2001 UK Championship

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2001 UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates3–16 December 2001 (2001-12-03 2001-12-16)
Venue Barbican Centre
City York
CountryEngland
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £600,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Peter Ebdon  (ENG) (143)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)
Score10–1
2000
2002

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]

Contents

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:

Main draw

[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 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 9
24 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 724 Flag of Scotland.svg Chris Small 5
1 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 9
54 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 9
9 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 5
9 Flag of England.svg Paul Hunter 9
27 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 927 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 7
1 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 2
36 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 3
8 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 9
13 Flag of England.svg Mark King 2
31 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Anthony Davies 286 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 9
86 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 4
86 Flag of Finland.svg Robin Hull 9
8 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 9
8 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 9
19 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 919 Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton 8
8 Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 7
88 Flag of England.svg Antony Bolsover 5
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 9
21 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 921 Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 6
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 9
55 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 6
11 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 7
11 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 9
17 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 917 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 6
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 7
Flag of England.svg Luke Fisher 1
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
14 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 6
20 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 920 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 9
20 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 3
45 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 4
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 9
26 Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Snaddon 335 Ulster Banner.svg Terry Murphy 4
4 Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty 1
35 Ulster Banner.svg Terry Murphy 9
2 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 10
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Quinten Hann 251 Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 6
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
51 Flag of England.svg Nick Dyson 9
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 7
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 9
22 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 922 Flag of England.svg John Parrott 6
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
43 Flag of England.svg Bradley Jones 5
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 8
10 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 5
32 Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 660 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 9
60 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 2
60 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 9
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Hendry 9
18 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 918 Flag of Scotland.svg Drew Henry 7
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 6
78 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alain Robidoux 1
2 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
7 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
28 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 928 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Judge 4
7 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 9
40 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shokat Ali 1
29 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 7
16 Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien 8
29 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 929 Flag of Malta.svg Tony Drago 9
7 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 8
37 Flag of England.svg Gary Wilkinson 5
2 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
15 Flag of England.svg Dave Harold 8
30 Flag of England.svg David Gray 447 Flag of England.svg David Finbow 9
47 Flag of England.svg David Finbow 0
47 Flag of England.svg David Finbow 9
2 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 8*
2 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
23 Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond 461 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 2
61 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 9

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 16 December 2001.
Ken Doherty (4)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
1–10 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)
Flag of England.svg  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)
95Highest break106
0Century breaks1
150+ breaks7

Century breaks

All rounds

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