2010 UK Championship

2010 12BET.com UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates4–12 December 2010 (2010-12-04 – 2010-12-12)
VenueTelford International Centre
CityTelford
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£625,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Mark Joyce (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Mark Williams (WAL)
Score10–9
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The 2010 UK Championship (officially the 2010 12BET.com UK Championship)[1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–12 December 2010 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.

Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen in the last 16.[2]

John Higgins won the title after defeating Mark Williams in the final frame of the final to clinch his third UK title.[3][4] Higgins had trailed 5–9 and required a snooker in the seventeenth frame to remain in the match. With this win he regained the number one position in the rankings.[5]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][7]

Main draw

Last 32
Best of 17 frames 		Last 16
Best of 17 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1  Ding Junhui (CHN) 9
 Matthew Stevens (WAL) 4
1 China Ding Junhui 8
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 9
12  Mark Allen (NIR) 9
 Tom Ford (ENG) 5
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 9
England Stuart Bingham 7
16  Marco Fu (HKG) 9
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) 7
16 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
England Stuart Bingham 9
7  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) 9
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
4 Scotland John Higgins 9
6  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 9
 Ken Doherty (IRL) 6
6 Scotland Stephen Maguire 9
9 England Mark Selby 7
9  Mark Selby (ENG) 9
 Ricky Walden (ENG) 6
6 Scotland Stephen Maguire 7
4 Scotland John Higgins 9
11  Graeme Dott (SCO) 9
 Martin Gould (ENG) 5
11 Scotland Graeme Dott 8
4 Scotland John Higgins 9
4  John Higgins (SCO) 9
 Stephen Lee (ENG) 6
4 Scotland John Higgins 10
5 Wales Mark Williams 9
3  Ali Carter (ENG) 6
 Mark Joyce (ENG) 9
  England Mark Joyce 9
England Judd Trump 7
14  Jamie Cope (ENG) 6
 Judd Trump (ENG) 9
England Mark Joyce 7
5 Wales Mark Williams 9
10  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 9
 Jimmy White (ENG) 8
10 Scotland Stephen Hendry 6
5 Wales Mark Williams 9
5  Mark Williams (WAL) 9
 Mark Davis (ENG) 3
5 Wales Mark Williams 9
8 England Shaun Murphy 8
8  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 9
 Patrick Wallace (NIR) 5
8 England Shaun Murphy 9
Wales Ryan Day 8
15  Mark King (ENG) 8
 Ryan Day (WAL) 9
8 England Shaun Murphy 9
2 Australia Neil Robertson 7
13  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 7
 Andrew Higginson (ENG) 9
England Andrew Higginson 5
2 Australia Neil Robertson 9
2  Neil Robertson (AUS) 9
 Rory McLeod (ENG) 1

[8][9][10]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore.
Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 12 December 2010.[9][10]
John Higgins (4)
 Scotland 		10–9 Mark Williams (5)
 Wales
Afternoon: 0–88 (83), 78–1, 26–67, 45–65 (65), 66–60 (66, 55), 34–76, 17–66, 0–85 (85)
Evening: 3–55, 90–0 (90), 94–43 (94), 45–85 (70), 135–0 (105), 16–63, 68–31, 110–0 (76), 71–69 (Williams 61), 64–28 (52), 81–46 (66)
105 Highest break 85
1 Century breaks 0
7 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

These matches were held between 23 November and 1 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[11][12][13]

Round 1
Best of 17 frames		Round 2
Best of 17 frames		Round 3
Best of 17 frames		Round 4
Best of 17 frames
 Paul Davies (WAL)9 Matthew Couch (ENG)9 Robert Milkins (ENG)9 Matthew Stevens (WAL)9
 Patrick Einsle (GER)7Wales Paul Davies8England Matthew Couch4England Robert Milkins5
 Liam Highfield (ENG)9 Tony Drago (MLT)9 Tom Ford (ENG)9 Gerard Greene (NIR)2
 Kuldesh Johal (ENG)7England Liam Highfield4Malta Tony Drago6England Tom Ford9
 Jamie Jones (WAL)9 Joe Jogia (ENG)6 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)9 Barry Hawkins (ENG)9
 Dermot McGlinchey (NIR)4Wales Jamie Jones9Wales Jamie Jones4Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien3
 Andrew Pagett (WAL)9 Peter Lines (ENG)9 Nigel Bond (ENG)7 Stuart Bingham (ENG)9
 Noppon Saengkham (THA)2Wales Andrew Pagett8England Peter Lines9England Peter Lines4
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)9 Rod Lawler (ENG)9 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)3 Ken Doherty (IRL)9
 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA)2England Ben Woollaston3England Rod Lawler9England Rod Lawler7
 Igor Figueiredo (BRA)4 Jimmy Michie (ENG)5 Alan McManus (SCO)5 Ricky Walden (ENG)9
 Liu Chuang (CHN)9China Liu Chuang9China Liu Chuang9China Liu Chuang8
 James Wattana (THA)9 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)6 Dave Harold (ENG)4 Martin Gould (ENG)9
 Kurt Maflin (NOR)4Thailand James Wattana9Thailand James Wattana9Thailand James Wattana8
 David Gilbert (ENG)9 Andy Hicks (ENG)8 Barry Pinches (ENG)4 Stephen Lee (ENG)9
 Issara Kachaiwong (THA)3England David Gilbert9England David Gilbert9England David Gilbert4
 Mark Joyce (ENG)9 Alfie Burden (ENG)7 Marcus Campbell (SCO)8 Steve Davis (ENG)2
 Jak Jones (WAL)7England Mark Joyce9England Mark Joyce9England Mark Joyce9
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)9 Michael Judge (IRL)1 Stuart Pettman (ENG)5 Judd Trump (ENG)9
 Reanne Evans (ENG)1China Xiao Guodong9China Xiao Guodong9China Xiao Guodong7
 Joe Delaney (IRL)3 Jimmy White (ENG)9 Adrian Gunnell (ENG)4 Joe Perry (ENG)6
 Adam Wicheard (ENG)9England Adam Wicheard1England Jimmy White9England Jimmy White9
 James McBain (SCO)8 Bjorn Haneveer (BEL)4 Joe Swail (NIR)9 Mark Davis (ENG)9
 Simon Bedford (ENG)9England Simon Bedford9England Simon Bedford2Northern Ireland Joe Swail7
 Patrick Wallace (NIR)9 Anthony McGill (SCO)4 Michael Holt (ENG)4 Mike Dunn (ENG)1
 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)4Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace9Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace9Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace9
 Michael White (WAL)9 David Morris (IRL)3 Jamie Burnett (SCO)9 Ryan Day (WAL)9
 Justin Astley (ENG)6Wales Michael White9Wales Michael White6Scotland Jamie Burnett5
 Jack Lisowski (ENG)9 Matthew Selt (ENG)9 Dominic Dale (WAL)9 Andrew Higginson (ENG)9
 Zhang Anda (CHN)4England Jack Lisowski8England Matthew Selt6Wales Dominic Dale6
 Kyren Wilson (ENG)9 Ian McCulloch (ENG)8 Rory McLeod (ENG)9 Liang Wenbo (CHN)6
 Paul Davison (ENG)6England Kyren Wilson9England Kyren Wilson4England Rory McLeod9

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

[14][15]

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