2020 UK Championship

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2020 Betway UK Championship
Betway UK Championship.svg
Tournament information
Dates23 November – 6 December 2020 (2020-11-23 2020-12-06)
Venue Marshall Arena
City Milton Keynes
CountryEngland
Organisation World Snooker Tour
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund£1,009,000
Winner's share£200,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)
Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)
(147)
Final
ChampionFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)
Score10–9
2019
2021

The 2020 UK Championship (officially the 2020 Betway UK Championship) was a professional snooker tournament, that took place from 23 November to 6 December 2020 at the Marshall Arena, in Milton Keynes, England. The event was the first Triple Crown and fifth ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season. The tournament was played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. The event was broadcast by the BBC and Eurosport and featured a prize fund of £1,009,000 with the winner receiving £200,000.

Contents

The defending champion was Ding Junhui, who defeated Stephen Maguire 10–6 in the 2019 final. However, Ding lost 5–6 to David Grace in the second round.

Both Kyren Wilson and Stuart Bingham made maximum breaks in the first round of the event. [1] [2] On 28 November, Trump became the fourth player to make 750 career centuries, during his last-64 match against Dominic Dale. [3] Later in the tournament, on 4 December, Robertson also completed his 750th century break in his quarter-final defeat of Mark Selby. [4]

Neil Robertson won the title beating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final. At 9–9 Trump missed a simple final pink when only needing the pink and black to win the title, Robertson then potted the pink to win his third UK Championship.

Overview

The 2020 UK Championship took place between 23 November and 6 December 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England. [5] It was the fifth ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season, and the first of three Triple Crown events. [5] There were 128 players from the World Snooker Tour taking part in the championship. All matches until the final were played over a maximum of 11 frames , with the final played as a best-of-19-frames match, held over two sessions. [5] The first round of the competition started on 23 November, with players seeded according to their world rankings. [5]

The defending champion was Ding Junhui, who defeated Stephen Maguire 10–6 in the 2019 final to win his third UK title. [6] As defending champion, Ding was seeded first, with world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded second. [5]

Prize fund

The total prize fund for the event was £1,009,000 with the winner receiving £200,000. [7] The breakdown of prize money is shown below: [5] [7]

  • 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
  • Total: £1,009,000

Tournament draw

The results of the event are shown below. The winners of each match are indicated in bold. [8]

Top half

Section 1

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)6
A Flag of England.svg  Jamie Curtis-Barrett  (ENG)1
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 5
65 Flag of England.svg David Grace 6
64 Flag of England.svg  Ian Burns  (ENG)4
65 Flag of England.svg  David Grace  (ENG)6
65 Flag of England.svg David Grace 3
33 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 6
32 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Luca Brecel  (BEL)6
97 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lei Peifan  (CHN)2
32 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luca Brecel 5
33 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 6
33 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)6
96 Flag of England.svg  Brandon Sargeant  (ENG)1
33 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xiao Guodong 4
16 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 6
16 Flag of England.svg  Jack Lisowski  (ENG)6
113 Flag of England.svg  Farakh Ajaib  (ENG)2
16 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 6
49 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Pengfei 2
49 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Pengfei  (CHN)6
80 Flag of England.svg  Jamie O'Neill  (ENG)0
16 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 6
81 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Si 2
17 Flag of England.svg  Gary Wilson  (ENG)4
112 Flag of England.svg  Oliver Lines  (ENG)6
112 Flag of England.svg Oliver Lines 1
81 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Si 6
48 Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)w/d
81 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xu Si  (CHN)w/o

Section 2

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
41 Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)4
88 Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)6
88 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 1
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 6
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yuelong  (CHN)6
105 Flag of England.svg  Peter Devlin  (ENG)1
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 6
73 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chang Bingyu 5
56 Flag of England.svg  Sam Craigie  (ENG)4
73 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chang Bingyu  (CHN)6
73 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chang Bingyu 6
9 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5
9 Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)6
120 Flag of England.svg  Jamie Wilson  (ENG)1
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 6
8 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 2
40 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)w/d
89 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jak Jones  (WAL)w/o
89 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jak Jones 6
104 Flag of Germany.svg Simon Lichtenberg 2
25 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott Donaldson  (SCO)3
104 Flag of Germany.svg  Simon Lichtenberg  (GER)6
89 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jak Jones 2
8 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
57 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Daniel Wells  (WAL)4
72 Ulster Banner.svg  Gerard Greene  (NIR)6
72 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 3
8 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 6
8 Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)6
121 Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)1

