2010 Welsh Open (snooker)

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2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates25–31 January 2010 (2010-01-25 – 2010-01-31)
VenueNewport Centre
CityNewport
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£225,500
Winner's share£35,000
Highest break John Higgins (SCO) (138)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Ali Carter (ENG)
Score9–4
2009
2011

The 2010 Welsh Open (officially the 2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 January 2010 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Totesport.com.[1]

John Higgins won in the final 9–4 against defending champion Ali Carter.[2]

Prize fund[edit]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

Main draw[edit]

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
               
1 England Ali Carter 5
England Mark Davis 1
1 England Ali Carter 5
9 Australia Neil Robertson 2
9 Australia Neil Robertson 5
China Liu Song 2
1 England Ali Carter 5
6 Wales Ryan Day 2
10 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Dave Harold 1
10 Scotland Stephen Hendry 3
6 Wales Ryan Day 5
6 Wales Ryan Day 5
Malta Tony Drago 4
1 England Ali Carter 6
4 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
8 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
England Andrew Higginson 5
England Andrew Higginson 0
15 Wales Mark Williams 5
15 Wales Mark Williams 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2
15 Wales Mark Williams 1
4 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
14 England Peter Ebdon 0
England Barry Hawkins 5
England Barry Hawkins 1
4 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
4 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
Wales Dominic Dale 4
1 England Ali Carter 4
2 Scotland John Higgins 9
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England Stuart Bingham 1
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England Jamie Cope 0
13 China Ding Junhui 3
England Jamie Cope 5
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
11 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
11 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
England Tom Ford 2
11 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
Wales Matthew Stevens 2
5 England Shaun Murphy 4
Wales Matthew Stevens 5
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
2 Scotland John Higgins 6
7 England Mark Selby 5
England Judd Trump 2
7 England Mark Selby 5
16 England Mark King 3
16 England Mark King 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 1
7 England Mark Selby 2
2 Scotland John Higgins 5
12 England Joe Perry 3
Scotland Graeme Dott 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 1
2 Scotland John Higgins 5
2 Scotland John Higgins 5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 2

[4][5]

Final[edit]

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore[6]
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 31 January 2010.[5]
Ali Carter (1)
 England
4–9 John Higgins (2)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 0–128 (95), 1–101 (101), 24–78 (71), 0–137 (137), 48–81 (81), 81–13, 27–94 (59), 72–54 (66, 54)
Evening: 33–72 (72), 90–0 (60), 73–72 (73, 72), 49–76, 1–76 (76)
73 Highest break 137
0 Century breaks 2
3 50+ breaks 10

Qualifying[edit]

These matches took place between 19 and 22 January 2010 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.[7][8]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
England Lee Page5England Andy Hicks5England Mark Davis5Northern Ireland Joe Swail4
Republic of Ireland David Hogan3England Lee Page2England Andy Hicks1England Mark Davis5
England Ben Woollaston3China Liu Song5England Adrian Gunnell2England Michael Holt1
England Joe Jogia5England Joe Jogia0China Liu Song5China Liu Song5
Wales Daniel Wells4England Robert Milkins5England Stuart Pettman5England Dave Harold5
Thailand James Wattana5Thailand James Wattana3England Robert Milkins4England Stuart Pettman3
England Simon Bedford3England Peter Lines2England Jimmy Michie2Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2
Malta Tony Drago5Malta Tony Drago5Malta Tony Drago5Malta Tony Drago5
England Lee Spick1England David Gilbert5England Andrew Higginson5England Stephen Lee3
England Jimmy Robertson5England Jimmy Robertson3England David Gilbert3England Andrew Higginson5
China Li Hang5China Jin Long3England Mike Dunn4Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Wales Ian Preece4China Li Hang5China Li Hang5China Li Hang4
England Chris Norbury4England Jimmy White5England Ian McCulloch5England Barry Hawkins5
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown5Northern Ireland Jordan Brown1England Jimmy White4England Ian McCulloch2
England Matthew Selt5England Rod Lawler0Wales Dominic Dale5England Steve Davis2
England David Gray3England Matthew Selt5England Matthew Selt1Wales Dominic Dale5
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer5England John Parrott2England Anthony Hamilton5England Stuart Bingham5
England Andrew Norman1Belgium Bjorn Haneveer5Belgium Bjorn Haneveer4England Anthony Hamilton3
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthiw/oRepublic of Ireland David Morris5Scotland Alan McManus5England Jamie Cope5
Scotland Mark Boylew/dThailand Atthasit Mahitthi1Republic of Ireland David Morris4Scotland Alan McManus2
England Stephen Rowlings5England Tom Ford5Scotland Jamie Burnett4England Ricky Walden4
China Mei Xiwen4England Stephen Rowlings2England Tom Ford5England Tom Ford5
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5England Barry Pinches5England Martin Gould4Wales Matthew Stevens[nb 1]5
Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue2Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace1England Barry Pinches5England Barry Pinches4
England Craig Steadman5England David Roe2England Rory McLeod5England Judd Trump5
England Sam Baird3England Craig Steadman5England Craig Steadman3England Rory McLeod4
England Matthew Couch2England Mark Joyce4Scotland Marcus Campbell5England Nigel Bond1
China Zhang Anda5China Zhang Anda5China Zhang Anda2Scotland Marcus Campbell5
China Xiao Guodong5Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney2Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5Scotland Graeme Dott5
Wales Michael White2China Xiao Guodong5China Xiao Guodong1Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty3
Thailand Noppadol Sangnil4Wales Paul Davies4Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5China Liang Wenbo3
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh1Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
  1. ^ Match was held over and played in Newport.

Century breaks[edit]

[9]

Qualifying stage centuries[edit]

Televised stage centuries[edit]

[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Totesport.com Named Sponsor For Snooker's Welsh Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "John Higgins beats Ali Carter to lift Welsh Open title". BBC Sport. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Prize Fund". Global Snooker. 19 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Main Event (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Moore The Merrier". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Qualifying (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Century breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  10. ^ "Stats". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2013.