World Snooker Championship 2010

	World Snooker Championship 2010 ; Betfred.com World Snooker Championship
Attendees:	32
Venue:	Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England
Opening:	April 17, 2010
Endgame:	2nd / 3rd May 2010
Winner:	Neil Robertson
Finalist:	Graeme Dott
Highest Break:	146 ( Mark Allen , Graeme Dott) ;
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The 2010 World Snooker Championship took place from April 17 to May 3, 2010 at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield and marked the end of the 2009/10 snooker season . World champion was Neil Robertson after a 18:13 in the final against Graeme Dott . He won the title as the first non-European since Cliff Thorburn in 1980 .

Defending champion was the Scot John Higgins . Before the final of the World Cup, a betting affair was uncovered by the tabloid News of the World, as a result of which Higgins was suspended for six months.

Prize money

Prize money 2010	Profit in £
winner	250,000
defeated finalist	125,000
Semifinals	52,000
Quarter finals	24,050
Round of 16	16,000
last 32	12,000
last 48	8,200
last 64	4,600
Highest Break (Main Round)	10,000
Highest Break (Qualification)	1,000
Maximum break (main round)	147,000
Maximum break (qualification)	5,000
All in all	1,111,000

Main round

Round 1 Best of 19 Frames 2 Sessions; Frames 9-10			Round of 16 Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9			Quarterfinals Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9			Semifinals Best of 33 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8-8-8-9			Final Best of 35 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8-9-8-10

1	Scotland John Higgins	10
17th	England Barry Hawkins	6th
			1	Scotland John Higgins	11

			23	England Steve Davis	13
16	England Mark King	9

23	England Steve Davis	10
						23	England Steve Davis	5

						9	Australia Neil Robertson	13
9	Australia Neil Robertson	10

31	Ireland Fergal O'Brien	5
			9	Australia Neil Robertson	13

			46	England Martin Gould	12
8th	Hong Kong Marco Fu	9

46	England Martin Gould	10
									9	Australia Neil Robertson	17th

									5	England Ali Carter	12
5	England Ali Carter	10

18th	England Jamie Cope	4th
			5	England Ali Carter	13

			12	England Joe Perry	11
12	England Joe Perry	10

24	England Michael Holt	4th
						5	England Ali Carter	13

						4th	England Shaun Murphy	12
13	China People's Republic Ding Junhui	10

37	England Stuart Pettman	1
			13	China People's Republic Ding Junhui	10

			4th	England Shaun Murphy	13
4th	England Shaun Murphy	10

32	Northern Ireland Gerard Greene	7th
												9	Australia Neil Robertson	18th

												28	Scotland Graeme Dott	13
3	Scotland Stephen Maguire	10

25th	England Stephen Lee	4th
			3	Scotland Stephen Maguire	6th

			28	Scotland Graeme Dott	13
14th	England Peter Ebdon	5

28	Scotland Graeme Dott	10
						28	Scotland Graeme Dott	13

						11	Northern Ireland Mark Allen	12
11	Northern Ireland Mark Allen	10

49	England Tom Ford	4th
			11	Northern Ireland Mark Allen	13

			47	England Mark Davis	5
6th	Wales Ryan Day	8th

47	England Mark Davis	10
									28	Scotland Graeme Dott	17th

									7th	England Mark Selby	14th
7th	England Mark Selby	10

44	Ireland Ken Doherty	4th
			7th	England Mark Selby	13

			10	Scotland Stephen Hendry	5
10	Scotland Stephen Hendry	10

-	China People's Republic Zhang Anda	9
						7th	England Mark Selby	13

						2	England Ronnie O'Sullivan	11
15th	Wales Mark Williams	10

45	Scotland Marcus Campbell	5
			15th	Wales Mark Williams	10

			2	England Ronnie O'Sullivan	13
2	England Ronnie O'Sullivan	10

27	China People's Republic Liang Wenbo	7th

final

Final: Best of 35 Frames Referee: Eirian Williams Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England , 2/3 May 2010
Neil Robertson Australia	18 : 13	Scotland Graeme Dott
80	Highest break	112
-	Century breaks	1
11	50+ breaks	10

Pre-qualification

The pre-qualification took place on April 26, 2010 in Sheffield .

Round 1

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
VQ1	Les Dodd England	05 : 05	England Philip Minchin
VQ2	Paul Wykes England	15 : 15	England David Taylor
VQ3	David Singh India	25 : 25	England Colin Mitchell
VQ4	Ali Bassiri England	51: 51	England Neil Selman
VQ5	Barry West England	kl.	England Christopher Flight
VQ6	Del Smith England	25 : 25	England Phil Seaton
VQ7	Bill Oliver England	51: 51	England Nic Barrow
VQ8	Stephen Ormerod England	4th5 : 45	England Paul Cavney

round 2

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
VQ9	Les Dodd England	52: 52	England Paul Wykes
VQ10	David Singh India	35 : 35	England Neil Selman
VQ11	Barry West England	51: 51	England Del Smith
VQ12	Nic Barrow England	05 : 05	England Stephen Ormerod

qualification

The qualification took place between February 26 and March 9, 2010 in Sheffield .

