2010 UK Championship
The 2010 12BET.com UK Championship[1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–12 December 2010 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 4–12 December 2010 |
| Venue | Telford International Centre |
| City | Telford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £625,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  |
| Final | |
| Champion |  |
| Runner-up | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Score | 10–9 |
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Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen in the last 16.[2]
John Higgins won the title after defeating Mark Williams in the final frame of the final to clinch his third UK title.[3][4] Higgins had trailed 5–9 and required a snooker in the seventeenth frame to remain in the match. With this win he regained the number one position in the rankings.[5]
Controversy
A controversial incident occurred in the twelfth frame of the Last 32 tie between John Higgins and Stephen Lee. While on a break of 34, Higgins potted the blue in a middle pocket and finished on the next red close to the pink spot. Higgins noticed that the pink had not been spotted correctly and asked the referee to re-spot the pink ball. This drew consternation from commentators Willie Thorne and Neal Foulds, who agreed that this should not have been allowed as Higgins had potted the blue on his previous shot, which rendered the fact that he noticed the incorrect position of the pink academic as he had already continued play after the pink was replaced. Ken Doherty and Steve Davis, covering the event for BBC, agreed with this and suggested that the referee should have refused. Lee did not point out the mistake and Higgins went on to win the frame.[6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7][8]
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Main draw
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Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 12 December 2010.[10][11] | ||
| John Higgins (4) |
10–9 | Mark Williams (5) |
| Afternoon: 0–88 (83), 78–1, 26–67, 45–65 (65), 66–60 (66, 55), 34–76, 17–66, 0–85 (85) Evening: 3–55, 90–0 (90), 94–43 (94), 45–85 (70), 135–0 (105), 16–63, 68–31, 110–0 (76), 71–69 (Williams 61), 64–28 (52), 81–46 (66) | ||
| 105 | Highest break | 85 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 23 November and 1 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[12][13][14]
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Century breaks
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References
- "12BET.com To Sponsor Snooker's UK Championship". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- "Higgins Battles Into Quarters". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- Hirschowitz, Ivan. "Higgins – My Finest Hour". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- "John Higgins beats Mark Williams to win UK title". BBC Sport. 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- "John Higgins proud of UK Championship comeback win". BBC Sport. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- FreeSnookerVideos (11 December 2010), John Higgins vs Stephen Lee Controversy + Analysis (2010 UK Championship), retrieved 10 October 2018
- "Prize Money". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
- "Prize Money". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- "Main Event (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- "12BET.com UK Championship". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- "12Bet.com UK Championship 2010". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- "UK Championship Qualifiers Drawsheet". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- "12BET.com UK Championship Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- "UK Championship 2010 – Qualifying". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- "UK Championship 2010 – Highest Breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- "UK Championship 2010 – Century Breaks" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2010.