UK Championship facts for kids

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UK Championship

Tournament information
Venue	Barbican Centre
Location	York
Country	England
Established	1977
Organisation(s)	World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£850,000
Current champion(s)	Ding Junhui

The UK Championship is a snooker tournament. It is one of the Triple Crown events, along with the World Championship and the Masters. It is the second-biggest ranking tournament, after the World Championship. Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the most times. Ding Junhui is the current champion.

Winners

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season	Venue
UK Championship (non-ranking)
1977	Patsy Fagan	Doug Mountjoy	12–9	1977/78	Tower Circus, Blackpool
1978	Doug Mountjoy	David Taylor	15–9	1978/79	Preston Guildhall
1979	John Virgo	Terry Griffiths	14–13	1979/80
1980	Steve Davis	Alex Higgins	16–6	1980/81
1981	Steve Davis	Terry Griffiths	16–3	1981/82
1982	Terry Griffiths	Alex Higgins	16–15	1982/83
1983	Alex Higgins	Steve Davis	16–15	1983/84
UK Championship (ranking)
1984	Steve Davis	Alex Higgins	16–8	1984/85	Preston Guildhall
1985	Steve Davis	Willie Thorne	16–14	1985/86
1986	Steve Davis	Neal Foulds	16–7	1986/87
1987	Steve Davis	Jimmy White	16–14	1987/88
1988	Doug Mountjoy	Stephen Hendry	16–12	1988/89
1989	Stephen Hendry	Steve Davis	16–12	1989/90
1990	Stephen Hendry	Steve Davis	16–15	1990/91
1991	John Parrott	Jimmy White	16–13	1991/92
1992	Jimmy White	John Parrott	16–9	1992/93
1993	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Stephen Hendry	10–6	1993/94
1994	Stephen Hendry	Ken Doherty	10–5	1994/95
1995	Stephen Hendry	Peter Ebdon	10–3	1995/96
1996	Stephen Hendry	John Higgins	10–9	1996/97
1997	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Stephen Hendry	10–6	1997/98
1998	John Higgins	Matthew Stevens	10–6	1998/99	Bournemouth International Centre
1999	Mark Williams	Matthew Stevens	10–8	1999/00
2000	John Higgins	Mark Williams	10–4	2000/01
2001	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Ken Doherty	10–1	2001/02	Barbican Centre, York
2002	Mark Williams	Ken Doherty	10–9	2002/03
2003	Matthew Stevens	Stephen Hendry	10–8	2003/04
2004	Stephen Maguire	David Gray	10–1	2004/05
2005	Ding Junhui	Steve Davis	10–6	2005/06
2006	Peter Ebdon	Stephen Hendry	10–6	2006/07
2007	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Stephen Maguire	10–2	2007/08	Telford International Centre
2008	Shaun Murphy	Marco Fu	10–9	2008/09
2009	Ding Junhui	John Higgins	10–8	2009/10
2010	John Higgins	Mark Williams	10–9	2010/11
2011	Judd Trump	Mark Allen	10–8	2011/12	Barbican Centre in York
2012	Mark Selby	Shaun Murphy	10–6	2012/13
2013	Neil Robertson	Mark Selby	10–7	2013/14
2014	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Judd Trump	10–9	2014/15
2015	Neil Robertson	Liang Wenbo	10–5	2015/16
2016	Mark Selby	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10–7	2016/17
2017	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Shaun Murphy	10–5	2017/18
2018	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Mark Allen	10–6	2018/19
2019	Ding Junhui	Stephen Maguire	10–6	2019/20

Statsistics

Rank	Name	Nationality	Winner	Runner-up
1	O'Sullivan, RonnieRonnie O'Sullivan	England	7	1
2	Davis, SteveSteve Davis	England	6	4
3	Hendry, StephenStephen Hendry	Scotland	5	5
4	Higgins, JohnJohn Higgins	Scotland	3	2
5	Ding JunhuiDing Junhui	China	3	0
6	Williams, MarkMark Williams	Wales	2	2
7	Mountjoy, DougDoug Mountjoy	Wales	2	1
	Selby, MarkMark Selby	England	2	1
9	Robertson, NeilNeil Robertson	Australia	2	0
10	Higgins, AlexAlex Higgins	Northern Ireland	1	3
11	Griffiths, TerryTerry Griffiths	Wales	1	2
	White, JimmyJimmy White	England	1	2
	Stevens, MatthewMatthew Stevens	Wales	1	2
	Murphy, ShaunShaun Murphy	England	1	2
	Maguire, StephenStephen Maguire	Scotland	1	2
16	Parrott, JohnJohn Parrott	England	1	1
	Ebdon, PeterPeter Ebdon	England	1	1
	Trump, JuddJudd Trump	England	1	1
19	Fagan, PatsyPatsy Fagan	Ireland	1	0
	Virgo, JohnJohn Virgo	England	1	0
21	Doherty, KenKen Doherty	Ireland	0	3
22	Allen, MarkMark Allen	Northern Ireland	0	2
23	Taylor, DavidDavid Taylor	England	0	1
	Thorne, WillieWillie Thorne	England	0	1
	Foulds, NealNeal Foulds	England	0	1
	Gray, DavidDavid Gray	England	0	1
	Fu, MarcoMarco Fu	Hong Kong	0	1
	Liang WenboLiang Wenbo	China	0	1

See also

In Spanish: Campeonato del Reino Unido (snooker) para niños