UK Championship Snooker 2023: How to watch, who is playing? Schedule? Is Ronnie O'Sullivan playing?
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Updated 20/11/2023 at 08:58 GMT
When is the 2023 UK Championship snooker event? Who's playing? How to watch and live stream in the UK? Are world champion Luca Brecel and in-form Judd Trump playing in the tournament? World No. 1 Ronnie O'Sullivan is in the field for the ranking event, which is part of the prestigious Triple Crown Series. Stream top snooker action live on discovery+, the Eurosport app and at eurosport.com.
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The first Triple Crown event of the 2023/24 snooker season gets started this month with the UK Championship.
Sitting alongside the Masters and the World Championship in the Triple Crown Series, the prestigious event returns for 2023 from the York Barbican with Northern Ireland's Mark Allen looking to defend the title he so memorably won in 2022, beating Ding Junhui 10-7 in the final having roared back from 6-1 down.
Allen heads into the tournament on the back of beating Judd Trump to win the Champion of Champions.
Alongside Allen among the 16 seeded - and already qualified - players for the eighth ranking event of the season are the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan, Trump and Luca Brecel.
O'Sullivan withdrew from the recent Champion of Champions event citing mental health concerns, but could return for the UK Championship.
Read on for everything you need to know...
When is the UK Championship?
The tournament starts on November 25 and runs until December 3, with the venue being the York Barbican.
How to watch and stream the UK Championship
You can watch every day of the 2023 UK Championship - including the qualifiers - live on Eurosport, while you can enjoy all the action ad-free on discovery+, the Eurosport app and eurosport.com.
Who is playing in the UK Championship?
The top 16 seeds have been named and they are: Mark Allen, Mark Williams, Kyren Wilson, Tom Ford, Luca Brecel, Zhang Anda, Shaun Murphy, Ali Carter, Judd Trump, Barry Hawkins, Mark Selby, Jack Lisowski, Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins, Neil Robertson and Robert Milkins.
Among those outside the top 16 seeds and therefore featuring in a star-studded qualifying draw are the likes of Ding Junhui, Hossein Vafaei, Si Jiahui, Jimmy White, Stephen Maguire and Stuart Bingham.
What is the UK Championship schedule?
Qualifying for the UK Championship run between November 18-23, taking place at the Morningside Arena in Leicester.
The first round proper of the event begins on November 25 in York, with defending champion Allen first on the baize.
What is the UK Championship format?
- First round: Best of 11 frames
- Last 16: Best of 11 frames
- Quarter-finals: Best of 11 frames
- Semi-finals: Best of 11 frames
- Final: Best of 19 frames
When is the UK Championship final?
The final will take place on December 3, at the York Barbican venue.
What is the UK Championship prize money?
There will be a total of £1,205,00 prize money to be won, split as follows:
- Winner: £250,000
- Runner-up: £100,000
- Semi-final: £50,000
- Quarter-final: £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
As announced on November 16, the World Snooker Tour will also award a £147,000 bonus to any player who makes two maximum breaks during this season’s Triple Crown Series.
Read more here.
UK Championship main draw (all times UK)
Saturday November 25
1pm
- Mark Allen v qualifier
- Mark Williams v qualifier
7pm
- Kyren Wilson v qualifier
- Tom Ford v qualifier
Sunday November 26
1pm
- Luca Brecel v qualifier
- Zhang Anda v qualifier
7pm
- Shaun Murphy v qualifier
- Ali Carter v qualifier
Monday November 27
1pm
- Judd Trump v qualifier
- Barry Hawkins v qualifier
7pm
- Mark Selby v qualifier
- Jack Lisowski v qualifier
Tuesday November 28
1pm
- Ronnie O’Sullivan v qualifier
- John Higgins v qualifier
7pm
- Neil Robertson v qualifier
- Robert Milkins v qualifier
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