NEWS
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Special Report - BBC will broadcast the tournament started from today till the final on next Sunday. - 20/Nov - |
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Special Player Report - A high speed motorbike accident has put the skids under Quinten Hann's season, forcing the Australian to pull out of the £500,000 Liverpool Victoria UK Championship which began in Bournemouth. The World No. 26 was down under, indulging in his other sporting passion - motorbike racing - when he crashed, suffering a broken collarbone and a broken wrist on the eve of his flight to Britain. Hann was competing in the `Stars of the Future' superbike event when disaster struck. He will be out of action until at least the end of the year and his participation in 2000 events will be reviewed next month after medical advice has been taken. He was due to face either Michael Judge or Gerard Greene in round three of the Liverpool Victoria UK Championship on Thursday. With Hann's withdrawal from the tournament, whoever triumphs between Judge and Greene will receive a walk over into the fourth round. - 15/Nov - |
| Sunday : Final (28/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
| Mark Williams finally threw off the challenge of fellow Welshman Matthew Stevens to lift the UK trophy with a thrilling 10-8 victory. The new world number one said: "It is nice to be number one in the sport you choose," more... |
| Saturday : Semi Finals (27/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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Mark Williams claimed a notable double over Stephen Hendry as he beat the Scot 9-6 to reach Sunday's final. Williams' victory also put him ahead of Hendry at the top of the provisional world rankings list. Hendry was in control for most of the match and led 4-1 at one stage but when Williams moved ahead for the first time at 7-6 he quickly wrapped up victory. He faces Matthew Stevens in the first all-Welsh ranking event final since the 1989 Mercantile Credit Classic. |
| Friday : Semi Finals (26/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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Holder John Higgins lost his UK title on losing 9-7 to Welshman Matthew
Stevens who won six of the last seven frames to go through to the final. Stevens, the 22 year old world No.9, completed his second victory of the season over Higgins having beaten the Scot 9-7 to win the Regal Masters title in Motherwell two months ago. But it was also revenge for the Welshman from Carmarthen who lost 10-6 to Higgins in last year's UK final. A semi-final which could have gone either way, Higgins led 6-3 at one stage, but eventually the victory fell to Stevens when Higgins missed the blue clearing up in the 15th frame. |
| Thursday : Quarter Finals (25/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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Mark Williams won the all-Welsh battle with Darren Morgan in emphatic style as he coasted
to a 9-1 victory. The match was all over after the first session when Williams took all eight
frames. Morgan could only avoid a whitewash by winning the first of the second session. Last year's runner-up, Matthew Stevens beat Ronnie O'Sullivan for the second time in a row to claim his place in the semi-finals. He won the last one at the same stage of the Regal Masters six weeks ago. Resumed with a 5-3 advantage, Matthew realed off four games without reply and O'Sullivan didn't pot a ball in the final two frames. John Higgins ended the run of world number 74 Michael Holt with a 9-7 victory and moved to within two wins of retaining his title. |
| Wednesday : Quarter Finals (24/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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Stephen Hendry moved a step closer to the capture of his sixth UK Championship
title by defeating Dave Harold 9-5. He beat his self-confessed bogey-man by
knocking in super breaks of 96, 116 and 92 during a purple patch of scoring. Defending champion John Higgins looked out of sorts as he stands at 4-4 with Michael Holt, while Matthew Stevens took a 5-3 lead over Ronnie O'Sullivan in their dirst sessions. |
| Tuesday : Fifth Rounds (23/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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Crowd favourite Jimmy White was denied a place in the last eight after losing the
last three frames to Mark J Williams 9-8. But in terms of break-building, the match
was low in quality, with no century break from either and many unforced errors. Ronny O'Sullivan recorded the second quickest finishes to a best-of-17 frame match as he stormed into the quarter-finals with a 9-1 victory over Anthony Hamilton within 105 minutes. Darren Morgan qualified for his first quarter-final in eight months. The Welsh came through 9-7 over Scot Drew Henry, his next challenge is against compatriot Mark J Williams. Meanwhile John Higgins was in sizzling form as he demolished the challenge of former World champion Steve Davis 9-4 with the back-to-back breaks of 136 and 137. |
| Monday : Fifth Rounds (22/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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Stephen Hendry recorded a glorious maximum break of 147 on his way to a
clinical 9-3 victory over Paul Wykes. It was the seven-times world champion's seventh 147 of his career and he collected a new Vauxhall car worth over £23,000 for his amazing feat. In the other matches, Michael Holt and Matthew Stevens both reach the quarter-finals with 9-4 victory. Ronnie O'Sullivan made an brilliant start in his last 16 match with Anthony Hamilton 7-1 with 110, 126 and 135 three centuries breaks. |
| Sunday : Fifth Rounds (21/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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Dave Harold, a semi-finalist in last season's event, has became the first
player to reach the last 8. The durable Potteries professional came from 5-2 down to edge out former world champion Ken Doherty 9-8. In the other matches, Matthew Stevens took a useful 6-2 lead over Joe Swail while Lee Walker square the match with Michael Holt. |
| Sunday : Fourth Rounds (21/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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John Higgins has served notice he will fight all the way in defence of his
title after beating Chris Small 9-5. He also made a 144 clearance for the highest televised break so far in the 12th frame. Mark J Williams will now play with his boyhood idol Jimmy White in the last 16 with a 9-4 victory over Michael Judge. |
| Saturday : Fourth Rounds (20/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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Ronnie O'Sullivan was on top form as he coasted into the last 16 on the event
with a 9-2 defeat of Wayne Brown. The Rocket ended the rout by coming close to making his fourth tournament 147 only for the maximum attempt to fail when he missed a tricky 14th red. In contrast, five-time champ Stephen Hendry was made to fight hard for the second match in a row before he progressed to the neext round with a 9-6 victory to Stuart Pettman. Top players in their fourth round first session were Mark J Williams and John Higgins. Williams opened up a comfortable lead of 7-1 to Michael Judge while Higgins led Chris Small by 5-3. |
| Friday : Fourth Rounds (19/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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All the remaining three oversea players were dropped out today's fourth rounds.
