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2024 UK Championship
The 2024 UK Championship (officially the 2024 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 23 November to 1 December 2024 at the York Barbican in York, England. The 48th edition of the UK Championship, it was the ninth ranking event of the 2024–25 season and the first of the season's three Triple Crown events, preceding the 2025 Masters and the 2025 World Snooker Championship. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by Victorian Plumbing, the event was broadcast by the BBC domestically, by Discovery+ and Eurosport in Europe, and by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner received £250,000 from a total prize fund of £1,205,000.
The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings were seeded through to the main stage of the competition. An additional 128 players competed in a four‑round qualifying tournament from 16 to 21 November at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, with higher ranked players given byes to the later qualification rounds. The reigning World Women's Snooker Champion Bai Yulu won her first three qualifying matches, the first female player to win three matches at a professional ranking tournament; she lost to Jack Lisowski in the last qualifying round. The 16 successful qualifiers advanced to the main stage in York, where they were drawn at random against the 16 seeded players.
The defending champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had defeated Ding Junhui 10–7 in the final of the 2023 event; he lost 4–6 to qualifier Barry Hawkins in the first round. Judd Trump won the tournament, defeating Hawkins 10–8 in the final to secure his second UK Championship title, having previously won the 2011 event. This was Trump's 30th ranking title and his fifth Triple Crown title. The tournament produced a total of 128 century breaks, 83 made in qualifying matches and 45 during the main stage. The highest was a maximum break compiled by Zhang Anda in his first‑round match against Lei Peifan.
The event took place from 23 November to 1 December at the York Barbican in York, England. The ninth ranking event of the 2024–25 season, following the 2024 International Championship and preceding the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out, the tournament was the 48th edition of the UK Championship, which was first held in 1977 as the United Kingdom Professional Snooker Championship. For the tournament's first seven years, only United Kingdom residents or passport holders were eligible to compete. At the 1984 event, the UK Championship became a ranking tournament open to players of any nationality. The first Triple Crown event of the season, it preceded the 2025 Masters and the 2025 World Snooker Championship.
The event used a format adopted since the 2022 edition, which is similar to the format of the World Championship. The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings were seeded through to the round of 32. An additional 128 players—comprising professionals ranked outside the top 16 and leading amateur players from the Q Tour and other amateur events—competed in a four‑round qualifying tournament from 16 to 21 November at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, with higher ranked players given byes to the later rounds. The 16 successful qualifiers advanced to the round of 32, where they were drawn at random against the top 16 seeds.
All matches were played as the best of 11 frames up to the final, which was the best of 19 frames played over two sessions. The defending champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who won his record‑extending eighth UK Championship title in 2023, defeating China's Ding Junhui 10–7 in the final. The 2021 winner Zhao Xintong, whose 20‑month ban for match‑fixing offences expired on 1 September 2024, was among the amateur players invited as a WPBSA qualifier after he won Q Tour Event 3 in October 2024.
The title sponsor for the event was Victorian Plumbing, with additional sponsorship from All British Casinos and LP Cues.
The qualifying matches were broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); starting from 18 November, the matches were additionally available worldwide (except for China) on World Snooker Tour's Facebook and YouTube channels, with live commentary provided for one table. The fourth and final round of qualifiers, dubbed "Judgement Day", featured live commentary on all four tables, with roving coverage. The World Snooker Tour reported that the qualifiers had received almost three million views on Facebook and YouTube combined, nearly double the previous year's figures.
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2024 UK Championship
The 2024 UK Championship (officially the 2024 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 23 November to 1 December 2024 at the York Barbican in York, England. The 48th edition of the UK Championship, it was the ninth ranking event of the 2024–25 season and the first of the season's three Triple Crown events, preceding the 2025 Masters and the 2025 World Snooker Championship. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by Victorian Plumbing, the event was broadcast by the BBC domestically, by Discovery+ and Eurosport in Europe, and by other broadcasters worldwide. The winner received £250,000 from a total prize fund of £1,205,000.
The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings were seeded through to the main stage of the competition. An additional 128 players competed in a four‑round qualifying tournament from 16 to 21 November at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, with higher ranked players given byes to the later qualification rounds. The reigning World Women's Snooker Champion Bai Yulu won her first three qualifying matches, the first female player to win three matches at a professional ranking tournament; she lost to Jack Lisowski in the last qualifying round. The 16 successful qualifiers advanced to the main stage in York, where they were drawn at random against the 16 seeded players.
The defending champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had defeated Ding Junhui 10–7 in the final of the 2023 event; he lost 4–6 to qualifier Barry Hawkins in the first round. Judd Trump won the tournament, defeating Hawkins 10–8 in the final to secure his second UK Championship title, having previously won the 2011 event. This was Trump's 30th ranking title and his fifth Triple Crown title. The tournament produced a total of 128 century breaks, 83 made in qualifying matches and 45 during the main stage. The highest was a maximum break compiled by Zhang Anda in his first‑round match against Lei Peifan.
The event took place from 23 November to 1 December at the York Barbican in York, England. The ninth ranking event of the 2024–25 season, following the 2024 International Championship and preceding the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out, the tournament was the 48th edition of the UK Championship, which was first held in 1977 as the United Kingdom Professional Snooker Championship. For the tournament's first seven years, only United Kingdom residents or passport holders were eligible to compete. At the 1984 event, the UK Championship became a ranking tournament open to players of any nationality. The first Triple Crown event of the season, it preceded the 2025 Masters and the 2025 World Snooker Championship.
The event used a format adopted since the 2022 edition, which is similar to the format of the World Championship. The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings were seeded through to the round of 32. An additional 128 players—comprising professionals ranked outside the top 16 and leading amateur players from the Q Tour and other amateur events—competed in a four‑round qualifying tournament from 16 to 21 November at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester, with higher ranked players given byes to the later rounds. The 16 successful qualifiers advanced to the round of 32, where they were drawn at random against the top 16 seeds.
All matches were played as the best of 11 frames up to the final, which was the best of 19 frames played over two sessions. The defending champion was Ronnie O'Sullivan, who won his record‑extending eighth UK Championship title in 2023, defeating China's Ding Junhui 10–7 in the final. The 2021 winner Zhao Xintong, whose 20‑month ban for match‑fixing offences expired on 1 September 2024, was among the amateur players invited as a WPBSA qualifier after he won Q Tour Event 3 in October 2024.
The title sponsor for the event was Victorian Plumbing, with additional sponsorship from All British Casinos and LP Cues.
The qualifying matches were broadcast by Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); starting from 18 November, the matches were additionally available worldwide (except for China) on World Snooker Tour's Facebook and YouTube channels, with live commentary provided for one table. The fourth and final round of qualifiers, dubbed "Judgement Day", featured live commentary on all four tables, with roving coverage. The World Snooker Tour reported that the qualifiers had received almost three million views on Facebook and YouTube combined, nearly double the previous year's figures.