Mark Selby beats Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-7 to win the UK Championship
Five centuries in final six frames - Selby three and O'Sullivan two
Selby wins title for second time
Sixth player to win world and UK titles in same calendar year
Selby led 7-2 before O'Sullivan fought back to 8-7
As always we want your thoughts on the action.
GaryOnCue: Fantastic final ahead of us. Both players capable of a title-winning performance, of course, but Selby slight favourite for me.
Jamie Saczak: Hoping for a Ronnie win but feel like Selby will get the better of him. 11/8 for a Selby win is a very decent price.
Topher Smith: All set for an absolute cracker of a final!
Selby 0-0 O'Sullivan
Stephen Hendry
Seven-time world champion on BBC Two
Ronnie wants to prove himself against the world champion and world number one and Mark Selby wants to beat the people's champion and show he is the best.
We are under way in the final. It was first to six in the semi-final, but now we jump to the first to 10.
So we will have a maximum of 19 frames, split over two sessions.
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Judd Trump tweeted this last night with his praise of both players.
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Hard to argue with that.
They have met in seven ranking finals in the past, with Mark Selby having won four.
Shamoon Hafez
BBC Sport at the York Barbican
Writers and organisers breathed a sigh of relief last night in York as Marco Fu threatened to throw a spanner in the works before Ronnie O'Sullivan's stunning final-frame century set up a dream UK Championship final against Mark Selby.
The world champion and world number one had a comfortable passage through after a 6-2 win over Shaun Murphy in the semi-finals, and there are plenty of side plots in this showpiece contest.
The 'Jester from Leicester' now has the opportunity to become the first player since 2001 to hold the world and UK titles in the same year, a feat last achieved by...O'Sullivan.
'The Rocket' himself is looking at making some history by equalling Steve Davis's record of six UK titles.
O'Sullivan has never lost a UK final in five appearances, but that was also the case in 2014 when he reached the World Championship final. The man to beat him then? You guessed it.
So how have we got here?
Ronnie O'Sullivan breezed through the first five rounds, but, as we mentioned, had to fight hard to see off Marco Fu.
Mark Selby has also had to survive a scare, against John Higgins in the quarter-final, to secure his place in the showcase match.
We are live right now on BBC Two so press the play button at the top of this page, sit back and enjoy.
Reigning world champion Mark Selby's progress into the final was more routine, as he secured a 6-2 victory over Shaun Murphy.
You can watch the best action from that match here.
UK Championship 2016: Mark Selby defeats Shaun Murphy 6-2 in semi-final
O'Sullivan has never lost a UK Championship final, and victory at the Barbican today would mean he equals Steve Davis' record of six titles, between 1980 and 1987.
But he had to dig deep last night to move into the final.
He was trailing 5-4 to Hong Kong's Marco Fu before taking the last two frames, including a 130 break in the decider, to reach the final.
Relive the action and watch five of the best pots from that match here.
UK Championship 2016: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Marco Fu in semi-final
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to BBC Sport's live coverage of the 2016 UK Championship final as current world number one Mark Selby takes on five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan at the York Barbican.
Both men have also won this competition before with Selby triumphing in 2012 and O'Sullivan lifting the trophy on five occasions.
Which man will be celebrating again tonight?
The world number one versus the man many believe to be the greatest player of all time.
Image source, Getty ImagesMark Selby versus Ronnie O'Sullivan, the final of the 2016 UK Championship could not be set up any better.
So get yourself comfortable, wrap up in your warmest duvet and get ready to watch what should be a great day of snooker.
The Christmas shopping can wait. We have a game on.