They are Marco Fu, Tony Drago and Shokat Ali. Besides, John Parrott questioned his ability to be a major force again after losing 9-5 to Joe Swail. World number six Stephen Lee also losing 8-9 to Drew Henry, who is the world number 45 from Scotland. |
| Thursday : Third Rounds (18/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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All the top four seeds were safefly through to the next round despite Stephen
Hendry had a tough match with Jason Ferguson. Ferguson, who had only an hour's sleep after his wife gave birth in the early hours of the morning, pushed the word champion to the brink of defeat. Thailand's James Wattana and Brian Morgan were the seed lost their third round match. |
| Wednesday : Third Rounds (17/Nov) *Highlight* | ||
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Along with Alan McManus, Peter Ebdon is another top seed crashed out of the
tournament what he called 'the worst performance' of his career by losing
9-4 to Shokat Ali of Pakistan. While Steve Davis came back from a disastrous start to go through and admitted: "My personal appraisal is that I got away with murder. Paul should have beaten me." |
Results
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Final ( best of 17 frames )
Semi Finals
Quarter Finals
Fifth Rounds
Fourth Rounds
Third Rounds
Second Rounds
First Rounds
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| 5th-round (best of 17 frames) | Quarter-Finals (best of 17 frames) | Semi-Finals (best of 17 frames) | Final (best of 19 frames) | ||||||||
| J Higgins vs S Davis |
9 4 |
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| J Higgins vs M Holt |
9 6 |
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| L Walker vs M Holt |
4 9 |
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| J Higgins vs M Stevens |
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| M Stevens vs J Swail |
9 4 |
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| M Stevens vs R O'Sullivan |
9 3 |
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| A Hamilton vs R O'Sullivan |
1 9 |
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| M Stevens vs M Williams |
8 10 |
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| J White vs M Williams |
8 9 |
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| M Williams vs D Morgan |
9 1 |
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| D Morgan vs D Henry |
9 7 |
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| M Williams vs S Hendry |
9 6 |
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| K Doherty vs D Harold |
8 9 |
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| D Harold vs S Hendry |
5 9 |
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| P Wykes vs S Hendry |
3 9 |
| 147 | Stephen Hendry |
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| 145 | Dominic Dale |
| 144 | John Higgins |
| 143 | Steve James |
| 142 | Tony Drago & Paul Sweeny |
| 141 | Patrick Wallace |
| 140 | Jonathan Birch & John Higgins |
| 138 | Ian McCulloch & Matthew Stevens |
| 137 | Lee Walker & John Higgins |
| 136 | John Higgins |
| 135 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| 134 | Tony Drago |
| 132 | Stuart Pettman & Jimmy White |
| 131 | Fergal O'Brien |
| 130 | Matthew Stevens |
| 126 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| 120 | Macro Fu & Stephen Maguire & Stephen Hendry |
| 118 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| 117 | Michael Holt |
| 116 | Joe Johnson & Stephen Hendry |
| 114 | Michael Holt |
| 113 | Steve James |
| 112 | Anthony Hamilton |
| 110 | Alfie Burden & Ronnie O'Sullivan & Matthew Stevens |
| 109 | Dave Harold & Jimmy White & Stephen Hendry & Mark J Williams |
| 108 | Steve James & Chris Small & Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| 107 | Ronnie O'Sullivan & John Higgins |
| 106 | Macro Fu & Paul Davis & Mark J Williams |
| 105 | Stuart Pettman & Mark Fenton & Dominic Dale & Stephen Lee |
| 104 | Ronnie O'Sullivan & Michael Holt |
| 102 | Stephen Lee |
