2001 UK Championship (snooker)

UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	3–16 December 2001
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£600,000
Winner's share	£100,000
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up	Ken Doherty
Score	10–1
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The 2001 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Barbican Centre in York, England. The event started on 3 December 2001 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 8 and 16 December 2001.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won his third UK title by defeating Ken Doherty 10–1 in the final. This was the biggest win in the final since the championship introduced the best-of-19-frame finals in 1993.^[1][2] He also compiled the highest break, a 142, in the semi-final against Mark Williams.

This would be the first UK Championship to be held in York, only becoming the fourth venue in the championship's history.^[1]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• Winner £100,000
• Runner-up £54,000
• Highest break £10,000
• Total £600,000

Main draw

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1st Round Best of 13 frames Chris Small 7–6 Robert Milkins Joe Perry 7–3 Jamie Burnett Robin Hull 7–2 Anthony Davies Anthony Hamilton 7–5 Anthony Bolsover Steve Davis 7–6 Stuart Pettman Marco Fu 7–1 Luke Fisher Dominic Dale 7–4 Michael Holt Terry Murphy 7–3 Billy Snaddon Nick Dyson 7–2 Quinten Hann John Parrott 7–5 Bradley Jones Mark Davis 7–6 James Wattana Drew Henry 7–1 Alain Robidoux Michael Judge 7–1 Shokat Ali Tony Drago 7–5 Gary Wilkinson Dave Finbow 7–4 David Gray Allister Carter 9–6 Nigel Bond

2nd Round Best of 17 frames John Higgins 9–5 Chris Small Paul Hunter 9–7 Joe Perry Robin Hull 9–2 Mark King Stephen Lee 9–8 Anthony Hamilton Matthew Stevens 9–6 Steve Davis Jimmy White 9–6 Marco Fu Dominic Dale 9–6 Graeme Dott Ken Doherty 9–4 Terry Murphy Mark Williams 9–6 Nick Dyson Alan McManus 9–6 John Parrott Mark Davis 9–5 Joe Swail Stephen Hendry 9–7 Drew Henry Peter Ebdon 9–4 Michael Judge Tony Drago 9–8 Fergal O'Brien Dave Finbow 9–8 Dave Harold Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–2 Allister Carter

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	John Higgins	9
	Paul Hunter	5
					John Higgins	2
					Stephen Lee	9
	Stephen Lee	9
	Robin Hull	4
									Stephen Lee	7
									Ken Doherty	9
	Matthew Stevens	9
	Jimmy White	7
					Matthew Stevens	7
					Ken Doherty	9
	Ken Doherty	9
	Dominic Dale	3
													Ken Doherty	1
													Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
	Mark Williams	9
	Alan McManus	7
					Mark Williams	9
					Stephen Hendry	8
	Stephen Hendry	9
	Mark Davis	2
									Mark Williams	6
									Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	Peter Ebdon	9
	Tony Drago	7
					Peter Ebdon	8
					Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	Ronnie O'Sullivan	8*
	Dave Finbow	0

• Dave Finbow retires due to health problems

References

1. Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
2. "Ronnie claims UK hat-trick". BBC Sport. 18 February 2003. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
3. "UK Championship 2001". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 August 2011.