UK Snooker Championship 2023: Match schedule, results, BBC coverage and format
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Mark Allen produced a sensational recovery as he fought back from 6-1 down to beat Ding Junhui 10-7 and win his first UK Championship last year
The UK Snooker Championship - the first of this season's Triple Crown events - is under way at York's Barbican Centre and you can watch live coverage across the BBC.
The BBC has live action from every round on BBC TV and you can watch uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport mobile app, with additional coverage on BBC Red Button.
World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan won his first UK title in 1993 and is seeking a record-extending eighth title.
Northern Ireland's Mark Allen fought back to beat China's Ding Junhui in last year's final.
Match schedule & BBC coverage
All times are GMT. Coverage times are subject to late changes. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.
Semi-finals
Saturday, 2 December
13:00
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Hossein Vafaei
19:00
Ding Junhui v Judd Trump
Live coverage
13:00-14:45, BBC Two
13:00-18:00, BBC Red Button / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport website & app
14:45-16:30, BBC One / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport website & app
16:30-17:15, BBC Two / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport website & app
18:30-22:00, BBC Two / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport website & app
Final
Sunday, 3 December
Session one
13:00-17:15 BBC Two / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport website & app
Session two
19:00-22:00, BBC Two / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport website & app
Format
The world's top 16 automatically qualified while the other 16 players in the main draw came through a qualifying tournament in Leicester.
All matches are best of 11 frames except for the final on 3 December, which is played over 19 frames and two sessions.
The winner will receive £250,000, and there is a prize of £15,000 for the highest break.
Results
Quarter-finals
Mark Williams 5-6 Ding Junhui
Judd Trump 6-3 Mark Selby
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-5 Zhou Yuelong
Zhang Anda 4-6 Hossein Vafaei
Second round
Zhang Anda 6-4 Luca Brecel
Hossein Vafaei 6-1 Matthew Selt
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-5 Robert Milkins
John Higgins 3-6 Zhou Yuelong
Ding Junhui 6-3 Tom Ford
Jamie Jones 0-6 Judd Trump
Mark Williams 6-4 Jamie Clarke
Mark Selby 6-5 Barry Hawkins
First round
Mark Allen 5-6 Ding Junhui
Mark Williams 6-4 Fan Zhengyi
Kyren Wilson 5-6 Jamie Clarke
Tom Ford 6-5 Noppon Saengkham
Luca Brecel 6-4 Yuan Sijun
Zhang Anda 6-5 Elliot Slessor
Shaun Murphy 4-6 Hossein Vafaei
Ali Carter 3-6 Matthew Selt
Judd Trump 6-1 Pang Junxu
Barry Hawkins 6-4 Ben Woollaston
Mark Selby 6-0 Mark Joyce
Jack Lisowski 4-6 Jamie Jones
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-2 Anthony McGill
John Higgins 6-3 Joe O'Connor
Neil Robertson 2-6 Zhou Yuelong
Robert Milkins 6-5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
