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
Dates3–16 December 2001 (2001-12-03 – 2001-12-16)
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking 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)
Score10–1
2000
2002

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

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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

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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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[3]

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 Higgins9
24  Chris Small724  Chris Small5
1  John Higgins9
54  Robert Milkins9
9  Paul Hunter5
9  Paul Hunter9
27  Joe Perry927  Joe Perry7
1  John Higgins2
36  Jamie Burnett3
8  Stephen Lee9
13  Mark King2
31  Anthony Davies286  Robin Hull9
86  Robin Hull4
86  Robin Hull9
8  Stephen Lee9
8  Stephen Lee9
19  Anthony Hamilton919  Anthony Hamilton8
8  Stephen Lee7
88  Antony Bolsover5
4  Ken Doherty9
6  Matthew Stevens9
21  Steve Davis921  Steve Davis6
6  Matthew Stevens9
55  Stuart Pettman6
11  Jimmy White7
11  Jimmy White9
17  Marco Fu917  Marco Fu6
6  Matthew Stevens7
  Luke Fisher1
4  Ken Doherty9
14  Graeme Dott6
20  Dominic Dale920  Dominic Dale9
20  Dominic Dale3
45  Michael Holt4
4  Ken Doherty9
4  Ken Doherty9
26  Billy Snaddon335  Terry Murphy4
4  Ken Doherty1
35  Terry Murphy9
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan10
3  Mark Williams9
25  Quinten Hann251  Nick Dyson6
3  Mark Williams9
51  Nick Dyson9
12  Alan McManus7
12  Alan McManus9
22  John Parrott922  John Parrott6
3  Mark Williams9
43  Bradley Jones5
5  Stephen Hendry8
10  Joe Swail5
32  James Wattana660  Mark Davis9
60  Mark Davis2
60  Mark Davis9
5  Stephen Hendry9
5  Stephen Hendry9
18  Drew Henry918  Drew Henry7
3  Mark Williams6
78  Alain Robidoux1
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan9
7  Peter Ebdon9
28  Michael Judge928  Michael Judge4
7  Peter Ebdon9
40  Shokat Ali1
29  Tony Drago7
16  Fergal O'Brien8
29  Tony Drago929  Tony Drago9
7  Peter Ebdon8
37  Gary Wilkinson5
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan9
15  Dave Harold8
30  David Gray447  David Finbow9
47  David Finbow0
47  David Finbow9
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan8*
2  Ronnie O'Sullivan9
23  Nigel Bond461  Ali Carter2
61  Ali Carter9

Final

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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

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All rounds

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.