UK Snooker Championship 2023: Ding Junhui beats Mark Allen 6-5
Ding Junhui is a three-time UK champion Venue: Barbican Centre, York Dates: Saturday, 25 November – Sunday, 3 December BBC coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer, as well as the BBC Sport website and mobile app Ding Junhui fought back to beat defending champion Mark Allen 6-5 […]
UK Snooker Championship 2023: Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Allen and Judd Trump among contenders
Venue: Barbican Centre, York Dates: Saturday, 25 November – Sunday, 3 December BBC coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer, as well as the BBC Sport website and mobile app A seven-time champion threatening to quit, a repeat of the 2022 final and an in-form ‘Juddernaut’ will be […]
UK Snooker Championship: Mark Allen drawn against Ding Junhui in repeat of 2022 final
Venue: Barbican Centre, York Dates: 25 November – 3 December BBC coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer, as well as the BBC Sport website and app Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen will begin his title defence at the UK Championship against Ding Junhui – the player he beat […]
UK Snooker Championship: Three-time winner Ding Junhui among first qualifiers
Ding Junhui won the UK Championship in 2005, 2009 and 2019 Venue: Barbican Centre, York Dates: 25 November – 3 December BBC coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer, as well as the BBC Sport website and app Three-time winner Ding Junhui has booked a place at the […]
Mark Allen believes snooker ‘players hold the power’ over sport’s survival
Mark Allen will begin the defence of his 2022 UK Championship title later this month in York. Mark Allen says the “players ultimately hold the power” over the future of snooker following his criticism of the World Snooker Tour. But Allen, who plays John Higgins in the Champion of Champions semi-final on Saturday, believes snooker […]
Snooker match-fixing: ‘Perfect storm’ led to corruption scandal, say investigators
Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao were both ranked in the world’s top 16 when suspended A ‘perfect storm’ of corruption, money troubles, cultural issues and the Covid-19 lockdown led to snooker’s biggest match-fixing scandal, investigators have told BBC Sport. Liang Wenbo and Li Hang were given lifetime bans and eight others – including major winners […]