Championship League snooker 2025: Schedule, results, TV channel, how to live stream FREE

CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE snooker is rolling along after the Masters.

The non-ranking tournament is continuing this week after a thrilling week of action at the Masters, where Shaun Murphy won the title.

Judd Trump, Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson and some of the world’s top snooker players are all scheduled to appear, although Ronnie O’Sullivan withdrew ahead of his Masters withdrawal.

Here’s everything you need to know for the tournament.

When is the Championship League snooker 2025?

The Championship League takes place from January 3 to February 4, although there is a break in the middle while the Masters takes place.

There are seven groups then a Winners’ group – more on the format is below.

The dates are as follows:

• January 3-4 – Group 1
• January 6-11 – Groups 2,3 and 4
• January 20-25 – Groups 5, 6 and 7.
• February 3-4 – Winners’ Group and play-offs

Who is playing in the Championship League snooker 2025 and what is the format?

All the big hitters are slated to play and seem ready to play.

That includes O’Sullivan, at the time of writing, who has pulled out of these type of events in recent months, but may want to get some form as we close 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 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 round robin of eight groups of seven players.

The top four from each group qualify for a play-off with the overall winner going straight into the Winners’ Group.

The bottom two are eliminated totally from the competition, while the other four move into the next group, where they are joined by three more players.

This format continues through all seven groups until the Winners’ Group is fulled.

The players are ranked by matches won, then most frames won, then least frames lost – if two players are tied, the player who won the head-to-head match finishes higher.

The play-off semi-finals are played between 1st and 4th and 2nd and 3rd, with the two winners meeting and then playing for a place in the Winners’ Group.

The overall winner secures a place in the 2025 Champion of Champions and earns a modest amount of prize money.

What TV channel is the Championship League 2025 on and can it be live streamed?

There will be no TV coverage in the UK but fans can stream all the action live on Matchroom Sport’s YouTube.

Table one will be on Matchroom Multi Sport and table two is on the Matchroom Pool channel.

Both of those are free to stream.

Alternatively, SunSport will blog select matches from the group stage and then the entire Winners’ Group and play-offs.

Championship League snooker 2025 schedule and results

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 final

• 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 3-1 Si Jiahui
• Chris Wakelin 3-0 Robert Milkins
• Ali Carter 2-3 Pang Junxu
• Jak Jones 2-3 Ryan Day
• Si Jiahui 3-1 Robert Milkins
• Chris Wakelin 3-0 Ryan Day
• Jak Jones 3-0 Pang Junxu
• Ali Carter 2-3 Robert Milkins
• Pang Junxu 0-3 Ryan Day
• Si Jiahui 3-2 Chris Wakelin
• Ali Carter 2-3 Jak Jones
• Robert Milkins 3-1 Ryan Day

January 7
Group 2 league matches

• Si Jiahui 3-1 Ryan Day
• Ali Carter 3-1 Chris Wakelin
• Jak Jones 1-3 Robert Milkins
• Chris Wakelin 3-1 Pang Junxu
• Ali Carter 3-2 Ryan Day
• Si Jiahui 3-0 Pang Junxu
• Chris Wakelin 0-3 Jak Jones
• Si Jiahui 3-2 Jak Jones
• Pang Junxu 3-1 Robert Milkins

Group 2 play-offs

• Si Jiahui 3-2 Chris Wakelin
• Ali Carter 1-3 Jak Jones

Group 2 final

• Si Jiahui 3-2 Jak Jones

*Si advances to the Winners’ Group; Carter, Jones and Wakelin advance to Group 3*

January 8
Group 3 league matches

• Ali Carter 3-0 Robert Milkins
• Kyren Wilson 1-3 Mark Selby
• Ali Carter 3-0 Jak Jones
• Ronnie O’Sullivan 2-3 Chris Wakelin
• Mark Selby 3-1 Robert Milkins
• Kyren Wilson 3-1 Ronnie O’Sullivan
• Ronnie O’Sullivan 2-3 Mark Selby
• Chris Wakelin 2-3 Jak Jones
• Ali Carter 0-3 Chris Wakelin
• Kyren Wilson 3-1 Robert Milkins
• Ronnie O’Sullivan 3-2 Jak Jones
• Mark Selby 3-1 Ali Carter

