2010 World Open (snooker)
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The 2010 12bet.com World Open professional ranking
snooker
tournament was held at the S.E.C.C.
, Glasgow
between 18–26 September 2010. This was the first time that the World Open was sponsored by 12bet.com.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
made the 73rd official maximum break during his match against Mark King
. This was O'Sullivan's record 10th official 147, however he had to be persuaded by referee Jan Verhaas
to play the final , as he became aware that there is no distinct prize money for a maximum break in the tournament and planned to end his break at 140. There was only a £4,000 prize for the highest break of the tournament.
Neil Robertson
was the defending champion, and he won the final against Ronnie O'Sullivan, 5–1.
100,000
Runner-up: £40,000
Semi-finalists: £20,000
Quarter-finalists: £12,500
Last 16: £7,500
Last 32: £5,000
Last 64: £2,500
Last 96: £1,500
Stage 1 High Break: £500
Stage 2 High Break: £4,000
Total: £502,500
} Daniel Wells
} Michael Wasley
} Wendy Jans
} Anita Rizzuti
} Darren Morgan
} Tony Knowles
} Joel Walker
} Luca Brecel
. Eleven selected round three matches were held over until the start of the tournament in Glasgow, the rest took place at the Academy on 24 August. All matches were best of 5 frames. All times are BST
.
The draw up to and including the semi-finals were made on a random basis. All matches up to and including the semi-finals were be best of 5 frames and the final was best of 9 frames. All times are BST
.
Snooker world rankings
The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
snooker
Snooker
Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
tournament was held at the S.E.C.C.
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre , located on the north bank of the River Clyde, in Glasgow, is Scotland's largest exhibition centre....
, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
between 18–26 September 2010. This was the first time that the World Open was sponsored by 12bet.com.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
made the 73rd official maximum break during his match against Mark King
Mark King (snooker player)
Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...
. This was O'Sullivan's record 10th official 147, however he had to be persuaded by referee Jan Verhaas
Jan Verhaas
Jan Verhaas is a Dutch snooker referee. He lives in Brielle.-Career:After working as a process operator for Shell Chemicals, Verhaas qualified as a class 1 snooker referee in 1990. At the age of 25, he was discovered during a tournament in Rotterdam...
to play the final , as he became aware that there is no distinct prize money for a maximum break in the tournament and planned to end his break at 140. There was only a £4,000 prize for the highest break of the tournament.
Neil Robertson
Neil Robertson (snooker player)
Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
was the defending champion, and he won the final against Ronnie O'Sullivan, 5–1.
Prize fund
Winner: £Pound sterling
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100,000
Runner-up: £40,000
Semi-finalists: £20,000
Quarter-finalists: £12,500
Last 16: £7,500
Last 32: £5,000
Last 64: £2,500
Last 96: £1,500
Stage 1 High Break: £500
Stage 2 High Break: £4,000
Total: £502,500
Field
The field of the tournament of 128 people was as follows:- 96 professional players on the Main Tour
- 10 Rileys Club qualifiers:
- Middlesbrough:
Richard Beckman - Dunfermline:
Marc Davis - Norwich:
Jamie Edwards - Leicester: Ian Glover
- Stevenage: Sam Harvey
- Guildford: James Loft
- Cardiff: Allan Morgan
- Glasgow: Gary Thomson
- Preston: John Whitty
- Plymouth: Matt Williams
- Middlesbrough:
- 10 independent club qualifiers:
- South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester: Sam BairdSam BairdSam Baird is a professional snooker player from England. He first entered the professional tour for the 2009/10 season, by winning the EBSA Pro-Ticket Tour Play-Offs.-Amateur:* Silver Waistcoat Tour - 2006/7* Gold Waistcoat Tour - 2008/9...
- Grove Snooker Centre, Romford: Ryan Causton
- The Ivy Rooms, Carlow:
Jason Devaney - Keynsham Snooker Club, Bristol: Mike Finn
- Castle Snooker Club, Brighton: Anish Gokool
- QE1 Snooker Club, Belfast:
Julian Logue - The Q Club, Glasgow: Craig MacGillivray
- Landywood Snooker Centre, Landywood: Mitchell Mann
- Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds: James McGouran
- The Q-Bar, Chester: Chris NorburyChris NorburyChris Norbury is an English professional snooker player. He played in the latter stages of the Paul Hunter Classic in both 2008 and 2009, losing in the first round to Shaun Murphy 4-1 in 2008, and losing to Dave Harold 4-2 in 2009....
- South West Snooker Academy, Gloucester:
- 4 international qualifiers:
- Bahrain:
Habib Subah - Belgium:
Mario Geudens - Germany:
Lasse Münstermann - Thailand:
Thepchaiya Un-NoohThepchaiya Un-NoohThepchaiya Un-Nooh is a professional snooker player from Thailand. He first entered the professional tour for the 2009/10 season with winning the 2008 IBSF World Amateur Championship.-External links:***...
- Bahrain:
- Top 2 amateur players on the PTC Order of Merit:
} Daniel Wells
Daniel Wells (snooker player)
Daniel Wells is a Welsh professional snooker player, from Neath.-Early career:He was awarded the inaugural Paul Hunter Scholarship. This gave him the chance to practise in the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, alongside professional players, such as Peter Ebdon and Ding Junhui.He first qualified...
} Michael Wasley
- 2 ladies tour players:
} Wendy Jans
Wendy Jans
Wendy Jans is a Belgian amateur snooker and pool player.-Snooker:* Belgian Championship – 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009* Continental Cup – 1999, 2001, 2003* Scottisch Open – 2003...
} Anita Rizzuti
Anita Rizzuti
Anita Rizzuti is a Norwegian amateur snooker player.-Achievements:*2006 IBSF World Championships: Quarter finals, eliminated by Wendy Jans *2003 World Ladies Championship quarter-finalist*2002 Norway Ladies Champion...
- 2 senior players:
} Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan
Darren Morgan is a Welsh snooker player, who won the World Amateur Championship in 1987, and played on the main World Snooker tour from 1988 through 2007. He earned just under £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of 8, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never...
} Tony Knowles
Tony Knowles (snooker player)
Anthony Knowles is an English professional snooker player. He was a three times semi-finalist in the World Professional Snooker Championship in the 1980s.-Career:...
