | ||
| 2022 Gibraltar Open | 26 March 2022 | ||
| 2022 World Championship (runner-up) | 2 May 2022 | ||
| 2022 Shoot Out | 23 January 2022 | ||
| 9 October 2022 | |||
| 14 February 2022 | |||
| 8 May 2022 | |||
| 9 October 2022 | |||
| Player also qualified by winning another tournament |
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Marcel Eckardt Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England, 6 November 2022 | |||
| Judd Trump (1) | 6–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | |
| Afternoon: 0–130 (96), 0–117 (103), 67–52 (O'Sullivan 52, Trump 51), 55–73, 14–78, 32–95 (52), 31–96 (88), 147–0 (147), 96–32 (96) Evening: 0–106 (106), 63–0, 82–0 (82), 100–0 (100), 6–124 (124), 1–85 (85), 18–82 (81) | |||
| 147 | Highest break | 124 | |
| 2 | Century breaks | 3 | |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 9 | |
A total of 24 were made during the tournament.[10]