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UK Seniors Championship

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UK Seniors Championship
Tournament information
CountryUnited Kingdom
Established2017
Organisation(s)World Seniors Tour
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund£14,500
Current championEngland Peter Lines

The UK Seniors Championship is a snooker tournament, part of the World Seniors Tour.[1][2]

History

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The event was created in 2017, as a part of the World Seniors Tour.[3][4] The first UK Senior championship took place in October 2017, and was won by Jimmy White.[5] The 2018 UK Seniors Championship took place at the Hull Venue, in Hull, England and was won by Ken Doherty who beat Igor Figueiredo in the final. [6]

Winners

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Year Winner Runner-Up Final score Host Season
2017[7] England Jimmy White Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4–2 Redhill 2017–18
2018[8] Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Brazil Igor Figueiredo 4–1 Kingston upon Hull 2018–19
2019[9] Republic of Ireland Michael Judge England Jimmy White 4–2 Kingston upon Hull 2019–20
2022[10] England Peter Lines England David Lilley 4–1 Kingston upon Hull 2021–22

References

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  1. ^ "UK Seniors (2017) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  2. ^ "Stephen Hendry Returns in UK Seniors Championship". SnookerHQ. 2017-10-24. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  3. ^ "World Seniors Tour 2017/18 - WPBSA". WPBSA. Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  4. ^ "WPBSA World Seniors Snooker Tour - World Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  5. ^ "UK Seniors Championships kicks off - Snooker Hub". Snooker Hub. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  6. ^ Robinson, Hannah (1 November 2017). "Hull to host UK Seniors Snooker Championship 2018". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  7. ^ "Jimmy White Wins UK Seniors Championship - SnookerHQ". SnookerHQ. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  8. ^ "Ken Doherty Claims UK Seniors Championship". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. ^ "UK Seniors Championship (2019)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Ways UK Seniors Championship (2022)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.