Round 1

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
Q1	James Wattana Thailand	6th10 : 610	England Paul Wykes
Q2	Michael White Wales	4th10 : 410	India David Singh
Q3	Jordan Brown Northern Ireland	7th10 : 710	England Del Smith
Q4	Brendan O'Donoghue Ireland	8th10 : 810	England Nic Barrow

Round 2-5

Round 2
Best of 19 frames

Round 3
Best of 19 frames

Round 4
Best of 19 frames

Round 5
Best of 19 frames

Lee Page

6th

Peter Lines

8th

Marcus Campbell

10

Matthew Stevens

9

James Wattana

10

James Wattana

10

James Wattana

5

Marcus Campbell

10

Matthew Selt

10

Barry Pinches

10

Mark Davis

10

7th

8th

8th

7th

Mark Davis

10

Stephen Rowlings

6th

Joe Delaney

10

Adrian Gunnell

10

Steve Davis

10

Sam Baird

10

0

7th

4th

8th

Paul Davies

10

Alan McManus

10

Fergal O'Brien

10

Joe Jogia

10

Joe Jogia

7th

Paul Davies

9

Alan McManus

4th

Noppadol Sangnil

10

Rod Lawler

10

Dominic Dale

5

Liang Wenbo

10

Michael White

9

Noppadol Sangnil

7th

Rod Lawler

10

Rod Lawler

2

Bjorn Haneveer

10

David Gilbert

6th

Martin Gould

10

Nigel Bond

4th

Jordan Brown

9

Bjorn Haneveer

10

Bjorn Haneveer

8th

Martin Gould

10

Patrick Wallace

7th

Jimmy White

10

Ken Doherty

10

Joe Swail

1

Mark Boyle

10

Mark Boyle

8th

Jimmy White

3

Ken Doherty

10

Li Hang

9

Tom Ford

10

Anthony Hamilton

6th

Judd Trump

3

David Hogan

10

David Hogan

3

Tom Ford

10

Tom Ford

10

Xiao Guodong

9

Liu Song

7th

Ian McCulloch

10

Barry Hawkins

10

Tony Drago

10

Tony Drago

10

Tony Drago

6th

Ian McCulloch

7th

Chris Norbury

4th

David Morris

10

Jamie Burnett

6th

Michael Holt

10

Mei Xiwen

10

Mei Xiwen

8th

David Morris

10

6th

4th

6th

8th

8th

Zhang Anda

10

Zhang Anda

10

Zhang Anda

10

Zhang Anda

10

Matthew Couch

8th

Jin Long

10

Rory McLeod

10

Gerard Greene

10

Brendan O'Donoghue

10

Brendan O'Donoghue

6th

Jin Long

3

Rory McLeod

9

Ben Woollaston

10

David Roe

10

Stuart Pettman

10

2

5

9

6th

Stuart Pettman

10

Atthasit Mahitthi

4th

Mark Joyce

10

Michael Judge

8th

Jamie Cope

10

Jimmy Robertson

10

Jimmy Robertson

9

Mark Joyce

10

Mark Joyce

5

Simon Bedford

10

Robert Milkins

10

Mike Dunn

10

Stephen Lee

10

4th

6th

8th

2

7th

7th

Jimmy Michie

10

Graeme Dott

10

David Gray

10

David Gray

10

David Gray

2

Jimmy Michie

5

Century Breaks

Main round

With 60 Century Breaks during this World Championship, the record from 2009 (83 Centuries) was not improved. The highest break in the main round was achieved with 146 points by both Mark Allen and Graeme Dott . John Higgins ' break of 115 points in the round of 16 marked his 100th Century Break at the Crucible Theater. Graeme Dott achieved the highest number with eight Century Breaks.

Northern Ireland Mark Allen	146 , 131, 122, 101, 100
Scotland Graeme Dott	146 , 130, 127, 116, 115, 112, 110, 105
England Mark Selby	142, 117, 108, 106, 104, 103
Australia Neil Robertson	140, 124, 116, 112, 107, 106, 104
China People's Republic Ding Junhui	137, 120, 103
England Shaun Murphy	128, 108, 100
England Steve Davis	128, 102
China People's Republic Liang Wenbo	127, 103
England Stephen Lee	127
England Ali Carter	122, 104, 100

Scotland John Higgins	121, 115, 114, 106
Scotland Stephen Hendry	121
Scotland Stephen Maguire	120, 114
England Ronnie O'Sullivan	117, 111, 108, 106, 104, 100
England Martin Gould	116, 103, 102
Wales Mark Williams	115
Hong Kong Marco Fu	112
England Michael Holt	112
England Tom Ford	107

Qualifying round

Thailand James Wattana	140
England Mark Joyce	139, 100
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer	138, 133, 121, 101
Wales Matthew Stevens	137, 104
England Jimmy White	137, 103
China People's Republic Zhang Anda	134, 114, 113, 103, 101
England David Gray	134
England Barry Hawkins	133
England Rod Lawler	132, 121
England Tom Ford	132, 120, 100
Wales Michael White	131, 126, 105
England Chris Norbury	131, 104
England Martin Gould	129, 114
England Nigel Bond	129

England Adrian Gunnell	128, 113, 104
Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue	116, 103
England Mark Davis	116, 100
England Craig Steadman	115, 103
England Jamie Cope	108
Malta Tony Drago	107
England Joe Jogia	105
England Matthew Couch	104
England Sam Baird	103
England Anthony Hamilton	103
China People's Republic Xiao Guodong	102
England Jimmy Robertson	101
Scotland Alan McManus	101
China People's Republic Li Hang	100

Individual evidence

Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2011 edition). , Bournemouth 2011.
Global Snooker ( Memento from August 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Chris Turner's Snooker Archive ( Memento from June 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

World Snooker Championship 2010 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship

Attendees:	32
Venue:	Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England
Opening:	April 17, 2010
Endgame:	2nd / 3rd May 2010
Winner:	Australia Neil Robertson
Finalist:	Scotland Graeme Dott
Highest Break:	146 ( Mark Allen , Graeme Dott) Northern Ireland Scotland
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