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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
LocationYork
CountryEngland
Established1977
Organisation(s)World Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,205,000[1]
Recent edition2024
Current champion(s) Judd Trump (ENG)

Winners

[2][3][4][5]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score Season Venue
UK Championship (non-ranking, 1977–1983)
1977  Patsy Fagan (IRL) 22x20px Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 12–9 1977–78 Tower Circus in Blackpool
1978 22x20px Doug Mountjoy (WAL)  David Taylor (ENG) 15–9 1978–79 Preston Guild Hall in Preston
1979  John Virgo (ENG) 22x20px Terry Griffiths (WAL) 14–13 1979–80
1980  Steve Davis (ENG) 22x20px Alex Higgins (NIR) 16–6 1980–81
1981  Steve Davis (ENG) 22x20px Terry Griffiths (WAL) 16–3 1981–82
1982 22x20px Terry Griffiths (WAL) 22x20px Alex Higgins (NIR) 16–15 1982–83
1983 22x20px Alex Higgins (NIR)  Steve Davis (ENG) 16–15 1983–84
UK Championship (ranking, 1984–present)
1984  Steve Davis (ENG) 22x20px Alex Higgins (NIR) 16–8 1984–85 Preston Guild Hall in Preston
1985  Steve Davis (ENG)  Willie Thorne (ENG) 16–14 1985–86
1986  Steve Davis (ENG)  Neal Foulds (ENG) 16–7 1986–87
1987  Steve Davis (ENG)  Jimmy White (ENG) 16–14 1987–88
1988 22x20px Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 22x20px Stephen Hendry (SCO) 16–12 1988–89
1989 22x20px Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Steve Davis (ENG) 16–12 1989–90
1990 22x20px Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Steve Davis (ENG) 16–15 1990–91
1991  John Parrott (ENG)  Jimmy White (ENG) 16–13 1991–92
1992  Jimmy White (ENG)  John Parrott (ENG) 16–9 1992–93
1993  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 22x20px Stephen Hendry (SCO) 10–6 1993–94
1994 22x20px Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Ken Doherty (IRL) 10–5 1994–95
1995 22x20px Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 10–3 1995–96
1996 22x20px Stephen Hendry (SCO) 22x20px John Higgins (SCO) 10–9 1996–97
1997  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 22x20px Stephen Hendry (SCO) 10–6 1997–98
1998 22x20px John Higgins (SCO) 22x20px Matthew Stevens (WAL) 10–6 1998–99 Bournemouth International Centre
in Bournemouth
1999 22x20px Mark Williams (WAL) 22x20px Matthew Stevens (WAL) 10–8 1999–00
2000 22x20px John Higgins (SCO) 22x20px Mark Williams (WAL) 10–4 2000–01
2001  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Ken Doherty (IRL) 10–1 2001–02 Barbican Centre in York
2002 22x20px Mark Williams (WAL)  Ken Doherty (IRL) 10–9 2002–03
2003 22x20px Matthew Stevens (WAL) 22x20px Stephen Hendry (SCO) 10–8 2003–04
2004 22x20px Stephen Maguire (SCO)  David Gray (ENG) 10–1 2004–05
2005  Ding Junhui (CHN)  Steve Davis (ENG) 10–6 2005–06
2006  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 22x20px Stephen Hendry (SCO) 10–6 2006–07
2007  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 22x20px Stephen Maguire (SCO) 10–2 2007–08 Telford International Centre
in Telford
2008[6]  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 22x20px Marco Fu (HKG) 10–9 2008–09
2009[7]  Ding Junhui (CHN) 22x20px John Higgins (SCO) 10–8 2009–10
2010[8] 22x20px John Higgins (SCO) 22x20px Mark Williams (WAL) 10–9 2010–11
2011[9]  Judd Trump (ENG) 22x20px Mark Allen (NIR) 10–8 2011–12 Barbican Centre in York
2012[10]  Mark Selby (ENG)  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 10–6 2012–13
2013[11]  Neil Robertson (AUS)  Mark Selby (ENG) 10–7 2013–14
2014[12]  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Judd Trump (ENG) 10–9 2014–15
2015[13]  Neil Robertson (AUS)  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 10–5 2015–16
2016[14]  Mark Selby (ENG)  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 10–7 2016–17
2017[15]  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 10–5 2017–18
2018[16]  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 22x20px Mark Allen (NIR) 10–6 2018–19
2019[17]  Ding Junhui (CHN) 22x20px Stephen Maguire (SCO) 10–6 2019–20
2020[18]  Neil Robertson (AUS)  Judd Trump (ENG) 10–9 2020–21 Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes
2021[19]  Zhao Xintong (CHN)  Luca Brecel (BEL) 10–5 2021–22 Barbican Centre in York
2022[20] 22x20px Mark Allen (NIR)  Ding Junhui (CHN) 10–7 2022–23
2023[21]  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Ding Junhui (CHN) 10–7 2023–24
2024[22]  Judd Trump (ENG)  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 10–8 2024–25

