UK Championship Tips: Snooker Quarter Final Betting Friday December 5th
We’re down to the last eight in York, as the 2026 UK Championship heats up, and we've got you covered on Free Bets for the last eight action.
There are some familiar faces left at the quarter-final stage as well as some new blood looking to make their mark on this historic Triple Crown event.
Former winners of this event Judd Trump, Ding Junhui, Mark Selby, Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson join Barry Hawkins, Pang Junxu and Zhang Anda for quarter-final Friday inside the Barbican.
Let’s take a look at some of the best betting tips for Friday.
UK Snooker Championship Tips
Here's our three tips for the action today, plus which betting sites are offering odds on the games.
Tip 1: Judd Trump vs Ding Junhui — Over 10.5 frames at 10/3 with bet365
Ding Junhui has shown the spirit of a former champion in York this week.
The Chinese superstar was electric in the opening round against Xu Si and dogged in his impressive 6-5 win over Scott Donaldson.
Ding has made four centuries already this week, and looks like a man capable of pressing the world number one as he attempts to defend his title.
Trump has seen off Stephen Maguire and Si Jiahui so far, but Ding will be a different type of challenge on Friday afternoon, one we expect to go close to the distance, with a 6-4 or 6-5 either way.
Tip 2: Neil Robertson vs Pang Junxu — 1 match century at 13/8 with Betfred
Two combined centuries in 32 frames so far for Robertson and Pang suggest that they are both playing more economical snooker in reaching the quarter-finals.
Australian Robertson has been complimentary on the tournament’s tight pockets this week, and we’re not expecting the 100s to flow in a game that could turn out to be pretty scrappy.
Robertson should get over the line, but Pang has shown his worth on the big stage this week and will ask questions of the “Thunder from Down Under”.
Tip 3: Mark Selby -1.5 handicap vs Barry Hawkins at 4/5 with William Hill
Mark Selby looks close to his consistent best at the moment.
A couple of 6-2 wins has seen him through to his ninth quarter-final here, and will be looking to convert this into his first UK Championship title since 2016.
Barry Hawkins described his game as “solid” this week, but he will need a little bit more than that to get past the talented “Jester from Leicester”.
Selby has only dropped four frames so far this week, and despite their head-to-head record standing at 19-19, we’re expecting Selby to land the knockout blow on Friday.
