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{{Short description|Pool tournament}}
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{{about|the annual nine-ball pool tournament in Connecticut|the Gladiators franchise event|Gladiators (TV series)|the tennis event|Challenge of Champions}}
{{about|the annual nine-ball pool tournament in Connecticut|the Gladiators franchise event|Gladiators (TV series)|the tennis event|Challenge of Champions}}
{{distinguish|International Race of Champions}}
{{distinguish|International Race of Champions}}
The '''International Challenge of Champions''' is an annual [[nine-ball]] pool tournament held at the [[Mohegan Sun]] in [[Uncasville]], [[Connecticut]]. It has always been broadcast on [[ESPN]] and is sanctioned by the [[World Pool-Billiard Association]].
The '''International Challenge of Champions''' is an annual [[nine-ball]] pool tournament held at the [[Mohegan Sun]] in [[Uncasville]], [[Connecticut]]. It has always been broadcast on [[ESPN]] and is sanctioned by the [[World Pool-Billiard Association]].


As of 2009, four invited notable players compete in this single-elimination event. Different from other pool tournaments, this is a winner-take-all event: The winner earns the entire purse of the division (men's or women's);<ref name="PBM 2015">{{cite web |title=Meet the Players in 'Champion of Champion' Tournaments (Sept. 29 – Oct. 1) |date=2015 |work=[[Pool & Billiard Magazine]] |url= http://poolmag.com/espn-poolbilliards-tournament-sept-29-oct-1/ |archive-url= |archive-date=January 18, 2018 |access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> in 2009, the men's-division pot was [[United States dollar|US$]]25,000. Winners of either division earn the title "Champion of Champions".
As of 2009, four invited notable players compete in this single-elimination event. Different from other pool tournaments, this is a winner-take-all event: The winner earns the entire purse of the division (men's or women's);<ref name="PBM 2015">{{cite web |title=Meet the Players in 'Champion of Champion' Tournaments (Sept. 29 – Oct. 1) |date=2015 |work=[[Pool & Billiard Magazine]] |url= http://poolmag.com/espn-poolbilliards-tournament-sept-29-oct-1/ |access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> in 2009, the men's-division pot was [[United States dollar|US$]]25,000. Winners of either division earn the title "Champion of Champions".


==Format==
==Format==
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==Winners==
==Winners==
[[Chao Fong-pang]] holds the most wins (3) in the tournament.


=== Men ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Year
!Year
!Winner
!Winner
!Runner-up
|-
|-
|1991
|1991
|{{Flagicon|PUR}} [[Mike Lebron]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Lebron]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Buddy Hall]]
|-
|-
|1992
|1992
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Buddy Hall]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Buddy Hall]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Archer]]
|-
|-
|1993
|1993
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Allen Hopkins (pool player)|Allen Hopkins]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Allen Hopkins (pool player)|Allen Hopkins]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Rempe]]
|-
|-
|1994
|1994
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Varner]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Varner]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Earl Strickland]]
|-
|-
|1995
|1995
|{{Flagicon|TPE}} [[Chao Fong-pang]]
|{{Flagicon|TWN}} [[Chao Fong-pang]]
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Takeshi Okumura]]
|-
|-
|1996
|1996
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Ralf Souquet]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Ralf Souquet]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Earl Strickland]]
|-
|-
|1997
|1997
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Ortmann]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Ortmann]]
|{{Flagicon|TPE}} [[Chao Fong-pang]]
|-
|-
|1998
|1998
|{{Flagicon|TPE}} [[Lee Kun-fang]]
|{{Flagicon|TWN}} [[Lee Kun-fang]]
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Kunihiko Takahashi]]
|-
|-
|1999
|1999
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Francisco Bustamante]]
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Francisco Bustamante]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Ortmann]]

