# UK Championship 2010 (snooker)

Het UK Championship 2010 snookertoernooi vond plaats tussen 4–12 December 2010 in het Telford International Centre, Telford, Engeland.
Ding Junhui was de titelverdediger, maar verloor met 8–9 van Mark Allen in de laatste 16. John Higgins won de titel na een overwinning op Mark Williams in het final frame van de finale om daarmee zijn derde UK titel te pakken.

## Prijzengeld

De verdeling van het prijzengeld was als volgt:
* Winnaar: £100,000
* Runner-up: £46,000
* Laatste 4: £23,250
* Laatste 8: £16,450
* Laatste 16: £12,050
* Laatste 32: £8,750
* Laatste 48: £5,500
* Laatste 64: £2,300
* Hoogste break kwalificatie: £500
* Hoogste break televisie: £5,000
Totaal: £625,000

## Speelschema

Het wedstrijdschema van de laatste 32 zag er als volgt uit:
| Ronde 1 (17) | Ronde 1 (17) | Ronde 1 (17) | Ronde 2 (17) | Ronde 2 (17) | Ronde 2 (17) | kwartfinale (17) | kwartfinale (17) | kwartfinale (17) | halve finale (17) | halve finale (17) | halve finale (17) | finale (19) | finale (19) | finale (19) |
| Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 9 |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | Ding Junhui | Ding Junhui | 8 |
| | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 9 |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 9 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 9 |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 5 | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 5 | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 9 |
| | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 7 |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 9 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 7 |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 7 | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 7 | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 2 | | | |
| | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 9 | | | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 9 | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 9 | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 9 | | | | | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 |
| Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 9 | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 6 | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 7 | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 9 | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 7 | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 6 | | | | Stephen Maguire | Stephen Maguire | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 | | | |
| Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 9 | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | Graeme Dott | Graeme Dott | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 | | | | | | |
| John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 | John Higgins | John Higgins | 9 | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 6 | | | | | | | | | | John Higgins | John Higgins | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 9 |
| Allister Carter | Allister Carter | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 9 |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 9 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 7 | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 6 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 7 | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 9 | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 9 | | | |
| Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 9 | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 9 | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 8 | Stephen Hendry | Stephen Hendry | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 9 | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 9 | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | | | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 8 |
| Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 9 | | | | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 8 |
| Patrick Wallace | Patrick Wallace | 5 | | | | | | |
| Patrick Wallace | Patrick Wallace | 5 | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 9 | | | |
| | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 8 | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 8 | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 8 | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 9 | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 9 | | | | Shaun Murphy | Shaun Murphy | 9 |
| | | | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 7 |
| Peter Ebdon | Peter Ebdon | 7 | | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 7 |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 9 | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 9 | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 |
| | | | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 9 |
| Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 9 | Neil Robertson | Neil Robertson | 9 |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 1 |

## Finale

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore. Telford International Centre, Telford, Engeland, 12 December 2010. :
| John Higgins (4) SCO | 10–9 | Mark Williams (5) WAL |
| Middagsessie: 80–0 (80), 1–78, 26–67, 45–65 (65), 66–60, 34–76, 17–66, 0–85 (85) Avondsessie: 3–55, 90–0 (90), 94–43 (94), 45–85 (70), 135–0 (105), 16–63, 68–31, 110–0 (76), 71–69 (61), 64–28, 81–46 (66) |||
| 105 | Highest break | 85 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 5 | 50+ breaks | 4 |

## Century breaks

De volgende spelers maakten één of meerdere century breaks:
* 143, 109, 103, 100 Mark Joyce
* 142, 106 Stuart Bingham
* 142 Jamie Cope
* 141, 130, 114, 113, 100 Mark Allen
* 138, 100 Marco Fu
* 137, 137, 135, 134, 127, 122, 106 Stephen Maguire
* 137, 137 Stephen Lee
* 137, 136, 126, 125, 120, 113, 105 Neil Robertson
* 135, 131, 103, 101 Ding Junhui
* 135 Judd Trump
* 131, 129, 107, 101, 100 Shaun Murphy
* 131 Patrick Wallace
* 126 Tom Ford
* 125 Mark Davis
* 120, 104 Ken Doherty
* 115 Jimmy White
* 113 Peter Ebdon
* 110, 107 Andrew Higginson
* 109 Mark Selby
* 105, 105, 100, 100 John Higgins
* 104 Stephen Hendry
* 103 Matthew Stevens
* 100 Graeme Dott