Two of the snooker’s best players and primary rivals will do battle in the UK Championship final on Sunday. Mark Selby and Ronnie O’Sullivan provide the dream climax at the Barbican Centre for viewers everywhere after emerging from contrasting semi-final encounters on Saturday. Selby’s superior tactical awareness was the telling[Read More…]
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UK Championship in York Until 2018
The Betway UK Championship will remain at the York Barbican until at least 2018 thanks to an extension of the current agreement for an extra two years. The tournament is one of snooker’s Triple Crown events alongside the World Championship and the Masters and it has been staged in York[Read More…]
UK Championship: Semi-Final Preview
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Selby remain on course for what would be a mouthwatering final contest at the UK Championship in York. The pair each has one last hurdle to overcome, with the semi-finals finally bringing the cauldron one-table set-up to the Barbican on Saturday. Both men face players who[Read More…]
UK Championship: Quarter-Final Preview
Eight players remain in the hunt for the 2016 UK Championship in York this week. The favourite is still undoubtedly Ronnie O’Sullivan but there are plenty of other names left in the draw well capable of preventing the ‘Rocket’ from capturing a sixth UK crown. Four of the other seven[Read More…]
Ronnie O’Sullivan Slates System After Win
There were no shocks as the last 16 of the UK Championship got under way at the Barbican Centre on Wednesday. Four players seeded inside the top 16 in the world easily thwarted the challenges of their lower ranked opposition as the venue in York reverted to a more standard[Read More…]
Mark Allen Battles in York
Four encounters were settled in deciding frame finishes as the last 16 line-up was completed on Tuesday in the UK Championship. Mark Allen staged an amazing comeback to deny Ryan Day at the death in what will be a severely painful defeat for the Welshman. Day looked to be in[Read More…]
Selby, Higgins and O’Sullivan Cruise into Last 16
It was an easy day at the office for three of the UK Championship’s favourites for its title on Monday in York. Ronnie O’Sullivan lost his first frame of the tournament but then reeled off another six in a row to record a 6-1 drubbing over Michael Georgiou. The former champion[Read More…]
Lines Men into Last 32
Father and son double act Peter and Oliver Lines have both reached the third round of the UK Championship in York. Peter followed up his superb victory over reigning champion Neil Robertson in the opening round with a 6-4 defeat of Chris Wakelin on Saturday. The next day, son Oliver[Read More…]
Fergal O’Brien Fires Record Five Centuries
The second round of the UK Championship began with a bang at the Barbican Centre in York on Saturday. World champion Mark Selby survived a major scare in overcoming Daniel Wells 6-4 but Stuart Bingham, the world number two, wasn’t so lucky as he fell by the same scoreline to[Read More…]
UK Championship: Second Round Preview
Live coverage of the UK Championship gets under way on the BBC and Eurosport on Saturday with the second round in York. An initial field of 128 competitors has already been whittled down to 64 with defending champion Neil Robertson on his way home after a shock 6-3 loss to[Read More…]