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SUNDAY 17
Brazilian Grand Prix – Sao Paulo
60 money winners on the Order of
Merit.
Originally the tournament was to have a
record prize fund of $10,000,000, of
which the winner's share would be
$1,666,660, however in September 2009
it was announced that there would be a
25% reduction in both the overall prize
fund and the winners cheque. The prize
fund was increased to $8,000,000 in
2012.
The UK Championship is a professional
ranking snooker tournament. It is the
second-biggest ranking tournament, after
the World Championship and is one of
the Triple Crown events. Ronnie
O’Sullivan holds the record for the most
SATURDAY 2
Great Britain v New Zealand, first Test,
Auckland
SATURDAY 9
Great Britain v New Zealand, second
Test, Christchurch
SATURDAY 16
The tournament also determines the
Race to Dubai Bonus Pool, which goes to
the top golfers on the Race to Dubai after
the tournament. It was original set at
$10,000,000 but reduced to $7,500,000
paid to the top 15 players with the Race
to Dubai winner getting $1.5 million. In
2012 the bonus pool was cut in half to
$3.75 million and reduced to the top 10
golfers, with the winner getting $1.0
million. Great Britain v Papua New Guinea, Port
Moresby
SUNDAY 3 TUESDAY 26 – DECEMBER 8
United States Grand Prix, Austin UK Championship, York
SATURDAY 2
World Cup final, Yokohama
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UK titles, having won the tournament
seven times. Steve Davis has won six
times, while Stephen Hendry has won
five titles. However, two of Davis’ wins
(in 1980 and 1981) came at a time when
the UK Championship’s status had yet to
be raised to the degree of a ranking
tournament. O’Sullivan is the reigning
champion, having won his seventh title.