- 2 youth players:
} Joel Walker
} Luca Brecel
Luca Brecel
Luca Brecel is a Belgian snooker player, widely considered one of the most promising upcoming snooker talents.-Amateur career:In April 2009, he became the youngest European under-19 champion at 14 years of age....
Qualifying rounds
The first two rounds took place between 21 and 23 August 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, SheffieldSheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
. Eleven selected round three matches were held over until the start of the tournament in Glasgow, the rest took place at the Academy on 24 August. All matches were best of 5 frames. All times are BST
British Summer Time
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Round 1
All amateurs and players ranked 65–96 entered at this stage.- Saturday, 21 August – 10:00
- Jamie JonesJamie Jones (snooker player)-Early career:In 2002, he became the youngest ever player to make a 147 in an official event, making it aged 14, a record that has since been beaten by Judd Trump....
3–0 Tony KnowlesTony Knowles (snooker player)Anthony Knowles is an English professional snooker player. He was a three times semi-finalist in the World Professional Snooker Championship in the 1980s.-Career:... - Matt Williams 1–3 Paul DavisonPaul DavisonPaul Davison is a professional snooker player from Pickering, North Yorkshire.He has qualified for the snooker main tour on a few occasions, and has managed to do so for the 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 season.-Career:...
- John Whitty 0–3 Thanawat ThirapongpaiboonThanawat ThirapongpaiboonThanawat Thirapongpaiboon is a Thai professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010 as the Asian nomination following his run to the semi-finals of the 2010 Asian Championship...
- Noppon SaengkhamNoppon SaengkhamNoppon Saengkham is a professional snooker player from Thailand. He won the 2009 IBSF World Under-21 Championship, and with this he has qualified for the 2010/2011 main tour.-Amateur:* Thailand Student Games; 2008...
3–1 Luca BrecelLuca BrecelLuca Brecel is a Belgian snooker player, widely considered one of the most promising upcoming snooker talents.-Amateur career:In April 2009, he became the youngest European under-19 champion at 14 years of age.... -
Igor FigueiredoIgor FigueiredoIgor Almeida Figueiredo is a Brazilian professional snooker player.-Career:He received a wild card onto the main tour for 2010/2011, having been a runner-up to Alfie Burden in the 2009 IBSF World Championship. He also competed on the PIOS tour where he finished 12th in the rankings after the eight...
3–2
Liu ChuangLiu ChuangLiu Chuang is a Chinese professional snooker player.-Early life:Liu grew up in Liaoning province in northeast China. Near his parents' house there was a snooker table and when he was 10 he played on it and liked it a lot... - Liam HighfieldLiam HighfieldLiam Highfield is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, with finishing second in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:...
3–1 Michael WhiteMichael White (snooker player)Michael White is a Welsh professional snooker player from Neath. He is the resident professional at the Whitez Snooker Club in the Uplands, Swansea.-Early career:...
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- Saturday, 21 August – 12:00
- Justin AstleyJustin AstleyJustin Astley is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2001, but lost his place. He returned for the 2005/2006 season, but he couldn't defend his place. In the 2009/2010 season he reached the finals of the last two events of the International Open Series and was ranked...
3–2 Michael Wasley - Chris NorburyChris NorburyChris Norbury is an English professional snooker player. He played in the latter stages of the Paul Hunter Classic in both 2008 and 2009, losing in the first round to Shaun Murphy 4-1 in 2008, and losing to Dave Harold 4-2 in 2009....
3–0 Richard Beckman - Adam WicheardAdam WicheardAdam Wicheard is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, after finishing first in the 2009/2010 English rankings....
2–3 James McBain - Daniel WellsDaniel Wells (snooker player)Daniel Wells is a Welsh professional snooker player, from Neath.-Early career:He was awarded the inaugural Paul Hunter Scholarship. This gave him the chance to practise in the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, alongside professional players, such as Peter Ebdon and Ding Junhui.He first qualified...
3–1 Jamie O'Neill - Jak JonesJak JonesJak Jones is a Welsh professional snooker player. He became a professional in 2010, by winning the 2010 European Under 19 Snooker Championship.-External links:***...
1–3 Joe JogiaShailesh JogiaShailesh Jogia, commonly known as "Joe", is a British professional snooker player of Indian extraction, born in Leicester, England on 13 November 1975. He lives in the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth.he now lives back in leicester... - Patrick WallacePatrick WallacePatrick Wallace is a former professional snooker player from Dungannon in Northern Ireland. He is an accountancy graduate from Queens University, Belfast...
3–0
Kurt MaflinKurt MaflinKurt Maflin , is a Norwegian professional snooker player.-Career:He began playing snooker at the age of four, achieving a high break of 25 by the time he was five. He increased his time spent at the table practising...
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- Saturday, 21 August – 16:00
- Jack LisowskiJack LisowskiJack Lisowski is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, by finishing first in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:He was runner-up to Mitchell Mann in the 2007 Junior Pot Black....
3–1 Ryan Causton - Xiao GuodongXiao GuodongXiao Guodong is a Chinese professional snooker player, who turned professional for in 2007 by winning the Asian Under-21 Championships.-Career:...
3–0 James Loft - Thepchaiya Un-NoohThepchaiya Un-NoohThepchaiya Un-Nooh is a professional snooker player from Thailand. He first entered the professional tour for the 2009/10 season with winning the 2008 IBSF World Amateur Championship.-External links:***...
3–1 Reanne EvansReanne EvansReanne Evans is a female English professional snooker player. She is the reigning WLBSA World Ladies Snooker Champion, having won the title for the seventh successive year in April 2011... - Julian Logue 1–3 Joel Walker
- Mike Finn 0–3 Kyren WilsonKyren WilsonKyren Wilson is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, after finishing fifth in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:...
- Habib Subah 1–3 Darren MorganDarren MorganDarren Morgan is a Welsh snooker player, who won the World Amateur Championship in 1987, and played on the main World Snooker tour from 1988 through 2007. He earned just under £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of 8, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never...
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- Saturday, 21 August – 18:00
- Mitchell Mann 0–3 Ben WoollastonBen Woollaston-External links:**...
- Andrew PagettAndrew PagettAndrew Pagett is a Welsh professional snooker player.He became a professional in 2003, and first qualified for the Main Tour in 2008/2009, but lost his place after just one season. He regained his place for the 2010/2011 season by topping the Welsh rankings...
