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Ronnie O’Sullivan is back on British soil as soon as he gets to york For UK Championshipone of snookerTriple Crown Event.
O’Sullivan sold his Essex home earlier this year Moving towards a new life in Dubai But returned to the Barbican Center looking to add to its record tally of eight UK Championship titles – the most recent of which He claimed in 2023He became the oldest winner of the event at the age of 47 years and 363 days. he was already Youngest winner of the tournamentA mark he set in 1993 at the age of 17.
The Rocket will turn 50 on the day of the quarter-finals of this year’s UK Championships and is still ranked in the top five in the world, although he Has not won any ranking event Even though 11 different men have won the 11 professional snooker tournaments played this season, since the World Grand Prix in January 2024.
However, Baez still has an aura around him and will be favorites to beat old rival Zhou Yulong of China in his first match in York on Tuesday afternoon. mark selby Potential opponent in the last 16.
Here’s everything you need to know:
When will Ronnie O’Sullivan play next?
The UK Championships began on Saturday 29 November at the Barbican Center in York and the final will be played on Sunday 7 December. Ronnie O’Sullivan begins his campaign against Zhou Yulong in a best-of-11 match on Tuesday 2 December at 1pm GMT.
how to see
The Championship will be live on the BBC, with BBC Two, BBC Four, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website showing every match over the nine days. The tournament is also broadcast on TNT Sports in the UK and subscribers can stream the matches online through the Discovery+ app.
Full UK Championship Snooker schedule
(all times GMT)
monday 1st december
last 32
19:00
Mark Allen vs. Scott Donaldson
Gary Wilson vs. Your Zhang
tuesday 2 december
last 32
13:00
Mark Selby vs. Lei Pfan
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs. Zhou Yuelong
19:00
Kieran Wilson vs. Elliot Slessor
barry hawkins vs david lilly
Wednesday 3 December
13:00
last 16 matches x2
19:00
last 16 matches x2
Thursday 4th December
13:00
last 16 matches x2
19:00
last 16 matches x2
Friday 5th December
13:00
quarter finals x2
19:00
quarter finals x2
Saturday 6th December
13:00
semi final
19:00
semi final
sunday 7th december
13:00
Final – Season 1
19:00
Final – Season 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
Woo Yize 6-4 Michael Holt
Neil Robertson 6-2 Julien Leclerc
John Higgins 6-2 Ben Woollaston
Shaun Murphy 6-2 Liu Haotian
Zhao Xintong 6-1 Long Zehuang
Ding Junhui 6-4 Ju C
What is the prize money?
Winner: £250,000
Runner-up: £100,000
Semifinalist: £50,000
Quarter-finalist: £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 money: £1,205,000