UK Seniors Championship

Summary

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

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

History edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  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.