Snooker’s UK Championship has returned for 2025 with the best players in the world doing battle at the Barbican Centre in York to try and win one of the sport’s triple crown events.
Judd Trump lifted his second UK Championship title last year, beating Barry Hawkins 10-8 in an enthralling final, and the world No 1 kicked off the defence of his crown with a hard-fought 6-4 triumph over 2004 UK champion Stephen Maguire on Saturday afternoon.
Trump hasn’t actually won a tournament since that victory over Hawkins 12 months ago but will hope a return to York can kick-start a season where the 11 events so far have been won by 11 different men – showing the depth of quality in snooker at the moment.
Another man who hasn’t won a tournament during the current campaign is Ronnie O’Sullivan and he failed to add to his record tally of eight UK Championship crowns after suffering a shock defeat to Zhou Yuelong in his first match, meaning Zhou goes on to face Mark Selby in the last 16.
Meanwhile, the likes of reigning world champion Zhao Xintong, reigning Masters champion Shaun Murphy, three-time UK Championship winner Neil Robertson and four-time world champion John Higgins will also have their eye on the trophy. Here’s everything you need to know:
When is the tournament?
The UK Championship began on Saturday 29 November at the Barbican Centre in York, and the final will be played on Sunday 7 December.
How to watch
The championship will be live on the BBC, with BBC Two, BBC Four, the BBC red button, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website showing every match across the nine days. The tournament is also broadcast on TNT Sports in the UK and subscribers can stream the match online via the Discovery+ app.
What is the prize money?
Winner: £250,000
Runner-up: £100,000
Semi-finalists: £50,000
Quarter-finalists: £25,000
Last 16: £15,000
Last 32: £10,000
Last 48: £7,500
Last 80: £5,000
Last 112: £2,500
Highest break: £15,000
Total prize pot: £1,205,000
UK Championship snooker schedule
(All times GMT)
Tuesday 2 December
Last 32
19:00
Kyren Wilson v Elliot Slessor
Barry Hawkins v David Lilley
Wednesday 3 December
13:00
Last 16 matches x2
19:00
Last 16 matches x2
Thursday 4 December
13:00
Last 16 matches x2
19:00
Last 16 matches x2
Friday 5 December
13:00
Quarter-finals x2
19:00
Quarter-finals x2
Saturday 6 December
13:00
Semi-final
19:00
Semi-final
Sunday 7 December
13:00
Final - session 1
19:00
Final - session 2
Results so far
Last 32
Judd Trump 6-4 Stephen Maguire
Si Jiahui 6-0 Ryan Day
Mark Williams 6-4 David Gilbert
Pang Junxu 6-2 Xiao Guodong
Wu Yize 6-4 Michael Holt
Neil Robertson 6-2 Julien Leclercq
John Higgins 6-2 Ben Woollaston
Shaun Murphy 6-2 Lyu Haotian
Zhao Xintong 6-1 Long Zehuang
Ding Junhui 6-4 Xu Si
Scott Donaldson 6-1 Mark Allen
Zhang Anda 6-5 Gary Wilson
Mark Selby 6-2 Lei Peifan
Zhou Yuelong 6-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan
