Peter Ebdon tonight joined the exclusive club of players to have won the Maplin UK Championship as well as the world title.

Stephen Hendry has revealed he is treading a lonely road in the bid to maintain his position at the top of the sport.

Defending champion Stephen Maguire made an impressive start to the defence of his Travis Perkins UK Championship in York.

Joe Perry gained the upper hand over David Gray in their Travis Perkins UK Championship semi-final at York’s Barbican Centre today, leading 5-3 after the opening session.

Jimmy White’s final match of the year will not be the final of the Travis Perkins UK Championship on Sunday.

If Matthew Stevens fails to reach his third final at the Travis Perkins UK Championship then he will reflect on a candidate for miss of the season.

Jimmy White “produced when it mattered” to defeat Irishman Fergal O’Brien for a place in the Travis Perkins UK Championship quarter-finals at York tonight.

Ronnie O’Sullivan showed no hangover from his recent British Open final defeat against Stephen Hendry by crushing Ian McCulloch 9-3 in his opening match at the Travis Perkins UK Championship today.

For all but the closing moments of his first round match at York’s Barbican Centre, Parrott seemed destined to miss out.

John Parrott battled for nearly six hours to earn the dubious privilege of a Travis Perkins UK Championship head-to-head with new British Open champion Stephen Hendry.

Ken Doherty, a runner-up for the past two seasons, was struggling to win his opening match in this year’s Travis Perkins UK Championship.

Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan motored into the last 16 of the Powerhouse UK Championship as Adrian Gunnell’s attempt at pulling off a shock result stalled at York’s Barbican Centre.

Kwan Poomjang produced the first shock of the UK Championship by defeating fellow Thai James Wattana at York’s Barbican Centre tonight.