2019 UK Championship facts for kids

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2019 Betway UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	26 November – 8 December 2019
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£1,009,000
Winner's share	£200,000
Highest break	Barry Hawkins (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up	Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Score	10–6
← 2018

The 2019 UK Championship was a professional snooker tournament. It took place from 26 November to 8 December 2019. It was the 43rd UK Championship, and the seventh ranking tournament and the first Triple Crown event of the 2019–20 season. The event was shown on BBC Sport in the United Kingdom and on Eurosport in Europe. The tournament was sponsored by betting company Betway.

Ronnie O'Sullivan had won the 2018 event. O'Sullivan was beaten in the last 16 by Ding Junhui. Ding played Stephen Maguire in the final. Ding beat Maguire 10–6 to win his third UK championship.

The arena inside the York Barbican during the event

Tournament draw

The results of the event are shown below. The winners of each match are indicated in bold.

Top half

Section 1

	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	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)	6
		Ross Bulman (IRL)	0
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
						65	Tian Pengfei	0
	64	Sam Craigie (ENG)	4
	65	Tian Pengfei (CHN)	6
											1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
										32	Noppon Saengkham	2
	32	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	6
	97	Jackson Page (WAL)	5
						32	Noppon Saengkham	6
						33	Anthony McGill	3
	33	Anthony McGill (SCO)	6
	96	Mitchell Mann (ENG)	1
																1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
															16	Ding Junhui	6
	16	Ding Junhui (CHN)	6
	113	Duane Jones (WAL)	2
						16	Ding Junhui	6
						49	Michael Georgiou	2
	49	Michael Georgiou (CYP)	6
	80	Oliver Lines (ENG)	4
											16	Ding Junhui	6
										17	Ali Carter	4
	17	Ali Carter (ENG)	6
	112	Brandon Sargeant (ENG)	0
						17	Ali Carter	6
						48	Robert Milkins	2
	48	Robert Milkins (ENG)	6
	81	Harvey Chandler (ENG)	4

Section 2

	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	Li Hang (CHN)	6
	88	Jamie Clarke (WAL)	1
						41	Li Hang	6
						24	Xiao Guodong	4
	24	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	6
	105	Rod Lawler (ENG)	1
											41	Li Hang	6
										56	Marco Fu	4
	56	Marco Fu (HKG)	6
	73	Craig Steadman (ENG)	3
						56	Marco Fu	6
						9	Kyren Wilson	5
	9	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	6
	120	Riley Parsons (ENG)	0
																41	Li Hang	4
															40	Liang Wenbo	6
	40	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	6
	89	Dominic Dale (WAL)	5
						40	Liang Wenbo	6
						104	David Grace	3
	25	Tom Ford (ENG)	3
	104	David Grace (ENG)	6
											40	Liang Wenbo	6
										121	Eden Sharav	4
	57	Daniel Wells (WAL)	6
	72	Zhang Anda (CHN)	3
						57	Daniel Wells	2
						121	Eden Sharav	6
	8	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	4
	121	Eden Sharav (ISR)	6

Section 3

	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	John Higgins (SCO)	6
	124	Peter Lines (ENG)	0
						5	John Higgins	6
						60	Lu Ning	1
	60	Lu Ning (CHN)	6
	69	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	0
											5	John Higgins	6
										101	Ian Burns	1
	28	Matthew Selt (ENG)	0
	101	Ian Burns (ENG)	6
						101	Ian Burns	6
						37	Michael Holt	5
	37	Michael Holt (ENG)	6
	92	Adam Stefanow (POL)	1
																5	John Higgins	6
															12	Stuart Bingham	4
	12	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	6
	117	Lei Peifan (CHN)	4
						12	Stuart Bingham	6
						53	Martin Gould	4
	53	Martin Gould (ENG)	6
	76	Alfie Burden (ENG)	4
											12	Stuart Bingham	6
										44	Zhao Xintong	1
	21	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	6
	108	Jamie O'Neill (ENG)	5
						21	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	4
						44	Zhao Xintong	6
	44	Zhao Xintong (CHN)	6
	85	Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)	5

Section 4

	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	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	6
	84	James Wattana (THA)	3
						45	Stuart Carrington	2
						20	Yan Bingtao	6
	20	Yan Bingtao (CHN)	6
	109	Igor Figueiredo (BRA)	1
											20	Yan Bingtao	6
										13	Jack Lisowski	3
	52	Peter Ebdon (ENG)	6
	77	John Astley (ENG)	5
						52	Peter Ebdon	2
						13	Jack Lisowski	6
	13	Jack Lisowski (ENG)	6
	116	David Lilley (ENG)	2
																20	Yan Bingtao	6
															4	Neil Robertson	1
	36	Mark King (ENG)	6
	93	Chang Bingyu (CHN)	5
						36	Mark King	6
						29	Lyu Haotian	1
	29	Lyu Haotian (CHN)	6
	100	Andy Lee (HKG)	1
											36	Mark King	4
										4	Neil Robertson	6
	61	Robbie Williams (ENG)	6
	68	Luo Honghao (CHN)	3
						61	Robbie Williams	4
						4	Neil Robertson	6
	4	Neil Robertson (AUS)	6
	125	Alex Borg (MLT)	0

