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❌ WN17: Chris Wakelin
❌ WN18: Jak Jones
❌ WN19: Ali Carter
❌ WN20: Stuart Bingham
❌ WN22: Jack Lisowski

Five of the six highest ranked players at this year's UK Championship qualifiers failed to make it to York.

📷: George Wood/Getty Images

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November 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
✅ Michael Holt
✅ David Gilbert
✅ Lyu Haotian
✅ Stephen Maguire
✅ Scott Donaldson
✅ Ben Woollaston
✅ Zhou Yuelong
✅ Elliot Slessor 📷

The first eight qualifiers for the 2025 UK Championship have been discovered.

📷: George Wood/Getty Images
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧. 𝗔. 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞!

Scott Donaldson qualifies for the main draw of the 2025 UK Championship after coming back from 5-0 down to defeat Stuart Bingham 6-5 in an INCREDIBLE comeback win.

📷: George Wood/Getty Images

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November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
🗣 When speaking on Radio Snooker, Stephen Hendry labelled himself as 'greedy' and 'horrible' in his pursuit and desire of sporting excellence.

The seven-time world champion is not a fan of trophies being shared about.

Full story here 👇

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Hendry labels himself as 'greedy' & 'horrible' in his desire for sporting excellence
The professional snooker scene seems to be more wide open than ever before with Zhao Xintong's recent victory at the Riyadh Season Championship meaning that 11 different players have won this season's...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Stephen Maguire defeats Ian Burns 6-1 to reach the main draw of the 2025 UK Championship in York. He is the first player to come through the qualifiers.

Winner of this Triple Crown event in 2004, the top ranked players will surely want to avoid drawing him in round one.

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November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
📰 NEWS: The UK Championship Judgement Day line-up is now complete after an eventful few sessions on Tuesday in Wigan 👇

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Star names exit UK Championship qualifying as full Judgement Day line-up revealed
The line-up for the final qualifying round of the 2025 UK Championship is now known following an eventful Tuesday in Wigan where several fancied players were eliminated.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
🏆 Congratulations to Neil Robertson on winning the inaugural Crucible Cup!

The Australian defeated Stephen Hendry, Mark Selby, and then John Higgins 7-5 in the final to lift the trophy.

The unique event from Reading was played under Snooker 900 rules and shown on Pluto TV.
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
❌️ Northern Ireland Open champion Jack Lisowski will not be in York for the UK Championship.

Lisowski was defeated 6-2 by Louis Heathcote in the penultimate qualifying round in Wigan.

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November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
🗣 "It's nice to come and compete, brings back some nice memories"

Former world number five Stephen Lee won the 2025 Embassy Snooker Open in California to collect the $10,000 first prize.

Full story here 👇

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Stephen Lee wins five-figure jackpot at Embassy Snooker Open held in Los Angeles
Five-time ranking event champion Stephen Lee scooped the $10,000 first prize on offer for winning the 2025 Embassy Snooker Open in San Gabriel, California.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
📰 REPORT: Luca Brecel, Matthew Stevens, and Chris Wakelin were all eliminated during a busy session on Monday night at the UK Championship qualifers 👇

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Opening batch of players book tickets to UK Championship qualifying 'Judgement Day'
UK Championship qualifying continues to heat up in Wigan with the first block of players making it through to the final qualifying round where they are one more win away from the main draw, televised ...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
📋 2025 Crucible Cup opening day results:
John Higgins 6-3 Barry Hawkins
Neil Robertson 6-2 Stephen Hendry
Mark Selby 6-2 Xiao Guodong
Mark Williams 3-6 Gary Wilson

Semi-finals line-up for Tuesday afternoon:
Robertson v Selby
Higgins v Wilson

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November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
147 FOR CHANG BINGYU

Chang Bingyu makes a maximum break during his UK Championship qualifier against Stephen Maguire.

His first 147 in pro competition, it is the 16th of the season - A NEW RECORD!

And what a final black he had to pot 😅

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November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
📰 Stephen Hendry made a century break on his 'one-day' snooker return at the Crucible Cup, but opponent Neil Robertson produced three, including a near 147.

The Aussie won 6-2 to advance to the semis in Reading.

