2001 UK Championship

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]

2001 UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	3–16 December 2001 (2001-12-03 – 2001-12-16)
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
Score	10–1
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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

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

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

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	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
						1	John Higgins	9
	24	Chris Small	7			24	Chris Small	5
											1	John Higgins	9
	54	Robert Milkins	9
											9	Paul Hunter	5
						9	Paul Hunter	9
	27	Joe Perry	9			27	Joe Perry	7
																1	John Higgins	2
	36	Jamie Burnett	3
																8	Stephen Lee	9
						13	Mark King	2
	31	Anthony Davies	2			86	Robin Hull	9
											86	Robin Hull	4
	86	Robin Hull	9
											8	Stephen Lee	9
						8	Stephen Lee	9
	19	Anthony Hamilton	9			19	Anthony Hamilton	8
																					8	Stephen Lee	7
	88	Antony Bolsover	5
																					4	Ken Doherty	9
						6	Matthew Stevens	9
	21	Steve Davis	9			21	Steve Davis	6
											6	Matthew Stevens	9
	55	Stuart Pettman	6
											11	Jimmy White	7
						11	Jimmy White	9
	17	Marco Fu	9			17	Marco Fu	6
																6	Matthew Stevens	7
		Luke Fisher	1
																4	Ken Doherty	9
						14	Graeme Dott	6
	20	Dominic Dale	9			20	Dominic Dale	9
											20	Dominic Dale	3
	45	Michael Holt	4
											4	Ken Doherty	9
						4	Ken Doherty	9
	26	Billy Snaddon	3			35	Terry Murphy	4
																										4	Ken Doherty	1
	35	Terry Murphy	9
																										2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
						3	Mark Williams	9
	25	Quinten Hann	2			51	Nick Dyson	6
											3	Mark Williams	9
	51	Nick Dyson	9
											12	Alan McManus	7
						12	Alan McManus	9
	22	John Parrott	9			22	John Parrott	6
																3	Mark Williams	9
	43	Bradley Jones	5
																5	Stephen Hendry	8
						10	Joe Swail	5
	32	James Wattana	6			60	Mark Davis	9
											60	Mark Davis	2
	60	Mark Davis	9
											5	Stephen Hendry	9
						5	Stephen Hendry	9
	18	Drew Henry	9			18	Drew Henry	7
																					3	Mark Williams	6
	78	Alain Robidoux	1
																					2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
						7	Peter Ebdon	9
	28	Michael Judge	9			28	Michael Judge	4
											7	Peter Ebdon	9
	40	Shokat Ali	1
											29	Tony Drago	7
						16	Fergal O'Brien	8
	29	Tony Drago	9			29	Tony Drago	9
																7	Peter Ebdon	8
	37	Gary Wilkinson	5
																2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
						15	Dave Harold	8
	30	David Gray	4			47	David Finbow	9
											47	David Finbow	0
	47	David Finbow	9
											2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	8*
						2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
	23	Nigel Bond	4			61	Ali Carter	2
	61	Ali Carter	9

• David Finbow retires due to health problems

Final

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

All rounds

145 – Darren Morgan 143, 136, 117, 112 – Peter Ebdon 142, 131, 130, 110, 107, 106 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 140 – Dominic Dale 137, 136, 119 – Stephen Lee 137, 121, 109, 107 – Mark Williams 137 – Fergal O'Brien 136 – John Higgins 134, 130, 127, 121 – Stephen Hendry 129, 120 – Michael Judge 128, 104 – Nick Dyson 127 – Steve Davis 125 – Tony Drago 125 – Bjorn Haneveer 124 – James Wattana 123 – Luke Fisher 122, 109, 103, 101, 100, 100 – Mark Davis 121 – Noppadon Noppachorn 120, 117 – Stephen Maguire 118, 114, 114, 107, 101 – Robin Hull

117, 109 – Matthew Stevens 117 – Graeme Dott 117 – Kurt Maflin 114 – Shaun Murphy 114 – Andrew Higginson 112 – Paul Hunter 111 – Ali Carter 110 – Adrian Gunnell 110 – Bradley Jones 108, 101 – Marco Fu 107, 106, 104 – Ken Doherty 107 – Antony Bolsover 106 – David Gray 106 – Nick Pearce 104 – Joe Swail 103 – Anthony Hamilton 101 – Mark Gray 101 – Neal Foulds 101 – Terry Murphy 100 – John Parrott

References

1. 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.