2–3 Kuldesh JohalKuldesh JohalKuldesh Johal is a professional snooker player. He has qualified for the main tour for the 2008/2009 season by finishing comfortably ranked number one on the Pontins International Open Series, where he earned a record 1070 points from the eight events. He previously contested the 2002/2003 season... - Anish Gokool 0–3 Sam Harvey
- Patrick EinslePatrick EinslePatrick Einsle is a German professional snooker player.Einsle turned professional in 2006/2007, after receiving a Main Tour wildcard from the WPBSA following the withdrawal of Paul Hunter. He dropped off the tour in the same season....
2–3 Dermot McGlincheyDermot McGlincheyDermot McGlinchey is a professional snooker player from Northern Ireland. He has qualified for the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour by topping the Northern Ireland rankings.-References:**... - Issara KachaiwongIssara KachaiwongIssara Kachaiwong , is a Thai professional snooker player.-Career:He participated in 2005 Southeast Asian Games. He played in the 2006 Grand Prix in October in Aberdeen....
2–3 James McGouran - Sam BairdSam BairdSam Baird is a professional snooker player from England. He first entered the professional tour for the 2009/10 season, by winning the EBSA Pro-Ticket Tour Play-Offs.-Amateur:* Silver Waistcoat Tour - 2006/7* Gold Waistcoat Tour - 2008/9...
3–2 Zhang AndaZhang AndaZhang Anda is a Chinese professional snooker player, who made his debut on the Main Tour for the 2009/2010 season. He qualified by winning the ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship....
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- Sunday, 22 August – 10:00
- Gary Thomson 0–3 Lasse Münstermann
- Anthony McGillAnthony McGill (snooker player)Anthony McGill is a Scottish professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, after finishing fourth in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:He was runner-up to Stuart Carrington in the 2006 Junior Pot Black....
3–1 Ian Glover - Mario Geudens 3–2 Jason Devaney
- Anita RizzutiAnita RizzutiAnita Rizzuti is a Norwegian amateur snooker player.-Achievements:*2006 IBSF World Championships: Quarter finals, eliminated by Wendy Jans *2003 World Ladies Championship quarter-finalist*2002 Norway Ladies Champion...
0–3 Alfie BurdenAlfred BurdenAlfred "Alfie" Burden is an English professional snooker player who lives in London.-Career:Burden originally had his eyes set on making a career as a professional footballer, but a badly broken leg curtailed this ambition. He spent a couple of seasons at Arsenal F.C. as a schoolboy apprentice,... - Allan Morgan 0–3 Liu Song
- Marc Davis 0–3 Matthew CouchMatthew CouchMatthew Couch is an English professional snooker player from Scunthorpe. A professional since 1992, Couch has had little success in ranking events, although he reached the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in 1998, and his highest break is 141 from 2002.He returned to the Main Tour for the...
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- Sunday, 22 August – 12:00
- Wendy JansWendy JansWendy Jans is a Belgian amateur snooker and pool player.-Snooker:* Belgian Championship – 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009* Continental Cup – 1999, 2001, 2003* Scottisch Open – 2003...
1–3 Simon BedfordSimon BedfordSimon Bedford is an English professional snooker player. His best run to date in a professional ranking event was to qualify for the 1998 World Championship beating Gary Wilkinson 10–9, before losing 10–6 to Steve Davis. He also reached the last 32 of the European Open in 2004 and the Grand Prix in... - Jamie Edwards 1–3 Craig MacGillivray
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Round 2
Players ranked 33–64 entered at this stage.- Sunday, 22 August – 12:00
- Jamie BurnettJamie BurnettJamie Burnett is a professional snooker player from Hamilton, Scotland.-Career:During the qualifying stages of the 2004 UK Championship, he achieved the impressive feat of becoming the first ever player to compile a break over 147 in a professional match, in which he made a break of 148 against...
0–3 Adrian GunnellAdrian GunnellAdrian Gunnell is an English professional snooker player from Telford. He has reached the last-16 in four world ranking events , but has yet to progress beyond that stage... - Dominic DaleDominic Dale-External links:**...
3–1 Sam Harvey - Ben WoollastonBen Woollaston-External links:**...
3–0 Justin AstleyJustin AstleyJustin Astley is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2001, but lost his place. He returned for the 2005/2006 season, but he couldn't defend his place. In the 2009/2010 season he reached the finals of the last two events of the International Open Series and was ranked... - Liu Song 3–1 Barry PinchesBarry Pinches-External links:**...
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- Sunday, 22 August – 16:00
- Anthony HamiltonAnthony Hamilton (snooker player)Anthony Hamilton is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high at number #10 in the world in the 1999/2000 season...
1–3 James McBain - Jimmy WhiteJimmy WhiteJames Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...
3–0 Michael JudgeMichael Judge-External links:**... - Dermot McGlincheyDermot McGlincheyDermot McGlinchey is a professional snooker player from Northern Ireland. He has qualified for the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour by topping the Northern Ireland rankings.-References:**...
1–3 Paul DavisonPaul DavisonPaul Davison is a professional snooker player from Pickering, North Yorkshire.He has qualified for the snooker main tour on a few occasions, and has managed to do so for the 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 season.-Career:... - Mario Geudens 1–3 Anthony McGillAnthony McGill (snooker player)Anthony McGill is a Scottish professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, after finishing fourth in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:He was runner-up to Stuart Carrington in the 2006 Junior Pot Black....
- Tom FordTom Ford (snooker player)-External links:*...
1–3 Alfie BurdenAlfred BurdenAlfred "Alfie" Burden is an English professional snooker player who lives in London.-Career:Burden originally had his eyes set on making a career as a professional footballer, but a badly broken leg curtailed this ambition. He spent a couple of seasons at Arsenal F.C. as a schoolboy apprentice,... - Paul Davies 3–2 James McGouran
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- Sunday, 22 August – 18:00
- Bjorn HaneveerBjorn HaneveerBjorn Haneveer is a Belgian professional snooker player. Haneveer also commentates on snooker matches for Dutch Eurosport.-Career:...
3–2 Joe SwailJoe Swail-External links:*... - Thepchaiya Un-NoohThepchaiya Un-NoohThepchaiya Un-Nooh is a professional snooker player from Thailand. He first entered the professional tour for the 2009/10 season with winning the 2008 IBSF World Amateur Championship.-External links:***...
