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.

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, 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.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fifth UK Championship and his 27th ranking title by defeating Judd Trump 10–9 in the final. 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 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.

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:

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 Total: £740,000

Main draw

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	Australia Neil Robertson	6

		64	England Kyren Wilson	5
64	Kyren Wilson(ENG)	6

65	Gary Wilson(ENG)	5
	1	Australia Neil Robertson	6

		33	England Peter Ebdon	2
32	Kurt Maflin(NOR)	6

97	Chris Norbury(ENG)	1
	32	Norway Kurt Maflin	1

		33	England Peter Ebdon	6
33	Peter Ebdon(ENG)	6

96	Ross Muir(SCO)	5
	1	Australia Neil Robertson	5

		17	Scotland Graeme Dott	6
16	Robert Milkins(ENG)	6

113	Michael Leslie(SCO)	0
	16	England Robert Milkins	6

		49	Scotland Marcus Campbell	0
49	Marcus Campbell(SCO)	6

80	Scott Donaldson(SCO)	4
	16	England Robert Milkins	0

		17	Scotland Graeme Dott	6
17	Graeme Dott(SCO)	6

112	Alexander Ursenbacher(SUI)	2
	17	Scotland Graeme Dott	6

		48	England 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	England Tom Ford	3

		105	England Joel Walker	6
24	Alan McManus(SCO)	1

105	Joel Walker(ENG)	6
	105	England Joel Walker	5

		9	England Stuart Bingham	6
56	Alfie Burden(ENG)	6

73	Chris Wakelin(ENG)	4
	56	England Alfie Burden	3

		9	England Stuart Bingham	6
9	Stuart Bingham(ENG)	6

120	Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon(THA)	0
	9	England Stuart Bingham	6

