World Series of Snooker 2009/2010

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The Sportingbet.com World Series of Snooker 2009/2010 was the second season of the World Series of Snooker. It had to be the first complete season to be sponsored by sportingbet.com,^[1] but after the second event no others were held.

The winner of each tournament received five points, the runner-up three and losing semi-finalists one each. These points would have determined seeding positions for the Grand Finals.

World Series of Snooker Killarney

The first event of the World Series of Snooker 2009/2010 was held at the INEC, Killarney, Ireland between 16th and 17th May 2009. Shaun Murphy won in the final 5–1 against Jimmy White.[2] Players Professionals: Shaun Murphy Ken Doherty John Higgins Jimmy White Wildcards: Greg Casey Tony Moore Andrew Gray Jason Devaney Main draw Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames   Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames   Final Best of 9 Frames  Shaun Murphy 5    Greg Casey 0      Shaun Murphy 5    John Higgins 5    John Higgins 3    Andrew Gray 1        Shaun Murphy 5  Ken Doherty 5        Jimmy White 1  Tony Moore 4      Ken Doherty 4  Jimmy White 5    Jimmy White 5    Jason Devaney 3   Century breaks 131, 129 Shaun Murphy 118 Ken Doherty 100 Jimmy White

World Series of Snooker Killarney Champion of Champions Tournament information Dates 16th –17th May 2009 Venue INEC City Killarney Country Ireland Organisation(s) FSTC Sports Management Format Non-ranking event Highest break 131 Final Champion Shaun Murphy Runner-up Jimmy White Score 5–1

World Series of Snooker Prague

The second and final event of the World Series of Snooker 2009/2010 was held at the Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn, Prague, Czech Republic between 17th and 18th October 2009.[3] Jimmy White won in the final 5–3 against Graeme Dott Players Professionals: Stephen Maguire Graeme Dott John Higgins Jimmy White Wildcards: Krystof Michal Osip Zusmanovic Lukas Krenek Sishuo Wang Main draw Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames   Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames   Final Best of 9 Frames  Stephen Maguire 5    Kryštof Michal 0      Stephen Maguire 1    Graeme Dott 5    Graeme Dott 5    Osip Zusmanovic 0        Graeme Dott 3  John Higgins 5        Jimmy White 5  Lukáš Křenek 1      John Higgins 1  Jimmy White 5    Jimmy White 5    Sishuo Wang 0   Century breaks 103 Jimmy White 100 Graeme Dott World Series of Snooker World Series of Snooker Prague Tournament information Dates 17th –18th October 2009 Venue Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn City Prague Country Czech Republic Organisation(s) FSTC Sports Management Format Non-ranking event Highest break 103 Final Champion Jimmy White Runner-up Graeme Dott Score 5–3 Points table Rank Player Total 1 Jimmy White 3 5 8 2 Shaun Murphy 5 – 5 3 Graeme Dott – 3 3 4 John Higgins 1 1 2 5 Ken Doherty 1 – 1 6 Stephen Maguire – 1 1 References ↑ "Sportingbet.com to sponsor World Series of Snooker". Bullet Business. 26 May 2009. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.  ↑ "Murphy's Not Bitter". Eurosport. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2010.  ↑ "Televised Professional Snooker comes to Prague". World Series of Snooker. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2009.  World Series of Snooker Seasons 2008/2009 2009/2010 Snooker season 2009/2010 Ranking events Shanghai Masters Grand Prix UK Championship Welsh Open China Open World Championship Pro Challenge Series Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 (Cancelled) Event 5 World Series of Snooker Killarney Prague Non-ranking events Jiangsu Classic Beijing International Challenge General Cup International World Games Irish Classic Masters Qualifying Event Premier League Snooker The Masters Championship League Variant events Six-red World Grand Prix Six-red World Championship