3–0 Peter LinesPeter LinesPeter Lines is an English professional snooker player from Leeds. He practices at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds.He qualified for the World Championship in 1998, compiling a magnificent 141 total clearance in the process before losing 10–3 to John Parrott in Round One... - Simon BedfordSimon BedfordSimon Bedford is an English professional snooker player. His best run to date in a professional ranking event was to qualify for the 1998 World Championship beating Gary Wilkinson 10–9, before losing 10–6 to Steve Davis. He also reached the last 32 of the European Open in 2004 and the Grand Prix in...
3–2 Jimmy RobertsonJimmy Robertson (snooker player)Jimmy "Robbo" Robertson is an English professional snooker player.He was on the main tour for 2002/2003 where he was the youngest player on the tour... - Liam HighfieldLiam HighfieldLiam Highfield is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, with finishing second in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:...
2–3 Fergal O'BrienFergal O'BrienFergal O'Brien is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major finals, and spent three seasons as a top 16 player.-Career:... - Noppon SaengkhamNoppon SaengkhamNoppon Saengkham is a professional snooker player from Thailand. He won the 2009 IBSF World Under-21 Championship, and with this he has qualified for the 2010/2011 main tour.-Amateur:* Thailand Student Games; 2008...
0–3 Martin GouldMartin GouldMartin Gould is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. He practises at the Whetstone Snooker Club. He works part-time as a debt collector, where he picked up his nickname "Solid Gould".... - Matthew CouchMatthew CouchMatthew Couch is an English professional snooker player from Scunthorpe. A professional since 1992, Couch has had little success in ranking events, although he reached the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in 1998, and his highest break is 141 from 2002.He returned to the Main Tour for the...
3–0 Ian McCullochIan McCulloch (snooker player)-External links:**...
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- Monday, 23 August – 10:00
- Jimmy MichieJimmy Michie-External links:***...
3–2 Mark JoyceMark JoyceMark Joyce is an English professional snooker player who lives in Walsall. Joyce enjoyed an outstanding amateur career, winning the European Under-19 Championship in 2001, the English Open in 2005 and the English Amateur Championship in 2006, beating Martin O’Donnell 8–3 in the final.Joyce also... - Jamie JonesJamie Jones (snooker player)-Early career:In 2002, he became the youngest ever player to make a 147 in an official event, making it aged 14, a record that has since been beaten by Judd Trump....
3–0 Sam BairdSam BairdSam Baird is a professional snooker player from England. He first entered the professional tour for the 2009/10 season, by winning the EBSA Pro-Ticket Tour Play-Offs.-Amateur:* Silver Waistcoat Tour - 2006/7* Gold Waistcoat Tour - 2008/9... - Darren MorganDarren MorganDarren Morgan is a Welsh snooker player, who won the World Amateur Championship in 1987, and played on the main World Snooker tour from 1988 through 2007. He earned just under £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of 8, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never...
3–2 Xiao GuodongXiao GuodongXiao Guodong is a Chinese professional snooker player, who turned professional for in 2007 by winning the Asian Under-21 Championships.-Career:... -
Tony DragoTony DragoTony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...
3–1 Joel Walker - Joe Delaney 2–3 Thanawat ThirapongpaiboonThanawat ThirapongpaiboonThanawat Thirapongpaiboon is a Thai professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010 as the Asian nomination following his run to the semi-finals of the 2010 Asian Championship...
- Chris NorburyChris NorburyChris Norbury is an English professional snooker player. He played in the latter stages of the Paul Hunter Classic in both 2008 and 2009, losing in the first round to Shaun Murphy 4-1 in 2008, and losing to Dave Harold 4-2 in 2009....
1–3 Alan McManusAlan McManusAlan McManus is a Scottish professional snooker player, known for his tactical play and safety shots, giving rise to his nickname "Angles" McManus.-Career:...
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- Monday, 23 August – 12:00
- Stuart PettmanStuart PettmanStuart Pettman is an English professional snooker player. The ginger-haired Preston native has qualified for the World Championship three times, in 2003, 2004 and 2010. He beat 2005 champion Shaun Murphy in qualifying to reach the 2004 World Championships...
3–0 Kyren WilsonKyren WilsonKyren Wilson is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, after finishing fifth in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:... - Matthew SeltMatthew SeltMatthew Selt is an English professional snooker player from Romford. He qualified for the professional tour by finishing seventh on the Pontin’s International Open Series in 2006/2007...
3–1 Lasse Münstermann - Rod LawlerRod LawlerRod Lawler is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 1990. His best run in a ranking tournament was in 1996, when he reached the final of the International Open, beating World Champion Stephen Hendry 5–3 in the second round, but his run ended in the final where he lost...
2–3 Nigel BondNigel Bond-External links:*... - Marcus CampbellMarcus CampbellMarcus Campbell is a Scottish professional snooker player. He lives in Erskine. He has been ranked within the worlds top 64 for 9 consecutive seasons and is currently ranked at 24.-Career:...
3–0 Daniel WellsDaniel Wells (snooker player)Daniel Wells is a Welsh professional snooker player, from Neath.-Early career:He was awarded the inaugural Paul Hunter Scholarship. This gave him the chance to practise in the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, alongside professional players, such as Peter Ebdon and Ding Junhui.He first qualified... - Jack LisowskiJack LisowskiJack Lisowski is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, by finishing first in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:He was runner-up to Mitchell Mann in the 2007 Junior Pot Black....
1–3 Andy HicksAndy HicksAndy Hicks is an English professional snooker player currently from Cornwall. Hicks, nicknamed "The Cream of Devon", has been a World Snooker Championship semi-finalist and was ranked within the worlds top 32 for many seasons but has never broken into the top 16.-Career:Although a professional... - Rory McLeodRory McLeod (snooker player)Rory McLeod is an English professional snooker player. After ten years on the Challenge Tour he reached the Main Tour professional ranks for the 2001/2002 season, paving the way for a solid journeyman career.-Career:...
3–1 Kuldesh JohalKuldesh JohalKuldesh Johal is a professional snooker player. He has qualified for the main tour for the 2008/2009 season by finishing comfortably ranked number one on the Pontins International Open Series, where he earned a record 1070 points from the eight events. He previously contested the 2002/2003 season...
