UK Seniors Championship

The UK Seniors Championship is a snooker tournament, part of the World Seniors Tour.[1][2]

UK Seniors Championship
Tournament information
CountryUnited Kingdom
Established2017
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£14,500
Current champion(s) Ken Doherty

History

The event was created in 2017, as a part of the World Seniors Tour.[3][4] The first UK Senior championship took place in October 2017, and was won by Jimmy White.[5] The 2018 UK Seniors Championship took place at the Hull Venue, in Hull, England and was won by Ken Doherty who beat Igor Figueiredo in the final. [6]

Events have a thirty-second shot clock enabled, and in-place of a deciding frame, there is a re-spotted black, to determine the victor.[7]

Winners
Year Winner Runner-Up Final score Host Season
2017[7] Jimmy White Ken Doherty 4–2 Redhill 2017–18
2018[8] Ken Doherty Igor Figueiredo 4–1 Kingston upon Hull 2018–19
2019 Michael Judge Jimmy White 4–2 Kingston upon Hull 2019–20
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References
  1. "UK Seniors (2017) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  2. "Stephen Hendry Returns in UK Seniors Championship". SnookerHQ. 2017-10-24. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  3. "World Seniors Tour 2017/18 - WPBSA". WPBSA. Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  4. "WPBSA World Seniors Snooker Tour - World Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  5. "UK Seniors Championships kicks off - Snooker Hub". Snooker Hub. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  6. Robinson, Hannah (1 November 2017). "Hull to host UK Seniors Snooker Championship 2018". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  7. "Jimmy White Wins UK Seniors Championship - SnookerHQ". SnookerHQ. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  8. "Ken Doherty Claims UK Seniors Championship". Retrieved 25 October 2018.


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