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Championship of Champions XVI
Championship of Champions XVI is running between 2 and 20 January 2023, just before the start of Series 87. It is the first Championship of Champions to be presented by Colin Murray, and encompasses sixteen finalists from Series 79 to 86. This was also the first Championship of Champions since COC13 to invite back finalists from the latest series. The championship was scheduled a year later than usual, possibly due to Series 82 being delayed by the 2020 COVID-19 hiatus.
This is the first Championship of Champions to feature 7 series winners; all but one of these entered with an unbeaten record of 11 wins out of 11, the only exception being Dinos Sfyris, who debuted in Series 57 with 3 wins.
In a surprise Countdown first seen in the 5th preliminary match between Tom Stevenson and Adam Latchford, the host and dictionary corner guest swapped roles, for one round only; specifically, Richard Osman was the host for the letters game played after the first commercial break, in reference to the Teatime Teaser TRANSFER, while Murray occupied the guest role in the corner for that round. They returned to their roles from Round 6 onwards.
Tournament progress
Florence Cappleman-Lynes (84) vs Leo Smith (82) | Florence Cappleman-Lynes vs Sam Cappleman-Lynes | Florence Cappleman-Lynes vs James Haughton |
James Haughton vs Ahmed Mohamed |
Matt O'Connor (85) vs Sam Cappleman-Lynes (82) | |||
Stu Harkness (84) vs James Haughton (81) | James Haughton vs Adam Latchford | ||
Tom Stevenson (86) vs Adam Latchford (83) | |||
Dinos Sfyris (80) vs Elliott Mellor (80) | Elliott Mellor vs Dan Byrom | Dan Byrom vs Ahmed Mohamed | |
Steve Hyde (85) vs Dan Byrom (85) | |||
Ahmed Mohamed (84) vs Edward Byrne (86) | Ahmed Mohamed vs Luke Johnson-Davies | ||
Martin May (79) vs Luke Johnson-Davies (82) |
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 | |||
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7922 | 02/01/2023 | CP | Florence Cappleman-Lynes | 100 – 69 | Leo Smith | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Richard Osman | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
7923 | 03/01/2023 | CP | Dinos Sfyris | 88 – 110 | Elliott Mellor | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Richard Osman | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7924 | 04/01/2023 | CP | Ahmed Mohamed | 121 – 76 | Edward Byrne | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Richard Osman | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
7925 | 05/01/2023 | CP | Stu Harkness | 97 – 111 | James Haughton | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Richard Osman | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7926 | 06/01/2023 | CP | Tom Stevenson | 95 – 97 | Adam Latchford | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Richard Osman | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
7927 | 09/01/2023 | CP | Martin May | 90 – 117 | Luke Johnson-Davies | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Heather Small | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
7928 | 10/01/2023 | CP | Steve Hyde | 70 – 108 | Dan Byrom | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Heather Small | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7929 | 11/01/2023 | CP | Matt O'Connor | 78 – 101 | Sam Cappleman-Lynes | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Heather Small | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
7930 | 12/01/2023 | CQF | Florence Cappleman-Lynes | 95 – 93 | Sam Cappleman-Lynes | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Heather Small | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7931 | 13/01/2023 | CQF | Elliott Mellor | 102 – 106 | Dan Byrom | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Heather Small | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
7932 | 16/01/2023 | CQF | Ahmed Mohamed | 132 – 100 | Luke Johnson-Davies | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
7933 | 17/01/2023 | CQF | James Haughton | 109 – 102 | Adam Latchford | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
7934 | 18/01/2023 | CSF | Florence Cappleman-Lynes | 91 – 100 | James Haughton | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7935 | 19/01/2023 | CSF | Dan Byrom | 111 – 121 | Ahmed Mohamed | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7936 | 20/01/2023 | CGF | James Haughton | – | Ahmed Mohamed | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rick Edwards | Susie Dent |