The Champion of Champions is right down to the ultimate 4 with the 2 semi-finals subsequent up on the schedule in Bolton.

It has been an thrilling few days within the prestigious invitational, with Mark Allen, Barry Hawkins, John Higgins, and Judd Trump reserving their spots within the final 4.

Let’s check out each of the upcoming semi-finals within the Champion of Champions.

Judd Trump vs Barry Hawkins

Friday, 7pm UTC

Judd Trump needed to wait till day 4 to get his Champion of Champions marketing campaign began, and he’s straight again into motion on Friday.

The in-form Englishman comfortably beat ladies’s world champion Baipat Siripaporn with a whitewash show on Thursday.

A more durable 6-4 victory over Shaun Murphy adopted, placing Trump inside two wins of repeating his Champion of Champions success from two years in the past.

After a red-hot October by which he bagged three rating titles, the 34 year-old is undoubtedly the perfect participant on the earth at current.

Barry Hawkins might be Trump’s opponent within the penultimate spherical, a frequent match-up throughout this time period.

Hawkins, who reached the Champion of Champions semi-finals with dominant wins over Luca Brecel and Robert Milkins, beat Trump within the European Masters last.

Since then, nonetheless, the latter has enacted revenge on Hawkins en path to event glories within the Wuhan and Northern Eire Opens.

Their head-to-head reads 17-14 in Trump’s favour total, so it’ll be fascinating to see how spherical 4 of their 2023/24 in-season battle will prove.

Mark Allen vs John Higgins

Saturday, 7pm UTC

The second semi-final on the Champion of Champions schedule takes place on Saturday night on the College of Bolton Stadium.

John Higgins and Mark Allen will duel for the second place in Sunday’s last, the place a champion’s cheque value £150,000 might be on supply.

Higgins was in scintillating type as he emerged comfortably from his quarter of the draw, thrashing Chris Wakelin 4-0 and Ding Junhui 6-1.

Approach again on day one, Allen had a equally simple time as he ousted Jimmy White 4-1 and Ali Carter 6-2.

Each of those gamers are former Champion of Champions, with Higgins triumphing in 2016 and Allen rising with the silverware behind closed doorways 4 years later.

The final time the pair met was within the Northern Eire last of 2021, when Allen fought his approach again from 8-6 right down to win 9-8 – securing a maiden title on dwelling soil.

A number of their showdowns have been shut down by way of the years, and that truth is mirrored of their head-to-head.

Allen boasts the superior report however solely simply, successful 12 matches to 11 from Higgins in all competitions.

2023 Champion of Champions

Monday (Group 4)
Final 16 (bo7)
Mark Allen 4-1 Jimmy White
Mark Selby 3-4 Ali Carter

Quarter-Ultimate (bo11)
Mark Allen 6-2 Ali Carter

Tuesday (Group 2)
Final 16 (bo7)
Luca Brecel 0-4 Barry Hawkins
Mark Williams 2-4 Robert Milkins

Quarter-Ultimate (bo11)
Barry Hawkins 6-2 Robert Milkins

Wednesday (Group 1)
Final 16 (bo7)
John Higgins 4-0 Chris Wakelin
Ding Junhui 4-3 Zhang Anda

Quarter-Ultimate (bo11)
John Higgins 6-1 Ding Junhui

Thursday (Group 3)
Final 16 (bo7)
Judd Trump 4-0 Baipat Siripaporn
Shaun Murphy 4-1 Gary Wilson

Quarter-Ultimate (bo11)
Judd Trump 6-4 Shaun Murphy

Friday
Semi-Ultimate (bo11)
Barry Hawkins vs Judd Trump (7pm UTC)

Saturday
Semi-Ultimate (bo11)
John Higgins vs Mark Allen (7pm UTC)

Sunday
Ultimate (bo19)
Hawkins/Trump vs Higgins/Allen (1pm and 7pm UTC)

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