UK Championship
August 31, 2010
UK Championship
This is the second biggest Snooker tournament after the World Championships, and was first held in 1977 and was only open to British residents. However, this was changed in 1984 to allow other professionals to enter, and gained ranking status – interesting, only British or Irish players won until 2005!
The UK Championship carries 1.5 times as many ranking points as other tournaments (World Championship excluded), is held towards the end of each calendar year, and has prize money of £500,000, with the winner receiving £70,000.
The tournament has had many different sponsors over the years, from bookies to breweries to electronics companies, and is currently sponsored by PukkaPies.
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