Champion of Champions 2026 at Mattioli Arena

A week of champions in Leicester

Sixteen invited players compete for this non-ranking title, with entry built around recent tournament winners. Mark Selby is defending champion. The published tournament prize fund is £440,000, with £150,000 for the winner. The Leicester arena hosts the whole final-stage competition, so spectators see the event’s group matches, semi-finals and final here.

WST confirms 9–15 November at Mattioli Arena in its 22 September announcement. The promoter’s tournament page supplies the prize fund; its current field announcement explains the invitations.

The Masters selects a top-16 field by ranking. Champion of Champions builds invitations around tournament success. Follow the final field and draw when choosing a date for a player. The 2026 selection programme still had a remaining position linked to the Northern Ireland Open when the September field announcement was published.

One table and the established format

The competition has an established single-table setup, documented in the organiser’s table-supplier announcement. The audience shares one playing table, unlike the UK qualifiers’ simultaneous multi-table hall later in November.

Round lengths here follow the official 2025 guide, labelled as a planning guide. Each group afternoon contains two first-to-four matches. Its evening group final is first to six. Tournament semi-finals are also first to six. The final is first to ten over afternoon and evening play.

[UNVERIFIED: complete 2026 format statement, precise seating/screen plan and final evening start.] The 2026 tariff confirms the group starts; AXS confirms 7pm semi-finals and a 1pm final listing. Obtain the current layout and final-session statement from the seller. The historical format is dated above so its status is clear.

How to pick a session

The lowest Standard amount is £16.50 for either 1pm or 7pm on 9–12 November. In the established format, an afternoon has two shorter group semi-finals; the evening has the match deciding that group’s winner. Use the draw to choose the group and session.

Friday 13 and Saturday 14 November are separate semi-final dates, each showing £44 Standard. AXS lists both linked events at 7pm. The promoter calls them All Day. Confirm exactly what the issued ticket covers before payment.

Sunday 15 November’s final is published as £88 Standard All Day. Its purchase link opens a 1pm AXS event. Ask whether that purchase covers both final sessions. A more expensive sofa or hospitality package has its own inclusions, so compare those with the selected Standard ticket.

For a first live visit, group-stage prices are substantially below the final’s published amount. To follow the title match, select the final and establish its session scope. To see a specific player, wait for the confirmed group allocation or semi-final result.

Every publicly listed Standard amount

The current promoter ticket page publishes eleven Standard amounts. All appear below, retaining the source’s All Day labels. AXS purchase destinations supply the separate seller-start text.

Early-bird access opened at 3pm on 17 February 2026 in the promoter’s on-sale announcement. The arena’s general-sale notice gives 3pm on 24 February. Use the official purchase links and prepare the AXS mobile ticket before reaching the entrance.

[UNVERIFIED: VIP, sofa, separate day-bundle prices and checkout fees.] AXS offers these categories, while their amounts were absent from accessible listing text. The checkout queue returned 403 and no full 2026 tariff PDF was found. Older VIP prices are excluded.

Selected hospitality listings describe an arrival drink, two-course meal, interval refreshments, programme/radio and other package extras. Sofa packages add spacious sofa seating with their stated bar terms. Confirm benefits against the actual date and offer. Accessible-ticket enquiries use 0344 581 0888, published by the promoter.

Calculate a Standard-ticket trip

This Champion estimate uses only the eleven published Standard rows. Fees are entered separately. The last three rows retain the promoter’s ticket labels, allowing you to compare the issued ticket with the tariff before buying.

For Champion of Champions 2026, choose a published admission day or session, then its priced category. Enter the actual booking fees from checkout. Travel and food cover your whole party; rooms cost nights × rooms × room price. This is a budget estimate, calculated on your device.

Final weekend and early finishes

The title weekend ends on Sunday 15 November. First-to-ten play can finish before all nineteen possible frames are needed; the final session’s length depends on the score accumulated earlier. The applicable seller’s terms govern a refund or event-change question.

AXS listings give doors 45 minutes before the advertised start: 12.15pm for a 1pm listing and 6.15pm for 7pm. The event ticket takes precedence over the arena’s general 90-minute estimate. For cashless payment, bags, catering, phones and no-re-entry, use the venue day section.

Stay around the title week

For this November invitational, compare the Leicester hotel areas with the sessions booked. Great Central Square is closer to the arena; the Old Town adds cathedral and Richard III visits; station-side hotels can suit the train home.

Leave time after play for the station journey and the actual last train. The free daytime Hop finishes at 6pm. Pubs and restaurants on the hub fit before entry or after leaving, with the arena’s re-entry rule affecting outside breaks. Use the accessible-visit guide for wheelchair and companion booking.

Checked Champion details

Champion information checked 8 October 2026 against WST, the promoter and AXS; Booking.com links through CJ may earn this independent site a commission at no extra cost to you. Fact-checking standards explain the tariff and format gaps.

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