Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 10–6 in the previous final.

[2] However, O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament, citing mental and physical health reasons, and was replaced by Ding Junhui in the draw.

[7] The event was broadcast by ITV4, ITV3 and streamed on ITVX in the UK; by DAZN in the USA, Brazil, and Spain; Setanta Sports in Ireland; Viaplay in the Netherlands, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland; VTM in Belgium; Nova in the Czech Republic, and Slovakia; Pragosport in Romania; Sportklub in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, and Slovenia; Saran Sport in Turkey; Rigour Media in China; Starhub in Singapore; Premier in the Philippines; Fox Sports in Australia; Sky Network in New Zealand; Supersport in South Africa; and by Matchroom Sport in all other territories.

[14] Allen said after the match, in reference to his win at the 2020 edition of the event, which was played without an audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic: "It's nice to be back to a bit of normality, and performing in front of fans on the biggest stages in the biggest events is why we play.

[7] Barry Hawkins defeated 2023 World Champion Luca Brecel with a 4–0 whitewash, making century breaks of 128 and 108 in the first and fourth frames.

[20][21] The match between Mark Williams and Robert Milkins was level at 2–2 after four close frames.

Milkins closed in to 2–5, but Hawkins won the last frame with a break of 83 for a 6–2 victory.

O'Sullivan was replaced by Ding Junhui, the winner of the 2023 Six-red World Championship.

Entering the tournament on short notice to replace O'Sullivan, Ding faced compatriot Zhang Anda, who won the International Championship three days prior to qualify for his Champion of Champions debut.

"[29] In the group final, Higgins attempted a maximum break in the first frame, but missed the 13th red.

Last time he pipped me 9–8 in the [2021] Northern Ireland final so maybe I owe him one back.

[42][43] "Delighted to get over the line because it was getting a little bit twitchy at the end," Trump commented, "This is an event that suits me.

Allen won the next four consecutive frames after the interval with breaks of 102 and 77 to win the match by 6–2.

If you had told me three or four weeks ago I'd be in this position I would have laughed because I was in a bad place, but I have been working hard on the right things and my confidence has come back.

[7][6] Tournament director for Matchroom Pool,[50] Brendan Moore returned from semi-retirement to referee the match.

Allen made clearances from behind in frame three and four, winning both on the last black to lead by 3–1 at the mid-session interval.

Trump claimed the ninth and last frame of the session to narrow the deficit to 2–7.

He was a big part of my life, not just on the table but off it, and me and my dad have lost one of our closest friends – so that was for Joe.