| Hint | Answer |
|---|
| Has made 11 quarter-final appearances or better but has only won the title once | |
| Beat Stephen Hendry 9-0 in the 1998 UK Championship | |
| Featured in two finals between 2002 and 2008, winning once | |
| Defeated in five finals, the most for any player | |
| Lost in back-to-back semi-finals in 2004 and 2005 | |
| Compiled the tournament's first 147 break in 1987 | |
| Compiled a 147 break en route to the final in 2004 | |
| Won the 1979 championship, the only time he appeared in the final | |
| Opponent when Ronnie O'Sullivan made his record 13th maximum break in 2014 | |
| Suffered the biggest defeat in a UK final, losing 16-3 in 1981 | |
| Won the first UK Championship in 1977 | |
| Shock first round winner over Ding Junhui in 2017 with a ranking of 130 | |
| Runner-up in 2008, the only time he has appeared in a final | |
| Compiled a 148 break using a free ball in the 2004 qualifying rounds | |
| Recent World Championship runner-up who has never reached a UK Championship semi-final | |
| Runner-up to Steve Davis in 1986 | |
| Won the 1992 UK Championship | |
| The 2016 champion | |
| Fined £20,000 for conceding halfway through his quarter-final match with Stephen Hendry in 2006 | |
| Compiled the tournament's second 147 break in 1992 | |
