Last eight confirmed for Championship League Snooker showdown on final day

The Championship League has found its way to the final day of action after more than three weeks, with the first ranking event winner of the season crowned on Wednesday.

The lengthy tournament began on June 22 and has seen 128 players chopped down to just eight, 24 days later.

The second stage came to an end on Tuesday, leaving two groups of four to be played on Wednesday and a final between the two group winners on the same evening.

The champion will be crowned and claim the £33,000 top prize and the ideal start to the season with the first title of the campaign in the bag.

There is a decent chance that we could see a first-time ranking titlist on Wednesday, with four of the eight players still searching for their first piece of silverware.

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Elliot Slessor and Noppon Saengkham are in Group One looking for their first ranking title, with Dylan Emery and Jak Jones in Group Two hunting down the same.

Lei Peifan, former champion Dave Gilbert, Zhang Anda and Hossein Vafaei complete the field, all with just one ranking title to their names.

Championship League Snooker Stage Three Schedule

Group One

From 11am
Elliot Slessor vs Noppon Saengkham
Lei Peifan vs David Gilbert
Lei Peifan vs Noppon Saengkham

From 4.30pm
Elliot Slessor vs David Gilbert
David Gilbert vs Noppon Saengkham
Elliot Slessor vs Lei Peifan

Group Two

From 11am
Zhang Anda vs Dylan Emery
Hossein Vafaei vs Jak Jones
Hossein Vafaei vs Dylan Emery

From 4.30pm
Zhang Anda vs Jak Jones
Jak Jones vs Dylan Emery
Zhang Anda vs Hossein Vafaei

Most of the biggest names in the sport chose not to enter the Championship League this summer, but there were four members of the world’s top 16.

Zhao Xintong, Kyren Wilson, Chris Wakelin and Si Jiahui all played, but none remain, meaning the highest-ranked player left is world number 19 Slessor.

Wilson can count himself unfortunate on that front, though, having been forced to withdraw after his house was burgled while he played his opening group.

How to watch Championship League Snooker

In the UK, Table One is shown on the Matchroom Pool YouTube channel.

Table Two is on Matchroom Multi Sport’s YouTube.

Championship League prize money

All eight remaining players have already won £7,000 for topping their first two groups.

Stage three sees the two group winners add £6,000 to that total, while the runners-up get £4,000, third place £2,000 and fourth £1,000.

The finalist picks up £20,000 to take their tournament total to £33,000, while the runner-up gets £10,000 and a total of £23,000.

Championship League Snooker (Ranking) Previous Winners

2020 – Kyren Wilson 3-1 Judd Trump
2021 – Dave Gilbert 3-1 Mark Allen
2022 – Luca Brecel 3-1 Lu Ning
2023 – Shaun Murphy 3-0 Mark Williams
2024 – Ali Carter 3-1 Jackson Page
2025 – Stephen Maguire 3-1 Joe O’Connor

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