| Tournament name | 2014 Coral UK Championship |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 November 2014 – 7 December 2014 |
| Venue | Barbican Centre |
| Location | York |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £740,000 |
| Winners share | £150,000 |
| Highest break | Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) (147) |
| Winner | Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) |
| Runner up | Judd Trump (England) |
| Score | 10–9 |
| Previous | 2013 |
| Next | 2015 |
The 2014 UK Championship (officially the 2014 Coral UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 November and 7 December 2014 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2014/2015 season.[1]
Neil Robertson was the defending champion,[2] but he lost 5–6 against Graeme Dott in the last 16. This result led to Ding Junhui becoming the first Asian player to reach the world number one ranking.[3]
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fifth UK Championship and his 27th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final.[4][5] Trump had trailed 4–9 at one point during the evening session but fought back with 5 consecutive frames to level at 9–9 before O’Sullivan won the deciding frame.
Ronnie O'Sullivan made the 109th official maximum break during his last 16 match against Matthew Selt. This was O'Sullivan's 13th official 147 break and also the fourth maximum break in the 2014/2015 season[6] and the third time in a row that a maximum was made in a UK Championship.
Judd Trump made his 300th career century during his last-64 match against Fraser Patrick.[7]
Starting this year, the Semi-finals were reduced from the best of 17 frames to the best of 11 frames. This meant that all rounds up to the Semi-finals were played using the best of 11 frames format. The final was still played over the best of 19 frames. This is the format that is still being used to the current day.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8][9]
- Winner: £150,000
- Runner-up: £70,000
- Semi-final: £30,000
- Quarter-final: £20,000
- Last 16: £12,000
- Last 32: £9,000
- Last 64: £3,000
- Highest break: £4,000
- Maximum break: £40,000[6]
- Total: £740,000
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Alexandra Palace, England, 7 December 2014.[13][14] | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (4) | 10–9 | Judd Trump (11) |
| Afternoon: 54–44, 32–87 (50), 103–0 (82), 87–13, 118–1 (81), 77–49, 36–75, 49–69 Evening: 67–53 (O'Sullivan 53), 67–56 (Trump 56), 0–62, 133–0 (133), 89–35 (54), 32–66, 0–120 (120), 0–127 (127), 8–86 (86), 59–67 (67), 75–14 (51) | ||
| 133 | Highest break | 127 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Century breaks
- 147, 133, 125, 117, 106, 104 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 142, 137, 108, 103, 102 – Stuart Bingham
- 139 – Gerard Greene
- 139 – Fraser Patrick
- 138, 125, 115, 103 – Mark Allen
- 138 – Michael Holt
- 137, 117 – Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- 137 – Igor Figueiredo
- 137 – Shaun Murphy
- 134, 105 – Ding Junhui
- 132, 126, 113, 108, 104 – Stephen Maguire
- 132, 116 – Nigel Bond
- 132 – Matthew Stevens
- 131 – Xiao Guodong
- 130, 129, 127, 120, 112, 110, 104, 102, 100 – Judd Trump
- 129, 128, 101, 100 – Ricky Walden
- 129, 128 – John Higgins
- 127, 120, 117 – Graeme Dott
- 127 – Mark Joyce
- 127 – Peter Ebdon
- 126 – David Morris
- 124 – Mark Selby
- 122 – Matthew Selt
- 115, 105 – Ryan Day
- 115, 103 – Jamie Cope
- 114 – Liang Wenbo
- 113 – Michael Wasley
- 112, 106, 101 – Marco Fu
- 110, 109, 109, 102 – Ken Doherty
- 110 – Jimmy White
- 110 – Rod Lawler
- 109 – Mike Dunn
- 109 – Tony Drago
- 108, 106, 100 – Neil Robertson
- 107 – Ben Woollaston
- 107 – Ratchayothin Yotharuck
- 104 – Robin Hull
- 103 – Luca Brecel
- 103 – Rory McLeod
- 103 – Anthony McGill
- 102, 101 – Joe Swail
- 101 – Barry Pinches
- 101 – Mark Williams
- 100 – Fergal O'Brien
- 100 – Zhang Anda
- 100 – James Wattana
- 100 – Yu Delu
- 100 – David Gilbert
- 100 – James Cahill
References
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- ^ "Gritty Dott Ends Robertson Reign". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Shamoon, Hafez (7 December 2014). "UK Championship final: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Judd Trump". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "O'Sullivan Wins UK Classic". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Rocket Flies To Magical Maximum". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Hafez, Shamoon (1 December 2014). "UK Championship 2014: Murphy, Walden, Trump & Higgins through". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Indicative Prize Money Rankings Schedule 2014/2015 Season" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "UK Championship - Turnierinfo: Sieger, Preisgeld & Distanzen" (in German). Yahoo Eurosport. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "UK Championship 2014 draw & results" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-08. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "UK Championship 2014 Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ "UK Championship 2014 results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Coral UK Championship (2014)". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "UK Championship: Final - Match 127: Ronnie O'Sullivan v Judd Trump". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2014-12-08. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "UK Championship: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 7 December 2014.