|-
|-
|2000
|2000
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Ortmann]] (2)
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Ortmann]]
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Francisco Bustamante]]
|-
|-
|2001
|2001
|{{Flagicon|TPE}} [[Chao Fong-pang]] (2)
|{{Flagicon|TWN}} [[Chao Fong-pang]]
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Francisco Bustamante]]
|-
|-
|2002
|2002
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Efren Reyes]]
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Efren Reyes]]
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Immonen]]
|-
|-
|2003
|2003
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Francisco Bustamante]] (2)
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Francisco Bustamante]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Daryl Peach]]
|-
|-
|2004
|2004
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Thomas Engert]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Thomas Engert]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Thorsten Hohmann]]
|-
|-
|2005
|2005
|{{Flagicon|TPE}} [[Chao Fong-pang]] (3)
|{{Flagicon|TWN}} [[Chao Fong-pang]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Thomas Engert]]
|-
|-
|2006
|2006
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Archer]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Archer]]
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Thorsten Hohmann]]
|-
|-
|2007
|2007
|{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Niels Feijen]]
|{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Niels Feijen]]
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Lee Van Corteza]]
|-
|-
|2008
|2008
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Fu Jianbo]]
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Fu Jian-bo]]
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Dennis Orcollo]]
|-
|-
|2009
|2009
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Immonen]]
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Immonen]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Appleton]]
|-
|-
|2010
|2010
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Immonen]] (2)
|{{Flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Immonen]]
|{{Flagicon|PHI}} [[Francisco Bustamante]]
|-
|-
|2011
|2011
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Appleton]]
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Darren Appleton]]
|{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Huidji See]]
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Appleton]] (2)
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Darren Appleton]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Shane Van Boening]]
|-
|-
|2014
|2014
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Thorsten Hohmann]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Thorsten Hohmann]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Darren Appleton]]
|-
|-
|2015
|2015
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Shane Van Boening]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Shane Van Boening]]
|{{Flagicon|NED}} [[Niels Feijen]]
|-
|-
|2016
|2016
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jayson Shaw]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jayson Shaw]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Shane Van Boening]]
|}
|}


<!-- == Women's division winners ==
==Top performers==
{{expand section|date=January 2018|with=actual content.}}
-->


== Associated events ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center;"
The tournament is held in association with [[Trick Shot Magic]] – the highest-rated pool tournament ever shown on [[ESPN]] – and the special Hall of Fame Challenge Cup (for the title Challenge Cup Champion), a two-player contest between female members of the [[BCA Hall of Fame]].<ref name="PBM 2015" />
|-
! Name
! Nationality
! Winner
! Runner-up
! Finals
|-
|align="left" | [[Chao Fong-pang]]
|align="left"|{{TPE}}
|3
|1
|4
|-
|align="left" | [[Francisco Bustamante]]
|align="left"|{{PHL}}
|rowspan="4" |2
|3
|5
|-
|align="left" | [[Darren Appleton]]
|align="left"|{{ENG}}
|2
|4
|-
|align="left" | [[Mika Immonen]]
|align="left"|{{FIN}}
|rowspan="2" |1
|rowspan="4" |3
|-
|align="left" | [[Oliver Ortmann]]
|align="left"|{{GER}}
|-
|align="left" | [[Shane Van Boening]]
|align="left"|{{USA}}
|rowspan="6" |1
|rowspan="2" |2
|-
|align="left" | [[Thorsten Hohmann]]
|align="left"|{{GER}}
|-
|align="left" | [[Buddy Hall]]
|align="left"|{{USA}}
|rowspan="4" |1
|rowspan="4" |2
|-
|align="left" | [[Johnny Archer]]
|align="left"|{{USA}}
|-
|align="left" | [[Niels Feijen]]
|align="left"|{{NED}}
|-
|align="left" | [[Thomas Engert]]
|align="left"|{{GER}}
|}

* In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.


