Ronnie O’Sullivan beats Hossein Vafaei and Ding Junhui defeats Judd Trump to reach UK final
Ronnie O’Sullivan won his seven UK titles in 1993, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014, 2017 and 2018 Ronnie O’Sullivan marched into the UK Championship final with a comprehensive 6-2 victory over Hussein Vafaei. The seven-time world champion, 47, proved too strong for Iran’s Vafaei to reach his ninth UK final in York. He will play Ding […]
UK Snooker Championship 2023: Ding Junhui beats Mark Allen 6-5
Ding Junhui is a three-time UK champion Venue: Barbican Centre, York Dates: Saturday, 25 November – Sunday, 3 December BBC coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer, as well as the BBC Sport website and mobile app Ding Junhui fought back to beat defending champion Mark Allen 6-5 […]
UK Snooker Championship: Mark Allen drawn against Ding Junhui in repeat of 2022 final
Venue: Barbican Centre, York Dates: 25 November – 3 December BBC coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer, as well as the BBC Sport website and app Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen will begin his title defence at the UK Championship against Ding Junhui – the player he beat […]
UK Snooker Championship: Three-time winner Ding Junhui among first qualifiers
Ding Junhui won the UK Championship in 2005, 2009 and 2019 Venue: Barbican Centre, York Dates: 25 November – 3 December BBC coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Red Button and BBC iPlayer, as well as the BBC Sport website and app Three-time winner Ding Junhui has booked a place at the […]
Champion of Champions: John Higgins thrashes Ding Junhui to book semi-final spot
Higgins is a four-time world champion John Higgins thrashed Ding Junhui 6-1 in their Group One decider to reach the Champion of Champions semi-finals. The 48-year-old Scot was on for a maximum 147 break in the opening frame but missed the 13th red when on 96. China’s Ding levelled with a 106 break but that […]
World champion Brecel’s number one hopes halted by Ding defeat at British Open
Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Luca Brecel in the recent Shanghai Masters final Luca Brecel’s hopes of taking over from Ronnie O’Sullivan as snooker world number one were halted with a defeat by Ding Junhui at the British Open. World champion Brecel needed to reach the third round of the tournament to move top of the men’s […]