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MrQ UK Championship

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 25 Nov - 3 Dec 2023; Venue: Barbican Centre, York, England; Type: Ranking; Defending champion: Mark Allen; Twitter: #UKChampionship; Notes: See also results (143)
Final
(Winner: £250,000; Runner-up: £100,000)
England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] 10-7 China Ding Junhui [17] Head to head Details 

Session 1:
96-0 (71), 71-63 (63, 71), 91-38 (91), 31-99 (89)
60-49, 19-71, 0-115 (114), 0-76 (70)

Session 2:
89-0 (84), 2-56 (56), 127-6 (87), 80-6 (79)
4-70 (52), 4-104 (104), 100-0 (100), 87-8 (74), 134-6 (129)

Referee: Rob Spencer

This was O'Sullivan's record-extending eighth UK title and record-extending 40th ranking title.

He now has the records for both youngest and oldest to win the UK Championship.

Semifinals
(Losers receive £50,000)
China Ding Junhui [17] 6-4 England Judd Trump [4] Head to head Details 

93-40 (60), 0-84 (50), 15-71, 63-24, 0-124 (124)
99-1, 110-17 (110), 7-117 (105), 126-2 (88)
85-38 (84)

England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] 6-2 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] Head to head Details 

86-37 (54), 113-0 (113), 0-112 (112), 14-66
95-0 (60), 82-21 (52), 82-38 (50), 102-19 (90)

Quarterfinals
(Losers receive £25,000)
China Ding Junhui [17] 6-5 Wales Mark J Williams [9] Head to head Details 

A new record of 195 points scored in frame 8 as Williams won it by 101-94. The previous record was 192.

England Judd Trump [4] 6-3 England Mark Selby [5] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 3.

This was Trump's 1000th win in professional snooker.

England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] 6-5 China Zhou Yuelong [26] Head to head Details 

O'Sullivan's becomes the first player to win 100 matches at the UK Championship

Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-4 China Zhang Anda [15] Head to head Details 
Round 2
(Last 16; Losers receive £15,000)
1 China Ding Junhui [17] 6-3 England Tom Ford [16] Head to head Details 
2 Wales Mark J Williams [9] 6-4 Wales Jamie Clarke [60] Head to head Details 
3 England Mark Selby [5] 6-5 England Barry Hawkins [12] Head to head Details 
4 England Judd Trump [4] 6-0 Wales Jamie Jones [45] Head to head Details 
5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] 6-5 England Robert Milkins [14] Head to head Details 
6 China Zhou Yuelong [26] 6-3 Scotland John Higgins [11] Head to head Details 
7 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-1 England Matthew Selt [29] Head to head Details 
8 China Zhang Anda [15] 6-4 Belgium Luca Brecel [2] Head to head Details 
Round 1
(Last 32; Losers receive £10,000 / £0)
1 China Ding Junhui [17] 6-5 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [1] Head to head Details 
2 England Tom Ford [16] 6-5 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [24] Head to head Details 

Ford was 5-1 down

3 Wales Mark J Williams [9] 6-4 China Fan Zhengyi [33] Head to head Details 
4 Wales Jamie Clarke [60] 6-5 England Kyren Wilson [8] Head to head Details 

Clarke was 5-1 down

5 England Mark Selby [5] 6-0 England Mark Joyce [62] Head to head Details 
6 England Barry Hawkins [12] 6-4 England Ben Woollaston [51] Head to head Details 
7 Wales Jamie Jones [45] 6-4 England Jack Lisowski [13] Head to head Details 

Re-spotted black in frame 2.

8 England Judd Trump [4] 6-1 China Pang Junxu [34]   Details 
9 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [3] 6-2 Scotland Anthony McGill [21] Head to head Details 
10 England Robert Milkins [14] 6-5 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [40] Head to head Details 

Milkins was on a 147 in frame 5 but missed the last red.

