Higgins too hot for Williams
John Higgins produces snooker of the highest order to beat Mark Williams 10-4 in the final of the UK Championship.

Happy Higgins savours victory
John Higgins admits revenge was a motivating factor in his 10-4 win over top rival Mark Williams in the UK Championship final.

Snooker's new elite
The BBC's Clive Everton sees John Higgins' UK win over Mark Williams as further proof the pair, along with Ronnie O'Sullivan, now make up 'the big three'.

UK Championship final: frame-by frame
All the action in detail as John Higgins beats world number one Mark Williams 10-4 in the final of the UK Championship.

Williams awarded top honour
World number one Mark Williams is named the player of the season for 1999/2000 by the Snooker Writers' Association.

Higgins cruises into final
John Higgins books his place in the final of the Liverpool Victoria UK Championship with a resounding 9-4 victory over Stephen Hendry.

Williams storms through
Mark Williams claims he was rubbish yet still blasts into the final of the UK Championship with a comfortable 9-4 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Mark Williams
Mark Williams is the current world number one and became the first left-hander to pick up the coveted Embassy World title earlier last year.

John Higgins
John Higgins will be keen to impress in Bournemouth after pulling out of the British Grand Prix 2000 at the quarter final stage.

UK Championship history
BBC Sport Online looks back at the highlights of the UK Championship since it began 27 years ago.

A bright future for snooker
Clive Everton looks at the recent political turmoil snooker has suffered but believes the internet may help to improve the health of the game.

Ronnie's on a roll
BBC Sport Online's Steve Cresswell delivers a review of the snooker season-so-far - which is proving to be good one for Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Rules of the game
Just in case you don't know your baulklines from your black ball games, BBC Sport Online gives a beginners guide to the rules of snooker.

Hendry's career 'hanging in balance'
Stephen Hendry must decide in the next few months whether he wants to carry on playing or hang up his cue - according to manager Ian Doyle.

Who is snooker's greatest ever player?
Mark Williams is the current world number one but who do you believe was the greatest player in the history of the game?

Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan has always promised so much but loss of form and poor temperament has meant that much of that promise has yet to be fulfilled.

Stephen Hendry MBE
Stephen Hendry is arguably the greatest snooker player of all time - can he recapture his form of old to win the UK Championship?

Stephen Lee
Baby-faced Stephen Lee is far from a soft touch around the snooker table and is currently ranked number five in the world.

Fergal O'Brien
Fergal O'Brien has quietly made his way into the world's top 10 - one of the game's unknown quantities but a force to be reckoned with.

Matthew Stevens
Matthew Stevens is one of snooker's brightest prospects and is rated as one of the best break builders in the game.

Anthony Hamilton
Anthony Hamilton will look to get his season back on track in the Liverpool Victoria UK Championship after breaking his wrist.

Ken Doherty
Ken Doherty has had an up-and-down career but the 1997 world champion will be hoping to find that killer instinct again at Bournemouth.

Alan McManus
World number eight Alan McManus has only won two ranking events during a career which has seen him reach 35 semi-finals.

John Parrott
Question of Sport captain John Parrott is still at the top of his game and may be the player asking the questions at Bournemouth.

Peter Ebdon
Peter Ebdon won this season's British Open and will be looking to make his mark again in Bournemouth.

Dave Harold
Dave Harold who is regarded as one of the best safety player's in the game.

BBC Sport Online at Bournemouth
Welcome to BBC Sport Online's coverage of one of snooker's most prized events - the Liverpool Victoria UK Championship.

TV & radio coverage
A guide to the BBC's television and radio coverage of the Liverpool Victoria UK Championship from the Bournemouth International Centre.

Guide to Bournemouth
BBC Sport Online takes a look at Bournemouth - the venue for this year's Liverpool Victoria UK Championship.

Snooker's rank system
Clive Everton listens to a confident Mark Williams after his romp into the final of the UK Championship and analyses the ranking system.

Hendry triumphs in thriller
Stephen Hendry squeezes into the UK Championship semi-final after a magnificent fightback against Stephen Lee winning 9-8.

Williams blitzes past O'Brien
Defending champion Mark Williams takes final seven frames and cruises into UK Championship semi-final beating Fergal O'Brien 9-2.

O'Sullivan steams into semis
Ronnie O'Sulllivan advances into the UK Championship semi-finals beating Quentin Hann 9-5 and dedicates his win to his Gran.

Higgins overcomes Henry
Former world snooker champion John Higgins sees off fellow Scot Drew Henry to reach the final four of the UK Championship.

Williams marches on
Defending champion Mark Williams defeats Marco Fu 9-3 and is joined in the UK Championship quarter-finals by Stephen Lee.

Unconvincing Hendry squeezes through
Stephen Hendry is through to the UK Championship quarter-finals after a scratchy 9-6 win over Michael Judge in Bournemouth.

A maturing O'Sullivan
BBC Sport's Clive Everton reflects on Ronnie O'Sullivan's comments on losing the 'buzz' of snooker and considering retirement.

Ronnie wins then threatens to quit
Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Dave Harold 9-5 in the UK Championship then says there is more to life than snooker.

O'Brien's great escape
Fergal O'Brien produces a brilliant fightback to stun Matthew Stevens and reach the last eight of the UK Championship.

Hann's big break
BBC Sport's Clive Everton looks at injury-ravaged snooker star Quintin Hann who has been playing shoeless in Bournemouth.

Discipline is blueprint for Dyson
Following Nick Dyson's win over Jimmy White in the UK Championship, Clive Everton reflects on the role of discipline and dedication in snooker.

High, wide and Hann-some
BBC Sport's Clive Everton looks at the colourful and controversial career of snooker's latest bad boy Quentin Hann.

Everton on the foreign brigade
BBC Sport's Clive Everton says that foreign players - so long a dormant force in snooker - may soon be competing for the top prizes.

147th heaven for Dyson
Nick Dyson compiles a 147 break on his way to beating Rob Milkins 5-3 in the second round of the UK Championship.