2020 UK Championship

The 2020 UK Championship (also known as the 2020 Betway UK Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a professional snooker tournament, that took place from 23 November to 6 December 2020 at the Marshall Arena, in Milton Keynes, England. The event was the first Triple Crown and fifth ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season. The tournament was played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. The event was broadcast by the BBC and Eurosport and featured a prize fund of £1,009,000 with the winner receiving £200,000.

2020 Betway UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	23 November – 6 December 2020
Venue	Marshall Arena
City	Milton Keynes
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£1,009,000
Winner's share	£200,000
Highest break	Stuart Bingham (ENG)  Kyren Wilson (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson
Runner-up	Judd Trump
Score	10–9
← 2019

The defending champion was Ding Junhui, who defeated Stephen Maguire 10–6 in the 2019 final. However, Ding lost 5–6 to David Grace in the second round. Neil Robertson won the tournament for a third time, beating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final.[1]

Both Kyren Wilson and Stuart Bingham made maximum breaks in the first round of the event.[2][3] On 28 November, Trump became the fourth player to make 750 career centuries, during his last-64 match against Dominic Dale.[4] Later in the tournament, on 4 December, Robertson also completed his 750th century break in his quarter-final defeat of Mark Selby.[5]

Overview

The 2020 UK Championship took place between 23 November and 6 December 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[6] It was the fifth ranking event of the 2020–21 snooker season, and the first of three Triple Crown events.[6] There were 128 players from the World Snooker Tour taking part in the championship. All matches until the final were played over a maximum of 11 frames, with the final played as a best-of-19-frames match, held over two sessions.[6] The first round of the competition started on 23 November, with players seeded according to their world rankings.[6]

The defending champion was Ding Junhui, who defeated Stephen Maguire 10–6 in the 2019 final to win his third UK title.[7] As defending champion, Ding was seeded first, with world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded second.[6]

Prize fund

The total prize fund for the event was £1,009,000 with the winner receiving £200,000.[8] The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[8][6]

• Winner: £200,000
• Runner-up: £80,000
• Semi-final: £40,000
• Quarter-final: £24,500
• Last 16: £17,000
• Last 32: £12,000
• Last 64: £6,500
• Highest break: £15,000
• Total: £1,009,000

Tournament draw

The results of the event are shown below. The winners of each match are indicated in bold.[9]

Section 1

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	1	Ding Junhui (CHN)	6
		Jamie Curtis-Barrett (ENG)	1
						1	Ding Junhui	5
						65	David Grace	6
	64	Ian Burns (ENG)	4
	65	David Grace (ENG)	6
											65	David Grace	3
											33	Xiao Guodong	6
	32	Luca Brecel (BEL)	6
	97	Lei Peifan (CHN)	2
						32	Luca Brecel	5
						33	Xiao Guodong	6
	33	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	6
	96	Brandon Sargeant (ENG)	1
																33	Xiao Guodong	4
																16	Jack Lisowski	6
	16	Jack Lisowski (ENG)	6
	113	Farakh Ajaib (ENG)	2
						16	Jack Lisowski	6
						49	Tian Pengfei	2
	49	Tian Pengfei (CHN)	6
	80	Jamie O'Neill (ENG)	0
											16	Jack Lisowski	6
											81	Xu Si	2
	17	Gary Wilson (ENG)	4
	112	Oliver Lines (ENG)	6
						112	Oliver Lines	1
						81	Xu Si	6
	48	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	w/d
	81	Xu Si (CHN)	w/o

Section 2

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	41	Alan McManus (SCO)	4
	88	Jimmy White (ENG)	6
						88	Jimmy White	1
						24	Zhou Yuelong	6
	24	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	6
	105	Peter Devlin (ENG)	1
											24	Zhou Yuelong	6
											73	Chang Bingyu	5
	56	Sam Craigie (ENG)	4
	73	Chang Bingyu (CHN)	6
						73	Chang Bingyu	6
						9	Mark Allen	5
	9	Mark Allen (NIR)	6
	120	Jamie Wilson (ENG)	1
																24	Zhou Yuelong	6
																8	John Higgins	2
	40	Ryan Day (WAL)	w/d
	89	Jak Jones (WAL)	w/o
						89	Jak Jones	6
						104	Simon Lichtenberg	2
	25	Scott Donaldson (SCO)	3
	104	Simon Lichtenberg (GER)	6
											89	Jak Jones	2
											8	John Higgins	6
	57	Daniel Wells (WAL)	4
	72	Gerard Greene (NIR)	6
						72	Gerard Greene	3
						8	John Higgins	6
	8	John Higgins (SCO)	6
	121	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	1