=== Women ===
The tournament is along side the men's event and is called the "International Tournament of Champions".<ref name="PBM 2015" />

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!Year
!Winner
|-
|1998
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Allison Fisher]]
|-
|1999
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeanette Lee]]
|-
|2000
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allison Fisher]] (2)
|-
|2001
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allison Fisher]] (3)
|-
|2002
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allison Fisher]] (4)
|-
|2003
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeanette Lee]] (2)
|-
|2004
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allison Fisher]] (5)
|-
|2005
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ga-young (pool player)|Kim Ga-young]]
|-
|2006
|{{Flagicon|NIR}} [[Karen Corr]]
|-
|2007
|{{Flagicon|NIR}} [[Karen Corr]] (2)
|-
|2008
|{{Flagicon|NIR}} [[Karen Corr]] (3)
|-
|2009
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Kelly Fisher]]
|-
|2010
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ga-young (pool player)|Kim Ga-young]] (2)
|-
|2011
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ga-young (pool player)|Kim Ga-young]] (3)
|-
|2012
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ga-young (pool player)|Kim Ga-young]] (4)
|-
|2013
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Kelly Fisher]] (2)
|-
|2014
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Kelly Fisher]] (3)
|-
|2015
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ga-young (pool player)|Kim Ga-young]] (5)
|-
|2016
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allison Fisher]] (6)
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:20, 5 September 2024

This article is about the annual nine-ball pool tournament in Connecticut. For the Gladiators franchise event, see Gladiators (TV series). For the tennis event, see Challenge of Champions.
Not to be confused with International Race of Champions.

The International Challenge of Champions is an annual nine-ball pool tournament held at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. It has always been broadcast on ESPN and is sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association.

As of 2009, four invited notable players compete in this single-elimination event. Different from other pool tournaments, this is a winner-take-all event: The winner earns the entire purse of the division (men's or women's);[1] in 2009, the men's-division pot was US$25,000. Winners of either division earn the title "Champion of Champions".

Format

Promoters describe the geared-for-television event as "international champions ... battling in short, sudden-death shootouts with pressure-cooker formats".[1]

Each match is compose of two sets; each of them is race to 5 and in alternate break. Players lag to determine who shall break in the first set. The player who loses that set will break in the second.

A 30-second shot clock rule is used. This means a player must make a shot within 30 seconds lest the other player will receive ball-in-hand. Each player, however, can call for an extension but only once per rack.

Unlike other 9-ball tournaments, a player must call the 9-ball before pocketing it. Failing to call the shot or the 9-ball going in another pocket other than the one called will result the 9-ball being respotted and the player loses his turn at the table. Also, a player can't win a rack by pocketing the 9-ball in the break.

To win a match, a player has to win both sets. If the sets are split (one player winning the first but other player winning the next), players again lag to break at the one rack decider.

Winners

Chao Fong-pang holds the most wins (3) in the tournament.

Year Winner
1991 United States Mike Lebron
1992 United States Buddy Hall
1993 United States Allen Hopkins
1994 United States Nick Varner
1995 Taiwan Chao Fong-pang
1996 Germany Ralf Souquet
1997 Germany Oliver Ortmann
1998 Taiwan Lee Kun-fang
1999 Philippines Francisco Bustamante
2000 Germany Oliver Ortmann
2001 Taiwan Chao Fong-pang
2002 Philippines Efren Reyes
2003 Philippines Francisco Bustamante
2004 Germany Thomas Engert
2005 Taiwan Chao Fong-pang
2006 United States Johnny Archer
2007 Netherlands Niels Feijen
2008 China Fu Jian-bo
2009 Finland Mika Immonen
2010 Finland Mika Immonen
2011 United Kingdom Darren Appleton
2012 United Kingdom Darren Appleton
2014 Germany Thorsten Hohmann
2015 United States Shane Van Boening
2016 United Kingdom Jayson Shaw


Associated events

The tournament is held in association with Trick Shot Magic – the highest-rated pool tournament ever shown on ESPN – and the special Hall of Fame Challenge Cup (for the title Challenge Cup Champion), a two-player contest between female members of the BCA Hall of Fame.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Meet the Players in 'Champion of Champion' Tournaments (Sept. 29 – Oct. 1)". Pool & Billiard Magazine. 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2018.


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