Snooker Championships 2025-26

Dates:

Thursday 12th March 2026 - Sunday 15th March 2026

Venue: 

Northern Snooker Centre

Address:

Northern Snooker Centre

92 Kirkstall Road

Leeds

LS3 1LT

Please find the accepted entries below:

Snooker Accepted & Rejected Entries

Times for registering for the individual competition on Thursday 12 March 2026 for each competitor will be published on the UPC website. Any competitor not registering by the time stated on the draw will be scratched from the individual competition. All competitors in the team competition must register before they play, although players only need to register once during the whole event.

A more detailed timetable will be published on the UPC website. If any players are uncertain to the schedule for the event, they should ask the UPC officials who will be able to advise. The timetable is subject to change during the event.

Thursday 12 March: Individual Championships and Individual Trophy up to the first main round (stages and rounds to be confirmed in the UPC published schedule).

Friday 13 March: Team Championship/Trophy group-stage: First round of matches; followed by the Individual Championship and Individual Trophy down to the last four competitors in each tier (stage to be confirmed with timings on the day).

Saturday 14 March: Team Championship/Trophy group-stage: Final matches in the team competition group-stages; followed by the Team Championship/Trophy Last 16 round; followed by the completion of all individual competitions and individual presentations.

Sunday 15 March: Completion of the knock-out stages of the Team Championship and Team Trophy, followed by team presentations.

The detailed set of rules and regulations for the event can be found on the UPC website. By entering the event, competitors have agreed to abide by these rules and regulations.

The entry fee provides competitors entry into both the individual competition, as well as the team competition if they enter as part of an institution team.

There are BUCS medals and BUCS points (see Appendix 1 here) applicable to this event. There will also be prize money as detailed in the competition rules and regulations on the UPC website.

The competition dress code is detailed on the UPC website in the rules and regulations for the event. All players must conform to this dress code while playing.

Team Competition: Team Championship & Trophy

• The competition begins with a round-robin group-stage where all teams play each other to determine the final placings. Each player will play a single frame against an opponent as indicated on the team matchsheet. The final placings in the group will determine which teams qualify for the knock-out stages.
• Subject to having won at least one match, the top two institution first teams from each group will progress to the Team Championship knock-out stage. Note that only institution first teams can participate in the Team Championship.
• The highest ranked team who has not already qualified for the Team Championship will qualify for the Team Trophy knock-out stage.
• If there less than three institution first teams in every group in the group stage, the above two bullets will change so that only the highest placed institution first team will qualify for the Team Championship knock-out stage, and the next highest two teams rather than one team will qualify for the Team Trophy knock-out stage.
• Both knock-out stages will be single-elimination to determine the champions of both competitions.
• Each knock-out stage match will consist of a maximum of ten frames in the Team Championship and a maximum of five frames in the Team Trophy. For the Team Championship, each player will play one frame against a maximum of two different opponents as indicated on the team matchsheet for the Team Championship; while for the Team Trophy the matchsheet will be the same as per the group stage. Once a team reaches six frames in the Team Championship and three frames in the Team Trophy, they are declared the winners and the match is over, any frames in progress are stopped immediately. Should a match in the Team Championship second phase end in a draw after the completion of ten frames, the winner shall be determined by shoot-out. This will begin by the two respective captains nominating three players who will play a single opponent over a single re-spotted black. Once a team wins two of these re-spotted blacks, they are deemed to be the winners.

Individual competition: Individual Championship & Trophy

• Both the Individual Championship and Individual Trophy will be single-elimination throughout.
• All Individual Championship and Individual Trophy matches will be races to two frames apart from the Individual Championship final which is a race to three frames. Individual Trophy matches which go to 1-1 will be decided by a single respotted-black rather than a third frame.
• All players in institution first teams, as well as unattached individuals, will play in the Individual Championship.
• All non-first team players will by default play in the Individual Trophy, unless the Team Details Form sent to the UPC states they would like to play in the Individual Championship instead. Any previous winner of the Individual Trophy cannot play in that event again in subsequent seasons.
• The Individual Trophy is subject to the field being at least a fifth of the total number of individual entrants with a minimum number of sixteen entrants in the Individual Trophy; if these criteria are not met there will be no Individual Trophy for that event and all entrants will play in the Individual Championship.

