2007 UK Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–16 December 2007 |
| Venue | Telford International Centre |
| City | Telford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £590,400 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Runner-up |
 Stephen Maguire |
| Score | 10–2 |
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The 2007 Maplin UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 16 December 2007 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.
In the final frame of his quarter-final match against Marco Fu, Mark Selby won the longest ever televised frame of snooker, which lasted 77 minutes. This beat the previous record of 74 minutes, which took place between Peter Ebdon and Graeme Dott in the 2006 World Snooker Championship final.[1]
Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled a maximum break in the deciding frame of his semi-final match against Mark Selby, his eight maximum, equalling the official record of tournament 147 breaks first set by Stephen Hendry. This was the second consecutive ranking tournament, where he has made a 147.[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fourth UK Championship title by defeating Stephen Maguire 10–2 in the final. This came one year after O'Sullivan forfeited his quarter-final against Hendry while trailing 4-1.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4][5]
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames (8/11) Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 16 December 2007.[6][7] | ||
| Stephen Maguire Scotland |
2–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan England |
| Afternoon:4-120 (54, 66), 1–68, 42–78 (78), 29–75 (66), 26–100 (53), 1–78 (78), 24–80, 1–70 Evening:(99) 103–0, 0–126 (126), (57) 75–0, 16–115 (94) | ||
| 99 | Highest break | 126 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 23 and 30 November 2007 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.[6][8]
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Century Breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ↑ "Selby into semis after epic frame". BBC Sport. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ "O'Sullivan fires 147 to pip Selby". BBC Sport. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ↑ Everton, Clive (17 December 2007). "O'Sullivan brilliance leaves McGuire floundering". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "2007 Maplin UK Championship Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007.
- ↑ "2007 UK Championship Player Prize Money". Snooker Database. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "2007 Maplin UK Championship". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 19 April 2008.
- 1 2 "Maplin UK Championship 2007". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- 1 2 "2007 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 25 March 2011.