		8	England Ricky Walden	0
40	Ken Doherty(IRL)	6

89	Mitchell Mann(ENG)	2
	40	Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty	6

		25	Wales Michael White	4
25	Michael White(WAL)	6

104	Cao Xinlong(CHN)	2
	40	Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty	1

		8	England Ricky Walden	6
57	Robbie Williams(ENG)	6

72	Sam Baird(ENG)	4
	57	England Robbie Williams	5

		8	England 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	England Barry Hawkins	5

		60	England Nigel Bond	6
60	Nigel Bond(ENG)	6

69	Stuart Carrington(ENG)	3
	60	England Nigel Bond	5

		37	Scotland Anthony McGill	6
28	Fergal O'Brien(IRL)	4

101	Igor Figueiredo(BRA)	6
	101	Brazil Igor Figueiredo	4

		37	Scotland Anthony McGill	6
37	Anthony McGill(SCO)	6

92	Michael Georgiou(ENG)	4
	37	Scotland Anthony McGill	6

		12	Scotland John Higgins	5
12	John Higgins(SCO)	6

117	Lee Walker(WAL)	2
	12	Scotland John Higgins	6

		53	England Jamie Cope	4
53	Jamie Cope(ENG)	6

76	John Astley(ENG)	2
	12	Scotland John Higgins	6

		21	Wales Matthew Stevens	2
21	Matthew Stevens(WAL)	6

108	Allan Taylor(ENG)	2
	21	Wales Matthew Stevens	6

		44	Northern Ireland 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	England Matthew Selt	6

		20	China Xiao Guodong	4
20	Xiao Guodong(CHN)	6

109	Ian Glover(ENG)	1
	45	EnglandMatthew Selt	6

		52	England Rory McLeod	4
52	Rory McLeod(ENG)	6

77	Ian Burns(ENG)	2
	52	England Rory McLeod	6

		116	China Zhang Anda	5
13	Ali Carter(ENG)	5

116	Zhang Anda(CHN)	6
	45	England Matthew Selt	0

		4	England Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
36	Ben Woollaston(ENG)	6

93	Michael Wasley(ENG)	4
	36	England Ben Woollaston	6

		100	Malta Tony Drago	3
29	Dominic Dale(WAL)	4

100	Tony Drago(MLT)	6
	36	England Ben Woollaston	2

		4	England Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
61	Peter Lines(ENG)	6

68	Joe Swail(NIR)	4
	61	England Peter Lines	3

		4	England 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	China Ding Junhui	6

		62	England Jimmy White	2
62	Jimmy White(ENG)	6

67	Dave Harold(ENG)	2
	3	China Ding Junhui	5

		99	England James Cahill	6
30	Mark King(ENG)	0

99	James Cahill(ENG)	6
	99	England James Cahill	6

		35	England Andrew Higginson	4
35	Andrew Higginson(ENG)	6

94	Tian Pengfei(CHN)	3
	99	England James Cahill	2

		19	England Mark Davis	6
14	Joe Perry(ENG)	w/o

115	Liu Chuang(CHN)	w/d
	14	England Joe Perry	6

		51	England Mike Dunn	1
51	Mike Dunn(ENG)	6

78	Andrew Pagett(WAL)	2
	14	England Joe Perry	5

		19	England Mark Davis	6
19	Mark Davis(ENG)	6

110	Jak Jones(WAL)	2
	19	England Mark Davis	6

		83	England 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	Scotland Fraser Patrick	6

		22	Wales Ryan Day	4
22	Ryan Day(WAL)	6

107	Lu Chenwei(CHN)	1
	86	Scotland Fraser Patrick	3

		11	England Judd Trump	6
54	Aditya Mehta(IND)	6

75	Alex Davies(ENG)	4
	54	India Aditya Mehta	1

		11	England Judd Trump	6
11	Judd Trump(ENG)	w/o

118	Rouzi Maimaiti(CHN)	w/d
	11	England Judd Trump	6

		38	England Rod Lawler	3
38	Rod Lawler(ENG)	6

91	Alex Borg(MLT)	5
	38	England Rod Lawler	6

		27	England Martin Gould	5
27	Martin Gould(ENG)	6

102	Lee Page(ENG)	4
	38	England Rod Lawler	6

		6	Northern Ireland Mark Allen	4
59	Luca Brecel(BEL)	6

70	Noppon Saengkham(THA)	1
	59	Belgium Luca Brecel	0

		6	Northern Ireland 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	England Shaun Murphy	6

		71	Finland Robin Hull	3
58	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh(THA)	5

71	Robin Hull(FIN)	6
	7	England Shaun Murphy	6

		39	England Jack Lisowski	4
26	Liang Wenbo(CHN)	6

103	David Grace(ENG)	3
	26	China Liang Wenbo	4

		39	England Jack Lisowski	6
39	Jack Lisowski(ENG)	6

90	Chris Melling(ENG)	1
	7	England Shaun Murphy	5

		10	Hong Kong Marco Fu	6
10	Marco Fu(HKG)	6

119	Ahmed Saif(QAT)	4
	10	Hong Kong Marco Fu	6

		74	China Lyu Haotian	1
55	Cao Yupeng(CHN)	4

74	Lyu Haotian(CHN)	6
	10	Hong Kong Marco Fu	6

		42	Thailand Dechawat Poomjaeng	3
23	Michael Holt(ENG)	6

106	Zak Surety(ENG)	1
	23	England Michael Holt	3

		42	Thailand 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	England Jimmy Robertson	0

		18	Wales Mark Williams	6
18	Mark Williams(WAL)	6

111	Steven Hallworth(ENG)	1
	18	Wales Mark Williams	2

		15	Scotland Stephen Maguire	6
50	Yu Delu(CHN)	6

79	Oliver Lines(ENG)	2
	50	China Yu Delu	4

		15	Scotland Stephen Maguire	6
15	Stephen Maguire(SCO)	6

114	Lu Ning(CHN)	2
	15	Scotland Stephen Maguire	6

		63	Republic of Ireland David Morris	3
34	David Gilbert(ENG)	6

95	Elliot Slessor(ENG)	4
	34	England David Gilbert	6

		31	England Mark Joyce	2
31	Mark Joyce(ENG)	6

98	Ratchayothin Yotharuck(THA)	2
	34	England David Gilbert	2

		63	Republic of Ireland David Morris	6
63	David Morris(IRL)	6

66	Li Hang(CHN)	4
	63	Republic of Ireland David Morris	6

		2	England 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	Scotland Graeme Dott	5

9	England Stuart Bingham	6
	9	England Stuart Bingham	5

		4	England Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
37	Scotland Anthony McGill	4

4	England Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	4	England Ronnie O'Sullivan	10

		11	England Judd Trump	9
19	England Mark Davis	1

11	England Judd Trump	6
	11	England Judd Trump	6

		15	Scotland Stephen Maguire	4
10	Hong Kong Marco Fu	4

15	Scotland Stephen Maguire	6

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Terry Camilleri. Alexandra Palace, England, 7 December 2014.
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

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

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