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2018 UK Championship

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2018 Betway UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates27 November – 9 December 2018
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£850,000
Winner's share£170,000
Highest break Stuart Bingham (ENG) (145)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Allen (NIR)
Score10–6
2017
2019

The 2018 UK Championship was a snooker tournament, that took place from 27 November to 9 December 2018. It was the ninth ranking tournament and the first Triple Crown event of the 2018/2019 season. The event was shown on BBC Sport and Eurosport in the United Kingdom.

Ronnie O'Sullivan, the defending champion, defeated Mark Allen 10–6 in the final, winning his 7th UK Championship and his 34th ranking event overall.[1] Stuart Bingham made the event's highest break of 145 in the first frame of his third round match against David Gilbert.[2]

Main draw

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Top half

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Section 1

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Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
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1  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6
 Luke Simmonds (ENG) 1
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
65 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
64  Yuan Sijun (CHN) 2
65  Ken Doherty (IRL) 6
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
32 China Zhou Yuelong 0
32  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 6
97  Soheil Vahedi (IRN) 1
32 China Zhou Yuelong 6
33 England Mark Davis 4
33  Mark Davis (ENG) 6
96  Sam Craigie (ENG) 4
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
17 England Jack Lisowski 1
16  Marco Fu (HKG) 6
113  Hammad Miah (ENG) 0
16 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
80 China Luo Honghao 2
49  Michael Georgiou (CYP) 0
80  Luo Honghao (CHN) 6
16 Hong Kong Marco Fu 3
17 England Jack Lisowski 6
17  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 6
112  Zhang Jiankang (CHN) 1
17 England Jack Lisowski 6
81 China Mei Xiwen 1
48  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 5
81  Mei Xiwen (CHN) 6

Section 2

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Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
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Last 32
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Last 16
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41  Lyu Haotian (CHN) 4
88  Tian Pengfei (CHN) 6
88 China Tian Pengfei 6
24 England Jimmy Robertson 2
24  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 6
105  Jordan Brown (NIR) 4
88 China Tian Pengfei 4
56 England Martin O'Donnell 6
56  Martin O'Donnell (ENG) 6
73  Xu Si (CHN) 4
56 England Martin O'Donnell 6
120 China Chen Feilong 2
9  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3
120  Chen Feilong (CHN) 6
56 England Martin O'Donnell 6
8 China Ding Junhui 4
40  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 6
89  Alfie Burden (ENG) 3
40 England Ben Woollaston 3
25 China Xiao Guodong 6
25  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 6
104  Sean O'Sullivan (ENG) 4
25 China Xiao Guodong 4
8 China Ding Junhui 6
57  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6
72  Zhang Yong (CHN) 2
57 England Matthew Selt 5
8 China Ding Junhui 6
8  Ding Junhui (CHN) 6
121  Adam Stefanow (POL) 1

Section 3

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Last 128
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Last 32
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5  Judd Trump (ENG) 6
 David Lilley (ENG) 0
5 England Judd Trump 6
60 Wales Dominic Dale 5
60  Dominic Dale (WAL) 6
69  Gerard Greene (NIR) 4
5 England Judd Trump 6
28 England Mark King 2
28  Mark King (ENG) 6
101  Elliot Slessor (ENG) 5
28 England Mark King 6
37 China Li Hang 2
37  Li Hang (CHN) 6
92  Lee Walker (WAL) 3
5 England Judd Trump 4
21 England Joe Perry 6
12  Ryan Day (WAL) 2
117  Joe O'Connor (ENG) 6
117 England Joe O'Connor 6
53 England Andrew Higginson 3
53  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 6
76  Nigel Bond (ENG) 2
117 England Joe O'Connor 2
21 England Joe Perry 6
21  Joe Perry (ENG) 6
108  John Astley (ENG) 0
21 England Joe Perry 6
44 England Michael Holt 1
44  Michael Holt (ENG) 6
85  Chen Zifan (CHN) 1

Section 4

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Last 128
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Last 64
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Last 32
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Last 16
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45  Mark Joyce (ENG) 6
84  Niu Zhuang (CHN) 3
45 England Mark Joyce 4
109 China Lu Ning 6
20  Anthony McGill (SCO) 5
109  Lu Ning (CHN) 6
109 China Lu Ning 6
13 Belgium Luca Brecel 4
52  Liam Highfield (ENG) 6
77  Robin Hull (FIN) 4
52 England Liam Highfield 5
13 Belgium Luca Brecel 6
13  Luca Brecel (BEL) 6
116  Fan Zhengyi (CHN) 4
109 China Lu Ning 5
36 England Tom Ford 6
36  Tom Ford (ENG) 6
93  Craig Steadman (ENG) 5
36 England Tom Ford 6
29 England Robert Milkins 5
29  Robert Milkins (ENG) 6
100  Sanderson Lam (ENG) 1
36 England Tom Ford 6
61 Scotland Alan McManus 3
61  Alan McManus (SCO) 6
68  Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) 1
61 Scotland Alan McManus 6
4 Scotland John Higgins 5
4  John Higgins (SCO) 6
 Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) 5