All competitors that an Institution Administrator has approved on BUCS Play by 11:59pm on Thursday 17 February 2026 and is later approved by both BUCS and the UPC will be charged the entry fee. If a competitor later withdraws then a reserve from that institution can be promoted into a team to ensure the number of competitors remain the same. Player changes will only be accepted if the proposed replacement has been added as a reserve on the BUCS Play entry system in ‘Stage 2’ entries. This ‘Stage 2’ BUCS Play entry system will go live when ‘Stage 1’ entries have closed. These reserves will only play at the event if they are replacing withdrawn players and can only be entered into the bottom ranking team from that institution.

The institution main contact will also need to message the Tournament Director, Jon Shapland, via e-mail detailing the replacement. The UPC will then confirm the replacement as well as the detail the amendments made to the individual competition draw following this change.

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy

There is a small car park at the venue with limited parking capacity. Otherwise, there are pay-to-park car parks within close walking distance of the venue.

There are no changing facilities on site apart from standard toilet facilities. The playing arena is accessible to wheelchair users, although we recommend any players with physical disabilities get in touch with the venue to check disabled access.

Food and drink are sold by the venue.

Players must not under any circumstances, in any event venue, consume food or drink bought outwith that venue. Regular checks on this will be undertaken by event staff and by venue staff and, while something such as food/drink items in a shopping bag intended for later on at an ‘AirBnB’ or similar will not be penalised per se, anyone found in any event venue consuming food or drink bought outwith that venue will have the offending food and drink confiscated and destroyed immediately without further discussion on the matter.

There will be both an individual presentation on Saturday evening and a team presentation on Sunday afternoon for those who have won BUCS medals shortly after the close of play for that day.

All players finishing in medal positions must attend the presentations in full UPC dress code for the official event photographs. 

During this event, various filming, photography, and broadcasting may take place. By your presence at this event, you grant your permission for your likeness and voice to be included in pictures and/or on film and their advertising without compensation or credit. All questions should be communicated to your Institution Administrator in the first instance, who can subsequently get in touch with BUCS if necessary.

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event.

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

Please see Appendix 1 for the BUCS Points available at this event.

BUCS’ mission is to provide exceptional student sporting experiences that inspire, develop and unite. 

Critical to our success is our commitment to always providing safe, friendly and enjoyable environments for all participants. Whether competing, coaching, officiating, volunteering, working or spectating at these events, the welfare of all is critical to our mission. 

To find out more or report a concern, please click here. 

There are local buses links and the venue is within 30-minute walking distance of Leeds train station.

All event information is provided online and can be accessed on a phone – There will be no paper copies of information which is in the public domain online, which minimises paper use.

We suggest all participate bring refillable bottles if they wish to drink tap water from the venue, which saves helps sustainability by reducing glasses being washed on site.

Getting here:

From Leeds Train Station:

Bus

- Walk to Wellington Q Bus Stop on King Street (approx 3 Minutes)

- Board the 60 Bus towards Keighley Bus Station

- Travel 2 stops (5 minutes) to Kirkstall Fire Station

- Walk 240 yards to the Northern Snooker Centre (approx 4 Minutes)

Walk

- Walk 0.8 miles (approx 19 minutes) from Leeds Train Station to the Northern Snooker Centre

From Leeds City Bus Station:

Bus

- Board the 60 Bus towards Keighley Bus Station

- Travel 5 stops (12 minutes) to Kirkstall Fire Station

- Walk 240 yards to the Northern Snooker Centre (approx 4 Minutes)

Walk

- Walk 1.4 miles (approx 31 minutes) from Leeds City Bus Station to the Northern Snooker Centre