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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)  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 12–9 1977–78 Tower Circus in Blackpool
1978  Doug Mountjoy (WAL)  David Taylor (ENG) 15–9 1978–79 Preston Guild Hall in Preston
1979  John Virgo (ENG)  Terry Griffiths (WAL) 14–13 1979–80
1980  Steve Davis (ENG)  Alex Higgins (NIR) 16–6 1980–81
1981  Steve Davis (ENG)  Terry Griffiths (WAL) 16–3 1981–82
1982  Terry Griffiths (WAL)  Alex Higgins (NIR) 16–15 1982–83
1983  Alex Higgins (NIR)  Steve Davis (ENG) 16–15 1983–84
UK Championship (ranking, 1984–present)
1984  Steve Davis (ENG)  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  Doug Mountjoy (WAL)  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 16–12 1988–89
1989  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Steve Davis (ENG) 16–12 1989–90
1990  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)  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 10–6 1993–94
1994  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Ken Doherty (IRL) 10–5 1994–95
1995  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 10–3 1995–96
1996  Stephen Hendry (SCO)  John Higgins (SCO) 10–9 1996–97
1997  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 10–6 1997–98
1998  John Higgins (SCO)  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 10–6 1998–99 Bournemouth International Centre
in Bournemouth
1999  Mark Williams (WAL)  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 10–8 1999–00
2000  John Higgins (SCO)  Mark Williams (WAL) 10–4 2000–01
2001  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Ken Doherty (IRL) 10–1 2001–02 Barbican Centre in York
2002  Mark Williams (WAL)  Ken Doherty (IRL) 10–9 2002–03
2003  Matthew Stevens (WAL)  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 10–8 2003–04
2004  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)  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 10–6 2006–07
2007  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 10–2 2007–08 Telford International Centre
in Telford
2008[6]  Shaun Murphy (ENG)  Marco Fu (HKG) 10–9 2008–09
2009[7]  Ding Junhui (CHN)  John Higgins (SCO) 10–8 2009–10
2010[8]  John Higgins (SCO)  Mark Williams (WAL) 10–9 2010–11
2011[9]  Judd Trump (ENG)  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)  Mark Allen (NIR) 10–6 2018–19
2019[17]  Ding Junhui (CHN)  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) File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel (BEL) 10–5 2021–22 Barbican Centre in York
2022[20]  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  Scotland 5 5 10
Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins  Scotland 3 2 5
Ding JunhuiDing Junhui  China 3 2 5
Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson  Australia 3 0 3
Williams, MarkMark Williams  Wales 2 2 4
Trump, JuddJudd Trump  England 2 2 4
Mountjoy, DougDoug Mountjoy  Wales 2 1 3
Selby, MarkMark Selby  England 2 1 3
Higgins, AlexAlex Higgins  Northern Ireland 1 3 4
Griffiths, TerryTerry Griffiths  Wales 1 2 3
White, JimmyJimmy White  England 1 2 3
Stevens, MatthewMatthew Stevens  Wales 1 2 3
Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy  England 1 2 3
Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire  Scotland 1 2 3
Allen, MarkMark Allen  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 Flag of Hong Kong.svg 0 1 1
Liang WenboLiang Wenbo  China 0 1 1
Brecel, LucaLuca Brecel File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 0 1 1
Hawkins, BarryBarry Hawkins  England 0 1 1
  • Active players are shown in bold.

References

  1. ↑ MrQ UK Championship (17 May 2023)World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Turner, Chris. UK Championship. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.ukChris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  3. ↑ UK Championship Event History. World SnookerWorld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  4. ↑ UK Championship. Snooker Scene. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  5. ↑ Hall of Fame. snooker.org. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  6. ↑ Murphy wins UK Championship. RTÉ.ie (22 December 2008). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Ding Wins UK Championship. Eurosport (14 December 2009). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Everton, Clive. John Higgins fights back to beat Mark Williams and win UK Championship. The Guardian (13 December 2010). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  9. ↑ Fazackerley, Karen. UK Snooker Championship: Judd Trump beats Mark Allen to win title. BBC Sport (11 December 2011). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Mark Selby beats Shaun Murphy to lift UK Championship. Eurosport (9 December 2012). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Neil Robertson fights back against Mark Selby to win UK Championship. The Guardian (8 December 2013). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  12. ↑ Snooker: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Judd Trump 10-9 in dramatic UK Championship final. Sky Sports (8 December 2014). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon. UK Championship final: Neil Robertson makes 147 and wins title. BBC Sport (6 December 2015). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  14. ↑ Crellin, Mark. Mark Selby beats Ronnie O'Sullivan in UK Championship final. Sky Sports (5 December 2016). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  15. ↑ Ronnie O'Sullivan wins sixth UK Championship title. Sporting Life (10 December 2017). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  16. ↑ Hafez, Shamoon. UK Championship: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Allen to win seventh title. BBC Sport (9 December 2018). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  17. ↑ Betway UK Championship 2019. World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  18. ↑ Robertson Edges Trump In Thrilling UK Final. World Snooker Tour (7 December 2020). Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  19. ↑ Sensation Zhao is UK Champion. World Snooker Tour (5 December 2021). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  20. ↑ Allen overturns Ding to win first UK title. World Snooker Tour (20 November 2022). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  21. ↑ Rocket Captures Eighth UK Crown. World Snooker Tour (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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