Ronnie O' Sullivan is preparing to defend his title this weekend
He heads into the competition, the first of the Triple Crown events this year, as the defending champion., it attracts big names such as Kyren Wilson, winner of last month’s Northern Ireland Open, and two-time winner Mark Williams.Ronnie O’Sullivan won the UK Championship for the eighth time at Barbican Centre in 2023 Thirty-two players enter the tournament, the world’s top 16 players and 16 qualifiers. To qualify, players must compete in a preliminary event.
A total of 128 players, professionals ranked outside the top 16 and leading amateur players, competed in a four-round qualifying tournament from 16 to 21 November at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. Higher ranked players were given byes to the later rounds. The 16 successful players from this tournament qualified for the UK Snooker Championship, where they will be drawn at random against the top 16 seeds.
In the championship itself, playerscompete in knock-out rounds, where it is best of 11 frames, until the final, which is contested over 19 frames and two sessions.. Hazel Irvine and Seema Jaswal will present the coverage, with expert analysis from former snooker stars Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott, John Virgo and Ken Doherty.The winner of the tournament can expect to take home £250,000, from a total prize pot of £1,205,000.
There are also smaller cash prizes for those in the qualifying rounds, and a prize of £15,000 for the highest break.
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