2014 UK Championship

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2014 Coral UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates25 November – 7 December 2014 (2014-11-25 – 2014-12-07)
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£740,000
Winner's share£150,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Judd Trump (ENG)
Score10–9
2013
2015

The 2014 UK Championship (officially the 2014 Coral UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 November and 7 December 2014 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.[1]

Neil Robertson was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 5–6 against Graeme Dott in the last 16. This result led to Ding Junhui becoming the first Asian player to reach the world number one ranking.[3]

Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fifth UK Championship and his 27th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final.[4][5] Trump had trailed 4–9 at one point during the evening session but fought back with 5 consecutive frames to level at 9–9 before O’Sullivan won the deciding frame.

Ronnie O'Sullivan made the 109th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Matthew Selt. This was O'Sullivan's 13th official 147 break and also the fourth maximum break in the 2014/2015 season[6] and the third time in a row that a maximum was made in a UK Championship.

Judd Trump made his 300th career century during his last-64 match against Fraser Patrick.[7]

Starting in this year the Semi-finals were reduced from the best of 17 frames to the best of 11 frames. This meant that all rounds up to the Semi-finals were played using the best of 11 frames format. The final was still played over the best of 19 frames. This is the format that is still being used to the current day.

Prize fund[edit]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8][9]

Main draw[edit]

[10][11][12][13]

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
1  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6
A  Joe O'Connor (ENG) 0
1 Australia Neil Robertson 6
64 England Kyren Wilson 5
64  Kyren Wilson (ENG) 6
65  Gary Wilson (ENG) 5
1 Australia Neil Robertson 6
33 England Peter Ebdon 2
32  Kurt Maflin (NOR) 6
97  Chris Norbury (ENG) 1
32 Norway Kurt Maflin 1
33 England Peter Ebdon 6
33  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6
96  Ross Muir (SCO) 5
1 Australia Neil Robertson 5
17 Scotland Graeme Dott 6
16  Robert Milkins (ENG) 6
113  Michael Leslie (SCO) 0
16 England Robert Milkins 6
49 Scotland Marcus Campbell 0
49  Marcus Campbell (SCO) 6
80  Scott Donaldson (SCO) 4
16 England Robert Milkins 0
17 Scotland Graeme Dott 6
17  Graeme Dott (SCO) 6
112  Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI) 2
17 Scotland Graeme Dott 6
48 England Anthony Hamilton 4
48  Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 6
81  Craig Steadman (ENG) 5

Section 2[edit]

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
41  Tom Ford (ENG) 6
88  Barry Pinches (ENG) 4
41 England Tom Ford 3
105 England Joel Walker 6
24  Alan McManus (SCO) 1
105  Joel Walker (ENG) 6
105 England Joel Walker 5
9 England Stuart Bingham 6
56  Alfie Burden (ENG) 6
73  Chris Wakelin (ENG) 4
56 England Alfie Burden 3
9 England Stuart Bingham 6
9  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6
120  Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) 0
9 England Stuart Bingham 6
8 England Ricky Walden 0
40  Ken Doherty (IRL) 6
89  Mitchell Mann (ENG) 2
40 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 6
25 Wales Michael White 4
25  Michael White (WAL) 6
104  Cao Xinlong (CHN) 2
40 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 1
8 England Ricky Walden 6
57  Robbie Williams (ENG) 6
72  Sam Baird (ENG) 4
57 England Robbie Williams 5
8 England Ricky Walden 6
8  Ricky Walden (ENG) 6
121  Steve Davis (ENG) 2

Section 3[edit]

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
5  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6
A  Ashley Carty (ENG) 1
5 England Barry Hawkins 5
60 England Nigel Bond 6
60  Nigel Bond (ENG) 6
69  Stuart Carrington (ENG) 3
60 England Nigel Bond 5
37 Scotland Anthony McGill 6
28  Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 4
101  Igor Figueiredo (BRA) 6
101 Brazil Igor Figueiredo 4
37 Scotland Anthony McGill 6
37  Anthony McGill (SCO) 6
92  Michael Georgiou (ENG) 4
37 Scotland Anthony McGill 6
12 Scotland John Higgins 5
12  John Higgins (SCO) 6
117  Lee Walker (WAL) 2
12 Scotland John Higgins 6
53 England Jamie Cope 4
53  Jamie Cope (ENG) 6
76  John Astley (ENG) 2
12 Scotland John Higgins 6
21 Wales Matthew Stevens 2
21  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 6
108  Allan Taylor (ENG) 2
21 Wales Matthew Stevens 6
44 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 3
44  Gerard Greene (NIR) 6
85  Vinnie Calabrese (AUS) 2

Section 4[edit]

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
45  Matthew Selt (ENG) 6
84  Hammad Miah (ENG) 0
45 England Matthew Selt 6
20 China Xiao Guodong 4
20  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 6
109  Ian Glover (ENG) 1
45 England Matthew Selt 6
52 England Rory McLeod 4
52  Rory McLeod (ENG) 6
77  Ian Burns (ENG) 2
52 England Rory McLeod 6
116 China Zhang Anda 5
13  Ali Carter (ENG) 5
116  Zhang Anda (CHN) 6
45 England Matthew Selt 0
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
36  Ben Woollaston (ENG) 6
93  Michael Wasley (ENG) 4
36 England Ben Woollaston 6
100 Malta Tony Drago 3
29  Dominic Dale (WAL) 4
100  Tony Drago (MLT) 6
36 England Ben Woollaston 2
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
61  Peter Lines (ENG) 6
68  Joe Swail (NIR) 4
61 England Peter Lines 3
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
4  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6
A  Daniel Wells (WAL) 2

