2001 UK Championship

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2001 UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates3–16 December 2001 (2001-12-03 – 2001-12-16)
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£600,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Peter Ebdon (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Ken Doherty (IRL)
Score10–1
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. This was the first UK Championship to be held in York, becoming only the fourth venue in the championship's history.[1]

John Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost his quarter-final match against Stephen Lee. 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] The victory meant that O'Sullivan – the reigning World Champion – had now won both major ranking events in the same calendar year. Peter Ebdon compiled the highest break, a 143, in his last 32 match against Michael Judge.

Tournament summary[edit]

Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings.

Prize fund[edit]

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[edit]

[3]

Last 48
Best of 17 frames
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
1Scotland John Higgins9
24Scotland Chris Small724Scotland Chris Small5
1Scotland John Higgins9
54England Robert Milkins9
9England Paul Hunter5
9England Paul Hunter9
27England Joe Perry927England Joe Perry7
1Scotland John Higgins2
36Scotland Jamie Burnett3
8England Stephen Lee9
13England Mark King2
31Wales Anthony Davies286Finland Robin Hull9
86Finland Robin Hull4
86Finland Robin Hull9
8England Stephen Lee9
8England Stephen Lee9
19England Anthony Hamilton919England Anthony Hamilton8
8England Stephen Lee7
88England Antony Bolsover5
4Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty9
6Wales Matthew Stevens9
21England Steve Davis921England Steve Davis6
6Wales Matthew Stevens9
55England Stuart Pettman6
11England Jimmy White7
11England Jimmy White9
17Hong Kong Marco Fu917Hong Kong Marco Fu6
6Wales Matthew Stevens7
England Luke Fisher1
4Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty9
14Scotland Graeme Dott6
20Wales Dominic Dale920Wales Dominic Dale9
20Wales Dominic Dale3
45England Michael Holt4
4Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty9
4Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty9
26Scotland Billy Snaddon335Northern Ireland Terry Murphy4
4Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty1
35Northern Ireland Terry Murphy9
2England Ronnie O'Sullivan10
3Wales Mark Williams9
25Australia Quinten Hann251England Nick Dyson6
3Wales Mark Williams9
51England Nick Dyson9
12Scotland Alan McManus7
12Scotland Alan McManus9
22England John Parrott922England John Parrott6
3Wales Mark Williams9
43England Bradley Jones5
5Scotland Stephen Hendry8
10Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
32Thailand James Wattana660England Mark Davis9
60England Mark Davis2
60England Mark Davis9
5Scotland Stephen Hendry9
5Scotland Stephen Hendry9
18Scotland Drew Henry918Scotland Drew Henry7
3Wales Mark Williams6
78Canada Alain Robidoux1
2England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
7England Peter Ebdon9
28Republic of Ireland Michael Judge928Republic of Ireland Michael Judge4
7England Peter Ebdon9
40Pakistan Shokat Ali1
29Malta Tony Drago7
16Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien8
29Malta Tony Drago929Malta Tony Drago9
7England Peter Ebdon8
37England Gary Wilkinson5
2England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
15England Dave Harold8
30England David Gray447England David Finbow9
47England David Finbow0
47England David Finbow9
2England Ronnie O'Sullivan8*
2England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
23England Nigel Bond461England Ali Carter2
61England Ali Carter9

Final[edit]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 16 December 2001.
Ken Doherty (4)
 Ireland
1–10 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
 England
Afternoon: 47–70, 95–0 (95), 34–92 (72), 0–106 (106), 5–93, 6–76 (72), 1–103 (62), 10–79
Evening: 1–105 (59), 12–74 (66), 8–77 (58)
95 Highest break 106
0 Century breaks 1
1 50+ breaks 7

Century breaks[edit]

All rounds

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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.