Category Archive: UK Championship

Apr 24

Untangling The 2013/14 Calendar

During the recent World Championship qualifiers, World Snooker published the provisional calendar for the 2013/14 season, which as in 2012/13, sees a number of significant changes as the professional circuit continues to expand. Click below for a summary of the main changes, together with a ‘cut-off by cut-off’ round up of how the calendar shapes …

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Dec 10

Selby Sinks Murphy For UK Crown

Congratulations to returning world number one Mark Selby, who has tonight defeated Shaun Murphy 10-6 to lift the biggest title of his career so far, the 2012 UK Championship in York. As well as the trophy, Mark takes home the first prize of £125,000 and heads into 2013 with a line drawn firmly under what …

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Dec 09

Selby Through To Face Murphy In UK Final

The 2012 UK Championship has been notable for its comebacks, but tonight there was to be no fairytale for Mark Davis as Leicester’s Mark Selby earned a comfortable 9-4 victory to not only book his place in a first UK Championship final, but also ensure that he will return to the top of the world …

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Dec 08

Selby 8/11 Favourite To Win williamhill.com UK Championship

Mark Selby returned to world number one by making through to the final of the williamhill.com UK Championship and the tournament sponsors make the Jester 8/11 favourite to win the match. Shaun Murphy, whose performance at the end of his match against Ali Carter was sensational is the 11/10 slight outsider. “The whole week has …

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Dec 07

Murphy Favourite For williamhill.com UK Championship After 12/1 Comeback

Shaun Murphy made it through to the final of the williamhill.com UK Championship in sensational circumstances and at one point drifted to 12/1 to win the match with the sponsors (25/1 to win the tournament). The biggest bet placed on him to win the match from 8-4 down was just £20. Carter was a whopping …

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Dec 07

Selby Celebrates Robertson Fightback

MARK Selby admits he cannot continue to start slowly if he is to fulfil his dream of winning the UK Championship.

Dec 07

Calm Davis Celebrates ‘Brilliant Win’

MARK Davis continues to prove life begins at 40 after John Higgins’ conqueror marched into the semi-finals of the UK Championship.

Dec 06

Relieved Murphy Avoids Brecel Upset

IN REACHING the semi-finals of the UK Championship, Shaun Murphy survived two major scares. The first was a dressing down from his coach, which ultimately helped him avoid the second – defeat to 17-year-old Belgian wonder kid Luca Brecel.

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