UK Championship

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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)

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.

Winners[change | change source]

[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)  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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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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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