Full story here 👇

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Defeated Stephen Hendry hits century in 'one-day' snooker comeback at Crucible Cup
Stephen Hendry's very brief comeback to competitive snooker action ended in a 6-2 defeat to Neil Robertson, but the seven-time world champion showed spells of his class, including a century break.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Stephen Hendry's return to competitive snooker action ends in a 6-2 defeat to Neil Robertson at the Crucible Cup, but the seven-time world champion showed spells of his class, making a break of 100 in frame five.

Robertson produced runs of 129, 104 and 106.

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November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Stuart Bingham would become the 12th player in pro snooker history to complete a Career Triple Crown should he win the UK Championship.

'Ball-Run' begins his latest UK campaign against Liam Pullen in the third qualifying round on Tuesday morning 👇

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Bingham aims to park UK Championship heartbreak and join exclusive club of winners
Former World and Masters Champion Stuart Bingham begins his latest bid for a maiden UK Championship title against youngster Liam Pullen in the third qualifying round on Tuesday morning in Wigan.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
UK Championship qualifying day two is in the books.

Our summary of the action from Wigan is here 👇

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Stevens advances in UK Championship qualifying but Doherty eliminated on day two
UK Championship qualifying continued on Sunday in Wigan at the Robin Park Leisure Centre as round one was completed and round two began.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
📰 NEWS: Shaun Murphy, Kyren Wilson, and Luca Brecel will represent snooker at the Perfect Challenge on Tuesday.

🎱 147
🎯 9-darter
⛳️ Hole-in-one

More info about the unique event here 👇

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Murphy, Wilson and Brecel to represent snooker at the Paddy Power Perfect Challenge
The age-old debate of which sporting feat of perfection is the hardest to complete will be reignited with the return of the ‘Paddy Power Perfect Challenge’ on Tuesday 25th November.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Tuning into next week's Crucible Cup?

The star-studded eight-player line-up boasts 19 world championship crowns and 155 ranking titles between them!

All the essential tournament information is here 👇

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Crucible Cup: Top pros to star in fast-paced action on Pluto TV; draw and info here
A star-studded eight-player cast boasting 19 world championship crowns and 155 ranking titles between them will line-up for the inaugural Crucible Cup.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Brilliant scoring from Jiang Jun as he moves into the next round of UK Championship qualifying.

Jiang made breaks of 116, 114 and 117 in his 6-0 win over Mink Nutcharut.

📷: World Snooker Tour
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
✅ The opening day of 2025 UK Championship qualifying is over.

There are plenty of stories to catch up on, including 14-year-old Michal Szubarczyk defeating 1992 champion Jimmy White.

Our summary, here 👇

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Snooker wonderkid eliminates legend Jimmy White from UK Championship qualifying
Youth overcame experience on Saturday night in Wigan as 14-year-old professional rookie Michal Szubarczyk defeated snooker legend Jimmy White, 6-2, in UK Championship qualifying.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
📰 NEWS: The all-time seasonal record for 147s has been equalled after Liam Pullen struck perfection today at the UK Championship qualifers 👇

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Pullen completes snooker perfection to equal all-time seasonal record for 147 breaks
Liam Pullen is the latest player on this season's World Snooker Tour to make a maximum 147 break.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
147 FOR LIAM PULLEN!

The 20-year-old Englishman completes perfection for the first time in pro competition as he strikes a maximum 147 break during the first round of UK Championship qualifying.

It is the 15th 147 of the term, equaling the all-time seasonal record!

📷: WST

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November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Qualifying for the 2025 UK Championship got underway earlier today.

Playing in Wigan over the next few days are former UK Champions Jimmy White (1992), Matthew Stevens (2003) and Stephen Maguire (2004).

There are 16 tickets on offer to join the seeded players for the main draw.

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November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🗣 "He’s the best ball striker I’ve ever seen playing snooker and I’m including everyone in that"

Stephen Hendry heaped praise on Zhao Xintong and believes he is the man to beat in York at the upcoming UK Championship 👇

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Hendry issues praise and prediction as he names Zhao 'man to beat' at UK Championship
Seven-time Crucible king Stephen Hendry heaped praise on Zhao Xintong’s game after the Chinese superstar won his first title as the world champion at the 2025 Riyadh Season Snooker Championship.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
💯 Zhao Xintong maintains his 100% winning record in professional finals:

2021 UK Championship ✅
2022 German Masters ✅
2025 World Championship ✅
2025 Riyadh Season Championship ✅

📷: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

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November 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM