2011 williamhill.com UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates3–11 December 2011 (2011-12-03 2011-12-11)
VenueBarbican Centre
CityYork
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£625,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Stephen Maguire (SCO) (144)
Final
Champion Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up Mark Allen (NIR)
Score10–8
2010
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]

Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1  John Higgins (SCO) 6
 Rory McLeod (ENG) 5
1 Scotland John Higgins 4
9 Scotland Stephen Maguire 6
9  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6
 Stephen Hendry (SCO) 3
9 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
8 England Judd Trump 6
14  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6
 Steve Davis (ENG) 1
14 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
8 England Judd Trump 6
8  Judd Trump (ENG) 6
 Dominic Dale (WAL) 4
8 England Judd Trump 9
4 Australia Neil Robertson 7
5  Ding Junhui (CHN) 6
 Mark Davis (ENG) 5
5 China Ding Junhui 6
15 Wales Matthew Stevens 5
15  Matthew Stevens (WAL) 6
 Marcus Campbell (SCO) 2
5 China Ding Junhui 2
4 Australia Neil Robertson 6
10  Graeme Dott (SCO) 6
 Matthew Selt (ENG) 1
10 Scotland Graeme Dott 3
4 Australia Neil Robertson 6
4  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6
 Tom Ford (ENG) 1
8 England Judd Trump 10
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 8
3  Mark Williams (WAL) 6
 Joe Jogia (ENG) 4
3 Wales Mark Williams 3
England Ricky Walden 6
13  Stephen Lee (ENG) 3
 Ricky Walden (ENG) 6
England Ricky Walden 6
6 England Shaun Murphy 3
16  Martin Gould (ENG) 6
 Peter Lines (ENG) 2
16 England Martin Gould 4
6 England Shaun Murphy 6
6  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 6
 Li Yan (CHN) 3
England Ricky Walden 7
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 9
7  Ali Carter (ENG) 6
 Robert Milkins (ENG) 4
7 England Ali Carter 2
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
12  Mark Allen (NIR) 6
 Adrian Gunnell (ENG) 3
12 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 6
Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
11  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 4
 Marco Fu (HKG) 6
Hong Kong Marco Fu 6
2 England Mark Selby 3
2  Mark Selby (ENG) 6
 Ryan Day (WAL) 0

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Barbican Centre, York, England, 11 December 2011.[17][18]
Judd Trump (8)
 England
10–8 Mark Allen (12)
 Northern Ireland
Afternoon: 92–4 (70), 23–58 (56), 0–149 (141), 48–69, 86–49 (52), 62–30, 75–33 (75), 73–31 (61)
Evening: 109–7 (109), 78–46 (78), 82–14 (74), 0–139 (139), 0–133 (129), 76–1 (76), 8–125 (125), 35–75, 32–95 (95), 91–0 (91)
109 Highest break 141
1 Century breaks 4
9 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

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

Preliminary round

Best of 11 frames

 Daniel Wells (WAL)6–0 Kacper Filipiak (POL)
 Lucky Vatnani (IND)4–6 Robin Hull (FIN)
Round 1–4
Round 1
Best of 11 frames
Round 2
Best of 11 frames
Round 3
Best of 11 frames
Round 4
Best of 11 frames
 Adam Duffy (ENG)6 Alfie Burden (ENG)3 Rory McLeod (ENG)6 Barry Hawkins (ENG)2
 Dechawat Poomjaeng (THA)3England Adam Duffy6England Adam Duffy4England Rory McLeod6
 Kurt Maflin (NOR)6 Jimmy Robertson (ENG)6 Gerard Greene (NIR)6 Stephen Hendry (SCO)6
 David Hogan (IRL)4Norway Kurt Maflin5England Jimmy Robertson2Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2
 Ian McCulloch (ENG)6 James Wattana (THA)5 Steve Davis (ENG)6 Andrew Higginson (ENG)2
 Luca Brecel (BEL)5England Ian McCulloch6England Ian McCulloch2England Steve Davis6
 Bjorn Haneveer (BEL)4 Liu Chuang (CHN)0 Nigel Bond (ENG)6 Dominic Dale (WAL)6
 Tian Pengfei (CHN)6China Tian Pengfei6China Tian Pengfei4England Nigel Bond2
 Michael White (WAL)6 Barry Pinches (ENG)4 Liang Wenbo (CHN)2 Mark Davis (ENG)6
 Daniel Wells (WAL)4Wales Michael White6Wales Michael White6Wales Michael White2
 Andrew Pagett (WAL)5 Ben Woollaston (ENG)6 Michael Holt (ENG)3 Marcus Campbell (SCO)6
 Sam Craigie (ENG)6England Sam Craigie5England Ben Woollaston6England Ben Woollaston3
 Matthew Couch (ENG)2 Liu Song (CHN)3 Matthew Selt (ENG)6 Mark King (ENG)4
 Cao Yupeng (CHN)6China Cao Yupeng6China Cao Yupeng3England Matthew Selt6
 Paul Davison (ENG)2 Xiao Guodong (CHN)6 Mike Dunn (ENG)0 Tom Ford (ENG)6
 Adam Wicheard (ENG)6England Adam Wicheard5China Xiao Guodong6China Xiao Guodong0
 Liam Highfield (ENG)3 Anthony McGill (SCO)6 Joe Jogia (ENG)6 Jamie Cope (ENG)3
 Sam Baird (ENG)6England Sam Baird2Scotland Anthony McGill5England Joe Jogia6
 Passakorn Suwannawat (THA)6 Jimmy White (ENG)6 Jamie Jones (WAL)6 Ricky Walden (ENG)6
 Joe Meara (NIR)0Thailand Passakorn Suwannawat2England Jimmy White5Wales Jamie Jones2
 Yu Delu (CHN)1 Peter Lines (ENG)6 Alan McManus (SCO)4 Ken Doherty (IRL)5
 Robin Hull (FIN)6Finland Robin Hull4England Peter Lines6England Peter Lines6
 Li Yan (CHN)6 Andy Hicks (ENG)5 Jack Lisowski (ENG)2 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)2
 Stuart Carrington (ENG)4China Li Yan6China Li Yan6China Li Yan6
 David Gilbert (ENG)6 Joe Swail (NIR)1 Robert Milkins (ENG)6 Peter Ebdon (ENG)3
 Aditya Mehta (IND)5England David Gilbert6England David Gilbert5England Robert Milkins6
 David Morris (IRL)3 Adrian Gunnell (ENG)6 Dave Harold (ENG)3 Joe Perry (ENG)4
 David Grace (ENG)6England David Grace4England Adrian Gunnell6England Adrian Gunnell6
 Rod Lawler (ENG)6 Mark Joyce (ENG)6 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)6 Marco Fu (HKG)6
 Simon Bedford (ENG)2England Rod Lawler5England Mark Joyce4England Anthony Hamilton5
 Andrew Norman (ENG)6 Tony Drago (MLT)6 Jamie Burnett (SCO)6 Ryan Day (WAL)6
 Scott MacKenzie (SCO)5England Andrew Norman3Malta Tony Drago3Scotland Jamie Burnett0

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

[22]

Qualifying stage centuries

[23]

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