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.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 4–12 December 2010 |
| Venue | Telford International Centre |
| City | Telford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 10–9 |
← 2009 2011 → | |
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
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][7]
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Main draw
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Final
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 12 December 2010.[9][10] | ||
| John Higgins (4) Scotland
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10–9 | Mark Williams (5) Wales
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| 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
editThese matches were held between 23 November and 1 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[11][12][13]
Century breaks
editTelevised stage centuries
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References
edit- ^ "12BET.com To Sponsor Snooker's UK Championship". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "Higgins Battles into Quarters". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Hirschowitz, Ivan. "Higgins – My Finest Hour". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "John Higgins beats Mark Williams to win UK title". BBC Sport. 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "John Higgins proud of UK Championship comeback win". BBC Sport. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Prize Money". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- ^ "Prize Money". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ "Main Event (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ a b "12BET.com UK Championship". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ a b "12Bet.com UK Championship 2010". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "UK Championship Qualifiers Drawsheet". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ "12BET.com UK Championship Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ "UK Championship 2010 – Qualifying". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ "UK Championship 2010 – Highest Breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "UK Championship 2010 – Century Breaks" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2010.