Section 3

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	5	Mark Selby (ENG)	6
		Michael White (WAL)	4
						5	Mark Selby	6
						60	Liam Highfield	1
	60	Liam Highfield (ENG)	6
	69	Jackson Page (WAL)	3
											5	Mark Selby	6
											37	Hossein Vafaei	2
	28	Michael Holt (ENG)	6
	101	Gao Yang (CHN)	4
						28	Michael Holt	4
						37	Hossein Vafaei	6
	37	Hossein Vafaei (IRN)	6
	92	Billy Joe Castle (ENG)	3
																5	Mark Selby	6
																21	Barry Hawkins	3
	12	David Gilbert (ENG)	6
	117	Fan Zhengyi (CHN)	3
						12	David Gilbert	4
						53	Robert Milkins	6
	53	Robert Milkins (ENG)	6
	76	Si Jiahui (CHN)	4
											53	Robert Milkins	3
											21	Barry Hawkins	6
	21	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6
	108	Riley Parsons (ENG)	1
						21	Barry Hawkins	6
						85	Robbie Williams	1
	44	Mark Davis (ENG)	4
	85	Robbie Williams (ENG)	6

Section 4

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	45	Lyu Haotian (CHN)	6
	84	Soheil Vahedi (IRN)	4
						45	Lyu Haotian	5
						20	Anthony McGill	6
	20	Anthony McGill (SCO)	6
	109	Steven Hallworth (ENG)	4
											20	Anthony McGill	6
											77	Chen Zifan	1
	52	Yuan Sijun (CHN)	5
	77	Chen Zifan (CHN)	6
						77	Chen Zifan	6
						13	Yan Bingtao	5
	13	Yan Bingtao (CHN)	6
	116	Sean Maddocks (ENG)	4
																20	Anthony McGill	4
																4	Neil Robertson	6
	36	Li Hang (CHN)	6
	93	Fraser Patrick (SCO)	3
						36	Li Hang	6
						29	Zhao Xintong	3
	29	Zhao Xintong (CHN)	6
	100	Rory McLeod (JAM)	3
											36	Li Hang	2
											4	Neil Robertson	6
	61	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	6
	68	Louis Heathcote (ENG)	0
						61	Chris Wakelin	1
						4	Neil Robertson	6
	4	Neil Robertson (AUS)	6
		Brian Ochoiski (FRA)	0

Section 5

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	3	Judd Trump (ENG)	6
		Paul Davison (ENG)	1
						3	Judd Trump	6
						67	Dominic Dale	3
	62	Luo Honghao (CHN)	3
	67	Dominic Dale (WAL)	6
											3	Judd Trump	6
											30	Liang Wenbo	1
	30	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	6
	99	Allan Taylor (ENG)	3
						30	Liang Wenbo	6
						94	Andy Hicks	3
	35	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	5
	94	Andy Hicks (ENG)	6
																3	Judd Trump	6
																46	Ricky Walden	3
	14	Mark Williams (WAL)	6
	115	Ben Hancorn (ENG)	0
						14	Mark Williams	6
						51	Sunny Akani	2
	51	Sunny Akani (THA)	6
	78	Kacper Filipiak (POL)	1
											14	Mark Williams	5
											46	Ricky Walden	6
	19	Ali Carter (ENG)	4
	110	Ashley Carty (ENG)	6
						110	Ashley Carty	2
						46	Ricky Walden	6
	46	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6
	83	Rod Lawler (ENG)	0

Section 6

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	43	Mark King (ENG)	6
	86	David Lilley (ENG)	5
						43	Mark King	4
						22	Graeme Dott	6
	22	Graeme Dott (SCO)	6
	107	Zhao Jianbo (CHN)	1
											22	Graeme Dott	6
											11	Stuart Bingham	2
	54	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	6
	75	James Cahill (ENG)	5
						54	Andrew Higginson	1
						11	Stuart Bingham	6
	11	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	6
	118	Zak Surety (ENG)	2
																22	Graeme Dott	1
																6	Kyren Wilson	6
	38	Martin O'Donnell (ENG)	5
	91	Jamie Clarke (WAL)	6
						91	Jamie Clarke	5
						27	Kurt Maflin	6
	27	Kurt Maflin (NOR)	6
	102	Aaron Hill (IRL)	3
											27	Kurt Maflin	3
											6	Kyren Wilson	6
	59	Mark Joyce (ENG)	6
	70	Eden Sharav (ISR)	1
						59	Mark Joyce	2
						6	Kyren Wilson	6
	6	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	6
	123	Ashley Hugill (ENG)	4

Section 7

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	7	Shaun Murphy (ENG)	6
	122	Lee Walker (WAL)	5
						7	Shaun Murphy	1
						58	Elliot Slessor	6
	58	Elliot Slessor (ENG)	6
	71	Mitchell Mann (ENG)	3
											58	Elliot Slessor	1
											39	Lu Ning	6
	26	Matthew Selt (ENG)	6
	103	Amine Amiri (MAR)	0
						26	Matthew Selt	0
						39	Lu Ning	6
	39	Lu Ning (CHN)	6
	90	Ken Doherty (IRL)	4
																39	Lu Ning	6
																106	Pang Junxu	2
	10	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	6
	119	Iulian Boiko (UKR)	1
						10	Stephen Maguire	6
						55	Stuart Carrington	4
	55	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	6
	74	Barry Pinches (ENG)	5
											10	Stephen Maguire	5
											106	Pang Junxu	6
	23	Tom Ford (ENG)	4
	106	Pang Junxu (CHN)	6
						106	Pang Junxu	6
						42	Noppon Saengkham	4
	42	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	6
	87	Peter Lines (ENG)	3

