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Tour: Main Tour; Date: 23 Nov - 5 Dec 2021; Venue: Barbican Centre, York, England; Type: Ranking; Defending champion: Neil Robertson; Twitter: #UKChampionship; Notes: See also results (127)
Final Pencil
(Winner: £200,000; Runner-up: £80,000)
China Zhao Xintong [26] 10-5 Belgium Luca Brecel [40] Head to head Details 
Brecel was the first European from outside the UK and Ireland to compete in the UK final.

For the first time neither of the UK finalists were ranked inside the top 16 at the start of the tournament.
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Session 1:
79-4 (79), 0-133 (133), 90-25 (61), 19-80
92-12, 67-40, 47-60, 85-17 (78)

Session 2:
87-0 (87), 120-9 (120), 31-71 (64), 69-6 (56)
13-97 (81), 71-19, 99-0 (99)

Referee: Ben Williams

This was Zhao's first ranking title from his first final. He now has qualified for the Masters.

For the first time neither of the UK Championship finalists was ranked inside top 16 at the start of the tournament and neither was from the UK or Ireland.

Semifinals Pencil
(Losers receive £40,000)
Belgium Luca Brecel [40] 6-4 England Kyren Wilson [5] Head to head Details  Pencil

130-0 (130), 14-121 (121), 105-25 (105), 59-69 (59, 69)
21-67, 108-1 (102), 97-0 (97), 80-0 (80), 1-83 (83), 112-0 (112)

China Zhao Xintong [26] 6-1 England Barry Hawkins [14] Head to head Details  Pencil

110-18 (78), 86-7 (78), 100-4 (100), 78-22 (78)
48-83 (65), 75-0 (74), 81-24 (81)

Quarterfinals Pencil
(Losers receive £24,500)
Belgium Luca Brecel [40] 6-2 Scotland Anthony McGill [16] Head to head Details  Pencil
England Kyren Wilson [5] 6-5 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [4] Head to head Details  Pencil
England Barry Hawkins [14] 6-1 England Andy Hicks [101] Head to head Details  Pencil
China Zhao Xintong [26] 6-2 England Jack Lisowski [15] Head to head Details  Pencil

Zhao won 6 frames in a row to reach his first Triple Crown semi final.

Round 4 Pencil
(Last 16; Losers receive £17,000)
1 Scotland Anthony McGill [16] 6-3 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [33] Head to head Details  Pencil
2 Belgium Luca Brecel [40] 6-1 England Anthony Hamilton [56] Head to head Details  Pencil
3 England Kyren Wilson [5] 6-3 England Ben Woollaston [53] Head to head Details  Pencil
4 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [4] 6-3 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [46] Head to head Details  Pencil
5 England Barry Hawkins [14] 6-3 England Matthew Selt [35] Head to head Details  Pencil
6 England Andy Hicks [101] 6-5 England David B Gilbert [23] Head to head Details  Pencil

That's the fourth 6-5 win in a row for Hicks. Which takes him to his first UK Championship quarterfinal since 1995!

7 China Zhao Xintong [26] 6-4 England Peter Lines [103]   Details  Pencil
8 England Jack Lisowski [15] 6-4 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] Head to head Details  Pencil
Round 3 Pencil
(Last 32; Losers receive £12,000)
1 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [33] 6-3 England Mark Joyce [65] Head to head Details  Pencil
2 Scotland Anthony McGill [16] 6-5 China Zhou Yuelong [17] Head to head Details  Pencil
3 England Anthony Hamilton [56] 6-4 England Ricky Walden [24] Head to head Details  Pencil
4 Belgium Luca Brecel [40] 6-0 Scotland Stephen Maguire [8] Head to head Details  Pencil
5 England Kyren Wilson [5] 6-3 China Wu Yize [102]   Details  Pencil

Wu reached the last 32 for the first time.

6 England Ben Woollaston [53] 6-4 England Liam Highfield [43] Head to head Details  Pencil
7 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [46] 6-5 England Stuart Bingham [13] Head to head Details  Pencil

Bingham came back from 5-0 down to force the decider

8 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [4] 6-3 England Mark King [36] Head to head Details  Pencil
9 England Matthew Selt [35] 6-3 England Judd Trump [3] Head to head Details  Pencil
10 England Barry Hawkins [14] 6-2 China Cao Yupeng [83] Head to head Details  Pencil
11 England David B Gilbert [23] 6-5 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [11] Head to head Details  Pencil

Gilbert was 5-2 down

12 England Andy Hicks [101] 6-5 Wales Dominic Dale [59] Head to head Details  Pencil
13 China Zhao Xintong [26] 6-5 Scotland John Higgins [7] Head to head Details  Pencil

