2001 UK Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–16 December 2001 |
| Venue | Barbican Centre |
| City | York |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £600,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Runner-up |
 Ken Doherty |
| Score | 10–1 |
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← 2000 2002 → | |
The 2001 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Barbican Centre in York, England. The event started on 3 December 2001 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 8 and 16 December 2001.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his third UK title by defeating Ken Doherty 10–1 in the final. This was the biggest win in the final since the championship introduced the best-of-19-frame finals in 1993.[1][2] He also compiled the highest break, a 142, in the semi-final against Mark Williams.
This would be the first UK Championship to be held in York, only becoming the fourth venue in the championship's history.[1]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner £100,000
- Runner-up £54,000
- Highest break £10,000
- Total £600,000
Main draw
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1st Round Best of 13 frames
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2nd Round Best of 17 frames
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| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
 John Higgins |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter |
5 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Robin Hull |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Lee |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Matthew Stevens |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Stevens |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Dominic Dale |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Alan McManus |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Davis |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Williams |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Tony Drago |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Peter Ebdon |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan |
8* | |||||||||||||
| Dave Finbow |
0 | |||||||||||||
- Dave Finbow retires due to health problems
References
- 1 2 Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ↑ "Ronnie claims UK hat-trick". BBC Sport. 18 February 2003. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
- ↑ "UK Championship 2001". Snooker.org. Retrieved 20 August 2011.