UK Championship qualifying draw, schedule, how to watch and prize money

Neil Robertson must win two matches to make it to York (Picture: Getty Images)

Qualifying for the UK Championship gets underway on Saturday in Leicester, with just 16 places on offer at the main event in York.

The tiered qualifying system is the same as at the World Championsip, so the lowest ranked players come in at the opening round and must win four matches to make it to the Barbican.

Those closer to the top 16 only have to win two matches to qualify, but that is no easy task as they take on players who have already picked up at least one win.

There are big names involved at the qualifying in Leicester, with the likes of Neil Robertson, Barry Hawkins, Hossein Vafaei, Dave Gilbert and Jak Jones all outside the world’s top 16.

The qualifiers will come through and then be drawn randomly against a top 16 player for a first round match in York.

The qualifiers take place at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester.

UK Championship qualifying draw and schedule

Saturday 16 November

Round One
09.30
Haris Tahir vs Craig Steadman
Liam Pullen vs Josh Thomond
Ben Mertens vs Oliver Sykes
Liam Graham vs Baipat Siripaporn
Gong Chenzhi vs Daniel Womersley
Jonas Luz vs Florian Nuessle
Mostafa Dorgham vs Huang Jiahao
Artemijs Zizins vs Mark Joyce

14.30
Wang Yuchen vs Lewis Ullah
Liam Davies vs Ahmed ElSayed
Haydon Pinhey vs Reanne Evans
Bulcsu Revesz vs Iulian Boiko
Alex Ursenbacher vs Joshua Cooper
Zak Surety vs Simon Blackwell
Dean Young vs Mohamed Shehab
Farakh Ajaib vs Bai Yulu
19.30
Sunny Akani vs Zhao Xintong
Julien Leclercq vs Hamza Ilyas
Andrew Pagett vs Mitchell Mann
Mink Nutcharut vs Hatem Yassen
Amir Sarkhosh vs Anton Kazakov
Ka Wai Cheung vs Harvey Chandler
Lei Peifan vs Vladislav Gradinari
Antoni Kowalski vs Igor Figueiredo

Zhao Xintong earned his place in the qualifiers through the Q Tour (Picture: Getty Images)

Sunday 17 November
09.30
Andrew Higginson vs Dylan Emery
Michael Holt vs Steven Hallworth
Jimmy White vs Paul Deaville
Chris Totten vs Ryan Davies
Allan Taylor vs Kreishh Gurbaxani
Robbie McGuigan vs Habib Sabah
Duane Jones vs Ryan Thomerson
Manasawin Phetmalaikul vs Andrew Petrov

Round Two
14.30
David Grace vs Zizins/Joyce
Long Zehuang vs Graham/Baipat
Daniel Wells vs Tahir/Steadman
Ian Burns vs Gong/Womersley
Ma Hailong vs Pullen/Thomond
Jordan Brown vs Luz/Nuessle
Jamie Clarke vs Dorgham/Huang
Stuart Carrington vs Mertens/Sykes
19.30
Rory Thor vs Surety/Blackwell
David Lilley vs Davis/ElSayed
Sanderson Lam vs Pinhey/Evans
Mark Davis vs Wang/Ullah
Ashley Carty vs Revesz/Boiko
Alfie Burden vs Ursenbacher/Cooper
Louis Heathcote vs Young/Shehab
Jamie Jones vs Ajaib/Bai

Louis Heathcote reached the quarter-finals of the recent Northern Ireland Open (Picture: Getty Images)

Monday 18 November

09.30
Hammad Miah vs Lei/Gradinari
Jiang Jun vs Akani/Zhao
Marco Fu vs Sarkosh/Kazakov
Anthony Hamilton vs Kowalski/Figueiredo
Xing Zihao vs Pagett/Mann
Aaron Hill vs Cheung/Chandler
Joe Perry vs Mink/Yassen
Graeme Dott vs Leclercq/Ilyas
14.30
Matthew Stevens vs Phetmalaikul/Petrov
Ishpreet Singh Chadha vs Holt/Hallword
Ross Muir vs White/Deaville
Liu Hongyu vs Taylor/Gurbaxani
He Guoqiang vs McGuigan/Sabah
Tian Pengfei vs Totten/R Davies
Stan Moody vs D Jones/Thomerson
Oliver Lines vs Higginson/Emery

