UK Championship snooker TV schedule: How to watch the UK Championship on TV this week
THE UK Championship is edging towards the closing stages and Express Sport is on hand with the full TV schedule so you don’t miss out on the action.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan revealed he rejected a lucrative offer to appear in the "I'm a Celebrity" jungle in order to focus on his quest to claim a seventh UK Championship.
O'Sullivan celebrated his 43rd birthday in style as he stormed into the quarter-finals with a 6-1 win over Jack Lisowski in York on Wednesday.
But he could have been thousands of miles away if he had taken up the offer from ITV to become the third snooker player to appear on the reality show, after Jimmy White and Steve Davis.
The Rocket said: "I was invited this year but I decided to put it on the back-burner. I'm sure in time I'll give it a go.
"Maybe they can move this tournament. I'll come flying in like Tarzan from Australia to York with my thong on."
O'Sullivan would have been one of the top-earning stars on this year's series but it is a mark of his continued appetite for the sport that he prioritised chasing the £170,000 on offer to this year's UK winner.
O'Sullivan added: "It was never about the money or I would have gone into the Jungle.
"I would really like to do it but (not) when you think you can still win tournaments. It was about snooker first."
UK Championship snooker TV schedule (All times GMT)
BBC
Wednesday, December 5
13:00 – 17:15 (BBC2)
23:15 – 00:05 (BBC2)
00:05 – 02:05 (BBC2)
Thursday, December 6
13:00 – 14:45 (BBC2)
14:45 – 17:00 (red button)
17:00 – 18:00 (BBC2)
19:00 – 20:00 (BBC2)
23:15 – 00:05 (BBC2)
00:05 – 02:05 (BBC2)
Friday, December 7
13:00 – 17:15 (BBC2)
19:00 – 20:00 (BBC2)
23:15 – 00:05 (BBC2)
Saturday, December 8
13:15 – 16:30 (BBC1)
16:30 – 17:00 (BBC2)
19:00 – 22:00 (BBC2)
Sunday, December 9
13:00 – 17:15 (BBC2)
19:00 – 23:00 (BBC2)
EUROSPORT
Wednesday, December 5
04:00 - 06:00 (ES2)
08:00 - 09:30 (ES1)
09:30 - 11:00 (ES2)
11:30 - 00:05 (ES1)
00:00 - 02:00 (ES2)
Thursday, December 6
04:00 - 06:00 (ES2)
08:00 - 09:30 (ES1)
09:30 - 11:00 (ES2)
11:30 - 00:00 (ES1)
00:00 - 01:55 (ES2)
Friday, December 7
04:00 - 06:00 (ES2)
08:00 - 09:30 (ES1)
09:30 - 11:00 (ES2)
11:30 - 00:00 (ES1)
00:30 - 01:55 (ES2)
Saturday, December 8
04:00 - 06:00 (ES2)
09:15 - 10:30 (ES1)
12:00 - 16:00 (ES1)
18:00 - 00:00 (ES1)
00:00 - 02:00 (ES2)
Sunday, December 9
04:00 - 06:00 (ES2)
08:00 - 09:15 (ES1)
11:30 - 16:00 (ES1)
18:00 - 22:00 (ES1)
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UK Championship winner odds (Betfair)
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5/4
Judd Trump 5/1
Mark Allen 10/1
Kyren Wilson 10/1
Ding Junhui 14/1
Stephen Maguire 14/1