UK Championship Snooker 2025 Today: Prize money, Friday quarter-final times, odds, results, when is Judd Trump playing Ding Junhui?
It’s day seven at the first Triple Crown tournament of the season - which means it’s time for the quarter-finals.
First held in 1977, this year’s UK Championship is the 48th time the finest players in the world have competed for the title.
It’s the first of the so-called ‘Triple Crown’ events of the season, with the World Championships and the Masters the other big two tournaments.
Last year’s championship saw Judd Trump defeat Barry Hawkins 10-8 in a nail-biting final and both are safely through to this year’s quarter-finals.
Scotland’s John Higgins, who has won the tournament three times in the past (in 1998, 2000 and 2010), crashed out in the second round yesterday after a tense 6-5 battle against Shaun Murphy - following fellow-countrymen Stephen Maguire and Scott Donaldson through the exit door.
And Ronnie O’Sullivan is also out after losing 6-4 to Zhou Yuelong in the first round - that record-extending 24th Triple Crown trophy will have to wait.
Yesterday saw Murphy joined in the quarter-finals by Ding Junhui, Barry Hawkins and Zhang Anda - who put out world champion Zhao Xintong.
Here’s everything you need to know about the tournament on Friday, December 5.
When is the UK Championship 2025?
The UK Championship 2025 runs from Saturday, November 29, to Sunday, December 7.
Where is the UK Championship being held?
The tournament is being held at the York Barbican, which has hosted since 2011.
What is the prize money at the UK Snooker Championship 2025?
The event features a total prize fund of £1,205,000. It remains unchanged from last year. Here’s how it breaks down.
- 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
- First qualifying round: £2,500
- Highest break: £15,000
Who is favourite to win the UK Snooker Championship?
The bookies reckon Judd Trump is now the most likely player to lift the trophy, with odds of 5/2, followed by Mark Selby (3/1), Neil Robertson (7/2) and Shaun Murphy (5/1).
What is the format at the UK Snooker Championship?
The 16 highest-ranked players in the world join 16 successful qualifiers for the tournament, which is played as a knock-out competition.
All matches before the final are the best of 11 frames (first to six), while the final is the best of 19 frames (first to 10).
What are the full results so far in the UK Snooker Championship 2025?
Here’s how the matches have panned out so far:
First round
- Judd Trump 6-4 Stephen Maguire
- Si Jiahui 6-0 Ryan Day
- Mark Williams 6-4 David Gilbert
- Xiao Guodong 2-6 Pang Junxu
- Wu Yize 6-4 Michael Holt
- Neil Robertson 6-2 Julien Leclercq
- John Higgins 6-2 Ben Woollaston
- Shaun Murphy 6-2 Lyu Haotian
- Ding Junhui 6-4 Xu Si
- Zhao Xintong 6-1 Long Zehuang
- Gary Wilson 5-6 Zhang Anda
- Mark Allen 1-6 Scott Donaldson
- Mark Selby 6-2 Lei Peifan
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-6 Zhou Yuelong
- Kyren Wilson 4-6 Elliot Slessor
- Barry Hawkins 6-4 David Lilley
Second round
- Mark Williams 3-6 Pang Junxu
- Wu Yize 1-6 Neil Robertson
- Judd Trump 6-3 Si Jiahui
- Mark Selby 6-2 Zhou Yuelong
- Zhang Anda 6-2 Zhao Xintong
- Ding Junhui 6-5 Scott Donaldson
- Elliot Slessor 0-6 Barry Hawkins
- John Higgins 5-6 Shaun Murphy
What is the order of play for today at the UK Snooker Championship 2025?
Here’s the full schedule for today, Friday, December 4. All are quarter-finals.
- 1pm: Judd Trump v Ding Junhui
- 1pm: Pang Junxu v Neil Robertson
- 7pm: Barry Hawkins v Mark Selby
- 7pm: Shaun Murphy v Zhang Anda
What is the full match schedule for the 2025 UK Championship?
Here’s when all the action will be happening:
- Saturday, November 29 to Tuesday, December 2 - Last 32.
- Wednesday, December 3 to Thursday, December 4 - Last 16.
- Friday, December 5 - Quarter-finals.
- Saturday, December 6 - Semi-finals.
- Sunday, December 7 - Final.
How can I watch the UK Championship on television?
The BBC will be broadcasting all matches live on BBC1, BBC2 and the BBC iPlayer so you don’t need to miss a single shot.
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