Section 3

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
5 Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)6
A Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Michael White  (WAL)4
5 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
60 Flag of England.svg Liam Highfield 1
60 Flag of England.svg  Liam Highfield  (ENG)6
69 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jackson Page  (WAL)3
5 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
37 Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei 2
28 Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)6
101 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Yang  (CHN)4
28 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 4
37 Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Vafaei 6
37 Flag of Iran.svg  Hossein Vafaei  (IRN)6
92 Flag of England.svg  Billy Castle  (ENG)3
5 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 6
21 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 3
12 Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)6
117 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Fan Zhengyi  (CHN)3
12 Flag of England.svg David Gilbert 4
53 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 6
53 Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)6
76 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Si Jiahui  (CHN)4
53 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 3
21 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 6
21 Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)6
108 Flag of England.svg  Riley Parsons  (ENG)1
21 Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins 6
85 Flag of England.svg Robbie Williams 1
44 Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)4
85 Flag of England.svg  Robbie Williams  (ENG)6

Section 4

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
45 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lyu Haotian  (CHN)6
84 Flag of Iran.svg  Soheil Vahedi  (IRN)4
45 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lyu Haotian 5
20 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 6
20 Flag of Scotland.svg  Anthony McGill  (SCO)6
109 Flag of England.svg  Steven Hallworth  (ENG)4
20 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 6
77 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Zifan 1
52 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yuan Sijun  (CHN)5
77 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Zifan  (CHN)6
77 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Zifan 6
13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Bingtao 5
13 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yan Bingtao  (CHN)6
116 Flag of England.svg  Sean Maddocks  (ENG)4
20 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 4
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
36 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Hang  (CHN)6
93 Flag of Scotland.svg  Fraser Patrick  (SCO)3
36 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hang 6
29 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Xintong 3
29 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Xintong  (CHN)6
100 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Rory McLeod  (JAM)3
36 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hang 2
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
61 Flag of England.svg  Chris Wakelin  (ENG)6
68 Flag of England.svg  Louis Heathcote  (ENG)0
61 Flag of England.svg Chris Wakelin 1
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)6
A Flag of France.svg  Brian Ochoiski  (FRA)0

Bottom half

Section 5

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
3 Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)6
A Flag of England.svg  Paul Davison  (ENG)1
3 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 6
67 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dominic Dale 3
62 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Luo Honghao  (CHN)3
67 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)6
3 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 6
30 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 1
30 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)6
99 Flag of England.svg  Allan Taylor  (ENG)3
30 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 6
94 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 3
35 Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)5
94 Flag of England.svg  Andy Hicks  (ENG)6
3 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 6
46 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 3
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)6
115 Flag of England.svg  Ben Hancorn  (ENG)0
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 6
51 Flag of Thailand.svg Sunny Akani 2
51 Flag of Thailand.svg  Sunny Akani  (THA)6
78 Flag of Poland.svg  Kacper Filipiak  (POL)1
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 5
46 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 6
19 Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)4
110 Flag of England.svg  Ashley Carty  (ENG)6
110 Flag of England.svg Ashley Carty 2
46 Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden 6
46 Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)6
83 Flag of England.svg  Rod Lawler  (ENG)0

