2010 UK Championship (snooker) position of the pink academic as he had already continued play after the pink was replaced. Former players Ken Doherty and Steve Davis, covering the event for BBC, agreed with this and suggested that the referee should have refused. Lee did not point out the mistake and Higgins went on to win the frame. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: These matches were held between 23 November and 1 December 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield, England. 2010 UK Championship (snooker) The 2010 12BET.com UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took
1998 UK Championship (snooker) and 1995, and the Grand Prix in 1996 and 1997. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he pulled out due to exhaustion. His doctor had told him to rest after suffering from physical and nervous exhaustion. John Higgins won this year's title by defeating Matthew Stevens 10–6 in the final to go with the World Championship crown he won earlier in the year. This was Higgins' 10th ranking title. Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was the number 1 seed with World Champion John Higgins seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. The breakdown