Section 8

	Last 128 Best of 11 frames					Last 64 Best of 11 frames					Last 32 Best of 11 frames					Last 16 Best of 11 frames
	47	Jimmy Robertson (ENG)	5
	82	Igor Figueiredo (BRA)	6
						82	Igor Figueiredo	2
						18	Joe Perry	6
	18	Joe Perry (ENG)	6
	107	Alex Borg (MLT)	0
											18	Joe Perry	6
											50	Joe O'Connor	5
	50	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	6
	79	Duane Jones (WAL)	4
						50	Joe O'Connor	6
						15	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3
	15	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	6
	114	Lukas Kleckers (GER)	2
																18	Joe Perry	6
																98	Jamie Jones	3
	34	Martin Gould (ENG)	5
	95	Jordan Brown (NIR)	6
						95	Jordan Brown	4
						98	Jamie Jones	6
	31	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	w/d
	98	Jamie Jones (WAL)	w/o
											98	Jamie Jones	6
											63	Alexander Ursenbacher	4
	63	Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)	6
	66	Nigel Bond (ENG)	3
						63	Alexander Ursenbacher	6
						2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	2	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)	6
		Leo Fernandez (IRL)	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	16	Jack Lisowski	4
	24	Zhou Yuelong	6
						24	Zhou Yuelong	2
						4	Neil Robertson	6
	5	Mark Selby	2
	4	Neil Robertson	6
											4	Neil Robertson	10
											3	Judd Trump	9
	3	Judd Trump	6
	6	Kyren Wilson	4
						3	Judd Trump	6
						39	Lu Ning	2
	39	Lu Ning	6
	18	Joe Perry	4

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Olivier Marteel Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 6 December 2020.
Neil Robertson (4)  Australia	10–9	Judd Trump (3)  England
Afternoon: 55–31, 36–78, 74–4 (69), 14–84 (79), 103–8 (103), 0–89 (58), 110–22 (110), 0–128 (128) Evening: 60–71, 129–9 (94), 12–75 (75), 65–28, 78–37, 59–83, 15–63, 115–0 (115), 0–95, 72–48 (72), 53–43
115	Highest break	128
3	Century breaks	1
6	50+ breaks	4

Century breaks

A total of 136 century breaks were made by 60 players during the tournament.[10] Neil Robertson scored 13 total centuries, setting a record for the UK Championship – the previous record of 12 centuries was shared by Stephen Hendry (1994) and Ronnie O'Sullivan (2003).[1]

• 147, 140 Stuart Bingham
• 147, 132, 132, 107 Kyren Wilson
• 146, 101 Hossein Vafaei
• 141, 136, 125 Kurt Maflin
• 141, 135, 114, 104 Zhou Yuelong
• 141 Chen Zifan
• 140, 121, 117, 106 Mark Selby
• 140 Yuan Sijun
• 139, 136, 133, 109 Chang Bingyu
• 139, 106 Zhao Xintong
• 139 Shaun Murphy
• 138, 131, 111, 102, 100 Matthew Selt
• 138, 104 David Gilbert
• 137, 126 Graeme Dott
• 137, 121 Daniel Wells
• 137, 116 Igor Figueiredo
• 135, 135, 132, 130, 130, 125, 122, 118, 115, 110, 104, 103, 100 Neil Robertson
• 135, 133, 128, 122, 120, 103 Stephen Maguire
• 134, 134, 133, 126, 123, 105, 103 Lu Ning
• 134, 127, 100 Anthony McGill
• 134, 101, 100 Li Hang
• 133, 112, 103, 102 Robert Milkins
• 133, 100 Gerard Greene
• 132, 107, 100 Jack Lisowski
• 132 Mark Allen
• 132 Gary Wilson
• 131 Jamie Clarke
• 130 Ding Junhui
• 130 Andy Hicks
• 130 Yan Bingtao
• 128, 118 Si Jiahui
• 128, 113, 109, 109, 107, 106, 103, 102 Judd Trump
• 128 Stuart Carrington
• 125 Jordan Brown
• 124 Luo Honghao
• 123 John Higgins
• 122, 105, 105 Luca Brecel
• 122 Barry Hawkins
• 121, 104 Xiao Guodong
• 121 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 120 Chris Wakelin
• 119, 106 Mark Williams
• 118, 111, 105 Elliot Slessor
• 116, 116, 105 Jimmy Robertson
• 112 Liam Highfield
• 109 Jak Jones
• 108 Joe Perry
• 107 Sean Maddocks
• 106, 105 Lyu Haotian
• 105 Alexander Ursenbacher
• 104 Ali Carter
• 103, 102 Pang Junxu
• 102 Dominic Dale
• 101 Aaron Hill
• 101 Allan Taylor
• 100 Andrew Higginson
• 100 Simon Lichtenberg
• 100 Martin O'Donnell
• 100 Barry Pinches
• 100 Xu Si

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