Snooker - UK Championship
The second most important tournament on the circuit, traditionally held towards the end of each year.
From 1977-83 it was only open to UK residents but thereafter it has been contested by professional players from around the world and was granted ranking event status in 1984.
Venues have been: 1977: Blackpool Tower Circus; 1978-97: Guild Hall, Preston: 1998-2000: Bournemouth International Centre; 2007-10: Telford; 2001-06, 2020 - Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes; 2011-19 & 2021- Barbican Centre, York
From 1977-83 it was only open to UK residents but thereafter it has been contested by professional players from around the world and was granted ranking event status in 1984.
Venues have been: 1977: Blackpool Tower Circus; 1978-97: Guild Hall, Preston: 1998-2000: Bournemouth International Centre; 2007-10: Telford; 2001-06, 2020 - Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes; 2011-19 & 2021- Barbican Centre, York
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
| 1977 | PATSY FAGAN (Rir) | D Mountjoy (Wal) |
| 1978 | DOUG MOUNTJOY (Wal) | D Taylor (Eng) |
| 1979 | JOHN VIRGO (Eng) | T Griffiths (Wal) |
| 1980 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | A Higgins (Nir) |
| 1981 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | T Griffiths (Wal) |
| 1982 | TERRY GRIFFITHS (Wal) | A Higgins (Nir) |
| 1983 | ALEX HIGGINS (Nir) | S Davis (Eng) |
| 1984 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | A Higgins (Nir) |
| 1985 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | W Thorne (Eng) |
| 1986 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | N Foulds (Eng) |
| 1987 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | J White (Eng) |
| 1988 | DOUG MOUNTJOY (Wal) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 1989 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | S Davis (Eng) |
| 1990 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | S Davis (Eng) |
| 1991 | JOHN PARROTT (Eng) | J White (Eng) |
| 1992 | JIMMY WHITE (Eng) | J Parrott (Eng) |
| 1993 | RONNIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 1994 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | K Doherty (Rir) |
| 1995 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | P Ebdon (Eng) |
| 1996 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | J Higgins (Sco) |
| 1997 | RONNIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 1998 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | M Stevens (Wal) |
| 1999 | MARK WILLIAMS (Wal) | M Stevens (Wal) |
| 2000 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | M Williams (Wal) |
| 2001 | RONNIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | K Doherty (Rir) |
| 2002 | MARK WILLIAMS (Wal) | K Doherty (Rir) |
| 2003 | MATTHEW STEVENS (Wal) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 2004 | STEPHEN MAGUIRE (Sco) | D Gray (Eng) |
| 2005 | DING JUNHUI (Chn) | S Davis (Eng) |
| 2006 | PETER EBDON (Eng) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 2007 | RONNIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | S Maguire (Sco) |
| 2008 | SHAUN MURPHY (Eng) | M Fu (Hkg) |
| 2009 | DING JUNHUI (Chn) | J Higgins (Sco) |
| 2010 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | M Williams (Wal) |
| 2011 | JUDD TRUMP (Eng) | M Allen (Nir) |
| 2012 | MARK SELBY (Eng) | S Murphy (Eng) |
| 2013 | NEIL ROBERTSON (Aus) | M Selby (Eng) |
| 2014 | RONNIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | J Trump (Eng) |
| 2015 | NEIL ROBERTSON (Aus) | Liang W (Chn) |
| 2016 | MARK SELBY (Eng) | R O'Sullivan (Eng) |
| 2017 | RONNIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | S Murphy (Eng) |
| 2018 | RONNIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | M Allen (Nir) |
| 2019 | DING JUNHUI (Chn) | S Maguire (Sco) |
| 2020 | NEIL ROBERTSON (Aus) | J Trump (Eng) |
| 2021 | ZHAO XINTONG (Chn) | L Brecel (Bel) |
| 2022 | MARK ALLEN (Nir) | DIng J (Chn) |
| 2023 | RONNIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | Ding J (Chn) |
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