Friday sees no action in the 2015 UK Championship with the players granted a rest day ahead of the remainder of the tournament in York. That’ll give suitable enough time for the television cables to be assembled ahead of the start of the coverage on BBC and Eurosport tomorrow. 64[Read More…]
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Maguire Denies Whirlwind in Decider
Stephen Maguire edged Jimmy White in a 6-5 thriller to deny the 1992 champion a place in the UK Championship second round at the Barbican Centre. In a high-scoring affair, White looked on course to record what would have been his biggest victory in years when he led the struggling[Read More…]
Trump and Murphy Ease Through
All the heavy-hitters in action on a busy second day at the UK Championship made it through the first round in York on Wednesday. Two-time champion Ding Junhui exited the event a day earlier amid some minor controversy surrounding his press conference – he swore – but there was to[Read More…]
Duffy Downs Ding in First Round
The UK Championship is only a day old but has already produced a huge upset as Adam Duffy beat Ding Junhui in York on Tuesday. The amateur from Sheffield raced into a 3-0 lead and, despite a mini revival from two-time champion Ding, Duffy reeled off another three frames on[Read More…]
New Quiz: The UK Championship
The second biggest ranking event of the season gets under way on Tuesday in York. The UK Championship is one of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments and is richly steeped in history and records. 128 players descend on the Barbican Centre this year, all hoping to land the £150,000 top[Read More…]
Classic UK Finals in the Last Decade
In just over a fortnight the 2015 UK champion will be crowned at the Barbican Centre in York. The second biggest ranking event of the campaign gets under way on Tuesday with 128 competitors lining up in chase of major glory. The UK Championship is, of course, one of the[Read More…]
UK Championship Preview
The highly anticipated 2015 Betway UK Championship gets under way next Tuesday in York. 128 cueists are set to do battle in the sport’s second biggest ranking event, with a whopping top prize of £150,000 on offer for the champion. Realistically, only a small fraction of those who have entered[Read More…]
UK Championship Tickets on Sale
The Betway UK Championship returns to the York Barbican later this year, and tickets are now available for fans to see their snooker heroes in the sport’s second biggest ranking event. The Triple Crown event has been staged in York since 2011 and has attracted record crowds year on year.[Read More…]
UK Championship Sponsored by Betway
World Snooker is delighted to announce Betway as the new title sponsor of the UK Championship. The 2015 Betway UK Championship will run from November 24 to December 6 at the York Barbican. The tournament is one of snooker’s Triple Crown events and has a history stretching back to 1977,[Read More…]
2014 Highs and Lows – Part Two
As 2014 draws to a close in the next few days, it’s time to reflect on what has been another entertaining year full of drama both on and off the table. There have been many stories over the last 12 months worthy of recalling, from title triumphs to near misses, comebacks[Read More…]