Bottom half[edit]

Section 5[edit]

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
3  Ding Junhui (CHN) 6
A  John Sutton (IRL) 0
3 China Ding Junhui 6
62 England Jimmy White 2
62  Jimmy White (ENG) 6
67  Dave Harold (ENG) 2
3 China Ding Junhui 5
99 England James Cahill 6
30  Mark King (ENG) 0
99  James Cahill (ENG) 6
99 England James Cahill 6
35 England Andrew Higginson 4
35  Andrew Higginson (ENG) 6
94  Tian Pengfei (CHN) 3
99 England James Cahill 2
19 England Mark Davis 6
14  Joe Perry (ENG) w/o
115  Liu Chuang (CHN) w/d
14 England Joe Perry 6
51 England Mike Dunn 1
51  Mike Dunn (ENG) 6
78  Andrew Pagett (WAL) 2
14 England Joe Perry 5
19 England Mark Davis 6
19  Mark Davis (ENG) 6
110  Jak Jones (WAL) 2
19 England Mark Davis 6
83 England Liam Highfield 4
46  Jamie Jones (WAL) 3
83  Liam Highfield (ENG) 6

Section 6[edit]

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
43  Jamie Burnett (SCO) 4
86  Fraser Patrick (SCO) 6
86 Scotland Fraser Patrick 6
22 Wales Ryan Day 4
22  Ryan Day (WAL) 6
107  Lu Chenwei (CHN) 1
86 Scotland Fraser Patrick 3
11 England Judd Trump 6
54  Aditya Mehta (IND) 6
75  Alex Davies (ENG) 4
54 India Aditya Mehta 1
11 England Judd Trump 6
11  Judd Trump (ENG) w/o
118  Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN) w/d
11 England Judd Trump 6
38 England Rod Lawler 3
38  Rod Lawler (ENG) 6
91  Alex Borg (MLT) 5
38 England Rod Lawler 6
27 England Martin Gould 5
27  Martin Gould (ENG) 6
102  Lee Page (ENG) 4
38 England Rod Lawler 6
6 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 4
59  Luca Brecel (BEL) 6
70  Noppon Saengkham (THA) 1
59 Belgium Luca Brecel 0
6 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
6  Mark Allen (NIR) 6
A  Eden Sharav (SCO) 2

Section 7[edit]

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
7  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 6
122  James Wattana (THA) 3
7 England Shaun Murphy 6
71 Finland Robin Hull 3
58  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 5
71  Robin Hull (FIN) 6
7 England Shaun Murphy 6
39 England Jack Lisowski 4
26  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 6
103  David Grace (ENG) 3
26 China Liang Wenbo 4
39 England Jack Lisowski 6
39  Jack Lisowski (ENG) 6
90  Chris Melling (ENG) 1
7 England Shaun Murphy 5
10 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
10  Marco Fu (HKG) 6
119  Ahmed Saif (QAT) 4
10 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
74 China Lyu Haotian 1
55  Cao Yupeng (CHN) 4
74  Lyu Haotian (CHN) 6
10 Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
42 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 3
23  Michael Holt (ENG) 6
106  Zak Surety (ENG) 1
23 England Michael Holt 3
42 Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng 6
42  Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA) 6
87  Andrew Norman (ENG) 2

Section 8[edit]

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
47  Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 6
82  Zhou Yuelong (CHN) 1
47 England Jimmy Robertson 0
18 Wales Mark Williams 6
18  Mark Williams (WAL) 6
111  Steven Hallworth (ENG) 1
18 Wales Mark Williams 2
15 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
50  Yu Delu (CHN) 6
79  Oliver Lines (ENG) 2
50 China Yu Delu 4
15 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
15  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6
114  Lu Ning (CHN) 2
15 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
63 Republic of Ireland David Morris 3
34  David Gilbert (ENG) 6
95  Elliot Slessor (ENG) 4
34 England David Gilbert 6
31 England Mark Joyce 2
31  Mark Joyce (ENG) 6
98  Ratchayothin Yotharuck (THA) 2
34 England David Gilbert 2
63 Republic of Ireland David Morris 6
63  David Morris (IRL) 6
66  Li Hang (CHN) 4
63 Republic of Ireland David Morris 6
2 England Mark Selby 4
2  Mark Selby (ENG) 6
A  Oliver Brown (ENG) 0

Finals[edit]

Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
         
17 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
9 England Stuart Bingham 6
9 England Stuart Bingham 5
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
37 Scotland Anthony McGill 4
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
11 England Judd Trump 9
19 England Mark Davis 1
11 England Judd Trump 6
11 England Judd Trump 6
15 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
10 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
15 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6

Final[edit]

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri.
Alexandra Palace, England, 7 December 2014.[13][14]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)
 England
10–9 Judd Trump (11)
 England
Afternoon: 54–44, 32–87 (50), 103–0 (82), 87–13, 118–1 (81), 77–49, 36–75, 49–69
Evening: 67–53 (O'Sullivan 53), 67–56 (Trump 56), 0–62, 133–0 (133), 89–35 (54), 32–66, 0–120 (120), 0–127 (127), 8–86 (86), 59–67 (67), 75–14 (51)
133 Highest break 127
1 Century breaks 2
6 50+ breaks 6

Century breaks[edit]

[15]

References[edit]

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