# 2007 UK Championship

The 2007 UK Championship (officially the 2007 Maplin UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 16 December 2007 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.
Peter Ebdon was the defending champion but he lost 8–9 to Ian McCulloch in the Last 32.
In the final frame of his quarter-final match against Marco Fu, Mark Selby won the longest ever televised frame of snooker, which lasted 77 minutes. This beat the previous record of 74 minutes, which took place between Ebdon and Graeme Dott in the 2006 World Snooker Championship final.
Ronnie O'Sullivan compiled a maximum break in the deciding frame of his semi-final match against Mark Selby, his eighth maximum, equalling the official record of tournament 147 breaks first set by Stephen Hendry. This was the second consecutive ranking tournament where he made a 147.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his fourth UK Championship title by defeating Stephen Maguire 10–2 in the final. This came one year after O'Sullivan forfeited his quarter-final against Hendry while trailing 4–1. This was the biggest winning margin in a UK final since O'Sullivan himself thrashed Ken Doherty 10–1 six years earlier.

## Prize fund

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

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 17 frames | Last 32 Best of 17 frames | Last 32 Best of 17 frames | Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Last 16 Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian McCulloch (ENG) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian McCulloch (ENG) | 9 | | Ian McCulloch | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Stephen Maguire | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 9 | 10 | Stephen Maguire | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail (NIR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail (NIR) | 3 | | | | 10 | Stephen Maguire | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 9 | | | | | | | 12 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 3 | 12 | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 4 | | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Allen (NIR) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Allen (NIR) | 9 | | | | | | | | 10 | Stephen Maguire | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
| 5 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 9 | | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Ding Junhui | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 9 | 9 | Ding Junhui | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Gunnell (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Gunnell (ENG) | 3 | | | | 9 | Ding Junhui | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Steve Davis (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 9 | | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 9 | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Davies (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Davies (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Stephen Maguire | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| 3 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| | Dave Harold (ENG) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Harold (ENG) | 9 | | Dave Harold | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Mark Selby | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 9 | 11 | Mark Selby | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 5 | | | | 11 | Mark Selby | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu (HKG) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu (HKG) | 9 | | Marco Fu | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | | Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry (ENG) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry (ENG) | 9 | | | | | | | | 11 | Mark Selby | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | | | | |
| 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | | | | |
| | Michael Holt (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Holt (ENG) | 6 | 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 8 | | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King (ENG) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King (ENG) | 9 | | | | 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 8 | | | | | | | | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 9 | | Barry Hawkins | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jamie Cope | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Higgins (SCO) | 3 | | Jamie Cope | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 16 December 2007. :
| Stephen Maguire (10) Scotland | 2–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) England |
| Afternoon: 4–120 (54, 66), 1–68, 42–78 (78), 29–75 (66), 26–100 (53), 1–78 (78), 24–80 (52), 1–70 Evening: 103–0 (99), 0–126 (126), 75–0 (57), 16–115 (94) |||
| 99 | Highest break | 126 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 9 |

## Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place between 23 and 30 November 2007 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.
| Round 1 Best of 17 frames | Round 1 Best of 17 frames | Round 2 Best of 17 frames | Round 2 Best of 17 frames | Round 3 Best of 17 frames | Round 3 Best of 17 frames | Round 4 Best of 17 frames | Round 4 Best of 17 frames |
| Mark Joyce (ENG) | 9 | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 5 | Rory McLeod (ENG) | 6 | Ian McCulloch (ENG) | 9 |
| Kevin Van Hove (BEL) | 2 | Mark Joyce | 9 | Mark Joyce | 9 | Mark Joyce | 2 |
| Shailesh Jogia (ENG) | 9 | Robin Hull (FIN) | w/d | Robert Milkins (ENG) | 9 | Joe Swail (NIR) | 9 |
| Liu Chuang (CHN) | 4 | Shailesh Jogia | w/o | Shailesh Jogia | 5 | Robert Milkins | 7 |
| Leo Fernandez (IRL) | 4 | Mike Dunn (ENG) | 7 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 9 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 8 |
| Martin Gould (ENG) | 9 | Martin Gould | 9 | Martin Gould | 7 | Ricky Walden | 9 |
| Lee Spick (ENG) | 9 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 7 | Andrew Higginson (ENG) | 9 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 9 |
| Jimmy Robertson (ENG) | 6 | Lee Spick | 9 | Lee Spick | 8 | Andrew Higginson | 7 |
| Lee Walker (WAL) | 6 | Drew Henry (SCO) | 5 | David Gilbert (ENG) | 9 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 9 |
| Patrick Wallace (NIR) | 9 | Patrick Wallace | 9 | Patrick Wallace | 2 | David Gilbert | 7 |
| Liang Wenbo (CHN) | 9 | David Roe (ENG) | 9 | Adrian Gunnell (ENG) | 9 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 7 |
| Ashley Wright (ENG) | 8 | Liang Wenbo | 2 | David Roe | 4 | Adrian Gunnell | 9 |
| Liu Song (CHN) | 9 | Scott MacKenzie (SCO) | 6 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 9 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 9 |
| Ben Woollaston (ENG) | 7 | Liu Song | 9 | Liu Song | 8 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| Kurt Maflin (NOR) | 9 | Paul Davies (WAL) | 9 | Mark Davis (ENG) | 8 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 3 |
| Xiao Guodong (CHN) | 8 | Kurt Maflin | 6 | Paul Davies | 9 | Paul Davies | 9 |
| David Morris (IRL) | 9 | Stuart Pettman (ENG) | 6 | Andrew Norman (ENG) | 7 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 9 |
| Gareth Coppack (WAL) | 8 | David Morris | 9 | David Morris | 9 | David Morris | 3 |
| Tony Drago (MLT) | 3 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 9 | Alan McManus (SCO) | 5 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 9 |
| Alfie Burden (ENG) | 9 | Alfie Burden | 2 | Barry Pinches | 9 | Barry Pinches | 6 |
| Tian Pengfei (CHN) | 8 | Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 9 | Michael Judge (IRL) | 3 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 9 |
| Supoj Saenla (THA) | 9 | Supoj Saenla | 4 | Marcus Campbell | 9 | Marcus Campbell | 4 |
| James McBain (SCO) | 9 | Jimmy Michie (ENG) | 9 | Andy Hicks (ENG) | 8 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 9 |
| Steve Mifsud (AUS) | 6 | James McBain | 7 | Jimmy Michie | 9 | Jimmy Michie | 6 |
| Munraj Pal (ENG) | 9 | Joe Delaney (IRL) | 6 | Jamie Burnett (SCO) | 9 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 9 |
| Issara Kachaiwong (THA) | 6 | Munraj Pal | 9 | Munraj Pal | 7 | Jamie Burnett | 5 |
| Alex Davies (ENG) | 7 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 8 | David Gray (ENG) | 9 | Mark King (ENG) | 9 |
| Rodney Goggins (IRL) | 9 | Rodney Goggins | 9 | Rodney Goggins | 3 | David Gray | 7 |
| Matthew Selt (ENG) | 9 | Ian Preece (WAL) | 9 | John Parrott (ENG) | 6 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 9 |
| Fraser Patrick (SCO) | 3 | Matthew Selt | 8 | Ian Preece | 9 | Ian Preece | 3 |
| Jamie O'Neill (ENG) | 9 | Tom Ford (ENG) | 9 | James Wattana (THA) | 2 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 9 |
| Michael White (WAL) | 5 | Jamie O'Neill | 7 | Tom Ford | 9 | Tom Ford | 8 |