After becoming the first player to win 100 matches at the tournament when he defeated Zhou Yuelong in the quarter-finals, Ronnie O'Sullivan progressed to the final, where he defeated Ding 10‍–‍7 to win a record-extending eighth UK Championship, his 22nd Triple Crown title and 40th ranking title.

The highest was a maximum break by Xu Si in his second-round qualifying match against Ma Hailong.

Ding and Mark Williams scored a record total of 195 points in frame eight of their quarter-final match, breaking the previous professional record of 192 points set by Peter Lines and Dominic Dale during the 2012 Wuxi Classic qualifiers.

[1] The defending champion was Northern Irish player Mark Allen, who won his first UK Championship title in 2022, defeating China's Ding Junhui 10‍–‍7 in the final.

[12][13][14] The qualifying matches were broadcast by Discovery+ and Eurosport in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); Migu [zh], Youku, and Huya in China; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.

Round 4 of qualifying, called "Judgement Day", was also streamed on World Snooker Tour's YouTube and Facebook pages.

[15] The main stages of the event were broadcast by the BBC in the UK; Discovery+ and Eurosport in Europe (including the UK and Ireland); CCTV-5, Migu, Youku, and Huya in Mainland China; DAZN in the US and Brazil; Now TV in Hong Kong; Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; TrueVisions in Thailand; Sportcast in Taiwan; Premier Sports Network in the Philippines; Fastsports in Pakistan; and Matchroom.live in all other territories.

[16] The last session of the final attracted a peak viewership of 2.6 million on the BBC, an increase of 59 percent over the previous year.

The cumulative British audience for the tournament—on BBC and UK Eurosport combined—was 14.3 million, an increase of 35 percent over the previous year.

[18] The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[19][1] Qualifying took place from 18 to 23 November at the Morningside Arena in Leicester.

[22] Xu Si defeated compatriot Ma Hailong 6‍–‍1 in the second round, making his first career maximum break in the second frame.

Steadman had the best run of all the amateur and unseeded players in qualifying, reaching the fourth round before losing 2‍–‍6 to 34th seed Pang Junxu.

[21] Three-time winner Ding Junhui, runner-up in the previous year's event, qualified for the main stage by defeating Daniel Wells 6‍–‍4 and Robbie Williams 6‍–‍3.

[19][30] On the first day, Ding Junhui faced defending champion Mark Allen, a repeat of the previous year's final.

Allen led 37‍–‍0 before missing a red ball, and Ding made a century break of 102 to win the match 6‍–‍5.

[39][40][41] Zhang Anda missed the 13th red while attempting a maximum break in the second frame of his match against Elliot Slessor.

[42] The evening session was delayed by an hour after a small fire at the venue led to the building being evacuated.

[44][45] Matthew Selt made century breaks of 111 and 102 to lead Ali Carter 3‍–‍2, and went on to win the match 6‍–‍3.

[46] On 27 November, Judd Trump defeated Pang Junxu 6‍–‍1 in their first professional meeting, making century breaks of 114 and 124 in the first and fourth frames.

[57] The defeat ended Robertson's winning streak, in which he had won at least one professional tournament every calendar year since 2006.

[19] In the afternoon session on 29 November, Trump whitewashed Jones 6‍–‍0, making a break of 100 in the first frame, the 950th century of his professional career.

[63][64] In the evening session, Williams played Clarke in a rematch of their first-round meeting at the previous year's event.

[65] Selby led Hawkins 3‍–‍1 at the mid-session interval, having made century breaks of 142 and 101 in the first and fourth frames.

During the ninth, Higgins was distracted by lights in the TV studio and left the arena mid-match after complaining to referee Tatiana Woollaston.

"[84] Ding lost the first two frames against Williams, but made breaks of 95 and 127 to level the scores at 2‍–‍2 at the mid-session interval.

The previous record had been 192, set by Peter Lines and Dominic Dale during their qualifying match in the 2012 Wuxi Classic.

[19] In the afternoon session, seven-time champion O'Sullivan played Vafaei, who was contesting his first Triple Crown semi-final.

O'Sullivan won the next four frames to take the match to 6‍–‍2, securing a place in his ninth UK Championship final.

"[90][91][92] Officiated by referee Rob Spencer, the final was played as the best of 19 frames over two sessions on 3 December between O'Sullivan and Ding.

O'Sullivan then won three consecutive frames with breaks of 100, 74 and 129, to secure a 10‍–‍7 victory for a record-extending eighth UK title.