The UK Snooker Championship continues with another intriguing day of action at the Barbican in York, including second-round clashes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins, and reigning world champion Luca Brecel.
Judd Trump reached the quarter-finals of the UK Championship with a 6-0 victory over Jamie Jones. The 34-year-old was suffering the effects of what appeared to be a flu-like illness when he arrived at the tournament, but followed up his 6-1 win over Pang Junxu with another convincing display, including a century break of 100 to start the match, for a career 950th century.
On the other table during Wednesday afternoon’s session at the Barbican, Ding Junhui defeated Tom Ford 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals thanks to breaks of 126 and 110, although Ford rallied with runs of 118 and 98 to draw level. But Ding sealed the eighth frame and closed out the win with a break of 106, which should secure his spot in next year’s Masters.
Here’s today’s schedule in York:
UK Snooker Championship – Tuesday, 30 November Schedule
From 1pm
Ronnie O’Sullivan x Robert Milkins
John Higgins x Zhou Yuelong
From 7pm
Hossein Vafaei x Matthew Selt
Seu Zhang x Luca Brecel
When is the UK Championship?
The UK Championship began on Saturday, 25 November, and will conclude with the final on Sunday, 3 December, at the Barbican in York. 32 players are competing in the main draw.
How much is the prize money?
The competing players share the total prize fund of £1,205,000, with the winner in line to receive £250,000. An additional £15,000 is available for the player that accumulates the highest break, while two maximums reached in any of the three Triple Crown events this season will be rewarded with a bonus of £147,000.
How to watch the UK Championship
The BBC will provide coverage of the tournament, with Thursday’s games starting from 1:00pm to 5:15pm on BBC Two and the evening session starting from 7:00pm to 8:00pm, BBC Two. Highlights start from 11:15pm to 12:05am on BBC Two.