Section 6

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
43 Flag of England.svg  Mark King  (ENG)6
86 Flag of England.svg  David Lilley  (ENG)5
43 Flag of England.svg Mark King 4
22 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 6
22 Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)6
107 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhao Jianbo  (CHN)1
22 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 6
11 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 2
54 Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)6
75 Flag of England.svg  James Cahill  (ENG)5
54 Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 1
11 Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham 6
11 Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)6
118 Flag of England.svg  Zak Surety  (ENG)2
22 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 1
6 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
38 Flag of England.svg  Martin O'Donnell  (ENG)5
91 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Clarke  (WAL)6
91 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Clarke 5
27 Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 6
27 Flag of Norway.svg  Kurt Maflin  (NOR)6
102 Flag of Ireland.svg  Aaron Hill  (IRL)3
27 Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Maflin 3
6 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
59 Flag of England.svg  Mark Joyce  (ENG)6
70 Flag of Israel.svg  Eden Sharav  (ISR)1
59 Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce 2
6 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 6
6 Flag of England.svg  Kyren Wilson  (ENG)6
123 Flag of England.svg  Ashley Hugill  (ENG)4

Section 7

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
7 Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)6
122 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Lee Walker  (WAL)5
7 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 1
58 Flag of England.svg Elliot Slessor 6
58 Flag of England.svg  Elliot Slessor  (ENG)6
71 Flag of England.svg  Mitchell Mann  (ENG)3
58 Flag of England.svg Elliot Slessor 1
39 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Ning 6
26 Flag of England.svg  Matthew Selt  (ENG)6
103 Flag of Morocco.svg  Amine Amiri  (MAR)0
26 Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 0
39 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Ning 6
39 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lu Ning  (CHN)6
90 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)4
39 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Ning 6
106 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pang Junxu 2
10 Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)6
119 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Iulian Boiko  (UKR)1
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 6
55 Flag of England.svg Stuart Carrington 4
55 Flag of England.svg  Stuart Carrington  (ENG)6
74 Flag of England.svg  Barry Pinches  (ENG)5
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 5
106 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pang Junxu 6
23 Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)4
106 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Pang Junxu  (CHN)6
106 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pang Junxu 6
42 Flag of Thailand.svg Noppon Saengkham 4
42 Flag of Thailand.svg  Noppon Saengkham  (THA)6
87 Flag of England.svg  Peter Lines  (ENG)3

Section 8

Last 128
Best of 11 frames
Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
            
47 Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)5
82 Flag of Brazil.svg  Igor Figueiredo  (BRA)6
82 Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Figueiredo 2
18 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 6
18 Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)6
107 Flag of Malta.svg  Alex Borg  (MLT)0
18 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 6
50 Flag of England.svg Joe O'Connor 5
50 Flag of England.svg  Joe O'Connor  (ENG)6
79 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Duane Jones  (WAL)4
50 Flag of England.svg Joe O'Connor 6
15 Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3
15 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh  (THA)6
114 Flag of Germany.svg  Lukas Kleckers  (GER)2
18 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 6
98 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 3
34 Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)5
95 Ulster Banner.svg  Jordan Brown  (NIR)6
95 Ulster Banner.svg Jordan Brown 4
98 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 6
31 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)w/d
98 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)w/o
98 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 6
63 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexander Ursenbacher 4
63 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Alexander Ursenbacher  (SUI)6
66 Flag of England.svg  Nigel Bond  (ENG)3
63 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexander Ursenbacher 6
2 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
2 Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)6
A Flag of Ireland.svg  Leo Fernandez  (IRL)0

Finals

Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
         
16 Flag of England.svg Jack Lisowski 4
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 6
24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Yuelong 2
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
5 Flag of England.svg Mark Selby 2
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 6
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 10
3 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 9
3 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 6
6 Flag of England.svg Kyren Wilson 4
3 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 6
39 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Ning 2
39 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Ning 6
18 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 6 December 2020.
Neil Robertson (4)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
10–9 Judd Trump (3)
Flag of England.svg  England
Afternoon:55–31, 36–78, 74–4, 14–84, 103–8 (103), 0–89, 110–22 (110), 0–128 (128)
Evening: 60–71, 129–9, 12–75, 65–28, 78–37, 59–83, 15–63, 115–0 (115), 0–95, 72–48, 53–43
115Highest break128
3Century breaks1

Century breaks

A total of 136 century breaks were made by 60 players during the tournament. [9] Neil Robertson scored 13 total centuries, setting a record for the UK Championship – the previous record of 12 centuries was shared by Stephen Hendry (1994) and Ronnie O'Sullivan (2003). [10]

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