January 9

Group 3 league matches

• Ronnie O’Sullivan 2-3 Robert Milkins
• Kyren Wilson 3-2 Ali Carter
• Mark Selby 3-0 Jak Jones
• Chirs Wakelin 2-3 Robert Milkins
• Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Ali Carter (WO – O’Sullivan withdrawn)
• Kyren Wilson 3-1 Chris Wakelin
• Jak Jones 3-2 Robert Milkins
• Mark Selby 3-0 Chris Wakelin
• Kyren Wilson 3-1 Jak Jones

Group 3 play-offs

• Kyren Wilson 3-2 Ali Carter
• Mark Selby 1-3 Jak Jones

Group 3 final

• Jak Jones 2-3 Kyren Wilson

*Wilson advances to the Winners’ Group; Selby and Jones advance to Group 4*

January 10
Group 4 league matches

• Stuart Bingham 3-1 Matthew Selt
• Jackson Page 1-3 Jimmy Robertson
• Jak Jones 2-3 Joe O’Connor
• Mark Selby 3-2 Matthew Selt
• Stuart Bingham 3-1 Jackson Page
• Jimmy Robertson 1-3 Joe O’Connor
• Mark Selby 3-1 Jak Jones
• Matthew Selt 3-1 Jackson Page
• Stuart Bingham 3-2 Jimmy Robertson
• Mark Selby 2-3 Joe O’Connor
• Jak Jones 3-1 Matthew Selt
• Jackson Page 0-3 Joe O’Connor
• Jak Jones 3-1 Matthew Selt

January 11

Group 4 league matches

• Stuart Bingham 3-0 Joe O’Connor
• Matthew Selt 3-1 Jimmy Robertson
• Jak Jones 2-3 Jackson Page
• Mark Selby 3-2 Jimmy Roberson
• Mark Selby 0-3 Stuart Bingham
• Matthew Selt 3-2 Joe O’Connor
• Jak Jones 3-1 Jimmy Robertson
• Jak Jones 3-0 Stuart Bingham
• Mark Selby 3-1 Jackson Page

Group 4 play-offs

• Joe O’Connor 1-3 Mark Selby
• Stuart Bingham 2-3 Jak Jones

Group 4 final

• Jak Jones 0-3 Mark Selby

January 20

Group 5 league matches

• Judd Trump 3–1 Tom Ford
• Neil Robertson 3–2 Matthew Selt
• Jak Jones 3–1 Joe O’Connor
• Judd Trump 3–1 Stuart Bingham
• Tom Ford 3–0 Neil Robertson
• Matthew Selt 2–3 Joe O’Connor
• Jak Jones 3-0 Stuart Bingham
• Judd Trump 3-0 Neil Robertson
• Stuart Bingham 3-2 Joe O’Connor
• Tom Ford 1-3 Matthew Selt
• Neil Robertson 0-3 Joe O’Connor
• Judd Trump 3-1 Jak Jones

January 21

Group 5 league matches

• Tom Ford 3- 2 Joe O’Connor
• Judd Trump 2-3 Matthew Selt
• Jak Jones 3-1 Neil Robertson
• Stuart Bingham 2-3 Matthew Selt
• Tom Ford 1-3 Stuart Bingham
• Judd Trump 3-2 Joe O’Connor
• Jak Jones 3-0 Matthew Selt
• Jak Jones vs Tom Ford
• Neil Robertson vs Stuart Bingham

January 22 & 23
Group 6 league matches and play-offs

• TBC

January 24 & 25
Group 7 league matches and play-offs

• TBC

February 3 & 4
Winners’ Group league matches and play-offs

• TBC