Talk:2023 UK Championship/GA1

GA Review
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Nominator:

Reviewer: BennyOnTheLoose (talk · contribs) 17:41, 26 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much Benny for reviewing this! I've been really busy with work the last few days, but I should get around to addressing these next week. AmethystZhou (talk) 03:34, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for working on and nominating the article. I'm happy to discuss, or be challenged on, any of my review comments. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 17:41, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Images
 * How does the poster meet the stated criterion that it is "to provide critical commentary on the film, event, etc. in question or of the poster itself, not solely for illustration"?
 * Caption "Steadman had the best run of all the amateur and unseeded players in qualifying" is not verified by the source given in the body of the text.
 * I don't think you need the "(pictured)" in the captions, unless you want to amend them to "(pictured in 2015" or whatever.

Sources
 * 2/3 (66 of 99) of references are to the World Snooker Tour site. Not ideal per WP:BESTSOURCES, but acceptable given the type of information supported.

Spot checks
 * The 2023 UK Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 25 November to 3 December at the York Barbican in York, England - source doesn't explicitly state that it was a professional tournament.
 * For the tournament's first seven years, only United Kingdom residents or passport holders were eligible to compete - no issues.
 * former women's world champion Mink Nutcharut - source does not verify that she is a former women's world champion.
 * On the first day, Ding Junhui faced defending champion Mark Allen, a repeat of the previous year's final - no issues
 * Zhang Anda missed the 13th red while attempting a maximum break in the second frame of his match against Elliot Slessor - not verified by the WST source given after the following sentence.
 * Judd Trump defeated Pang Junxu 6‍–‍1 in their first professional meeting, making century breaks of 114 and 124 in the first and fourth frames - "their first professional meeting" is not verified by the cited sources.
 * The defeat ended Robertson's winning streak, in which he had won at least one professional tournament every calendar year since 2006 - no issues
 * Milkins attempted a maximum break in the fifth frame, but missed the last red. - no issues
 * The victory made O'Sullivan the first player to win 100 matches at the UK Championship - no issues
 * to secure a 10‍–‍7 victory for a record-extending eighth UK title - no issues.
 * It was O'Sullivan's 40th ranking win and 22nd Triple Crown title. - no issues.
 * Aged 47 years and 363 days, he became the oldest winner of the UK Championship, breaking the record set by Doug Mountjoy, who was 46 years and 172 days old when he won the 1988 event - no issues. (Simple MOS:CALC for "47 years and 363 days"; source has "two days shy of his 48th birthday")

Summary
 * century break of 102, century breaks of 114 and 124, back-to-back centuries of 126 and 110 to lead Ford 2‍–‍0,, a century break of 100, three century breaks of 132, 133, and 121 etc. - I'd suggest omitting the description of them as centuries and just stating breaks, unless there is a particulatr significance to it being a century.
 * Several uses of "beat" in the qualifying section. Althought respectable sources use the term, it seems to be frowned on in Wikipedia, so please substitute variants of "defeated", "eliminated", "progressed" etc.
 * Xu Si defeated compatriot Ma Hailong - probably no reason to include "compatriot". It's not used for Wilson v Surety or Bingham v Lilley.
 * "I've seen the doctor and taken some tablets. This morning I felt like I couldn't stand and maybe wouldn't be able to play. I felt a bit better before the match. I was thinking I might have to give him a walkover." - I feel like this could be summarised rather than quoted in full. See MOS:QUOTE.
 * Ditto with : "I'm playing well. I feel like I'm a player that is either amazing or terrible and I feel if I can get through the first two rounds then nothing is stopping me. It is quite rare for me to lose in a semi or quarter-final.
 * Selby led Hawkins 3‍–‍1 at the mid-session interval... allowing Selby to clinch the match 6‍–‍5; He simultaneously remains the tournament's youngest winner... It is very cool." It would be helpful to have the citations against individual sentences here. See WP:CITEFOOT.

Main draw
 * Referee: Rob Spencer - not verified by the WST source given

Qualifying draw
 * Although the "(a)"s and "(u)"s have a tooltip, might be worth explaining what they denote in the into text as well.

Century breaks
 * No issues.

Notes
 * any player making two maximum breaks during this season's Triple Crown events will be rewarded with a £147,000 bonus - can this be reworded so that it remains true after the season?

Lead
 * following the International Championship and preceding the Snooker Shoot Out. is not included in the body and is uncited.
 * Organised by the World Snooker Tour is not included in the body and is uncited.
 * the first player to win 100 matches at the tournament - maybe specify that this was in the history of the event, not at this edition, unless you feel it's obvious.
 * 63 century breaks - you could wikilink century break
 * simultaneously being the youngest and oldest UK Champion - not sure if this phrasing quite works. Maybe something like "becoming the oldest UK Champion whilst still holding the record of being the youngest-ever holder of the title"? Similarly, in the body, which has He simultaneously remains the tournament's youngest winner

Status query
BennyOnTheLoose, AmethystZhou, where does this review stand? This page hasn't been edited since the end of March, and the article hasn't been, either. With no action at all for over a month, perhaps the review should be closed. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:49, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
 * As AmethystZhou hasn't edited for over 20 days, and there are outstanding points to be addressed, I'm failing this. Happy to pick up a review if and when it is re-nominated. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:17, 12 May 2024 (UTC)