UK Championship snooker draw, schedule and results: Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Ding Junhui, Mark Williams, John Higgins and more play in York

UK Championship snooker draw, schedule and results: Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Ding Junhui, Mark Williams, John Higgins and more play in York | Snooker News

November 27, 2025:

Ronnie O’Sullivan looking for record-extending eighth UK Championship snooker title in York; ‘Rocket’ last won this tournament in 2024; world No 1 Judd Trump is defending champion after beating Barry Hawkins in last year’s final; John Higgins, Mark Williams and Ding Junhui also in action

Last Updated: 27/11/25 3:38pm

Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the UK Championship eight times, most recently in 2024

Ronnie O’Sullivan will begin his bid for a record-extending ninth UK Championship snooker title against China’s Zhou Yuelong.

The Rocket, seeded sixth in York, will get his tournament under way at 1pm on Tuesday at the York Barbican.

World No 1 and defending champion Judd Trump is in action on the opening afternoon on Saturday against 2004 winner and two-time runner-up Stephen Maguire.

Judd Trump won his second UK Championship title last year, beating Barry Hawkins 10-8 in the final

The final will be held on Sunday December 7.

Trump beat Barry Hawkins 10-8 in the 2024 final, a year after O’Sullivan defeated Ding Junhui 10-7 to add to previous victories at this tournament in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017 and 2018.

All matches up to the final are best of 11 frames, with the final then the best of 19.

China's Wu Yize won the previous snooker ranking event, the International Championship in his homeland

UK Championship snooker – first-round draw

Player seeding in brackets

Judd Trump (1) vs Stephen Maguire
Si Jiahui (16) vs Hossein Vafaei or Ryan Day
Ding Junhui (9) vs Tom Ford or Xu Si
Mark Allen (8) vs Scott Donaldson
Mark Williams (5) vs David Gilbert
Xiao Guodong (12) vs Noppon Saengkham or Pang Junxu
Wu Yize (13) vs Michael Holt
Neil Robertson (4) vs He Guoqiang or Julien Leclercq
Kyren Wilson (3) vs Elliot Slessor
Barry Hawkins (14) vs Artemijs Zizins or David Lilley
Mark Selby (11) vs Lei Peifan or Jimmy Robertson
Ronnie O’Sullivan (6) vs Zhou Yuelong
John Higgins (7) vs Ben Woollaston
Shaun Murphy (10) vs Lyu Haotian
Gary Wilson (15) vs Zhang Anda or Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Zhao Xintong (2) vs Long Zehuang or Louis Heathcote

UK Championship snooker – first-round schedule

All times UK and Ireland

Saturday November 29

1pm: Judd Trump vs Stephen Maguire
1pm: Si Jiahui vs Hossein Vafaei or Ryan Day
7pm: John Higgins vs Ben Woollaston
7pm: Shaun Murphy vs Lyu Haotian

Sunday November 30

1pm: Wu Yize vs Michael Holt
1pm: Neil Robertson vs He Guoqiang or Julien Leclercq
7pm: Xiao Guodong vs Noppon Saengkham or Pang Junxu
7pm: Mark Williams vs David Gilbert

Monday December 1

1pm: Ding Junhui vs Tom Ford or Xu Si
1pm: Zhao Xintong vs Long Zehuang or Louis Heathcote
7pm: Gary Wilson vs Zhang Anda or Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
7pm: Mark Allen vs Scott Donaldson

Tuesday December 2

1pm: Mark Selby vs Lei Peifan or Jimmy Robertson
1pm: Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Zhou Yuelong
7pm: Kyren Wilson vs Elliot Slessor
7pm: Barry Hawkins vs Artemijs Zizins or David Lilley

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