Zhao made a 70 in frame 4 but Higgins won it after needing snookers

14 England Peter Lines [103] 6-3 England Sam Craigie [55] Head to head Details  Pencil
15 England Jack Lisowski [15] 6-2 Scotland Graeme Dott [18] Head to head Details  Pencil
16 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] 6-2 China Xiao Guodong [31] Head to head Details  Pencil
Round 2 Pencil
(Last 64; Losers receive £6,500)
1 England Mark Joyce [65] 6-4 England John Astley (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
2 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [33] 6-1 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib [97] Head to head Details  Pencil
3 Scotland Anthony McGill [16] 6-4 England David Grace [49] Head to head Details  Pencil
4 China Zhou Yuelong [17] 6-2 England Ashley Hugill [81] Head to head Details  Pencil
5 England Ricky Walden [24] 6-3 China Li Hang [41] Head to head Details  Pencil
6 England Anthony Hamilton [56] 6-5 Wales Mark J Williams [9] Head to head Details  Pencil
7 Belgium Luca Brecel [40] 6-5 England Tom Ford [25] Head to head Details  Pencil
8 Scotland Stephen Maguire [8] 6-1 China Tian Pengfei [57] Head to head Details  Pencil
9 England Kyren Wilson [5] 6-0 Wales Jak Jones [60] Head to head Details  Pencil
10 China Wu Yize [102] 6-4 England Hammad Miah [92]   Details  Pencil
11 England Ben Woollaston [53] 6-3 China Yan Bingtao [12] Head to head Details  Pencil
12 England Liam Highfield [43] 6-4 England Gary Wilson [21] Head to head Details  Pencil
13 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [46] 6-3 England Allister Carter [20]   Details  Pencil
14 England Stuart Bingham [13] 6-2 England Stuart Carrington [52] Head to head Details  Pencil
15 England Mark King [36] 6-2 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [100] Head to head Details  Pencil
16 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [4] 6-2 England Robbie Williams [68] Head to head Details  Pencil
17 England Judd Trump [3] 6-3 England Chris Wakelin [62] Head to head Details  Pencil
18 England Matthew Selt [35] 6-2 England Joe Perry [30] Head to head Details  Pencil
19 England Barry Hawkins [14] 6-1 China Gao Yang [78]   Details  Pencil
20 China Cao Yupeng [83] 6-3 England Martin Gould [19] Head to head Details  Pencil
21 England David B Gilbert [23] 6-3 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [44]   Details  Pencil
22 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [11] 6-4 England Joe O'Connor [54] Head to head Details  Pencil
23 England Andy Hicks [101] 6-5 England Michael Holt [38] Head to head Details  Pencil
24 Wales Dominic Dale [59] 6-4 China Si Jiahui (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
25 Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-3 Thailand Akani Songsermsawad [58]   Details  Pencil
26 China Zhao Xintong [26] 6-5 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [39] Head to head Details  Pencil

In frame four, Zhao was on the way to a maximum but snookered himself on the yellow. He won the match on the last black.

27 England Sam Craigie [55] 6-3 China Ding Junhui [10] Head to head Details  Pencil
28 England Peter Lines [103] 6-3 China Fan Zhengyi [87] Head to head Details  Pencil
29 Scotland Graeme Dott [18] 6-2 England Jimmy Robertson [47] Head to head Details  Pencil
30 England Jack Lisowski [15] 6-4 England Martin O'Donnell [50]   Details  Pencil
31 China Xiao Guodong [31] 6-2 England Robert Milkins [34] Head to head Details  Pencil
32 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] 6-2 England Mark Selby [2] Head to head Details  Pencil

Selby's foul on the final black lead to a respotted black in frame 8, and Vafaei eventually fluked it.

Round 1 Pencil
(Last 128; Losers receive £0)
1 England John Astley (a) 6-2 Australia Neil Robertson [1]   Details  Pencil
2 England Mark Joyce [65] 6-4 England Andrew Higginson [63] Head to head Details  Pencil
3 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib [97] 6-4 Scotland Scott Donaldson [32]   Details  Pencil
4 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown [33] 6-4 Wales Duane Jones [94] Head to head Details  Pencil
5 Scotland Anthony McGill [16] 6-0 Ukraine Iulian Boiko [112]   Details  Pencil
6 England David Grace [49] 6-2 England Peter Devlin [80] Head to head Details  Pencil
7 China Zhou Yuelong [17] 6-1 China Chen Zifan [111] Head to head Details  Pencil
8 England Ashley Hugill [81] 6-4 England Mark Davis [48]   Details  Pencil
9 China Li Hang [41] 6-3 England Mitchell Mann [88]   Details  Pencil
10 England Ricky Walden [24] 6-4 England Craig Steadman [105] Head to head Details  Pencil
11 England Anthony Hamilton [56] 6-4 England Allan Taylor [73] Head to head Details  Pencil

Taylor missed the 14th red in a maximum attempt in frame 7.

