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 England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty
Score 10–1
2000
2002

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:

Main draw

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1st Round Best of 13 frames

Scotland Chris Small 7–6 Robert Milkins England

England Joe Perry 7–3 Jamie Burnett Scotland

Finland Robin Hull 7–2 Anthony Davies Wales

England Anthony Hamilton 7–5 Anthony Bolsover England

England Steve Davis 7–6 Stuart Pettman England

Hong Kong Marco Fu 7–1 Luke Fisher England

Wales Dominic Dale 7–4 Michael Holt England

Northern Ireland Terry Murphy 7–3 Billy Snaddon Scotland

England Nick Dyson 7–2 Quinten Hann Australia

England John Parrott 7–5 Bradley Jones England

England Mark Davis 7–6 James Wattana Thailand

Scotland Drew Henry 7–1 Alain Robidoux Canada

Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 7–1 Shokat Ali Pakistan

Malta Tony Drago 7–5 Gary Wilkinson England

England Dave Finbow 7–4 David Gray England

England Allister Carter 9–6 Nigel Bond England

2nd Round Best of 17 frames

Scotland John Higgins 9–5 Chris Small Scotland

England Paul Hunter 9–7 Joe Perry England

Finland Robin Hull 9–2 Mark King England

England Stephen Lee 9–8 Anthony Hamilton England

Wales Matthew Stevens 9–6 Steve Davis England

England Jimmy White 9–6 Marco Fu Hong Kong

Wales Dominic Dale 9–6 Graeme Dott Scotland

Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9–4 Terry Murphy Northern Ireland

Wales Mark Williams 9–6 Nick Dyson England

Scotland Alan McManus 9–6 John Parrott England

England Mark Davis 9–5 Joe Swail Northern Ireland

Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–7 Drew Henry Scotland

England Peter Ebdon 9–4 Michael Judge Republic of Ireland

Malta Tony Drago 9–8 Fergal O'Brien Republic of Ireland

England Dave Finbow 9–8 Dave Harold England

England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–2 Allister Carter England

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

References

  1. 1 2 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.
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