Championship League 2025: Schedule, TV channel, FREE live stream as new snooker season starts in Leicester

CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE snooker has RETURNED for another year of scintillating action from Leicester.

All eyes turn to the Mattioli Arena as the tournament takes place between 30 June and 23 July.

Ali Carter returns to defend his title

Ali Carter returns to Leicester, defending the crown he won in 2024.

, and are among some of the big names who will be absent from the season opener in Leicester.

Wu Yize, and will all be in action, with also set to feature in Leicester.

SunSport has everything you need to know ahead of the tournament!

How to watch Championship League 2025 and is there a live stream?

• Championship League 2025 will be available for FREE in the UK.
• Fans can catch every second of the action LIVE on the Matchroom Multi Sport YouTube channel.
• They will show Table 1 and Table 2 action LIVE.
• SunSport will blog the latter stages and the final.

Championship League 2025 prize money

Players will get different prize money, depending on where they finish in each stage.

Stage 1

• Winner: £3,000
• Runner-up: £2,000
• 3rd place: £1,000

Stage 2

• Winner: £4,000
• Runner-up: £3,000
• 3rd place: £2,000
• 4th place: £1,000

Stage 3

• Winner: £6,000
• Runner-up: £4,000
• 3rd place: £2,000
• 4th place: £1,000

Final

• Winner: £20,000
• Runner-up: £10,000

Championship League 2025 format

The tournament will begin on June 30, and conclude on July 23.

Stage 1: 32 groups of four, two groups played each day on two tables. Whoever wins the group will progress to stage 2

Stage 2: 32 group winners split into eight groups of four, with two groups played each day on two tables.

Stage 3: Eight group winners split into two groups of four.

Final: two group winners play a best-of-five final.

Championship League 2025 schedule and results

Stage 1 of the competition takes place from June 30 to July 17.

Stage 2 takes place from July 18-22 and Stage 3 and the final will all be played on Wednesday, July 23.

Here’s the full schedule:

Monday, June 30

Group 15

• Stephen Maguire 3-1 James Cahill
• Michael Holt 2-2 Liam Graham
• Michael Holt 3-0 James Cahill
• Stephen Maguire 3-0 Liam Graham
• Liam Graham 2-2 James Cahill
• Stephen Maguire vs Michael Holt

Group 26

• Lyu Haotian 2-2 Yao Pengcheng
• Jamie Jones 2-2 Zhao Hanyang
• Jamie Jones 1-3 Yao Pengcheng
• Lyu Haotian 3-1 Zhao Hanyang
• Zhao Hanyang vs Yao Pengcheng
• Lyu Haotian vs Jamie Jones

Tuesday, July 1

Group 03

• Shaun Murphy vs Alfie Burden
• Bulscu Revesz vs Robbie McGuigan
• Bulscu Revesz vs Alfie Burden
• Shaun Murphy vs Robbie McGuigan
• Robbie McGuigan vs Alfie Burden
• Shaun Murphy vs Bulscu Revesz

Group 22

• Matthew Selt vs Umut Dikme
• Scott Donaldson vs Fergal Quinn
• Scott Donaldson vs Umut Dikme
• Matthew Selt vs Fergal Quinn
• Fergal Quinn vs Umut Dikme
• Matthew Selt vs Scott Donaldson

Wednesday, July 2

Group 18

• Yuan Sijun vs Stuart Carrington
• Sanderson Lam vs Alexander Ursenbacher
• Sanderson Lam vs Stuart Carrington
• Yuan Sijun vs Alexander Ursenbacher
• Alexander Ursenbacher vs Stuart Carrington
• Yuan Sijun vs Sanderson Lam

Group 25

• Ryan Day vs Lan Yuhao
• Matthew Stevens vs Xu Yichen
• Matthew Stevens vs Lan Yuhao
• Ryan Day vs Xu Yichen
• Xu Yichen vs Lan Yuhao
• Ryan Day vs Matthew Stevens

July 3

Group 09

Wu Yize vs Craig Steadman
Wang Yuchen vs Kreishh Gurbaxani
Wang Yuchen vs Craig Steadman
Wu Yize vs Kreishh Gurbaxani
Kreishh Gurbaxani vs Craig Steadman
Wu Yize vs Wang Yuchen

Group 28

Ricky Walden vs Chang Bingyu
Robert Milkins vs Steven Hallworth
Robert Milkins vs Chang Bingyu
Ricky Walden vs Steven Hallworth
Steven Hallworth vs Chang Bingyu
Ricky Walden vs Robert Milkins

July 4

Group 02

Zhang Anda vs George Pragnell
Cheung Ka Wai vs Chris Totten
Cheung Ka Wai vs George Pragnell
Zhang Anda vs Chris Totten
Chris Totten vs George Pragnell
Zhang Anda vs Cheung Ka Wai

Group 32

Daniel Wells vs Ng On Yee
He Guoqiang vs Leone Crowley
He Guoqiang vs Ng On Yee
Daniel Wells vs Leone Crowley
Leone Crowley vs Ng On Yee
Daniel Wells vs He Guoqiang

July 5

Group 11

Stuart Bingham vs Halim Hussain
Antoni Kowalski vs Hatem Yassen
Antoni Kowalski vs Halim Hussain
Stuart Bingham vs Hatem Yassen
Hatem Yassen vs Halim Hussain
Stuart Bingham vs Antoni Kowalski

Group 17

Elliot Slessor vs Mark Lloyd
Stan Moody vs Oliver Brown
Stan Moody vs Mark Lloyd
Elliot Slessor vs Oliver Brown
Oliver Brown vs Mark Lloyd
Elliot Slessor vs Stan Moody

