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UK Snooker Championship across the BBC

Live Reporting

Steve Sutcliffe

  1. O'Sullivan 0-0 Zhou

    Zhou misses another red to the bottom right corner. A decent chance for Ronnie O'Sullivan, who rolls in the ired left by his opponent, followed by a black and another red before missing a pink to the left corner by a fair distance.

  2. O'Sullivan 0-0 Zhou

    Ronnie O'Sullivan ekes out a 41-point lead but shortly after running out of position he is put in a snooker by Zhou Yuelong that he can't extract himself from without leaving a red to the bottom left corner. Counter-attack time.

    Now Zhou is shaking his head after missing a red to the bottom right corner pocket on 35.

    Eight-time UK champion O'Sullivan is able to swerve round the black to knock it in but the white follows the red into the pocket.

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  3. A buzzing Barbican

    O'Sullivan 0-0 Zhou

    Michael Emons
    BBC Sport at York Barbican

    Ronnie O’SullivanMichael Emons

    Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the UK Championship on eight occasions, with five of those successes coming here in York

    There is always something special about the venue when Ronnie O'Sullivan is around - the media room is busier, the fans are queuing up earlier and in greater numbers and there is a big buzz about the place.

    But we may have to enjoy it while we can. With O'Sullivan now living in Dubai with his family, he is now far more selective about what events he plays in.

    This is his first match in a tournament in the UK since his 17-7 loss to Zhao Xintong in the semi-finals of the World Championship at the Crucible in Sheffield at the start of May.

    We also don't know at the moment when his next appearance in the UK will be as he has hinted at missing the Masters in January at Alexandra Palace.

    As always, he received a great reception from the fans as he made his way to the arena, minus his cue, which had already been placed on the table waiting for him.

  4. O'Sullivan 'has to play' more

    O'Sullivan 0-0 Zhou

    Mark Williams
    Three-time world champion on BBC Two

    The reason he [Ronnie O'Sullivan] is maybe not winning as many tournaments as he has is that he is not playing enough. For him to get back to winning consistently I think he has to play more but when you are 50 it is hard to play in all the tournaments.

    I think his motivation is just winning. He loves to win the big events and even though he has said he doesn't want to overtake Stephen Hendry's record at the World Championship [ O'Sullivan and Hendry are both on seven titles], he does. I think that is is main aim.

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  7. Rocket Ronnie blasts into York

    Michael Emons
    BBC Sport at York Barbican

    York BarbicanMichael Emons

    Welcome to day four of the UK Championship - and what a day it promises to be.

    Two of the sport's all-time greats are in action this afternoon with four-time world champion Mark Selby taking on China's Lei Peifan.

    And what an occasion it will be on table one as seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan plays in a UK tournament for the first time since May and faces another Chinese player in Zhou Yuelong.

    York BarbicanMichael Emons

  8. UK Championship seeds, schedule, BBC coverage & 147s

    Triumphant Trump beats Hawkins to win second UK Championship crown

    The 2025 UK Championship takes place at York Barbican from 29 November to 7 December.

    World number one Judd Trump gets the action under way, with World number five Ronnie O'Sullivan, who celebrates his 50th birthday on 5 December, will feature and bid for a record ninth title - 32 years after his first success.

    Other former champions in action include John Higgins, Mark Williams, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson and Zhao Xintong.

    The championship is the first Triple Crown tournament of the season, with the other two, the Masters and the World Championship, both taking place in 2026.

    You can watch every pot of the tournament live on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app, while there is also extensive coverage on network TV.

    You can catch up on all the snooker action here for up to 30 days.

    All matches in York are best of 11 frames except for the final, which is played over 19 frames and two sessions.

    To see the full schedule & results, click here.