2019 UK Championship

2019 Betway UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates	26 November – 8 December 2019
Venue	Barbican Centre
Ceety	York
Kintra	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Tot prize fund	£1,009,000
Winner's share	£200,000
Heichest brak	Barry Hawkins (ENG) (147)
Feenal
Champion	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Rinner-up	Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Score	10–6
	← 2018

The 2019 UK Championship (kent as the 2019 Betway UK Championship for sponsorship reasons forby) wis a professional snooker toornament thon teuk place frae 26 November tae 8 December 2019. The 43rd edition o the UK Championship, it wis the seivent rankin tournament an the first Triple Crown event o the 2019/2020 season. The event wis broadcast on BBC Sport in the Unitit Kinrick and on Eurosport throughout Europe. The touonament wis sponsorit bi betting company Betway.

The defendin champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan, haed won the previous twa championships, defeatin Shaun Murphy 10–5 i the 2017 UK Championship final, an Mark Allen 10–6 i the 2018 final. O'sullivan wis eliminatit i the last 16 bi Ding Junhui, wha won the match 6–4 an proceedit tae reach the final o the event, defeatin compatriots Liang Wenbo an Yan Bingtao, baith 6–2, i the twa intervenin roonds. Ding's opponent i the final wis Stephen Maguire, wha haed won his semi-final 6–0 against Allen. Ding defeatit Maguire 10–6 tae win his third UK championship

Barry Hawkins compilit a Maximum brak i the fowert frame o his first roond match wi Gerard Greene. It wis the first maximum break tae be made at the UK Championship syne 2016, an the third o Hawkins' career. Thare war a tot o 139 Century braks i the event.

Prize fund

The tot prize fund for the event wis ower £1,000,000 for the first time,^[2] wi the winner receiving £200,000. The brakdoun o prize money faer this year is shawn belaw:^[3]

Winner: £200,000
Runner-up: £80,000
Semi-final: £40,000
Quarter-final: £24,500
Last 16: £17,000
Last 32: £12,000
Last 64: £6,500
Highest break: £15,000
Tot: £1,009,000

Toornament draw

Top half

Section 1

Last 128 Best o 11 frames			Last 64 Best o 11 frames			Last 32 Best o 11 frames			Last 16 Best o 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 o 11 frames			Last 64 Best o 11 frames			Last 32 Best o 11 frames			Last 16 Best o 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 o 11 frames			Last 64 Best o 11 frames			Last 32 Best o 11 frames			Last 16 Best o 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 o 11 frames			Last 64 Best o 11 frames			Last 32 Best o 11 frames			Last 16 Best o 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 o 11 frames			Last 64 Best o 11 frames			Last 32 Best o 11 frames			Last 16 Best o 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 o 11 frames			Last 64 Best o 11 frames			Last 32 Best o 11 frames			Last 16 Best o 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 o 11 frames			Last 64 Best o 11 frames			Last 32 Best o 11 frames			Last 16 Best o 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 o 11 frames			Last 64 Best o 11 frames			Last 32 Best o 11 frames			Last 16 Best o 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

Feenals

Quarter-feenals Best o 11 frames			Semi-feenals Best o 11 frames			Feenal Best o 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

Feenal

Final: Best o 19 frames. Referee: Greg Coniglio Barbican Centre, York, England, 8 December 2019.
Ding Junhui (16) Cheenae	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

Century breaks

Thare hae been a tot o 139 centuries durin the toornament.^[4] Barry Hawkins made the heichest, makin a maximum break.^[5]

147 Barry Hawkins
141, 129, 126 Mark Allen
140 Lu Ning
139, 100, 100 Ali Carter
138 Hossein Vafaei
137, 136, 131, 131, 119, 110 Li Hang
136 Alexander Ursenbacher
135, 107 Matthew Stevens
135, 129, 124, 123, 116, 115, 108, 106, 103, 103, 100 Stephen Maguire
135, 127, 121, 111, 106 Yan Bingtao
134, 130 Daniel Wells
134, 129, 114 Mark Selby
134, 124, 121, 114, 103, 103, 100 Gary Wilson
133, 124, 107, 106 Ronnie O'Sullivan
133, 124, 102 Mark Williams
133, 106, 105, 100 Mark Davis
131, 104 Anthony Hamilton
131, 128, 116, 110, 105, 104, 103, 103, 101, 100 Ding Junhui
130, 102 Martin O'Donnell
130 James Cahill
129, 111, 101 Michael Holt
128, 113 Kurt Maflin
128, 114 Zhao Xintong
127, 122, 106, 105, 100 Stuart Bingham
127, 100 Mei Xiwen
127 Ryan Day
125, 114, 105 Judd Trump
124, 123, 103 John Higgins
124 Luca Brecel
124 Tom Ford
123 Si Jiahui
120, 115, 104 Ricky Walden
119 Liam Highfield
118, 103 Kacper Filipiak
117, 110, 104 Marco Fu
117 Xu Si
115, 113, 104 Michael White
115 David Grace
114, 113 Nigel Bond
112, 107 Alan McManus
107, 105, 101 Neil Robertson
107, 102 Jimmy Robertson
107 Sam Baird
106, 105 David Gilbert
105 Martin Gould
104, 104, 102 Jak Jones
104 Sunny Akani
104 Liang Wenbo
104 Zhou Yuelong
103, 100 Ian Burns
103 Graeme Dott
102 Anthony McGill
102 Craig Steadman
102 Zhang Jiankang
101 Jordan Brown
101 Noppon Saengkham
101 Kyren Wilson
100 Mark King

References

↑ "Betway UK Championship 2019 – World Snooker". World Snooker. Retrieved 22 Januar 2019.
↑ "Barbican prize money for next year's 2019 UK Championship to break £1m barrier". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 Januar 2019.
↑ "2019–2020 Season Summary" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
↑ "Betway UK Championship 2019 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 26 November – 8 December 2019. Archived frae the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
↑ Phillips, Owen (27 November 2019). "UK Championship: Barry Hawkins makes 147 in victory over Gerard Greene". BBC Sport.

External links

Official Website

[official-1] "Betway UK Championship 2019 – World Snooker". World Snooker. Retrieved 22 Januar 2019.

[york_Barb-2] "Barbican prize money for next year's 2019 UK Championship to break £1m barrier". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 Januar 2019.

[worl_-3] "2019–2020 Season Summary" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[KfPad-4] "Betway UK Championship 2019 – Centuries". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 26 November – 8 December 2019. Archived frae the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

[DSjBT-5] Phillips, Owen (27 November 2019). "UK Championship: Barry Hawkins makes 147 in victory over Gerard Greene". BBC Sport.

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Tournament information

Dates	26 November – 8 December 2019^[1]
Venue	Barbican Centre
Ceety	York
Kintra	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Tot prize fund	£1,009,000
Winner's share	£200,000
Heichest brak	Barry Hawkins (ENG) (147)
Feenal
Champion	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Rinner-up	Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Score	10–6
← 2018