UK Championship 2011*

Main event
3-11 December 2011
Barbican Centre, York

Saturday, 3 December 2011
11am
1 - John Higgins 6-5 Rory McLeod 
5 - Ding Junhui 6-5 Mark Davis 

2pm
8 - Neil Robertson 6-1Tom Ford 
7 - Graeme Dott 6-1Matthew Selt 

7pm
2 - Stephen Maguire 6-3 Stephen Hendry 
6 - Matthew Stevens 6-2 Marcus Campbel 

Sunday, 4 December 2011
11am
16 - Mark Selby 6-0 Ryan Day 
15 - Stuart Bingham 4-6 Marco Fu 

2pm
3 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1 Steve Davis 
13 - Ali Carter 6-4 Robert Milkins 

7pm
12 - Shaun Murphy 6-3 Li Yan 
11 - Martin Gould 6-2 Peter Lines 

Monday, 5 December 2011
12,30pm
4 - Judd Trump 6-4 Dominic Dale 
14 - Mark Allen 6-3 Adrian Gunnell

7pm
9 - Mark Williams 6-4 Joe Jogia 
10 - Stephen Lee 3-6 Ricky Walden 

Tuesday, 6 December 2011
12,30pm
18 - Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-6 Judd Trump
19 - Ding Junhui 6-5 Matthew Stevens

7pm
17 - John Higgins 4-6 Stephen Maguire
20 - Graeme Dott 3-6 Neil Robertson

Wednesday, 7 December 2011 
12,30pm
21 - Mark Williams 3-6 Ricky Walden
22 - Martin Gould 4-6 Shaun Murphy 

7pm
24 - Marco Fu 6-3 Mark Selby
23 - Ali Carter 2-6 Mark Allen

Thursday, 8 December 2011
12,30pm
QF1 - Stephen Maguire 3-6 Judd Trump
QF2 - Ding Junhui 2-6 Neil Robertson

7pm 
QF3 - Ricky Walden 6-3 Shaun Murphy
QF4 - Mark Allen 6-5 Marco Fu

Friday, 9 December 2011
12,30pm
SF1 - Judd Trump 4-4 Neil Robertson

7pm
SF1* - Judd Trump 9-7 Neil Robertson 

Saturday, 10 December 2011
12,30pm
SF2 - Ricky Walden 5-3 Mark Allen

7pm
SF2* - Ricky Walden 7-9 Mark Allen

Sunday, 11 December 2011
2pm
Final - Judd Trump 5-3 Mark Allen

8pm
Final*  - Judd Trump x Mark Allen

* denotes final session of match

From 3-4 December 2011 all matches are played on a roll on/roll off basis. Play will start at allocated time each day with a 15 minute interval between matches. The 2nd session each day will not start before 2pm. The evening session each day will not start before the time indicated on the format.

Order of play and table numbers for all matches up to the quarter-finals will be determined the day before and published by the Tournament Director.

All matches up to and including Quarter Finals - best of 11 frames (one session). Sefi Finals - best of 17 frames (8/9), Final - best of 19 frames (8/11).

O'Sullivan unconcerned by rankings fall
12th October 2011
www.worldsnooker.com

The Rocket was ranked No 1 in the world less than two years ago, but is now down to 12th despite winning Players Tour Championship event seven last Sunday.

He was even in danger of dropping out of the top 16 at the recent seedings cut-off point, but managed to keep his place and guarantee himself a spot at the UK Championship and the Masters.

"I'm not bothered where I am in the rankings, the game is going through changes and I'm just going to sit tight and be patient," said the 35-year-old three-times World Champion.

"I'm not going to go through what Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry have done, trying to compete as they did in their prime. I've accepted that I'm not as young as I was and I don't pot balls like I used to, or like the new players can. I'm just taking each tournament as it comes and trying to enjoy snooker."

The UK Championship has moved to its former home at the Barbican Centre in York, with a shorter format featuring best-off-11 frame matches until the quarter-finals, rather than best-of-17.

"York is a nice venue and we had good crowds when we were there before," added O'Sullivan, who thumped Ken Doherty 10-1 in the 2001 UK final in York. "I don't mind whether it's best of 11 or best of one, with or without a shot-clock. I'll just turn up and play."

The UK Championship runs from December 3 to 11, for tickets call 0844 854 2757 or visit www.yorkbarbican.co.uk.

