2010 UK Championship


The 2010 UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–12 December 2010 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.
Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen in the last 16.
John Higgins won the title after defeating Mark Williams in the final frame of the final to clinch his third UK title. Higgins had trailed 5–9 and required a snooker in the seventeenth frame to remain in the match. With this win he regained the number one position in the rankings.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
  • Winner: £100,000
  • Runner-up: £46,000
  • Semi-finals: £23,250
  • Quarter-finals: £16,450
  • Last 16: £12,050
  • Last 32: £8,750
  • Last 48: £5,500
  • Last 64: £2,300
  • Stage one highest break: £500
  • Stage two highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £625,000

    Main draw

Final

Qualifying

These matches were held between 23 November and 1 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries