RONNIE O’SULLIVAN will be back in York to defend his UK Championship trophy THIS WEEKEND – and there’s a large bag of cash on offer for the winner.
The Rocket remains the biggest draw in snooker but has yet to find his form and is still looking for his first ranking title of the season.
Ronnie O’Sullivan will defend his UK Championship crown in York this weekend
O’Sullivan beat Ding in last year’s final and will have to run the gauntlet of the world’s top players, however, with the likes of, Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson, Mark Allen and Mark Williams – fresh off his epic Champion of Champions win – all in action.
The UK Championship is one of the most prestigious and desirable tournaments of the snooker calendar and part of the Triple Crown, along with the Masters and World Championships.
What is the UK Championship snooker 2024 prize money?
As a Triple Crown event, only two other competitions bring in as much prize money as the UK Championship.
Previously it was only the World Champs that landed a bigger payday, but the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters – which was held for the first time in August – has since topped the UK Championship.
Judd Trump won £500,000 for that epic win over Mark Williams in Riyadh.
The prize money in York is certainly nothing to sniff at, though.
The winner will land £250,000 and the overall prize pot is more than £1.2m, while there is a very nice bonus for the highest break.
Here’s the full breakdown:
Highest break: £15,000
Last 112: £2,500
Last 80: £5,000
Last 48: £7,500
Last 32: £10,000
Last 16: £15,000
Quarter-final: £25,000
Semi-final: £50,000
Runner-up: £100,000
Winner: £250,000
Total prize money : £1,205,000
Who is playing at the UK Championship 2024?
The full schedule and fixture list is set to be announced on November 21, ahead of the tournament starting on November 23, after the qualifying is finished.
The seeds have already been decided, however.
Kyren WIlson
Judd Trump
Mark Allen
Mark Selby
Mark Williams
Luca Brecel
Ding Junhui
Shaun Murphy
Gary Wilson
Zhang Anda
Ali Carter
Si Jiahui
John Higgins
Chris Wakelin
XIao Guodong
When is the UK Championship snooker 2024 and how can I watch it?
The UK Championships starts on Saturday, November 23.
The final will take place on Sunday, December 1.
The tournament will be broadcast on UK television on Eurosport and on the BBC.
Discovery+ and BBC iPlayer will also live stream all the action.
Alternatively, SunSport will LIVE BLOG all the action throughout the week at the York Barbican.
Trump vs Wilson
SNOOKER’s Class of ’92 are fading away – with two English superstars ready to forge a new era.
Judd Trump has declared he’s ready to battle reigning world champion Kyren Wilson for “the next 10 years” or more.
Current world No 1 Trump admitted Wilson’s meteoric rise over the last twelve months has “pushed him forward” as a player.
The Class of ’92 refers to the legendary trio of Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins, and Mark Williamson.
With 14 world titles among them, the three players have dominated UK snooker over the past three decades.
But as their powers begin to fade, Wilson and Trump appear ready to fill the rivalry vacuum.
Read more on snooker’s new big rivalry between Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson…
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