11 Scotland John Higgins [11] 6-3 England Joe O'Connor [38] Head to head Details 
12 China Zhou Yuelong [26] 6-2 Australia Neil Robertson [6] Head to head Details 
13 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-4 England Shaun Murphy [7] Head to head Details 
The match was delayed due to a fire alarm in the arena.

re-rack in frame 3

14 England Matthew Selt [29] 6-3 England Ali Carter [10] Head to head Details 
The match was delayed due to a fire alarm in the arena.
15 China Zhang Anda [15] 6-5 England Elliot Slessor [55] Head to head Details 

Zhang's maximum attempt in frame 2 ended at 96.

16 Belgium Luca Brecel [2] 6-4 China Yuan Sijun [43] Head to head Details 

UK Championship Qualifiers

Tour: Main Tour; Date: 18-23 Nov 2023; Venue: Morningside Arena , Leicester, England; View on separate page; Twitter: #UKChampionship; Notes: See also results (112)
Qual Round 4
(Last 48; Losers receive £7,500)
1 China Ding Junhui [17] 6-3 England Robbie Williams [49] Head to head Details 
2 China Fan Zhengyi [33] 6-5 Wales Michael White [65] Head to head Details 
3 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [40] 6-3 England Ricky Walden [25] Head to head Details 
4 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [24] 6-4 China Wu Yize [41] Head to head Details 
5 Scotland Anthony McGill [21] 6-2 England Anthony Hamilton [44] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 4
6 Wales Jamie Clarke [60] 6-5 England David Gilbert [28]   Details 
7 England Matthew Selt [29] 6-3 China Lyu Haotian [36] Head to head Details 
8 Wales Jamie Jones [45] 6-4 England Zak Surety [77] Head to head Details 
9 England Ben Woollaston [51] 6-1 Germany Lukas Kleckers [78] Head to head Details 
10 England Mark Joyce [62] 6-4 England Joe Perry [30] Head to head Details 
11 England Joe O'Connor [38] 6-3 Scotland Stephen Maguire [27] Head to head Details 
12 China Yuan Sijun [43] 6-3 Ireland Ken Doherty [75] Head to head Details 
13 England Elliot Slessor [55] 6-3 England David Lilley [74] Head to head Details 
14 China Zhou Yuelong [26] 6-5 England Ian Burns [103] Head to head Details 
15 China Pang Junxu [34] 6-2 England Craig Steadman (a)   Details 
16 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-4 Scotland Scott Donaldson [50] Head to head Details 
Qual Round 3
(Last 80; Losers receive £5,000 / £0)
1 China Ding Junhui [17] 6-4 Wales Daniel Wells [81] Head to head Details 
2 England Robbie Williams [49] 6-5 Wales Matthew Stevens [48] Head to head Details 

Decided on the final black

3 Wales Michael White [65] 6-5 China Si Jiahui [32] Head to head Details 
4 China Fan Zhengyi [33] 6-3 England Martin Gould [64] Head to head Details 
5 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [40] 6-2 England Andy Hicks [57]   Details 
6 England Ricky Walden [25] 6-5 Hong Kong Marco Fu [89] Head to head Details 
Fu was 68-0 down with 67 on the table and got foul points on the last red. Finished wrong side of the last blue, missed the pink and left it for Walden.
7 China Wu Yize [41] 6-2 England David Grace [56]   Details 
8 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [24] 6-5 England James Cahill [73] Head to head Details 
9 Scotland Anthony McGill [21] 6-3 China He Guoqiang [76]   Details 
10 England Anthony Hamilton [44] 6-3 Wales Dominic Dale [53] Head to head Details 
11 England David Gilbert [28] 6-1 Belgium Julien Leclercq [69]   Details 
12 Wales Jamie Clarke [60] 6-4 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [37] Head to head Details 
13 China Lyu Haotian [36] 6-2 China Xu Si [61] Head to head Details 
14 England Matthew Selt [29] 6-4 Wales Dylan Emery [68] Head to head Details 
15 Wales Jamie Jones [45] 6-4 China Jiang Jun [109]   Details 
16 England Zak Surety [77] 6-3 England Gary Wilson [20]   Details 
17 Germany Lukas Kleckers [78] 6-2 Wales Ryan Day [19] Head to head Details 
Re-rack in frame 5
18 England Ben Woollaston [51] 6-4 China Cao Yupeng [46] Head to head Details 
19 England Joe Perry [30] 6-2 Hong Kong Andy Lee [94] Head to head Details 
20 England Mark Joyce [62] 6-2 China Xiao Guodong [35] Head to head Details 
21 England Joe O'Connor [38] 6-5 England Oliver Lines [59] Head to head Details 

