2014 UK Championship

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]

2014 Coral UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	25 November – 7 December 2014 (2014-11-25 – 2014-12-07)
Venue	Barbican Centre
City	York
Country	England
Organisation	World Snooker
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£740,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up	Judd Trump (ENG)
Score	10–9
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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

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Top half

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	Neil Robertson (AUS)	6
	A	Joe O'Connor (ENG)	0
						1	Neil Robertson	6
						64	Kyren Wilson	5
	64	Kyren Wilson (ENG)	6
	65	Gary Wilson (ENG)	5
											1	Neil Robertson	6
											33	Peter Ebdon	2
	32	Kurt Maflin (NOR)	6
	97	Chris Norbury (ENG)	1
						32	Kurt Maflin	1
						33	Peter Ebdon	6
	33	Peter Ebdon (ENG)	6
	96	Ross Muir (SCO)	5
																1	Neil Robertson	5
																17	Graeme Dott	6
	16	Robert Milkins (ENG)	6
	113	Michael Leslie (SCO)	0
						16	Robert Milkins	6
						49	Marcus Campbell	0
	49	Marcus Campbell (SCO)	6
	80	Scott Donaldson (SCO)	4
											16	Robert Milkins	0
											17	Graeme Dott	6
	17	Graeme Dott (SCO)	6
	112	Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)	2
						17	Graeme Dott	6
						48	Anthony Hamilton	4
	48	Anthony Hamilton (ENG)	6
	81	Craig Steadman (ENG)	5

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	Tom Ford (ENG)	6
	88	Barry Pinches (ENG)	4
						41	Tom Ford	3
						105	Joel Walker	6
	24	Alan McManus (SCO)	1
	105	Joel Walker (ENG)	6
											105	Joel Walker	5
											9	Stuart Bingham	6
	56	Alfie Burden (ENG)	6
	73	Chris Wakelin (ENG)	4
						56	Alfie Burden	3
						9	Stuart Bingham	6
	9	Stuart Bingham (ENG)	6
	120	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA)	0
																9	Stuart Bingham	6
																8	Ricky Walden	0
	40	Ken Doherty (IRL)	6
	89	Mitchell Mann (ENG)	2
						40	Ken Doherty	6
						25	Michael White	4
	25	Michael White (WAL)	6
	104	Cao Xinlong (CHN)	2
											40	Ken Doherty	1
											8	Ricky Walden	6
	57	Robbie Williams (ENG)	6
	72	Sam Baird (ENG)	4
						57	Robbie Williams	5
						8	Ricky Walden	6
	8	Ricky Walden (ENG)	6
	121	Steve Davis (ENG)	2

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	Barry Hawkins (ENG)	6
	A	Ashley Carty (ENG)	1
						5	Barry Hawkins	5
						60	Nigel Bond	6
	60	Nigel Bond (ENG)	6
	69	Stuart Carrington (ENG)	3
											60	Nigel Bond	5
											37	Anthony McGill	6
	28	Fergal O'Brien (IRL)	4
	101	Igor Figueiredo (BRA)	6
						101	Igor Figueiredo	4
						37	Anthony McGill	6
	37	Anthony McGill (SCO)	6
	92	Michael Georgiou (ENG)	4
																37	Anthony McGill	6
																12	John Higgins	5
	12	John Higgins (SCO)	6
	117	Lee Walker (WAL)	2
						12	John Higgins	6
						53	Jamie Cope	4
	53	Jamie Cope (ENG)	6
	76	John Astley (ENG)	2
											12	John Higgins	6
											21	Matthew Stevens	2
	21	Matthew Stevens (WAL)	6
	108	Allan Taylor (ENG)	2
						21	Matthew Stevens	6
						44	Gerard Greene	3
	44	Gerard Greene (NIR)	6
	85	Vinnie Calabrese (AUS)	2

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	Matthew Selt (ENG)	6
	84	Hammad Miah (ENG)	0
						45	Matthew Selt	6
						20	Xiao Guodong	4
	20	Xiao Guodong (CHN)	6
	109	Ian Glover (ENG)	1
											45	Matthew Selt	6
											52	Rory McLeod	4
	52	Rory McLeod (ENG)	6
	77	Ian Burns (ENG)	2
						52	Rory McLeod	6
						116	Zhang Anda	5
	13	Ali Carter (ENG)	5
	116	Zhang Anda (CHN)	6
																45	Matthew Selt	0
																4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	36	Ben Woollaston (ENG)	6
	93	Michael Wasley (ENG)	4
						36	Ben Woollaston	6
						100	Tony Drago	3
	29	Dominic Dale (WAL)	4
	100	Tony Drago (MLT)	6
											36	Ben Woollaston	2
											4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	61	Peter Lines (ENG)	6
	68	Joe Swail (NIR)	4
						61	Peter Lines	3
						4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)	6
	A	Daniel Wells (WAL)	2

