2011 UK Championship explained

Tournament Name:2011 williamhill.com UK Championship
Venue:Barbican Centre
Location:York
Country:England
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£625,000
Winners Share:£100,000
Highest Break: (144)
Score:10–8
Previous:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 UK Championship (officially the 2011 williamhill.com UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 3–11 December 2011 at the Barbican Centre in York, England. This was the first time that William Hill sponsored the event.[1]

John Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round 4–6 against Stephen Maguire.[2]

Judd Trump won his second ranking title by defeating Mark Allen 10–8 in the final.[3]

Prize fund

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

Controversy

The format of the 2011 UK Championship was changed from previous editions. All rounds up to the quarter-finals were played as best of 11 frames instead of best of 17 frames. The semi-finals and the final were played as best of 17 and best of 19 frames respectively. The changes allowed for every match in the early rounds to be played in front of television cameras and avoided the need to use two extra tables.[5] However, the changes angered some players including John Higgins,[6] and Mark Williams, while Mark Allen called for Barry Hearn to resign as head of World Snooker, after Hearn had promised not to alter the championship when he had become the chairman in 2010.[7] During the same interview Allen aimed a four lettered expletive at Hearn.[8] Allen was later charged by World Snooker for bringing the game into disrepute.[9] Hearn, following the original comments by Allen, called him a "silly little boy",[10] to which Allen responded by gagging himself at a press conference.[11] Allen and Hearn later sat down and had a discussion, which resolved their differences,[12] while Allen was fined £250 for swearing in a press conference.[13]

Main draw

[14] [15] [16] [17]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 11 December 2011.[18]
Judd Trump (8)
10–8Mark Allen (12)
Afternoon: 92–4 (70),,,,,,,
Evening: 109–7 (109),,,,,,,,,
109Highest break141
1Century breaks4
950+ breaks6

Qualifying

These matches were held between 5 and 9 November 2011 at the South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester, England.[19] [20] [21]

Preliminary roundBest of 11 frames
6–0
4–6
Round 1–4

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

[22]

Qualifying stage centuries

[23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: williamhill.com To Sponsor UK . . 30 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111202065222/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2533164%2C00.html . 2 December 2011 .
  2. Web site: UK Championship: Defending champ John Higgins bows out in York. Daily Record. 20 September 2012.
  3. News: Fazackerley. Karen. UK Snooker Championship: Judd Trump beats Mark Allen to win title. BBC Sport. 11 December 2011.
  4. Web site: Prize Money. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 November 2011.
  5. Web site: New Format For UK Championship. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 31 March 2012.
  6. Web site: UK Snooker Championship: John Higgins unhappy with format. BBC Sport. 31 March 2012.
  7. Web site: UK Snooker Championship: Allen says Hearn should resign. BBC Sport. 31 March 2012.
  8. News: Mark Allen blasts Snooker chairman Barry Hearn over format changes. The Daily Telegraph. 31 March 2012. London. 5 December 2011.
  9. Web site: UK Snooker Championship: Mark Allen faces charge over swearing. BBC Sport. 31 March 2012.
  10. Web site: Barry Hearn hits back at 'silly' Mark Allen's UK Championship criticism. BBC Sport. 31 March 2012.
  11. Web site: Allen stages 'silent protest' after Hearn jibe. Eurosport UK. 31 March 2012.
  12. Web site: Barry Hearn & Mark Allen hold positive talks over differences. BBC Sport. 31 March 2012.
  13. Web site: Mark Allen fined £250 for press conference swearing. BBC Sport. 31 March 2012.
  14. Web site: UK Championship draw. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 December 2011.
  15. Web site: UK Championship Results. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 16 December 2011.
  16. News: UK Snooker Championship final: Trump v Allen frame scores. BBC Sport. 19 February 2014. 11 December 2011.
  17. Web site: williamhill.com UK Championship (2011). Snooker.org. 12 October 2011.
  18. Web site: williamhill.com UK Championship: Final - Match 31: Judd Trump v Mark Allen . worldsnookerdata.com . . 9 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215122918/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Matches/Result/960?matchId=145268 . 2013-12-15 . dead .
  19. Web site: UK Championship Qualifiers Draw and Format. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 12 October 2011.
  20. Web site: UK Championship Qualifiers Results. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 November 2011.
  21. Web site: williamhill.com UK Championship Qualifiers (2011). Snooker.org. 12 October 2011.
  22. Web site: Century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 11 December 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111206225918/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=960 . 2011-12-06 . dead .
  23. Web site: Qualifying century breaks . worldsnookerdata.com . . 9 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109191727/http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Centuries.aspx?t=959 . 9 November 2011 . live .

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