Bottom half

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Section 5

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Last 128
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Last 64
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Last 16
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3  Mark Selby (ENG) 3
 James Cahill (ENG) 6
England James Cahill 5
62 Thailand Sunny Akani 6
62  Sunny Akani (THA) 6
67  Eden Sharav (ISR) 5
62 Thailand Sunny Akani 6
99 Wales Jak Jones 2
30  Ricky Walden (ENG) 5
99  Jak Jones (WAL) 6
99 Wales Jak Jones 6
94 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
35  Michael White (WAL) 5
94  Joe Swail (NIR) 6
62 Thailand Sunny Akani 2
14 England Stuart Bingham 6
14  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6
115  James Wattana (THA) 0
14 England Stuart Bingham 6
51 Norway Kurt Maflin 5
51  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 6
78  Zhang Anda (CHN) 3
14 England Stuart Bingham 6
19 England David Gilbert 2
19  David Gilbert (ENG) 6
110  Ashley Carty (ENG) 3
19 England David Gilbert 6
46 England Peter Ebdon 4
46  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6
83  Chris Totten (SCO) 2

Section 6

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Last 128
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43  Stuart Carrington (ENG) 1
86  Paul Davison (ENG) 6
86 England Paul Davison 1
22 China Yan Bingtao 6
22  Yan Bingtao (CHN) 6
107  Lukas Kleckers (GER) 1
22 China Yan Bingtao 2
11 England Kyren Wilson 6
54  Mike Dunn (ENG) 6
75  Allan Taylor (ENG) 4
54 England Mike Dunn 2
11 England Kyren Wilson 6
11  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 6
118  Andy Lee (HKG) 0
11 England Kyren Wilson 6
6 England Barry Hawkins 2
38  Gary Wilson (ENG) 6
91  Billy Joe Castle (ENG) 4
38 England Gary Wilson 6
102 England Sam Baird 3
27  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 5
102  Sam Baird (ENG) 6
38 England Gary Wilson 4
6 England Barry Hawkins 6
59  Robbie Williams (ENG) 5
70  Ian Burns (ENG) 6
70 England Ian Burns 0
6 England Barry Hawkins 6
6  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6
123  Jamie Clarke (WAL) 0

Section 7

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Last 128
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7  Mark Allen (NIR) 6
122  Basem Eltahhan (EGY) 2
7 England Mark Allen 6
58 England Rory McLeod 2
58  Rory McLeod (ENG) 6
71  Peter Lines (ENG) 3
7 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
39 Iran Hossein Vafaei 2
26  Martin Gould (ENG) 6
103  Harvey Chandler (ENG) 1
26 England Martin Gould 4
39 Iran Hossein Vafaei 6
39  Hossein Vafaei (IRN) 6
90  Ashley Hugill (ENG) 5
7 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
10 Australia Neil Robertson 5
10  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6
119  Kishan Hirani (WAL) 2
10 Australia Neil Robertson 6
55 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3
55  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 6
74  Jimmy White (ENG) 3
10 Australia Neil Robertson 6
23 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
23  Graeme Dott (SCO) 6
106  Oliver Lines (ENG) 2
23 Scotland Graeme Dott 6
42 Wales Matthew Stevens 2
42  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 6
87  Ross Muir (SCO) 4

Section 8

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Last 128
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Last 64
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Last 32
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Last 16
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47  Chris Wakelin (ENG) 6
82  Duane Jones (WAL) 1
47 England Chris Wakelin 4
18 England Ali Carter 6
18  Ali Carter (ENG) 6
111  Thor Chuan Leong (MAS) 3
18 England Ali Carter 3
15 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
50  Scott Donaldson (SCO) 6
79  Li Yuan (CHN) 3
50 Scotland Scott Donaldson 4
15 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
15  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6
114  Simon Lichtenberg (GER) 3
15 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
2 Wales Mark Williams 5
34  Noppon Saengkham (THA) 6
95  Hamza Akbar (PAK) 1
34 Thailand Noppon Saengkham 6
98 England Rod Lawler 0
31  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 1
98  Rod Lawler (ENG) 6
34 Thailand Noppon Saengkham 3
2 Wales Mark Williams 6
63  Daniel Wells (WAL) 6
66  Zhao Xintong (CHN) 5
63 Wales Daniel Wells 0
2 Wales Mark Williams 6
2  Mark Williams (WAL) 6
 Adam Duffy (ENG) 2
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
         
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
56 England Martin O'Donnell 1
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
36 England Tom Ford 1
21 England Joe Perry 2
36 England Tom Ford 6
1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
7 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
14 England Stuart Bingham 6
11 England Kyren Wilson 1
14 England Stuart Bingham 5
7 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
7 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
15 Scotland Stephen Maguire 1
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee:  Marcel Eckardt (GER)
Barbican Centre, York, England, 9 December 2018.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)
 England
10–6 Mark Allen (7)
 Northern Ireland
Afternoon: 54–63, 101–0 (101), 0–74 (74), 85–0 (85), 120–15 (5466), 76–15 (57), 73–12, 73–25 (65)
Evening: 74–25, 4–93 (56), 30–105 (105), 87–1, 63–59 (O'Sullivan 57), 0–144 (7268), 9–93 (59), 78–0 (78)
101 Highest break 105
1 Century breaks 1
8 50+ breaks 6


References

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  1. "Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Mark Allen to secure seventh UK snooker crown". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. "Betway UK Championship 2018 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 November – 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.