Pro Challenge Series
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 28 July 2009 – 18 February 2010 |
| Tournaments | 4 |
The Pro Challenge Series was a series of snooker tournaments held during the 2009–10 snooker season. The events were open to all players on the main tour and were intended to give tour players more playing opportunities.[1] Seven events were planned but only four took place before the series was cancelled, due to low player participation.[2]
Prize fund
Except for event 2, events had a prize fund of £15,000 with the winner receiving £5,000.[3] Event 2 had a prize fund of £10,000 with the winner receiving £3,000. In event 2 the £500 break prize went to the player with the fastest maximum break.[4]
- Winner: £5,000
- Runner-up: £2,500
- Semi-final: £1,500
- Quarter-final: £500
- Last 16: £250
- High break: £500
Schedule
The schedule for the four events held, is given below. Event 2 was played using the six-red format. Events 4, 6 and 7 were cancelled.[2]
| Date | Country | Tournament | Venue | City | Field | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul | 30 Jul |  ENG
|
Event 1 | Northern Snooker Centre | Leeds | 40 |  Stephen Maguire
|
Alan McManus
|
5–2 | [5] |
| 31 Aug | 1 Sep |  WAL
|
Event 2 | Pontins | Prestatyn | 47 |  Ken Doherty
|
Martin Gould
|
6–2 | [6] |
| 9 Nov | 11 Nov | ENG
|
Event 3 | Willie Thorne Snooker Centre | Leicester | 52 | Robert Milkins
|
Joe Jogia
|
5–3 | [7] |
| 16 Feb | 18 Feb | ENG
|
Event 5 | George Scott Snooker Club | Liverpool | 39 | Barry Hawkins
|
Michael Holt
|
5–1 | [8] |
Event 1
The first event took place at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, from 28 to 30 July 2009. Stephen Maguire beat Ken Doherty 5–2 in the final.[3][9] Dave Harold made the highest break of 128.[5] Results from the quarter-final stage are given below.
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| Matthew Selt | 1 | |||||||||
| Alan McManus | 4 | |||||||||
| Alan McManus | 5 | |||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 2 | |||||||||
| Andrew Norman | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 4 | |||||||||
| Alan McManus | 2 | |||||||||
| Stephen Maguire | 5 | |||||||||
| Ben Woollaston | 4 | |||||||||
| Ricky Walden | 1 | |||||||||
| Ben Woollaston | 2 | |||||||||
| Stephen Maguire | 5 | |||||||||
| Stephen Maguire | 4 | |||||||||
| Dave Harold | 3 | |||||||||
Event 2
The second event took place at Pontins, Prestatyn, on 31 August and 1 September 2009, using the six-red format. Ken Doherty beat Martin Gould 6–2 in the final.[4][10] Stuart Pettman took the prize for the fastest maximum break.[6] Results from the quarter-final stage are given below.
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||
| Marcus Campbell | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 5 | |||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 6 | |||||||||
 Atthasit Mahitthi | 1 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Michie | 1 | |||||||||
| Atthasit Mahitthi | 5 | |||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 6 | |||||||||
| Martin Gould | 2 | |||||||||
| Martin Gould | 5 | |||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien | 1 | |||||||||
| Martin Gould | 6 | |||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton | 5 | |||||||||
| Anthony Hamilton | 5 | |||||||||
| Ryan Day | 1 | |||||||||
Event 3
The third event took place at the Willie Thorne Snooker Centre in Leicester, from 9 to 11 November 2009. Robert Milkins beat Joe Jogia 5–3 in the final. Ricky Walden made the highest break of 140.[7][11] Results from the quarter-final stage are given below.
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| Ricky Walden | 4 | |||||||||
 Liu Song | 2 | |||||||||
| Ricky Walden | 0 | |||||||||
| Joe Jogia | 5 | |||||||||
| Joe Jogia | 4 | |||||||||
| Peter Lines | 2 | |||||||||
| Joe Jogia | 3 | |||||||||
| Robert Milkins | 5 | |||||||||
| Mark Davis | 0 | |||||||||
| Judd Trump | 4 | |||||||||
| Judd Trump | 4 | |||||||||
| Robert Milkins | 5 | |||||||||
| Matthew Selt | 3 | |||||||||
| Robert Milkins | 4 | |||||||||
Event 5
Event 5 took place at the George Scott Snooker Club in Liverpool, from 16 to 18 February 2010. Barry Hawkins beat Michael Holt 5–1 in the final. Judd Trump made the highest break of 138.[8][12] Results from the quarter-final stage are given below.
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||
| Peter Lines | 1 | |||||||||
| Michael Holt | 4 | |||||||||
| Michael Holt | 5 | |||||||||
| Daniel Wells | 4 | |||||||||
| Daniel Wells | 4 | |||||||||
| Craig Steadman | 0 | |||||||||
| Michael Holt | 1 | |||||||||
| Barry Hawkins | 5 | |||||||||
 Tony Drago | 2 | |||||||||
| Adrian Gunnell | 4 | |||||||||
| Adrian Gunnell | 4 | |||||||||
| Barry Hawkins | 5 | |||||||||
| Stuart Bingham | 1 | |||||||||
| Barry Hawkins | 4 | |||||||||
References
- ^ Hendon, David (30 June 2009). "Pro Challenge Series launched". Snooker Scene Blog. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ a b Hendon, David (2 March 2010). "Pro Challenge Series axed". Snooker Scene Blog. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Results". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Schedule of Play & Results". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Maguire wins first World Snooker Pro challenge event". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Ken hits them for Six". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Results and Prize Fund". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Schedule and Results". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
- ^ "WSA Pro Challenge One". Top Snooker. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "WSA Pro Challenge Series Two, Super Sixes". Top Snooker. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "WSA Pro Challenge Series Three". Top Snooker. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "WSA Pro Challenge Series Five". Top Snooker. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.