Lines won frame 6 after having needed 2 snookers

22 Scotland Stephen Maguire [27] 6-4 England Ashley Hugill [70] Head to head Details 
23 China Yuan Sijun [43] 6-5 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [117] Head to head Details 
24 Ireland Ken Doherty [75] 6-4 England Chris Wakelin [22] Head to head Details 
25 England David Lilley [74] 6-2 England Stuart Bingham [23] Head to head Details 
26 England Elliot Slessor [55] 6-3 Scotland Graeme Dott [42] Head to head Details 
27 China Zhou Yuelong [26] 6-4 England Hammad Miah [90] Head to head Details 
28 England Ian Burns [103] 6-2 Wales Jak Jones [39]   Details 
29 China Pang Junxu [34] 6-4 England Mark Davis [63] Head to head Details 
30 England Craig Steadman (a) 6-5 England Jimmy Robertson [31] Head to head Details 
31 Scotland Scott Donaldson [50] 6-1 England Sam Craigie [47] Head to head Details 
32 Iran Hossein Vafaei [18] 6-0 England Martin O'Donnell [82] Head to head Details 
Qual Round 2
(Last 112; Losers receive £2,500 / £0)
1 Wales Daniel Wells [81] 6-2 England Ashley Carty [80] Head to head Details 
2 England Robbie Williams [49] 6-1 England Jenson Kendrick [112]   Details 
3 Wales Michael White [65] 6-5 Thailand Mink Nutcharut (f) [116] Head to head Details 
White was 5-2 down
4 England Martin Gould [64] 6-0 England Stuart Carrington [97] Head to head Details 
5 England Andy Hicks [57] 6-4 Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim [104] Head to head Details 
6 Hong Kong Marco Fu [89] 6-4 Belgium Ben Mertens [72]   Details 
7 England David Grace [56] 6-5 England Ryan Davies (a)   Details 
8 England James Cahill [73] 6-2 China Xing Zihao [88]   Details 
9 China He Guoqiang [76] 6-4 Scotland Ross Muir [85] Head to head Details 
10 Wales Dominic Dale [53] 6-5 England Stan Moody [108]   Details 
11 Belgium Julien Leclercq [69] 6-5 China Peng Yisong [92]   Details 
Leclercq was 4-0 down
12 Wales Jamie Clarke [60] 6-4 England Oliver Sykes (a)   Details 
13 China Xu Si [61] 6-1 China Ma Hailong [100]   Details 

Xu made his first career maximum in frame 2. It was the 193rd in pro snooker. Watch on Vimeo.

