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
2012 World Snooker Championship the title in 1985, O'Sullivan became the oldest world champion since 45-year-old Ray Reardon in 1978. John Higgins, the defending champion, lost 4–13 to Stephen Hendry in the second round. On the opening day of the televised stage Hendry made the 88th official maximum break, his third at the Crucible and the 11th of his career. He announced his retirement from professional snooker following his defeat by Stephen Maguire in the quarter-finals. The tournament was sponsored by online casino Betfred.com. This is to date, the last World Championship to feature a maximum break. The prize fund for the championship was