Selby beats Murphy to win first UK title
Mark Selby defeated Shaun Murphy 10-6 in the UK Championship final in York in a match that finished just after midnight.
Mark Selby defeated Shaun Murphy 10-6 in the UK Championship final in York in a match that finished just after midnight.
Mark Selby returned to the top of the world snooker rankings tonight, qualifying for his first williamhill.com UK Championship final in the process.
Mark Selby was taking a hard-earned rest today after dramatically keeping alive his bid to lift the UK Championship and return to number one in the rankings.
Shaun Murphy staged one of snooker's great fightbacks to leave Ali Carter stunned and book a place in Sunday's final of the williamhill.com UK Championship.
Shaun Murphy shattered the teenage dreams of Luca Brecel as he survived a nerve-wracking quarter-final with snooker's new young star at the williamhill.com UK Championship.
Belgian teenager Luca Brecel insisted he could win the williamhill.com UK Championship after setting up a quarter-final against Shaun Murphy.
John Higgins brought the Barbican Centre crowd to their feet with a 147 maximum break in his williamhill.com UK Championship clash with Mark Davis.
Ali Carter saw off Mark Joyce in a convincing performance to become the first man through to the quarter-finals of the UK Championship.
Neil Robertson cracked in four centuries as he handed out a 6-1 first-round beating to Tom Ford at the UK Championship in York, going on to hail it as his best performance of the season.
Judd Trump panned his own performance as the world number one's title defence at the UK Championship was halted at the first hurdle by qualifier Mark Joyce.
UK sports minister Hugh Robertson's call for clubs who do not have women members to be denied the right to host the Open Championship has put pressure on St Andrew's to open up.
World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn believes he has won over Mark Allen after a "frank and friendly" discussion with the UK Championship runner-up who called for him to quit last month.
Mark Allen was offered an olive branch by World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn today as his hopes of winning the williamhill.com UK Championship took a blow.
Judd Trump laid his hands on the williamhill.com UK Championship trophy after beating Mark Allen 10-8 in a gripping final in York.
Mark Allen has booked his place in the final of the williamhill.com UK Championship with a win over Ricky Walden.
Judd Trump resisted stifling tactics from Neil Robertson to reach his first williamhill.com UK Championship final and raise the prospect of snooker's new superstar ending his breakthrough year on a dazzling high.
Mark Allen will meet Ricky Walden in the semi-final of the UK Championships in York after he edged Marco Fu 6-5 in a thrilling quarter-final clash.
Judd Trump today powered into the semi-finals of the UK Championships in York with a 6-3 victory over Stephen Maguire.
Ricky Walden moved into the quarter-finals of the williamhill.com UK Championships in York with a surprise win over Mark Williams.
Mark Allen put his dispute with Barry Hearn to one side as he reached the quarter-finals of the williamhill.com UK Championship with a comfortable 6-2 win over Ali Carter.