July 7

Group 06

Ali Carter vs Jack Bradford
Liam Davies vs Huang Jiahao
Liam Davies vs Jack Bradford
Ali Carter vs Huang Jiahao
Huang Jiahao vs Jack Bradford
Ali Carter vs Liam Davies

Group 07

Chris Wakelin vs Daniel Womersley
Julien Leclercq vs Mitchell Mann
Julien Leclercq vs Daniel Womersley
Chris Wakelin vs Mitchell Mann
Mitchell Mann vs Daniel Womersley
Chris Wakelin vs Julien Leclercq

July 8

Group 13

Jack Lisowski vs Ashley Carty
Gong Chenzhi vs Ross Muir
Gong Chenzhi vs Ashley Carty
Jack Lisowski vs Ross Muir
Ross Muir vs Ashley Carty
Jack Lisowski vs Gong Chenzhi

Group 14

Pang Junxu vs Simon Blackwell
Oliver Lines vs Jiang Jun
Oliver Lines vs Simon Blackwell
Pang Junxu vs Jiang Jun
Jiang Jun vs Simon Blackwell
Pang Junxu vs Oliver Lines

July 9

Group 12

David Gilbert vs Paul Deaville
Duane Jones vs Louis Heathcote
Duane Jones vs Paul Deaville
David Gilbert vs Louis Heathcote
Louis Heathcote vs Paul Deaville
David Gilbert vs Duane Jones

Group 19

Lei Peifan vs Ryan Davies
Long Zehuang vs Mateusz Baranowski
Long Zehuang vs Ryan Davies
Lei Peifan vs Mateusz Baranowski
Mateusz Baranowski vs Ryan Davies
Lei Peifan vs Long Zehuang

July 10

Group 10

Jak Jones vs Alfie Davies
Ben Mertens vs Jonas Luz
Ben Mertens vs Alfie Davies
Jak Jones vs Jonas Luz
Jonas Luz vs Alfie Davies
Jak Jones vs Ben Mertens

Group 23

Jimmy Robertson vs Sam Craigie
Mark Davies vs Connor Benzey
Mark Davies vs Sam Craigie
Jimmy Robertson vs Connor Benzey
Connor Benzey vs Sam Craigie
Jimmy Robertson vs Mark Davis

July 11

Group 08

Tom Ford vs Simon Blackwell
Allan Taylor vs Mink Nutcharut
Allan Taylor vs Simon Blackwell
Tom Ford vs Mink Nutcharut
Mink Nutcharut vs Simon Blackwell
Tom Ford vs Allan Taylor

Group 21

Noppon Saengkham vs Patrick Whelan
Liu Honguy vs Ian Burns
Liu Hongyu vs Patrick Whelan
Noppon Saengkham vs Ian Burns
Ian Burns vs Patrick Whelan
Noppon Saengkham vs Liu Hongyu

July 12

Group 04

Si Jiahui vs Kayden Brierley
Artemijs Zizins vs Farakh Ajaib
Artemijs Zizins vs Kayden Brierley
Si Jiahui vs Farakh Ajaib
Farakh Ajaib vs Kayden Brierley
Si Jiahui vs Artemijs Zizins

Group 30

Ben Woollaston vs Iulian Boiko
Robbie Williams vs Florian Nüßle
Robbie Williams vs Iulian Boiko
Ben Woollaston vs Florian Nüßle
Florian Nüßle vs Iulian Boiko
Ben Woollaston vs Robbie Williams

July 14

Group 01

Barry Hawkins vs John Astley
Haydon Pinhey vs Haris Tahir
Haydon Pinhey vs John Astley
Barry Hawkins vs Haris Tahir
Haris Tahir vs John Astley
Barry Hawkins vs Haydon Pinhey

Group 20

Zhou Yuelong vs Ashley Hugill
David Lilley vs David Grace
David Lilley vs Ashley Hugill
Zhou Yuelong vs David Grace
David Grace vs Ashley Hugill
Zhou Yuelong vs David Lilley

July 15

Group 24

Jackson Page vs Jimmy White
Jordan Brown vs Liu Wenwei
Jordan Brown vs Jimmy White
Jackson Page vs Liu Wenwei
Liu Wenwei vs Jimmy White
Jackson Page vs Jordan Brown

Group 31

Martin O’Donnell vs Reanne Evans
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Gao Yang
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh vs Reanne Evans
Martin O’Donnell vs Gao Yang
Gao Yang vs Reanne Evans
Martin O’Donnell vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh

July 16

Group 05

Chris Wakelin vs Daniel Womersley
Julien Leclercq vs Mitchell Mann
Julien Leclercq vs Daniel Womersley
Chris Wakelin vs Mitchell Mann
Mitchell Mann vs Daniel Womersley
Chris Wakelin vs Julien Leclercq

Group 16

Joe O’Connor vs Andrew Pagett
Zak Surety vs Liam Pullen
Zak Surety vs Andrew Pagett
Joe O’Connor vs Liam Pullen
Liam Pullen vs Andrew Pagett
Joe O’Connor vs Zak Surety

July 17

Group 27

Aaron Hill vs TBC
Dylan Emery vs Sahil Nayyar
Dylan Emery vs TBC
Aaron Hill vs Sahil Nayyar
Sahil Nayyar vs TBC
Aaron Hill vs Dylan Emery

Group 29

Xu Si vs Michal Szubarczyk
Fan Zhengyi vs Liam Highfield
Fan Zhengyi vs Michal Szubarczyk
Xu Si vs Liam Highfield
Liam Highfield vs Michal Szubarczyk
Xu Si vs Fan Zhengyi

Friday, July 18 to Tuesday, July 22

• Stage 2

Wednesday, July 23

• Stage 3 & Final