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- Monday, 23 August – 16:00
- Igor FigueiredoIgor FigueiredoIgor Almeida Figueiredo is a Brazilian professional snooker player.-Career:He received a wild card onto the main tour for 2010/2011, having been a runner-up to Alfie Burden in the 2009 IBSF World Championship. He also competed on the PIOS tour where he finished 12th in the rankings after the eight...
3–0 David GilbertDavid Gilbert (snooker player)David Gilbert is an English professional snooker player. Gilbert is a former World Snooker Young Player of Distinction. Gilbert practices in Tamworth, Staffordshire at 'Tamworth Cue Sports Leisure Club'.-Career:... - Robert MilkinsRobert Milkins- External links :* * * *...
1–3 David MorrisDavid Morris (snooker player)David Morris, born in Kilkenny, Ireland, on 27 November 1988, is an Irish snooker player, who is widely considered a rising star of the game.-Early career:Aged 16, he reached the quarter finals of the U21 World Snooker Championships... - Patrick WallacePatrick WallacePatrick Wallace is a former professional snooker player from Dungannon in Northern Ireland. He is an accountancy graduate from Queens University, Belfast...
1–3 Joe JogiaShailesh JogiaShailesh Jogia, commonly known as "Joe", is a British professional snooker player of Indian extraction, born in Leicester, England on 13 November 1975. He lives in the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth.he now lives back in leicester... - Craig MacGillivray 0–3 James WattanaJames WattanaJames Wattana is a Thai professional snooker player.-Career:...
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Round 3
The top 32 players in the rankings entered the tournament at this stage.- Tuesday, 24 August – 10:00
- Judd TrumpJudd TrumpJudd Trump is an English professional snooker player from Bristol. He enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments before turning professional in 2005. On 3 April 2011, Trump won his first ranking title, beating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final of the China Open...
3–0 Thanawat ThirapongpaiboonThanawat ThirapongpaiboonThanawat Thirapongpaiboon is a Thai professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010 as the Asian nomination following his run to the semi-finals of the 2010 Asian Championship... -
Marco FuMarco FuMarco Fu Ka-chun , commonly known as Marco Fu, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong. He currently resides in Happy Valley. He is best known for winning the 2007 Grand Prix, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final, and for being runner-up in the 2008 UK Championship...
3–2 Alfie BurdenAlfred BurdenAlfred "Alfie" Burden is an English professional snooker player who lives in London.-Career:Burden originally had his eyes set on making a career as a professional footballer, but a badly broken leg curtailed this ambition. He spent a couple of seasons at Arsenal F.C. as a schoolboy apprentice,... - Matthew SeltMatthew SeltMatthew Selt is an English professional snooker player from Romford. He qualified for the professional tour by finishing seventh on the Pontin’s International Open Series in 2006/2007...
0–3 Martin GouldMartin GouldMartin Gould is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. He practises at the Whetstone Snooker Club. He works part-time as a debt collector, where he picked up his nickname "Solid Gould".... - Fergal O'BrienFergal O'BrienFergal O'Brien is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major finals, and spent three seasons as a top 16 player.-Career:...
3–1 Dominic DaleDominic Dale-External links:**...
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- Tuesday, 24 August – 12:00
- Ricky WaldenRicky Walden-External links:**...
3–1 Andy HicksAndy HicksAndy Hicks is an English professional snooker player currently from Cornwall. Hicks, nicknamed "The Cream of Devon", has been a World Snooker Championship semi-finalist and was ranked within the worlds top 32 for many seasons but has never broken into the top 16.-Career:Although a professional... - Darren MorganDarren MorganDarren Morgan is a Welsh snooker player, who won the World Amateur Championship in 1987, and played on the main World Snooker tour from 1988 through 2007. He earned just under £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of 8, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never...
2–3 Matthew StevensMatthew StevensMatthew Stevens is a Welsh professional snooker player. Stevens has won two of the game's most prestigious events, the Benson and Hedges Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been the runner-up in the World Snooker Championship on two occasions, in 2000 and 2005... - Andrew HigginsonAndrew HigginsonAndrew Higginson is an English professional snooker player, currently living in Widnes. He is best known for reaching the final of the 2007 Welsh Open as a virtual unknown...
3–1 Liang WenboLiang WenboLiang Wenbo is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is left-handed and ranked as China's number 2 player, after Ding Junhui. Liang is based at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom.-Career:... - Gerard GreeneGerard GreeneGerard Greene is a left-handed Northern Irish professional snooker player, who has represented Northern Ireland in international events , as his parents are from Belfast. He lives in Rainham in Kent...
2–3 Joe JogiaShailesh JogiaShailesh Jogia, commonly known as "Joe", is a British professional snooker player of Indian extraction, born in Leicester, England on 13 November 1975. He lives in the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth.he now lives back in leicester... - Marcus CampbellMarcus CampbellMarcus Campbell is a Scottish professional snooker player. He lives in Erskine. He has been ranked within the worlds top 64 for 9 consecutive seasons and is currently ranked at 24.-Career:...
3–1 Simon BedfordSimon BedfordSimon Bedford is an English professional snooker player. His best run to date in a professional ranking event was to qualify for the 1998 World Championship beating Gary Wilkinson 10–9, before losing 10–6 to Steve Davis. He also reached the last 32 of the European Open in 2004 and the Grand Prix in... - Liu Song 3–1 Michael HoltMichael Holt (snooker player)Michael Holt is a professional snooker player from Nottingham, England. , he has reached the quarter finals of three ranking tournaments – the 1999 UK Championship, the 2003 LG Cup, and the 2005 Grand Prix.-Career:...
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- Tuesday, 24 August – 16:00
- Alan McManusAlan McManusAlan McManus is a Scottish professional snooker player, known for his tactical play and safety shots, giving rise to his nickname "Angles" McManus.-Career:...
3–0 Anthony McGillAnthony McGill (snooker player)Anthony McGill is a Scottish professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, after finishing fourth in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:He was runner-up to Stuart Carrington in the 2006 Junior Pot Black.... - James WattanaJames WattanaJames Wattana is a Thai professional snooker player.-Career:...
2–3 Jimmy MichieJimmy Michie-External links:***... - Rory McLeodRory McLeod (snooker player)Rory McLeod is an English professional snooker player. After ten years on the Challenge Tour he reached the Main Tour professional ranks for the 2001/2002 season, paving the way for a solid journeyman career.-Career:...
