Watch Snooker on IPTV UK: 2026/27 Season Guide

Snooker is perfect television: long, tense sessions that reward patience, with a season that runs from late summer to the World Championship final in May. It's also spread across several broadcasters, which makes following the whole tour awkward. Here's how the season is laid out and how IPTV brings it together.

The Triple Crown: the three you can't miss

• UK Championship: held in York in late November and early December
• The Masters: the invitational for the top 16, at Alexandra Palace in London each January
• World Championship: 17 days at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, from mid-April to the early May bank holiday

These three are the heart of the season. In the UK they have traditionally been shown free-to-air on the BBC, with additional coverage on subscription sports channels.

The rest of the tour

Between the Triple Crown events there's a full calendar of ranking tournaments: the Home Nations series (the English, Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh Opens), the Champion of Champions, the Players Series and events across Europe, China and the Middle East. These are spread over different channels, with some on free-to-air TV and others on subscription sports channels. Broadcast deals change, so check listings at the start of each season.

Why IPTV suits snooker fans

Following the whole tour normally means more than one subscription. A good IPTV service puts the main UK sports channels and free-to-air channels in one guide, so you can move between tournaments without checking who holds the rights this year. A few things make it particularly good for snooker:

• Two tables at once. In early rounds, coverage often splits across channels or red-button feeds. With a multi-room plan you can run a second screen on the other table.
• Catch-up for late finishes. Evening sessions can run past midnight. On channels with catch-up, you can watch the deciding frames the next morning. See IPTV catch-up explained.
• Overseas events at odd hours. Tournaments in China start early in the UK morning, so being able to watch on a phone or tablet over breakfast helps.

Picture quality for snooker

Snooker is a slow, detailed picture: a green cloth, small coloured balls and fine cue movement. It doesn't need a high frame rate the way football does, but it benefits from a sharp, stable picture. Full HD is plenty. If your connection is modest, snooker is one of the most forgiving sports to stream. Our internet speed guide has the numbers.

Don't miss the start of a session

Sessions usually start at set times in the morning, afternoon and evening. Use the TV guide in your app to set a reminder for the session you want, so you're not relying on memory.

More cue sports and more sport

If you follow snooker, you probably dip into darts as well, and the two seasons overlap through the winter. See our guide to watching darts on IPTV. For the full list of what's included, browse the channel list.

Want to check the coverage before the next tournament starts? Take a 6-hour free trial during a live session and see how it looks on your own TV.