Round Three
19.30
Stuart Bingham vs Mertens/Sykes/Carrington
Fan Zhengyi vs Luz/Nuessle/Brown
Jak Jones vs Gong/Womersley/Burns
Jimmy Robertson vs Tahir/Steadman/Wells
Jack Lisowski vs Surety/Blackwell/Thor
Jackson Page vs Dorgham/Huang/Clarke
Stephen Maguire vs Zizins/Joyce/Grace
Elliot Slessor vs Graham/Baipat/Long

Barry Hawkins faces qualifiers to make it to York (Picture: Getty Images)

Tuesday 19 November

09.30
Barry Hawkins vs Ursenbacher/Cooper/Burden
Yuan Sijun vs Pinhey/Evans/Lam
Joe O’Connor vs Holt/Hallworth/Singh Chadha
Scott Donaldson vs Ajaib/Bai/J Jones
Ryan Day vs Young/Shehab/Heathcote
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs L Davies/ ElSayed/Lilley
Wu Yize vs Revesz/Boiko/Carty
Robbie Williams vs Wang/Ullah/Davis
14.30
Ricky Walden vs Kowalski/Figueiredo/Hamilton
Zhou Yuelong vs Sarkosh/Kazakov/Fu
Matt Selt vs Cheung/Chandler/Hill
Dave Gilbert vs Pagett/Mann/Xing
Dominic Dale vs Leclercq/Ilyas/Dott
Ben Woollaston vs Mink/Yassen/Perry
Noppon Saengkham vs Akani/Zhao/Jiang
Tom Ford vs Lei/Gradinari/Miah
19.30
Tom Ford vs
Hossein Vafaei vs Pullen/Thomond/Ma
Neil Robertson vs Higginson/Emery/Lines
Rob Milkins vs White/Deaville/Muir
Lyu Haotian vs Taylor/Gurbaxani/Liu
Pang Junxu vs D Jones/Thomerson/Moody
Xu Si vs Totten/R Davies/Tian
Anthony McGill vs McGuigan/Sabah/He
Martin O’Donnell vs Phetmalaikul/Petrov/Stevens

Dave Gilbert would be a tough draw for any top 16 player (Picture: Getty Images)

Judgement Days

Wednesday 20 November

1pm
Slessor/Graham/Baipat/Long vs Maguire/Zizins/Joyce/Grace
Jak Jones/Gong/Womersley/Burns vs Zhengyi/Luz/Nuessle/Brown
Page/Dorgham/Huang/Clarke vs Vafaei/Pullen/Thomond/Ma
J Robertson/Tahir/Steadman/Wells vs Bingham/Mertens/Sykes/Carrington
7pm
Day/Young/Shehab/Heathcote vs Yuan/Pinhey/Evans/Lam
R Williams/Wang/Ullah/Davis vs Hawkins/Ursenbacher/Cooper/Burden
Lisowski/Surety/Blackwell/Thor vs Donaldson/Ajaib/Bai/J Jones
Thepchaiya/L Davies/ ElSayed/Lilley vs Wu/Revesz/Boiko/Carty

Thursday 21 November

1pm
Zhou/Sarkosh/Kazakov/Fu vs Selt vs Cheung/Chandler/Hill
Ford/Lei/Gradinari/Miah vs Woollaston/Mink/Yassen/Perry
Walden/Kowalski/Figueiredo/Hamilton vs Noppon/Akani/Zhao/Jiang
Dale/Leclercq/Ilyas/Dott vs Gilbert/Pagett/Mann/Xing

7pm
Milkins/White/Deaville/Muir vs Xu/Totten/R Davies/Tian
Lyu/Taylor/Gurbaxani/Liu vs O’Connor/Holt/Hallworth/Singh Chadha
Pang/D Jones/Thomerson/Moody vs McGill/McGuigan/Sabah/He
O’Donnell/Phetmalaikul/Petrov/Stevens vs N Robertson/Higginson/Emery/Lines

How to watch the UK Championship qualifiers

Nov 16-17: Discovery+
Nov 18-19: Discovery+, WST Facebook and YouTube
Nov 20-21: Discovery+, WST Facebook and YouTube roving coverage

UK Championship prize money

Winner: £250,000
Runner-up: £100,000
Semi-final: £50,000
Quarter-final: £25,000
Last 16: £15,000
Last 32: £10,000
Last 48: £7,500
Last 80: £5,000
Last 112: £2,500