Then it's the Masters at Alexandra Palace in London from January 15 to 22. O'Sullivan is aways a crowd favourite in snooker's biggest invitation event and has lifted the trophy four times. For tickets call 0871 620 7052 (Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras) or visit www.worldsnooker.com/tickets

Qualifying format: 5-9 November 2011
South West Snooker Academy
Gloucester

Saturday, 5 November 2011
6pm
1 - Daniel Wells 6-0 Kacper Filipiak
2 - Lucky Vatnani 4-6 Robin Hull

Sunday, 6 November 2011
12,00
3 - Adam Duffy 6-3 Dechawat Poomjaeng
4 - Kurt Maflin 6-4 David Hogan
5 - Ian McCulloch 6-5 Luca Brecel
6 - Bjorn Haneveer 4-6 Tian Pengfei
7 - Michael White 6-4 Daniel Wells
8 - Andrew Pagett 5-6 Sam Craigie
9 - Matthew Couch 2-6 Cao Yupeng
10 - Paul Davison 2-6 Adam Wicheard

7,00pm
11 - Liam Highfield 3-6 Sam Baird
12 - Passakorn Suwannawat 6-0 Joe Meara
13 - Yu De Lu 1-6 Robin Hull
14 - Li Yan 6-4 Stuart Carrington
15 - David Gilbert 6-5 Aditya Mehta
16 - David Morris 3-6 David Grace
17 - Rod Lawler 6-2 Simon Bedford
18 - Andrew Norman 6-5 Scott MacKenzie

Monday, 7 November 2011
12,00
19 - Alfie Burden 3-6 Adam Duffy
20 - Jimmy Robertson 6-5 Kurt Maflin
21 - James Wattana 5-6 Ian McCulloch
22 - Liu Chuang 0-6 Tian Pengfei
23 - Barry Pinches 4-6 Michael White
24 - Ben Woollaston 6-5 Sam Craigie 
25 - Liu Song 3-6 Cao Yupeng
26 - Xiao Guodong 6-5 Adam Wicheard

7,00pm
27 - Anthony McGill 6-2 Sam Baird
28 - Jimmy White 6-2 Passakorn Suwannawat
29 - Peter Lines 6-4 Robin Hull
30 - Andy Hicks 5-6 Li Yan
31 - Joe Swail 1-6 David Gilbert
32 - Adrian Gunnell 6-4 David Grace
33 - Mark Joyce 6-5 Rod Lawler 
34 - Tony Drago 6-3 Andrew Norman 

Tuesday, 8 November 2011
12,00
35 - Rory McLeod 6-4 Adam Duffy 
36 - Gerard Greene 6-2 Jimmy Robertson 
37 - Steve Davis 6-2 Ian McCulloch 
38 - Nigel Bond 6-4 Tian Pengfei 
39 - Liang Wenbo 2-6 Michael White
40 - Michael Holt 3-6 Ben Woollaston
41 - Matthew Selt 6-3 Cao Yupeng 
42 - Mike Dunn 0-6 Xiao Guodong 

7,00pm
43 - Joe Jogia 6-5 Anthony McGill 
44 - James Jones 6-5 Jimmy White 
45 - Alan McManus 4-6 Peter Lines 
46 - Jack Lisowski 2-6 Li Yan 
47 - Robert Milkins 6-5 David Gilbert 
48 - Dave Harold 3-6 Adrian Gunnell 
49 - Anthony Hamilton 6-4 Mark Joyce 
50 - Jamie Burnett 6-3 Tony Drago  

Wednesday, 9 November 2011
12,00
51 - Barry Hawkins 2-6 Rory McLeod 
52 - Stephen Hendry 6-2 Gerard Greene 
53 - Andrew Higginson 2-6 Steve Davis 
54 - Dominic Dale 6-4 Nigel Bond 
55 - Mark Davis 6-2 Michael White 
56 - Marcus Campbell 6-3 Ben Woollaston 
57 - Mark King 4-6 Matthew Selt 
58 - Tom Ford 6-0 Xiao Guodong 

7,00pm
59 - Jamie Cope 3-6 Joe Jogia 
60 - Ricky Walden 6-2 James Jones 
61 - Ken Doherty 5-6 Peter Lines 
62 - Fergal O'Brien 2-6 Li Yan 
63 - Peter Ebdon 3-6 Robert Milkins 
64 - Joe Perry 4-6 Adrian Gunnell 
65 - Marco Fu 6-5 Anthony Hamilton 
66 - Ryan Day 6-0 Jamie Burnett 

All matches will be the best of 11 frames.