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UK Championship

The UK Championship is a snooker tournament. It is one of the Triple Crown events, along with the World Championship and the Masters. It is the second-biggest ranking tournament, after the World Championship. Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the most times, and is the current champion.

UK Championship
Tournament information
VenueBarbican Centre
LocationYork
CountryEngland
Established1977
Organisation(s)World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£850,000
Current champion(s)People's Republic of China Ding Junhui

Winners

[1][2][3][4]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season Venue
UK Championship (non-ranking)
1977   Patsy Fagan   Doug Mountjoy 12–9 1977/78 Tower Circus, Blackpool
1978   Doug Mountjoy   David Taylor 15–9 1978/79 Preston Guildhall
1979   John Virgo   Terry Griffiths 14–13 1979/80
1980   Steve Davis   Alex Higgins 16–6 1980/81
1981   Steve Davis   Terry Griffiths 16–3 1981/82
1982   Terry Griffiths   Alex Higgins 16–15 1982/83
1983   Alex Higgins   Steve Davis 16–15 1983/84
UK Championship (ranking)
1984   Steve Davis   Alex Higgins 16–8 1984/85 Preston Guildhall
1985   Steve Davis   Willie Thorne 16–14 1985/86
1986   Steve Davis   Neal Foulds 16–7 1986/87
1987   Steve Davis   Jimmy White 16–14 1987/88
1988   Doug Mountjoy   Stephen Hendry 16–12 1988/89
1989   Stephen Hendry   Steve Davis 16–12 1989/90
1990   Stephen Hendry   Steve Davis 16–15 1990/91
1991   John Parrott   Jimmy White 16–13 1991/92
1992   Jimmy White   John Parrott 16–9 1992/93
1993   Ronnie O'Sullivan   Stephen Hendry 10–6 1993/94
1994   Stephen Hendry   Ken Doherty 10–5 1994/95
1995   Stephen Hendry   Peter Ebdon 10–3 1995/96
1996   Stephen Hendry   John Higgins 10–9 1996/97
1997   Ronnie O'Sullivan   Stephen Hendry 10–6 1997/98
1998   John Higgins   Matthew Stevens 10–6 1998/99 Bournemouth International Centre
1999   Mark Williams   Matthew Stevens 10–8 1999/00
2000   John Higgins   Mark Williams 10–4 2000/01
2001   Ronnie O'Sullivan   Ken Doherty 10–1 2001/02 Barbican Centre, York
2002   Mark Williams   Ken Doherty 10–9 2002/03
2003   Matthew Stevens   Stephen Hendry 10–8 2003/04
2004   Stephen Maguire   David Gray 10–1 2004/05
2005   Ding Junhui   Steve Davis 10–6 2005/06
2006   Peter Ebdon   Stephen Hendry 10–6 2006/07
2007   Ronnie O'Sullivan   Stephen Maguire 10–2 2007/08 Telford International Centre
2008   Shaun Murphy   Marco Fu 10–9 2008/09
2009   Ding Junhui   John Higgins 10–8 2009/10
2010   John Higgins   Mark Williams 10–9 2010/11
2011[5]   Judd Trump   Mark Allen 10–8 2011/12 Barbican Centre in York
2012[6]   Mark Selby   Shaun Murphy 10–6 2012/13
2013[7]   Neil Robertson   Mark Selby 10–7 2013/14
2014[8]   Ronnie O'Sullivan   Judd Trump 10–9 2014/15
2015[9]   Neil Robertson   Liang Wenbo 10–5 2015/16
2016[10]   Mark Selby   Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7 2016/17
2017[11]   Ronnie O'Sullivan   Shaun Murphy 10–5 2017/18
2018[12]   Ronnie O'Sullivan   Mark Allen 10–6 2018/19
2019[13]   Ding Junhui   Stephen Maguire 10–6 2019/20

Statsistics

Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up
1 O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan   England 7 1
2 Davis, SteveSteve Davis   England 6 4
3 Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry   Scotland 5 5
4 Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins   Scotland 3 2
5 Ding JunhuiDing Junhui   China 3 0
6 Williams, MarkMark Williams   Wales 2 2
7 Mountjoy, DougDoug Mountjoy   Wales 2 1
Selby, MarkMark Selby   England 2 1
9 Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson   Australia 2 0
10 Higgins, AlexAlex Higgins   Northern Ireland 1 3
11 Griffiths, TerryTerry Griffiths   Wales 1 2
White, JimmyJimmy White   England 1 2
Stevens, MatthewMatthew Stevens   Wales 1 2
Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy   England 1 2
Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire   Scotland 1 2
16 Parrott, JohnJohn Parrott   England 1 1
Ebdon, PeterPeter Ebdon   England 1 1
Trump, JuddJudd Trump   England 1 1
19 Fagan, PatsyPatsy Fagan   Ireland 1 0
Virgo, JohnJohn Virgo   England 1 0
21 Doherty, KenKen Doherty   Ireland 0 3
22 Allen, MarkMark Allen   Northern Ireland 0 2
23 Taylor, DavidDavid Taylor   England 0 1
Thorne, WillieWillie Thorne   England 0 1
Foulds, NealNeal Foulds   England 0 1
Gray, DavidDavid Gray   England 0 1
Fu, MarcoMarco Fu   0 1
Liang WenboLiang Wenbo   China 0 1

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "UK Championship Event History". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Hall of Fame". Snooker.org. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "UK Championship (2011)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "williamhill.com UK Championship (2012)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  7. ↑ "williamhill.com UK Championship (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Coral UK Championship (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Betway UK Championship (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Betway UK Championship (2016)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "Betway UK Championship (2017)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Betway UK Championship (2018)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Betway UK Championship 2019". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
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