14 Wales Dylan Emery [68] 6-2 Northern Ireland Robbie McGuigan (a)   Details 
15 China Jiang Jun [109] 6-4 Wales Jackson Page [52]   Details 
16 England Zak Surety [77] 6-3 England Allan Taylor [84] Head to head Details 
17 Germany Lukas Kleckers [78] 6-3 England Rod Lawler [83] Head to head Details 
The match was pulled off after frame 8 (5-3 to Kleckers).
18 England Ben Woollaston [51] 6-1 Australia Ryan Thomerson [110]   Details 
19 Hong Kong Andy Lee [94] 6-5 England Sanderson Lam [67]   Details 
The match was pulled off after frame 10.
20 England Mark Joyce [62] 6-5 Ukraine Iulian Boiko (a)   Details 
re-rack in frame 10
21 England Oliver Lines [59] 6-3 China Long Zehuang [102]   Details 
22 England Ashley Hugill [70] 6-3 Scotland Dean Young [113] Head to head Details 
23 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [117] 6-3 China Tian Pengfei [54] Head to head Details 
24 Ireland Ken Doherty [75] 6-3 Wales Duane Jones (a)   Details 
25 England David Lilley [74] 6-3 England Sean O'Sullivan [87]   Details 
26 England Elliot Slessor [55] 6-1 England Louis Heathcote [107] Head to head Details 
27 England Hammad Miah [90] 6-1 England John Astley [71] Head to head Details 
28 England Ian Burns [103] 6-0 England Liam Highfield [58] Head to head Details 
29 England Mark Davis [63] 6-4 China Gao Yang (a)   Details 
30 England Craig Steadman (a) 6-2 Ireland Aaron Hill [66] Head to head Details 
31 Scotland Scott Donaldson [50] 6-2 Malaysia Rory Thor [111] Head to head Details 
32 England Martin O'Donnell [82] 6-5 China Liu Hongyu [79] Head to head Details 
The match was pulled off after frame 6 (4-2 to Liu).
Qual Round 1
(Last 144; Losers receive £0)
1 Wales Daniel Wells [81] 6-2 Egypt Mostafa Dorgham [125]   Details 
2 England Jenson Kendrick [112] 6-4 Wales Oliver Briffett-Payne (a)   Details 
3 Thailand Mink Nutcharut (f) [116] 6-3 England Adam Duffy [96]   Details 
4 England Stuart Carrington [97] 6-2 Thailand M Phetmalaikul [124]   Details 
5 Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim [104] 6-3 Brazil Victor Sarkis [118]   Details 
The match was pulled off after frame 7
6 Hong Kong Marco Fu [89] 6-5 England Michael Holt (a) Head to head Details 
7 England Ryan Davies (a) 6-1 Ukraine Anton Kazakov [105]   Details 
The match was pulled off after frame 6 (5-1 to Davies)
8 China Xing Zihao [88] 6-2 England Jimmy White [120]   Details 
9 Scotland Ross Muir [85] 6-1 Wales Andrew Pagett [121] Head to head Details 
10 England Stan Moody [108] 6-3 Latvia Filips Kalnins (a)   Details 
11 China Peng Yisong [92] 6-0 Germany Umut Dikme (a)   Details 
12 England Oliver Sykes (a) 6-1 England Alfie Burden [101]   Details 
13 China Ma Hailong [100] 6-4 England Sydney Wilson (a)   Details 
14 Northern Ireland Robbie McGuigan (a) 6-2 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [93] Head to head Details 
15 China Jiang Jun [109] 6-0 England Rebecca Kenna (f) [119]   Details 
16 England Allan Taylor [84] 6-5 Wales Liam Davies (a) Head to head Details 
Taylor was 5-2 down
17 England Rod Lawler [83] 6-2 Scotland Liam Graham [115]   Details 
18 Australia Ryan Thomerson [110] 6-5 England Reanne Evans (f) [114]   Details 
19 Hong Kong Andy Lee [94] 6-2 Northern Ireland Joel Connolly (a)   Details 
20 Ukraine Iulian Boiko (a) 6-1 England Liam Pullen [99]   Details 
21 China Long Zehuang [102] 6-5 England Haydon Pinhey (a)   Details 
Decided on the final black
22 Scotland Dean Young [113] 6-1 England Oliver Brown [91] Head to head Details 
23 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [117] 6-4 England Andrew Higginson [106] Head to head Details 
24 Wales Duane Jones (a) 6-1 Pakistan Muhammad Asif [86]   Details 
25 England Sean O'Sullivan [87] 6-5 Thailand Baipat Siripaporn (f) [123]   Details 
26 England Louis Heathcote [107] 6-0 United States Ahmed Aly Elsayed [122]   Details 
27 England Hammad Miah [90] 6-3 Hungary Bulcsu Revesz (a)   Details 
28 England Ian Burns [103] 6-0 Scotland Amaan Iqbal (a)   Details 
29 China Gao Yang (a) 6-3 India Ishpreet Singh Chadha [98]   Details 
30 England Craig Steadman (a) 6-3 Estonia Andres Petrov [95]   Details 
31 Malaysia Rory Thor [111] 6-0 Wales Riley Powell (a)   Details 
32 England Martin O'Donnell [82] 6-4 Scotland Jack Borwick (a)   Details