Statistics

Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan  England 8 1 9
Davis, SteveSteve Davis  England 6 4 10
Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry 22x20px Scotland 5 5 10
Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins 22x20px Scotland 3 2 5
Ding JunhuiDing Junhui  China 3 2 5
Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson  Australia 3 0 3
Williams, MarkMark Williams 22x20px Wales 2 2 4
Trump, JuddJudd Trump  England 2 2 4
Mountjoy, DougDoug Mountjoy 22x20px Wales 2 1 3
Selby, MarkMark Selby  England 2 1 3
Higgins, AlexAlex Higgins 22x20px Northern Ireland 1 3 4
Griffiths, TerryTerry Griffiths 22x20px Wales 1 2 3
White, JimmyJimmy White  England 1 2 3
Stevens, MatthewMatthew Stevens 22x20px Wales 1 2 3
Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy  England 1 2 3
Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire 22x20px Scotland 1 2 3
Allen, MarkMark Allen 22x20px Northern Ireland 1 2 3
Parrott, JohnJohn Parrott  England 1 1 2
Ebdon, PeterPeter Ebdon  England 1 1 2
Fagan, PatsyPatsy Fagan Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 1 0 1
Virgo, JohnJohn Virgo  England 1 0 1
Zhao XintongZhao Xintong  China 1 0 1
Doherty, KenKen Doherty Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 0 3 3
Taylor, DavidDavid Taylor  England 0 1 1
Thorne, WillieWillie Thorne  England 0 1 1
Foulds, NealNeal Foulds  England 0 1 1
Gray, DavidDavid Gray  England 0 1 1
Fu, MarcoMarco Fu File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg 0 1 1
Liang WenboLiang Wenbo  China 0 1 1
Brecel, LucaLuca Brecel  Belgium 0 1 1
Hawkins, BarryBarry Hawkins  England 0 1 1
  • Active players are shown in bold.

References

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  2. ↑ 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.
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  5. ↑ "Hall of Fame". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Murphy wins UK Championship". RTÉ.ie. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ding Wins UK Championship". Eurosport. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Everton, Clive (13 December 2010). "John Higgins fights back to beat Mark Williams and win UK Championship". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Fazackerley, Karen (11 December 2011). "UK Snooker Championship: Judd Trump beats Mark Allen to win title". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Mark Selby beats Shaun Murphy to lift UK Championship". Eurosport. 9 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Neil Robertson fights back against Mark Selby to win UK Championship". The Guardian. Press Association. 8 December 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Judd Trump 10-9 in dramatic UK Championship final". Sky Sports. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon (6 December 2015). "UK Championship final: Neil Robertson makes 147 and wins title". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  14. ↑ Crellin, Mark (5 December 2016). "Mark Selby beats Ronnie O'Sullivan in UK Championship final". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Ronnie O'Sullivan wins sixth UK Championship title". Sporting Life. 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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  17. ↑ "Betway UK Championship 2019". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  18. ↑ "Robertson Edges Trump In Thrilling UK Final". World Snooker Tour. 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Sensation Zhao is UK Champion". World Snooker Tour. 5 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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  21. ↑ "Rocket Captures Eighth UK Crown". World Snooker Tour. 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023.
  22. ↑ Sutcliffe, Steve (1 December 2024). "Trump beats Hawkins to win second UK Championship crown". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/cql53rrqe95o. Retrieved 2 December 2024. 
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