2010 UK Championship
Snooker tournament
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The 2010 UK Championship (officially the 2010 12BET.com UK Championship)[1] was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–12 December 2010 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 4–12 December 2010 |
| Venue | Telford International Centre |
| City | Telford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | World Snooker |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £625,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Mark Joyce (ENG) (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Higgins (SCO) |
| Runner-up |  Mark Williams (WAL) |
| Score | 10–9 |
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Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen in the last 16.[2]
John Higgins won the title after defeating Mark Williams in the final frame of the final to clinch his third UK title.[3][4] 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.[5]
Prize fund
Qualifying
These matches were held between 23 November and 1 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.[8][9][10]
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 12 December 2010.[12][13] | ||
| John Higgins (4) Scotland |
10–9 | Mark Williams (5) Wales |
| Afternoon: 0–88 (83), 78–1, 26–67, 45–65 (65), 66–60 (66, 55), 34–76, 17–66, 0–85 (85) Evening: 3–55, 90–0 (90), 94–43 (94), 45–85 (70), 135–0 (105), 16–63, 68–31, 110–0 (76), 71–69 (Williams 61), 64–28 (52), 81–46 (66) | ||
| 105 | Highest break | 85 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Century breaks
Televised stage centuries
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