Bottom half

Section 5

	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	Mark Williams (WAL)	6
	126	Fraser Patrick (SCO)	2
						3	Mark Williams	2
						62	Michael White	6
	62	Michael White (WAL)	6
	67	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	2
											62	Michael White	6
										35	Mark Davis	5
	30	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	4
	99	Fan Zhengyi (CHN)	6
						99	Fan Zhengyi	4
						35	Mark Davis	6
	35	Mark Davis (ENG)	6
	94	Si Jiahui (CHN)	5
																62	Michael White	4
															14	Stephen Maguire	6
	14	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	6
	115	Billy Joe Castle (ENG)	4
						14	Stephen Maguire	6
						78	Jordan Brown	2
	51	Mark Joyce (ENG)	2
	78	Jordan Brown (NIR)	6
											14	Stephen Maguire	6
										19	Graeme Dott	2
	19	Graeme Dott (SCO)	6
	110	Barry Pinches (ENG)	1
						19	Graeme Dott	6
						46	Yuan Sijun	0
	46	Yuan Sijun (CHN)	6
	83	Hammad Miah (ENG)	5

Section 6

	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	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	6
	86	Chen Feilong (CHN)	0
						43	Matthew Stevens	6
						22	Ryan Day	5
	22	Ryan Day (WAL)	6
	107	Soheil Vahedi (IRN)	3
											43	Matthew Stevens	6
										54	Anthony Hamilton	2
	54	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	6
	75	Sam Baird (ENG)	2
						54	Anthony Hamilton	6
						118	James Cahill	3
	11	David Gilbert (ENG)	4
	118	James Cahill (ENG)	6
																43	Matthew Stevens	6
															6	Mark Selby	5
	38	Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	6
	91	Kishan Hirani (WAL)	4
						38	Martin O'Donnell	6
						27	Ricky Walden	2
	27	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6
	102	Xu Si (CHN)	3
											38	Martin O'Donnell	3
										6	Mark Selby	6
	59	Liam Highfield (ENG)	6
	70	Mike Dunn (ENG)	2
						59	Liam Highfield	3
						6	Mark Selby	6
	6	Mark Selby (ENG)	6
	123	Andy Hicks (ENG)	0

Section 7

	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	Mark Allen (NIR)	6
	122	Jimmy White (ENG)	3
						7	Mark Allen	6
						71	Jak Jones	5
	58	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	4
	71	Jak Jones (WAL)	6
											7	Mark Allen	6
										39	Ben Woollaston	1
	26	Scott Donaldson (SCO)	6
	103	Chen Zifan (CHN)	1
						26	Scott Donaldson	4
						39	Ben Woollaston	6
	39	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	6
	90	Zhang Jiankang (CHN)	2
																7	Mark Allen	6
															42	Kurt Maflin	5
	10	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6
	119	Gerard Greene (NIR)	2
						10	Barry Hawkins	4
						55	Alan McManus	6
	55	Alan McManus (SCO)	6
	74	Elliot Slessor (ENG)	1
											55	Alan McManus	2
										42	Kurt Maflin	6
	23	Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	6
	106	Kacper Filipiak (POL)	4
						23	Jimmy Robertson	2
						42	Kurt Maflin	6
	42	Kurt Maflin (NOR)	6
	87	Thor Chuan Leong (MYS)	2

Section 8

	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	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	6
	82	Ashley Carty (ENG)	3
						47	Chris Wakelin	4
						18	Gary Wilson	6
	18	Gary Wilson (ENG)	6
	111	Bai Langning (CHN)	3
											18	Gary Wilson	6
										15	Joe Perry	1
	50	Sunny Akani (THA)	6
	79	Lee Walker (WAL)	4
						50	Sunny Akani	3
						15	Joe Perry	6
	15	Joe Perry (ENG)	6
	114	Simon Lichtenberg (GER)	5
																18	Gary Wilson	5
															98	Nigel Bond	6
	34	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)	5
	95	Louis Heathcote (ENG)	6
						95	Louis Heathcote	5
						98	Nigel Bond	6
	31	Luca Brecel (BEL)	5
	98	Nigel Bond (ENG)	6
											98	Nigel Bond	6
										2	Judd Trump	3
	63	Ken Doherty (IRL)	4
	66	Mei Xiwen (CHN)	6
						66	Mei Xiwen	1
						2	Judd Trump	6
	2	Judd Trump (ENG)	6
	127	Amine Amiri (MAR)	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	16	Ding Junhui	6
	40	Liang Wenbo	2
						16	Ding Junhui	6
						20	Yan Bingtao	2
	5	John Higgins	3
	20	Yan Bingtao	6
											16	Ding Junhui	10
											14	Stephen Maguire	6
	14	Stephen Maguire	6
	43	Matthew Stevens	4
						14	Stephen Maguire	6
						7	Mark Allen	0
	7	Mark Allen	6
	98	Nigel Bond	5

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio Barbican Centre, York, England, 8 December 2019.
Ding Junhui (16)  China	10–6	Stephen Maguire (14)  Scotland
Afternoon: 95–38, 62–23 (56), 105–16 (105), 128–12 (128), 25–93, 49–77 (67), 12–76, 67–28 (66) Evening: 83–5 (83), 73–53 (Maguire 53), 0–104 (103), 71–27 (67), 1–104 (103), 0–124 (124), 131–0 (131), 103–8 (103)
131	Highest break	124
4	Century breaks	3
8	50+ breaks	5

Images for kids

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  Barry Hawkins made a maximum break in his first-round win over Gerard Greene.

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  Ding Junhui won the tournament for the third time, defeating Stephen Maguire 10–6.