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UK Championship

snooker tournament

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 Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,205,000[1]
Recent edition2023
Current champion(s) Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)

Winners

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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)   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

Statsistics

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Rank Name Nationality Winner Runner-up
1 Ronnie O'Sullivan   England 7 1
2 Steve Davis   England 6 4
3 Stephen Hendry   Scotland 5 5
4 John Higgins   Scotland 3 2
5 Ding Junhui   China 3 0
6 Mark Williams   Wales 2 2
7 Doug Mountjoy   Wales 2 1
Mark Selby   England 2 1
9 Neil Robertson   Australia 2 0
10 Alex Higgins   Northern Ireland 1 3
11 Terry Griffiths   Wales 1 2
Jimmy White   England 1 2
Matthew Stevens   Wales 1 2
Shaun Murphy   England 1 2
Stephen Maguire   Scotland 1 2
16 John Parrott   England 1 1
Peter Ebdon   England 1 1
Judd Trump   England 1 1
19 Patsy Fagan   Ireland 1 0
John Virgo   England 1 0
21 Ken Doherty   Ireland 0 3
22 Mark Allen   Northern Ireland 0 2
23 David Taylor   England 0 1
Willie Thorne   England 0 1
Neal Foulds   England 0 1
David Gray   England 0 1
Marco Fu   Hong Kong 0 1
Liang Wenbo   China 0 1

References

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  10. ↑ "Mark Selby beats Shaun Murphy to lift UK Championship". Eurosport. 2012-12-09. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
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  21. ↑ "Rocket Captures Eighth UK Crown". World Snooker. 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023.
 
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