Tournament information | |
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Dates | 17 April – 3 May 2010 |
Venue | Crucible Theatre |
City | Sheffield |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £1,111,000 |
Winner's share | £250,000 |
Highest break | 146 (x2) |
Final | |
Champion | Neil Robertson |
Runner-up | Graeme Dott |
Score | 18–13 |
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The 2010 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship snooker tournament took place between 17 April and 4 May 2010 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
John Higgins, who entered the tournament as the defending champion, lost in the second round 11–13 against Steve Davis.
In the semi-finals, Neil Robertson defeated Ali Carter 17–12 and Graeme Dott beat Mark Selby 17–14. Robertson won the final 18–13, becoming the first Australian in the modern era to win the title.
Contents |
Winner: £250,000 |
Stage 1 High Break: £1,000 Stage 1 Maximum Break: £5,000 Total: £1,111,000[23] |
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in brackets beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[24][25][26] The draw for the televised stages of the World Snooker Championship was made on Thursday, March 11 at 11 am.[27]
First Round | Second Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | |||||||||||
Best of 19 frames | Best of 25 frames | Best of 25 frames | Best of 33 frames | |||||||||||
17 April[28] | ||||||||||||||
John Higgins (1) | 10 | |||||||||||||
22, 23 & 24 April[29] | ||||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins | 6 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins (1) | 11 | |||||||||||||
19 & 20 April[30] | ||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 13 | |||||||||||||
Mark King (16) | 9 | |||||||||||||
27 & 28 April[31] | ||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 10 | |||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||
20 & 21 April[32] | ||||||||||||||
Neil Robertson (9) | 13 | |||||||||||||
Neil Robertson (9) | 10 | |||||||||||||
23 & 24 April[33] | ||||||||||||||
Fergal O'Brien | 5 | |||||||||||||
Neil Robertson (9) | 13 | |||||||||||||
18 & 19 April[34] | ||||||||||||||
Martin Gould | 12 | |||||||||||||
Marco Fu (8) | 9 | |||||||||||||
29, 30 April & 1 May[35] | ||||||||||||||
Martin Gould | 10 | |||||||||||||
Neil Robertson (9) | 17 | |||||||||||||
18 & 19 April[36] | ||||||||||||||
Ali Carter (5) | 12 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter (5) | 10 | |||||||||||||
24, 25 & 26 April[37] | ||||||||||||||
Jamie Cope | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter (5) | 13 | |||||||||||||
17 & 18 April[38] | ||||||||||||||
Joe Perry (12) | 11 | |||||||||||||
Joe Perry (12) | 10 | |||||||||||||
27 & 28 April[39] | ||||||||||||||
Michael Holt | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter (5) | 13 | |||||||||||||
20 & 21 April[40] | ||||||||||||||
Shaun Murphy (4) | 12 | |||||||||||||
Ding Junhui (13) | 10 | |||||||||||||
25 & 26 April[41] | ||||||||||||||
Stuart Pettman | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ding Junhui (13) | 10 | |||||||||||||
21 & 22 April[42] | ||||||||||||||
Shaun Murphy (4) | 13 | |||||||||||||
Shaun Murphy (4) | 10 | |||||||||||||
Gerard Greene | 7 | |||||||||||||
21 & 22 April[43] | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Maguire (3) | 10 | |||||||||||||
23 & 24 April[44] | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Lee | 4 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Maguire (3) | 6 | |||||||||||||
20 & 21 April[45] | ||||||||||||||
Graeme Dott | 13 | |||||||||||||
Peter Ebdon (14) | 5 | |||||||||||||
27 & 28 April[46] | ||||||||||||||
Graeme Dott | 10 | |||||||||||||
Graeme Dott | 13 | |||||||||||||
17 & 18 April[47] | ||||||||||||||
Mark Allen (11) | 12 | |||||||||||||
Mark Allen (11) | 10 | |||||||||||||
22 & 23 April[48] | ||||||||||||||
Tom Ford | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Allen (11) | 13 | |||||||||||||
20 & 21 April[49] | ||||||||||||||
Mark Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Day (6) | 8 | |||||||||||||
29, 30 April & 1 May[50] | ||||||||||||||
Mark Davis | 10 | |||||||||||||
Graeme Dott | 17 | |||||||||||||
17 & 18 April[51] | ||||||||||||||
Mark Selby (7) | 14 | |||||||||||||
Mark Selby (7) | 10 | |||||||||||||
25 & 26 April[52] | ||||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 4 | |||||||||||||
Mark Selby (7) | 13 | |||||||||||||
17 & 18 April[53] | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry (10) | 5 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry (10) | 10 | |||||||||||||
27 & 28 April[54] | ||||||||||||||
Zhang Anda | 9 | |||||||||||||
Mark Selby (7) | 13 | |||||||||||||
19 April[55] | ||||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 11 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams (15) | 10 | |||||||||||||
24, 25 & 26 April[56] | ||||||||||||||
Marcus Campbell | 5 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams (15) | 10 | |||||||||||||
19 & 20 April[57] | ||||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 13 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) | 10 | |||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 7 | |||||||||||||
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 2 & 3 May 2010. Referee: Eirian Williams.[58][59] | ||
Neil Robertson (9) Australia |
18–13 | Graeme Dott Scotland |
10–87, 65–55, 1–93, 35–62, 68–56, 62–56, 24–73, 47–74, 66–5, 90–6, 79–72, 79–53, 52–11, 4–71, 27–70, 113–23, 23–87, 69–56, 82–1, 31–66, 89–12, 2–116, 12–81, 116–13, 36–72, 69–15, 63–49, 53–78, 74–23, 58–10, 94–1 | Century Breaks: 1 (Dott) Highest break by Robertson: 90 |
10–87, 65–55, 1–93, 35–62, 68–56, 62–56, 24–73, 47–74, 66–5, 90–6, 79–72, 79–53, 52–11, 4–71, 27–70, 113–23, 23–87, 69–56, 82–1, 31–66, 89–12, 2–116, 12–81, 116–13, 36–72, 69–15, 63–49, 53–78, 74–23, 58–10, 94–1 |
Neil Robertson wins 2010 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship |
The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament took place on 26 February 2010 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. (WPBSA members not on The Tour.)[60][61][62]
Les Dodd | 5–0 | Philip Minchin |
Paul Wykes | 5–1 | David Taylor |
David Singh | 5–2 | Colin Mitchell |
Ali Bassiri | 1–5 | Neil Selman |
Barry West | w/o–w/d | Christopher Flight |
Del Smith | 5–2 | Phil Seaton |
Bill Oliver | 1–5 | Nic Barrow |
Stephen Ormerod | 5–4 | Paul Cavney |
Les Dodd | 2–5 | Paul Wykes |
David Singh | 5–3 | Neil Selman |
Barry West | 1–5 | Del Smith |
Nic Barrow | 5–0 | Stephen Ormerod |
The qualifying rounds 1–4 for the tournament took place between 27 February and 5 March 2010 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The final round of qualifying took place between 7 and 9 March 2010 at the same venue.[60][61][62]
James Wattana | 10–6 | Paul Wykes |
Michael White | 10–4 | David Singh |
Jordan Brown | 10–7 | Del Smith |
Brendan O'Donoghue | 10–8 | Nic Barrow |
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