12 Wales Mark J Williams [9] 6-3 China Lei Peifan [119]   Details  Pencil
13 Belgium Luca Brecel [40] 6-2 China Xu Si [90]   Details  Pencil
14 England Tom Ford [25] 6-1 Wales Andrew Pagett [104] Head to head Details  Pencil
15 China Tian Pengfei [57] 6-5 Germany Simon Lichtenberg [72] Head to head Details  Pencil
16 Scotland Stephen Maguire [8] 6-3 England Sanderson Lam (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
17 England Kyren Wilson [5] 6-2 Iran Soheil Vahedi (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
18 Wales Jak Jones [60] 6-4 England Oliver Lines [69]   Details  Pencil
19 China Wu Yize [102] 6-3 China Lu Ning [29]   Details  Pencil
20 England Hammad Miah [92] 6-5 Wales Matthew Stevens [37] Head to head Details  Pencil
21 China Yan Bingtao [12] 6-0 Hong Kong Ng On Yee (f) [118]   Details  Pencil
22 England Ben Woollaston [53] 6-4 Jamaica Rory McLeod [76] Head to head Details  Pencil
23 England Gary Wilson [21] 6-2 England Ian Burns [110] Head to head Details  Pencil

Wilson made a maximum break in frame 6. It was his fourth and the 172nd in pro snooker. Watch on YouTube.

24 England Liam Highfield [43] 6-3 England Jamie Wilson [86] Head to head Details  Pencil
25 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [46] 6-2 Ireland Aaron Hill [85]   Details  Pencil
26 England Allister Carter [20] 6-3 England Jimmy White [108] Head to head Details  Pencil
27 England Stuart Carrington [52] 6-1 China Zhao Jianbo [77]   Details  Pencil
28 England Stuart Bingham [13] 6-5 Scotland Dean Young [120]   Details  Pencil
29 England Mark King [36] 6-2 Wales Jackson Page [93]   Details  Pencil
30 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene [100] 6-3 Norway Kurt Maflin [28] Head to head Details  Pencil
31 England Robbie Williams [68] 6-4 England Nigel Bond [61] Head to head Details  Pencil
32 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [4] 6-3 Wales Michael White (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
33 England Judd Trump [3] 6-1 England David Lilley (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
34 England Chris Wakelin [62] 6-2 Wales Jamie Clarke [67] Head to head Details  Pencil
35 England Joe Perry [30] 6-1 Scotland Fraser Patrick [99] Head to head Details  Pencil
36 England Matthew Selt [35] 6-5 China Chang Bingyu [96]   Details  Pencil
37 England Barry Hawkins [14] 6-1 England Reanne Evans (f) [116] Head to head Details  Pencil
38 China Gao Yang [78] 6-2 China Lyu Haotian [51] Head to head Details  Pencil
39 England Martin Gould [19] 6-1 England Barry Pinches [107] Head to head Details  Pencil
40 China Cao Yupeng [83] 6-1 Wales Jamie Jones [45] Head to head Details  Pencil
41 Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher [44] 6-5 England Ben Hancorn [84] Head to head Details  Pencil
42 England David B Gilbert [23] 6-1 England Alfie Burden [109] Head to head Details  Pencil
43 England Joe O'Connor [54] 6-4 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [75] Head to head Details  Pencil
44 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [11] 6-2 Ireland Michael Judge [117] Head to head Details  Pencil
45 England Michael Holt [38] 6-4 England Zak Surety [91] Head to head Details  Pencil
46 England Andy Hicks [101] 6-5 China Liang Wenbo [27] Head to head Details  Pencil
47 Wales Dominic Dale [59] 6-4 England Ashley Carty [70]   Details  Pencil
48 China Si Jiahui (a) 6-5 England Shaun Murphy [6]   Details  Pencil
49 Scotland John Higgins [7] 6-1 Cyprus Michael Georgiou (a) Head to head Details  Pencil
50 Thailand Akani Songsermsawad [58] 6-2 England Steven Hallworth [71]   Details  Pencil
51 China Zhao Xintong [26] 6-4 China Yuan Sijun [106]   Details  Pencil
52 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [39] 6-1 Scotland Stephen Hendry [89]   Details  Pencil

Un-Nooh opened the match with three centuries in 28 minutes. He became only the fourth player to score five centuries in a best-of-11 match. In addition to five centuries, Un-Nooh made two half-centuries.

53 China Ding Junhui [10] 6-2 China Zhang Anda [115] Head to head Details  Pencil
54 England Sam Craigie [55] 6-3 Ireland Ken Doherty [74] Head to head Details  Pencil
55 England Peter Lines [103] 6-3 Wales Ryan Day [22] Head to head Details  Pencil
56 China Fan Zhengyi [87] 6-5 England Elliot Slessor [42]   Details  Pencil
57 England Jimmy Robertson [47] 6-5 China Bai Langning (a)   Details  Pencil

Bai replaced Lee Walker who tested positive for Covid-19.

58 Scotland Graeme Dott [18] 6-3 England Jamie O'Neill [114] Head to head Details  Pencil
59 England Martin O'Donnell [50] 6-3 Germany Lukas Kleckers [79] Head to head Details  Pencil
60 England Jack Lisowski [15] 6-0 England Sean Maddocks [113]   Details  Pencil
61 England Robert Milkins [34] 6-4 England Louis Heathcote [95]   Details  Pencil
62 China Xiao Guodong [31] 6-2 China Zhang Jiankang [98]   Details  Pencil
63 Iran Hossein Vafaei [64] 6-4 China Pang Junxu [66]   Details  Pencil
64 England Mark Selby [2] 6-2 Scotland Ross Muir (a) Head to head Details  Pencil