UK Snooker Championship 2026: Nov. 28 to Dec. 6 Schedule, Session Times in UK and US Time

The UK Championship snooker runs from Saturday, Nov. 28 to Sunday, Dec. 6, 2026 at the York Barbican in York, England, with a 13:00 and a 19:00 session each day, according to the venue’s event page. York is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) then, so the opening session is 8 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) and the evening session is 2 p.m. ET. The table below converts all 18 sessions for four U.S. time zones. The draw, the round played each day and a broadcaster are not yet announced.

UK Championship 2026 session times in GMT, ET, CT and PT

York Barbican says: “Each day from 28 November to 6 December has a 13:00 and a 19:00 session.” That makes nine days and 18 sessions. U.S. Eastern Time is 5 hours behind GMT, Central Time (CT) is 6 hours behind and Pacific Time (PT) is 8 hours behind. Which round is played on which day has not been published by the World Snooker Tour (WST), so the table does not label rounds.

Day	York (GMT)	ET	CT	PT
Sat., Nov. 28	1 p.m.	8 a.m.	7 a.m.	5 a.m.
Sat., Nov. 28	7 p.m.	2 p.m.	1 p.m.	11 a.m.
Sun., Nov. 29	1 p.m.	8 a.m.	7 a.m.	5 a.m.
Sun., Nov. 29	7 p.m.	2 p.m.	1 p.m.	11 a.m.
Mon., Nov. 30	1 p.m.	8 a.m.	7 a.m.	5 a.m.
Mon., Nov. 30	7 p.m.	2 p.m.	1 p.m.	11 a.m.
Tue., Dec. 1	1 p.m.	8 a.m.	7 a.m.	5 a.m.
Tue., Dec. 1	7 p.m.	2 p.m.	1 p.m.	11 a.m.
Wed., Dec. 2	1 p.m.	8 a.m.	7 a.m.	5 a.m.
Wed., Dec. 2	7 p.m.	2 p.m.	1 p.m.	11 a.m.
Thu., Dec. 3	1 p.m.	8 a.m.	7 a.m.	5 a.m.
Thu., Dec. 3	7 p.m.	2 p.m.	1 p.m.	11 a.m.
Fri., Dec. 4	1 p.m.	8 a.m.	7 a.m.	5 a.m.
Fri., Dec. 4	7 p.m.	2 p.m.	1 p.m.	11 a.m.
Sat., Dec. 5	1 p.m.	8 a.m.	7 a.m.	5 a.m.
Sat., Dec. 5	7 p.m.	2 p.m.	1 p.m.	11 a.m.
Sun., Dec. 6	1 p.m.	8 a.m.	7 a.m.	5 a.m.
Sun., Dec. 6	7 p.m.	2 p.m.	1 p.m.	11 a.m.

The sheet fits on the November 2026 printable calendar and the December 2026 printable calendar, and the printable below repeats the table with a line for your picks.

When do the UK Championship qualifiers and main draw start?

SnookerHQ, reporting the WST calendar for 2026-27 on May 19, 2026, gave the main event as Nov. 28 to Dec. 6 at York Barbican and the qualifying as Nov. 21-26 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester. SnookerHQ also wrote that “Dates and other information are provisional and subject to change.” The venue page and the calendar agree on the main event dates.

Who plays in the UK Championship 2026 and how do they enter?

SnookerHQ’s “Race to the 2026 UK Championship” (David Caulfield, Oct. 29, 2026) says the top 16 on the ranking get “automatic entry into the last 32” in York, and “those inside the top 48 will enter in the third of the four qualifying rounds.” The draw and the frame format of each round are not yet announced.

Who is the UK Championship defending champion?

Mark Selby beat Judd Trump 10-8 in the 2025 final at the York Barbican on Dec. 7, 2025, for his third UK title, according to both Sporting Life and the broadcaster’s live coverage on tntsports.co.uk.

Where can you watch the UK Championship snooker in the US and UK?

A 2026 UK or U.S. and Canada broadcaster or stream is not confirmed on a listing we could read. Check World Snooker Tour’s watch page at wst.tv and your local broadcaster before the first session.

What is still not announced for the UK Championship 2026?

Item	Status
Dates and venue	Confirmed by York Barbican: Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, 2026
Session times	13:00 and 19:00 daily, per York Barbican
Prize money and winner’s share	Not yet announced on a page we could read
Draw and round-by-round schedule	Not yet announced
Frame formats and final session times	Not yet announced
Broadcaster and streaming	Not yet announced on a listing we could read

For other sport on UK time, see the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) World Darts Championship 2026-27 dates and the Grand Slam of Darts 2026 dates.

Free UK Championship 2026 session sheet

The printable lists each day from Sat., Nov. 28 to Sun., Dec. 6 with both sessions in GMT, ET, CT and PT and a line for your picks. Its source note names York Barbican.