| 101 | Jason Ferguson & Macro Fu & Michael Holt |
| 100 | Shokat Ali & Stephen Maguire & Ken Doherty |
PRIZE
| Place | Points |
| Winner | 78,000 |
| Runner-up | 41,000 |
| Losing semi-finalists | ***** |
| Losing quater-finalists | ***** |
| Last 16 (losing fifth-round) | 5,760 |
| Last 32 (losing forth-round) | ***** |
| Last 64 (losing third-round) | ***** |
| Last 96 (losing second-round) | ***** |
| Last 128 (losing first-round) | ***** |
| 1 English pound = | 1.62 American Dollars |
| Pre-tv High break | 1,520 |
| 147 Maximum break | 5,000 |
POINT
| Place | Points |
| Winner | 6,075 |
| Runner-up | 4,050 |
| Losing semi-finalists | 2,700 |
| Losing quater-finalists | 2,025 |
| Last 16 (losing fifth-round) | 1,520 |
| Last 32 (losing forth-round) | 1,140 |
| (Seeds 1-32) | 640 |
| Last 64 (losing third-round) | 855 |
| (Seeds 33-64) | 480 |
| Last 96 (losing second-round) | 640 |
FORMER WINNERS
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
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| Liverpool Victoria UK Championship | |||
| 99/00 | Mark J Williams (Wal) | 10-8 | Matthew Stevens (Wal) |
| 98/99 | John Higgins (Sco) | 10-6 | Matthew Stevens (Wal) |
| 97/98 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) | 10-6 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
| UK Championship | |||
| 96/97 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) | 10-9 | John Higgins (Sco) |
| Royal Liver Assurance UK Championship | |||
| 95/96 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) | 10-3 | Peter Ebdon (Eng) |
| 94/95 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) | 10-5 | Ken Doherty (Ire) |
| 93/94 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) | 10-6 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
| 92/93 | Jimmy White (Eng) | 16-9 | John Parrott (Eng) |
| UK Championship | |||
| 91/92 | John Parrott (Eng) | 16-13 | Jimmy White (Eng) |
| Stormseal UK Championship | |||
| 90/91 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) | 16-15 | Steve Davis (Eng) |
| 89/90 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) | 16-12 | Steve Davis (Eng) |
| Tennents UK Championship | |||
| 88/89 | Doug Mountjoy (Wal) | 16-12 | Stephen Hendry (Sco) |
| 87/88 | Steve Davis (Eng) | 16-14 | Jimmy White (Eng) |
| 86/87 | Steve Davis (Eng) | 16-7 | Neal Foulds (Eng) |
| Coral UK Championship | |||
| 85/86 | Steve Davis (Eng) | 16-14 | Willie Thorne (Eng) |
| 84/85 | Steve Davis (Eng) | 16-8 | Alex Higgins (NI) |
| Coral UK Professional Championship | |||
| 83/84 | Alex Higgins (NI) | 16-15 | Steve Davis (Eng) |
| 82/83 | Terry Griffiths (Wal) | 16-15 | Alex Higgins (NI) |
| 81/82 | Steve Davis (Eng) | 16-3 | Terry Griffiths (Wal) |
| 80/81 | Steve Davis (Eng) | 16-6 | Alex Higgins (NI) |
| 79/80 | John Virgo (Eng) | 14-13 | Terry Griffiths (Wal) |
| 78/79 | Doug Mountjoy (Wal) | 15-9 | David Taylor (Eng) |
| Super Crystalate UK Professional Championship | |||
| 77/78 | Patsy Fagan (Ire) | 12-9 | Doug Mountjoy (Wal) |
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* It is the second most prestigious of the ranking events, only surpassed by the world championship. * The championship turned open for overseas players in 1984. * The tournament name varied with different sponsorships. | |||
| Odds | Best 12 |
| 11/4 | Stephen Hendry |
| 11/4 | John Higgins |
| 11/2 | Mark J Williams |
| 15/2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| 16/1 | Stephen Lee |
| 18/1 | Paul Hunter |
| 18/1 | Matthew Stevens |
| 20/1 | Ken Doherty |
| 28/1 | Peter Ebdon |
| 33/1 | Macro Fu |
| 40/1 | Alan McManus |
| 40/1 | John Parrott |
| 50/1 | Anthony Hamilton |
| 50/1 | Fergal O'Brien |
| 66/1 | Joe Swail |
| 66/1 | Mark King |
| 66/1 | Chris Small |
| 66/1 | Steve Davis |
| 80/1 | Dave Harold |
| 80/1 | James Wattana |
| 80/1 | Jimmy White |
| 100/1 | Andy Hicks |
| 100/1 | Tony Drago |
| 100/1 | Quinten Hann |
| 100/1 | Graeme Dott |
| 100/1 | Nigel Bond |
| 125/1 | Allistair Carter |
| 125/1 | Dominic Dale |
| Source: William Hill | |