2019 Champion of Champions
The 2019 Champion of Champions was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 4 and 10 November 2019 at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England. It was the ninth Champion of Champions event, the first of which was held in 1978. The tournament featured 16 participants who had won World Snooker events throughout the prior snooker season. In 2019, the Women's World Champion competed at the tournament for the first time. As an invitational event, the Champion of Champions tournament carried no world ranking points.
Reanne Evans was the first woman to play at the event.
Neil Robertson won the event, defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final.
Kyren James Wilson is an English professional snooker player from Kettering. He is a six-time ranking event winner and the current world champion, having won the 2024 World Snooker Championship. He has also been runner-up at two of the three Triple Crown events, reaching the final at the 2018 Masters and the 2020 World Snooker Championship. A prolific break-builder, Wilson has compiled more than 450 century breaks including five maximum breaks. He attained his highest world ranking of third in 2024.
Wilson at the 2022 European Masters
Wilson during the 2014 Paul Hunter Classic
Wilson reached the semi-final of the 2016 German Masters before losing to Luca Brecel.
Wilson defeated Peter Ebdon at the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic.