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2010 UK Championship (snooker)

12BET.com UK Championship
2010 UK Championship logo.jpg
Tournament information
Dates 4–12 December 2010
Venue Telford International Centre
City Telford
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £625,000
Winner's share £100,000
Highest break England Mark Joyce (143)
Final
Champion Scotland John Higgins
Runner-up Wales Mark Williams
Score 10–9
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The 2010 12BET.com UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–12 December 2010 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.

Ding Junhui was the defending champion, but he lost 8–9 against Mark Allen in the last 16.

John Higgins won the title after defeating Mark Williams in the final frame of the final to clinch his third UK title. 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.

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

These matches were held between 23 November and 1 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England.


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