1–3 Nigel BondNigel Bond-External links:*... - Mark DavisMark Davis (snooker player)Mark Davis is an English professional snooker player from St. Leonards in Sussex, England. The highlights of his career so far have been winning the Benson & Hedges Championship in 2002 – earning him an appearance at the Masters – and winning the 2009 Six-red World Championship.- Career :Davis...
3–0 Jamie JonesJamie Jones (snooker player)-Early career:In 2002, he became the youngest ever player to make a 147 in an official event, making it aged 14, a record that has since been beaten by Judd Trump.... - Tony DragoTony DragoTony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...
1–3 Stephen LeeStephen LeeStephen Lee is a professional snooker-player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, whose smooth cue action is regarded by some pundits as the most natural in the game. He has won four ranking titles, and spent 10 seasons in the Top 16 of the world rankings before dropping out for the snooker... - Mike Dunn 3–1 Ryan DayRyan Day-External links:* * *...
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- Tuesday, 24 August – 18:00
- David MorrisDavid Morris (snooker player)David Morris, born in Kilkenny, Ireland, on 27 November 1988, is an Irish snooker player, who is widely considered a rising star of the game.-Early career:Aged 16, he reached the quarter finals of the U21 World Snooker Championships...
3–0 Ben WoollastonBen Woollaston-External links:**... - Mark AllenMark Allen (snooker player)Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player. He won the World Amateur Championship in 2004. The following year he turned professional and took only three seasons to reach the elite top 16...
2–3 James McBain
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- Tuesday, 24 August – 18:00
- Matthew CouchMatthew CouchMatthew Couch is an English professional snooker player from Scunthorpe. A professional since 1992, Couch has had little success in ranking events, although he reached the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in 1998, and his highest break is 141 from 2002.He returned to the Main Tour for the...
3–0 Paul Davies - Ken DohertyKen DohertyKen Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion...
3–2 Joe PerryJoe Perry (snooker player)-External links:*... - Stuart BinghamStuart BinghamStuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. He was the 1996 English Amateur and World Amateur champion, but for many years was something of a journeyman professional. He had a run of strong results in late 2005, to earn him a top 32 world rankings place he has yet to lose...
2–3 Jamie CopeJamie Cope-External links:***...
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- Saturday, 18 September – 14:30
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Neil RobertsonNeil Robertson (snooker player)Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
3–1 Graeme DottGraeme DottGraeme Dott is a Scottish professional snooker player from Larkhall in Scotland. He won the 2006 World Championship, which was his first ranking title after four previous runner-up spots... - Ali Carter 3–1 Thepchaiya Un-NoohThepchaiya Un-NoohThepchaiya Un-Nooh is a professional snooker player from Thailand. He first entered the professional tour for the 2009/10 season with winning the 2008 IBSF World Amateur Championship.-External links:***...
- Stuart PettmanStuart PettmanStuart Pettman is an English professional snooker player. The ginger-haired Preston native has qualified for the World Championship three times, in 2003, 2004 and 2010. He beat 2005 champion Shaun Murphy in qualifying to reach the 2004 World Championships...
2–3 Stephen MaguireStephen MaguireStephen Maguire is a Scottish professional snooker player.-Early career:Maguire almost qualified for the 2000 World Championships, leading eventual semi-finalist Joe Swail 9–6 in the final qualifying round before losing 9–10, but first served notice of his true potential by knocking out Stephen...
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- Saturday, 18 September – not before 19:00
- Steve DavisSteve DavisSteve Davis, OBE is an English professional snooker player. He has won more professional titles in the sport than any other player, including six World Championships during the 1980s, when he was the world number one for seven years and became the sport's first millionaire...
1–3 Peter EbdonPeter EbdonPeter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:... - Shaun MurphyShaun Murphy (snooker player)Shaun Murphy is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. He is known for his dedication and for being a devout Christian.Born in Harlow, England, Murphy turned...
0–3 Dave HaroldDave HaroldDavid 'Dave' Harold is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter"...
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- Sunday, 19 September – 14:00
- Stephen HendryStephen HendryStephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
3–0 Bjorn HaneveerBjorn HaneveerBjorn Haneveer is a Belgian professional snooker player. Haneveer also commentates on snooker matches for Dutch Eurosport.-Career:... - Mark WilliamsMark Williams (snooker player)Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
3–0 Igor FigueiredoIgor FigueiredoIgor Almeida Figueiredo is a Brazilian professional snooker player.-Career:He received a wild card onto the main tour for 2010/2011, having been a runner-up to Alfie Burden in the 2009 IBSF World Championship. He also competed on the PIOS tour where he finished 12th in the rankings after the eight... - Ding JunhuiDing JunhuiDing Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
3–0 Adrian GunnellAdrian GunnellAdrian Gunnell is an English professional snooker player from Telford. He has reached the last-16 in four world ranking events , but has yet to progress beyond that stage...
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- Sunday, 19 September – not before 19:00
- Paul DavisonPaul DavisonPaul Davison is a professional snooker player from Pickering, North Yorkshire.He has qualified for the snooker main tour on a few occasions, and has managed to do so for the 2008/2009 and 2010/2011 season.-Career:...
1–3 Jimmy WhiteJimmy WhiteJames Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,... - Mark SelbyMark SelbyMark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...
2–3 Barry HawkinsBarry HawkinsBarry Hawkins is an English professional snooker player. He has reached three ranking semi-finals, and spent five seasons inside the top 32 of the rankings. He has also played in the World Championship the last six years running.-Early career:Before taking up snooker professionally he was an...
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- Monday, 20 September – 12:30
- Mark KingMark King (snooker player)Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...
0–3 Ronnie O'SullivanRonnie O'SullivanRonald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
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Main rounds
Matches were played on a roll-on/roll-off basis. Play started at the allocated time each day with a 15 minute interval between matches. The evening session did not start before the time indicated on the format.The draw up to and including the semi-finals were made on a random basis. All matches up to and including the semi-finals were be best of 5 frames and the final was best of 9 frames. All times are BST
British Summer Time
Western European Summer Time is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in the following places:* the Canary Islands* Portugal * Ireland...
