2007 UK Championship explained

Tournament Name:2007 Maplin UK Championship
Venue:Telford International Centre
Location:Telford
Country:England
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£590,400
Winners Share:£100,000
Highest Break: (147)
Score:10–2
Previous:2006
Next:2008

The 2007 UK Championship (officially the 2007 Maplin UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 16 December 2007 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.

Peter Ebdon was the defending champion but he lost 8–9 to Ian McCulloch in the Last 32.

In the final frame of his quarter-final match against Marco Fu, Mark Selby won the longest ever televised frame of snooker, which lasted 77 minutes. This beat the previous record of 74 minutes, which took place between Ebdon and Graeme Dott in the 2006 World Snooker Championship final.[1]

Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled a maximum break in the deciding frame of his semi-final match against Mark Selby, his eighth maximum, equalling the official record of tournament 147 breaks first set by Stephen Hendry. This was the second consecutive ranking tournament where he made a 147.[2]

Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fourth UK Championship title by defeating Stephen Maguire 10–2 in the final. This came one year after O'Sullivan forfeited his quarter-final against Hendry while trailing 4–1.[3] This was the biggest winning margin in a UK final since O'Sullivan himself thrashed Ken Doherty 10–1 six years earlier.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4] [5]

Main draw

[6] [7] [8]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 16 December 2007.
Stephen Maguire (10)
2–10Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)
Afternoon: 4–120 (54, 66),,,,,,,
Evening: 103–0 (99),,,
99Highest break126
0Century breaks1
250+ breaks9

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 23 and 30 November 2007 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.[6] [8]

Century breaks

[6]

Televised stage centuries

Qualifying stage centuries

Notes and References

  1. News: Selby into semis after epic frame. BBC Sport. 25 March 2011. 13 December 2007.
  2. News: O'Sullivan fires 147 to pip Selby. BBC Sport. 25 March 2011. 15 December 2007.
  3. News: Everton. Clive. O'Sullivan brilliance leaves McGuire floundering. guardian.co.uk. 24 April 2011. London. 17 December 2007.
  4. Web site: 2007 Maplin UK Championship Information. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20071219193716/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2007-UK-info.htm. 19 December 2007.
  5. Web site: 2007 UK Championship Player Prize Money. Snooker Database. 25 March 2011. 7 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007102831/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=59. dead.
  6. Web site: 2007 Maplin UK Championship. globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20080419141421/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2007-UK-draw.htm. 19 April 2008.
  7. Web site: Maplin UK Championship 2007. Snooker.org. 25 March 2011.
  8. Web site: 2007 UK Championship Results. Snooker Database. 25 March 2011. 7 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007102856/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=59. dead.

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