Championship of Champions XIV

< Previous |

Championship of Champions XIV will be the next Championship of Champions tournament, as well as the first since 2009. It is scheduled to be transmitted from 4 to 22 January 2016, occupying the first three weeks of Series 74, with filming taking place from 23 to 25 November 2015.

CoC XIV's existence was announced on the C4Countdown forums on the evening of 31 July 2014 with initial plans for a January 2015 transmission date. However, it was later postponed twice, firstly to make way for the special episodes at the end of Series 71 and the second to avoid undue interruptions as a result of horse racing in the summer.

The Countdown Team has announced that CoC XIV will feature sixteen top players drawn from Series 67 through 72. Series 73 finalists are not expected to participate because the championship will be filmed too soon after the Series 73 finals.

All sixteen participants in CoC XIV are – or have recently been – practising Apterites. Fifteen are also octochamps (the only exception being Callum Todd). Despite this, however, only one of the entrants, Giles Hutchings, has never been defeated, largely on account of many recent series winners having previously competed during the 9-round era.

Planned Pairings

The bracket structure and planned first-round pairings for this Championship of Champions were announced on C4Countdown on 7 September 2015. They run as follows:

Tom Cappleman (72) vs Glen Webb (69)
Heather Styles (67) vs Giles Hutchings (68)
Andy Platt (68) vs David Barnard (67)
Dylan Taylor (69) vs Tracey Mills (72)
George Ford (71) vs Jen Steadman (69)
Callum Todd (69) vs Samir Pilica (70)
Dan McColm (71) vs Paul James (67)
Antoinette Ryan (71) vs Mark Murray (70)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.
The numbers refer to the series in which each contestant originally played in the finals.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
6276	4/01/2016	CP	Tom Cappleman	–	Glen Webb	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Susie Dent
6277	5/01/2016	CP	Heather Styles	–	Giles Hutchings	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Susie Dent
6278	6/01/2016	CP	Andy Platt	–	David Barnard	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Susie Dent
6279	7/01/2016	CP	Dylan Taylor	–	Tracey Mills	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Susie Dent
6280	8/01/2016	CP	George Ford	–	Jen Steadman	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Susie Dent
6281	11/01/2016	CP	Callum Todd	–	Samir Pilica	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Inverdale	Susie Dent
6282	12/01/2016	CP	Dan McColm	–	Paul James	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Inverdale	Susie Dent
6283	13/01/2016	CP	Antoinette Ryan	–	Mark Murray	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Inverdale	Susie Dent
6284	14/01/2016	CQF	6276 Winner	–	6277 Winner	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Inverdale	Susie Dent
6285	15/01/2016	CQF	6278 Winner	–	6279 Winner	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Inverdale	Susie Dent
6286	18/01/2016	CQF	6280 Winner	–	6281 Winner	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Naga Munchetty	Susie Dent
6287	19/01/2016	CQF	6282 Winner	–	6283 Winner	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Naga Munchetty	Susie Dent
6288	20/01/2016	CSF	6284 Winner	–	6285 Winner	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Naga Munchetty	Susie Dent
6289	21/01/2016	CSF	6286 Winner	–	6287 Winner	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Naga Munchetty	Susie Dent
6290	22/01/2016	CGF	6288 Winner	–	6289 Winner	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Naga Munchetty	Susie Dent