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Last 32
- Monday, 20 September – 12:30
- Matthew StevensMatthew StevensMatthew Stevens is a Welsh professional snooker player. Stevens has won two of the game's most prestigious events, the Benson and Hedges Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been the runner-up in the World Snooker Championship on two occasions, in 2000 and 2005...
2–3 Alan McManusAlan McManusAlan McManus is a Scottish professional snooker player, known for his tactical play and safety shots, giving rise to his nickname "Angles" McManus.-Career:... - Joe JogiaShailesh JogiaShailesh Jogia, commonly known as "Joe", is a British professional snooker player of Indian extraction, born in Leicester, England on 13 November 1975. He lives in the Hertfordshire town of Letchworth.he now lives back in leicester...
1–3 Liu Song
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- Monday, 20 September – 19:00
- Jamie CopeJamie Cope-External links:***...
3–2 Dave HaroldDave HaroldDavid 'Dave' Harold is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter"... - Mike Dunn 1–3 Marcus CampbellMarcus CampbellMarcus Campbell is a Scottish professional snooker player. He lives in Erskine. He has been ranked within the worlds top 64 for 9 consecutive seasons and is currently ranked at 24.-Career:...
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- Tuesday, 21 September – 13:00
- Ali Carter 1–3 Mark WilliamsMark Williams (snooker player)Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
- Ding JunhuiDing JunhuiDing Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
3–1 Jimmy MichieJimmy Michie-External links:***... - Stephen LeeStephen LeeStephen Lee is a professional snooker-player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, whose smooth cue action is regarded by some pundits as the most natural in the game. He has won four ranking titles, and spent 10 seasons in the Top 16 of the world rankings before dropping out for the snooker...
3–2 Nigel BondNigel Bond-External links:*...
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- Tuesday, 21 September – 19:00
- Stephen HendryStephen HendryStephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
3–0 Mark DavisMark Davis (snooker player)Mark Davis is an English professional snooker player from St. Leonards in Sussex, England. The highlights of his career so far have been winning the Benson & Hedges Championship in 2002 – earning him an appearance at the Masters – and winning the 2009 Six-red World Championship.- Career :Davis... - Peter EbdonPeter EbdonPeter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...
3–2 Fergal O'BrienFergal O'BrienFergal O'Brien is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major finals, and spent three seasons as a top 16 player.-Career:...
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- Wednesday, 22 September – 12:30
- Neil RobertsonNeil Robertson (snooker player)Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
3–1 David MorrisDavid Morris (snooker player)David Morris, born in Kilkenny, Ireland, on 27 November 1988, is an Irish snooker player, who is widely considered a rising star of the game.-Early career:Aged 16, he reached the quarter finals of the U21 World Snooker Championships...
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- Wednesday, 22 September – not before 14:00
- Barry HawkinsBarry HawkinsBarry Hawkins is an English professional snooker player. He has reached three ranking semi-finals, and spent five seasons inside the top 32 of the rankings. He has also played in the World Championship the last six years running.-Early career:Before taking up snooker professionally he was an...
3–1 Ken DohertyKen DohertyKen Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion... - James McBain 0–3 Ricky WaldenRicky Walden-External links:**...
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- Wednesday, 22 September – 19:00
- Judd TrumpJudd TrumpJudd Trump is an English professional snooker player from Bristol. He enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments before turning professional in 2005. On 3 April 2011, Trump won his first ranking title, beating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final of the China Open...
2–3 Stephen MaguireStephen MaguireStephen Maguire is a Scottish professional snooker player.-Early career:Maguire almost qualified for the 2000 World Championships, leading eventual semi-finalist Joe Swail 9–6 in the final qualifying round before losing 9–10, but first served notice of his true potential by knocking out Stephen... - Martin GouldMartin GouldMartin Gould is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. He practises at the Whetstone Snooker Club. He works part-time as a debt collector, where he picked up his nickname "Solid Gould"....
3–0 Matthew CouchMatthew CouchMatthew Couch is an English professional snooker player from Scunthorpe. A professional since 1992, Couch has had little success in ranking events, although he reached the quarter-finals of the UK Championship in 1998, and his highest break is 141 from 2002.He returned to the Main Tour for the...
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- Thursday, 23 September – 12:30
- Ronnie O'SullivanRonnie O'SullivanRonald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
3–1 Jimmy WhiteJimmy WhiteJames Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,... - Marco FuMarco FuMarco Fu Ka-chun , commonly known as Marco Fu, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong. He currently resides in Happy Valley. He is best known for winning the 2007 Grand Prix, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final, and for being runner-up in the 2008 UK Championship...
1–3 Andrew HigginsonAndrew HigginsonAndrew Higginson is an English professional snooker player, currently living in Widnes. He is best known for reaching the final of the 2007 Welsh Open as a virtual unknown...
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Last 16
- Thursday, 23 September – 12:30
- Marcus CampbellMarcus CampbellMarcus Campbell is a Scottish professional snooker player. He lives in Erskine. He has been ranked within the worlds top 64 for 9 consecutive seasons and is currently ranked at 24.-Career:...
0–3 Ding JunhuiDing JunhuiDing Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
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- Thursday, 23 September – 19:00
- Mark WilliamsMark Williams (snooker player)Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
3–2 Barry HawkinsBarry HawkinsBarry Hawkins is an English professional snooker player. He has reached three ranking semi-finals, and spent five seasons inside the top 32 of the rankings. He has also played in the World Championship the last six years running.-Early career:Before taking up snooker professionally he was an... - Peter EbdonPeter EbdonPeter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...
3–2 Liu Song
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- Friday, 24 September – 12:30
- Jamie CopeJamie Cope-External links:***...
1–3 Ricky WaldenRicky Walden-External links:**... - Stephen HendryStephen HendryStephen Gordon Hendry, MBE is a Scottish professional snooker player. In 1990, he was the youngest-ever snooker World Champion, at the age of 21. He has won the World Championship a record seven times and was snooker's world number one for eight consecutive years between 1990 and 1998, and again...
1–3 Ronnie O'SullivanRonnie O'SullivanRonald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen... - Alan McManusAlan McManusAlan McManus is a Scottish professional snooker player, known for his tactical play and safety shots, giving rise to his nickname "Angles" McManus.-Career:...
