The UK Championship is one of snooker’s three prestigious Triple Crown events and has been staged annually since 1977.
This page features a complete list of UK Championship winners, alongside the players who have won the tournament the most times.
First contested as a non-ranking event, the UK Championship became a ranking tournament in 1984 and has since established itself as one of the most important competitions on the professional snooker calendar.
UK Championship Winners
The UK Championship was first staged in 1977 as a non-ranking event before becoming a ranking tournament in 1984.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Patsy Fagan | Doug Mountjoy | 12–9 |
| 1978 | Doug Mountjoy | David Taylor | 15–9 |
| 1979 | John Virgo | Terry Griffiths | 14–13 |
| 1980 | Steve Davis | Alex Higgins | 16–6 |
| 1981 | Steve Davis | Terry Griffiths | 16–3 |
| 1982 | Terry Griffiths | Alex Higgins | 16–15 |
| 1983 | Alex Higgins | Steve Davis | 16–15 |
| 1984 | Steve Davis | Alex Higgins | 16–8 |
| 1985 | Steve Davis | Willie Thorne | 16–14 |
| 1986 | Steve Davis | Neal Foulds | 16–7 |
| 1987 | Steve Davis | Jimmy White | 16–14 |
| 1988 | Doug Mountjoy | Stephen Hendry | 16–12 |
| 1989 | Stephen Hendry | Steve Davis | 16–12 |
| 1990 | Stephen Hendry | Steve Davis | 16–15 |
| 1991 | John Parrott | Jimmy White | 16–13 |
| 1992 | Jimmy White | John Parrott | 16–9 |
| 1993 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Stephen Hendry | 10–6 |
| 1994 | Stephen Hendry | Ken Doherty | 10–5 |
| 1995 | Stephen Hendry | Peter Ebdon | 10–3 |
| 1996 | Stephen Hendry | John Higgins | 10–9 |
| 1997 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Stephen Hendry | 10–6 |
| 1998 | John Higgins | Matthew Stevens | 10–6 |
| 1999 | Mark Williams | Matthew Stevens | 10–8 |
| 2000 | John Higgins | Mark Williams | 10–4 |
| 2001 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ken Doherty | 10–1 |
| 2002 | Mark Williams | Ken Doherty | 10–9 |
| 2003 | Matthew Stevens | Stephen Hendry | 10–8 |
| 2004 | Stephen Maguire | David Gray | 10–1 |
| 2005 | Ding Junhui | Steve Davis | 10–6 |
| 2006 | Peter Ebdon | Stephen Hendry | 10–6 |
| 2007 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Stephen Maguire | 10–2 |
| 2008 | Shaun Murphy | Marco Fu | 10–9 |
| 2009 | Ding Junhui | John Higgins | 10–8 |
| 2010 | John Higgins | Mark Williams | 10–9 |
| 2011 | Judd Trump | Mark Allen | 10–8 |
| 2012 | Mark Selby | Shaun Murphy | 10–6 |
| 2013 | Neil Robertson | Mark Selby | 10–7 |
| 2014 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Judd Trump | 10–9 |
| 2015 | Neil Robertson | Liang Wenbo | 10–5 |
| 2016 | Mark Selby | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10–7 |
| 2017 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Shaun Murphy | 10–5 |
| 2018 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Mark Allen | 10–6 |
| 2019 | Ding Junhui | Stephen Maguire | 10–6 |
| 2020 | Neil Robertson | Judd Trump | 10–9 |
| 2021 | Zhao Xintong | Luca Brecel | 10–5 |
| 2022 | Mark Allen | Ding Junhui | 10–7 |
| 2023 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ding Junhui | 10–7 |
| 2024 | Judd Trump | Barry Hawkins | 10–8 |
| 2025 | Mark Selby | Judd Trump | 10–8 |
Most UK Championship Titles
Ronnie O’Sullivan holds the record for the most UK Championship titles, having won the tournament eight times. Steve Davis is next with six victories, followed by Stephen Hendry with five.
| Rank | Player | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 8 |
| 2 | Steve Davis | 6 |
| 3 | Stephen Hendry | 5 |
| 4 | Ding Junhui | 3 |
| 4 | John Higgins | 3 |
| 4 | Neil Robertson | 3 |
| 4 | Mark Selby | 3 |
| 8 | Doug Mountjoy | 2 |
| 8 | Judd Trump | 2 |
| 8 | Mark Williams | 2 |
| 11 | Mark Allen | 1 |
| 11 | Peter Ebdon | 1 |
| 11 | Patsy Fagan | 1 |
| 11 | Terry Griffiths | 1 |
| 11 | Alex Higgins | 1 |
| 11 | Stephen Maguire | 1 |
| 11 | Shaun Murphy | 1 |
| 11 | John Parrott | 1 |
| 11 | Matthew Stevens | 1 |
| 11 | John Virgo | 1 |
| 11 | Jimmy White | 1 |
| 11 | Zhao Xintong | 1 |
Methodology
This page includes every UK Championship winner since the tournament was first staged in 1977. The list covers both the original non-ranking event (1977–1983) and the ranking tournament, which began in 1984.
The titles table ranks players by the total number of UK Championship victories. Players with the same number of titles are listed alphabetically by surname.