The contestants are 14 determined for the champions of various events in the past one and a half seasons, and there are two wild card places, * * * 16 champions. According to the rules of the competition, 16 players are divided into 4 groups, and each group draws pairwise PK. Finally, the two entered the group finals together and decided on a qualifying quota.
Then the four champions eliminated PK until the final champion was produced. The best-of-seven system is adopted in the group stage, with final 1 1 game, semi-final1/game and final1game.
Seats in the Snooker Championship:
* * * There are 26 potential seats, divided into 6 groups. The first 16 seats in the invitation list will be invited first. If there is a duplicate champion, the number of invited seats will be postponed downwards. The invitation sequence in each group is arranged in time after the 20 16 "crown of the crown" invitational tournament.
There are four items in the first level. They are the three major BBC competitions and the defending champions. John higgins (Crown), mark selby (British Championship) and Ronnie O'Sullivan (Masters) have already occupied three of the four seats, and the last seat will be reserved for the new world champion born in Crucible.
The second level competition is a large ranking competition with a certain bonus, and it is also an invitational tournament organized by Matchroom-the Champions League. The winners of these events will also decide the right to participate in the tournament.
At the third level, there are four "local series" ranking competitions, in which Mark·King and Fu Jiajun were invited as two champions.
The fourth level includes the Gibraltar Open, Riga Masters, Paul Hunter Classic, and runner-up in the 20 17 World Championships.
The fifth level is the two champions of the 20 17 World Cup, and the sixth level is the champions of two special rules, the one-time limited tournament and the 6 Red Ball World Championships. If the number of "champions" produced by 26 seats is less than 16, an invitation will be issued from the world ranking before the "crown of the crown".