0–3 Stephen MaguireStephen MaguireStephen Maguire is a Scottish professional snooker player.-Early career:Maguire almost qualified for the 2000 World Championships, leading eventual semi-finalist Joe Swail 9–6 in the final qualifying round before losing 9–10, but first served notice of his true potential by knocking out Stephen...
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- Friday, 24 September – 19:00
- Neil RobertsonNeil Robertson (snooker player)Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
3–2 Andrew HigginsonAndrew HigginsonAndrew Higginson is an English professional snooker player, currently living in Widnes. He is best known for reaching the final of the 2007 Welsh Open as a virtual unknown... - Stephen LeeStephen LeeStephen Lee is a professional snooker-player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, whose smooth cue action is regarded by some pundits as the most natural in the game. He has won four ranking titles, and spent 10 seasons in the Top 16 of the world rankings before dropping out for the snooker...
0–3 Martin GouldMartin GouldMartin Gould is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. He practises at the Whetstone Snooker Club. He works part-time as a debt collector, where he picked up his nickname "Solid Gould"....
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Quarter-finals
- Saturday, 25 September – 13:00
- Mark WilliamsMark Williams (snooker player)Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
3–2 Ding JunhuiDing JunhuiDing Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles... - Peter EbdonPeter EbdonPeter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...
3–1 Martin GouldMartin GouldMartin Gould is an English professional snooker player from Pinner in the London Borough of Harrow. He practises at the Whetstone Snooker Club. He works part-time as a debt collector, where he picked up his nickname "Solid Gould"....
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- Saturday, 25 September – 19:00
- Ronnie O'SullivanRonnie O'SullivanRonald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
3–1 Stephen MaguireStephen MaguireStephen Maguire is a Scottish professional snooker player.-Early career:Maguire almost qualified for the 2000 World Championships, leading eventual semi-finalist Joe Swail 9–6 in the final qualifying round before losing 9–10, but first served notice of his true potential by knocking out Stephen... - Ricky WaldenRicky Walden-External links:**...
1–3 Neil RobertsonNeil Robertson (snooker player)Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
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Semi-finals
- Sunday, 26 September – 14:00
- Peter EbdonPeter EbdonPeter "Ebbo" Ebdon is an English professional snooker player and former world champion renowned for his remarkably focused, determined style of play.-Early years:...
1–3 Ronnie O'SullivanRonnie O'SullivanRonald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen... - Mark WilliamsMark Williams (snooker player)Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
2–3 Neil RobertsonNeil Robertson (snooker player)Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
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Final
| Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams Eirian Williams Eirian Williams is a Professional snooker referee. He was formerly a police officer with the Dyfed-Powys Police in the Welsh town of Llanelli for 18 years.- Early life:... . S.E.C.C. Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre , located on the north bank of the River Clyde, in Glasgow, is Scotland's largest exhibition centre.... , Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... , 26 September 2010. |
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| Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen... |
1–5 | Neil Robertson Neil Robertson (snooker player) Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4... |
| 51–75, 0–107 (107), 79–18 (72), 15–73 (59), 0–66 (66), 44–63 | ||
| 72 | Highest break | 107 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Qualifying stages centuries
- 139 Joe SwailJoe Swail-External links:*...
- 122 Mark DavisMark Davis (snooker player)Mark Davis is an English professional snooker player from St. Leonards in Sussex, England. The highlights of his career so far have been winning the Benson & Hedges Championship in 2002 – earning him an appearance at the Masters – and winning the 2009 Six-red World Championship.- Career :Davis...
- 115 Thepchaiya Un-NoohThepchaiya Un-NoohThepchaiya Un-Nooh is a professional snooker player from Thailand. He first entered the professional tour for the 2009/10 season with winning the 2008 IBSF World Amateur Championship.-External links:***...
- 113 Fergal O'BrienFergal O'BrienFergal O'Brien is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major finals, and spent three seasons as a top 16 player.-Career:...
- 113 James McBain
- 108 Anthony McGillAnthony McGill (snooker player)Anthony McGill is a Scottish professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, after finishing fourth in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.-Amateur years:He was runner-up to Stuart Carrington in the 2006 Junior Pot Black....
- 108 Judd TrumpJudd TrumpJudd Trump is an English professional snooker player from Bristol. He enjoyed considerable success in youth tournaments before turning professional in 2005. On 3 April 2011, Trump won his first ranking title, beating Mark Selby 10–8 in the final of the China Open...
- 108 Mark AllenMark Allen (snooker player)Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player. He won the World Amateur Championship in 2004. The following year he turned professional and took only three seasons to reach the elite top 16...
- 105 Jamie CopeJamie Cope-External links:***...
- 104 Liu Song
- 104 Matthew StevensMatthew StevensMatthew Stevens is a Welsh professional snooker player. Stevens has won two of the game's most prestigious events, the Benson and Hedges Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been the runner-up in the World Snooker Championship on two occasions, in 2000 and 2005...
- 103 Ricky WaldenRicky Walden-External links:**...
- 101 David MorrisDavid Morris (snooker player)David Morris, born in Kilkenny, Ireland, on 27 November 1988, is an Irish snooker player, who is widely considered a rising star of the game.-Early career:Aged 16, he reached the quarter finals of the U21 World Snooker Championships...
TV stages centuries
- 147, 135, 116 Ronnie O'SullivanRonnie O'SullivanRonald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
- 132 Stephen MaguireStephen MaguireStephen Maguire is a Scottish professional snooker player.-Early career:Maguire almost qualified for the 2000 World Championships, leading eventual semi-finalist Joe Swail 9–6 in the final qualifying round before losing 9–10, but first served notice of his true potential by knocking out Stephen...
- 129 Fergal O'BrienFergal O'BrienFergal O'Brien is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major finals, and spent three seasons as a top 16 player.-Career:...
- 127 Barry HawkinsBarry HawkinsBarry Hawkins is an English professional snooker player. He has reached three ranking semi-finals, and spent five seasons inside the top 32 of the rankings. He has also played in the World Championship the last six years running.-Early career:Before taking up snooker professionally he was an...
- 112 Mark WilliamsMark Williams (snooker player)Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
- 110, 109 Ding JunhuiDing JunhuiDing Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
- 109 Mark SelbyMark SelbyMark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...
- 107, 103, 101 Neil RobertsonNeil Robertson (snooker player)Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
- 107 Liu Song
- 102 Ricky WaldenRicky Walden-External links:**...