2025 UK Championship
| Part of the Triple Crown Series | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 November – 7 December 2025 |
| Venue | York Barbican |
| City | York |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker Tour |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Defending champion |  Judd Trump (ENG) |
← 2024 | |
The 2025 UK Championship is an upcoming professional snooker tournament that will take place from 29 November to 7 December 2025 at the York Barbican in York, England.[1] The 49th consecutive edition of the UK Championship since it was first staged in 1977, it will be the ninth ranking event of the 2025–26 snooker season, following the 2025 International Championship and preceding the 2025 Snooker Shoot Out. It will be the first of the season's three Triple Crown events, preceding the 2026 Masters and the 2026 World Snooker Championship.
The top 16 players in the snooker world rankings will be seeded through to the main stage. An additional 128 players will compete in a four‑round qualifying tournament from 22 to 27 November 2025 at the Robin Park Leisure Centre in Wigan, England, with higher ranked players given byes to the later rounds.[2] The 16 successful qualifiers will advance to the main stage in York, where they will be drawn at random against the 16 seeds.
Judd Trump will be the defending champion, having defeated Barry Hawkins 10–8 in the 2024 final.[3]
References
- ^ "Tournaments 2025–26". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "UK Championship Qualifiers 2025 - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "UK Championship final: Judd Trump beats Barry Hawkins 10-8 to win second UK title". BBC Sport. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025.