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
World Snooker Championship attempt. At Higgins was the youngest world champion. Previously only Joe Davis had won the title while under the age of 30, being when he won in 1927. The 1973 Championship marked a change in format, with the tournament played over two weeks at a single venue rather than over an extended period. 16 played in the first round, the 8 winners playing 8 seeded players in the second round. In the semi-finals, defending champion Alex Higgins lost 23–9 to Eddie Charlton while Ray Reardon beat John Spencer 23–22. In the 5-day final Charlton led 7–0 after the opening session