The 2025 British Championships will be held at York Barbican from 29 November to 7 December.
World number one Judd Trump defeated Barry Hawkins 10-8 in last year’s final in a bid to retain his title, but eight-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan lost to Chinese player Zhou Yuelong in the first round.
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Other current former champions include John Higgins, Mark Williams, Mark Selby, Neil Robertson and world champion Zhao Xintong.
The tournament is the first Triple Crown event of the season, with two other events – the Masters and World Championship – both due to take place in 2026.
You can watch every shot of the game live on BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app, with extensive coverage on network TV.
All York games are played in a best-of-11 format, except for the final, which is played in two games of 19 frames.
British Championships maximum rest period
There have been 23 maximum breaks of 147 in the 48 previous British Championships and 2025 qualifications.
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Willie Thorne wrote the first one in 1987, opposite Tommy Murphy.
In 2007, O’Sullivan performed incredibly well in the semi-finals against Selby, scoring 147 in the last frame. In 2014, he once again set the UK’s highest single score.
Australia’s Robertson is the only player to have shot 147 in a British Championship final, achieving the feat in the sixth frame of his 2015 win over Liang Wenbo.
Andy Hicks, Lisowski and John Higgins posted three 147s at the 2012 Championship, all achieving top scores.
Liam Pullen and Chang Bingyu both shot 147 in this year’s qualifying, setting a new single-season record of 16 with more than six months left in the season.
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Match schedule and BBC coverage times
All times are Greenwich Mean Time. Schedule and start times subject to change. The BBC accepts no responsibility for any changes that may be made.
Tuesday, December 2
match schedule
first round
13:00 – Mark Selby 6-2 Lei Peifan
13:00 – Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-6 Zhou Yuelong
19:00 – Kyren Wilson vs Elliott Slesser
19:00 – Barry Hawkins v David Lilley
live coverage
19:00-21:00 – BBC Four
19:00-23:00 – BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website, BBC Sport app and red button
British Championship play-offs
23:10-01:10 – BBC Two
Wednesday, December 3
match schedule
second round
13:00 – Mark Williams v Pang Junxu
13:00 – Wu Yize VS Neil Robertson
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19:00 – Judd Trump vs Scarlett
19:00 – Mark Selby VS Zhou Yuelong
live coverage
13:00-17:15 – BBC Two
13:00-18:00 – BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website, BBC Sport app and red button
19:00-21:00 – BBC Two
19:00-23:00 – BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website, BBC Sport app and red button
21:00-22:00 – BBC Four
British Championship play-offs
00:00-02:00 – BBC Two
Thursday, December 4
second round
Game to be determined
live coverage
13:00-17:15 – BBC Two
13:00-18:00 – BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website, BBC Sport app and red button
19:00-21:00 – BBC Two
19:00-23:00 – BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website, BBC Sport app and red button
21:00-22:00 – BBC Four
British Championship play-offs
00:00-02:00 – BBC Two
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Friday, December 5
quarterfinals
Game to be determined
live coverage
13:00-17:00 – BBC Two
13:00-18:00 – BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website, BBC Sport app and red button
19:00-22:00 – BBC Two and BBC Four
19:00-23:00 – BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website, BBC Sport app and red button
Saturday, December 6
semifinals
Game to be determined
live coverage
13:00-16:30 – BBC Radio 1
13:00-18:00 – BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app
16:30-17:30 – BBC Two
19:00-22:00 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website, BBC Sport app
Sunday, December 7
final
13:00 & 19:00
live coverage
13:00-16:15 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app
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19:00-22:00 – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website, BBC Sport app
Who is the top seed?
After the international competition, the top 16 in the world automatically advance to the top 32.
Defending champion Trump is the No. 1 seed, while Zhao Wei, ranked 10th in the world, is promoted to the No. 2 seed by virtue of her status as world champion.
Chinese player Wu Yize won the first ranking event championship of the international championship and locked up a spot in the top 16.
Full seeding:
result
first round
Judd Trump 6-4 Stephen Maguire
Si Jiahui 6-0 Ryan Day
John Higgins 6-2 Ben Woolaston
Sean Murphy 6-2 Ma Lu
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Neil Robertson 6-2 Julien Leclerc
Wu Yize 6-4 Michael Holt
Mark Williams 6-4 David Gilbert
Xiao Guodong 2-6 Pang Junxu
Ding Junhui 6-4 Xu Si
Zhao Xintong 6-1 Long Zehuang
Mark Allen 1-6 Scott Donaldson
Gary Wilson 5-6 Zhang Anda
Mark Selby 6-2 Lei Peifan
Ronnie O’Sullivan 4-6 Zhou Yuelong
What’s the prize?
Winner: £250,000
Runner-up: £100,000
Semi-finalists: £50,000
Quarter-finalists: £25,000
Final 16: £15,000
Last 32: £10,000
Maximum prize: £15,000
Total prize money: £1,205,000
Previous winners
O’Sullivan leads the way with eight titles, winning his first Triple Crown event in 1993 at the age of 17, defeating Hendry.
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O’Sullivan has also won the trophy in 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2023.
Fellow Englishman Steve Davis has won the title six times, one more than his Scottish rival Hendry.
Higgins, Ding and Robertson won three championships, while Mark Williams, Trump, Selby and Doug Mountjoy won two championships.
Past five finals:
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2024: Judd Trump 10-8 Barry Hawkins
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2023: Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-7 Ding Junhui
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2022: Mark Allen 10-7 Ding Junhui
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2021: Zhao Xintong 10-5 Luca Bressel
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2020: Neil Robertson 10-9 Judd Trump
