CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE snooker has RETURNED for another year of scintillating action from Leicester.
All eyes turn to the Mattioli Arena as the snooker tournament takes place between 30 June and 23 July.
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Ali Carter returns to Leicester, defending the crown he won in 2024.
Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson are among some of the big names who will be absent from the season opener in Leicester.
Wu Yize, Chris Wakelin and Shaun Murphy will all be in action, with Jimmy White also set to feature in Leicester.
SunSport has everything you need to know ahead of the tournament!
How to watch Championship League 2025 and is there a live stream?
Championship League 2025 will be available for FREE in the UK.
Fans can catch every second of the action LIVE on the Matchroom Multi Sport YouTube channel.
They will show Table 1 and Table 2 action LIVE.
SunSport will blog the latter stages and the final.
Championship League 2025 prize money
Players will get different prize money, depending on where they finish in each stage.
Stage 1
Winner: £3,000
Runner-up: £2,000
3rd place: £1,000
Stage 2
Winner: £4,000
Runner-up: £3,000
3rd place: £2,000
4th place: £1,000
Stage 3
Winner: £6,000
Runner-up: £4,000
3rd place: £2,000
4th place: £1,000
Final
Winner: £20,000
Runner-up: £10,000
Championship League 2025 format
The tournament will begin on June 30, and conclude on July 23.
Stage 1: 32 groups of four, two groups played each day on two tables. Whoever wins the group will progress to stage 2
Stage 2: 32 group winners split into eight groups of four, with two groups played each day on two tables.
Stage 3: Eight group winners split into two groups of four.
Final: two group winners play a best-of-five final.
Championship League 2025 schedule and results
Stage 1 of the competition takes place from June 30 to July 17.
Stage 2 takes place from July 18-22 and Stage 3 and the final will all be played on Wednesday, July 23.
Here’s the full schedule:
Monday, June 30
Group 15
Stephen Maguire 3-1 James Cahill
Michael Holt 2-2 Liam Graham
Michael Holt 3-0 James Cahill
Stephen Maguire 3-0 Liam Graham
Liam Graham 2-2 James Cahill
Stephen Maguire vs Michael Holt
Group 26
Lyu Haotian 2-2 Yao Pengcheng
Jamie Jones 2-2 Zhao Hanyang
Jamie Jones 1-3 Yao Pengcheng
Lyu Haotian 3-1 Zhao Hanyang
Zhao Hanyang vs Yao Pengcheng
Lyu Haotian vs Jamie Jones
Tuesday, July 1
Group 03
Shaun Murphy vs Alfie Burden
Bulscu Revesz vs Robbie McGuigan
Bulscu Revesz vs Alfie Burden
Shaun Murphy vs Robbie McGuigan
Robbie McGuigan vs Alfie Burden
Shaun Murphy vs Bulscu Revesz
Group 22
Matthew Selt vs Umut Dikme
Scott Donaldson vs Fergal Quinn
Scott Donaldson vs Umut Dikme
Matthew Selt vs Fergal Quinn
Fergal Quinn vs Umut Dikme
Matthew Selt vs Scott Donaldson
Wednesday, July 2
Group 18
Yuan Sijun vs Stuart Carrington
Sanderson Lam vs Alexander Ursenbacher
Sanderson Lam vs Stuart Carrington
Yuan Sijun vs Alexander Ursenbacher
Alexander Ursenbacher vs Stuart Carrington
Yuan Sijun vs Sanderson Lam
Group 25
Ryan Day vs Lan Yuhao
Matthew Stevens vs Xu Yichen
Matthew Stevens vs Lan Yuhao
Ryan Day vs Xu Yichen
Xu Yichen vs Lan Yuhao
Ryan Day vs Matthew Stevens
Thursday, July 3
Group 09
Wu Yize vs Craig Steadman
Wang Yuchen vs Kreishh Gurbaxani
Wang Yuchen vs Craig Steadman
Wu Yize vs Kreishh Gurbaxani
Kreishh Gurbaxani vs Craig Steadman
Wu Yize vs Wang Yuchen
Group 28
Ricky Walden vs Chang Bingyu
Robert Milkins vs Steven Hallworth
Robert Milkins vs Chang Bingyu
Ricky Walden vs Steven Hallworth
Steven Hallworth vs Chang Bingyu
Ricky Walden vs Robert Milkins
Friday, July 4
Group 02
Zhang Anda vs George Pragnell
Cheung Ka Wai vs Chris Totten
Cheung Ka Wai vs George Pragnell
Zhang Anda vs Chris Totten
Chris Totten vs George Pragnell
Zhang Anda vs Cheung Ka Wai
Group 32
Daniel Wells vs Ng On Yee
He Guoqiang vs Leone Crowley
He Guoqiang vs Ng On Yee
Daniel Wells vs Leone Crowley
Leone Crowley vs Ng On Yee
Daniel Wells vs He Guoqiang
Saturday, July 5
Group 11
Stuart Bingham vs Halim Hussain
Antoni Kowalski vs Hatem Yassen
Antoni Kowalski vs Halim Hussain
Stuart Bingham vs Hatem Yassen
Hatem Yassen vs Halim Hussain
Stuart Bingham vs Antoni Kowalski
Group 17
Elliot Slessor vs Mark Lloyd
Stan Moody vs Oliver Brown
Stan Moody vs Mark Lloyd
Elliot Slessor vs Oliver Brown
Oliver Brown vs Mark Lloyd
Elliot Slessor vs Stan Moody
Monday, July 7
Group 06
Ali Carter vs Jack Bradford
Liam Davies vs Huang Jiahao
Liam Davies vs Jack Bradford
Ali Carter vs Huang Jiahao
Huang Jiahao vs Jack Bradford
Ali Carter vs Liam Davies
Group 07
Chris Wakelin vs Daniel Womersley
Julien Leclercq vs Mitchell Mann
Julien Leclercq vs Daniel Womersley
Chris Wakelin vs Mitchell Mann
Mitchell Mann vs Daniel Womersley
Chris Wakelin vs Julien Leclercq
Tuesday, July 8
Group 13
Jack Lisowski vs Ashley Carty
Gong Chenzhi vs Ross Muir
Gong Chenzhi vs Ashley Carty
Jack Lisowski vs Ross Muir
Ross Muir vs Ashley Carty
Jack Lisowski vs Gong Chenzhi
Group 14
Pang Junxu vs Simon Blackwell
Oliver Lines vs Jiang Jun
Oliver Lines vs Simon Blackwell
Pang Junxu vs Jiang Jun
Jiang Jun vs Simon Blackwell
Pang Junxu vs Oliver Lines
Wednesday, July 9
Group 12
David Gilbert vs Paul Deaville
Duane Jones vs Louis Heathcote
Duane Jones vs Paul Deaville
David Gilbert vs Louis Heathcote
Louis Heathcote vs Paul Deaville
David Gilbert vs Duane Jones
Group 19
Lei Peifan vs Ryan Davies
Long Zehuang vs Mateusz Baranowski
Long Zehuang vs Ryan Davies
Lei Peifan vs Mateusz Baranowski
Mateusz Baranowski vs Ryan Davies
Lei Peifan vs Long Zehuang
Thursday, July 10
Group 10
Jak Jones vs Alfie Davies
Ben Mertens vs Jonas Luz
Ben Mertens vs Alfie Davies
Jak Jones vs Jonas Luz
Jonas Luz vs Alfie Davies
Jak Jones vs Ben Mertens
Group 23
Jimmy Robertson vs Sam Craigie
Mark Davies vs Connor Benzey
Mark Davies vs Sam Craigie
Jimmy Robertson vs Connor Benzey
Connor Benzey vs Sam Craigie
Jimmy Robertson vs Mark Davis
Friday, July 11
Group 08
Tom Ford vs Simon Blackwell
Allan Taylor vs Mink Nutcharut
Allan Taylor vs Simon Blackwell
Tom Ford vs Mink Nutcharut
Mink Nutcharut vs Simon Blackwell
Tom Ford vs Allan Taylor
Group 21
Noppon Saengkham vs Patrick Whelan
Liu Honguy vs Ian Burns
Liu Hongyu vs Patrick Whelan
Noppon Saengkham vs Ian Burns
Ian Burns vs Patrick Whelan
Noppon Saengkham vs Liu Hongyu
Saturday, July 12
Group 04
Si Jiahui vs Kayden Brierley
Artemijs Zizins vs Farakh Ajaib
Artemijs Zizins vs Kayden Brierley
Si Jiahui vs Farakh Ajaib
Farakh Ajaib vs Kayden Brierley
Si Jiahui vs Artemijs Zizins
Group 30
Ben Woollaston vs Iulian Boiko
Robbie Williams vs Florian Nüßle
Robbie Williams vs Iulian Boiko
Ben Woollaston vs Florian Nüßle
Florian Nüßle vs Iulian Boiko
Ben Woollaston vs Robbie Williams
Monday, July 14
Group 01
Barry Hawkins vs John Astley
Haydon Pinhey vs Haris Tahir
Haydon Pinhey vs John Astley
Barry Hawkins vs Haris Tahir
Haris Tahir vs John Astley
Barry Hawkins vs Haydon Pinhey
Group 20
Zhou Yuelong vs Ashley Hugill
David Lilley vs David Grace
David Lilley vs Ashley Hugill
Zhou Yuelong vs David Grace
David Grace vs Ashley Hugill
Zhou Yuelong vs David Lilley
Tuesday, July 15
Group 24
Jackson Page vs Jimmy White
Jordan Brown vs Liu Wenwei
Jordan Brown vs Jimmy White
Jackson Page vs Liu Wenwei
Liu Wenwei vs Jimmy White
Jackson Page vs Jordan Brown
Group 31
Martin O’Donnell vs Reanne Evans
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Gao Yang
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Reanne Evans
Martin O’Donnell vs Gao Yang
Gao Yang vs Reanne Evans
Martin O’Donnell vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Wednesday, July 16
Group 05
Chris Wakelin vs Daniel Womersley
Julien Leclercq vs Mitchell Mann
Julien Leclercq vs Daniel Womersley
Chris Wakelin vs Mitchell Mann
Mitchell Mann vs Daniel Womersley
Chris Wakelin vs Julien Leclercq
Group 16
Joe O’Connor vs Andrew Pagett
Zak Surety vs Liam Pullen
Zak Surety vs Andrew Pagett
Joe O’Connor vs Liam Pullen
Liam Pullen vs Andrew Pagett
Joe O’Connor vs Zak Surety
Thursday, July 17
Group 27
Aaron Hill vs TBC
Dylan Emery vs Sahil Nayyar
Dylan Emery vs TBC
Aaron Hill vs Sahil Nayyar
Sahil Nayyar vs TBC
Aaron Hill vs Dylan Emery
Group 29
Xu Si vs Michal Szubarczyk
Fan Zhengyi vs Liam Highfield
Fan Zhengyi vs Michal Szubarczyk
Xu Si vs Liam Highfield
Liam Highfield vs Michal Szubarczyk
Xu Si vs Fan Zhengyi
Friday, July 18 to Tuesday, July 22
Stage 2
Wednesday, July 23
Stage 3 & Final
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