Wikipedia - 2019 UK Championship
The 2019 UK Championship (officially the 2019 Betway UK Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 26 November to 8 December 2019 in the Barbican Centre, York, England. The 43rd edition of the UK Championship, it was the seventh ranking tournament and the first Triple Crown event of the 2019–20 season. The event was broadcast on BBC Sport in the United Kingdom and on Eurosport throughout Europe. The tournament was sponsored by betting company Betway.
The defending champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan, had won the previous two championships, defeating Shaun Murphy 10–5 in the 2017 final, and Mark Allen 10–6 in the 2018 final. O'Sullivan was eliminated in the last 16 by Ding Junhui, who won the match 6–4 and proceeded to reach the final of the event, defeating compatriots Liang Wenbo and Yan Bingtao, both 6–2, in the two intervening rounds. Ding's opponent in the final was Stephen Maguire, who had won his semi-final 6–0 against Mark Allen. Ding defeated Maguire 10–6 to win his third UK championship.
Barry Hawkins compiled a maximum break in the fourth frame of his first round match with Gerard Greene. It was the first maximum break to be made at the UK Championship since 2016, and the third of Hawkins' career. There were a total of 139 century breaks in the event.
Ronnie O'Sullivan, der har vundet denne turnering ved syv lejligheder, er også med i turneringen, sammen med den regerende verdensmester, Judd Trump, og den tidligere verdensmester Mark Selby.
De 16 øverste spillere på verdensranglisten træder automatisk ind i turneringen i anden runde, mens de resterende 112 spillere kæmper om 16 kvalifikationspladser ved turneringens centrale kvalifikationskampe i Ponds Forge i Sheffield i midten af oktober.
UK Championship er en af snookers tre Triple Crown-turneringer, sammen med verdensmesterskabet og Masters, og det sidst rangerende trofæ før jul.