AFTER an honest Christmas break snooker is BACK!
The Championship League is underway now with gamers seeing it as the proper warm-up for the Masters, which returns on January 12.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan, Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson, Mark Allen – contemporary off his huge win in Saudi Arabia – defending champion Mark Selby and the remainder of the world’s prime snooker gamers are all scheduled to look.
Here is all the things you want to know for the match.
When is the Championship League snooker 2025?
The Championship League takes place from January 3 to February 4, though there’s a break within the center whereas the Masters takes place.
There are seven teams then a Winners’ group – extra on the format is beneath.
The dates are as follows:
- January 3-4 – Group 1
- January 6-11 – Teams 2,3 and 4
- January 20-25 – Teams 5, 6 and seven.
- February 3-4 – Winners’ Group and play-offs
Who’s taking part in within the Championship League snooker 2025 and what’s the format?
All the large hitters are slated to play and appear able to play.
That features O’Sullivan, on the time of writing, who has pulled out of those sort of occasions in current months, however could need to get some type as we shut in on the World Championships.
- Group 1 (Jan 3-4) – Chris Wakelin, Gary Wilson, Jak Jones, Hossein Vafaie, Pang Junxu, Ryan Day, Elliot Slessor
- Group 2 (Jan 6-7) – Ali Carter, Si Jiahui, Robert Milkins
- Group 3 (Jan 8-9) – Ronnie O’Sullivan, Kyren Wilson, Mark Selby
- Group 4 (Jan 10-11) – Barry Hawkins, Stuart Bingham, Jackson Web page
- Group 5 (Jan 20-21) – Judd Trump, Tom Ford, Neil Robertson
- Group 6 (Jan 22-23) – David Gilbert, Jack Lisowski, Noppon Saengkham
- Group 7 (Jan 24-25) – Xiao Guodong, Zhou Yuelong, Matthew Selt
The Championship league is a spherical robin of eight teams of seven gamers.
Trump vs Wilson
SNOOKER’s Class of ’92 are fading away – with two English superstars able to forge a brand new period.
Judd Trump has declared he is able to battle reigning world champion Kyren Wilson for “the subsequent 10 years” or extra.
Present world No 1 Trump admitted Wilson’s meteoric rise over the past twelve months has “pushed him ahead” as a participant.
The Class of ’92 refers back to the legendary trio of Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins, and Mark Williamson.
With 14 world titles amongst them, the three gamers have dominated UK snooker over the previous three a long time.
However as their powers start to fade, Wilson and Trump seem able to fill the rivalry vacuum.
Learn extra on snooker’s new large rivalry between Judd Trump and Kyren Wilson…
The highest 4 from every group qualify for a play-off with the general winner going straight into the Winners’ Group.
The underside two are eradicated completely from the competitors, whereas the opposite 4 transfer into the subsequent group, the place they’re joined by three extra gamers.
This format continues by way of all seven teams till the Winners’ Group is fulled.
The gamers are ranked by matches received, then most frames received, then least frames misplaced – if two gamers are tied, the participant who received the head-to-head match finishes greater.
The play-off semi-finals are performed between 1st and 4th and 2nd and third, with the 2 winners assembly after which taking part in for a spot within the Winners’ Group.
The general winner secures a spot within the 2025 Champion of Champions and earns a modest quantity of prize cash.
What TV channel is the Championship League 2025 on and might or not it’s stay streamed?
There will probably be no TV protection within the UK however followers can stream all of the motion stay on Matchroom Sport’s YouTube.
Desk one will probably be on Matchroom Multi Sport and desk two is on the Matchroom Pool channel.
Each of these are free to stream.
Alternatively, SunSport will weblog choose matches from the group stage after which all the Winners’ Group and play-offs.
Championship League snooker 2025 schedule and outcomes
Friday, January 3
Group 1 league matches
- Chris Wakelin 1–3 Gary Wilson
- Jak Jones 2–3 Hossein Vafaei
- Ryan Day 3–1 Elliot Slessor
- Chris Wakelin 0–3 Pang Junxu
- Hossein Vafaei 3–1 Elliot Slessor
- Gary Wilson 2–3 Jak Jones
- Chris Wakelin 3–2 Jak Jones
- Ryan Day 3–2 Pang Junxu
- Gary Wilson 1–3 Hossein Vafaei
- Pang Junxu 3–1 Elliot Slessor
- Chris Wakelin 3–2 Hossein Vafaei
- Jak Jones 3–1 Elliot Slessor
Saturday, January 4
Group 1 league matches
- Chris Wakelin 3–1 Ryan Day
- Gary Wilson 2–3 Elliot Slessor
- Hossein Vafaei 0–3 Pang Junxu
- Jak Jones 0–3 Ryan Day
- Chris Wakelin 1–3 Elliot Slessor
- Gary Wilson 2–3 Pang Junxu
- Hossein Vafaei 3–0 Ryan Day
- Jak Jones 3-0 Pang Junxu
- Gary Wilson 0-3 Ryan Day
Group 1 semi-finals
- Hossein Vafaei 3-1 Ryan Day
- Pang Junxu 1-3 Jak Jones
Group 1 ultimate
- Jak Jones 1-3 Hossein Vafaei
*Vafaei advances to the Winners’ Group; Wakelin, Day, Pang and Jones advance to Group 2*
January 6
Group 2 league matches
- Ali Carter vs Si Jiahui
- Chris Wakelin vs Robert Milkins
- Ali Carter vs Pang Junxu
- Jak Jones vs Ryan Day
- Si Jiahui vs Robert Milkins
- Chris Wakelin vs Ryan Day
- Jak Jones vs Pang Junxu
- Ali Carter vs Robert Milkins
- Pang Junxu vs Ryan Day
- Si Jiahui vs Chris Wakelin
- Ali Carter vs Jak Jones
- Robert Milkins vs Ryan Day
January 7
Group 2 league matches
- Si Jiahui v Ryan Day
- Ali Carter v Chris Wakelin
- Jak Jones v Robert Milkins
- Chris Wakelin v Pang Junxu
- Ali Carter v Ryan Day
- Si Jiahui v Pang Junxu
- Chris Wakelin v Jak Jones
- Si Jiahui v Jak Jones
- Pang Junxu v Robert Milkins
Group 2 play-offs
January 8 & 9
Group 3 league matches and play-offs
January 10 & 11
Group 4 league matches and play-offs
January 20 & 21
Group 5 league matches and play-offs
January 22 & 23
Group 6 league matches and play-offs
January 24 & 25
Group 7 league matches and play-offs
February 3 & 4
Winners’ Group league matches and play-offs