Bottom half

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	Ding Junhui (CHN)	6
	A	John Sutton (IRL)	0
						3	Ding Junhui	6
						62	Jimmy White	2
	62	Jimmy White (ENG)	6
	67	Dave Harold (ENG)	2
											3	Ding Junhui	5
											99	James Cahill	6
	30	Mark King (ENG)	0
	99	James Cahill (ENG)	6
						99	James Cahill	6
						35	Andrew Higginson	4
	35	Andrew Higginson (ENG)	6
	94	Tian Pengfei (CHN)	3
																99	James Cahill	2
																19	Mark Davis	6
	14	Joe Perry (ENG)	w/o
	115	Liu Chuang (CHN)	w/d
						14	Joe Perry	6
						51	Mike Dunn	1
	51	Mike Dunn (ENG)	6
	78	Andrew Pagett (WAL)	2
											14	Joe Perry	5
											19	Mark Davis	6
	19	Mark Davis (ENG)	6
	110	Jak Jones (WAL)	2
						19	Mark Davis	6
						83	Liam Highfield	4
	46	Jamie Jones (WAL)	3
	83	Liam Highfield (ENG)	6

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	Jamie Burnett (SCO)	4
	86	Fraser Patrick (SCO)	6
						86	Fraser Patrick	6
						22	Ryan Day	4
	22	Ryan Day (WAL)	6
	107	Lu Chenwei (CHN)	1
											86	Fraser Patrick	3
											11	Judd Trump	6
	54	Aditya Mehta (IND)	6
	75	Alex Davies (ENG)	4
						54	Aditya Mehta	1
						11	Judd Trump	6
	11	Judd Trump (ENG)	w/o
	118	Rouzi Maimaiti (CHN)	w/d
																11	Judd Trump	6
																38	Rod Lawler	3
	38	Rod Lawler (ENG)	6
	91	Alex Borg (MLT)	5
						38	Rod Lawler	6
						27	Martin Gould	5
	27	Martin Gould (ENG)	6
	102	Lee Page (ENG)	4
											38	Rod Lawler	6
											6	Mark Allen	4
	59	Luca Brecel (BEL)	6
	70	Noppon Saengkham (THA)	1
						59	Luca Brecel	0
						6	Mark Allen	6
	6	Mark Allen (NIR)	6
	A	Eden Sharav (SCO)	2

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	James Wattana (THA)	3
						7	Shaun Murphy	6
						71	Robin Hull	3
	58	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA)	5
	71	Robin Hull (FIN)	6
											7	Shaun Murphy	6
											39	Jack Lisowski	4
	26	Liang Wenbo (CHN)	6
	103	David Grace (ENG)	3
						26	Liang Wenbo	4
						39	Jack Lisowski	6
	39	Jack Lisowski (ENG)	6
	90	Chris Melling (ENG)	1
																7	Shaun Murphy	5
																10	Marco Fu	6
	10	Marco Fu (HKG)	6
	119	Ahmed Saif (QAT)	4
						10	Marco Fu	6
						74	Lyu Haotian	1
	55	Cao Yupeng (CHN)	4
	74	Lyu Haotian (CHN)	6
											10	Marco Fu	6
											42	Dechawat Poomjaeng	3
	23	Michael Holt (ENG)	6
	106	Zak Surety (ENG)	1
						23	Michael Holt	3
						42	Dechawat Poomjaeng	6
	42	Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)	6
	87	Andrew Norman (ENG)	2

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)	6
	82	Zhou Yuelong (CHN)	1
						47	Jimmy Robertson	0
						18	Mark Williams	6
	18	Mark Williams (WAL)	6
	111	Steven Hallworth (ENG)	1
											18	Mark Williams	2
											15	Stephen Maguire	6
	50	Yu Delu (CHN)	6
	79	Oliver Lines (ENG)	2
						50	Yu Delu	4
						15	Stephen Maguire	6
	15	Stephen Maguire (SCO)	6
	114	Lu Ning (CHN)	2
																15	Stephen Maguire	6
																63	David Morris	3
	34	David Gilbert (ENG)	6
	95	Elliot Slessor (ENG)	4
						34	David Gilbert	6
						31	Mark Joyce	2
	31	Mark Joyce (ENG)	6
	98	Ratchayothin Yotharuck (THA)	2
											34	David Gilbert	2
											63	David Morris	6
	63	David Morris (IRL)	6
	66	Li Hang (CHN)	4
						63	David Morris	6
						2	Mark Selby	4
	2	Mark Selby (ENG)	6
	A	Oliver Brown (ENG)	0

Finals

	Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	17	Graeme Dott	5
	9	Stuart Bingham	6
						9	Stuart Bingham	5
						4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	37	Anthony McGill	4
	4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
											4	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
											11	Judd Trump	9
	19	Mark Davis	1
	11	Judd Trump	6
						11	Judd Trump	6
						15	Stephen Maguire	4
	10	Marco Fu	4
	15	Stephen Maguire	6

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Alexandra Palace, England, 7 December 2014.[13][14]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)  England	10–9	Judd Trump (11)  England
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

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• 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